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

The witty of the New Orleans Times explains
why jenkins could not be sailor, so" Because
sailors sometimes man the pumps but Jenkins only
pumps the man."
The prisoners confined in the stockade at Sui phur
Springs Texas recently over-powered the guard with
whisky and made their escape. So says the McKin-
ney Enquirer.
The Mobile Register suggested some time since the
annexation of that city to Mississippi. The Legsla
ture of Mississippi looks upon the proposition with
favor.
Gen. Bragg has been removed, by the New Orleans
authorities from the Office of Controller Of the Water
Works of that city, and few days ago he turned over
to his successor, mulato, public property to the value
of two millions of dollars.
We appreciate the kind expression of the wish on
the part of esteemed young confrere of the Harr
son Flag that should extend ourneyngs little
further into Texas and give him call at Marshall
We hope to do so in the course of circling years.
| constituent of Western Representative in Con-
gress lately wrote to the latter If the laws of God
and nature vasellating and uncertain the
laws of Congress in relation to the business of its peo
| pie Lue UNIVERSE Nuula sooH iuto Cudos'
The Albany Evening Journal says there never will
be good government until the majority of all the peo
pie and their rulers in harmony" Whereupon the
Courier-J Journal asks "Wouldnt we be more likely
to have it if the people were in harmony and their ru-
lers in -, as Henry Ward Beecher observes?"
1t is generally believed that the House will finally
pass bill imposing on incomes reduced tax of three
per cent, and increasing the amount exempted to
$4,000. 1t is barely possible that the tax will be
rely abolished, but it certain that many of its
inquisitorial features will be removed
The total currency of the United States is repre-
sented as follows Gold $l50,000,000; gold notes
$4O0O00OO; greenbacks 1856, 100000; fractional
currency $40 900 900; national banks 100000 OOO
Total, leaving out of the gold, s7s6,ooo,ooo.
In speaking of Blackburn's appointment to the
parish udgeshp of Claiborne, the Advocate says he
" is pretty good looking, but he can't in" argu
ing that Judge Scott is the legal encumbent and, there
being no vacancy, Warmoth had no right to make an
appointment.
Our exchanges are already beginning to prognost
cate as to the coming crop. This is almost idle
to guess at the future price Of gold and cotton for the
upon the seasons, that one can scarcely form cor
rect estimate until it is in the Clubhouse.
We have regretted to learn from the city papers that
the operations of the State Fair have been seriously
inerered with by the continuous showers which have
fallen. The Torch Light says the track has been too
heavy for great part of the time, and base ball
clubs have been compelled to charter ferryb to
convey them from one base to another
The rain last evening came at most inopportune
time for the ladies who conducting the ice
festival With that determination peculiar to them,
however, when engaged in good cause, they persis-
ted and were partially rewarded Their receipts
far from as large they would have been but for the
rain.
The statement made by certain unreliable journals,
that land is SO cheap in Arkansas that if in purchasing
you do not keep sharp look out the vendor will slip
in an odd forty acres YOU is Indignantly denied by
gentleman living in that State, whom We inter-
viewed on the subject at Hervey, Elstner Warrens
| the other day.
| A Baltimore correspondent writes: Thunder sours
milk and kills oysters. You may load vessel to its
utmost capacity, start for market and good clap
of thunder will kill every oyster in the vessel, immedi-
ately. Pounding with axe upon the deck of yes
sci when oysters thereon or pounding upon the
side of vessel with beaby weight, will kill every
oyster that feels the jar.
Our contemporary of the Picayune states, upon au
thority of memorandum furnished by Mr.. A. L. Hay
that it is estimated the further shipments Of cotton
this season from Shreveport will amount to 100000
from Hallyle, 25, OO0." The Picayune evidently made
mistake 1t is estimated that the total shipments for
the commercial year will reach those figures.
Antelope teegraphs from New York on the 28th
April that that morning the first sale OF cotton for
gold was reported lot of 100 bales for June delivery
having been sold for 9c 1t is little odd that there
should be so few gold sales of cotton in New York
Texans by the same token, exercise good sense
in this regard than the people of any other Southern
State As general thing they demand gold for their
cotton, a practice that is strongly urged upon the
South by the New Orleans Pcayune.
The Rusk Observer has an article on the subject of
the present Legislature of Texas attempting to compel
the Southern Pacific road to surrender its charter and
deprecates such measure as both mpotc and unjust
The road is indebted the State to the amount of
some 5000 900 for bonds of the School Fund, but
pFesuiAt, puSueu w wall, Soupany SaA pay
it, though, as contemporary says: "The most lib
era policy consistent with the public interest," should,
in opinion, be pursued towards the Southern Pa
cifc, and all other roads now indebted to the State.
The New York Sun and other journals in the insur-
gent interest," say that Gen. Jordan is coming to the
United States special envoy to Congress- to urge
the young republics claims to recognition, and that it
is all right. The New Orleans Times on the other
hand remarks that it is seldom that ambassadors en-
bark on small open boats or carry with them crowd
of ragged soldiers, unless under very strong persua
sion Jordans mission therefore appears to it every
much in the light of skedadde."
THE GOLD GAMBoLIERs.-These gentlemen, who are
"a little too peart, got up sensation in New York by
the report that Spain had declared war against the
United States that important orders had been sent
all the navy yards to get certain vessels ready for inn
mediate use that kilograms had been dispatched for
the purchase of naval stores and that the President
had summoned special Cabinet meeting The ru
mors asserted with such postyeness that official
quarters very vigorously piled with inquiries to
learn the truth of them. Nearly every member of the
Cabinet at once gave emphatic contradiction of it.
which very speedily lulled the breeze that had been