The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-25

CONVERSE j. Co.-This old firm presents
remarkable example of enterprise and energy
On the 5th August, their extensive establish
ment was burnt in the great fire on Tchoupi-
toulas street, including all their large stock
of groceries. enough to supply a considerable
town with every description Of goods in their
line. On the next day having saved most of
their books, the firm again established, rot
losing single day, in their extensive buildings
at the corner Of Fulton and Canal streets These
buildings occupy an irregular square of four
Sides fronting respectively Fulton, on the river
side, Common on the right, Canal on the left.
and New Levee in the rear. They were nten-
ded for three stores, but Converse & Co., have
made them into one tenement, which is one Of
the most extensive in the United States Indeed.
with their iudicious and admirable arrange
ments, these buildings now present the appear
ance of one edifce, entirely fire proof four sto-
ries high, surrounded all sides by very
wide veranda, with banquette Of heavy flag
stones of the width Of some of our streets The
streets which surround the buildings are all
paved with heavy granite blocks. We have
never seen amore complete and admirably ar
ranged establishment. The locality is a very
conspicuous and notable one. It's Just at the
extreme southern corner of the present first
district, the old second municipality, fronting
the neutral ground, which long separated the
old square of the city from the faubourgs
From the spacious balconies, adapted to hold in
dry weather great quantity of goods, the eye
can sweep the whole range of our crescent
port, and observe with distinctness every arrival
and departure.
The arrangements of this store are exceed
ingly convenient and tasteful. On the ground
floor, on New Leyee street, is the general sales
and receiving room, on Canal is the sugar ware
house, on Fulton, the -four, and coffee and rice
stores. Up stairs, at the corner of Canal and
New Levee, is the counting room, in front of
which is the only staircase to the second floor,
so as to bring all the operations of the estab-
lshment under the eye OF the proprietors. Then
there is the sample room, with specimens, pre-
pared in neat and convenient form of all the
articles for sale. 1t would be difficult to plan
hbulldings better adapted to the business con-
Quoted by this firm, which includes every
branch of grocery trade. Though their whole
stock was destroyed but a few weeks ago, they
have already made an extensive beginning in
filing up their immense store-rooms with every
imaginable article IN the grocery line, but their
stock now is not a 1.-THE Of what it will be in q
d few days, when their late purchases have ar
rived Every citizen of New Orleans ought to
take pride in the establishment of houses like
that OF Converse & Co. 1t is by such enter
prise that we shall be enabled to draw to our
city the trade Of the whole south and west, and
the experience Of this house is proving that
there are many new resources and regions that
may be opened to our commerce by adopting
the liberal scale on which business is done else
where, and by our houses keeping constantly on
hand large stocks Of every description of goods
in their line which may be needed. TDelta.
IMPORTATION OF PAUPERs AND CoNv1cTs.--
The commissioners Of emigration at N York,
it stated, are directing their attention to the
| increasing emigration caused by the sending OF
inmates of European prisons and poor houses
to this country. The Journal Of Commerce
says:
, Within three months rot far from fifty per-
sons, embracing several families, have arrived
, here, mostly from Baden, in Germany and in
t tmations have been received that some of the
German governments propose adopting more
: extended system IF transportation, The pre-
sent method adopted in Europe is to grant par
dons to convcts, on condition that they shall
, emigrate to the United States, and, as theyex-
perience little difficulty in obtaining passports
in Germany from the American consuls they
easily elude detection on their arrival here.
Capt. Crabtree, vice president of the board
of commissioners, has addressed the depart
f ment Ct state respecting the matter, requesting
that United States consuls on the European
| continent, especially in Germany, should be
instructed to advise the New York commits
sioners of emigration Of the intended embark
alton of persons of the class alluded to, Civ
| ing names, description of the vessels date of
, sailing, &C. Secretary Marcy replies, by say
ing that the department. will cheerfully co0p-
crate with the authorities in New Y ork, By Civ
lag such instructions as will facilitate them in
o the enforcement of the police regulations of this
city in respect to this class of emgrants.
Our New York correspondent relates an III
csient-which VIC doubt not is very common
one-of woman, whose husband does large
business in this city, declaring her purpose to
further the cause of abolition, during her win
ter sojousn here, by helping few negroes to
, escape. Our correspondent has laid bare the
, source of the heavy losses which are usually
, sustained in this city by the escape Of slaves
=, Some of the northern brethren and sisters
, think it very cute to come here in the winter,
drive a prosperous trade, and when summer
approaches, lend their names and countenance
to some negro, to enable him to obtain passage
, on some fine ship or steamboat. Any other
! people would blush at such acts and designs;
bat the aboIitionist does not possess the facul-
+ ty of blushng. Gratitude and honesty have
8 no place in the catalogue of his virtues. A
!, busy disposition to interfere with the affairs OF
!" other people. to concern himself with other
peoples notes, without regarding the beam
in his own eye, is the characteristic Of the race.
p, We think it about time that the authorities
] and citizens of New Orleans were taking meas
:, ures to provide against the intrgues and inter
ferences of these ingrates, who come to our
city merely to make money, and when they
: have succeeded, set to work to violate our
:. laws, rob our citizens and diffuse discomfort
among our servile population. We wish they
were all frank and unguarded as the person
, referred to by our correspondent, as the infor-
mation would he thus sunnlied to our authorl-