The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-21

Mr.A S. Flower, Mansfield, and DeSoto Parisk, 81
Mr. CLARKE ADAMS, Piaquentine, and beruilte Paris
". F. McDosALps Ie2 Nassau street heto York:
Gy Those of our town subscribers who d
not receive their papers regularly, will pleas
send word to the office.
~OuR jon OFF1cE.-We have added
our establishment one of HOES PATENT RoTAR
PsEssEs, (capable of printing from 1000
1900 cards, circulars, etc, per hour and
additional hand press suitable for pamphlet
and large jobs, together with fine assortment
Of ornamental type, paper, and blank cards
which enables US to fill orders for every des
crption Of printing to any extent II superlo
style, with great despatch and At UNUSUAL.
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The river is again down to near low waite
mark. Through navigation has been suspended
and the boats are forced to re-ship at Alex
andria Freight on cotton to New Orleans
50 SO ap bale.
The steamer Aida has been raised and will
be ready to resume her trips on the first rise q
water. Her hull was but slightly damaged.
STEAMER LosT.-The fine new steamer Jas.
Trabue, captain Wilson, hence for N. Orleans,
struck a snag or old log, on Saturday evening,
and sunk, a shortdistance below Campte. The
cargo, consisting of cotton, was saved. The
hull we learn broke in two, and will prove a
total loss. No lives lost.
The steamer Luda on her last trip from this
port to Alexandria, struck snag Or stump,
which slightly damaged one Of her guards and
engines.
NEW STAGE L1NE.-We learn that Messrs.
Bradfeld, Compton & Co., will in few weeks
establisha line Of four horse post coaches to run
between this place and Austin, Texas This
will prove great convenience to travellers,
and will undoubtedly be profitable to its pro-
prietors.
The postmaster general has issued proposals
for conveying the mail, in a two horse coach,
twice a week from Shreveport to Washington,
(Ark., J via Spring Hill, Lewisylle and Wal
nut HILL
We learn blythe Gazette that the name Of our
fellow citizen, general I. 7. Williamson, will /
"be presented to the nominating democratic
convention for governor Of Louisiana" We
know Of no democrat whom we would sooner
see in the executive chair.
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A large audience Of ladies and gentlemen
were present on Saturday evening, at tie pres
byterian church, to listen to the address Of Mr..
W. a. Lacy. Thespeaker handled his subject
in an able manner, and won high praise from
bis hearers.
Thanks TO Mr.. Henry Zoll for files Of late
papers. He has just returned from n. Orleans
with fine assortment of saddlery, harness,
gin bands, etc.
We are indebted to the hon. b. L. Hodge and
the hon. ]. M. sandidge, for numerous inter
esting legislative documents.
Thanks to Messrs. J. P. Benjamin, J. SlidelE
and Theo. G. Hunt, forpublic documents.
We are indebted to Dir. Perroncel, of the
Fanny Fern, for his attentions.
FINE Corrosive have been presented with
a sample of cotton grown from the celebrated
Dean seed, and which was sold in N. Orleans
during the past month at sixteen cents a9 b.
Its as white as snow, the staple very long and
silky, and fully equal to the famed Sea Island.
We understand that this cotton picks wells, the
bois being third larger than those produced
by the Petit Gulf seed, and the yield large
The Camden (Ala.) Republic, noticing the
Dean cotton, says:
Our friend, col. John M. Burke, called into
our Office a day or two since with sample Of
his Dean cotton. 1t is without doubt as pro
nounced by gentlemen more capable Of jud cling
than ourself, the best cotton that has ever been
grown in Alabama. The colonel sold six
teen bales Of this cotton ii New Orleans dur
ing the present season for 16 cents per ID
The Dean cotton fills up a gap between the
highest grade Of the common short staple
which IS about 10 cents, and the lowest grade
of Sea island, which is about 90 cents This
fact makes it an important matter to the manu-
featuring world that it should be cultivated ex-
by our cotton planters The price II
commands in market is its recommendation to
planters. This cotton produces as much to the
acre as the Petit Gulf, and hand can pick as
much, If not more Of it than Of the latter, 4
owing to the fact that the bols are much lar
ger. Colonel Burke has large supply of the
seed, which he sells for 81 per bushel. No
planter should fail to substitute this cotton in
she place Of the degenerate Petit Gulf.
The cotton may be examined, and the Dean
seed procured at the warehouse Of Messrs.
OglesbY q Grswold. We ask the attention Of
our planters to the subject
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We would the skattention OF those in want
Of water proof apparel, Or articles that are
liable q be used il damp orrainy weather, 10 II
the advertisement Of gutta pereha goods. The
almost endless variety of goods manufactured
from this new article Of commerce are rapidly (
India rubber, over which it pos
sesses innumerable advantages, not the least Or
which is Its freedom from all unpleasant smell.
Its non-conductive. not liable to decomnose
joas nt,t heran,n sticky nj Is &c Il,