The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-18

'.roHryER FLOAT ru.Ar STANDARD SHEET :
che 9oa'tl- 1Oestern
By L. DIL1.ARD & Co.
Office Corner Of Texas aud Edwards streets,
OPPOSITE HITCHcoGK's LIVERY STABLE.
sH1sE T'EE'OFeT
WEDNESDAY, .."..4 ~~,.JULY 18, 1876
AGENTS FOR THE souTu- WESTERN:
Messrs. J. NJ. l. J. G. MuRfHY, Jefferson, Teras.
MI WARE BEyeE Bonham| Fannin County, Texas.
Mr.. JAMES B. Linens, Henderson, Rusk Co., 1eras.
Mr. A. S. FLOWER, Mansfield, and DeSoto Parish, l.
Mr.. CLARKE ADAMS, Plaquenines and berolle Paris
H. MCDONALD, lO2 Nassau street, Neao York
THos. McISrYnE, IS Camp street, Nea0 Orleans.
EwOuR JOB OFFICE We have added I
our establishment one of1HoE's PATENT RoTAR
PRESSES, capable of printing from 1000
1900 cards, circulars, etc, per hour, and a
additional hand-press suitable for pamphle
and large jobs, together|with fine assortmer
of ornamental type, paper, and blank card:
which enables US to fill orders for every DIES
cription of printing to any extent in superio
style, with great despatch and at UNUSUAL
low prices.
Eg- Those of our toyn subscribers who
not receive their papers regularly, will pleas
send word to the Office.
Red River continues to decline, and it is nov
almost too low for steam boat navigation.
The long continued dry weather has Gu
short the corn crop in this and the neighboripe
parishes. -Four weeks ago the young corn ap'
peared to be unusually promising, and it was
confidently predicted tbh BIT the yield would be
unprecedented in this se4 ton of country; but
now there remains no hope for even an ordina-
ry crop. The cotton is Al so suffering greatly.
We understand that a quantity of cotton is
now being hauled from lake Bisteneau to this
port, for the purpose Of being shipped down
the river.
Building of hatboats has become quite bus
mess Of late at this port. A. number, loaded
with cotton, will leave during the week for
Alexandria.
The steamer Sodo, ON Her trip from Alex
andrla, run against a sun ken log or snag, 10
miles below this place, ami seriously damaged
her hull Through the 4xertions of captain
Clafin and his crew, the boat succeeded in |
reached this port, and will be thoroughly re-
paired in a few days.
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Capt. J. D.. Clarke has purchased the steam
er Exchange, and intends running her as low
water packet between this place and the falls.
The Exchange draws only tthrteea inches wa
ter and will arrive here III few days direct i
from New Orleans E
a large number Of persons have been en- >
ployed for some days past in cutting the luxu-
RANT grass growing in and on the margin of
Cross lake, and curing it ffr hay. Quantities
OF it were soldi in town at 5tg cts % 100 lbs
ADVANCE IN CoTToN.-W We learn by tele- O
graph that there has been IN Improvement in =
the New Orleans cotton mar ket, and that prices r
had advanced fully J cent y Ii. $
Our flour market sympa:bsing with that of b
New Orleans, we suppose, became depressed a
during the past week, and q reduction of from ii
three to five dollars per barrel on previous rates II
was the consequence. The stock is amply. a
The supreme court convened at Monroe, on
the 9th inst; judges SpoFof I'd, Buchanan and te
Noorhles, IN attendance. The docket is very D
heavy, and it is believed the tourt will continue il
in session four OF five weeks. A.
On the first page will be ound law, enact 4
ed by the last Legislature, id relation to mont Ct
uons Tor the better securlngot titles to proper
ty purchased at public auction All buyers of 81
real estate sold by the sheriff, or at succession lie
sales, should make it poin4 to take advantage o.
OF the law, as without complying with its con- p
dtlons they cannot secure al indisputable title IL
to the land they may bid of. 10
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Thanks to the clerk of tn Sodo, and 70 Mr.. -,
D. D. Atkinson, of the Hope, for their polite O,
attentions. !.
By Telegraph to the South Western. al
New YORK, July 11.--Cons' steamship
Pacific has arrived, with Liverpool dates to the
Both June, and corresponding advices from the CT
seat of war. In the Liverpool cotton market Al
orleans fair was quoted at 7ta74d. % ib; mid at
ling 6sd. The decline of ID. previously re- GO
'orted had been recovered and tile market st
iesed firm. Money easier. Consols advanc- j.
at 81. [Owngito heavy storm d,
REVEALING below, the dispatch was unavoida- an
y cut short. NJ
Joe, negro boy, belonging to colonel Wat Gu
on, on Thursday evening, threw a butcher lu
nile at black man ownef by Mr.. Harris, fe'
'hich infected severe would above the hin. oc
he ARRAY occurred at the nj a1ket house. The tn
egroes IN this section of col ntry have of late in
cen allowed to act just as su1 ted their pleasure. tic
is time the rein was tightdhed. ro
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The Independence (Misso urii Advocate, of II
le Goth ult., says that a gopd deal Of anxiety ~
manifested here about the tro1d discovered on I'D