The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-20
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NEDNESDAY APRIL 90, 1885
Iheriver is still recedng at This point. Sine
our last the Joseph Holden, Lucy Holcombe
B. L. Hodge, Sallie Robinson Lecomte, w. A
Andrew and Telegram have arrived from New
Orleans, and several boats frpm Je ferson.
STEAMBOAT SUNK.--Last Igednd sday morn
ing, the steamboat Joseph Holden, bound fo
Jefferson, struck a stump in he lale. near Al
bany, and snnk Tho boat Will pr ve a totaI
loss; she is partially insured ID New Orleans.
SPRING AND SUMNER GooDs.-Mr. A. Marx
hasreceiyed and opened his stock Of spring and
summer goods, embracing every description Of
fancy and staple dry goods, clothing, boots,
shoes, DC, which be invites tie ladies and gen
lgmen to call and examine,
Thanks to the officers fthe Lucy Holcombe,
B. L. Hodge, Sallie Robinson, Leeomte, w A.
Andrew and Telegram, for files Of ale papers
THEATRE.-Ths evening, Mr.. Il. Wilson
takes lis benefit, on Which occasion viii be pre-
scented the drama Of the Two Friends and the
comedy Of Sudden Thoughts.
HARDYARE.-Thea attention 3four merchants,
planters and others, is solicited TO the card Of
Messrs Salk, SLautfer d Co. New Orleans
They have the largest assortment Of hardware,
cutlery, DC, to be found in the city, and offer
great inducements to purchasers
Many thanks to Mrs. n. Z. Wright, for her
present, The potatoes were the finest and
largest Of the season.
For New ORLEANS. The regular packet Ja-
dab Touro, captain Butler, viii leave On Thurs
day evening, at o'clock.
The fine passenger packet R. ". Powell, capt
Jos D. CLARK, will leave On Saturday evening,
at 5 o'clock
Many thanks to Mr.. N. Baer, for d es Of late
papers.
Negro slavery is fully recognised nd prop
erty in slaves amply projected 5y a recent act
Of the New Mexican Legislature This act
passed unanimously in one branch, and with
cut dissenting voice ID the o.her. The act
defines such as are slaves Of African descent,
and is not to be construed 50 as to indl ude the
poems and their descendants.
The Houma Ceres says tina, nearly all the
stubble cane in The parish Of tferreB onne is
either killed OF badly injured not m lore than
one-lhird Of it viii make cane
sF-<NE-'
The last Clarksyille Standard says the river
at Rowland is nearly at low water mark. The
same paper says, the small poz IS spreading in
various directions throughout out Texas.
Thirty thousand dollars have been subscri-
BED for the establishment Of cotton factory
in vicksburg, and those engaged in the enter
prise have no fears Of being ablF to raise the
sum Of 100000, the amount Of ca ID with
which it is proposed to commence operations.
The methodists Of Delaware have refused
Che aid which the Legislature granted hem, Of
four thousand dollars, towards Tie bui ding Of
d new church, because that money wa. raised
by lottery.
We see it stated in our foreign extracts, that
in view Of the many fatal mistakes m ade BY
druggists and others, the English apothecares
are about adopting for use hexangulat bottle
with deep fittings, to put poisons in which are
sold by retail. This is to prevent persons
making mistakes by getting hold of the wrong
bottle. AS an additional security, the neck Of
The bottle is SO constructed that but drop at
time can be poured out The vety deliberate
and cautious action thus produced viii, il is
believed, deter any one from taking oyerdoses
Of medicine; while it Is difficult tp imagine
case in which person could pour out and take
the whole contents Of one Of these bodies in
mistake for something else. We hope to see
tile practice introduced into tile Uuited States
Onthe Goth ult., Mr. Lewis an elderly man.
living in the lower part Of Shelby county, Tenn,
was murdered BY runaway negro9s. He had
gone out to hunt turkeys about daylight, and,
not returning, search was made f2r him, and
next day his body was found with the neck
broken, the skull crushed and otherwise mutt
lated. It's supposed that be attempted to ar
rest several runaway negroes who were in the
neighborhood when they All set ubon him and
murdered him.
On the same day, Mr., N, r. Shaw was fatally
stabbed near Brownsville, Tenn, bF woIruna-
way negroes, whom he was endeayoring to
arrest
The Linden (Texas) Times says Just be-
fore going to press we were called upon by
Messrs. II. A. Runnels and Robert Moss, of
Bowie county, who informed us that ene of
their citizens, man by the name Of Tickle,
was murdered on the night Of the 9th inst,
while in bed tits supposed that he was MUIR
dered by one Of his own negroes. Ge was
shot The particulars had not been asoertained.
The New York Courier's monthly table off
marine losses for the past month shows an ag-
grogate Of "A vessels, of which were ships, 81
were barks were brius and 90 we're sohoon- 4