The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-24

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By L. DILLARD & Co. az
Office Corner of Texas and Edwards streets,
OPPOSITE HITcHcocK's LIVERY STABLE.
SIRE EsEEDOE FIT:
WEDNESDAY ,.........aoCToBER "a, 1855
AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH WESTERN:
Coz r. w 0BLEDsoE, Fillmore Bossier parish. +r$ E
Messrs. J. N. { ]. G. MrEPuY, Jesferson, 1eras
Mr. WARE BESGE, Bonham, Fannin County, Ierds
Mr.. JAMES B. LiKESs Henderson, Rnsk Co., 4 eIas
Mr. CLARKE ADAMS, Plaquemine, and befsttle PARISH
W. H. MCDONALD, lD2 Nassau street, Neto YORK.
THos MCINTYRE, % Camp street, Yer or rl0a
e nSs-OUR Jon OFFIcE-Wc have added II
our establishment one of HOES P ATEsT RoTaR,
PRESSES, Capable Of printing from 1900 t
1870 cards. circulars, etc, per hour,) and al
additional hand-press suitable for pamphlet
and large jobs, together with fine assortmen
of ornamental type, paper, and blank cards
which enables us to fill orders for every DIES
cription Of printing to any extent IN superior
style, with great despatch and at unusual.
low prices -.-.oz
Err Those Of our town subscribers who Ok
not receive their papers regularly, will please
send word to the Office.
n4r ELECTION TIcKErs-We are now print
ing the tickets for the American party. Can
didates for parish offices who wish their names
inserted, will please send in their orders.
The river is on stand without any pros
pect Of a rise. The steamers Marion and Au-
gusta have arrived during the week from Alex
andfia, with good freights. The Sodo, Trader
Marion and Augusta left here for that port.
Mr.. Preston, the American candidate, and
general Phillips, the democratic nominee, for
the state senate in this senatorial district, ad
dressed our citizens on Monday. They both
gave satisfaction to their partisans. As de-.
batter, Mr.. Preston is far superior to general
Phillips.
We are indebted to Mr.. Henry A. Zoll for files
of late New Orleans papers.
Thanks Mr. 10. Boisseau, clerk ofthe Mari
on, for files Of New Orleans papers.
The Commercial Hotel was reopened on
Monday, and Mr.. Aston is now prepared to ac-
commodate his old patrons and the public in
superior manner. a-., ~
CoRoSER.-Mr. Adam Bauman requests Us
TO say that he will, if elected, serve as coroner
of Caddo parish. g.
Mr.. Jcter was reelected to the police jury in
ward No. /. There was no election held in the
third ward. II
New GooDs-H Wells has just received a
large stock of fresh and fashionable dry goods, :
ladies' dress patterns, silks, satins, aces, bon
nets, mantillas, parasols, fancy goods and mil e
linery. Also, gentlemens and youths cloth 0
ing The ladies are invited to give him call. .
FuRNIquRE.-Those of our readers sending a
to New Orleans for furniture or other house a
hold goods, should by no means overlook the es =
adjustment of Mr.. Chas A. Stewart, III and >,
173 Canal street. His stock is entirely new f
and embraces every article that can be called fe
FOR, all of which will be sold on the most libe-
TAI leflllS. MI. SteNdit ID d SoulneiHeI, anu .,
lis furniture is all of southern manufacture. n,
He ought to be patronised. ea
ANorHER RED RIVER PAcKET.--It will be =
perceived by an advertisement in another col in
INN, that SO soon as the water permits the new NJ
steamer Rosa will run as a regular packet be- tl
ween New Orleans, Shreveport, Carolina and y =
hurricane Bluffs, and all intermediate landings :.
Ehe Rosa is in all respects first class boat runs Fl
veil, has large and splendid cabins and unsur- id
,assed accommodations for passengers, besides er
DOM for 1900 bales of cotton. She has been u =,
purchased expressly for this trade by captain T..
Applegate, and will be commanded by captain or
oseph Saliba, a veteran of the lower Mssissip- til
H. The office will be in charge of captain G. Pa
4. Dowd, late of the Fanny Fern, assisted by g
DR.. Brinton. Captains VIM. Stockman and ] as th
robinson are her pilots. All gentlemen we'll II
nown to our citizens for their SKILL experience ma
nd attention TO business With such officers Fo
requires no prophet to foretell that the Rosa ~
I'll become one OF the most popular and sue :,
esstul boats on the river.
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Our neighbor Of the Democrat is altogether =.
70 sensitive about our opinion of president
ierce's Office holders. Mr.. Garter will bear ~
itness that the South Western is regularly 9. 60
aced in the postoffice many hours previous to ~
lie closing of the mails, and we know that he
romptly dispatches our papers. AS the mail D.
'ntractors have for months past faithfully per- ::
'rmed their duty, flour papers fail to reach =
leif destination, and the postmasters are not y
blame, perhaps our neighbor will be good 5
lough to explain who is at fault y"
We have been requested to state that, at the an
'licitation Of many democrats, Mr.. w. G. Lew 10
has consented to run as candidate (demo- 20
attic for the Office of district attorney of the tic
3th Judicial district, comprising the parishes at
Caddo and DeSoto. &C
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The anti Americans of N. Orleans have put