The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-19

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1856
AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH WESTERN:
Co.. I. w. BLrDsoE, Fillmore, Bossier parish.
Messrs. j. NJ d C. MuRrnY, Jefferson, Ieras.
Mr.. WARE BEsGE, Bonham, Fannin County, Teras.
Mr.. JAMES B. LIKENs, Henderson, Rask Co., Terms.
Mr.. CLARKE ADAMS Plague,nine, and beroille Paris
W. H. MCDONALD, 100 Nassau street, Ne,c York.
THos. MCINTYRE, % Camp street, New Orleans
TT Those Of our town subscribers who
not receive their papers regularly, will pleas
send word to the Office
The proceedings of the last session Of til
police jury will be found on the first page.
The river has risen six inches since our last
The latest accounts report it to be down to 10,
water mark at Fulton; but We presume tn
rains of Saturday extended above that point
Medium sized boats now cross the falls with
out difficulty, and daily leave here laden will
cotton. The Linda, Lone Star and Financie
No. 2, have arrived direct from New Orleans
and the Mary J.. Daugherty, White Cliffs, Gre
NADIA and Aida from the falls. The Marion
and Hope, from New Orleans, arc now due.
4 RARE CHANcE-Thc police jury Of Caddc
parish, viii on the 1st January, elect tax col
lector for the year 1856. Candidates must
address r. T. Buckner, esq.
The present postal arrangement is undoubt-
cdly the wonder of the age. Fridays mail
brought US the New Orleans Picayune, Bulle-
tin. True Delta, Bee and Crescent Of the 27th
October lasA sThey having been only forty
seven days out from N. Orleans to Shreveport
On Sunday the mail made total failure be-
yond Mansfield. Will the Pierce organs in
form the public why our mails are detained
and held back?
We have nothing Of Importance from Wash
ington. Up to the 1th the house had been un-
able to select speaker In 1849 nineteen
days were consumed in the election of speaker.
1t was then triangular affair, the main con-
test being between the wings and democrats,
the former voting for Winthrop and the latter
for Cobb; but few frecsoilers and striped
wings, such as Toombs and Stephens and their
immediate followers, holding the balance Of
power, and refusing to vote for either candi-
date. On the 22d December, nineteen days
after the meeting Of congress, and on the sixty
third balloting, Howell Cobb, was elected by
plurality vote, as previously agreed upon by
the house, he beating The wing candidate three
votes, and falling short Of a majority vote
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the new and beautiful steamer Linda, for New
Orleans papers to the 9Th.
Thanks to Mr.. Cassidy, clerk of the M. L.
Daugherty, captain Perroncel, Of the White
Cliffs, and the clerk Of the Aida, for late pa
pers. Also, to Mr.. Hayes, of the Swan, and
Mr.. Barstow, of the Rapides, for forwarding our
files from the falls.
We are indebted to Mr.. j. Grieve, clerk Of ,
the Financier No. 9, and Mr.. Wilson, clerk of
the Grenada, for files of New Orleans papers
to the 18th inst.
Thanks to Mr.. Virgins and to Mr. Baer for
their attentions.
Or, Young, president Of the Vicksburg and
Shreveport railroad, writing to colonel B. NJ.
Johnson, under date of the LIST inst, imparts the
following gratifying intelligence: :
To-day purchased lot of $50 tons ofiron !
for our road, to be delivered on the 25th ofthis
month"; We have now $50 hands at work.
Fifteen thousand cedar cross-ties have been de- t
livered, and we shall commence laying track 7
first OF January. A locomotive has been order p
ed and our friends in Madison will soon hear
its whistle"
Another letter from the same gentleman,
dated Monroe, Dec. 18th, states that there are
now 43O hands at work on tile road. and that
the contractors are anxious TO place 1000 ne
groes on il. This is really encouraging, and c
we hope that the company will be able to push 9
The work. r
According to the returns received at Baton ,
Rouge, the following vote was cast at the recent +
election The official vote for the state ticket !
will not be counted until the meeting of the leg
Stature next month s
22 $50: Derbigny. Ig 100
It, goyernor-Mouton. 22s2l7; Texada, 1868 =
Sec'y of State-Herron, % 2G3: Beale 1866 Fl
Atty general-Moise, 2l 1853: Hunt. 1861 :