The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-16
Miscellaneous Items,

city.
We think that the Governor would have done well
to have remained silent the subjects of education,
militia and registration forif they MOTTO be treated
OF by the called session. in far liberal and just
spirit than was shown at the late session, it far
better for the peace and contentment of the people
| that they should be indefinitely postponed.
The amount of work marked out by the Governoris
quite large, and will demand diligence the part of
the members to be properly mplished AS none
| OF the measures present any prospect for making
money out of votes, there is no reason why prompt
action may not be looked for and that the highly edu-
Gated, refined and patriotic legislators should
leave US, and return to their respective parishes.
. lPicayune, 5th
KILLING OF Col JONES AND HIS SoN-Passengers
on board the steamer Mayfower, Camden and Monroe
packet which steamer arrived at levee last night
confirm the telegram previously published from Mon
roe, La in regard to the terrible tragedy at Harrison
burg. The killing of Colonel Jones and son. on Sun
day evening last took place at the residence of the
sheriff. at midnight. 1t is believed that the younger
son of Colonel Jones wounded before he took to
the river. The people in and around Harrisonburg
were very much excited over the affair." but no clue
has been obtained, far the identity Of the per-
sons engaged in the killing
Mrs JONES' with two daughters, is at present in Eu
| rope.
1t is believed that those who participated in the last
act in this awful family tragedy, old time
friends of General Liddes who determined to avenge
his death at any and all hazards. IPcayune 9th.
In honor of the proposed resumption of specie pay
ments Col. Walter Merriam of Crescent Hall, opened
the ball Saturday evening by giving silver in change
The new state Of affairs did not become generally
known until Sunday morning, but by twelve o'clock
crowds thronged into the saloon to ascertain by ocular
demonstration the truth of the report.
Mr.. J. A. Walker, of the " Bank" No 6 Royal
street. another to adopt the custom of ante bells
and by the middle of the day eight hundred dollars in
had nDtu attn ASth ad au
advanced many concluded to pay in silver, and half
dollars and quarters passed freely from the hands of
customers as from barkeepers. The credit for orgina
| ting the last movement, think, belongs to the
worthy President of the Board of Aldermen.
IN. 0. Times.
A remarkable archaeological discovery has just been
made in the region of the Dead Sea- in the territory of
the ancient Moabtes. The object is great block of
basalt, upon which is engraved an inscription,
thirty lines in enght, beginning with, 81, Mesa, son
of Chamos." Mesa was Moabtish King, and con-
temporary with Elisha, Jehosaphat, King of Judea
and Ahab, King of Israel. The language of the in-
scripton is pure Hebrew with only slight ortho
graphic changes and the block presents archaic
features not to be found in the degree in any of
the Ph9ncian monuments hitherto known. The in
scripton is decipherable with almost absolute
tanty, as each word is separated by point and all
the sentences are divided by vertical lines.
We copy as follows from the Louisville Courier
Journal:
WASHINGTON, Feb 27- Official dispatches from
Minister Nelson speak of the progress of revolution
in of the western States Of Mexico which the Gov
eminent has not thus far shown its ability cope with
| successfully. The rebellion has not extended beyond
the limits of the usual guerrilla skmishes incident
Mexican warfare but at the same time has proven
formidable than any of the troubles of the past
twelve months
A white named Allen, married negro woman
in Corpus Christi, the night of the 18th ult, and
the advertiser says: "Allens friends we understand
did not relish the joke much number of Company
B. 10th Infantry, (Allen formerly belonged to that
company paid him their respects by painting him black
greasng him so he would shine, and afterward throw
| ing him into the bay. We understand that he has
turned up missing" Houston Telegraph
| And yet these same soldiers are in Texas, and
throughout the South, to enforce the miserable doc
trne of equality of races
When herd of predatory swine catch one of their
number fast and squeang in the hole through which
they have all passed without detection, they fly him
and rend him. The Congressional Radicals have in like
manner bounced upon poor Whittemore and punished
bis maladrOiness in the matter of the cadetshps The
exclusion of this scape goat is regarded edfying
proof of Radical purity by editors and they ask
when did ever Democratic Congress expel Demo
crat for such crimes? CourierJ ournal.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The expenditures Of the
Treasury Department for February were: Civil and
miscellaneous, $5,4124 var, So, s62 1876 navy, ST.
57O,063; pensions, S5,250000; Indians, $203 1927
Total, SIG, 298, 48S. The above does include
pendure account of the principal and interest of
the public debt
The President decides not to issue his fifteenth
amendment proclamation until Georgia is admitted to
representation in Congress, and the official notice is
received from Texas
CUBA-The Spanish minister has no positive official
advlces of the resi- gnaon OF Gen. Thomas A Jordan,
the chief commander of the insurgent forces in Cuba
but has general information that the condition of the
Cubans is such as to leave little to doubt the
statement He reports that newss constantly received
Of the defeat of the Cubans in all the skrmshes
going on, while the surrender of the insurgents in
squads of from fifty to hundred is also repre-
scented to be Of frequent occurrence.
The title of Lord Lytton's new comedy is, oval |
pole; or, Every Man Has His Price" This sentiment
has been often attributed to Wapole that it is hardly
worth while to give the fact in the matter with
pectation of correcting the popular msapprehenson
| about it, But the actual remark which Sir Robert
WaIpole made in reference to certain quack
patriots Of his day, of whom he said, "A those men
have their price" n Y. Sun.
THE GOLD SALEs.-The state of the gold market
has caused quite lively inquiry from New York to
learn if possible, if the Secretary intended to
tinuc gold sales during March, but no one in the De-
partment could give any information, not even that
the March policy would be announced, as is the usual
custom the last Saturday of each month 1t is the
prevailing belief that the gold sales will continue.
We are panied to observe the name Of Col. Alexan-
der Spears of Brandon announced amongst the list of
killed in the accident on the Mississippi Central Rail
road, on Friday evening last. Col. Spears gen
tleman highly esteemed by the community in which he
lived and had many personal friends who will learn
with sorrow his untimely decease.
[Vicksburg Times.
coal black negress, who emf grated to Liberia be-
fore the war; has returned to her old home in Georgia.
disguised with Lberian experience, where, she says
the native born Africans treat each other better than
they do Southern negroes who have moved there,
though none of 'em treat each other better than
dogs"
| lady in Leavenwortb, Kansas, has written to a
town in Missouri that she is ecorn on the influence
and duties Of woman" and would like to lector for
the benefit of the church Sabbath school, or any
diVdual in that town for $50 or for onehaf at Fifty
cents ticket" She asks her correspondent to please
rite and let her know what be dun about itn
There is world of human nature, the selfish side
OF THAT is in the following:
New Jersey farmer lately sent the following note
to one of the Congressman from that State:
Deer Sur-Please send me copy of the Agricul- |
tural Report and then abolish the franaing privilege
United States Supreme Court decision in regard
to some case in Michigan the effect that it is not