OL. III.H SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1854. N16._ i .

TBRMS.TIE SocraT-WESTERN is published weekly at TnREE

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g to'discontinue must give ,two weeks' notice. Noaper stopped, except at the option of the publishers,ntil all arrearages are paid.

ADVERTISEIME.TS inserted at the rate of OE DOL-AK PER sQUARE for the first insertion, and FIFTYENTs for each subsequent one. TEN LINEt, or less,

oustitute a square. Liberal deductions made to thoseho advertise by the year.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. 30 St. Charles street,New Orleans. Practices in the Supreme Court

of Louisiana, and the United States Circuit and Dis-trict Courts.

W. C. is Commissioner for various States, and willake depositions, etc.

CHAS. V. JONTE,SECOND Justice of the Peace for the Parish of

0 Orleans, commissioner to take testimony, andSwommissioner for the States of Mississippi and Arkan.sea, No. 65 Common street, (opposite the City Hotel,)New Orleans. d29-ly*

BENJAMIN & MICOU,A TTORNEWS AT LAW, No. 49 Canal street.L New Orleans. Will also practice in the Supremeourt of the United States, Washington.

C. ROSELIUL,LTTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,_ . Custom-house street, New Orleans. o13

E. T. PARKER,, TTORNEY AT LAW, corner of Camp and Gra-

. vier streets, New Orleans. 027OSCAR ROUBIEU,

COTTON FACTOR k CO•MMISSION MERCHANT,No. 61 CARONDELET STREET,

New Orleans.Peferences at Shreveport:

John P. Hailey.Robt. G. Harper.W. P. Winans.Judge Spofford. nov 9-ly*

JAES WRIGtItt. ABRAIIAM J. WRIGHT.A. J. WRIGHT & Co.,

t(IO T T 0 N F A C TOR S, Commission and For-J warding Merchants, No. 35 Carondelet street.

;:eSv Orleans. nov 2

.MOSES GREENWOOD. T. E. ADAMS.

MOSES GREENWOOD & Co.-1OMMISSION AND FORWARDING MER.) chants, 23 Carondelet street, New Orleans.

L,. OLADDEN. J. M. SEIXAS.

PURVIS, GLADDEN & Co.,[Successors to Purvis, Wood & Co.,]

I(OTTON FACTORS and Commission Merchants,J 99 Gravier stheet, corner of St. Charles street, N.

O)rleans. s7-lvy

i. ARMSI'ITRONG. ARNOLi HARRIS. .M. ABRAMS

ARMSTRONG, HARRIS & Co.I'OTTON FACTORS, and AGENTS FOR TIlE UnitedJ States Mail Line of Fteamships from

:rew Orleans to San Francisco, California,and Oregon,

Via Aspinwall, Navy Bay, and Panama.steamers leaving New Orleans on the 7th and 2d,Ieach month, at 8 o'clock, A.M. Office, 43 Natchez-reet, NEw ORLEANS. dec 1

GEO. W. SHAW & Co.'1OMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 24 Poydras

street, New Orleans.

B. TOLEDANO & TAYLOR,"1OM MISSION MERCHANTS, Commercial Place

\J(between Camp and St. Charles sts.) New Orleans.

PETERS, MILLARD & Co.T•HVIOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS, Cor-

nerofOld Ieveeand Bienvillestreets, N.Orleans.

THOMAS L. WHITE,NJ. 105 CANAL STREET, (second door below the

Mechanics' and Traders' Bank,) New Orleans,Bookseller & Stationer,

A AW, Medical, Miscellaneous and School Books.2. Writing Paper, viz: cap, letter and note. Wrap-

duig paper of various qualities; quills, steel pens.ink,Ind a general assortment of BLANK Boors. Country,nerchants and teachers are requested to call and ex-nline the ek. ji6-ly

I'IRRELL & BATES,MNUFACTCRERS AND DEAL7ERS IN :

Boots, Shoes and Hats,No. 15 OLD LEVEE, N. ORLEANS.

Constantly receiving frotn their own manufactory afresh and very extensive supply of

BOOTS, SHIOES AND BROGANS,which they offer on as liberal terms as any other house.

Negro Brogans in great variety always on hand.Planters and country merchants will find it to their

advantage to give us a call.The highest price paid for hides. dec28 i. .. . . . ... ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. .

B. BROWER & Co.House Furnishing Store,

No. 17 CAMP STREET, New Orleans.(Established 1832.)

CHINA,GLASS AND EARTHWARESILVER PLATED, BRITANNIA,

Tin, Wooden, Japanned and Iron ware. Cutlery,Lamps, Brushes, Fenders, Andirons, Coal Scut-

tles, Shovels and Tongs, etc., etc., etc.Incliudig every article required to :furnish a house(except cabinet ware and dry goods.)Ar,so-The celebrated Republic Cooking Stoves.

nov !, 1853

Relnoval.TAYLOR, HADDEN & Co.,H AVE removed their CLOTHING ESTABLISH-

SMENT to No. 66 Canal street. They have justreceived from their manufactory, New York, a largestock of CLOTHING, comprising every quality andsuited to the city and country trade, which they offerto dealers on liberal terms. N. Orleans, July 7, 1853.

CLRUS FLINT. J. Ii. JONES

C. FLINT & JONES,Wholesale and retail dealers in

fashionable cabinetFUR1NITUR1E,

Chairs, feathers, moss and hair mattresses, curled hair,hair cloth, varnish, etc., Nos. 46 and 48 Royal street,Vew Orleans. nov 9, 1853

J. H. WARNER & Co.,J. C. SILVY, Agent,

Dealers inWVatches and Jewelry,

And manufacturers of superior Gold Pens, etc., etc.,MAGAZINE STREET, NEw ORLEANS.

Watches carefully repaired. oct 4-sf

No. 49 Camp street, New Orleans.SAMUEL E. MOORE & Co.,

Importers ofCrockery, China and

GLASSWARE, Plated, Britannia, Ja-pan and Tinware. Their stock ofCrock-cry and Glassware is at all times veryextensive, their terms liberal, and pack-

ing guarantied in the safest manner.Country mechants are invited to ex-

amine their stock. nov 2, 1853

.eewark Saddlery Warehouse.

ANDREW G. BULL & Co.,No. 71 CANAL STREET, (between Camp and Magazine

streets,) New ORLEANS.~iFANUFACTURERS and Importers of SaddleryI1n and Saddleware, have constantly on hand a largeand complete assortment of Saddles, Martingales,Trunks, Whips, Skirting, Harness and Bridle Leather,Hogskins. Saddlers' Tools and Trimmings of everydescription dec 21,1853

E. M. RUSHA,IMPORTER OF I

Foreign Wines & Liquors,And dealer in Domestic Spirits,

Nos. 54 AND 56 BROOME STREET, (late Girod street,)NEw ORLEANS.

[ EEPS constantly on hand a general assortmentof French Brandies, Wines, Fruits in Liquor; as-

sorted cordials, bitters, essence peppermint, Curago,anisette, etc., etc;, etc. nov14, 1853

THOMAS M'INTYRE,G ENERAL COLLECTOR, No. 28 Camp st., New

Orleans. Bills collected in any part of the cityor its vicinity, and the proceeds immediately remitted:Refer to Dr. Warren Stone, Dr. Boyer, and L. C. Dil-lard, Esq. m91y

UST received-ToAcco, various brands, from 37Scts. o $1 fl. B*uaNy--P. C. & Co. Pellevoisin

and Am rican. Pearl Starch: Whiteand Yello w Soap:

nl7 O GREEN & DOUGLASS.

SUG i hand and for salo, Havens, LouaisianaS loaf shed, powdered, clraified and grenslated' ;s6 OGLESBY & GRISWOLD. <

15 .slebyT E. . ORD AN.

asy _t'. wA a fib m.

SNew Orleans & Texas U. S. Mail Line.LEE

Nodrs, Every Sunday and Thursday.

LOUISIANA. Captain W. H. Talbot.-MEXICO, " John Lawless.

Tr PERSEVERANCE, Capt. Henry Place.as, CHARLES MORGAN, Capt. J. Y. Lawless.

)se One of the above new and magnificent steamships will

leaver for Galveston, Indianola and Matagorda Bayevery Sunday and Thursday, at 8 o'clock, A. Mt., punc-tually.

For freight or passage, (having elegant accommo-r.- dations,)apply to HARRIS & MORGAN,

Foot of Julia street, opposite steamship landing.rill nov 15, 1854.

H. P. BUC'KLEY,(Late Yon., & Co.,)

of *8 Camp street, New Orleans,nd Wadtchmaker, Jeweller & Silversmith,in- Importer of fine.Watches for la.

ti,) dies and gentlemen, of the most

cie rated makers of England and Switzerland, made I-to his own order expressly in heavy cases (gold and

silvdr,) and warranted standard fineness.et. Ladies' chatelaines and neck chains;ne Gent's guard, fob and vest chains, seals, keys, etc.

Finger rings, ear-rings, breast-pins, cuff-pins, etc.Diamond pins and rings,

V,y Spectacles for every age, in gold, silver, steel and-tortoise shell frames;

Silverware, warranted pure as coin, consisting of ta-ble, tea and dessert spoons;

a ;Silver table and dessert forks, ladles, butter knives,mustard and salt spoons, sugar tongs, etc.

Plated ware, consisting of castors, candlesticks,waiters, etc.

Having been always engaged in the mechanical partIof the business, all watches sent for repairs will havethe strictest persoual attention; and having every Lacil-ity oIr making any portion of a watch, he will be ena-bled to work on very reasonable terms.

(lE Jewelry made to order and repaired. Diamondsreset in the latest style. Canes mounted in gold andsilver. nov 15, 1854

house Furnishing Goods,r VWholesale and Retailet, Nos. 73 & 75 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS.

DEcTERMINED to reduce our stock of Goods,-we will hereafter sell at Lower Pricesthan has ever before been offered in this

city. Those in want of the following articles will doR. I!ll to call:_ (ueensware, Glass and China Ware;

s Bohemian Ware;Birmingham Ware;

,]: Rich China Vases ands, Fine Silver-Plated Ware.

.I Pitrlor and Hall Lamps aind Girondoles;Rich Tea Trays and Waiters, in sets or single;Fine Table Cutlery, and

s IIousekeeping Hardware;Enameled and Hollow-Ware;:d Britannia, Planished Tin and Japanned Ware;

Sooden and Willow Ware;a, Feather Dusters, Brushes, of all kinds;

P'aper Hangings and Borders;)Door Mats;2d Window Cornishes, Cords and Tassels;

ez Curtain Bands and Curtain Pins, etc.nov8, 18

54-ly MILLER, HARRIS& WALDO.

J. West, Practical Dentist,as 112 ST. CnLtR: SOrREEeT, near the COr-

i ner of Poydras, would respect fully in-form ladies and gentlemen visiting New

(,rlciani that he performs all operations on the teeth,Sh a miost skillful aniid satisfactory manner.The superiority of .. W.'s Artificial Teeth above all

cthers, have been long well known and appreciated byr- ihunreds who are enjoying the benefits of them. Per-

s.: sois dsirous of availing themselves of such, would doti'ell to call and examine hisspecimens.

Denial depot for the sale of Teeth, Foil, Instruments,etc. ()llce and residence 112 St. Charles street, neartime corner of Povdr:as. feb 1, 1854-lv1 of 0( ULIST!

DR. GUSTINE'S OFFICEOk For the Treatment of Diseases of the EvE and

.y .nmprftecions of Vition, No. 135 Sr. CIARLES STRnE:T,

. !pposite Lafayette Square. New Orleans. All surgi-

tial operations upon the Eye iattended to. Such asCataract, Squinting, the insertion of Artificial Eyes,

-tt., etc. jun 1, 1 5-4

MAISON DE SANTE.Corner of Canal and Claiborne streets, N. Orleans.S _ THIS Institution now under the direction

a of the SISTERS OF CHARITY. has hbeenput in complete order, andmis ready for the

rec.:ption of patients. The roomis are spacious, welle.' ventilated, and have every convenience for the sick.

Persons visiting theW Institution for medical treatmentr will receive, under the care of the Sisters of Charity,all the attentions and comforts of a home.Dr. WARREN STONE still COlltinUes his conntexin

with the Institutimn. and patients will always havehis advice and attention as heretofore.

Visiting Physician and Surgeon, Dr. J. C. P. WED-k:IsrRANDT.Resident Physician and Surgeon, Dr. P. C. Bo-aR:The terms of admission are from one to, five dollars

Sper day. Patients depositing in advance t;fir the tunethey remain in the Iniistitution. Capital Surgical Oper-itions charged for extra.

e For firther information. apply to the SISTER S.i ERIOR OF THE INSTITUTION, or to the Resideit Phy

sician. jan 25 4WBATER COLORS. -

S Newman's, Ackeman's,

Reeves & Son's, Osborne's.UI UST received a large stock of above Cotoans,in cakes

CF anid in mahoganyi nad rosewood boxes. with lockSand key. Also, German Colors, in cakes ar bioxes, a

d line assortnment.

Oil colors. in tubs---English and American;S Canvases for Portraits in frames of 8x10to42x56Canvas in rolls, from 36 to 66 inches wide;Strechers for canvases, of all sizes;400 doz fine sable and camel hair pencils;160 " paint and varwish brushes, all sizes;

80 packages gold and silver leaf;100 bundles of duck metal---white and yellow;

, 'in foil. in sheets and books;, Tinsel of all the usual colors.Ul' Frenchl and American PaPER4IANiNOGS.

... .. WINDOW GLASS, &e.......5000 bxs American Window Glass, ill sizes;

700 do Enulishand Frenclh,lrom 8x10 to 33x65 o300 lights fine Plate Glass; to 2030120 bxs double thick American, from 8x10 to 0x30

1000 lights colored glass;100 Glazier Diamonds;500 bundles glazier tins;

10 tons White Lead, in 25 to 700 lb kegs;5000 canisters and kegs colored paints, in oz to

100 lb packages;9.50 lbs fine Frdhch Green, dlry and ground in oil;1000 bbls Whiting and Paris White, of my own man-

ufacture, fire dried.Paint Mills of all sizes and every article usually keptin a general Paint, Oil and Color Store, will fiuind at

R. CLANNON's,nov 2. 1553 46 Canal street, New Orleans

LEEDS' FOUNDRY,CORNER OF DELORD & FOUCHER STREETS,

NEW ORLEANS.IS prepared to lurnish verticaland hor-

izoiital Steam Engines, Sugar Mills,Vacuum Pans, Sugar Kettles, Clarifi-

ers, Filters, steam and horse powere Draining Machines, Saw Mills, Gin

Geering, Iron Columns and Fronts forry buildings Furnace Mouths, Grate Bars,

e etc., and all machinery required for the South.

s, They respectfully call the particular attention of the

'r, planters of Louisiana and the adjoining States to theirry style of Steam Engines, Sugar Mills, Vaccuum Pans

_ and Draining W h el s, which for strength, durabil-

ity and convenience, have not been excelled.

New Orleans, February 8, 1854. ly5

Phila. Saddlery Warehouse.[Sign ot the Golden Horse Head.]

SNo. 6 Magazine, near Canal street,NEW ORLEANS.

it MAGEE & KNEASS,8- Dealers in Saddlery, Harness and0, Trunks, Leather Materials and Find-

intgs for saddlers, coach, trunk and shoemakers. Sad-

dlery, Hardware, Whips, Tin Ware and Brushes.

MILITARY GOODS AND TRIMMINGS.We are agents for the sale of India Rubber Packing

d; forsteam joints and boilers, belting fir machinery and

1- other articles. Peacock and Carey PLOUGHS, oft

commission. Regalias and Jewels for the Masonic,I.O.O.F. and S. of T. orders. Prices as low as anyother house. dec 21,1853

Notice.P CCORDING to arrangements entered into previ-

otus to the decease- of Mr. JAMEss WRIGw, nos; change of interest or style will take place in the firm of

A. J. WRIGHT & Co., and the business will be carriedon as heretofore by the undersianed, who will attendto the settlement of all the liabilities.

N.Orleans,Oct. 12,1854-ni A. J. WRIGHT.

5 PACKAGES CHOICE BRANDIES, WINES#1 and WHISKEY for sale byj5 j L. E. CARTER.

i POOLEY, NICHOL & Co.,(Successors to John Hunt,)

Florida Yellow Pine Lumber Yard,S Corner of Cedar and Julia streets-New Basin,

NEW ORLEANSSUPERIOR Dressed, Tongued and Grooved Floor-

ing and Ceiling, Laths, Shingles, Deck Plank, Iand a general assortment of Building Lumber, wellseasoned and always on hand.

ill All orders from the country carefully and promptlyai filled. ap5-ly*

3ay -IC- W.1. tP.CONVERSE. T. M. CONVERSE. W.P. CONVERLtE, JR

CONVERSE & Co.,0-o GROCERS

And dealers in Western Produce,Corner of Fulton and Canal streets, and

corner of Common and New Levee streets,[Ortposite the Stcrintb at Landing.] NEW ORLEANb.

AVE constantly fur sale n the meast acommo-dating terms, a large stock of TEAS, WXNES ant

GroCERIEs generally; together with every descriptionof Western Produce. .;nua;ryr 4, 1854-t•l

JED'H. WAT"iRiTAN. 'HAS. M. WATERMAN.

nd J. WATERMAN & BROTHER,HARDWARE MERCHANTS,

Corner of Common and Magazine streets, New Orleans.c. HAS E on hand and are daily

receiving by foreign anddomestic arrivals, a gene-

nd rat assortment of articles, comprising in part as follows:Hardware, Cutlery, &c.

ta- Iron, Steel, Nails, Rope,Axes, Chains, Scythes,

es, Carpenter's 'Fools, complete,Cooper's Torls, complete,

ks, Anvils, Vices, Bellows,

Stock and Dies, Screwplates,art Ploughs, Hlay Cutte rs. Corn Shellers,ve Agricultural Implements,

il- O Mill, Cross-cut and Pit Saws,ta- Ox Yokes, Bows, Singletrees,

Turning Lathes,ids Platform Scales,

nd Corn Mills, Cob Crushers,Hoes, Haines, Shovels and Spades,

Andirons, Fenders, Shtvels and Tongs,Copper and Iron Coal Hods,

Single and double barrel Guns,Cofifee Heclas, Chafing Dishes,

Chinese Gongs, Iron Bedsteads,Britannia and Plated Ware,

Meat Cutters, Sausage Stuffers,do Stock Kettles, Portable Forges,

nov 15, 1854 Seines, Fishingt Tackle. etc etc.

Forwarding Business.SrIIE undersigned has thil, day entered into the re-1 ceiving and forwardint business in New Orleans,Having had 'ix years experience as shipping clerk forWright, Williams & Co., he hopes to merit the patron-age of the public. JNO. L. VIVEN.

Refer to: Wright, Davenport & Co., Cnvcrse & Co.Peters, Millard & ., o New Orleans; colonel B. M.Jiohtnson, Shreveptrt; col. John F. Jctt, Memphis; T.

re; Whaley, Vicksburg.Goods to my address will it' forwarded with the

greatest despatch. N. Orleans, July 22, 1854- au2- Iy

DAVID TAYLOR & Co.,Boots, Shoes and lasts.

NEW STORE.O No. 41 Magazine street, opposite the Arcade,

, DAVID TAYLOR & Co., itformin theirt friends, cun try merchants, and othlierors customers, that they are now occupying ',4in- their new and spacious store, No. 41 Magazine street,

ew opposite Banks' A rende, and have out hand a large and

th, well selected stock of Boots, Shoes, Brogans and lats,of every description, to which they are constantly

all receiving additions, by the latest arrivals, from theby ieatern cities. We offer to buyers advantages overer- the eastern markets, taking into consideration the

do i time co:lsumt.d in shlilpments. with the extra expensesattendant upoun such purchases. Purchaser. are i-iits, vited to call and examine the large stock of the abovet

arr niamed goods, which will be sold on the most liberal

terms. N. Orleans, Feb. N, 1854-1-1

Drugs, ,Medicines, &c.SrpIlE subscriber has now a ctunllulet aesortment of

ud 1 fresh Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Prepatrtitis,T, Paints, Oils, Glassware, Perfumery, etc., ands would

i- respectfully call the attention of country ltercehan i ,

as druggists, physicians and planters to the same--ttwhiltcs, will be sold on the Iiost revisonable ternms-amiong

twhich are the following , ricis:S10111(1 oz, sulph: quininie, 21)0 lbs pow'd rhubtrb,

1• 0 11 sulph: nmrphine, 11)0 lbs ipecac,100 strvthIluti , 500 I-b, stennia,200 " nitrate silver, 15(10 lb grti rabi,

he 10 bibs refi'd cmphor, 500 .lb tartaric acid,

ell 10l kegs sul,: carb:soda, 200 lb1 blue itiss.k 5 bblP epsom salts, 20 lbs calminl, E.&A.,

,n 20 casks sal soda, :)11) indigo,.i 5 b tls copperas, 50 lbs chlorofotrm,

' 10 bhils midder. 20 gross seid'z powders.25 his castor yl, 25 " vyest '

c 420 bbls linseed oil, 25 soda40 bbis alcohl,, 3100 bottles aq: ammonia,

S1000 bxs windoxw glass, 2l " sp: nitre, aS15011 hs ass'd glassware; 200 " sulph: it!er,

10 bbis putt,, 41 •rss - arl l llelnons.

e kitlnds, S- rgitil Instru:o ents f cv-ery ,i-s crif tintn , P r-t,_ fumtery t, etc., etc. . N. 1ORISN,

Wholesale Druggist, 12 ,Magazine i t.,S deI __14, 1N53 New (lit i

CItINN & BOLTON,4) Vholesale and Retail Druggists,

INo. 61 Sr. CHARLES S.rEEreT-(Coriiner above the St. ICharles Hotel)--New Orh(lans.

O FFER for salec to PI.ANTERS, PritHSICItS and mr-

ts ch elnts, an extenisive stick ofick Pure .Iediciues, Chemlic als. il%

i AsND PATENT MEDICINES,

of tihe p::s-t year's implurt;tion. Phy-icians and Plan-ters will fitnd in their estlablishment t every article flMediciue; also tevery description of Instrtimebts tihat Ithey miay require.

Mcrchants will finrl Fancy Soaps, Colognes, Medi- ]cine Chests, and Patent Medicines ablANI FACTrURER'sprices and termis.

Persoiis visiting the city will, on qpplicatiqnp, bi, fur-nished with a book containing a list of every article i itheir line, as the nullmber and variety of articles are toogreat for newspaper pulblication.

Their terms and prices will be as reasonanhle as anthouse in the southern country, andtl their giodts will l, i ipacked and marked so as to suit the rcquitiremients of

o planters. iILt A constant sutiply of FRENClI BRAN DIES andii,

10 WI.NES for medicibal purposes ail\ays on hand.Nei OrleJans. J;n2ary .5, 1854. ly

Drugs, Medicines & Chemicals.'THE attention of planters and others is di-rected to the large and carefully selectedassortment of GENUINE MEDICINEs and their

preparations, constantly for sale at fairprices hv

DR. EDWOJENNER COXE. Druggist.Camp street, near Poydras, New Orleans.

Dr, Edw. Jenner Coxe's Preparations,Too long t4d favorably known to require more thantheir announcement.

SOUTHERN COUGHI SYIUPS,For coughs and other affections of the lungs.

EXTRACT OF COPAIVA, SAIRSAPARILLA & CUBEBS,k, ith full directions, which, if duly followed, the resultwill be all that is required.

BLACKBERRY AND DEWBERRY CORDIALS,For Dysentery and Dtarhta.TIHE CHOLERA REMEDY,

Consisting of a syrup and pills, with full directions for(the different stages of thi#disease.

POWDER AND OINTMENT,For the relief and cure of Hen,.:rhoid,, or Piles.

TONIC AGUE SYRUP AND PILLS,Very rarely has this conlbination been known to fail,

even in the roost severe and stutitbborn cases.COXE'S HIVE SYRUP.

In thatsudden and dangerous disease, Croup,or Hives,this remedy, prepared as it should be, will scarcely ev-er fail to arrest the progress of that disease, or cureeven the worst forms.

I] Particular attention devoted to the tretment ofConsumption and Bronchitis, and plan of proceedingto ward them off, when, from hereditary or acquiredpredisposition, these generally incuralle disease. maymanifest the first symptoms. Dr.. E. J. COXE,

dec 14, 1853 Camp st., near P(vdras, N. Orleans.

SOUTHERN MANUFACTORY OF -Saddles. Bridles, Harness, &c.

On Texas street, Shreveport-opposite the NelsonHouse.

THE suHscriber, having estab.lished himself in the above busi-ness, is now prepared to manu-facture every thing in his lineatthe shortest notice and of the

very best material,the workman-ship unequelled by any in the

* le',, a

south. Gin Band Leather al-

ways on hand and bands made to order. Every thing inhis line sold as low or lower than any eastern slop-workbrought to this market. Call and see for yourselves.

jy6-1y H. A. ZOLL.

G BARRELS and 20 sacks of Irish Potatoes, justA received and for sale by [a26' L. E. CARTER.

The Back-Room Window.We live in a world of busy passions, love

and hate, sorrow and joy,in a thousand shapes,are forever near us. Death is at our threshold.Life springs up at our feet. Our neighbors are"exultations, agonies!" And yet we seem tolive on, ignorant of all.

Could we but unroof (Asmodeous like) thev houses which, day after day, present towardsus so sensible an aspect, what marvels might wenot disclose! What fruitful thoughts, whatradiant visions would throng into our brain!The mystery of human conduct would lie un-veiled. We would see and know all men truly.We would see the miser, the spendthrift, thescholar, the toiling artisan, the happy bride.andtie girl deserted (like the people in the palaceof truth,) all contributing their share to theunknown romance, which time is forever weav-ing round us. As it is, each of them spins outhis little thread, and dies, almost unknown, andsoon forgotten, unless some curious accidentshould arise, to extend his influence into anotherregion, or to hold his "fame" in suspension,twenty years after his coffin has been lowered inthe dust.

It was some such chance as I have just ad-verted to, that threw into ourknowledge certainfacts, regarding a neighboring family, whichelse had probably slipped very quietly into ob-livion. You will observe, that what I am aboutto relate is almost literally a fact:

"Some years ago, we lived, as you know inB- square. The room in which we unu-sually dwelt was at the back or the house. It-was spacious, and not without some pretensionsto the graceful, the marble chimney-place beingdistinguished by a gainting of Cipriana, whilston the ceiling lay scattered some of the conven-tional elegances of Angelica Kauffmnan. Fromthe windows which occupied the northern ex-tro~tity of the room we looked (to the left of alarge oriental pane) upon the back of a cres-cent of houses-the points of the are residingfrom us. [I mention these things merely to re-call to your mind, our precise position.]"In the centre of this crescent, was a house

which had been for a long time untenanted..Whilst its neighboring dwellings were all busy

, with life and motion, this only was for somei reason deserted. We were beginning to specu-late on the causes of this accident, and to pitythe unhappy landlord, whose pockets werelamenting the lack of rent, when suddenly-itwas on an April morning-we perceived, forthe first time, signs of change. The windowsof the deserted mansion were opened, and

i workmen were seen bustling about its differenti rooms. There was an air of preparation, evi-

dently, which announced an incoming tenant.Welll" said - , "at least that unhappy

man has discovered some one bold enough totake his haunted house, or perhaps, after all,heis merely endeavoring to decoy the unwary pas-' senger! We shall see.""A few weeks terminated the question, for,

y after the house had been duly cleansed andi beautified, and the odor of the paint sufferedto fade away, various articles of furniture werebrought into the rooms. These were of mode-rate price, and explaingi to us that the new

e tenant was a person of respectable station, butI not rich. We began to feel a wish to know'what manner of man' he was. aOur interestin the once empty house had received a newt,: impulse, and we loooked out, day after day,fori the stranger's arrival.

'eAt last a young man, of lively and agreea-ble presence, was one morning seen giving di-

a rections to a female servant, about the disposi-tion of the furniture. This was evidently themaster of the mansion. He stayed for half anhour and then departed, and he repeated hisshort visit daily. He was probably a clerk insome public office-a merchant or professionalman, whose time was required elsewhere. But' why did lie not reside there? That was a prob-lem we strove to solve in vain. In the end, hewent awayv altogether.Eaih norn we missed hiill inl th' accustomlled room.

"\And now no one, except the solitary maid01 was seen, throwing open the windows in themorning to let in the vernal May, closing themat nigiht, rubbing with a delicate hand the newfaii i.ur, gazing at the unknown neighborhood

Sor sitting listlessly in the afternoon, impuridised,in rustict dreams, she appeared to be the solespirit of the spot. It was not the 'genius loci'which we had reckoned upon. Our imagina-tions were not satisfied, and we looked forward

. confidently to another comer."We were not disappointet After the lapse

-of a fortnight oiom the young man's departure,our inquisitive eves dtliscovered him again. HIei was sitting at breakfast with a lady by hii~ide.Pretlty. young, neat, and attired from head toSfoot in white, she was evidently a bride. Werushled'at once upon this conjecture, and cer-tain tender manifestations, on the husband'sSleave taking, confirmed us in our opinion. IHewent aw'ay, and she, left to herself, explored,Sas far as we could observe, all the rooms of the

house. Everything was surveyed with a pa-tient admiration,every drawer openedthe litttlebook case contemplated, and its slender rows ofbooks all, one by one, examined. Finally, themaid was called up, some inquiries made, andthe survey recommenced. The lady had nowsome one to encourage her open expressions ofdelight. We could almost fancy that we heardher words--'How beautiful this is! Whlata com-fortable sofa! What a charming screen! Howkind, how good, ihow considerate of -!" Itwas altogether a pretty scene.

"'Let us pass over the autumnal and wintermonths. During a portion of this time, weourselves were absent in the country, and whenat home, we remember but little of what hap-pened. There was little or no variety to remarkupon, or, possibly, our curiosity had becomeabated *

"At last, spring came, and with it came athousand signs of cheerfulness and life. Theplain put forth its tender leaves, the sky grewblue over head (even in London,) and the win-dows of the once melancholy shone blushingwith many flowers. So May passed, and June

-came on, with its air all rich with the rose. But

the lady? Ah! her cheeks now waxed pale,andher step grew weak and faltering. Sometimesshe ventured into her small garden, when thesun was full upon it. All other times shemight he seen wearied with needle- work, or sit-ting languidly alone, or, when her husband wasat home (before and after hours of business,)she walked a little, to and fro leaning on him ifor support. His devotion increased with herinfirmity. It was curious to observe how lovehad tamed the high and frolicsome spirit of theman. A joyous and perhaps common manner,became serious and refined. The weight ofthought lay on him-the responsibility of love.It is thus that, in some natures, love is wantingto their full development. It raises, and refines,and magnifies the intellect, which else wouldremain dull, trivial, and prostrate. From aseeming barrenness, the human springs at onceinto fertility-from vagueness into character-from dullness into vigor and beauty, under the'charming wand' of love.

'But let us proceed:"On a glittering night in August, we saw

light flashing about the house,and people hurry-ing up and down, as on some urgent occasion,by degrees the tumult subsided, the passingsbackwards and forwards became less frequent,and at last tranquility was restored. A singlelight burning in an upper window, alone, toldthat some onekeptwatch throughout the night.

The next morning the knocker of the house*e was (we were told) shrouded in white leather,s, and the lady had brought her husband a child!

We drank to its health in wine.e "For a few days quiet hung upon the house.

o And it was doomed speedily to depart. Hurryand alarm came again. Lights were seen once

e more flickering to and fro. The physician'sscarriage was heard. It came, and departed.e The maid now held her apron to her eyes. TheIt husband, burying his face in his hand, strove

! (how vainly!) to hide a world of grief. Ere- long the bed room window was thrown open,

the shutters of the house were closed, and ine a week a hearse was at the door. The mysteryd was at an end, she was dead!

e "She died! No poet ever wove around here the gaudy tisue of his verse. The grave she- sleeps in is probably nothing more than theit common mould. Her name even is unknown.

But what of this? She lived and died, andwas lamented. The proudest can boast of little

r more. She made the light and happin ss of onemortal creature, fond and fragile as herself-n and for a name, a tomb! Alas! for all the pur-poses of love, nothing is wanting save a littleearth-nothing but to know the spot where the

I beloved one rests forever. We fear, indeed, togI ive the creature whom we have hoarded in our

- hearts to the deep and ever shifting waters-tot the oblivion of the sea! We desire to know I

where it is that we have laid our laded treasure.Otherwise, the pilgrimage is as easy and aspainful to the simple church-yard hillock, as to

t i the vault in which the king reposes. The gloomys arches of stately tombs, what are they to the

1 grandeur of the over hanging heavens! and thecold and ghastly marble, hov•poor and hideousit is, in comparison with the turf whereon manya daisy grows!

"The child survived. The cares lately ex-hausted on another, were now concentrated on

- a little child The solemn doctors came, and0 prescribed for it, and took their golden fees.

- The nurse transferred to it her ready smiles.The services which had been purchased for thee mother, were now the property of another

. claimant. Even the father turned towards it allY of his heart which was not in the grave.

"But all would not do. A month, 'a littlemonth," and theshutters were again closed.Y Another funeral followed swift upon the last.e The mother and her child were again together.

tI "From this period a marked change rose inthe man's character. The grief which bowedhim down at his S fe's (relieved a little by the

- care whch he bestowed upon her child,) nowt changed to a sullen or reckless indifference. In

the morning he was clouded and oppresscd,butat night, a madness and dissonant jolitv (theY madness of wine) usurped the place of the0 early sorrow. His orgies were often carried

e into morning. Sometimes he drank with wild-companions, sometimes he was seen alone, stag-gering towards the window,stupid and bloated,ere the last light of the autumn sunset concealedd him from our sight. There were steadier inter-d vals indeed, when reflection would come upon

e him-perhaps remorse, when he would gaze- with a grave (or oftener a sad) look upon a few

withered flowers that had once flourished init this ,gay window. What was lie then thinking-

" of? Of vanished hopes and happy hours? Oft her patience, her gentleness, her deep untiring

V love? Why did he not summon up more cheer-r mfil visions? Where was his old vivacity, his

young and happy spirit? The world offered thesame allurements as before, with the exception

- of only one single joy. Oh! but that was all.That was the one hope, the one thought, that

e had grown vast and absorbed all other. Thatn was the mirror which had reflected happinessssa thousand ways. Under that influence then present, the past, the bright to comen-all hadil seemed to cast back upon him the picture ofit innumerable blessings. Hie had trod even in

l-dreams, upon a sunny shore. And now--!e "But why prolong the pain and disgrace ofthe'story? He fell, from step to step. Sicknesswas on his body, despair was on his mind. IIe1 shrank and wasted away, 'old before his time,'

e and might have subsided into a paralyzed crip-n ple or a moody idiot had not death, (for once av friend,) come suddenly to himp and rescued him

I from further misery."lie died, as )is wife and child died beforee him. TIe same signs were there-the unnatu-

' ral quiet--the closed shutters-and tile funeraltrain. But all, in their time disappeared, and

Iin a few weeks workmen came thwnging againto tle empty house, the rooms were againa scoured-the wall beautified. The sameboard

, which two years before had been nailed to the: wall, with the significant words 'to let,' upon

it, was again fixed there. Itseemed almost as3 though the old time had returned again, anda that the interval was nothing buta dream."

"And tlihat is all? Yes, that is all. I wishs that I could have crowned my little tale with a

brighter ending. Butit was not to be. .I wish, even that I could have made it more heroic, orShave developed some grand moral for your use.

SAs it is. it contains little beyond the commonthreadbare story of human life-first hope,and

f then enjoyment, and then sorrow-all endingquietly in the grave. Tt is an ancient tale. TheI veins irun through man'stnany histories. Some

of them may present seeming varieties-a lifeSwithout hope or joy--r a career beginning'Sgaily, and running merrily to its close. But-this is because we do not read the inner secretsSof the soul--the thousand, thousand small pul-t sations, which yield pain or pleasure to the hu-

mnan mind. Be assured that there is no morean equality or stagnation in timhe heart, than in,Sthe ever-mnoviner ocean.L I IHe ci lovIritr ocean.

You will ask ~e, perhaps, to pointout some-- thing from which you may derive a profitable

SIsson. Are you to learn how to regulate yourpassions? to arm your heart with iron precepts?pto let in neither too much love nor sorrow? and

1 to shut out all despair? Some wise fiiend will

tell you that you may learn, by precepts,neverto lean too much on others; for that therebyyou lose your independent mind. To be the toyof a woman-to rest your happiness on the exis-tence of a fragile girl, whom the breath of theeast wind may blow into dust-it is any thing1 but the act of a wise and prudent man. And

to grieve for her after she is dead!For my part, I can derive nothing for you

firom my story,except perhaps that it may teachSyou like every tale of human suffering, tosym-pathize with your kind. And this, methinks, isbetter, and possibly quite as necessary, as anyhigh wrought or stern example, which shuts theheart up, instead of persuading it to expand,which teaches prudence instead of love, and re-duces the aim of a good man's life to a lowr and sordid mark, which all are able, and most

f of us too well contented to reach.

We should not commit ourselves to the fieldsand inhale the fresh breath of the spring;merely to gain strength to resume our dry cal-culations, or to inflict hard names upon simpleflowers. We should not read the sadness ofdomestic history, merely to extract some pru-dent lesson for ourselves. We should openour hearts beneath these great influences, andendeavor to learn that we possess the right,thepower, nay the wish (though it may sleep,) ofdoing good to others, to a degree that we littledream of.

So persuaded am I of the truth, that I haveinvented a sentence wherein to enshrine it,andI hope that you will not entirely condemn, thisuntil you have given it the consideration of afriend. Itis this--"Letbut the heart be openedand a thousand virtues will rush in."

RIOT IN WLLuamssuna NEW YORK.-Abouttwo o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon week,a fear- cful riot occurred between the special deputy asheriffs and lrish, at the poll of the first dis- Itrict, fourteenth ward, corner of second andnorth sixth streets, in which pistol shots were texchanged, and clubs, and stones and other ts missiles were freely used. The deputies were rbadly beaten, and three men are, it is feared in- ajured beyond recovery.

The riot commenced, as near as could be as-certained, in the following manner: An Irish- fman was challenged by deputy sheriffSilkworth ta fight ensued, when some eight or ten deputieswho were on the other side of the street,rushed Iinto the room and commenced using their clubs -freely. The Irishmen, numbering some hun- ydreds, tore down fences and secured clubs, vstones, etc., and a general fight ensued, which alasted over half an hour. The news of the riotI spread like wildfire. The fire alarm bells wererung, and hundreds of the citizens gathered in iothe streets, but few were inclined to go to the 'scene, where it was reported that many persons a-were laying dead in the streets, and bullets were cflying in every direction.

The e•citeoment was still further increased by Tseeing persons who had been injured, carried calong by their friends, some apparently dead.The following is a list of the injured, as far as acould be ascertained: 1

Wrni. Henry Harrison, a member of engine aNo. 3, residing in eighth street, near south sec- tond street, received a number of scalp wounds, twas not expected to live from one hour to Ianother. o .

John H. S&mith, a member of engine Co. No. s3, badly bruised and skull supposed to be frac- ftured. Not expected to recover. Residingin teighth street, near north second street.

Charles Silkworth, deputy sheriff, residing at e79 Grand street. Recovery doubtful. 1

Deputy sheriff Alanson Hays, received a t.scalp wound. Attended by dr. Smith, and was table to be about. t

Edward Wade, deputy, received a severe iscalp wound over the left temple,another on theback of the I\ead, and had his left ear cut in two tiby a shot. Was attended by dr. Smith

Lewis Russel, deputy, received several blowson the head with stones.

John Rappeljee received a severe cut across ithe nose. b o

Win. Wright as badly beaten about the thead. 1

Mr. Francis Harrison, an aged and respecta-ble citizen, was badly beaten.

Several shots were exchanged, but no one sinjured. A number of Irishwomen were seen ffurnishing bludgeons to their friends. j

We have not learned of any Irishmen beingI seriously injured. Great excitement prevailed

Samong the Americans, and many persons were iarriving from Brooklyn and New York-many f

thoroughly armed.Respectable American citizens were not al-

lowed to vote at this poll, and instances oc-curred where they had their coats torn fromtheir backs in attempting to exercise their rightof suffrage. H

A RIVER BOATAN' S SToRr.-We have smallf confidence in the "old Ohio pilots," they tells

Ssuch awfully large stories. We remember abear story of one's telling. He seemed to be-

a lieve it himself, for he told it with a gravity ofe face that would ill comport `with its falsity. We

a do not vouch for its verity, we simply tell it asthe "old pilot" told it to us, one pleasant after-

t noon, as we were gliding along quietly downthe Ohio, fighting mosquitoes, and watchingtthe sun as he was sinking down in the westernwilderness, casting the dark shadows of the

I woods far out over the waters.

f "Twenty years ago," said the "old pilot,"as he lighted his stump of a pipe and seatedhimself on a whiskey keg, "there warn't a great mmany people along the banks of the Ohi-o, ex-cept Ingins and bears, and we didn't like tocultivate a very close friendship with either of'themi. I came out for some people over on theeast side of the mountains, lookin' land with acompany of four men who had hunted over thecotlltrv. We came down the Alleghany in twocaniioes and shanteed on the Ohi-o, just belowwhere the glleghany enters it. Early onemorning, while my comrades were asleep, I

rose and wpt across the river after a deer. forwe wanted venison for breakfast. 1got abuckand was returning, when what should I see buta bear swimming the Ohi-o, and 1 put after him

in chase. I soon overhauled the critter, andpicked up my rifle to give him a settler, when ISfound that in paddling I had spattered water

into the canoe, wetting the priming and making athe thing of no more use than a stick. I didn'tuntlderstand much about the nature of the beastthen, and thought I'd run him down and drownhim, or knock him on the head. So I put the

canoe right head on towards him, but when thebow touched him what did he do but reach hisgreat paws up over the side of the boat andbegan to climb in. I hadn't bargained for thatand felt mighty unpleasant, you may swear, atthe prospect of having such a passenger. Ihadn't time to get t him with my rifle until ,ecame tumblin' into the bow of the dug-out, andas he seated himself on hisstern, showing as fine Sa set of ivory as a body would wish to see.There we sat, lie in one end of the dug-out andI in the other, eyeing one another in a mrighty

suspicious sort of way. He didn't seem in-clined to come to my end of the canoe, and Iwas principled agin goingtowards his. I madeready to take to the water on short notice, butat the same time coicluded to paddle him ashoreif he'd let me do it quietly. Well, I paddledaway, the bear every now and then grinning atme, skinning his face till every tooth in his headstood right out, and grumbling to himself in a itway that seemed to say, "I wonder if that chap iis good to eat." I didn't say a word to him, itreatingf him all the time like a gentleman, butkept pullin' for the shore. When the canoe ,touched the ground he clambered over the side i'and climbed up the bank,and,giving me an extra ngrin, started off into the woods. I pushed the rdug-out back suddenly and gave him, as I feltsafe, an extra war-whoop, which seemed to as-tonish hlim, for he quickened his pace mightily,as if quite as glad as I was to part company. Iv'enever tried to drown a bear since, and shan't fundertake to doit again in a hurry."

A couple of travelers lately took lodgings forabout ten days at a tavern in York county,Pa., and fared sumptuously, drinking two orthree bottles of wine daily. The last day adispute arose about the speed of their horses,and they at last agreed to enter on the pro-posed contest. The landlord was appointedjudge, each being the rider of his own horse.When the were mounted, the judge like thoseat the Olympic games, gave the words, 'one,i two, three, and go!' Off they went, and havenever been seen or heard of since, leaving thelandlord fully compensated by having had thehonor to be the judge who started them.

We regret to have received tidings of anotherhorrible murder near Red River of a citizen of iAlexandria. Mr. John C. Young, of Rapides ]parish, was murdered, by persons unknown, ieight miles from Harrisburg, Catahoula parish, 'and was brought home to his residence, Mr. 0. 1N. Ogdon and Mr. Ryan, of Alexandria. Noclew had at the latest account been found that Iwill lead to the discovery of the assassin or his ,accomplices. .

The following is an extract from a speechdelivered by gen. Shields, the colleague ofsenator Douglas, on the 16th, inst., at Sprin-field, Illinois:

"Kansas and Nebraska are free now, andthe people there would keep them free. The es-tablishment of slavery in these territories wasnot only improbable, but impossible, and it wasalways wiser and better to let people work outa great. good for themselves than haveit forcedupon them by others, this is the way in whichfreemen always do what is great and good, bytheir own free and voluntary act. This princi-pie of non-intervention would not only keepKansas and Nebraska what they are now-free-but would by its full and fair operation, ifwe acquire the continent to the isthmus of Darienwork with such powerful force and effect thatno man would ever see another slave territoryon this continent."The authority of senator Shields, we presume

ino democrat will deny. He speaks .from thebook. His opinions and feelings are modeledafter and controlled by the opinions and feelingsof his more distinguished colleague, Stephen A.Douglas. We care not if the above sentimentswere uttered from the "stump" and on the eveof an election. The high position which gen.Shields occupies in our national councils, as wellas the entire confidence of his party enjoyed byhim, forbid us, to suppose that even, on suchan occasion, he would, so far, forget himself,asto utter willful falsehoods, in order to secure atemporary endorsemen of his own and senatorDouglas' course upon the Nebraska bill. As-suming then, that the distinguished general andsenator, on the occasion of making the speechfrom which we have extracted the marrow, ut-tered his real sentiments and views, we wouldcommend them to the careful consideration ofevery southern democrat and whig. We be-lieve senator Shields is right in his assertionthat "Kansas and Nebraska are now free andthe people there will keep them free." Look atI the character of the emigration which has beenpouring into those territories since the "littlegiant" fixed up the cards upon the south. Ninetenths are from the north, sent out from thevery hot-beds of abolitionism, for the sole pur-pose of keeping those territories as they now are"free," and the cry is still they come. But as asoutherner, we dislike very much to acknowl-edge, what we fear is too true, that other asser-tion of senator Shields, that the principle, estab-lished by the passage of the Nebraska bill, will"by its full and fair operation if we acquire thecontinent to the Isthmus of Darien, work withsuch powerful force and effect that no manwould ever see another slave territory on thiscontinent.

HOME TRUTIs.-The Woodville (Miss.) Re-publican, in a notice of Oakland college, putsforth the following:

"A tithe of the money squandered amongthe people of north by southerners, rightly ap-plied, would support educational institutionsamong us of character and influence second tonone. We do not deny but that, atpresent, weshould send southern youths to northern colle-ges, to be educated-and plainly, because wehave not in the south such advantages as theycan find by going from home.

We have broad acres, millions of slaves, agenial climate, luxuriant soil, rich products, atthis moment controlling the commerce of theworld, and yet we have no colleges-at least,compared with northern institutions, their char-acter and influence is feeble indeed. True,there are some individual exceptions, but gene-rally speaking, our character for the means ofhome education is low very low, indeed. Ourpeople live luxuriously, travel from homeamong strangers, in princely style,often makingit a point to convey an awful impression of theirwealth and ability to spend, by squanderingtheir fortunes heedlessly for the sake of a pass-ing remark.

These things are done in New York,at Sara-toga and Cape May, and even in Europe, byslave holders,every season. Men spend enoughon a;single show dinner, or in chartering asteamboat cabin-all to make the crowd gapeand stare, and silly newspapers comment uponit, enough, we say, to support a family for ayear, and well educate their children-and yetten to one if these men have ever given onecent for the great object of southern education.If the people of a great portion of a great coun-try expect prosperity firom such conduct as this,fearful some day will be their awakening. Thisis just exactly what is in the way of educatingour own children, we will not do our duty, weprefer to live while we live, and let posterityand the future take care of themselves.Many now living may not live to see the re-

sult themselves, but a heritage is being laid up,a harvest made ready, to which coming gene-rations shall succeed, and which they shall reapas certain as man must always 'reap that whichhe soweth.' To ourr mind, these are simplystubborn, and at the same time fearful facts,and if the southern people will not awake toStheir seriousness now, those to whom theyI should have left different legacy will seriously,Sruinouslv realize it hereafter."

VALUABLE DISCOVERY.-The Indian commis-sioner at Washington has received advices thatdr. G G. Shumard, who accompanied captainii Marcy's expedition to the source of the bigWashita and Brazos rivers, discovered a valu-able substitute for gum arabic, which is called"gum mezquite.'' Dr. S. writes:

The mezquite tree, from which this gum isobtained, is by iar the most abundant tree of

the plains, covering thousands of miles of thesurface, and always flourishes most luxuriantlyin elevated anSl dry regions. The gum exudesspontaneously in a semi-fluid state from thebark of the trunk and branches, and soon hard-ens by exposure to the atmosphere, formingmore or less rounded and variously coloredmasses, weighing. each, from a few grains toseveral ounces. These soon bleach,and whiten'tupon exposure to the light of the sun, and fi-nally become nearly colorless, a semi-transpa-rent, and often with minute fissures.

The Washington Star says this is consideredthe most valuable discovery since gold was firstfound in California, and that the specimen for-warded to the Indian bureau, which, if it differsfrom the gum-arabic imported from the east,differs so slightly as to beyond the discrimina-tion of aught but chemical analysis. It will bea great source of revenue for Texas,New Mexi-co, and the adjacent Indian territory. We sup-

Ipose this new discovery will be carefully exam-ined into.

FOREIGNERS IN TIIE UNITED STATES.-Accor-

Ading to Mr. DeBow. there are in the UnitedStates, 961,719 persons born in Ireland, 278,-675 in England, 70,550 in Scotland, 29,868 inWales, or in Great Britain and Ireland 1,340,-812-considerably more than half of the for-eign born residents of the country-in France,54,069; Prussia, 10,549: rest of Germany,573,225; Austria, 946; Switzerland, 13.358;Norway, 12,678; Holland, 9848; Sweden,3559;Spain, 3113; Italy, 3645; West Indies, 5772;Denmark, 1838; Belgium. 1313; Russia, 1414;Portugal, 1274; China, 758: Sandwich Islands,558; Mexico1 13,317; South America, 1543.The number of foreigners who arrived in theUnited States in 1853 was 372,745; in 1854,368,643. About 40 in every 100 Irish live inlarge cities, and about 36 in the 100 Germans,56,214 persons bornin the United States residein Canada.