The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-05-11
Miscellaneous Items.


quested to advance and pay,
Boarders expected to wait on the colored cook
for meals.
Sheets will be rightly changed once in six months,
or more if necessary.
Double boarders can have two beds with a room in
it, or two rooms with bed in it, two with
bed in it, as they choose. |
Boarder8 are requested to pull of their boots before
retiring, if they can conveniently do so.
Beds with or without bugs.
All money and other vauabes to be left with
the proprietor This is insisted Oh, he will be res
ponsible for no other losses.
Inside matter will not be furnished for editors under
any consideration.
Relatives coming to make six months visit will be
welcomed but when they bring their household fur
niture, virtue will cease to be forbearance.
Single with their families will not be boarded.
Beds with or without boards
Dreams will be charged for by the Dozen
Nightmares hired out at reasonable rates
Stone vaults will be furnished to snoring boarders,
as the proprietor will in wise be responsible for the
broken tympanums of others ears.
An incident of recent occurrence at Linz proves what
amount of respect the utramontane clergy feel for the
laws of the State. priest having been appointed
religious instructor in Real school in that town,
fused to take the customary oath to obey the laws of
the country, unless with certain reservations, which
virtually rendered it vaueless and in this refusal he
was supported by the Bishop who declared it had been
decided in Rome that Catholic priest could not take
such an OATH After alteration the case was re-
ferred to the Minister of Worship and Public Instruc
ton who decided that the lessons in religion should be
given by teacher from another school, who to
divide the usual time between the two Institutions
Or should this not be found practicable that these
lessons should be temporarily suspended in of
them. 1t remains to be whethey the clergy will
persist in their pretensOns until religious instruction
has been completely banished from the Real Schools.
The following general order from headquarters, De-
partment of Louisiana, promulgated on the Esd:
In pursuance of General Orders No. IS, Headqusr-
tiers of the Army, dated Murch 81, 1870, the Depart
ment of louisiana is hereby discontinued. All officers
and troops serving in the department will report for
instructions to Brevet Major General J. J. Reynolds,
commanding Department of Texas, headquarters Aus
tin Texas. Captain George Baldey, United States
army Aid Camp and acting Assistant diutant Gen
era, will take charge of the records Of the depart
ment and dispose of them may hereafter be directed
by competent authority.
Few persons who have not actually looked the
ground form any adequate idea of the growth of
the Western States at this tme-especially of those
west of the Mississippi river. Iowa and Missouri are
laying the foundations of States which will shortly con-
tain the wealth. population and strength Of empires.
Not less than two thousand miles of railroad are at
present constructing in the States of Missouri Kansas
and Iowa. continuous stream of immigration is set
ting in that direction, consisting of both American,
German and Irish laborers and by of the favor
able nature of the SOIL the growth of agricultural pro.
auctions of the within three hundred miles Of st.
Joseph, the Missouri river, will probably exceed in
ratio that of any equal territory in the Western States
New York World
DEATH OF Ross, THE CHEROKEE CHIEF.-Says the
Fort Smith Herald of March 18th
Mr.. Lewis Ross, prominent Cherokee, died at his
residence in the Cherokee Nation aged about 3 years.
| He brother of the n0tOri0us chief John Ross
man of kind heart and generous impulses. To the In
| dian, at all times, his house home,' and
among that tribe more beloved and respected. At
one time he was very wealthy being a merchant, he
turned his whole attention to trade, and had but little
to do with politics, and the Indians travelled far and
to trade with him. By that trade he acquired
very large fortune. We have known but little of him
for several years. but learn from missionary of
that nation that he died in the faith of Christian.
Thus has passed away the last male member Of the
elder Ross family.
General D. e. Hill insists that the rebellion sup.
pressed by Southern men. His argument runs in this
way 1.-THE first repuse inflicted at Mill Creek,
by Thomas, of Virginia. The first confidence inspired
| in the demoralized army of Bull Run owing to
the generalship of Ord, of Maryland, at Dranesve.
When twothirds of the Federal army had been scat
tered at Chickamauga, Thomas, of Virginia, stood like
rock in the ocean, against which the waves dash and
fume and fret in vain Had it not been for the stub
born resistance of this man, and he Virginan,
Chcamauga would have been a complete Federal rout
and the Southern Confederacy established fact at
this hour. Bail, Candy, Crittenden, Alexander and
Nelson, were born in Kentucky. Northern writer's
tell that the latter saved Grant from humiliation at
Shiloh. Thomas, Newton and Coke are Virginians.
Ord and Sykes Marylanders. The most successful
of all the naval heroes David G. Farragut of
Tennessee. Dupont, of slave holding Delaware, and
Godsborougb, of Maryland, made the first lodgment
on the Atlantic coast"
There is story now going the rounds Of the North
papers and alleged to be Vouched for by citizens
of Fayetteville at Washington, to the effect that
Reyes, the negro Senator, the of barber re-
siding in Fayetteville, n c., and that while young
man, he convicted of burglary the penalty of
which crime by the laws Of the State, was death Con-
sideng his youth and the undue severity of the pun
shment his escape Winked at and he thus escaped
the galows N. o. Times.
They are having tremendous religious revival
IN Cincinnati, converting total of nearly thirteen
hundred. Among the repentant sinners are recorded
five children under eight years Of age. Cincinnati
ought congratulate itself on the fact that the turp
tude of these youthful culprits has been early and
etectualy stopped, stepped, as they must have been
in depravity and wickedness The clergymen cannot
be too highly c0mpimented at their heroism in snatch
ing such venerable brands from the burning they
ornaments to their church, to their countryyea, even
| to civilization IN O. Times
the farmer kant tell you how much oats it il best
to plant aker, but think at a ruff CESS Is 20
bushels would be great plenty; never had but 7
years chance at farming, but if my memory serves me
right land never caught her in lie), rye must be
good krop tew raise, for old rye sells quick for
| or dollars gallond.
"The physical state Of the Empress Carlotta" says
| the Temps "has altered so much for the worse that
she longer pay her visits usual to the Chateau
| of Laeken. She has to be closely watched at the
Palace of Teryueren, where the Queen of the Belgans
goes to see her twice week. Her mental alienation
is now accompanied by fever, which confines her to
her bed in a state of complete prostraton."
In the neighborhood of Boston once lived two clergy
men, one of whom remarkable for his dry humor,
and the other for his prolixty. The former meeting
the latter asked him to preach for him at his Pre-
paratory Lecture" The latter replied that he could
not, as he was busy writing sermon on the Golden
! Calf" That's just the thing" the rejoinder,
come and give US a fore.q quarter of it,"
"NoNE But THE BRAVE DESERVE THE FARE."-We
find the following in the New Orleans Repub
| lican Of late date
General W. S. Mudgett has been appointed Adju-
tant General First Division Louisiana State Militia,
with the rank of Colonel. Governor Warmoth has
shown his usual discretion and sagacty in the selection
of General Mudgett for this important position. His
military knowledge and experience, his valor and