New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-01-13
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PRrDAY MORNING. JAxU1nv Ils E 20, ,a.,


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From The North Louiriana Baptist u III "a. ~.
we extxact The following 4as. 81 "a
/ week ago we had very heavy showers. xt;sf
Will probably bring up sHr lake boats, fos which
our Planssrs are looking win grsat anxiety. Ths
We have never seen, Id any Iatitnic, gardens d
| dead as ours IN NORTH Louisiana. Gabhs1es cole
a gaass 3 II, sEsry green sseuisnt
| The Claiborne Advocate If fhe III ssvs
/ The weather has presented VA. within the uast
week, with as many faces as some politicians vi
have heard of--one face North and another soufk
all the time. We have had torrents Of rain WittS
er, Great Cesar This has been, asms fag, ds-
cidedIy the coldest and most disageeable winter
we have ever experienced IN Claiborne parish
after residence of near eight year. duration.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of the 9Th inst has
the following
Last Friday night the SNOW fell 10 the depth o
SIX inches, and did not entirely disappear nnf yes
terIay3 evening. The weather has moderated some
but II Y still cold, but clear, with Indications of
rnoderatjDg.
Last Saturday evening Mr. steaarr, tn trying 10
shoot Hr. Thos. a. Sharpe, with whcni it seems he
had difficulty she previous evening" accidentally
shot several Of our citizens, nome Of whom we are
happy to state, are considered dangerously
wonnded. 81
The Gaddo Gazette Of the stI gives the following
account Of this aifsir:
OnSatnrtay evening last our citizens were alaytn-
ed by the discharge Of gun opposite tss Palace
drinking saloon, the contents taking effect upon
crowd, Of persons who were standing III front Of
Walters 4 Elders store. Fortunately, none were
seriously injured; yet there are several Or the
wounded who have suffered much pain and neon
venience from the effects og the shot There were
eight men, white and black, who experienced ftSe
unpleasant sensation Of d gurfrshot woaad. ss
The cause of the shooting originated ia an attack
made BY Mr. Thomas 4: Sharpe upon young man
Of the name Of StegaM on the previous eFening.
The latter being small and delicate was over
powered by sharpe, cruelIy beaten and soreIy
bruised by boot-leels. He waited till the next
evening, when he attempted TO shoot Sharpe.
Mhen IN me act Of doing 50 his gun was caught
py person standing near and diverted from the
object aimed at This accounts for the sad havoc
| which it made rp0n q peaceabIe crowd who were
standing at distance. StegaIl felt fhat lie Elai
| been assailed and beaten wantonly by Sharpe and
smarting under the bruises inflicted sipp lin the
preyions evening, he rashiy and imprudenfiy tried
70 take the life Of the man who had wronged him.
Sfegall WAS arrested by ar officer of the law ana
committed to jail, where he remained urltil Tues
day. He was then brought before Jonas Robese,r,
n $500. sSss7 '''
4 From tie same paper we extract The following
article:
Il Owing to the horrible condition OF t, rs,a,s ts,r
wagon trade has fallen o very mack III nv Iast
ten days. Ihe fact that navigation is open 10 def
ferson VIII account in great measure Tor THE d.
crease IN our business That city has every ad-
vantage over Shreveport during Maa ysater, aisd
we sincerely trust that it may continue to take sle
trade from Shreveport until our property holders
and the stockholders IN onr railroad win aronse
from their lethargy and build the road to lie Texas
n line. This enterprise would pay for ITSELF iii TWO
years in the increase of our business and In the
enhanced value Of real Sestate. We nre losing
thousands every day for want of railroad into the
n heart of Texas. The Southern Pacific is prepared
to make the connection at the line which viii rive
us an extension of twenty miles westward They
have made arrangements to build fifty miles in Tie
next two years. With this line of railway running
even one hundred miles west of this place, We
would command magnificent trade, which Is at
this time being diverted to Jefferson and the
terrnini Of the Houston railroads. We cannot de-
pend upon the wagon trade that is an exploded
| idea. The soil in wet weather will not bear up q
loaded wagon, and the natural roads to Jefferson
and Houston are much better and nearer. with
such facts staring US n the face, how can we fold
4 our hands supinely and say chat the people ill
l Texas are bound to come to Shreveport. Unless
our minds disabused of this fatal error ana we
go to work in good earnest IN completing our rail-
road 10 the Texas line, our city will cease to grow
property will decline rapidly, and there will be 4
i general tssnash upD among spectators in town
lots. Let have the railroad to the line BY tile
first of November next-it can be done if desired.