The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-24
THE AMERICAN TICKET.


tinues to decline slowly from this port to Grand
Ecore. The water was rising at the falls on
Saturday Since our last the Ospray, Aman-
da, Jos. Holden, Reub White, Lecomte, Plan
fer and Alton, jr., have arrived from New Or
leans; the Gossamer from Alexandra; AMI the
Wabash Y alley and Dick Nash, from Jefferson.
BARBEcUE.-A large number Of the citizens
Of this parish intend 70 give 4 grand barbecue
at Sulphur springs, near Greenwood, on the
4tll of July. to which the ladies and gentlemen
throughout the surrounding country are invited
Capt. W. A. Lacy has been solicited to deliver
an Grafton, and other appropriate honors will be
paid to the day which made US a free people
From every section Of the country we daily
receive hattering accounts Of the crops. The
recent rains proved Of untold advantage to eve-
ry species of vegetation, and revived the hopes
Of our planters.
The BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE RAILROAD.
AT special meeting Of the board of trustees,
held Oh Monday, on motion Of Mr. Hunsicker
the mayor was authorised to appoint twenty
delegates to the railroad convention, to be held
at Monroe, on the 30th inst The mayor nom
mated the following gentlemen on said colnmt-
tee: Judge Roland Jones, Dr.. l. P Hotchkiss,
/. NJ. Mutt, W. 2. Winans, VIM. Robson, Col.
B. NJ. johnson, Col B. L. Hodge, G. R. Girls
void, John Walters, DR.. W. w. George, VIM.
B. Miller, Col. H ]. G. Battle, Major Mayre,
J. II. Reynolds, R. G. Ogesby, R. A. Cutlif,
L. billiard, F. M. Waldran, VIM Ball, Charles
Gibson and J. n. Howell. On motion, mayor
Jones was added 10 the delegation. Mr. Hun
scker then introduced the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
Be it ordained, &c. That the delegates ap-
pointed 10 represent this corporation at the next
meeting Of the board Of directors of the Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Texas railroad company, |
be instructed to protest against the location Of
the road as made, in violation Of the spirit and
letter of the charter of said company, and 70 the
prejudice Of the rights Of the citizens Of this
town; to insist on the location being made
through the limits of the corporation to Red
River. Ii is further ordained, that they have
full power to represent this corporation at said T
meeting in all matters relating to the location
Of The road in or near The corporate limits.
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We were yesterday favored with visit from
our esteemed fellowcitizen Judge H. M. Spot [
ford, of the supreme court who will spend .
few days with his old friends previous to the
opening of court at Monroe ....-...
Among the passengers who sailed from New
Orleans on board the steamship Black Warrior.
for Havana and New York, was Lawrence ?.
Grain, esq, Of this place, who intends to spend
the summer at the White Sulphur springs, Va
We are requested to state that DR.. Padon
(of the Christian denomination will preach
in the Methodist church, on Sunday next.
Washburn's Southern Circus has beer per-
forming at This place for some days past to large
audiences, The performances were unusually +
good, and afforded much satisfaction :
Thanks to Mr.. White. the attentive clerk Of $
the Alton, jr., fol late New Orleans and Louis {
vile papers. f
We are indebted to the attentions of the Of .
ficers Of the Joseph Holden, Amanda, Reub.
White, and Planter for files Of city papers. |,
Thanks to captain Isaac Wright, and Mr.. il
Wilson. of the fine steamer Lecomte, fog late v
New Orleans papers. D
We are indebted to the trustees of the Mount 0
Lebanon University, for the annual catalogue a
u the officers and students for Tie collegiate o
rear 1867 We are pleased g learn that The a
institution i. in a most aourshing condition. d
Tbe attention Of the ladies is called 70 lie .
'ssertment ofsplendid capes talmas, chiliren's =
eady-made clothing, ETC., just received by w. ),
j Trabue, from the celebrated millinery and
nantua making establishment Of Mrs. Houeh- !.
on, ! SO Canal street New Orleans Theigoods !,
re all Of the most fashionable description, were ),
made up expressly for the city trade, and are i
nequaed by any ever offered in this market Il
che stock will remain for sale during tie pre- =
ent week only, and will be sold very low =
The Southern Pacific railroad, on the 18Th %
lst., let out seventy miles Of the ISasdrtanI2e -
) Grant 4 Co., Of Georgia, contra L. Of
,eaas and much practical skill and exfsleSee. pc
is stated that no seventy miles in the United CO
tates upon any railroad, has ever been flu ye
he'd il shorter space oftime than these con in
actors have bound themselves to accomplish de
lie work. There is now sufficient iron on the tic
round TO equip 81 miles Of the track its
The Vieksburg Wing announces the arrival -
pposite that city Of sufficient iron to equip the ~
icksburg, Shreveport and Texas railroad 10 = =
edmond. Madison parish. Its e1pected that -
g cars will BE- running from the Mississippito -
edmond by The 4th July. a.
DIR. a 2. Bennett, formerly one Of Tie edi- de
rs Of the Mansfield Columbian, and recently Il,
cal reporter for the New Orleans Times, will 20
few days commence the publication Of do
W paper at Indianola, Texas, under The tile i'm
the Calhoun Standard