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

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THos McIsrYfE, % Camp street, Nep Orleans
Gy Those of our town subscribers who d
not receive their papers regularly, will pleas
send word to the office
The river continues to rise slowly, and it
reported that there is sufficient water above I
admit Of small boats reaching Jefferson. Sine
our last the Mary L. Daugherty, Julia and Ali
da have arrived from New Orleans, and tn
Ariel, Union Fanny Fern. and Runaway from
Alexandria The boats ask 50 % bale freigh
on cotton to New Orleans.
IaPRorEMESTs.-Wc are gratifed to learl
that the opening of navigation has infused int
our citizens spirit Of enterprise, and that pre-
parations are making to erect several fine build
ings. Colonel Hodge intends to put up two
large brick fire-proof stores on Texas street
on tile site formerly occupied By the Palmetto
house and the late J. w. Morris drug store
Mr. G. NJ Nichols is erecting three one story
brick tcnements on Texas street Mr. Reuben
White is making arrangements to build com
modious brick store and cotton warehouse on
Commerce street, on the premises formerly oc-
cuped by the late Robt. Donnell. DIR. Logan
and Mr.. Mutt contemplate building fine stores
on the corner Of Commerce and Milan streets.
Messrs. Bryan and Nichols will also build on
their lots. These buildings will replace the
block fronting the river, destroyed by fire three
years ago, and restore to the levee its former
businesslike and animated aspect. Mr.. Glmer
intends to erect commodous and convenient
cotton warehouses on the batture, between Tex
as and Travis streets. Our mechanics and
builders will therefore be kept busy.
Gun RArLRoAD.-We learn by the Vcksburg
Wing, that gang Of Georgia negroes. eighty
in number, landed at that place few days ago,
under charge Of Messrs. Heard and Eaton, of
Lagrange, Georgia, and departed for their re-
spective stations. The slaves under Mr. Rains
landed at Millken's bend, and reached their
work on Saturday last. The Wing adds that
nothing is now wanting but for the stockhold-
ers to perform their part, by meeting promptly
the calls of the board of directors.
LrcEssE.--The police jury, at its late session,
fixed the price of license to retail spurious IL
quors at $500 per annum. The board of trus-
tees Of Shreveport adopted the same rate. The
State tax is 800 per annum. Therefore license
for coffee house Or grog-shop, in Shreveport,
will cost s11O0.
D., A rroo1- IF
the Union, has purchased the new and very
light draught steamer Mary Z. Daugherty, and
the two boats will form a line of regular packets
during the low water between this port and the
falls, where they will connect with the boats for
New Orleans. The Daugherty draws only 5
inches water when light, and having been built
expressly for a passenger boat her cabins are
fitted up with state-rooms, and she has fine &C
commodations.
and Mr.. McWilliams, clerk of the Union, for
city papers
We are indebted to captain Dowd, of the
Rosa, for his kindness in forwarding to US from
Alexandria files Of New Orleans papers.
We are indebted to the kindness of colonel
NJ. Watson, and Mr.. w. H. Douglass for late
New Orleans papers.
Thanks to Mr. Frank Moreau, of the City
hotel, for late New Orleans papers.
Thanks to captain Kouns, of the Ariel, and
Mr. Cassidy, clerk Of the NJ. L. Daugherty, for
files Of city papers.
According to the reported returns, Wick
life, the anti American candidate for governor,
has majority in the State Of 1904
The hon. o. N. Ogden was elected Judge in
the 18th judicial district. He received major
ity Of a52 in Rapides, and 80 III Avoyelles.
A large steam mill to grind -four is now be-
ing erected at Camden, Ark, On the banks
of the ouachita river. The citizens Of that
place are also making arrangements to erect
cotton factory. Here is an example for the
citizens of Shreveport.
The Washington Union publishes note from
Mr.. Buchanan, U. S. minister to Great Britain,
contradicting the assertion ofthe London Times
that he assured the British government of the
American sympathy in the war with Russia
This note the Times refused to publish. -
The veteran Alfred Hennen, of n. Orleans,
has been appointed to the professorship in the
law department of the Louisiana University,
vacated BY the resignation Of professor John
son. The law department Of the university is
now under the care of professors Roselius, R.
Hunt, McCaleb and Hennen.
The Houston Telegraph says that two more
cargoes of iron for the Galveston and Red River
railroad are now on the way and daily expected
at Galveston. A locomotive, designed to trans
port materials for the construction of the road,
has arrived at Galveston.
The ship John Cotte, of N. Orleans, cleared
at that port on the 3oth nit, for Liverpool,