The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-29
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Office. Corner Of Texas and Edwards streets,
OPPOSITE HITcHoocK's LIVERY STABLE.
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OPPOSITE HITcHcoCk's LIVERY STABLE.
SIR 1.EE'OFs
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 90, 1855.
We are unable to announce any improve
ment in navigation. Last week there was a
rise Of eight feet at Rowland, which amounted
to three feet at the head Of the raft, about two
inches at this place, and will evaporate before
it can reach the bars in the vicinity Of Campte
The navigation below the falls is also difficult,
there being scant 80 inches water from Alex
andria to the mouth The steamer Era No. /
arrived yesterday from the falls, and reports
that the Boomer, had discharged her cargo at
Grand Ecore and put back; the Wabash Val
ley is slowly working her way up on one wheel.
The Marion, hence for Alexandria, has laid up
at Coushatta The Effort, from New Orleans
direct, will arrive here this morning. The Falls
City left New Orleans on the Esd for this port
direct, with large freight
We are sadly in need Of heavy rain. The
cisterns throughout town are down to the very
drcgs, vegetation Of every description is burn
ing up, while the dustis suffocating. Rain, y
is the universal cry
Trains of cotton wagons begin to pour in ra-
pidly from The country, and from all accounts
the CROP some weeks in advance Of the two
preceding seasons.
E | ci,ta H., oil
free persons of color, and ordered those found
mtown in contrayention of law to leave the State.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. D. Donovan,
cotton factor, New Orleans, for bis attentions.
The epidemic could neither drive him from his
post nor make him forgetful of old friends.
ELEcT1os-T election for associate justice
of the supreme court, in place of judge Spot
ford, will take place on Monday next.
MINpEN FEMALE CoL1EGE.-Parents should
bear in mind that the eleventh session of this
truly estimable institution will commence on
Monday next. It is important that the pupils
be in attendance as soon as possible.
RARE CnANcE.-'The spacious building so
favorably known as the r fremont House" is
offered for rent, with or without the furniture
presenting rare opportunity to any one deslr-
Gus Of opening first class boarding house or
hotel. It already enjoys a high reputation as
a public house.
800 REwARD!-The attention Of our coun
try readers is solicited to the advertisement
headed Is 100 reward. -..
Tho National Observatory announces that no
less than three comets are now to he seen in
the heavens. For the past ten days oure citizens
have been able to view one of Il |ese comets
(DonaG's) every evening Immediately after
N sunset, and again in the morning. It's best
seen about o'clock, A. NJ. During next week
it will be Of the most striking brightness, posi-
bly, the largest comet of the century, and at
that time will be seen near Arcturus, perhaps
even surprising that brilliant star in splendor.
JOIN RAY.-The Claiborne Democrat pays
the following compliment to the hon. John
Ray, which is to be the more appreciated as 1t
comes from one who opposes bis election to the
supreme bench:
John Ray is native of Missouri, and was
educated in Kentucky. He came TO Monroe
quite young, an entire stranger, and destitute
of means, He soon, however, as all young men
can who will, found employment and by close
labor and study, not only gained the esteem of
his employer, but in the course OF two or three
years was admitted to the bar, at which he has
been practicing very closely and successfully
for twenty years We have never seen any
lawyer as well versed in the practice OF his pro
fession, or as safe in his pleadings. as Dir. Ray.
He is, too, in addition to a thorough acqualnt-
aace with general principles, completely imbu-
cd with knowledge of the codes and the de-
cisons Of our supreme court. He has never
been on the bench, but his fitness for the sta
ton is recognized by every one at all acquaint-
ed with his qualifications"
THE accounts from New Orleans continue
gloomy, but it is apparent that the epidemic
has.reached its elimination, ard we may anti
cipate marked decrease in the mortality
There were GAG nterments during the week
ending at 6, A. NJ, 10Th inst, being an increase Of
four over those Of the previous week. Of the
deaths, ego were American born. For the 50
hours ending at IL, NJ, Goth inst, there were
1o7 deaths from yellow fever. The Picayune,
in its weekly review, says:
is spreading more widely in the fourth dis
tlict, and the infant Of sixteen months, as well
as the veteran Of eighty years, are equally VIC
tins toits rayages. We hear Of people who
have lived here for ten to sixteen and eighteen
consecutive years, and who have passed thro'
all previous epidemics in safety, being attacked
with it now. The children Of the sol! do not
appear to escape its grasp, and there is danger
of relapse even after aconvalescence of twelve
days or more
The reports Of rnterments in the st. Louis,
fGirod, Cypress Grove and Odd Fellows Rest
cemeteries, do not verify the Picayune' state
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