The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-04


{ TT being sold on one, two and three years cred
" it, offers great inducements to those who al
DESTROYS of making permanent investments Q
l. specializing in real estate.
The sheriff will sell at the same time severa
valuable tracts of improved and unlmproyet
land in the parish of Caddo, houses and lots il
Shreveport, number of negroes, etc.
7. H. Pitts auconeer, will sell the valuabl
] lands belonging to the minor Josephine Barker
and the succession of J. S. Reed several slave
r belonging to the estate of John Kerley. dec'd
and family of valuable young negroes.
Vim. C. Trabue, auctioneer, will sell sever
likely young'saves.
The sales will take place in front of the court
house, Market street.
New MAIL RoUTEs-The postmaster general
advertises for proposals to transport the mail
over fourteen new routes in Louisiana, among
which are: No. 1923, from Natchitocbes along
the bank of Red River, to Shreveport, 100
miles and back once week. No. 1917, from
Lake Providence, BY Floyd, to Bastrop, s niles
and back, once a week No 1918, from Pc
can Grove to Floyd, l 5 miles and back, once
week. No. 1919, from Marion, by Brooks,
Cherry Ridge, SpearsviIle, Cornlc Bluffs and
Lisbon, to Homer, 66 miles and back, once a
week. No. 1890, from Harrisonburg by Cas-
tor Springs and VIM. Finlay's, to Good Water,
in VIM parish, SO miles and back, once
week. NJ. 1922, from Bastrop to Ashton, on
the Mississippi river, AZ miles and back, once
week. No. 1882, from Columbia, by Castor
Spy's, to Natchitoches, 70 miles and back. |
once week Bids to end at Alexandria, in
stead of Natchitoches, are also invited No.
1924, from Louisville, Ark, to the Orchard
Grove. in the parish of Bossier by way of Ed.
Harris and A. Byrne's - miles and back, once
a week. Bidders will state the distance and
propose schedule of departures and arrivals.
No. 1926, from FrankIinton, by Chas knights
and Dunn Crane's. to Davidson, 80 miles and +
back, once a week. No. 1895. from Huddles- .
on, by Anacoca, Mil creek and NANNY, to ,
Belmont, rs miles and back, once a week. No, ,
1927, from Lake Providence to Pecan Grove, ,
5 miles and back, three times week. BIDS =
@ extend the service to MilIiken's bend will be .
considered The foregoing contracts afford =
Inc opportunity to enterprsing men to make =,
money without much trouble 7
The THEATRE.-The drama has been well f
'atronised since our last, and is daily becoming Il
more popular. During the week number of +
Interesting pieces were produced in a style that 5
annot be too highly extoIled. Mrs. Menken n
displays great talent, and bids fair to become C
n actress of Distinction We have seen her in St
omedy. tragedy, farce, even the ballet. and il
hard to determine in which she excels: but y
blink her Personifcation of Mrs. Halter, in the =,
dmired play of 1.-The Stranger" the most .,
dmIrabIe piece OF acting we have seen her in. =,
Hiss Annie Josephs and Mrs Lynnt have given -,
luch satisfaction. Mr. Charles is too we'll r.
nown to need commentator. Mr. Hern- :,
on has become deseryedIy favorite, and is p;
estIned to make distinguished comedian.-I f.
lis doletul rendering of "Villikens and his +,
lnah, " is Irresistible Messrs. RYDER Birch y
'lIson, Mcnken and Mitchell all acquit them "
lives we'll
n,,. re
1hls evening, will be repeated, by particular r,
esire, the rev'd H. H. Miman's ceIrbyated
ay OF 'Fazlo, . which was received with great
'pIause on It's first representation; and the Id
ughabIe atterplece of Raising the Wind" Tic
HE BANJo-Ned Davis and his celebrated 49,,
'nd OF Ethiopian minstrels, are nightly draw u.
crowds to the beautiful saloon of the BHnio:4 X
hey exhibit again this evening and to-mor- 9.
W. after which the boat will proceed to JEFF 40
fson' stopping at Albany, Mooring's landino
ort Caddo, Benton, &c. We Commend tbe
snjo and her mercy crew to the patronage Of TO
n readers in!
, o. n 170,~~~I,,,,0~--~ 5000 ton
A dooD HIT! The hon. Thomas L. Cling ~
an OF North Carolina, few days since made
speech IN the U. s. house Of representative
Central American and Cuban affairs j, tbo TIC
urse OF which he remarked tlst the treaty IL
Gently negotiated by lord Clare@lon and Mr. tel
alas and approved by president Pierce. to
'od on treacherous foundation, and he honed Ne
at It would never receive the sanction of this WI
Vernment. He continued, eve have RIGHT or
expect bold manly policy from the incom- 1t
: administrator, and not truckIjnp course sci
fear towards Great Britain, with whom tbaro CHI
S no danger of war" He then gave notice go
his intention to introduce resolution to the err
-ct that, whereas, s1is house have taken Ian
'asion to express their condemnation Of tbe ere
penlns of the slave trade, they view with the
| greater repugnance the slave trade in white
2. OF coolies, under the British and Spanish ma
ss." Well done. Clingman. Az
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The remains of doctor Kaye, who died on the 0!
h ult., in Havana, arrived at New Orleans
the steamship Cahawba, en- route to Phila- the
pila. The captain general of Cuba paid pea
rked attention to the deceased and his body act
accom- panied to the steamship by military tur
ort and all the Americans in Havana. While lad
New Orleans doctor Kane's remains laid !, the
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