The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-26

esting meetings were held In that city, between
the contractors and the directory Of the Veks
burg, Shreveport and Texas railroad. Th,
conferences have removed the impeachment
which have heretofore retarded the work anc
impaired renewed energy to the enterprise
The railroad company was represented by DR.
Young, the president Messrs. Gee. Dabbs anc
Pugh, directors, aad Maj. Cooper, chief engi
neer; while the contractors were represented
by Messrs Horne, Mitchell, Cameron, Myrick
A. B. Fannn and w NJ. Wadley. The meet
ings were convoked 10 adjust certain contro
yerted points in regard to the construction Q
the road and the contract under which il is t.
be built, and to consummate an efficient plar
of operations for the future, by which the WORK
may be pushed forward with energy and vigol
to a speedy completion. The needed changes
were made in all The contracts, the revenues
of the road have been pledged for the payment
of the interest coupons upon the company's first
mortgage bonds, and the personal services Of
Mr.. w. NJ. Wadley, late superintendent of the
New Orleans aud Jackson railroad, has been
engaged as one of the contractors for the con
struction of the road The utmost harmony and
good feeling prevailed among all parties, and
the new vigor infused cannot do otherwise than
produce happy result The contractors are
now taking the requisite steps to largely aug
ment their force of laborers, and Dr. Young
feels confident they will lay thirty miles of rail
way track by the lst November next, which
will put Boeuf river in direct connection with
the Mississippi, and give us ffty-sE miles Of
the road completed and the cars running daily
Twenty miles will bring the locomotive to Mon
roe, to which point the road will be finished by
the 1st November, 1860. 1t is contemplated
that the section from this place to the Texas
line will be completed before the expiration of
the present yeas. A locomotive has been or
dered for this division Of the road, and named
in honor of our enterprising fellowctize Col
B. NJ. johnson.
Our readers will perceive that although
the road progresses slowly, its advance is GER
tain. If the directors have not proven as fast"
as tile fnanciers Of some ether companies we
might enumerate, they have the satisfaction of
knowing that they have neither went in debt
beyond their ready means, involved the com
pany in difficulties, nor in any way sacrificed the
interests Of the stockholders. For their discre-
tiop thev are entitled ia nraisa
The GovERNoR's MEssAGE.-The annual
message Of governor Wicklife to the legisIa-
ture of Louisiana contains but little of import
ance. tits plain business document, and
that is rare merit in these days of bombast
and verbosity. The governor reviews the con
liton Of the State treasury, which on the 3lst
lit, contained to the credto of the general fund
1921 SO. The estimated receipts during 1859
ire put down at $685., 900, while the expendi
ures are estimated at 81, POI ,976; making
lefcitin the general fund of S2I6, 1926. But
lie thinks, there is no necessity to increase tax
tion. He calls attention to the position taken
y the treasurer, in refusing to honor certain
traits drawn against the State by the auditor,
which "has to some extent periled the credit of
he State, and put its creditors to some incon-
'enence, and in some instances subjected them
heavy loss" which is but one Of the evil fruits
VI elevatlng incompetent men to responsible Of.
ices, and demonstrates that either the auditor
II the treasurer is unsuited to the position he
occupies. Both cannot be right. The governor
tates that our banking institutions exhibit
legree Of unparalleled strength, and that The
trlngent provisions of the banking laws have
een uniformly complied with He recon-
nends that special tax be levied on all lands
ubject to overflow, for the purpose of creating
fund to maintain the levees The various pub
c charitable institutions are in a fourishing
ondltlon, and appropriations for their mainte-
ance are recommended. State bonds to the
mount of 81 1885, 600 have been issued to The
itterent railroads, Of which $4,000 were
aid over to the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
'exas road, and It's estimated tl.at during The
resent year the same company will receive the
dditional sum Of S123, 600 The governor
avs that the affairs of the respective railroad
ompanies have been managed with great pru-
ence and skill. He urges the legislature to
epeal the law making the State pay the costs
criminal prosecutions, and transfer that bur
en- to the different parishes He blows the
sual grand annual flourish about the democra-
y and has, BY some indescnbable process, dis
oyered that "a portion of the north-westis al i
} with us!' He is in favor of the administra
on consummating tile purchase Of Cuba, Of the
of the proposed protectorate over
lexico, and Of "a policy looking towards the
equisition Of Mexico and Central America. >
N the whole, the document will compare ia
orably with those which usually emanate from
le executive of Louisiana.
SHIP THEM BAcK.-The authorities Of New !
ork apprehended last week Two convicts fresh
ON Liverpool. They informed mayor Tienlann
lat their passage to this country was paid by
le secretary of the Discharged Prison Aid