The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-27

mand, and kept them in confinement until they
agreed to comply with the requisitlon. Mum.
/ bers of foreigners had fled from the town. The
Spanish consul with his family took refuge or
board Spanish man war, and sailed fol
Havana. The American minister, the Ameri
can consul and the Spanish consul had for
warded special. dispatches to their government
regarding the brigandish outrage; but we sup
pose no satisfaction will be sought
4 MuRDER.-On Wednesday evening our citi
zens were startled by the intelligence that Mr.
VIM. w. Smith, one of the Oldest and most re
spectacle merchants Of the place, had beer
deliberately shot down in the streets-murder
ed in broad daylight in the very centre of bus
mess. Mr.. Smith was passing from the waite
house, on Milan street, where he had been di
recting some repairs being made to the pumps
to the rear entrance of his store, and as he step
ped across the alley leading from Market t.
Edwards streets, was waylaid by a man named
Eldred Ward and shot Ward had double
barrel shot gun, the contents of both barrels
were lodged in Mr.. Smith; the first taking eff
feet in his side, the second in the upper portion
of the head. Mr.. Smith fell dead without ut
tering word. Ward Immediately mounted g
horse and fed, and although pursued by severa
gentlemen effected his escape. ltappears thai
there had been no angry words or quarrelling
between the parties. Mr.. Smith was known as
one of the most quiet and unassumed gentle
men in the community. He has been for ma
ny years engaged in mercantile business, and
enjoyed the confidence and patronage of hume
rous planters in this parish, Bossier, and De
Solo, as well as throughout eastern Texas
He was native of shelbyville, Kentucky. Mr.
John W. Smith Immediately offered reward Of
fifteen hundred dollars for the apprehension Of
| Ward, and an additional reward of $500, on
the part of the State and corporation, was guar
antied by responsible gentlemen. In the eve
ming meeting of the citizens was held at the
courthouse, of which the following is the pro-
ceedings: ..I
Az meeting COnVOkeu aItef muir
der of Mr.. W. W. Smith, the hon. Roland Jones was
called to the chair, aid motion of mayor Robson
Mr.. Geo Williamson appointed secretary. The chair
man explained that The object of the meeting was to
devise the most certain means OF experimenting the
murderer of W. w. Smith, who had fled from Justice
and stated reward of $l5OO had been offered by Mr..
j ohm " Smith Whereupon, judge Weems offered
the following resolution, Which was unanimously
adopted: .7.
Resolved, That the secretary of this meeting pre-
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port call meeting of the board Of trustees, to
slider the proprey offering reward of $500 for
Eldred Yard, charged with the murder of W W.
Smith.
On motion of Col B. L. Hodge it was unanimously
Resolved That committee be appointed to repre-
sent the circums tances of the murder of W Smith
to the governor of the State, with request, i'll the
OF the citizens that he offer reward of $1,000
for the apprehension of Eldred Ward.
On motion of the same gentleman, it was
Resolved, That all persons present contribute a
certain amount in cash TO defray the expenses OF any
person who may go in pursuit of Eldred Ward
large amount of money was at once contributed
to defray the expenses.
The chairman appointed Col. y. l.. Hodge to cor
respond with the governor; and Messrs. L. d. Marks,
Hinton Smith and B. L. Hodge, d committee to dis
burse the funds collected
On motion Of L. D. Marks, esq, it was
Resolved, That the editors Of the Caddo Gazette
and South Western be requested to publish these pro-
ceedings.
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
ROLAND JONES, Chairman.
GEO. WILLIAMSON, Secretary.
A description of Ward will be found in the
advertising columns. 1t is to be hoped that
he will be speedily broIg ht to justice. The de-
tails of similar deeds of blood which fill the pa
pers throughout the land, show that reforma-
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long as crime is permitted to 60 unpublished we
cannot expect better state of affairs.
The Glasgow (Scotland) Herald publishes
the following paragraph relative to the affairs
of the popular house of Dennistoun d Co., who
for more than thirty years past have had a
branch of their establishment in n. Orleans, and
won The confidence and esteem of the planters
throughout the Mississippi valley:
eve feel that we can scarcely give sufficient
prominence to The following most credtable,
most honorable document ustissued by Messrs.
J. d A. Dennistoun of this city:
GLASGOW, 18th Sept, 1858-Sir: We have
now the pleasure of intimating thatwe shall be
prepared on Tuesday, the ,31st inst, and for
one month thereafter, to pay the fourth install
ment Of our engagements on general account,
due respectively on the 30th June and 3lst
July, 1859"
Some idea Of the magnitude Of this volnnta-
ry advance payment, may be formed when we
state, taking the figures as published at the
meeting of their creditors in November last, the
cash then to be paid out reaches E1,5oo,ooo,
(say six and a Half millions of dollars, leaving
their outstanding liabilities less than 100000,
which will also be paid at an early day. What
modern fnancer or progressive cotton factor
would make payment of $4,000, 900 seven or
eight months before due, without first calcu}a-
ting what the interest and use of the money
for that period would be worth to him? The
house Of Dennistoun is deserving of prosperity.
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The U. S. Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, at
its recent session adopted a resolution setting
apart the 26h day of April, 1859--the fortieth
anniversary of the organisation Of the order
to be observed by the entire membership un-
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