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! The 8e1xure OF the Capital. ;,

@loPecinl Uspattn 70 Inc EFenlhs Fo5t.
WAtH1xGTo., January 1k.
A Republican who has just returned from
Maryland, reports that ten Thousand men bare
been secretly organized in Maryland and Tir-
gfnis, to ptogent the Inauguration of Lincoln
ind to stop an progress through the State to
the FedcrI Capital
He says that lie Travelled as virgin!an, aud
gained the confidence Of the conspirators By
taking the private oath Of secrecy. Some u,,-
easiness hes BEEN created here hy the large
anrunt cf money deposited In hank By pGr-
sons considered irresponsible. These, how
ever, are thus far only rumors
The clerks In nil The departments arc to be
sworn to maintain the Uniun.. Tho buildings
Of tho Interior Department and the Treasury
have an armed police, but in these times OF
dOubtcd
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MISCELLANEOUS.

tn AxALaAxA11N or 7LAx7GA6Ea.-ThGrs = kToV.
Ing tendency IN fnts sSs to appErpftss tn4 mnst
prsssirs wozds of other larsuazes snd At41 xAtls
to incorporate thdu into own; t7a taa word CO.
halle, which Il frnzn tho Greex stsnifynx sbr ~
hesd.~ n now becoming poput.r1xsd Ia eon1aeakso
with VI. spaldtuzs great HeadAcha ssnsed3, bes y
viii soon be used In moE- general WY. nd IL VIVID
Csphalie win bccorns - common - Elecen*5pA ~
many others whos< dt.t1ctlon - ao.a:xu xae6s IN
been worn SWAY BY common uAags sntu ta0 seaR
.1aars aad "a TIC a,z1or BORA
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Tho Interior OF Louf8iann.

The New York Herald has the following In
formation
"Letters from the interior Of LouisIana. ~
cet!ed hetc BY planters, state that kIaYes are
dail{ growing more and moro disobcdicut. and
punishment Is daily inflicted in cases whcro
the Lash has not before been used for mcnths.
a case Is mentioned where Lady deserted her
G!antai,on, leaving 1t IN charge of negroes, and
to hire out find no employment for them, and
tney arc consequently IN expense on their
bands, with no prospect Of release.
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Tho Attitude OF the Majority OF the
Population of e. e.

A0o AEAkkMu6 OH Inc mA1UT1fy OF F6e
Population OF s. C,
lie New York Leader gives chapter Of in
formation received from gentleman just cs-
capped from Charleston:
As to the slave population, our informant
gcTous-cvidenty elatc 1T times with eome &C.
cTet hope, and more obsequlous than ever in
1awning eubscrriency to their masters md
mistresses. They have IN idea, which the
express wherever and whenever they thinl It
can be safely uttered, that s*nffcr the fofe Of
good as thu white folk. It's quite ciea1 fn ali
calm observers, and Is even admitted by the
planters themselves, that If events lead to a
huai collision with the United Statcs, the fsrn-
eaters VIII have two enemies to hght-thc
reyoltcd slaves. 1871 4~3
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'4rdly .Gaal1zed.

y.
n I'd \ sos11hks 4esdksha thts Aafts1nnoo, hAa{
stxppa1 Into ~ h4potascae hand says b 4: tAs ns
.cso ron hesaa m Of n 's4daaas7" Does It haaaA
rrt.~ yays q. "H&xecadtu&tT." ha5A ID, hand apsa
sa,s = ksys me CsphxNa PHI hand paa M 'oasT
'e4dAohA
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should Henry Winter Davis not agree to ae-
eept position in M1. Lncoln's Cabinet, It is
confidently believed that tender Of a place
VI be made 70 Hon. Montgomery Blair, now
nso ! res1aent OF Maryland, the son Of Hon,
Dla:r, the member elect to the new Congress
neys Frr44 S0'~
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tskA1 D10ros aaf-Anc1S sha c,eAs IL phftant of m
Tho KEeax medical di.cS sc.tez X u age uay be eoa,
sdesd shs 7y>tea1 OF sa-c.nat fbr pEotext.on from
suail ro1 the Csphsc TIL k,r relief u ucsdaeha znd
sae JIG fatnaa ssr the prevention IT Fs7eEs either
cfFhkh sure ppcci.c. whose benett win b AZ
pssteseed b. s1net- hutsaatsY looE After ndr dts
eoT-srzs A. fpsx7ttn.
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An oppressed People.
The Charleston correspondent Of the y. Z.


was leaving ,lilledgevil!e, Gcorgia, In tho
carl, within The list fortnight, whsn passipc
tlroug1a little wood, VIC heard the ba; ;inr 81
blood hounds, as in pursuit OF scnkaAing. Tho
conversation Of two OF my ncighbors {thcy sat
in the seat fronting me,) informed NE that the
object OF the chas.: WAS "a damned Yankee
peddler"-"iat iis offence might have been,
Or Of what crime he was suspected, I couli
not gather II reckon" said one ofthe speak
ers- coarse tnper(cctly y-shaycn, 1oag-haired
Georg gt,n-wfth tobacco-staincd teeth, aud
cnEnln@, dceF-set eyes, "that fellow begins to
sweat Lehind his ears now;'' aud then turning
to his companion With sort Of dolorou5
whine, perfectly indescribablr, and which /
shall neTcr forget, he asked, "uds Merr e4er
1sor1e Oppressed as ue Ge.
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W Our correspondent at Lemont should
bear in mind that letter-write1s in professlue
to give the views Of public men, a. uttered in
prirnte conversation, generally get their news
at econd-hand, and in the main rely upon ru.
mors that have grown in passing from mouth
to month, and which, not unfrequenty, are
wholly the work Of Imagination. That such
ia the fact In regard to the particular csse to
which he refers, we do not entertain doubt.
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Ct)itaqo Ctibutte,
MRuMMRKs CHANGE IN THE
CURRENT.

MONUA1, 1aNOAA1 IL, 4ooA~
CHANGE IN THE
CURRENT.
OrrreadeB MI understand, what in mer~
camille phrase, is naeant by the term 'dru1n-
merA" The individual is well dressed,
talks g1ibly, is decidedly polite, and in his
cwn estimation very cunning nnd vastly
wiss. He is thoroughly versed in the com
merce Of the country, and instinctvely he
avoideth Hoee sections where crops are
abort and money scarce For several years
past he has been in rapturcs with the
ssunny South" Its bright skies and balmy
breezes, its chivalry aud It's elegant hospi-
tality, hare exhausted his highest powers
of description, nnd the golden fruits of his
oft-rcpeased Journeys have made glad the
hearts Of the merchant princes Of New
York
But in the commercial as IN the physica1
world, sunny days, however many and
bright and joyous they may be, must
give place to chilling winds and da1k md
stormy clouds, and such change has come
over the plans and the-hopez Of :yonr ac-
tive and insinuating @dtunme1." No com
mnity, whatever their resources and their
wealth may oe, can 1or ses1es ol
yea1s sustaan suca~, e1tasaganee ano
luxury @ nave oeen pfacncea "
the people Of the South. With them
sae oay o. feconang aas come NOV
only nave nnsnc'al emnai1assments ialicn
upon tne1n 1som WINCH Il must taAe years
Oh economy anu tou 70 escape oo1 polln-
ca1 INSANITY ena seaseo lhe lcaaefs Oh ene
Peoae, ,7as,o ;no" 1hey ate 70 % .eaReo 70
reason Ills oi1neaft 10 o.o1F1ne. 1hetr men
til alterations nfe 1af more uny1eldug
anu dangerous tam INC nnane'al o1lncul-
ues that oeset the eouth-
As might be expected tho drum
mess hase no" 1otssken tnen lot
mer naans SCUM o1 1he on1o ny
e. ana tne'f quick lnsuneta nave
u1ectea tnem 10 toe r1an'ss Oh
LUZ Mes1' 1hey koo" al aoous ool
epfsnuo crops o. tne past yeaI my Know
~ nes1e tne aoe"ss sneu ~ ol1
eo1nme'e'ai ms ne'ie" W ene nfs' u eanua
~ Anei cos'on eta'lS'4's a1c 'suoteu' 'no
tno @'aoon' VI "1es11 4aa eo'n' e4le au4
.oss, &c ane t.a@' eua] ~ne ~ ~ ~
1uo .s...- .e~' ~ e>sA.a ~ 49, 4 - 49, =. ~.
wiz aie r @l'I>s = ~ .u.<.oa:so 49, .s..s s.1-s
''." oa ~ s "'sn -.
anu cnantsns Inc glol"s' u mug ~os1on
tne orummers are p1aismg 1ne In11' ol t0e
s'uioy 'es.ein Atn'is eAna u, ''9~ueoo.s
WIN Afess7sou uaetcianss* Ane5 nom oe
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We learn from tbs Belvide1e .Haaddrz that
meteoric stone fell On Ftid4y morning list,
about two miles from Sycamore, on the road
to Genoa It fell With such shock ~ to lar
the ground like an earthquake, on sma11
scale, and with noise like heavy thunder.
The report was heard By several In Bs1viderc.
The stone Is judged to weigh about a ton, and
reported to look ~ If 1t YVES half iron. The
ground about it for ths space Of half an acre is
streVn witha substance like ashes or cinders
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" o'o oaaon' eA'o
n.,n uurwvc1 crc.r n.ru
1oH VAAnG Go6 oounn t0n1"
r,xa crrmxa arrnw nx,oortrrs =xrx,
EHAL~
xv7,.+. u.,rn nv. n WIT, oou,+~
Vfslt to Eyrup ManufactoFy at
Faatnneao" ~
LIST 1EAR,s CROP or SUGAR CANE
The results of the year lust closed have been
ye1y satisfactory to those farmers who haye
planted the Chinese suear Cine. The mauy
statements sdoat in the local paperB are 80 zen
ersl in their character a. to afford but little
n,nrt,ca1 information tn t11ose WIN .re 1oolsnp
forxnr,1 tn ftx cultivation the coming T44F.
Nothinr vnnld be hailed with preater delight
by our farmers than careful accurate state
ments num those who haye c1ovu the cane
Or manufactured syrup, In our State, during
the last year, giving the actual results Of their
experience.
We see by tho Dsnyille Republican that from
eighty to hundred thousand gallons of syrup
were manufactured the Inst ecason in YermIl-
lion .countv.- md Nc learn that In Mercer
county tho syrup manufactured has entirely
sutr,ced for homo consumption, 20 that mer-
chants have bought no syrup for their home
market Similar resn1ts bavr fo1tou.d in
manv other countfcs. and It Ia e.nected that
rext ves- /. WV or.,t attention v,11 he maid IN
the subject BY our farmers. Yermirlon conn
ty alone expects to furnish three hundred
thousand gallons Of syrup.
SORGHUM m WILL cpuEr.
Having learned that Nj. Y. G. LUCE Of
p1aiuae1d. VIII county, had engaged during
the mast sa,son in the ranufacture Of sorrhum
syrup on scale Of soma magnitude, We dis
natched lat week a competent reporter to
ed.
Desfrous tn test thu question n. to the profit
of sorghum planting. the farmers near Platn-
aa,d ;oa,ood H. ~. ~ ar.o+ . ,,tu f,r ~.
mannfac, nm of .vrnn tach n1antino a sma11
ouantitv answerfne ftr the pnr,,ose Of the-ex
ncriment. There has been proyn abont one
hundred md TWENTY-FIVE acres of soehum in
VIII comfy during the Last year Almost ey-
ery farmer las nlanted a little patch raryInr
ftom a few rods to five acres. which wns
the largest quantity r7ovn by anv one person.
n haa mi heen erov1 a. cror ~ "a m NM
drct h,. ..th.. =. an .r,srfnant +h.t aan,a
~ a.s,,r ~asa. sn5 ~bict ,r1t .naaoaaa,
49,. 49, n-1.otas ~ t,-a;.t =. 49, fs~.se.
,.h, ,,.a t-;ss :. ~. - a,..... =. ~ - ~
~ c...s,. 1~' '''~
1s..,. -.
4'>eon ,t,No ~ ~e .tas NV. eAo'e wv
paw - 80 eaAH f.*4oA W." 1A' niatu 'nuo VI
AAos 1eAt "a ~ 1-A40 ocet1on' ~ " tno
, 1861-01-21

The Investigation In this case hare been
closed By ths count Of the ballots, John N.
Butler, the Republican candidate for Congress,
has forty Five majority over Lehman, Democrat.
, 1861-01-21

- Five Italians choked to death in Flor
ence during the week ending December 9Th, By
eating in too much haste.
, 1861-01-21

B The custom Of committing suicide with
charcoal (asphy1a) is becoming quite common
inst Petersburg, Russia, In Imitation Of Paris,
Of conrse
, 1861-01-21

f4t "nsr8 8kaossaa.-sEaldn2's CschAto Plls axs
es1suA c1fa for SILK Headache, Dl.ouA Heatsohat
gAsyauz HeataeA. cc-s: e~.s4 srd uaas.7l Debility
, 1861-01-21
The Cxiai1.

Edlt0Fb Ehitaso Trbupc:
GzsIIzAEs:-Your lender Of this morning,
"Timoly Warning" states fairly and forcibly
the danger which is how upon us. Nothing,
as It seems to nc, could be moro scasonablc,
and unless by faithful statements like this,
with its urgent appeal to our manhood, the
patriotism OF the North can ba speedily rous-
cd and rallied, tho fruits Of freedoms late vic.
tory will be utterly wasted The danger which
Is 50 imminent I cannot Int think has he-r
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= Five thousand slavcs were sent eauth
from Richmond, Va, over the Petersburg
Road, 5000 By the Tennessee Road, and 1900
bJothcr channels, during the year 1850. Valued
At 81 ,ooo each, 81, COX, 900, which has been
received BY the State
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sEsPEsDEo.-Thc Alton {daily and cckly)
cbarisr has been suspended The material
upon which 1t has been printed was leased
property, aud is to be sold Tho proprictors
hope to be able to revive the Courier In the
cnnf1e Of fan- sreaIr
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H OW THEY SAVE THEIR
IL FUNDS OUT wEsT.i

II OW III e 7 SAVE THEIR
IL FUNDS OUT wEsTI
TIE GREAT FIRE m aMWAuKKE
S3Oo,OO0.
AlLNAukER, january 1st 1851.
lEeaEs: HEEx1xo 4 Co. Chicago.
tue City Sa1a. i va IN Tie IN rtorr aud fell III
ta:ce Of atr +. nd rtiaalocd in tas rn fort1 t1o
lonFS 9nc OF sae castot3 acd pl11er oacisd or
~ se &C. a32. @ IN =; appeasa9ee Of ihe s. i
was manifested ny every oac to sec tt ana
1oas npsoHs as 70 the a:ety @ nten
ns q 9ieIed = hett NY ID run
1nss were good ols safe could rAn1 tHot IN md
Pre-. 1t contained ! large amount 81 orders rot.
2n 9Sl1 n9! 81 asssssg1t rolls s. valued o.es
pns in. except sl st dtsoolostion bT secam Hneo
Yours truly. LASSlSG EUVEEIL
AoRE MONEY SAVED q THENnwACR1EFn FnE,
A@zsE.- Hxxz1ya T. Co, Chicago ~0' '''
t'erIA! tooS from tho tu1na of the LATE dre another
49,, sats ystSeraa5 Ts :Gfs yas Il The rusn1
Ehch !: pAs,cd 1t Il ony n-cee.aFT 4, say thai III
knobs. plates ard casters Of nIa wcrr meftru ~
r1cees e !snn wstox eaFx xs ptpts Letter pfe.se.
Int, mas Il tr:k faru from tho thirt SOY
AID xaa teddcd 50 NIGER the brick tat We rnnl3
not Nx tpon tts lcce1it7 unlA yc1tedAy or Ella II
S2nld haze hc.2 sooner ed rom toe ruins Il
oelaaTrd to te Superintendent Of Public schooa md
coEds a:d $50 n 'aoncy The contests wc.e ii rsht
not eTen snsn q aEe ffon thct1
Hzzs1Sas F.TIa4 cAnrios sssxs soSSHi tsSaas q.
o.tsn HS tfSs: TETEz L4!k 20 saGe tLrr contents
':aisi5saas ''' " Is ~ ~ il aeRRiSG :saSse 4 CO.
, 1861-01-21

paragraph from his speech Will explain the
basis on which it ives built:
A. q State comes Into tho Union by consent, It
can 30 out by coaaent The Btates nado the Fed
czal Government, 80 that .hern i. no agreement
herself bad not contributed TO form There ia
therefore no means Ut coerclng Ststc by the
pansS se o don. %
wrong, ts the opinion cf the world upoa her con.
duct. II was the voliion OF State which brought
her into the Union; it Is the rolition which
take. her out And she gees out wronrfrliy there
is no punishment for her hut the condemnation OF
the rest Of the States md uf mankind 4. large 1t
l. not the nuliGcsion Of The fugitive slave law
the rasFas: Of personal lbcr1y bill, that consti-
tutes the real difficulty between the South and
the North It is only III the few cases WHARF fcgi-
brousht Incorporation. The real ground Of COM
plaiut Is tae skats Of Nor7atrsa ssAtasnent o. Ue
SA1*s tzste', aad a1 IL. !. eseng*a. It is hone
At the Sor.h is not such will protect and enforce
Southern rights, Amendments of the Coustt.1-
'a.2a pe ,seaest ~n sestsae'e a % t ee.xe % nx T
Iudcr prsscnt circumstances It il iapo Al,le for
the South to live with the North ns Whit .Earajo
1ndlane.
/ want to call the cspeclal attention Of West
e1n Democrats to the propositions laid down
By the Senator from Missouri, md assure them
that they nrc the positions taken By the
whole secession school Of politicians: First,
that State has right to secede from the
Union at her pleasure; that By = simple act
Of arbitrary Folition abe can Withdraw ut any
time, md II she goes out wrongfu1ly there Ia
no punishment Tor her hut tho censure of pub-
lie opinion. aecondiy, that the present com
motion and rupture Is not caused by the pcr-
sonal liberty bills, nor the difficulty In arrest
ing aud returning fugitives, as these arc triaIne
matters. But, Thirdly, the real g7ound Of com.
plaint is tho etato Of Northern opinion On tie
eubjcet Of sla,ery-not Republican sentiment
alone but Democratic hetesodozy- THIS North
ernscntimeat must be changed. You Democrats
must bring 5s.Arnainds TO bellcEe that slavery
is right, morally, rellgiously and politically.
Until this be done, the stakeholder would u
coon lire With the Navajo lndians-who arc
the worst and mcanest Of al Indians: Lastly,
amendments to the Constitution no matter how
pro-slayery, or what ucw guarantees they con-
fer on the shareholders, or how many precious
rights they may deprive the North Of, will
amount to nothing in the eyes Of tho South,
white your sentiments are not In harmony
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sHERIFE,s SALE

4 IN STRICT G0URT-State of Louisiana-Parisb OF
L Cadd6, No. 6479.-JoHN 3. HURsEY vs. JAMES S KEN
DALI. BY virtue of writ of seizure and sale to me
directed by the Honorable District Court of the parish
and State aforesaid in the above entitled suit win offer
atPubc auction to the bidder the court
house in the city of Shreveport parish and State aore-
said on
saturday, the I'd day of November, A. ID. 1861 ,
between the hours of II O'Clock NJ and4 O'Clock P NJ
the following described property seized as that of the
defendant James s. Kendall and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the above mentioned writ to-wit
lot of ground No. sixteen, 16) in block No six e.
together with all the buildings and Improvements there.
on situated in the city Of Shreveport Parish and State
aforesaid.
Terms of sale-To the amount of One Hundred Dol
lars cash. with eight per cent per interest there
on from the 26th day of March, 1861, until paid and
One 5Ol00 Dollars Recorders fee and Of suit and
on credit of eight, twelve, sixteen twenty and TWEEN
your months from the 26th day of March, 1861 to pay
and satisfy the second, third fourth fifth and sixth
notes. they become due the 18th day of November
1851 the 26h day of March 1862 the 26th dav of
July, 1862 the 26th day of November 1862 and on
the 26th day Of March, 1863 with eight per cent per an
mum interest each installment from the 26th day of
March, 1861, until paid EachIor the sum of Two Hun.
dred and Fifteen Dollars.
The property to be sold for cash without the benefit of
appraisement.
NATHAN HOSS, Sheriff
Shreveport October 2, 1851 swfS15 90
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Notice
II 0JlCe
TO THE VOTERS OF CA

TO THE VOTERS OF CADDO PARISH.
AFTER acquaintance Of over twenty years with the
people Of this parish do not believe that they will ex
act visit to each Of them. So propose addressing
you at the following named places and times, and re-
specially invite my opponents to the hastings
APPOINTMENTS
CALvERT's SoHooLHoUsE, on Saturday, Oct. 9th
TALoR's MUSTER GROUND, near w B. Thompson's,
Monday, Oct. It'll.
BlcKHAMs scHooLHoUsE, on Tuesday, Oct 9Th
GREENWOOD, on Thursday Oct 10th
SPRING RIDGE, OH Friday, Oct 11th.
SUMNER GROVE, on Saturday, Oct. 18th.
SHREVEPORT and RUSH ISLAND notice will hereafter
be given.
Respectfully,
W. w. GEORGE
Shreveport, September %, 1861.
Shreveport News and Caddo Gazette will copy
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The Mosnnitn Houses

The Mosquito Houses
RE made any length or height desirable They ar,
IA light and portable and can be placed at a window
any other part of the room out the piazza or OF
the open ground When the house is not in use it car
be folded back entirely ofthe way by means of core
and pulley which is so simple arranged that child car
easily fold the largest size.
The Portable Folding Mosquito House
Can be unfolded the cottage or French bedstead
lounge, writing desk sewing table, &C. and in it a dozer
persons sit stand in security from the ANNOYANCE
Of mosquitoes any other winged insect
The Folding Mosquito Bars
Are made for BEDS pallets cribs cradles &C. and fold
without the ofthe cord and pulley For the trunde
bed they the most convenient bars in use Like the
lets, the bedsteads elsewhere and without the
of posts any occasion.
The Crib and Cradle Bars
Are invaluable. The child can be placed on pallet in
acrib cradle in the coolest and most comfortable place
in the house. out of DOORS and the small Bar can be
placed over the child with than any other Bar
ever invented The amount of servants time saved in
one week IN using this Bar amounts more than the
price of the Bar The Bar is simple and durablv CON
strueted and will last longer than & lifetime
The public are invited to call and see for themselves
at the mandatory Corner of Magazine and Josephine
Streets at Ii. I. WELLS Coal Oil and Lamp store
of Carondeet and Poydras streets New Orleans
- Country and State Rights for sale, on application
as above
80 SIS Reward viii be paid for information that will
lead to the conviction of any person persons for I'M
lawfully making, causing to be made any of these
Patent Bars
he expects Southerners to patronise his invention in
preference to those having less merit which are ipor
ted from the north. T. S. WILLIAMS 4 "a
New Orleans, June 19, 1851
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?. IT. JALLAGHER,
MI IL III 4, LII A Mt n All a ID

MILAN STREET Three Doors below the Commercial Hotel
IA HAVING just returned from New Orleans, with a
N choice selection of goods, consisting in part OF
H cloths black blue, Brown and otherfancy C !or )
fine French black doeskin together with fancy cass
of the latest Styles vestngs, plain and fancy cut
velvet with variety of silks and cassimeres fancy and
plain which he is prepared to manufacture at the short
est notice, the mosreasonabeerm and in the most
fashionablestyle Having had experience in allheDrn-
cpal cities in the Union he feels himself competent to
please the most fastidious Soliciting continuance of
favor of his old patrons he desires them to call and
anime stock. Hiserms moderate, and Exclusively
CASH
- Iwor done guarantied to fit. or no sale [novl6
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SAMUEL ARMITAGE,
FASHION TAILOR.


Market street. opposite the Postofice, Shreveport La
"a Would respectfully inform the gentlemen of this
EA place and the surrounding country that he can
III always be found at his old stand, as above, and
solcs their patronage feeling assured that he will give
satisfaction. He has lately returned from New Orleans
with fine assortment of seasonabe goods all fresh and
of the most fashionable Styles selected by himself ex
pressy for the accommodation of his patrons compris-
cloths, Merinos Linen ,Drillngs together with every
description of goods for and pantaloons plain and
fancy silk marseiles and other vestngs The best
Executed in superior stTe and at the " Terv VOW
prices Suits for weddings balls parties will be fur
nished at the shortest notice. May 1861.
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shreuennrt Prioe-Cnrrant.
sterdoy]

r7zs report embraces actual sales made yesterday
.,orros-Niddling, 7@llc.
SrGAR-N 0. brown, 849l2c. IL ID.
goLAssEs-88O37 cts f3 gall.
FLouR-Superfne, IS 00@9 co. St. Louis Fxtra, ST.
yPorkEMess, -t085 008 Dbl.
RSroy-sides, clear, I80 zoe ribbed, I6{@hsc. shoul
lem, I5c; sugar-cured hams, 20@22 u fb.
LAHD-18@2O-c. % b.
CorFEE-Rio, 35@4Oc % ID.
s.L7-S4 oo84 50 D sack.I
THIsKEy-5O@75c. u gall.
3rL--Lard, 81 1902 90 fR gall.
CASDLEs-Star, 8o@85c. % Ii.
CoRN-5O@OOc. p bushel.
RopE-12@l5c "a lb.
TsILs--S6 00@1i 90 u key. IRoS-4t@ec. u u
BAGGNG-Ky. 20@-c; India, l8@--c.
HrDEs-5@6c. fR ID.
auor-s2 5O024 n bag. LEAD--BAR, eGdl0c ~ Ii
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-02

REMOVAL
:" MARKS has removed from his old stand to the
w large and commodious building corner Of Texas
and Market streets and prepared furnish his friends
and the public generally with every description of
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Clothing,
Doors, SHOES AND FURNISHING GooDs
As to style and quality his stock is unsurpassed all OF
which will be sold atprices corresponding with the tight
ness of the times.
A y R0CERIbS-A large assortment of FANcY and Sra
NA PIE GROCERIES, just received and for sale by
ED EBERSTADT
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-02
r. DAWES.
By authority Of the State of Louisiana.
EIRE AND RIVER INSIIR NGE

FIRE AND RIVER INSURANCE.
Home Insurance Company of New York
capital One Million Cash Assets $500, 0OO
J.J. KLINE, AGENT.
AAFlNG been appointed agent of this well known
Il andTeliabe company prepared to offer to the
citizens OF Shreveport and vicinity protection against
loss by Fire or the dangers of River Navigation,
Policies issued without delay and all losses settled at
this agency afording all the advantages ola local com
pany. j. j. KLINE arapt
Office at the Branch Ctizeus' Bank
References-White, Smith & Baldwin Walters 4 Ell
der Childers Beard, c. Il. Griswod ESQ, b. NJ John
son, Esq, Shreveport Cyrus Yale, Jr., 81 r. i c. R.
Fosdick, New Orleans oct10-6m