The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-08-27

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WEDyEsD Al, AUGUST 81. 1855
FoR PRESIDENT
WILLARD FILLMORE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
ANDREW JACKSON D0NEIS0N
or TENNESSEE
ELECTORAL TICKET.
lsr DIsrglcT-J 3. WILkINS0S.Jr of Plaqle4nines
GEORGE ETSTIS, Substitute.
% DIsrRtcT-GLENDT BURKE. af Orleans.
IL VI SUMMERS Substitute
81 DlsrRfeT-DUNCAN F kESNER. of Ascension
b. @. THIBQDAUK, Substitute
4rH DIsTaicr-PREsT0N POND, Jr, of E Feliciana
" 5. EDWARDS. Substitute
57H DIsrRlcr-I0HN Z. KING. Of ST. Landry
a. d. coco, Substitute
6rfI DIsfRIcr-PETER ALEXANDER, OF TeBsas.
n. WATSON. Of Caddo. substitute.
Red River il now as low as it was at any
time last year The water has washed chan
mel thirty inches deep through Tie bar Il tie
mouth ofthe river, affording good navigation
for Fight draasht boats
The hon. Peter Alexander. American nomi-
nee fur presidential sIector il tile SIKH district.
viii address the citizens Of Shreveport. on Tues
dar next. He will speak II Cookies store On
the following day. Wednesday. 81 Sept, and
in Greenwood. Oh Thursday
REcElrrs OF CoTTos The receipts Of cotton
At this port. from, tile 1T September, 1855 u
date, were:
Al Mrs Alexander,s. 5000
Per boats from upper Red River. aud
re-zhipPed a. this place, 1900
Total receipts, 67,l52 I,ales.
Shipped, C6l43
Stoek on hand, Aas- %. l0t9-sT. I'D bales
Fifteen bales Of The crop u cotton have Been
received
*We were unable to ascertain The number Of bales
received BIZ Mr. Nat Moore, pTesoas 10 retiring from
business, and they are u course not enumerated in
the abuye statement H did M. receive less than /
$4,000 bales which would make she receipts 1885, |
Ne learn that. notwithstanding the drought /
cotton looks promising on tie river plantations,
especially in the parish OF Bossier.
Rv referring 10 the ongFessoHaI Items il will
be seen that president Pierce las called an x-
ira session 81 congress. and that the American
members from tie southern States lad resolved
to support Fillmore for The presidency. as The
only means Of saving tie Union
Mr. severy has leased The spacious building !
known as Mr, Ford 5 female academy, and III
tends to open ii as first class boarding house, r
for both families and single gentlemen The =
house viii be thoroughly renovated and newly \
furnished, and being situated in retired part
Of the town. free oil noise and dust, canno. .fail
to become popular :,
The attention fthe friends Of north Louisiana
and the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas rail- Il
road, is called 10 the notice in another column, h
giving the time and places 1t which doctor c. s
G Young and the len. John Ray viii address XII
the public.
Tie attention Of those studying law is asked N
to The advertisement Of the University OF Lou Ct
isana. lis the most celebrated instisution at be
the south s.;
Weare fndebtedto Dir Don A. Tottr for late 81
New Orleans papers. ID
We were favored last week with visits from \.
our confFeres. Mr.. Cave, Of the NacosdocheS =,
Chronicle. and Mr. Winston Banks, ofthe Quit D;
nan Free Press. They gave glowing accounts If
II The prosperity Of Texas -
We regret TO notice in tie n Orleans papers eli
he death of colonel Samuel " Oakley, Of the ant
'ouse OF Oakley d Hawkins, and one of die set
idest American merchants in the city. Col. of
)akeE was native 81 Albany, New York, and erl1
ONE $ years ago removed 10 New Orleans for
nd engaged in the wholesale dry goods trade bar
,hieh he continued with great success until wit
836. wien he entered into the cotton factor cEai
&c and commission business His los viii be gos
eePIy regretted BY large circle ef friends mi.
Colonel Gray. the democratic nominee for lio'
residential elector. found Ca4do parish II hard pa
'ad 10 trayeI." He Ras met, first BY Jae. ". '1e
mes, es4,, then tT colonel sam Ford, ana aai
aally BY the hon B. |. Hodge. and ranquisll- @o'
In everE combat. der
crol
aessrs. Hoe 4 Co. New York. AZ building en-,
Il ofthtir famous FAST four cylinder presses srr.
7 the Picayhne. II will cost sIe.5o We mo,
lpiee q heafoftEe PieaEGre'z ceFsirG.d pros sp5
.fity. Is Prepretors merit ali lie popularity not
IT success that Ia attended gl.eir l=borz .iyI
IMPORTANT BlLL-Jaise Butler. q sou.h ike
.so!laa, chairman 81 Viz Judiciary committee. Of n
lew daFs ago reported % lie ssrate 4 most The
portrait bill. regulating til presidential suc- TIE
sion incase d racaRcv. The bin provides cam
those cases omitted il lbs constitution, ID conc
.teh not only the president and rice presi- Of y
1t, but also tie speaker Of the house If re- tenl
asen:s'slses i unable y perform, or are pre- adm
ated from performing The 3asse= Of president znd
that ease tlle bill provides -tI.at te eIief oPai
.'lee q she saprens. e6urt Of tie e. s.a,es tfai
'llaet y president, and If IL. TO, i una- RE-
thea The next Oldest judge Of he supreme y =
II, and p N unti the whole bench i ex- Fetai
isied Il Likewise provides for these eases then
Il flicIl thu. tffF,.st. nj lid To as