The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-08

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4rH DIsrRicr-PRESTON POND, Jr,of E, Feliciana
N S. EDWARDS, Substitute.
5rH DIsrR1cr-JOHN E, KING Of St Landry,
A. D. COCO, Substitute.
Grin DlsTaIcT-PETER ALEX AMBER, of Tensas..
NJ WATSON, of Caddo, substitute
gg-s Keachie," will appear next week.
Red River srising slowly opposite this place
The last accounts from above report that ther,
had been another rise THE third) Of twelve
feet, which will fill up the lakes, and give US
good navigation during the entire fall and win
ter Since our last, the Fanny Fern, Marion
and White Cliffs have arrived The Marion
proceeded to Hurricane bluffs, took on board
full load Of cotton, and left On Monday direct
for New Orleans There is sufficient water on
the falls to allow ordinary sized boats to pass
over without difficulty. The only impediment
10 through navigation is the bar at the mouth of
the river and we presume before this the water
has cut a channel three or four feet deep
through the sand @
BARBEcuEs-The Americans will give a bar
becue al Maiden claiborne parish, )on We'd
nesday, 22d inst. Professor Slack and other
Distinguished speakers will be present. The
citizens Of the neighboring parishes are invited
to attend
The Americans or Harrison county, Texas,
will hold grand mass meetings and give a bar
becue, at Marshall, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, 18th and 10Th inst It is expected to be
the largest assembly of people ever seen or
known in the country. Delegations will be in
attendance from every county in eastern Tex
as, and the citizens of the parishes of Caddo and
DeSoto are particularly invited. Sam Hous-
ton will be among the orators who will address
the people. Keep the ball in motion.
DEMOCRATIC BARBECUE democrats of
this place intend TO give a barbecue on Friday,
18th inst, on which occasion the hon.J P.
Benjamin will be present. .a ...sE.
STEAMBOAT SuSK-The White Cliffs reports
that the steamer r, NJ. Jones, captain McWil-
liams bound from Fulton to New Orleans with
a cargo of cotton, struck snag, eight miles
above Camptt, heeled over and sunk. The
boat will prove total loss. 49,.
UP CoTroN. Thursday, 25h ult was a
brisk day in the New Orleans cotton market
10000 bales were sold, and the evening closed
with an advance Of B@4c. R h. The advance
was confined to the qualities ranging from low
middling 10 middling fair.
THE slavery HoUsE-The friends of Mr. and
Mrs Slavery 'stormed'' their premises Thurs
day evening, and having taken possession of
the spacious dining saloon and parlors, passed
the night amid music and dancing. The hos
pitable host RECALLED the gallant 'stormers' and
their beautiful partners with sumptuous sup
per, comprising every delicacy. 1t is was one
Of the most delightful reunons of the season.
REMoyALs.--Col John Walters has removed ,
to the spacious new brick building, recently :
erected on Texas street, (second store from the
corner of Spring street, and has fitted it up in
handsome style, where he sprepared to furnish r
his old customers with every description of sea
sonable goods. .. y
Mr.. VIM. G. Trabue, has removed into the
building opposite the City hotel, recently occu-
pied BY colonel Walters, which he has fitted up
for the purpose Of conducting the auction and t
general commission business. f
The "Grand Cane Baptist Association, ;" will :
meet with the Union church, DeSoto parish, :,
on Saturday next
We are indebted to Messrs Perroncel and G.
Nc Culough, Of the White Cliffs, for late New ;
Orleans papers. :
On Wednesday last we were favored with :
visit from colonel Marshall, late editor Of the
Marshall Meridian, and who has done more than
any other man in eastern Texas in behalf ofthe ;
old wing and the American cause !
We were also visited By w Jasper Black t
burn, esq, editor Of the Minden Herald, who il
was in fine health and spirits !
A. B. MORTON, Ese--A number Of our citi- [
sens were addressed on Monday evening. by {
Mr.. Norton, one of the American electors for n
he State of Ohio. We have seldom listened Il
Q SO eloquent a speaker, or one so thoroughly Y
with the politics Of the day. He I
exposed in a most lucid style the fallacy of the
doctrines advocated BY the anti Americans and s.
rtterly demolished the democracy We do t,
lot know when the democrats looked SO chap /
allen. N. E. Wright, esq, whom the demo- :.
,racy consider 10 be their ablest debater and :
whom that party on every occasion put forward :
IS their champion orator, replied 10 Mr.. Nor VI
on. and acquitted himself most creditably, and o