The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-06

Thanks to the officers Of the B. L Hodge,
Lecomte, D. R. Carroll and Judah I'ouro for
their attention.
For New O~RLEANs.-The fine passenger
packet Judah Touro, captain Charles w. Ew-
ing, will leave tomorrow evening oh the ar
rival Of the stages. The @fayorte packet R. W,
Powell, captain Joseph D. Clark, will leave on
Saturday evening at 3 O'Clock.
We learn that there is quite a lumber Of
counterfeit ten dollar bills on the Citizens Bank
in circulation; they are well executed.
THEATRE.-A large number Of our citizens
have rendered Miss Susan Denim a compliment
tary benefit, which takes place tBis evening. A
fine bill is offered for the occasion -theEton Boy
and Jack Shepherd, together will dancing and
singing.
We are requested to state that the proceed
ings Of The Shreveport bar, relative to the
memory Of the lamented captain GRAIN, would
have been published long before this time if
the gentleman who was appointed to prepare
them for the press, had not been taken sick.
ORGANISATION OF THE WING PARrY.-We
publish to-day, in another column, an address
to the people Of Louisiana, signed by Messrs. P.
Chew, Fergus Gardere, E. Lecoul, F. A. Lums-
den, Charles D. Dreux, P. o. Broussard, A.
Landry, L, A. Tregre, B. L. Hodge, c.. T. Be
miss, Moses Eastman, Richard Wade, A. S.
Fox, and J. L, Trudeau, recommending The
Reorganization Of the Old whig party, by hold
ing a conyentionin New Orleans on the second
Wednesday in June next. They recommend
that every parish in the State be represented.
We think we can safely vouch for Caddo.
The Savannah Republican learns that 90
miles of The Florida and Cuba telegraph work
is already completed. The same paper notices
the arrival in that city Of 1870 yards Of the sub
marine cable designed for the Satilla river in
Georgia. i has three conducting wires and
weighs about six tons to the mile.
Senator Seward, it is said, invited a large
number Of black republicans to dine with him
in Baltimore Immediately after the adjourn
ment Of congress-; and it is TN lcrsto0d 10 be
a presidential movement.
According to the New York Courier and En-
quirer, The exports from lhat city for the last
eight months OF the present fiscal year, exclu-
sive Of specie, were 835, O0o, 900, while the
imports fol- tie same period were 8129, doc, 900;
an excess Of $4,000, 600 at one port n eight
months! At this rate, tie country must be
entirely oyerstocked with goods.
One Of The last acts Of congress was to vote
TO Mr.. Chapman, the unsuccessful contestant
for the seat in tie house as delegate from Ne
braska, the sum Of $4,000 as mileage Who
could not afford to contest TIE Seat Of a dele
gate or representative 10 congress at this rate?
But is it retrcnchment?" Mr.. Chapman Is A
NOISY" democrat, and must BE- well paid for
his party "gassing."
--latest advices from Washington SAY that
Venezuela has agreed 70 The paymen Of tile
American claims arising out of the gu4noc con
troversy amounting to three hundred Il ousand
dollars, thus removing all cause Of dis ute be-
tween the two governments.
a writerin the Bardstown (Ky Gaz ette, al
luding tothe celebration Of Washington birth
day, says, Mr.. Roysdon (of Shire cporD spoke
on the subject Of glory" and ON TIL aorid
style in which he portrayed, aid the impas-
stoned tones in which be detained His sub
ject, one would be led to infer that, yPung as
be is, he had already welded Himself to the
pursuit of fame.
During the last FIVE years the n~lanufa curing
interests Of the country has been much de-
pressed, and the condition Of he M, ryland
factories are not excepted. In 1857. owing to
the high price Of cotton, and the llnrem unerat-
ing price Of manufactured goods man y mills
were obliged to work short time, and otherwise
curtail their expenditures and some from neces-
sity, had to stop their machinery entirely ". All
her mills are again, however, al work, though
not to THEN full capacity, except the Savage,
Oakland, Powhatan and Pocahontas factories,
whose machinery is still idle.
JUDICIAL ADvEKrIsENENrs-Sinc The act
relative to the advertising Of judicial sales was
made, there has been considerable difficulty and
objection made, TO be compelled 10 charge by
The hundred words. That part VI tile law IS
now rescinded, and all such adyeFtiseme hts are
allowed to be charged BY the square, as all
transient advertisements. So SAYS the
Planter:
1.-THE fraternity throughout the State viii be
70 learn that BY an act P4ssed by the
session Of the legislature, Ole restriction
as to pay for judicial advertising has BID en- re-
moved. Under tie old LAW, the printer was
allowed ono dollar for every hubIred words
first insertion, and fifty cen ) for very Fubse-
quent insertion. Now, we c an chH+5e tha same
for any transient advertis Ing.
4 despatch from Detrdi il, beRfing d ate Of
ED ult., states that a terrible accident Dec urred