The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-11
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OPPOSITE HITCHCOCK LIVERY STABLE.
SHIRE HEP0RT:
WEDNESDAY, J.. MAY II, 1859
The river opposite this bort continues TO fall
Since our last, the Judah Touro, SaIlie Robin
son. R. w. Powell, Reub. White, w. A. An
drew, Era No. 8, National and D. R. Carol
have arrived from New Otleans.
RAtN.-Last Sunday evening it commenced
raining and continued 10 do so all night, and the
greater part of Monday. II proved very accept
able to our highland planters. We do not think
it can in the least affect tile river.
The KATY DID.--The Katy Did" is the
name of a new sewing machine; the agent, Mr..
P. Swire, has arrived, and ID Offering them for
sale at Simon Habe1's, Texas street, where they
may be inspected and seen in operation.
For New 0RLEA Ss.-Th he regular passenger
packet National, CAPTAIN Montgomery will leave
this evening at 5 o'clock.
The %favorite passenger Jacket Lecomte, capt.
johnson, will leave on Tuesday evening on the
arrival of the stage ).
Thanks to the officers OF the Judah Touro.
sallie Robinson. R w. Powell, Reub. White,
W. A. Andrew and National, for files of late
New Orleans papers.
To TRAvELERs.--We call the attention of all
those intending to visit the western, eastern or
northern States, I'd the advertisement of the
Memphis and New Orleans tri-weekly line of
steamers. This is the most pleasant, quickest
and cheapest route that can be taken. The
steamers are all of the first class, commanded
by experienced, a Felul aad attentive officers;
while, we speak from personal knowledge, the
fare surpasses thai of any Of the St, Louis or
Cairo railroad lines.
The splendid steamer Capitol, under COM
mand of our old friend Jost ph D Clarke, leaves
New Orleans every Monday evening, and the
mouth Of Bed River every Tuesday morning,
for Memphis. ELI ose going up the Mississip
pi should bear the fact in mind.
The Memphis pa ckets have positively at the
time specified.
RnDUcrIoN OF MAILS The Washington
(Arkansas) Telegraph says, we learn from a
reliable source, Chat the postmaster general is
reducing the mail service considerably. The
daily line from Red River landing to Shreye-
port, is cut down to three times a week; from
Shreveport to Washington, and from Vicks-
burg by Monroe to Shreveport, a similar
change. Many other routes have had tie Ser
vice reduced, but as yet, no alteration has been
made in the Natchgz and Monroe line.
CHEAP LANDS BY an act PASSED BY our last
legislature, all the public lands donated BY con
gress to the State pf Louisiana, situated in the
parishes Of Bossier, DySoto, Sabine, Claiborne
and Natchiioches, designated as swamp and
overtiowed lands, which have been surveyed
and have been in market fol FIVE years or up
wards, is subject ID entry at rs cents per acre.
All the lands, Aforesaid, which have been in
market for ten years OF upwards, is subject to
entry at SO cents per acre. And all such lands
as have been in M rket for fifteen years, is sub
jet to entry at 25 cents pei acre. Provided
that The act shall Hot be 70 construed as to ex-
tend 70 lands oyerlowcd by the waters of Red
Or Sabine rivers, or reserved for railroad or edu-
c%ational purposes, Or mineral lands. No corpo-
ration or person can enter more than 800 acres.
The democrats cf Natchit1ches held a mass
parish convention On the Cd inst, and appoint
ed delegates tie attend the Slate convention at
Baton Rouge, the congressional convention at
Alexandria, on the 4lh Of July, and the Mans
field senatorial and DISTRICT convention, to be
held on the first Monday id August next. The
Natchitoches cony ention recommends that a
candidate for men Der of tile board of public
works, be nominated at the Alexandria con-
%yention.
The convention further resolved, that The
democrats Of the various wards throughout the
parish be requested to hold gard meetings.
The democrats, it appears, are forgetting their
family jars The greatest difficulty they
will have to contend with, will be to satisfy the
different a~spirants for office. There is at least
forty candidates for the office of member of the
board Of public works.
STORM AT PLAQUEMINE.--0n the afternoon Of
The ed inst, a tremendous storm was expert
enced, the wind blowing from The southeast
The waves in the river were unusually large,
and drove at a fearful rate against the Ievee in
trout Of the Town. me wnole town was alarm
ed, and the people rushed to the point of dan
ger to witness the worst. Between 7 and 8
O'Clock, the wind a5ated, ana fortunately the