The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-05


W. II. MCDONALD, I02 Nassau street, Nev York;
THos MclETYRE, % Camp street, Neto Orleans.
E-OUR JOB OFFIcE-We have added
ourestablishmcnt one of Hoe PATENT RoT In
PRESSES, capable of printing from 1000 I
1900 cards, circulars, ETC., per hour,) and a
additional hand-press suitable for pamphlet
and large jobs, together with fine assortm er
of ornamental type, paper, and blank Ca 81:
(which enables us to fill orders for every dhs
= crption of printing to any extent in supe1&o
style, with great despatch and at unususll
low prices.
Dy Those of our town subscribers who ID
not receive their papers regularly, will pleas
send word to the Office. .. j:
N-APpo1NTMENTs- C Colonel VIM B. Lewis
the American candidate for congress, will ad
dress the people at - =sr. -. "A
Shreveport, on THURSDAY, 9th inst.
Bellevue, Saturday, Sth !
Minden, Monday, 10Th +"
Discussion solicited
The proceedings Of the American convention
held at Mansfield, to nominate candidate FIR
the senate, ought to have appeared in our last,
but were not received until after the paper had
been put TO press tuesday night
The river has risen few inches since our
last and is now rising We hear of slight
rise above, and anticipate resumption of navl
CATION in a few days. e
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A heavy gale of wind and rain sprung ub
Friday night, and continued throughout Sail
urday, which we fear did immense damage to
the cotton We, also, had a heavy rain yes
terday morning.
The Shreveport and Vicksburg railroad has
been put under contract from Red River to tho
Texas line, and will be built with all possible
despatch. The contract has been taken by dr.
A. Flourpoy, Judge J. M. Ford, Messrs. A.
Flournoy, jr., '. II. Jones, W. E. Dotey, andI
David l. Hooks. /
The citizens of our town and its vicinity are
enjoying fine health. 1t is seldom that we even
hear of person being slightly indisposed.
RoBBERY.-The dwelling Of MI Constantine, l.
was entered on Friday night, and robbed Of I
quantity fprovsions and groceries, and a small
amount of money. Our citizens would do well \
to be on their guard against similar visits. ;
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We are under many obligations to Mr.. Gill,
for his present ofpeaches. They were the larg-
est, and most delicious we have seen this season.
Those in want of dry goods, clothing, boots,
shoes, hats caps, &C., would do well to visit Mr..
John Larmiers store, on Texas street, near the
river. He has just received, by the overland
route, an extensive stock of the most fashiona- !;
bic goods, which is selling at the very low !
est prices. Give him call. /
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The southern planters are hurrying their
cotton to market with unexamped rapidity.- i
The receipts of the new crop at New Orleans d
are thirty fold greater than ever before known s.
during a similar period of the year.
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The type made us, last week, say that Cling /,
man, elected to congress in North Carolina, a
was know nothing. On the contrary, he was :,
the anti-Amcrican nominee.
The recent rains were of great benefit to the II
potatoes, peas, turnips, etc, which now promise u
an abundant yield. - -
AT the latest advices the Missouri river was t
Using with unusual rapidly. The Mississippi :,
vas rising opposite Natchez, and the Cumber- NJ NJ
and and Tennessee were in fine boating con- O,
lition and rising We may, therefore, expect
hat in few days there will be uninterrupted le
navigation for large boats between N. Orleans re
md Alexandria. 81
Drs. Fenner and Beard left New Orleans on a
be 21st ult,, for Norfolk, Virginia, with the in 81
enton of devotng their talents and skill to those III
tackled by yellow fever. The Howard asso- les
iation also despatched experienced physicians TIC
nd faithful nurses to the same place. ro
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The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, of the m,
9Th ult., announces three cases of yellow fever
thatplace, all originating on board the steam
lngonar, lying at the mouth of Wolf river. So
The yellow fever is reported to have made gre
) appearance in Houston, to the CONSERVATION req
the citizens. A general stampede ensued. am
The furniture, pictures and ornaments that mar
much adorn the city council chamber, New req
rleans, have been seized and are advertised ann
be sold to satisfy judgments obtained against Sta
9 corporations. Hard times, indeed nee
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The Louisville papers announce that colonel ~
I'm Rowan died on the 18th ult,, at Bards- w. w.
IN, from the effects of fall. COL Rowan, ~
der tie Polk administration, was e. States a. :,
argG d'atfairs at Naples. -#z - ;;
kENTrcKY.-The Americans elected to con- stat
ess, Campbell in the Cd district; Underwood OF t
the Sd; II. Marshall in the 7th; doctor Mar OF,
Nj in the 9th; Cox in the 9th, and sWope in oec'
10th. The anti-Americans succeeded in by
citing H. G. Burnett in the 1st district: A. G. the
hot in the 4th;aJ. IT. Jewett in the 5th, and hou
III. Elliott in the 9th. The congressional II
egation, therefore, stands six Americans to bee,
: CIV y iaeileSls' liciti
lENSEssEE.- Nashville Banner publish laws
an official list of members elect to the legis facti
ire, and says the senate stands fourteen hons
lerlcans to eleven Americans; and the 80
Use, thirty eight Americans, to thirty-seren 7