The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-25
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louisiana Items.
EAFLoYEs aSDs iaasoNsTRUeTIos. McCranie OF IL
oaacllta Telegraph, is all right on the employe que
i ton We believe lie the first TO start the ball
/ this State. Hear him knock down the last PIN
A few of our old fogy exchanges are actually horr
fed at the idea Of the whites refusing to build up
maintain R.aicaI negro party by employing its ad
| herents and giving them comfortable homes. Tines
journalists are simply blind, Or oolshly timid The
have not taken their first lesson in human nature an
we fear past learning even in the school OF expe
renee We tell them, end whoever else is concerned
that the time will yet come and that before long whe
this people will employ no man, white black, VIII
lares to proclaim white disfranchsenlent and bac
supremacy. They would be fools to act otherwise
ana we know they possessed OF reason in abund
anee. Perish cotton barren be broad acres ant
idle piows! if they are be the recruiting shop
OF hordes of black ngrates and hostile hends IL TN
old togles are wise they will dry up iastanter.
CLAIBORNE PAR1su.-The Republican party of Clai
borne parish at a mass meeting, nominated W. )
Blackburn, white, and VIM. Meadows, black, as can
ddates for the State Convention. In speaking OF TIT
cotton crop, the Had of the 18th says:
We have been over portion Of our parish during
the past week. and can state that there will be some
cotton to pick, after all-almoSt halt crop. Inc
worms terrible but there are many bolls alreaay
matured, and some fields white for the picking.
OUAcHlrA PAR1sH-The Monroe Telegraph OF the
18th thus speaks Of the cotton crop in its neiShbor
hood:
Our patient pursuit of the caterpillar is about to
close after much longer tramp than we anticipated
when we set out to watch his movements. III the
bills, accounts are that tie cotton Is generally
stripped On the river, the destruction is not yet com
plete. The top leaves have been consumed and mucl
Of those midway the stalk but the bottom foliage IS
not yet much damaged, except Oh fields here ana
:here where every leaf has been eaten up As to the
crop OF cotton it generally considered that the yield
will equal it does exceed that of last year The
quality of the staple think will be superior. I'm
der this belief better feeling generally prevails and
notice quite impulse given to the course OF
trade.
In BASkEUprcy.-The first case in bankruptcy in
the Fourth district is reported in the Monroe Tele
graphs. Grayson Of Ouacl.ita parish. The ice is
now broken-pitch i'll lemons and get squeezed.
CoURr IN BosslEuR PARtsH-The BoSsieur Banner
Of the DIST inst speaks follows of the attempt made
to hold the fall term Of the District Court in that
parish
His Honor, Judge Weem8, opened court on last
Monday, and dismissed the jury because the drawing
the jury was drawn at this late day by his order
He opened court Tuesday, and in less than hour
adjourned the court without doing any business except
to sign two or three orders that the clerk could sign
There heavy docket of non. Jury eases and pro
bate business; yet his honor thought fit to adjourn
court until the fourth Monday in November next,
when he promises give this parish three weeks 1t
is to be hoped that he will fail then, we are
informed that at the last March term no eases were
tried but consent cases aud the like.
BIkSvlLLH PARIsu-Mr J. H. Scanland editor of
he BienvIc Messenger, announces himself in the last
ssue Of his paper as candidate for the State Convcn
ion.
The Messenger of the same date (14th) has the an
lexed:
Last Monday night our parish iail was entirely con-
unled by fire. negro confined therein, OH the
harge of larceny, who acknowledged that he set it
ire in order to make his escape. He rescued
rom the burning building just in time to his ba
on and has since changed his base 10 the Clai
borne jail.
GRAND CANE BAPTIST ASsoc1Arlos.-This body will
convene with the Baptist Church, in Mansfield, on
saturday, the 9th day of October 1867. The intro
luctory sermon will be preached on the first day by
Elder &. ". llarlsfeld Elder George Tucker, alter
late. The aDuuAl missionary sermony will be preached
III the Sabbath at II o'clock \. NJ, by Elder Peter
crawford, Elder Joseph Hay, alternate The public
re invited to attend. Ample arrangements will be |
made for the accommodation of delegates and visiting
ciends. 4 large Attendance is desired.
Mansfield Times 2lst.
CRoPs IN NATCHITorNE5 PARIsH-Planters having
aved some cotton are now complaining Of the con
tant rains, thus causing the hollis to rot Some par
les inclined to think that estimate of the crop
published in our last ISSUE is quite exaggerated
line will prove the sound Judgment of Informant
although this year, single week is changing the
OF the most experienced planter.
Times, 2st.
PoLlTics IN RAPIDEs PAR1sH,--The Alexandria
democrat Of the 18th thus summarily dsposes of the
Official candidates OF that parish
The Radicals seem hard to please in nominating
cir ticket for the Convention. They haze held sew
al powwows and finally Saturday night, nominated
lie following ticket in lieu of the We made men
on Of few weeks since; e. 7. Kelso, Samuel E.
any and G, ". Bearing, IT. The two first are de-
mt and we'll behaved +. cs and the latter white
an so-called, One thing is very apparent the freed
en- of the parish, who constitute the cnt.se Radical
}tc are ignored and left Ill the cold We are assured
icy do not fail to be cognisant of this gIarng AUS
&c and will make themselves felt at the polls Wen
:. our potato crop that Col Brooks will beat one of
ese nominees five to The old horse is running
ad and tail up, with ears thrown back and under q
avy pull.
YELLOW FEVER Exc11EHEsr IN NArcHrocuEs
ARIsH.-Ihe Times Of the list gives the following
count of the excitement created in that parish by
e report that yellow jack about to make sad :
voc with Tie good citizens Of that territory: {
Sunday last it ascertaned in orr midst that the
cket Cuba No, >, then lging at Grand Ecore, had
veral cases Of yellow fever on board CAPTAIN
ute, her conltnander, dead, and parties had c
dered in our town a coffin to bury him This re-
IT enough for part Of citizens it created
great excitement the whole evening. Many were L
ady to leave the place, but for want of proper con
yauces, postponed their departure till next day. On Z
morning, the reached that the captain had n
ID and the boat ordered to leave for better al
arters Everything became more quet--and we
eet again in the streets, the kind faces of our old
ends. +
IN GEoRGIA-0ur cotemporary the II
W Orleans Crescent, in commenting upon the policy j
General Pope in not allowing the publication Of
number who have registered in the State of Geor- -
pertinenty remarks: g Is there any sense in such OF
course? Why refuse to let the people know the a
1dition Of the registrars rolls? VIII publication Ct
the facts hurt anybody? The more secret the man o.
,ment Of registration under the military bills the OF
alter will be the suspicion among the people that al
matter is being handled SO as to suit partisan " u
poses. No good can be accomplished by General s.
pes policy in this regard" Of course not But f,
n ought not to look for anything good to ema II