The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-25
- nr1eans Market.

N mr. was some buyers in the cotton mar
hdy %Uu,ri,ing, about 1000 bales charged hands
kst 1n stIl unable to give quotations.
We ae raceipts qncluding 3O,374 bales on hal >
~ tbe Ist September, have been 5.too'oo@ oaieS
exported a Julie e. 1901 so extra, So 25@8 90.
fLoLN-Mess SI9 50@l9 % u OBJ.
PoRK-Dsid es Gallo; shoulders, 1905
Ipssp-9l9@llMc. T. 10
goss,,g--3J6, 6982lc. u d.
g Nv, 1.sssrs13O@36c, IT, gallon. 600 40,
eHSAs26 00@28 90 3P ton.
bA ,70a75c p bushel.
g2aainSgrr--Rio lOI@I2e. q H.
western fine, 80 10I@llc p ID net
BEH 7'aras and Lake, Sl4@40 ~ head.
6-87-c
aogs 50 OO@4 50 p head.
91Ss5 For District Attorney.
.ra authorised to announce M. (. Z. BEN
Rs a5 Mansfield, as a candidate for the office Of
sBll t.arnev of the 18th judicial district com
District No marshes of Caddo and DeSoto. at the
Po'el- 7 election in November next.
sa3u.Is5 -~~-~-~( For Assessor. >>,>>>
authorised to announce SAMUEL ED
H s ~ i candidate for ASSESSOR for the parish
BU4pIS5 at the November election. He says that
y \ knows knows no party, -.~..~o-.~--ooo~-00-
%|l11SS-~-10 TO The Public.
earnest solicitation of my friends that /
AZ IL statement Of the facts of the unfortunate
shoulu that occurred on board the steamboat
IAN in april last, undermy command, between
ass,LErdlulte employees; and in order to silence
tTo denominations of various unprincipled par
!be mLia,f from enyious and interested motives are
yes n%stiug faiseho0ds on Red Riyer-iealous of
ds's"sess Of the Telegram, and aware that have
n to Of the swftest boals, Of the very ligh est
9al.L If water that ever piled its waters viz the
oiaIts and Teegram--I give the statements aad
olao,nanying certificates, with the eli oria c m
IF two Of the most respectable journals ia this
w., satisf at everything was done my part
lg5,for, I'D subserve the ends of Justice.
gbil boat on the Mississippi or
ADu :bntar / have done for twenty years,
Ilo3 lder and identified with the in
400 ys'nP ne un) / intend to command her and
ess% yipline on board, and do Justice to ali
Aination,--unfouuded reports, emanat-
rant pnprincpled, prejudiced, Or inter.
duals, to the contrary, notwithstanding;
ulug such course, insure safety. success,
ge. A. d. DENSLOW.
MS. May is, 1855.
A Gard.
Law, the 2lst inst, was sitting forward
-cane deck Of the steamer Telegram,
Gu otl am master ] was, at the time, about sixty
'.eon the after part Of the Texas when, sud
ley ~ attention was directed to q noise on the
a s., narf of the deck. fastening aft saw the
ssauard and one of the Cabin Boys apparently en-
lin quarrel AS | approached them the boy
r. niece of barrel-head at the Steward The
ls r',ri fbep Jumped behind the " exas," followed
',ha how / followed and when / next caught
yYtt IL them, they were both standing. each with
- II hoard in his hand, on the steps behind the
PTs The boy then started off, and rs he reached
M sdge Of the skylght, turned and threw the piece
y bog7d al the Steward, who Immediately started
irrsrd and overtaking the boy, struck him two or
MA bIoVs All this occurred before / was able to
M tbem As soon as | came up, l ordered them
Iist without the most remote idea that any serI-
M ;ninrv had been sustained by either party in the
Fy' The bov then ran up to me for protection,
marking that the Steward ought not to beat him III
Fgt manner. questioned the Steward IN relation
y, fbe cause Of the difficulty, and he informed me
hal the boy had refused either to work or TO be PAID
,F when IN the river; that he had twice requested
s 10 attend to his work 20 to the office and set
10 Hearing that the boy was ON the upper deck,
N mad come up to compel him to g. below and at
,.,5 n bis duties, when he got possession Of the
5reIhead and endeayored to hold him at bay. After
barring the Stewards statement, turued to the boy
MA TIA him 10 get d bucket If water and wash IF
ma blood not, however, supposing him to be danger
ar,iy hurt. The Steward then r.turned to his work
hlov. The boy also went below, and into the nur
,srv Soon after, my attention directed to some
raIsons CARRYING him up stairs. ] immed atey went
q the chambermaid, and asked her what she had
doue Or the boy. She answered that she had bathpd
bs head and given him some whisky, to drink; and
n answer 10 nay query told me that she did not think
Hn seriously hurt The affray tuok place about two
o'clock in the afternoon, and at one o'clock the same
night the boy died. About seven o'clock III the
egening several passengers came to me- a. ID request
ID that should cOnfne the Steward. Finding that
Die boz was hurt in more serious manner than had
supposed ordered him to 20 into the social hail.
and h8dhim watched until we arrived in port, when
sent the Mats for officer and delivered him over
0t authorities.
TIE ADORE il a plain and simple narrative Of the
facts in the case so far as / am connected therewih:
and subuit them to the public for the purpose Of
Correcting any impressions which may have been
rendered in the public mind from the perusal of the
gabed reports Of the affair, as published il one or
,vO Of the city papers A. ID. DENSLOW.
Master of Steamer Telegram.
New Orleans, April 81, 1853.
New ORLEANS, April %, 1853.
The Undersigned, Recorder of the Second District
THE city Of New Orleans, having thoroughly ex-
snnsd the evidence in the case Of WESLEY Harris,
Eta C.. charged with killing white man on board
he Steamer Telegram, on the 2lst instant and of
Capt. A. D. DENSLOW, of that Steamer, charged
With being accessory after the fact states that evi
dencs could be brought against Capt. Denslow, and
that he has been honorably discharged from all COM
phCity in he affair
EMILE Witt, Recorder Second District
Editorial from the New Orleans Daily Delta April
z, 1859 Capt A. D. DENSLOW'S name having
been connected with the homicide on the Telegram,
ior which Wesley HARRIS, I. m. c., has been commit
9dwe are pleased to learn las from knowledge
o Capt Denslow's character, we supposed would be
ae csse-that on the examination before Recorder
WIZ not particle of evidence could be produced
'gsls him, and he was houorably discharged.
From the New Orleans Daily Crescent, April 81
We call the attention of the public to the card Of
ylFan 8 D. DENSLOW Of the Steamer Telegram,
relation to the recent tragedy on board that boat,
lae unfortunate circumstances, which, the Coro-
Nh Inquest, appeared to reflect on Capt. d., have,
aaPpy all been cleared up, by an impartial judicial
3vSigation-leaving his unspotted integrity of
Character as free from stain as ever The statement
VPt Denslow is lucid statement, and does not
lyi0nbis affidavit taken at The inquest.