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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22
Although cut off from the balance of the

Although cut off from the balance of the
world, owing to suspension of navigation,
we feel an interest in commercial affairs, and
confess to decided penchant for mammoth
steamships, rakish clippershi and fleet steam
boats, and if we cannot daily behold them, like
noticed the run made by the steamer Natchez,
from New Orleans to Natchez, 800 miles, J
which she accomplished in less than nineteen
hours-the quickest time, by nearly one hour,
that had ever been made. But the fates or
dained that she was not long to wear the hon
ors, for already has most beautiful, trim built
coquette, "come OUT and cast to the wall the
Nafchez and all other rivals. On Saturday, 18th
inst, the new steamer Princess, captain L. G.
Holmes, with fifty invited guests, leftNew Or
leans on pleasure trip to Natchez and back.
She left the city during the prevalence of a
heavy gale from the north, and made the trip to
| Natchez in seventeen hours and thirty minutes
beating the Natchez's fast time, hour and %
minutes, and the J. M. Whites "brag trip 2
hours and fifteen minutes. The Princess left
Natchez on Sunday for New Orleans where she
arrived early Monday morning, and on Tues
day evening left on her regular trip to Vicks-
burg, and arrived at Natchez on Wednesday,
having made three trips from New Orleans to
Natchez in one week. A friend, who was
guest during the pleasure trip, writes US that
it was a delightful excursion, and that the boat
proved herself not only the tleetest on the river
but that for comfort, ease, superb furniture
and sumptuous fare, she has no equal afoat.
The following is a record of the time made
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

We again hear complaints of the scarcity of
groceries in different sections of the country
bordering on upper Red. River The articles
mostly needed are sugar, coffee and salt.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The recent heavy winds have oecasloned
much damage to cotton IN the parishes OF Cad
do. Bossier and DeSoto.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

Ag- Those of our town subscribers who 40
not receive their papers regularly, will please
send word to the Office
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

AMERICAN MEETING.-A meeting of the
American party of Shreveport, was held at the
courthouse, on Saturday evening. The meet-
ing was organised BY Mr.. R. D. Sale calling
N. E. Wright, esq, to the chair G. W. Dill
lard was appointed secretary.
On motion, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the president appoint vigl,
lance committee often upon whom shall devolve
the duty of calling meetings of the party
making arrangements for the same, etc.
The chairman appointed the following gen
tlemen on said committee: L. P. Grain, B. l.
Hodge, F. P Austin, G. W. billiard, R. D
Sale, B. NJ johnson, colonel Sam Ford, ". c
Beck, W B. Sturgess and H. P. Slavery.
The meeting was addressed by Messrs. F. P
Austin and G. H. Burnside.
On motion, the meeting adjourned annie
cheers for Mr. Thompson and the other Amer
lean candidates.
Below will be found the letter addressed by
the committee, appointed at the Greenwood con
vention, to Mr.. Thompson, informing him of his
nomination as the American candidate for the
house of representatives, and his reply.
GREENWOOD, AUGUST II, 1855
Mr.. j. B. THoMpsoN-Dear sir: The Amer
can party of the parish Of Caddo have selected
you as suitable person to:represent the parish
in the next legislature of the State of Louisiana
We have been appointed a committee to notify
you of the fact, and request your acceptance Of
the same. Very respectfully.
JNo. L. KIRKPATRICK.
B. Y. ScoG1N.
JOHN w. REAyEs.
B. L. HODGE.
CADDo PARISH, La, AUG, ii, 1856.
Messrs Jno L. Kirkpatrick, B. L. Hodge, and others,
committee.
Gcntlcmen-You our esteemed favor of the l It'll
of this month, informing me that the 'Amer-
can party' had selected me as a suitable per-
son to represent the parish of Caddom the next
Legislature of the State of Louisiana, lies before
me. | need not say to you, gentlemen, that
this honor was wholly unsolicited by me; and
that it is distinction to which have never had
the vanity to aspire. | owe it to myself to say
that political cminence has never been my aim
But however much l may regret that you have
not chosen some one more capable than myz
self of representing the interests ofour common
parish, yet do not feel at liberty to decline
nomination SO hatteringly extended to me, com
ing as know it does from well meaning hearts.
| therefore accept your nomination.
am aware Of the poverty ofmy political re-
sources, and SO are you, hence all that | can
promise in case of my election is that the hum
Bile abilities with which it has pleased Provi
dence to invest me, shall be industriously en-
ployed for the promotion ofyour interests.
Accept my thanks for the very courteous
manner in which you have conveyed to me the
wishes OF the party you represent, and believe
me, Yours, very truly,
JOSEPH B. THOMPSON.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

We were yesterday favored with visit from
Mr.. Hatch, editor of the Democratic Advocate,
(Baton Rouge, who is OLE tour through this
section of the State.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The democrats of this place will make grand
rally on Friday. General Wickliffe and E. W.
Noise will address the public. They are both
eloquent speakers.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

We had the pleasure, on Thursday, of shak-
ing the hand of our esteemed friend, associate
justice Spofford. The labors Of the supreme
court appear to agree with him remarkable
we'll May he long adorn the bench.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

There has been a great revival going on for
some days past at the protracted meeting, held
by the baptist, at Summer Grove. The meet
ing will be continued during the present week.
Some time in September next the baptist asso-
citation will hold a meeting atBosser Point, on
the ground where the methodist held a camp
meeting last year. Tents and every other con
vcnence will be prepared for the accommoda
ton of visitors
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The Princess is undoubtedly the fectest
steamboat in the world. She is owned by capt.
Holmes, who also, together with captain Leath-
ers, owns the Natchez and the CD jr., and has
the contract to carry the Red River mail from
the mouth to New Orleans.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

AT IA special election held in New Orleans
on the 18th inst, Mr. Morgan, the American
nominee was elected Judge of the Cd dstric
court by a vote Of more than two to one ovel
Mr.. Kearney his democratic opponent.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22


LOSSES BY MA1L.-The Washington Union
in its department news, has the following from
the post Office department:
By highly important regulation, it appears
that in every case of loss by mail, whether
supposed to be the result of casualty or of de-
padaton, the department should be informed
without delay of all the circumstances connec-
ted with it. Particulars care should be taken
to state the name of the office in which the
letter was placed, the day on which it was SO
placed, and whether by the writer himself or by
another person, the day on which, if at all, it
was actually mailed, the names of the writer
and the person addressed, the amount, and if
practcable,a particular description of the valu-
able enclosure, the amount of, postage marked
on the letter, the Office to which addressed and
whether mailed direct thereto or to another
Office for distribution, and the route by which
it was sent with any further particulars that
may aid the department in its investigation
respecting the cause of the loss
ARKANsAs.-A letter to the Picayune, from
Camden, Ark, dated July 81, gives gloomy
picture Of the rivers in that region The
writer says: Il have lived here ten years
and have never seen any thing like it, There
are men living here worth $4,000, out o
whom you cannot get one cent? Ask a MAJ
for money, and he points you to his cottor
| piled up among others mountain high on thu
bank of the river. The present crop is prom
ising. A drought set in about the last 0
June and came near destroying everything
but for the last week we have had refreshing
Il rains every dav, and farmers are again in goot
spirits" S 5
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

We are indebted to Mrs D. Dashiell for a
fine specimen of the sword bean, upwards of a
foot in length.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

We are panied to learn that Samuel ]. Pc
tiers, esq, one of the Oldest and most enerprs-
ing citizens of New Orleans died on the 18th.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22


A letter-wrter from San francisco thus
speaks of the fall in the prices Of real estate in
that city, and the consequent reduction in the
incomes of its owners:
The enormous incomes Of some real estate
holders have dwindled down at most rapid
and fearful rate, and though already small.
continue to ''become beautifully less" I am
now moving into house at $40 per month,
which four months since, readily brought S II
per month, and fancy rents" have declined at
even greater ratio. The United States bonded
warehouses, for which Sc, 900 per month was
originally paid, would not at this moment com
mand one-fourth Of that rate, and under a clause
in the lease, which provides for a revaluation
OF the rent every two years bv disinterested
persons, will no doubt at the next biennial vain
alton, if proper attention is paid to the matte,
, by the government be reduced accordinolu.
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| 1t is reported that the president has received
letter from the car Of Russia, in reply to one
transmitted by Especial hand through our min
lister at st. petersburg, congratulatory upon his
succession. This letter, like previous one re-
celved by president Pierce from the late Nicho-
las, bore the czar's own autograph. The lette,
is said to be warmly congratulatory Of the il.
creasing greatness of the United States, Alev.
ander refers to the bequest by his father =,
valuable private papers received from the most
eminent men OF the United States, also with
| grateful feeling to the strong national interes
manifested by the American people in the snc.
cess OF the war upon which his great father i ID
entered. lie proposes the most lastino friend
snip oe'"eeh huss'a and the United States,
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The amount of claims against the govern
ment already before the new caurt at Washing
ton, is over 100000, 900, prominent among
which are remnants of the old continental mon
ey and the provisional scrip, issued to support
the country through the revolutionary struggle;
private advances to the government during that
war, afterwards repudiated. The French sfo-
liation men have decided, not to petition the
court, relying upon the next house ofrepresen
tatives to carry them through, despite thep pres
idcntial yeto
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

DRowSED.-Mr. George Murphy was acct
dentaily drowned, a few Gays since, near Alba
ny, in this parish. He fell off skiff and it is
supposed his head struck a stump under water,
which so severely stunned him that he never
rose. Mr. MeClelland jumped into the water,
for the purpose of rcscuing Mr.. Murphy, but
life was extinct before he reached him.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The Democratic Times learns from friend
that, while he was returning from Monroe to
Bastrop, he met several wagons laden with cot
ton, boundfrom Shreveport to LakeProvidence,
distance of near two hundred miles; and asks
the planters and merchants of north Louisiana
edo you want any stronger evidence Of the ne
cessty you are under of applying all your ener
GIGS and resources to the early completion Of
the railroad, now in course of construction from
Vicksburg to Shreveport, than this simple fact?'
S. NJ Booth, the Pierce editor against whom
verdict for $1,000 damages was recently OBJ
tanned at Milwaukee, for running off a slave be-
LONGING to Mr.. Garland, of st. Louis, announces
himself as e administration candidate for gov
ernor of Wisconsin.
The Boston Atlas says it is proposed that
the three thousand anti Nebraska clergymen OF
New England become life members of the abo-
ltionists' enigrant aid society, (for which pres
ident Pierce's pet, governor Reeder, acted as
agent in Kansas, paying twenty dollars each;
! the proceeds to De appleu 10 seItilhS Adhsas
with 'christians," or as they are generally de-
nominated "freesoilers.''
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The president has received, through the u
S. consul general at Tunis, letter from the
reigning hey of that country, officially announc'
ing the death of his predecessor, and pralsng
the virtues of the deceased after the eastern
fashion, as well as invoking the favor OF Prov
dence for the protection of the people and gov
eminent of the United States. 1t is written II
Arabic characters, and was accompanied by :
translation in French. 1t would appear thatthe
followers of the prophet are as expert as the
! otice-seekers and politicians of this country il
the application Of ''soft soap
/ The papers in the lower part of the State
complain of too much rain. @== -
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The fall trade for dry goods, it is reported
Aas opened unusually brisk at New York.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The New Orleans papers record the death Of
Lucius G. Duncan, an old and esteemed citizen.
He died from an attack Of apoplezy. He was
near SIS years Of age; ard, though native Of
kentucky, had resided IN Che city since 1919.
He was admitted to the n. Orleans bar in 1922,
and enjoyed an extensive practice.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The receipts of cotton at Galveston, from the
1st September to tie 1st August, amounted to
75,146 bales. The total receipts, by wagons,
railroad and boats, at Memphis, Tenn, during
the same period, was $4,000 bales, against
la2 200 last season.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

We regret to hear that destructive rot, &C.
casioned by recent heavy rains, has appeared
on many extensive plantations on the MlsslssIp-
ri river It has been raining almost daily for
a month past in New Orleans, and the lower
parishes generally.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-22

The New York Express lately saw lump Of
pure silver, weighing twenty five pounds. Il
was taken from the mines on the isthmus Of
Panama ss& @
Washington sentinel., 1855-01-07
MEDIC L DEPARTMENTOFHAM

NM EDIC i, DEPARTMENTOF HAMP-
4A den Sydney College, Richmond, Va.-The
sixteenth annual course of lectures will COM
mence on Monday, the 10th day of October, 1853
and continue until the LIST Of the ensuing March
The commencement for comforting degrees will
be held about the middle of March.
X. L. Bohannan, M. D., Prof of Obstetrics and
Diseases of Women and Children.
L. W. Chamberlayne, M. d., Prof OF Materia
Medica and Therapeutics.
Martin r. Sect, M. D.. Lecturer on Chemistry
and Pharmacy.
Chas. Bell Gibson, M. D., Prof of Surgery an
Surgical Anatomy.
Carter P. Johnson, M. D., Prof Of Anatomy and
Physiology
David H. Tucker, M. D., Prof. of Theory and
Practice Of Medicine.
Arthur E. Petioolas, M. D., Demonstrator OF
Anatomy.
The study of practical anatomy may be prose-
cuted with the most ample facilities, and at very
rlfing expense.
Clinical lectures are regularly given at the col
lege infrmary and Richmond almshouse. The in.
Urinary, under the same roof with the college, and
subject TO the entire control of the faculty. is al all
times well filed with medical and surgical cases
and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical in
struction. Many surgical operations are perform
ed In presence OF the class; and the students be-
ing freely admitted to the wards, enjoy, under
the guidance of the professors unusual opportu-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms
diagnosis, and treatment Of disease.
Observation-Disclosures fee, S. Professors
fees, Sl00. Demonstrators fee $40. Graduation
fee, S25
gy- The price of board, including fuel, lights,
and servants attendance is usually SO or $3I per
week. DAVID II. TUCKER, M D.,
Sep 29-tf Dean of the Faculty.
Washington sentinel., 1855-01-07
MEDICAL COLLEGE,

NI "
IN Washington-The Thirty-second Annual
Course of Lectures will commence on the fourth
Monday in October, and continue until March.
FACULTY
Thomas Miller, M. D., Professor Of Anatomy
and Physiology.
VIM. p. Johnson, M. d., Professor Of Obstet
rics and Diseases of Women and Children.
Joshua Riley, M d., Professor of Materia Med
ica, Therapeutics and Hygiene.
John Fred May, M. D., Professor Of the Prin-
cipes and Practice of Surgery.
Grafton Tyler, M. d., Professor Of Pathology
and Practice of Medicine.
Robert King Stone, NJ. d., Professor of Micros-
copal and Pathological Anatomy
Lewis III. Steiner, M. d., Professor of Chems
try and Pharmacy.
William II. Saunders, M. D., Prosector and De-
monstrator.
The facilities for the prosecution Of practical
anatomy are ample.
Like most similar institutions in Europe, the
desks from which the regular lectures are given,
and the wards for clinical instructions are under
the same roof
The extensive additions to the buildings since
ast session, for the accommodation of the
X, will greatly extend the usefulness of the
medical and surgical clinic.
The entire expense for full course Of lec-
lures is. ......................$90 $50
Practical anatomy by the demonstrator. 10
Martriculating fee payable only once). 5
Admission to the Medi al and Surgical Clinic
trough the whole course 'ithout charge.
ROBERT KirG STONE, M. d.,
Dean Of the Faculty
Office and residence corner Of 4 and 14th SITS.
Sep 21-tf
Washington sentinel., 1855-01-07
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porters and manufacturers, offer al low cash prices
staple stationery Copying and notarial presses
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Writing papers, notes, drafts, receipts, hotel
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Job printing executed Al low rates Cards, cir
culsrs, bill heads, checks, receipts, dgc.
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Washington sentinel., 1855-01-07
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TUsT RECEIVED ATTAYLoR q MAUI

u ry's Bookstore, near 9Th street.
The Plurality Of Worlds, with an Introduction
by Edward Hitchcock d. ID.
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May. MAY
Washington sentinel., 1855-01-07
GREAT COMPLAINTs having bee

REAT COMPLAINTS having been
NJ made Of the irrcgularity Of the running ofthe
boats between Washington and Alexandra, for
the accommodation of the public, the undersigned
has determined to run the steamer GEORGE
PAGE as follows, viSs
From Washington, 6i, s, o., and LII a. m; 1, 3,
and ~, p. m.
From Alexandra, IT, 81, 1oi, a. m; 12i, q 4,
and 81. p. m.
Omnbuses connecting with tie boat will leave
the corner Of Seventh street and Penn sylvania
avenue at 6, n, 81, and IL, M l2a, n, and ~,
p. m.
Nov 7-,f GEORGE PAGE.