The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-12-11

Snor-On last Friday night Capt. r. E. Scwal wa
shot by John 4. Arnold, lie died next day. ArnoI
il in JAIL
Tie Memphis City College, on Beale street. Memphis
burned Oh the 2Cth uIt. Loss $4,000. The fir
was the work of an iucerdiary.
The General assembly Of the Presbyterian Chprcl
in the United States in session at Nashville the 2Jt!
uIt, received communication from the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, declining further negotiation fo
Il union between the churches
Thanks to Or, Campbell, the tooh.carpcntcr O
Jefferson for file Of late papers The Doctor ha
just returned from trip to Georgia. in the erjoymen
Of good health, and looking as Gneas split silk.'
We are under many obligations to Mr. Nolan, o
the Texas Express Company. for files Of late papers,
A fool in DrownIow's Legislature has introduced
Jill 'to increase and protectioyalty making it pena
TO harbor sell pictures Of Mr. Davis or Gen. Lee
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The experiment Of raising tea in Georgia promises
10 be successful.
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The UNION Pacific RAILnoAD.-A dispatch from
OMAHA says the Union Pacific Railroad is now finish
ed 525 miles west from Omaha, to the eastern base Of
will be laid to Evans pass thirty miles further anG the
highest point between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
in January, The maximum grade from the foot of the
mountains to the summit i, hut eighty feet to the mile
while that of many Eastern roads is over one hundred
The work the rock cuttings Oh the western slope
will continue during the winter so the track laying
may be resumed early in the spring.
W., ! 7
voice Of superior cutlery and linen goods, which was
selected by Col Lindsay from the most celebrated
manufactures i'll England. These goods being direct
imporatious enable Iessrs L. & W to offer induce
mcns to purchasers which not to be obtained else
where. Gail and examine the goods for yourselves.
Mr. J. W. Saith offers, in our advertising columns,
pleasant residence for ront-suated just outside the
city limits
The members Of the Shreveport Chapter No. 10,
r. A. NJ, are requested to attend meeting on next
Saturday. Sec notice in another column.
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TIE UlsTHoSIcs.-TIlis amateur local company
opened their hall last week for the season. and have
been playing to respectable and delighted audiences
Last night " Black-Eycd Sasan the old but charming
nautical piece, was produced, with splendid cast in
which those eminent wearrrs OF "sock and buskit,N
Misses Atty Chippendae and Julia Marion, appeared
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y Ne" 0Fh correspondent OF the Mobile Register
."FS: mere Is peculiar story aHoat oboutP. T.
num- il' gave SI'''00 0ona as security for bis
h'P"G", VINO was Il teller III the Iequonock Natonu!
accused of o,,,}r.yz,;r,r et1o4n fo, ~ l,.
tla Iiro.,ors emma =, W., -, r, T,
Fifteen thousand" the do.rs" being overlooked in
drawing t-and the Snowman takes advantage of this
'n'ormaiity and refuses to pay lawsuit will probably
be the result
In Apitn conntv a,;ssis.i,,, ,,o,,..,,.u.;.o ,.o-
'ec'c1 10 1ne ConYeno" BY negro votes, few whites
''~"S. inc same has happened IN many other coun-
'''s' IN Iopa0 Hon f. r. Iey;on, one OF the oldest
'hu Hos' leoF2eH lawyers III Tie State, has been
9toSe"'
On the 25th uIl, The tennessee Honso Of Ranroseo-
''IS P"S'eU JOINT resolution ADVISING the Iennes-
'e9 esSeh TO support Ihaa'SIeFenSs co" 1Scaton
Po'NE' ...
The Mobile Tines sars that four Young children of
ur Wooda living on the corner Of Spring Hill road
and Broad street. have recently died from the effects
of eating painted candy.
1t is now definitely ascertaned that the reported
submersion Of the island OF Toro1a was hoax. Tor
rn,n, ,,a h~nto,na ,,,+ ,ot ,,
1an3s
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Dir I'M. -s. he able editor of the Henderson
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&E'a N..' OELEANs-The Pcayune says, |
a.tcr3 ..s.. is prevailing in that citv to some
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do'1'@:, - @ err moFtuary reports The dis
case sill Gn tie fatal among the negroes
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