The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-07

Mr.. WARE BEIGE, Bonham, Fannia County, TEXAS.
Mr.. JAMES B. LIKENs, Henderson,, Rusk Co., Texas
Mr.. CLARKE ADAMS, Piaque,aine, and beruilk Paris
W. H. MCDONALD, 102 Nassau street, Nep York.
Tuos. McIsrYRE, % Camp street, Ne.o Orleans
Re- Those of our town subscribers who d
not receive their papers regularly, will pleas
send word to the Office.
gy Our JOB OFFrcE.-Having receive.
our spring stock Of fine paper, cards, and print
ing materials, including every variety, we ar
shortest notice. Bll-heads, bills of lading
cotton receipts, wagon receipts, blanks, ctrcu
lars, pamphlets, cards, handbills, and every
description of plain and ornamental printing
executed in style unequaled by any office in
the State, out Of New Orleans.
MUNICIPAL ELEcr1oE.-At an election held
on Monday last, for municipal officers, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected
John w. Jones, esq, mayor.
VIM. A. Sterrett, treasurer.
Trustees-lst ward-H. A. Zoll; end ward,
L. NJ Mutt and VIM. Thatcher; 3rd ward, Sam
Ford; 4th ward, L. P. Grain; 9Th ward, no
election; 9th ward, J. M. Landrum.
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Cotton and hides, from Texas, continue to
arrive very freely. The wagons return heavily
loaded with goods, plantation supplies, wheat
machinery, &c. Mark we'll what we predict
ten years will not elapse before we shall see
-four, pork and beet, descending Red River to
find market
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MORE RArN.-Last Monday evening, vel had
another fine rain, together with some hail. We
are induced to believe that much rain has fall
len in the neighboring country during the past
ten days. A rise above in Red River is cur
rently reported, but, at this season, we do not
think the river at this point can be affected
much. The rains and reported rise, may how
ever, fiji up the lakes again, and as they act as
feeders to the river, prevent its falling for a
considerable time. a @*
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UPPER RED RrvER.-We are informed by
Mr.. Dawes, that Red River at Kiamichie had
upto last Thursday, risen ten feet.
DRowNED.-A negro boy named Tom, be-
longing to L. Nelson, esq, fell overheard from
the steamer Financier No. !, opposite our town,
on Monday last, and was drowned.
We are indebted to Mr.. Bateman. of the st.
Charles; Mr.. "A. Laidley, Of the Leona; Mr..
Smith. of the VIM. C. Young; and Mr.. E. R.
Perry, of the II. M. Wright, and Mr. Kenton,
of the Rosa, for late New Orleans papers,
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New NovEL.-We learn by the Georgia Citi-
zen. that David l.. Roath, esq, Of Augusta,
is preparing for the press, and soon will be rea-
dy for delivery, a new novel, entitled Fanny
Lancaster
BAPTIST PRoTRAcTED MEET1NG.-We have
been requested to state that protracted meet
ing win be commenced tomorrow evening in
the baptist church on Market street in this
town. Several ministers of ability will be in
attendance on the occasion.
The Ouachita Register says the cut worm is
treating great havocin Caldwell parish aud the
over part of Ouachita. -s.
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"A meteor lately fell near Belfast, Missouri,
which shook the buildings in the town very
much. The sound resembled the explosion of
powder mill. We are not very anxious to
fitness such sublime freaks of nature in this
'egion Of country
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planterlearns
rom some of the Bruly landing residents that
ately several travellers have been stopped and
obbed by negroes in the Cutoff road to Pla-
Iuemine. We would advise all who travel
hat road to 60. well armed
IRISH INsoLENcE.--The Irish civic societies
4 New York city, lately held meeting pre-
'aratory to the celebration of one of their fes-
wal days. The first business transacted was
he expulsion of the reporter Of the Express, an
American newspaper Before he was put out
f the room, he was insulted with the most
'lackguard language.
The Memphis and Charleston railroad will
e completed throughout the whole distance BY
he first of January next
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BEEF.-The Opelousas Patriot says, for sew
raj years our town council has been irving to
stablish a system of selling meat that would
xclude monopoly on the part of the butcher,
ut all has been in vain. The actual system,
Though it seems, would be the most liberal,
) the market is open to competition, and the
rice of meat not fixed, yet but one butcher
oes there, and his prices C. cts. perpound )are
nch that the entire community is constantly
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GoLD.-Mr.J. Brown, Of Hart county, Ca
tho is said to be the father of 90 children, has
a vein of gold which yields from a
nall painful Of earth, penny weight Of gold.
he old man and his little boys, with their pans
nd mortars, make from FIVE to six dollars per {
ay. II the old man has twenty nine children Z
D support, he ought to have a better gold mine.
The central Georgia papers represent the sea
m as fine for planting, and says the cotton and