The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-19

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BY L. DILLARD & Co. Il
Office. Garner of Texas and Edwards streets,
O . OPPOSITE H1rcHcocK's LIVERY STABLE
SEEEsE YEP 0FeT:
WEDNESDAY, .s.. SEPTEMBER 10. 1885,
" AGENTS For THE SOUTHWESTERN:
Col, I. ". BLEDsoE Fillmore, Bossier parish.
Aessr5. J. N. Il 10. MURPHY, Jefferson, Te1as.
Mr. WhRE BaseE, Bonham, Fannn County, Teras.
Bfr. JAMES B. LrkESs Henderson, Rusk Co., Teras.
Mr., CLARKE ADAMS, Plaqnenine, and beroihe Partsi
w. Fl. MeDosALD, l02 Nassau street, Nee York
Taos, MeIsrEHE, % Camp street, Neo Orleans ~
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communications. The writer's real name mus
accompany all articles. No. H
We were not altogether correct in stating
last week that Geo Williamson, esq, replied te
the speech delivered by colonel VIM B. Lewis
Mr.. Williamson confined his remarks to an ex-
position Of the objections he himself had to tie
American party.
Contrary 10 expectation the river is again on
the decline, but there is sufficient water for
small boats to run without difficulty between
this port and the falls The steamer Augusta,
with a barge in tow, both laden with merchan-
disc, arrived on Saturday. The Hope, with
400 bales Of cotton, left for Alexandra, on Sat
urday; and the Marion, with 200 bales, on Sun
day morning. --latest reports from below give
Az feet water on the bars.
The presence of the agent of the post-office
TOD 4 &c
try, to put things to rights. For some unac-
countablc reason, the letter and newspaper
mails made up in N. Orleans for this place are
detained on the route.
great religious revival has been going on
in this parish, occasoned by the labors Of the
baptist ministers, at Summer Grove. Over
one hundred persons we're baptized.
Mr.. Jonas Robson was on Saturday, elect
ed justice Of the peace, TO serve out the term
of. K. Parsons, deceased. .a ,n
We regret to learn that the caterpillar has
made its appearance in the lower part of this |
parish. Experienced planters state that under
the most favorable auspices, the cotton crop in
Caddo will fail short one-fourh The Alex
andria Republican reports that the caterpillar
has been discovered everywhere in Rapides
parish, and that the rot has also appeared.
YELLOW FEvER-We are indebted to L. P. q
Grain, esq, for the following dispatch, which g
he received yesterday: a.y- ... G
ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. l9.-Judge Cushman 3
died of the fever, at his plantation, yesterday >,
Yellow fever, epidemic here, say forty cases -
Type not SO malignant numerically as in l853.
at w. J. JOHNSON, MD. q
None of the judges ofthe supreme court were Is
in attendance on Monday, therefore no business
was transacted. ~ ..m....,. il
The same gentleman also received the follow
ing dispatch: :"
"NATcHITocuEs, SEPT. 1--we have not had y;
case of yellow fever yet Doctors all idle =,
S. B. CRocHERoN, Nj. d. ~
twill be perceived that the report of the fe- to
yer being at Natchitoches is untrue. - W
The operator was unable to obtain any news IN
for us from New Orleans or Natchez. III
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The Americans of DeSoto nominated Thos s
NJ Gatlin, esq, as their candidate to represent FRI
that parish in the next Legislature. He will 81 81
make an able and efficient legislator ~
Those wishing to purchase fine plantation Gu
on the Mississippi, are referred to the adyer- J..
hsement of doctor Peacocke. g.,
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The army worm has made its appearance in u; ;f'
the parish OF Concordia, and creates conside- -:
rable alarm among the cotton planters W.
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The yellow teYercontnues to decline in New w. w.,
Orleans. On the 9Th inst, there were only tir
ten deaths in the charity hospital rel
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1t was proposed in New Orleans, on the 9th H.
nst., to despatch twenty nurses to Norfolk. be
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The Madison Journal states that Mr.. Farrar, 'e
he American candidate, was elected Judge of 70,
he 10th judicial district court to fill the vacancy an
'ccasoned by the resignation of Judge Snyder. tn
On the other hand, the hon. Cyrus Ratlif, F.
ntl- American, was elected Judge of the 7th iu- tu
'ical district, to 1.-THE vacancy occasioned BY tb
he elevation of Judge Merrick to the supreme &c
bench. of
1t is not as yet known who was elected to ma
ongress from eastern Texas The Marshall inc
republican is confident that Ward, democrat, De-
AS small majority. as
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An esteemed friend, residing in Bossier, and gre
ell acquainted throughout the parish, writes ln'
us IN glowing terms of the prospects of the ae .
-merlcan party in that senatorial district and or
confident that colonel sanddge will be beaten its
his own parish He says, 'n Bossier .the
CHIT side up. Sans boys present a perfect for
lalanx, and will sweep all before Them TIVE
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The Washington Telegraph states that Ira ~
moot, postmaster at Lions Beard. Sewer -
'unty, Arkansas, was arrested last week, BY ,r'