The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-25


and large jobs, together with a fne assortme
of ornamental type, paper, ard blank card
which enables us to fill orders for every de
cription of printing to any extent in uperi'
style, with great despatch and at unusual
low prices.
EN- Those of our town subscribers who {
not receive their papers, regularly, will pleas
send word to the office. 49,.
EE~ AMERICAN MEET1NG.-We have bee
requested to announce that meeting of til
American party, will be held at tie coult-houst
on SATURDAY EVENING, 29th insa., at 8 oclocl
for the purpose of ratifying TIE nomination
made by the state convention. |
Heavy showers of rain have faflcn in varIou
portions of Caddo parish since orr last
The steamer Trader, captain Isaac Wright
arrived here on Friday, fourteen days from
Alexandria. Although so long oi$ the passage
there was no sickness on board, and the pas
sengers speak in high terms of the care and at
tention bestowed upon them by the captain and
Mr.. Douglass. The Hope arrived on the same
day, (haying been out some ffteea days, with
near 700 bbls. groceries. Capt. Moore reports
the river to be lower than he has ever before
known it. s.=T."
Captain Moore, with the stean3 capstern of
the Hope, has kindly hauled out the Trader,
and the latter is now undergoing ia thorough
repair. She will, in few days, b. as staunch
and good as when first built, and again re-
sumo her regular trips.
Our levee looked quite animated;on Monday
and made one think of the business season. In
short distance of each other were !moored the
steamers Union, White Cliffs, Fanny Fern,
Hope, Trader, and Solo, besides jeight hats,
the latter laden with cotton a+
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The citizens ofour town and the S surrounding
country are blessed with unusual good health |
for the season of the year. go
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The board of trustees, at an extraisesson on
Friday, passed an ordinance ordering that Sill /
yer lake be drained.
We continue to receive gloomy accounts of
the crops. In the uplands, owing to the long
spell Of dry weather, the cotton is shedding,
and the corn being burnt" Cotton on the
river plantations is more promising. !
There is great scarcity of bagging and rope
in this section of country, and we fear the cot
ton planters will find much difficulty i'm orocur-
ing supply. 2. y t.. .=- -".'I
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Contracts are being made to send wagons to
the Mississippi, for the purpose hauling n'er-
chandise to this and other points on Ted River.
A weekly line Of wagons might make money
in the trade. o..
If the rates Of freight from Alexandra to
this point continue to advance for f1w weeks
longer, they will get so high up in tie figures l
that they cannot be quoted. We understand |
that a portion of the Augustus cargo was t
shipped at seven dollars per barrel! ]
The labor on the raft is being pushed on with '
all possible dispatch, and the work " i'll be far
enough advanced before next winter, to be of
great benefit to steamboats, engaged in the up 5
per Red River trade r. ..l n
The democrats of Caddo parish will hold ;s
at Greenwood, on Saturday next, g
or the purpose Of nominating candle ates for h
he approaching election. We hope they will q
AVE fine time Of it, and put in nomination II
heir best and ablest men,
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ELEcr1oN-Our readers should bealiin mind :,
hat an election will be held at the MAJORS Ct o,
ice, on Saturday next, for town treasurer ~
All citizens of the State who have resided dur :.
ne the past twelve months within the limits Of fl
he corporation, are entitled TO vote
Lovers of good cigars and fine chewing to- b;
'acco, can have theirwants supplied by calling fiji
t Balls drug store. T. T
Peaches and fruit generally have proven d 90
ecided failure this season. J.. I'd
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We were debarred the pleasure of attending m
ne examination of the pupils of the reverend T.
lr. Ford's academy; but learn with pleasure m
ne young ladies acquitted themselves most u
uilulStdkdDie evidence OF "A
ne care and attention they had bestowed on T.
,eir studies; and at the same time reAect;no A
redit upon the academy and its profesyZors.- p
he institute is deserving of the patronage of G.
arents, who ought to use every exeFtion TOT E,
ster and sustain it, and we hope that lat thel G.
1suing session Mr.. Ford will be amply ren,une r,
tied for the trouble and expense be hi; Is been A
In founding seminary oflearning. W
The steamer Natchez made her last trib from Sc
ew Orleans to Natchez, in less than nineteen LII
ours. This is the quickest time ever made. m
istance 800 miles. She made the runE the an
outh of Red River in fourteen hours andIseyen
inutes.
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An election was held in New Orleans last til
eek, for member of the city council WIN. or
Converse, know nothing, was elected hav- =,
3 received majority of upwards of 6oQyotes L.
er colonel S. W. Oakley, democrat T. lol
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