The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-25

lnenta.
Rev. A. L. Hay d thu duly authorised agent for pro
curing subscriptions to The South Western.
The RIVER AND SrEANBoATs.-The river is on the de
cline with scant four feet to the falls. The arrivals
steamboats, have been very numerous, and the low prc
of fght has caused se of them to lay up for awhile
Freight cotton to the city, still held at IS per bale
with but little offering al that Up freight one dollar pc
barrel Steamboats, seem to be doing losing bushes
about this time The smaller boats are making trips
Jefferson.
CoTToS--BUsrNEss. The receipts Of cotton are fair
rather on the increase The receipts however, vary
from day to DAY most of the cotton in large
trains protection against depredations Self pro
lection has made this necessity The price Of cotton
is steadily the increase and strictly low mddling has
been sold high 81 4 per pound in specie Bushes:
st continues decidedly good with both our wholesale
and retail houses
LArEsr.-Rumors wete prevalent last evening that
ton had fallen 3@j cqots per pound, in New Orleans
and that the information came by telegraph Upon in
curry we found that MeEsrs, Howell Buckner had re-
ceived the following dis patch from New Orleans bv the
way Of Galveston:
New ORLEiNs, October 90 1865.
cotton a4l 9nd Dropping mddling nominal at fifty
three l53,J TO htty-iour Pr cents,
STEVENSON & MAY.
We also learned from dispatch four DAYS later from
r. Pritchard, to Martin Tally via yicksburg IA copy of
which we append that cotton had really declined three
cents with dull market. Also that the steamer Ma
jeStic Capt j. Dowty with her entire cargo Of cot
ton had been destroyed BY fire.
NV ORLEANS, October q, 1865
To MARTIN TALLY
Majestic burned, total loss insured two hundred and
So cents. r. PRITCHARD
The DISTRICT CouRrThe fall term of the Zenith Judi
cia district court for the parish of Caddo Judge James
J. Weems, presiding convened at this place on Monday
Up TO the time Of going to press nothing had been done
aside from the judges charge to the grand jury We
understand the docket is Of the largest in the an
mails of this court
MURDERED.-A Young man by the name of Steele.
citizen Of Arkansas was way-lad and murdered bv two
freedmen last Monday, IL Bossier parish three or four
mics IRON this place. lie robbed Of fourteen dol
lars IN currency, and small piece Of tobacco Our
informant states thar the murderers were known and
would be apprehended
TIE PEOPLES TIcKEr--We call the attention of our
readers to the announcements under the head Of The
Peoples Ticket" headed by Henry Watkins Allen for
the approaching election,
We call attention to The circular Of r. G. Richardson
Esq candaatesor superintendent Of public education
on the conservative Union ticket, which we publish
elsewhere. He speaks fDr himself and anything that
we might say would be considered superauous We |
WILL however say this much that in one or two CONVEX
sations with him, we found in him agreeable and
educated gentleman and have no doubt of his capacity
to make good superintendent.
Belock Co., wholesale and retail dealers ii books
and stationery, and general dealers No $50 Canal
street, New Orleans have again placed us under many
obligations for full files Of the latest northern papers
The Jefferson JapEcute of last Saturday reports the
bayou falling slowly at that point with plenty of water
for second class boats
FELL DowN-Last Saturday, while the steamer Cuba
was unloading her Cargo portion Of that wretched
affair, yeleIt the wharf fell through preciptatinga
large quantity of glass ware to the ground beneath,
utterly desroyingt Bg the time the corporation
thores have paid DAMAGES to the amount Of three or
four times what would cost to repair the wharf thev
may come TO their senses
ROBBERY AT THE VERAEpAH HoTEl.--Last Saturday
morning MIR. White, proprietoro of tile Milan exchange
was robbed Of seven hundred dollars in currency, a
diamond breastpin ard gold ring, while asleep in his
room at the Yerandah hotel There is every reason to
believe that the gutypary administered chloroform to
Mr. White before Perpetrating the robbery Tic breast
pin in his shirt bosom and was cut out with por
ton ofthe bosom The ring was his finger, and had
not been removed fer years, and is mystery to us
how the thief succeeded III getting it off. The thiefis
well known, and the authorities are on his track.
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CANDIDATE FOR Cox7REss.-We announce this week,
the name Of Col. john s. Young of Claiborne parish
candidate to represent the 5th congressional dis
trict ia gress.
We publish this week, the announcement of Dr. s 0.
Scruggs Of Coutiervlls, candidate to represent
this senatorial district in the State legislature.
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Col Il. j G. Battle announces in this issue of our
paper, that he has again opened general agency Office
at this place Any eommendation at our hands would
be superduous, Col Battle, probably better known
in this community than any other man.
We publish this week the advertisement of E. N. !
Cranda wholesale and retail dealer in groceries, dry
goods plantation supplies. &C. at Sour & Newburgers
old stand On Texas street Although this house has :
been in existence but hort time yet it ranks with our
first class houses Tie stock is very large and well
selected fol this market and country friends would
do well to give him call
Phelps Co., on the corner of the levee and Com
mon street have fine stock of gents boots andladies
shoes on hand in addition to their large stock of dry
goods groceries, plantation supplies POWDER shot &c,
which tie purchased at reasonable prices from either
John EsbuEl " EONtFl Dut UeWdfe oI
Phelps be n the last stage Of the dengue-a the
pain gone and naught is left him but the hicups Il
John H. Carter, at the corner of the levee and Milan
street, in receipts and sales Of dry goods and gro
cries keeps pace with rstclass houses Very large
editions have been made to his stock during the past
reek and some tremendous holes made in it. il
We publish elsewhere, the card Of Abraham Gold u
NTH, wholesale dealers in foreign and domestic dry
Gods yankee notions, gents furnishing goods &c, No
Camp street This establishment of the largest
the kind In New Orleans. i