The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-16

Mr. JAMES +. LrKEss, Henderson, Rusk Co., Ieras.
Mr. A. S. FLOWER, Mansfield, and DeSoto Parish, La
Mr. CLARKE ADAMS, PLaquenine, md Iberuae Parish
w. II. McDoNALD, 102 Nassau street, Nelc York.
THos. MCINTYRE, 20 Camp street, Nean Orleans
G9g" Those Of our town subscribers who dc
not receive their papers regularly, will please
send word to the Office. ---..-.
ny5-OUR jon OFFIcE.-We HAYS added tc
our establishment one of HOES PATENT ROTARY
PRESSES, capable of printing from 1000 te
1900 cards, circulars, etc, per hour,) and an
additional hand-pre suitable for pamphlets
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 in superior
style, with great despatch and at unusually
low prices. -.
The river continues to decline both above and
below this port We learn by a gentleman
who arrived here on Saturday from upper Red
Riyer-as high up as the confines of civsa-
tion-that no rain Of consequence lad fallen in
that region during the past three months. and
that Red River is down to extreme low water
mark. The crops Of cotton, corn and wheat,
notwithstanding the drought, were doing re-
markably well.
We were favored with fine showers of rain
during Saturday night and Sunday morning.
An election for the Office of treasurer of the
town of Shreveport, will be held on Saturday
next. The polls will be opened at the mayors
office.
il
We are Indebted to Mr. Douglass, Of the Ira
der, and Mr.. Elstncr, Of the White3 Cliffs, for
files of late papers.
Thanks to friend Perroncel, of the Fanny
Fern, and Mr. Russell, of the Marion, for files
Of late papers.
----~~---->~~,>--~~0---1~
We arc indebted to friend Baternan, Of the
st. Charles, for his attentions.
Thanks to the clerks of the Grenada and
Union for city papers.
.
The democracy are sounding the tocsin
throughout the State, and calling upon the 'un-
terrified to organise, hold meetings, and APP
point delegates to the nominating conventions.
That is right. We trust that their ticket will
be composed Of the abest and most talented
men that can be found in the ranks of the par
ty; the more especially as it would afford us
but poor satisfaction to oppose and aid in de-
feating second On third rate men.
THE Sons OF THE SIKEs.-We are indebted
to the attention Of Mr.. Tnos. II. Morris, Texas
street, for copy Of the "Sons of the Sires,
history of the rise, progress and destiny of the
American party, and its probable Influence on
the next presidential election; to which is ad
ded review ofthe letter Of the hon. Henry A. {
Wise against the know nothings. By an Amer
ican." The work is highly spoken of by the
papers, and commands attention from men of {
all political denominations. {
An officer of the quartermaster's department,
United States army, is now in Cincinnati su-
perintending the construction Of cottages to be
used as officers quarters and barracks for the
could readily have been bujltin Texas for less
money than it will cost to transport them from
Cincinnati 10 the Sabine
The steamship Caha"ba, at New Orleans {
from New York, brought a consignment of
forty two journeymen printers for the Asso-
cated Press for the purpose, the Picavune is t
informed, of working at less prices than the
resident printers are willing to work for The
transaction occasioned much excitement and in
dignation among the craft and the Picayune,
which has ever been an ardent advocate of the
workngman being paid liberal price for his
labor, is very severe on the associated press
the members of which, in this instance aGleast,
have acted in a manner highly reprehensible.
The Natchitoches Chronicle draws gloomy
picture of the want and distress prevailing
among the citizens ofa portion of that parish
owing to the scarcity Of corn and plovisions.-I
We learn from gentleman, who recently Wis
tied different points on 9ayou Pierre, that ma
ny families were suffering for the necessities of
life, in some instances they were without corn
or bread, and could obtain neither sugar nor
coffee. In fact no provisions were to be had
A correspondent Of the opelousas Patriot
writes to that journal that he hears on every
hand good citizens expressing an intention at
some future time Of packing up, bag and bag
gage, and journeying to that land Of promise,
Texas The writer adds, "and indeed, to such ,
an extravagant height has this disposition been :
carried, that with some Texas is looked upon ,
as kind of Canaan, where the turmoils, suf-
ferings and Sorrows that human flesh is heir to
in every cline will cease to be realities, but +,
become numbered with the things that were"
The fact is, Texas is "a great country but ,
we would advise our friends in the Atchafa-
laya and Opelousas country to give Caddo pa ]
IRISH a trial. 1t possesses many advantages over !
any portion of the Lone Star State.
The grand lodge of |. Q. 0. F. of Virginia a
has adopted the Martha Washington female 8
college, at Abingdon, and intend to complete it. 5