The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-04-06
Editorial Brevities.
Charles Redmond Esq, member Of the Now Or
leans bar died recently at New iberia.


The Governor of Arkansas has appointed H. B. Will
lams sheriff of Hampstead county for the unexpired
term of Mitchell, who recently sucided- i. Il
A writer in the Brooklyn Union thinks that the title
of Mr. Dickens new story is " omnous of the deea-
dence of brilliant genius which has shown upon the
world with undimmed ustre for thirty-fve years"
An exchange has an article in advocacy of replant-
ing corn which is usually regarded by farmers time
and labor lost. The argument is certainly RATIONAL
that the replant supplies the necessary pollen which
may have been burned up the older stocks.
Some one has wisely said that there is vast diff
ference between the outward appearance OF trouble
and the inside of it it is lion to the eye at dis
tance-but open it and there is honey in its inside"
The New Orleans Times says Horace Greeley has
Joined Forney in fighting the war over again he
thinks General Thomas made slight bunder at
Nashville, and gives two columns to gunpowder, gore
and glory
The Galveston News estimates that there are 10000
bales of cotton awaiting shipment at the different
landings on the Trinity river. We agree with the
Jimpecute that these bales will have to travel by OK
power.
The army bill recently adopted by Congress con-
tans section, which is supposed to be aimed at Gen
Hancock, providing that after the 1st day of sepem-
Der, 1870, there shall only be three MajorGeneras,
whom the President is authorized to select without re-
gard to seniority.
Should the joint resolution adopted by the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 3d. IN regard 10
Cuba become law, the people OF Cuba engaged IN
the contest against Spain will be accorded the substan
tial belgerent rights to which Spain is now entitled
from the United States Government and can purchase
vessels of war and do other acts of begerent in
this country.
Time has developed the distressing fact that the late
cold spell knocked all hopes of fine fruit crop into
cooked hat. There a few scattering pams, the
poorest of all fruit and some few appe-booms, but
the favorte fruit by long odds, the peach, is totally
DESTROYED in this immediate vicinity so far as we can
learn. f
The President two or three days ago. Informed some
Southern men that when the Texas bill was passed,
and the work of reconstruction thus finished up he
should send special message to Congress recommend
ing universal amnesty by the removal of all political
disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth Amendment
District Attorney Pierrepont has recommend that
all suits begun by Bailey against merchants and dstil-
lers shall be discontinued 1t is said that Bailey's
brotherin-law, who quite destitute two years ago,
and was assistant outside detective is now the owner
of a cotton mill at Cahoo's Falls, and employing over
one hundred operatives.
The Harpers propose getting out new dictionary.
The expression "maudln sentimentaity" will be de-
fined somewhat thus: g A weak and silly admiration
for all that is great and glorious" They will illus
trate, by nstancng the admiration that some people
at the North have for the character of Gen. Lee.
Those excessively pious and sanctimonious Harpers
are great men-Very great men.
! The Natchtoches Times comes to US much improved
in personal appearance, which evidence of prosperity
we are pleased to witness. 1t would seem that the
scaawag sheet, under the control Of the blood and
thunder individual who writ a history of the Third
Louisiana Regiment does not materially retard the ad
vance of the Times
The New Orleans Times says As the San Domingo
treaty and the SANTANA Bay lease have both been repu
dated it will be we'll to inquire who is to return tc
the United States Treasury the $4,000 already palc
Baez on account. 1t would appear that the guards
upon the national funds are rather loose when so large
sum can be Withdrawn without authority.
The Natchitoches Times records quite bunder re
Gently committed in regard to the removal oil the dis
abilities of citizen of that parish. The petition VA
signed by several parties, among whom were half {
dozen Radical officials and forwarded to Washington
Congress- by mistake pardoned all the signers bu
left unpardoned the only barbarian who stood in neet
of divine grace represented by the decency party
The n. O. Times says it now turns out that Revelh
speech, which he read in the Senate, was CAREFUL,
prepared by the Radical headmen. For several night
preyious to the OCCASION they had him up in Governor
Bulocks room, where they practiced him like schoo
boy at "speaking a piece" Of course it goes tortl
to the world as Reves own production, Illustrating thu
intelligence Of negroes.
The action of the merchants of Nashville in sus
pending orders for goods on New York and New Eng
land merchants and manufacturers in view oil antlcl
paed troubles in Tennessee to result from Congress
sonal interference has elected response in which
is intimated that they will their influence agains
the Congressional revolutionists.
Touch their pockets-that is the true key note
HARD. ON Us.-An Ohio man prospecting this region
thus writes back home Marshall, like Shreveport
is full of men of color, ideness, intemperance, pro
family, gambling and kindred vices. In Tyler, AM
many other places things quite reversed, and th
people are sober, moral, industrious, intelligent ahc
enterprising." .-.
He is death on adjecves, at all events.
An Indian chief at dinner recently given by thu
Union League at Washington, after taking spoonful
of Charlotte Russo, and finding rather fimsey con
dment looked around suspcionsy and muttered
{" Big le!"
Now, what more appropriate term could be applie
to the Union League and all its defenders than Char
lotte Russo?
On the 22d the Ways and Means Committee were q
work on the funding bill, and would report it as 500
as finished, whatever other matters might be befor
the House. Members were not at all communicative
as to their deliberations but reports on pretty goo
authority, were prevalent that they would probabl
make some important changes in the bill as it cam
from the Senate They talked of declaring that Their
should be but one class of bonds and one rate Of in
terest.
Woman's devotion has been beautifully and touch
ngly exemplifed by Lady Franklin, Clinging to
years to the hope that her husband might have e