The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-02

Mr. WARE BEsGE, BonAam Fannin Comfy, TEXAS
Mr.. JAMES B. LfKEss, Henderson, Rusk Co.. Iexas.
Mr.. CLARKE ADAMS, Piaqueaine, and bcruile Pari
W. H. MCDONALD, 102 Nassau street, Mem YORK.
THos. McINrrEE, g Camp street, Neg Orleans
We offer to our readers the compliments
the season, and wish them all "a happy, mo
happy new year"
The river has fallen about three inches sint
our last, and Is reported to be falling above an
below this port. The NJ. Z. Daugherty SUI
ceeded in making a trip to Jefferson, and tn
Hope also proceeded to that place. The Ma
rion went up to Hurricane bluffs, took on boar
900 bales Of cotton and left for New Orleans
The Bayou Belle and Union have arrived fror
New Orleans, and the White Cliffs, Aida, Arr
el and Runaway from the falls. Several boat
are due this morning.
The past week was one of the coolest w
have ever experienced in Louisiana. Thick ic
has remained unmelted in the streets since thu
Gath ult. Strong I've froze in our Office during
Saturday and Sunday nights.
DIVINE SERyIcE-The rey'd Z. S. Bacon
minister Of the episcopal church, at Natchito
ches, will preach at the presbyterian church
this morning, at the usual hour. He will also
hold communion service.
AT IT AGAIN-The southern mail which left
this place Thursday morning, returned Friday
evening, having proceeded as far as Mansfield,
and then taken the back track. Not even the
letters for Mansfield were taken out of the bag.
Of course the mail due from n. Orleans failed.
The postmaster general has appointed Basil
G. Harvey, of Princeton, Arkansas, special
mail agent for Louisiana and Arkansas, in place
of Arthur Hays. deceased. We trust that Mr..
Harvey will find time to investigate affairs be-
tween Shreveport and Alexandria. 1t is much
needed.
Governor Hebert has issued his proclamation
recommending that tomorrow be observed as
a day of general thanksgiving throughout the
State of Louisiana.
GROCERIES, Mr.. G. McCarty hasjust open
ed large stock Of family groceries, wines, IL
quors, cordials, pickles, sweetmeats, tobacco,
cigars, powder shot, and every article in the
line, all fresh and of the best quality, which he |
is selling at the lowest rates. Purchasers, the |
ladies in particular, are invited to examine his
stock. E&
REMovAL.--Mr. H. Wells, has removed his
dry goods and fancy store, to the brick build
ing on Texas street, recently occupied by R.P.
Trabue, where he is opening large assort-
ment of seasonable and fashionable goods.
&. d B. Jacobs are opening an entire new
stock Of seasonable fancy and staple dry goods,
clothing, hats, boots, shoes, etc. all of the most
fashionable styles. Their old friends are in
vited to give them call.
Thanks to Mr.. VIM. Thatcher for late New
Orleans papers.
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We are indebted to Mr. Gross, of the Runa-
way, for late city papers. i
We are indebted to Mr.. Barstow, clerk Of the
Rapides, lat the falls, for his attentions
Belle, Union and White Cliffs for New Orleans {
papers.
Judge Land, at the unanimous request of the !
members of the bar, on Wednesday adjourned :
the district court, owing to the extreme cold,
and the dilapidated and cherries condition of
the old shanty used as a courthouse. The
building is totally uninhabitable and ought to
be pulled down. Our contemporary of the Ga {
zette appropriately asks: h
WAS such a thing ever heard of before in
possessing the intelligence of which
the parish of Caddo can boast?-a court house ,
SO worn and dilapidated as to render it's occu-
patton out Of the question, and not the first step
taken to build 4 new one. If the parish Of
Caddo had just been settled, that fact would {
afford sufficient excuse for the want of such
accommodation as the public necessities re-
quire. But we are now nearly twenty years
old, and abundantly able to build as good an t
one as there is in the State t
Not TO mention the Importance of having q ,
tenantable court house, the number of import {
ant and invaluable documents, titles, deeds, DC,
in the Offices Of the parish recorder and clerk Of
the district court absolutely require that they ,
should be protected by fre-proof building, |
The destruction of these documents would en- q
all a loss upon the whole parish-a loss that G
he cost Of dozen FIRE proofconrt-h houses would {
not replace. t
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The accounts brought by the Baltic from Liy-
erpool, gave fresh impulse to the n Orleans
cotton market, and On the 18th ult.. $4,000
bales were sold. This was the largest business
ever transacted in one day in New Orleans
Prices also advanced fully quarter of a cent.
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The U. s. senate, which so largely demo T
,ratic. elected a chaplain, distinguished for be-
ng "a political parson. and his bitter hostility /
o the Nebraska Kansas bill and the American !,
party. This will do pretty well for Pierce
senate! The result would not be !
# much Importance, had not the senate for /
ONE sessions back elected their chaplain, as {
veil as other officers, on account of their polit-