The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-02

Editorial Items,

BenVle, are employed by Wickliffe for his defence
The Rusk (Texas) Cherokee county Observer of the
10th, states that Judge A. ]. COPELAND old and
highly esteemed #citizen of that county, was the
day BEFORE arrested and carried to Tyler without any
knowledge of the cause of his arrest. Whereupon
the editor excaims, "let US have peace" We learn
from the same paper that the latboats the Neches
and Angelina rivers are detained on account of low
water and that & great many wagons are wanted to
carry off the cotton and bring back the necessary sup
ply of spring goods"
That was shrewd girl in Paris, who having been
arrested for robbing a gentleman of his watch, and
finding that the victim was prominent member OF
the bar retained him counsel in her defence 1t is
held by learned legal gentlemen tut euniot refse
the case.
The Jefferson Times of the 18th chronicles without
tears the DEATH near Austin of the notorious detect
ive Bostwick, who rendered himself Infamous during
the Jefferson troubles. The lamented deceased was
thrown from buggy, had bis scull fractured and died
from the effects thereof The Times thinks there was
no poetical justice in the gallows being thus cheated
This is hard world, Loughery, and it is very seldom
one meets with his just deserts. Let this reflection be
solace and comfort to you.
Occasionally we see that some one Of the able repre-
sentatives in the Legislature from this parish has pre-
scented "a petition from the citizens of Shreveport
for something or another. No gentleman in Shreve-
port knows of the existence of them, and they are
evidently gotten up by scoundre who puts as many
George Washingons them as suffice for the occa-
sion. A cross with his mark written above and
below does the business. The ather day, Mr. Lowell,
q of Caddo," presented one in regard to public
schools" That is all we know about it'll
Commodore Leon Smith, the Confederate Officer who
was the leading spirit in the capture of the Harriet
Lane in the port of Galveston the first day of Jan
uary 1868, was not long since, murdered by an In
dian in Alaska. The Indian was hung.
Robert Ray scintillation of the paternal luminary
has received bis commission as Judge of the 18th Ja
dicial District.
The Alexandria Democrat of the 10th, notices the
death, in that place, of Judge James H. c. Barlow.
One of our exchanges aludes to an improvement in
making decoy ducks of India rubber, which en-
ployed by sportsmen in shooting wild fowl. These
Inda-rubber decoys made so to occupy very
little space until inflated, when they look sufficiently
e,like to deceive the most cautious bird at short
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rangemen in the decoy by which occasional quacN
shall be emitted thus adding their resemblance to
nature.
Gen. T. T. Churchill is connected with the Life
Insurance Association and is canvassing Arkansas on
that business
The Wickliffe trial is occupying the inelIects
of our sapient legislators His convction acqutal,
of course, depends upon h personal influence in, orr
capacity to purchase that body of solons.
The Jefferson Jimpecute establishment has been
purchased by Mr.. W. j. F. Morgan, who was previously
one of its owners.
| We gratifed to learn that arrangements have
been made for the. completion of the Presbyterian
Church in this place within the next eight months att
cost of s25, 900.
| Every morning there is line of drays, reaching
from the railroad depot along Market nearly to Texas
street, loaded with outward bound produce for trans
portaton by rail. We fear our young friend Newall
has more than his hands full in receiving all this
freight Could not the company give him additional
help?
Mr.. Sumner, the Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, made very important statement
the other day to a correspondent of the World Mr..
authorized by Gen. Pn to sell Cuba to the Cuban
Junta, but that the latter was unwilling to pay the
price demanded for the island. v
We learn that Mr.. Thomas Brownrigg was arrested
in Marshall on Thursday by the military authorities,
and carried to Jefferson TO be imprisoned in the stock
ade-reasons not known to u.s.
The Chicago Republican having stated that q there
is no Mrs Senator Reves the CourierJ Journal wishes
to know what old negro woman it was, them that
Sumner and Upton were flirting with in the gallery of
the Senate the other day.
The Marshall Flag is urging it upon the planters Of
Harrison to plant more grain, stating that corn is noI
worth two dollars per bushel in the county, and thai
daily wagons loaded with Western hay are passing
through to the very borders of the prairie country
We fear our cotemporary's eloquence and advice will
alike be UNDECIDED The farmers have heads of their
own, and will butt them against cotton.
Our city contemporaries exercising themselves
with commendabe zeal upon the subject of pure
ticket for the coming elections We very much hope
they may succeed, but greatly fear the city is cursed
with too many pot-house politicians, who, to secure
their friend Browns election as ward constable would
sacrifice the best interests of the city, State Or nation
1ne LINES suggests thaL tWentyONe OF the best clti-
zens be selected who shall make up a ticket
One hundred thousand dollars from the secret SER
vice fund is said to have been from the State De-
partment to San Domingo to influence popular feeling
on the annexation question.
1t is not believed that the members of Congress
convicted of selling cadetships will be expelled With !
such precedent established future investigation
might leave the House without quorum
most destructive conaagration occurred at Frank
lin La, the 21st by which property the amount
of between $780, 900 and $75 900 destroyed TbeY
losses said to have fallen principally upon poor
men, mostly frugal Germans
The late General st. John Lddel had insurance
upon his life for the aggregate of $50, 00oin the
Mound City $40 0oO, in the Globe s50O0 and in the
Piedmont So, 600
A dispatch from Washington, under date of the 18th
nst says that the annual report of the Secretary of
he Peabody Educational Fund shows that Louisiana
eceived, since the last report 81 000 and $1,000 ad
tiona for its normal schools and departments. Yes
erday appropriations were made amounting in all to
81, 900, to be expended in neghbohoods in all the
southern States. I
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