The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-29

tons" being men of wealth and enterprise, wouI
"pu'h things" vigorously, and if the report be tru
in twelve months Shreveport will be within eight hou
{ OF Ficksburg. lVicksburg Times, 7th.
Sometime since elderly gentleman took up h
abode in the suburbs Of city and began a PASTORS
t life. He knew but little about farming, but sougI
daily instruction from his neighbors one of whom
Tuesday, told him it was time to ''brush his
In the innocence of his heart the old gentleman pre-
cured a broom, and toward night was hard at wor
"wiping the dust off. He has had no peace since.
Exchange.
That must have beeHGreeley.
TAKING HIN AT HIS WoRD-A preacher at Akron
Ohio, who had become sick of seeing tobacco spittl
on the foors announced that hereafter any Young me
who come in with such stuff in their mouths were a
liberty to forward and spit in his hat in prefer
ence to the floor. At the close of the sermon crow
collected around the minister to shake hands, whe
some boys actually took him his word and spit hi
hatsrsH full. H says "dam boy any way.
The Louisville Courier. journal is responsible 70
this:
little boy, six years old, writing from Washington
to his grandfather in this city, says: "Ma took me II
the Preidenta see Spotted Tail He is nasty, dirt
man. In the middle Of the levee, when Gen. Gran
was talking to him and the ladies looking at him
he unbuttoned his pantaoons aud famed bis stomach
with his shirt" That was certainly indicate in Spot
ted Tail. - =
| = As We ANTIc1pArED-The Galveston News of thu
| 9Th says:
Private letters from Austin express strong fears tina
those who have heretofore believed in the moderation
of our Governor destined to be disappointed. They
say he aif be found the strenuous advocate of the
strongest party essential to the of
the Radical party.
Some boys at Chicago dropped an anvil weighing
200 pounds out of fourth story window the head
OF an African who was passing, when he had them
rested. lie said he willing to let the boys have
fun, but whenatFrey damned gemmens" hat down
over his eyes, and spoiled it in that way the law
take its course
The AGE OF WoNDERs-There is large pneumatic
tube between the general post office in London and
the railroad station in Euston square The mail bags
for the north all sent by this air line convey
ance, SO that letters received at the post Office up
to few minutes before the train starts three miles
off The transit Of these three miles requresless than
two seconds!
AN OLD CHIcKEN-In attempting to carve fowl
one day, gentleman found considerable difficulty in
separating its JOINTS and exclaimed against the man
who had sold the hen for young chicken.
My dear" said the enraged mans wife, "dont
talk SO much about the aged and respectable Mr. B.:
he planted the first hill OF corn in town.
Il know that" said her husband, land believe
this hen scratched it up"
A few days since, we met gentleman from Cali.
tornia who is seeking home in State He in
forms US that many persons in that State making
preparations to emgrae at early day in search of
better lands lower figures and TO think Texas
Will get her full quota. Mckinney Enquirer.
We clip the following from the reporters column
Of the Picayune of the 10th:
Geo W. Waller, charged by Special Officer Boul-
louisa with being fugitive from Justice and hav
committed the crime of larceny in the parish of Cado
was rema"ded to await requisitlon from the proper
authorities.
In Appomatox and neighboring counties, in Vir-
gnia, there is genuine famine. Hundreds are re-
duced to beggary. The drought of 1862 the ruin of
tne country by Grants army sacking it, the inability
OF property holders give labor the people az the
result OF Government measures and the social disor
ders are the causes
Cuban woman writes "When our men kill
Spanard we divide his CLOTHES between us, and so
manage to get along best we can consoed in the
midst of our terrible snffrrings with the thought that
at any rate we are not under the dominion of
One of the Beecher girls used to say that she had
three rules to guide her in copying her fathers manu-
scripts: If letter dol ted it wasn't if leer
was crossed it wasn't T. and if word began with
capital letter it didn't begin a sentence. @@
John j Bossier, of this place, has been nominated
Receiver OF the land Office at Natchitoches He has
not yet entered upon the duties of his Office and the
land office is therefore not yet opened for public bs
ness. Natchitoehes Times
BLACK ToSGUE--The Bryan Appeal learns that Thu
malignant disease is prevailing among the cattle ia that
vicinity 1t is reported that the contagion is RAPIDLY
spreading. "
The crops of Collin county under better Gu ltivs
ton and in more thrifty condition. than they have |
been at this season. for number of wears
Mckinney Enquirer. i
And now, at last something practical is hit upon by
the wild women lady by the name of Storse crates
IN favor OF the marriage contract expiring by mita
ton at the end OF every three years. unless otherwise
agreed
GENEEALLT.-The smaller the trouble the more we
generally chae at it. A single mosquito has been
known to give rise to greater amount of profanity
than dozen mad dogs.
poet wrote of bis departed love- q We will halow
her love with tears" but the wicked printer set it
up I'VE will harrow her grave with our steers
An exc hange has word to say for woodpeekers
namely, that when it is suppose they are eating youuu
corn they are merely going for " worms
wealthy New York lady has mania for stealing
oarasols not TO use but to give them pet names and
lang them in a hall BEDROOM which she has made
perfect museum of these articles. .