The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-18


I and shallow places in The river Sometime
! its waters are deep and Notwithstanding
/ they are drawn into narrow channels and dasl
down falls and rapsds which 'Fere found dan
/ geroQs to descend. The soEi al these RAPID
Which was found hard and unfolding except
i1z at the i0ot Of Spanish lake, where was tount
: falls Of six fret in height, the soil OF which
wearing away every year 30 that these falls AT
noring up stream, having already moved sew
+ era! miles. The examination was continued
! from these falls down 10 the junction OF BaT0'
. Pierre and Red Rivers, four miles above Gran'
Fc0ye. The examination was made with TIeg
to lereeiBg and draining for the purpose OF re
claiming The swamp lands along and near til
BAYOU Pierre river and lakes connected WILL
il Butitis entirely egiden. that nothing cal
. be done here in that WAY for the present with
out an expenditure greatly dlsProportl0nate Il
the amount OF benefit The whole extent @
the countrT examined Is one yet untshed DI
nature The low swamp will be filled up 0l
DEPOSITS and the swif. waters Of the stream vii
wear channel in the course Of ages, but con
sidering the limited appointments OF the THIRD
district. It DOES moi seem proper 70 e1Pend any
ttf1y in thai locality now. The same may bs
said Of the country above Campte. The small
beneti: would no: justify tie large expenditure
tia. would be required 10 benefit the STATE
lands in that dis'Tie. Of country.
The Commercial Bulletin, in al able review
Of the railroad system in the United States,
says. tie city OF Chicago, situated at the foot
Of lake Michigan, would never have been any
thing but small fishing village, had she not
been brought into communication with the diff
frrent portions Of Illinois. There are now ten
principal railroads connecting at this Town, al
ter having traversed and intersected an area OF
5000 square miles OF fertile country. These
railroads have, with their branches, an aggre-
gate length Of 1890 miles What has been the
growth Of Chicago in consequence Of this i'm
mense reliculation OF railroad? In 1870 her
population was only $500; il is now 100000,
The aggregate value Of w. imports and ex-
ports during the year 1855 were s405 642, 1888.
The amount of tonnage arriving at Chicago in
1855 was 1,213,2v1 tons. The value of the
mercantile business for the same year
was S50,186, 600. Railroads and railroads
alone have accom- pIished all this. In twenty
years they have crealed city which in yen
years hence will have a larger population than
New Orleans. Who can foretel the rapid in
crease Of Shreveport, when our railroad is com
oIetcd to the Mississippi, and We have daily
with New O;.eans and all the
EASTERN and western a,ies, as well as the inte-
-ior Of Texas?
ABoLIr1oNIsA II AIssouRr-Tbe leaders of
he Benton democracy in S.. Louis, and their
organs, have come out square footed
n favor Of emancipatjng the slave property in
Missouri. This movement, it is said, grows
cut OF an incident that occurred in the Iegisla-
ure Of the State Mr. Palm, of St. Louis, was
IN as candidate for director Of the Bank Of
Missouri. 1t was stated, by one OF the mem
'ers, that Palm was an avowed emancipation
st, and the gentleman who put him in nomna-
OH promptly announced that he was aware Of
Ie fact. This gave rise to an animated debate
nd caused the presentation OF pro-slayery
andidate in opposition 70 Palm. Mr.. Brown,
member from St. Louis, declared himself to
e freesoiler, thougssopposed, on personal
rounds, to the nominee. Mr., Glover, from the
anne city, said openly that he was an emanci-
atIonists. and that the question traGscended all
Their issues. The leading pro-sIavery demo
rats rallied and the pro-slarery Americans
ombined with them to defeat Palm, but in
ain. He was elected. This is the first aboli- .
onists elected to Office in southern State. !
The new coinage bill, recently passed By the
5. house OF representatives, fixes the value
the Mexican and Spanish pieces, Of less de-
omlnallon than one dollar, as follows: Quar-
RS, at twenty cents; etghts 1.-THE old l21 cent
ecesJ ten cents; sjxteenths, (old picayunes,
'e cents; receivable for public dues, and as a
gal TENDER for the space of two years, for all
bits not exceeding five dollars. These coins
i'd into the I. S. treasury are not TO be re-
sued, but recoined into american tenomiDa-
2ns. The mint is authorised to buy up the
oanish and Mexican pieces at these rates,
hen no loss shall be thereby sustained BY the
int. All existing acts authorisiDg the legal
Irrency Of any foreign coins, either gold or sill
r, as A tender for debts Of any amount, are re-
:aled; but the essayer Of the mint is required
make and report annually assays Of such for
IN coins as are known to commerce, with
ew TO determine their average weight, fneness
I'd real value. The secretary Of the treasury
I'd the postmaster-general have issued orders
collectors and postmasters, forbidding the re-
ption Of Spanish coin.
MoSETAEY.-The Picayune, in its last re-
CIV Of the money MARKET does not present a
cry promising aspect. The general movements
r the week had been attended by an unex-
ected curtaiimen. in discounts and exchange
2erations on the part Of the banks, which caus-
great decline and general depression il
schange; and created an increased demand
II facilities outside of bank The Picavune
tys, under the temporary action of the banks
would be inferred that large sums of short
ated paper would have appeared on the street