The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-14

The Picayune, in giving the result in Ne,
Orleans, says: for the Legislature, the proba
bllltles are that the democrats have elected tw,
In the first representative Nistrict, and one il
the second. The Americans have elected tw
IN the second and three in the third. In tn
fourth the result is affected By the destruction
of the ballot-box. The fifth and sixth are I'm
ascertained. In the seventh, two American
elected in the eighth, two Americans; in tn
ninth, one American; in the tenth, two demo
Gratis In Algiers, one American. As far a
heard from, six democrats, and eleven Amer
lean representatives elected-and six unascer
tanned. The three senators elect are Amer
can. The congressional returns indicate the
election of Eustis, American, in the first district
| Col. Hunts chances in the second are very fair
| The Plcayune states that the election during
the entire day passed off in the most quiet and
orderly manner; but that after the closing o.
the polls it began to be evident that some Of the
liquor shops (Which had been closed during the
day by request of the mayor) were open, and
the effects were to be observed in the noisy BIZ.
larlty with which the streets were enlivenel
up to pretty late hour, but without any COLI
sion or serious disturbance that we have learn
ed, more than is incident to election night
AT later hour, the paper adds: The fore
going was written about midnight. Up to that
time wehad heard of no disturbance at any of
the polling places after the closing of the polls,
except rumor, which we did not credit, Of the
destruction of the balot-boxes at the 9th pre-
cinct, which forms part of the fourth represen-
tatlve district We are, however, constrained
to record it as deplorable fact, that the bal
lot box at that precinct was actually seized and
destroyed by violence; and moreover, that later
in the night the same violence was perpetrated
at the seventh precinct which forms part of
the third representative district. The ballot
box there was totally destroyed by crowd who
rushed'in and seized it. 1.-THE 7th precinct is
reported to have given 215 majority for the
democrats; and the 9th majority of eo]
During the outrages two men were shot. AS
the city has police numbering several hundred
men, and the inspectors must be able to iden-
tify the rioters, it is to be hoped they will be
arrested. Let them be brought to justice, and
suffer the penalty Of the law
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The Henderson and Galveston railroad COM
pany appears to be getting on finely. The N.
York Courier and Enquirer, Of tie Esd, says:
By the last steamer from Liverpool we learn
that the ship Crimea has sailed from Cardiff for
Galveston, with another cargo Of rails for the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson railroad
company, of Texas. This viii enable the COM
panv to complete such portion of the road by
The lst Of February next as is required by the
charter.
When are we to have the pleasure of an
bouncing the shipment Of a cargo of rails for
lie Vicksburg and Shreveport road?
Major Haynie, of Ouachita county, Ark, in
a letter dated the 10th ult, says that eleven ne
5roes had runaway from his neigbborhood, and
general stampede was apprehended. The
planters had become somewhat alarmed, and
lad adopted measures Of precaution, and were
1sing every exertion to capture the runaways.
t was thought that there was a concert of ac-
ion among the slaves in that vicinity.
A hard shell Irrational democratic ratifca-
ion meeting was held in New York On the ey-
ming of the ED ult. Resolutions were unani-
nously passed denouncing the administration
I president Pierce.