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THOMPSON, NORRIS & Co.,

THOMPSON, MORRIS & Co.,
No. 10 and Front Row,
SHREVEPORT, La
WE offer special inducements to country merchants
w and dealers our large stock which embraces gen
eral any house IN Shreveport
Possessing special facilities for repenshing our stock
through our New Orleans house, Waddy Thompson
Il Co., we are confident of making it the interest OF
every buyer to price and look through our stock before
purchasing elsewhere. Ourstock embraces:
Staple and Domestic Dry Goods,
Hardware and Cutlery,
Queens and Glassware,
Hats, Boots and Shoes,
Tinware and Willow Ware,
Groceries and Provisions,
Saddlery and Harness.
Boat and Bar Stores,
Books and Stationery, Drugs,
Cooking and Heating Stoves,
Wines and Liquors,
THOMPSON, MORRIS & Co,
No 10 apd Front Row, Shreveport, La
Shreveport, December 20, 1865.
wADDY THOMPSON, VIM MORRIS, ! cHAs. w1LKERsoS,
New Orleans. Shreveport, La. Shreveport, la
THOMPSON, MORRIS & Co.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
AND
COTTON FACTORS,
Nos. 10 and Front Row, Shreveport La.
HTAVING ample and facilities for the conduct
i of our business solicit share of public patron
age under the conviction that shall be able to do
full justice to all who may entrust us with their business
and interests.
We propose to pay the highest market price for Cot
ton Wool or Produce at Shreveport.
We receive store and ship Cotton Wool or Produce at
the lowest rates customary
We make advances in Cash and Goods on Cotton and
Produce in store or in transit
We make special and liberal advances all Cotton
consigned to our Waddy Thompson Co.. New Orleans.
We represent the "a etna Insurance Company, having
capital of Four Millions and insure at fair rates all
Cotton in store with us or in transit
THOMPSON, MORRIS & Co.
Shreveport December 20, 1865.
THOMPSON, ! THOMPSON, MORRIS co..
New Orleans La. Shreveport, La.
WADDY THOMPSON & Co.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
COTTON FACTORS,
No. 2S Carondelet street,
NEW ORLEANS LA.
Chemical Bank, New York Pittman & Bro, St. Louis
Commercial Bank, Memphis. and Memphis.
Fenner Bennett Bowman, Sam. De Bow Co., N. 0.
New York Morris, Caldwell&Co. NY
r LIBERAL cash advances made all consgnments
IL OF Cotton, Wool and Produce to Waddy
Thompson & Co.. for sale at New Orleans or tran
shipment to St. Louis, New York. or Liverpool, by
THOMPSON, MORRIS & Co.,
No. 10 and Front Row, Shreveport, La
Shreveport, December 90, 1865.
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND CoNGREss-Euglish Opi,a-
som.-A very ably written and interesting pamphlet,
entitled President Johnson and Congress" has lust
appeared IN London. 1t is evidently the production
of one well read in parliamentary history and is made
OF unusual interest by presenting US with what is
thought at some OF the clubs and elsewhere in London
of the threatened impeachment"
The following shows the estimate in which President
johnson is held at the clubs:
"The American people will vet viDdrate the name
aud fame OF this patriotic and honest and brave chief
magisrate this man Of Roman frmness: this mobile
character, as he was styled tie other day by disn
guisned military officer at the Club this man Of
nerve and pluck, and wonderful determinations, as
was said of him by others; a determination conn.
ued the last speaker, calmminded man, accustomed
to responsibility wide theatre in trying and dis
tant SCENES Which will be very apt to carry him
through yet men in all ages and countries being more
Or less influenced, sooner Or later by the from firm
ness OF one man in authority as passion cools and
time proves him to be in the right this immense
tavorte here as said another at the - Club with
all classes, high and low, for all believe him to be
in the right this young Hickory for as such he will
assurediy 60 down the stream of time with Old HEX
ory-the American people will yet enbalm in the
same strains OF patriotic recollection and enthusiasm
the heroic qualities Of both and side BY side with the
niche in the Capitol of Washington or on the beaut
3ul Eastern f0rco where another colossal statue of
Andrew Jackson will hereafter arrest the passer by
will be like colossal statue of Andrew Johnson
which will equally command and rveta grateful trib
ute from generations to come"
The writer draws a spirited parallel between the
present position of President johnson in his relations
with Congress and that Of Pitt when he entered upon
the trying pest OF First Minister Of the Crown with
majority Of ten to against him in the Commons
and predicts that, like the great Minister the Pres
dent will eventually triumph have statues erected to
his memory and be known in history as Young
Hickory" LET him." he says, "adhere to and per,
severe IN the noble course he pursuing and the pre-
dlctons now made in all quarters will be realised that
: he will triumph yet Let him not swcrye hairs
breadth from the path he has deliberately chosen and
which he as soemny believes to be the path of duty
duty to the whole country of which he is the consu
tional Chief Magistrate-eyen though it be one of
present danger, and he will triumph yet"
IN. 0. Picayune
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How GEN. GRANT APPEARS AT A DRESS Ball.
Mack" of the Cincinnati Commercial, describes
ten Grant as he appeared at recent full dress ball
Late in the evening Gen. Grant and his lady arrived
Ulysses was Immediately assailed by young lady,
and hauled, rather than escorted into the dancing
room, where he was Immediately mustered for qua
dritle. He was in full dress-ctzen, not military
and looked exceedingly odd to those who had never
before seen him but in uniform. He seemed to me
much smaller and more narrow shouldered than he
had ever before appeared. 1t may be because of the
record that is inseparabe from his name that many
under his military coat so close resemblance to
the great soldiers who have lived before him. But in
dressing for party be certrinly spos good soldier
to make very Indifferent looking beau with whom,
take it, the ladies would be slow to fall the least in
love. Hlsair partner pushed him through the dance
with Moderate success. He didn't seem to like it
bit lie embarrassed at the call of every figure,
and couldn't for his life get fair start at right and
left ala round. His right hand nstinctisey went
where The left hand called for, and vice versa
IheU gain he appeared to be foolishy afraid of tread
Ing the long dresses ofthe ladies' This fear how
ever, IS not peculiar to the General. 1t pervades the
minds off great many gentlemen on such OCCASIONS
For my part unhestatngly affirm that the most de-
ighttn sound to be heard in ball room is the raw
lshing r-r-r that tells Of dsiocated skirt "'Tis
music IN the sinners ear" far more enchanting than
can he got out of voice or instrument What else is
long railing silk but standing invitation for the
c@'9''a2s embarrassing that follows good
square ramp" II gentlemen won't take the hint it is
bec1g5e they are too dull; but surely the ladies
#oudat wear such streaming costumes if they didn't
@anb them torn occasionally
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My Flowers.
BIZ ALICE CARY.

Down by the mill, down by the mill,
Through all the summer hours,
There they grew, and grew, and grew,
Red and white, and purple and blue,
My beautiful, beautiful flowers!
Down by the water, bright and still,
Set like sentnels round the mi !,
My beautiful, beautiful fowersl
There they grew and there they stood
Iogether two and two,
And some had hearts like drop ofblood,
And some like drop of dew.
Down BY the MILL down By the MILL
through all the summer hours,
There they swung and there they swayed,
lake spots of sunshine OYER the shade;
And over the waters, cold and still,
My beautiful, beautiful flowers!
And some had slippers of yellow gold,
And some had caps of snow,
And some their heads held high and bold
end some their heads held low;
And SO they stood up side by side,
Meek EEK and mournful and modest-eyed,
Through all the summer hours;
Do"n IN the meadow, gray and green,
Like bridesmaids standing round their queen,
My beautiful, beautiful flowers!
U to see them bloom and blush
Was the sweetest show of shows.
The daisy under the lilac bush,
And the violet by the rose !
toWn by the mill, down by the mill.
Through all the summer hours,
Some SO high, and some so low,
But all so fair as fair can grow,
Down by the water, bright and STILL
Ny beautiful beautiful flowers
O! the little maid of the MILL
That dazzles and deceiyes,
with head as bright as the daffodil,
-, And hand like the lily leaves
She it is that makes them grow
Through all the summer hours;
they with cloaks of spcckled dyes,
And they with hoods about their eyes,
Meek and modest and high and low;
She can tell, if tell she will,
Why they dazzle down by the mill,
My beautiful, beautiful flowers.
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MCCLURE & BARRETT,
ON THE LEVEE,
ed Store from Milan street)
LOUISIANA

(2d Store from Milan street,)
SHREVEPORT ...............,...LO LOUISIANA
EHVHE subscribers have store and are now opening
IL of the largest and
MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF GOODS
ever brought to this market, consisting in part of
Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Bacon, Lard, Candles,
Pork, Salt,
Cigars-Domestic and Imported,
Snuff-of different brands,
Box Goods of every description
Ketchups, of all sorts and sizes,
Mackerel-of all descriptions.
Wooden and Tin-Ware
of every description.
Preserved Fruits of all kinds
FULL ASSORTMENT OF DRY GOODS,
Bleached and unbleached Domestics,
Cotton Flannel, Dleached and unbeached,
Cotton Drilling,
Linseys, Cotton Yarns,
Pins, Needless and everything else kept in dry
goods store. . w
large assortment of Blankets, of all qualities.
Fall and Winter Clothing,
large assortment of Fall and Winter Clothing, of
the best materials superior workmanship, and most
fashionable styles, embracing IN part
superfne Black and fancy Cord Cloth and other
Dress Frock, Office and Sac Goats,
Paletots,
Overcoats'
Boat Coats
Blanket Coats,
Monkey Jackets,
Super. Black
Plain, Fancy,
Cold Cashmere,
Cloth, Satinet,
Jeans, Cottonades and
every R1s description of p@ns"l00ns;
Figured Silk,
Velvet,
Cashmere, Marseilles and other kinds of Vests;
Linen and Muslin Shirts,
Flannel Shirts of every kind
Flannel and Cotton Understands,
Drawers, etc., ETC.
Gloves and every variety Of
gentlemen wearing apparel and Furnishing Goods.
> Every description of Plantation Clothing.
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Brogans, LADIES' Caters,
Misses and chdren's Shoes, either by the case or
snglepair,
Gentiemen's sewed Waterproof Boots,
Do peg'd do do
Do do grain do
Do do half:welted Calf Boots,
Mud Boots, of all qualities and sizes,
Ladies' Caters and Shoes,
Misses do do
Children and Infants Shoes of every description,
A fine assortment of Negro Russetts, of all Sizes
and everything usually found in a large store.
Also-A very large and complete assortment of
Hardware, Cutlery, Queensware, Glassware,
Buckets, Tubs, Jugs, Rope, Spades; Shovels And
irons, Knives and Forks, Saddle-bags.
Saddlery of all Descriptions,
from Head-sta to a Crupper
Bagging, Rope and Irvine.
The subscribers invite the attention of purchasers to
their stock and they oblgae themselves to sell low
as any other house west Of the Mississippi river
nov221 MCCLURE & BARRETT. |
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
Ladies' and Gents Furnishing Goods
of every description,
He offers to sell at prices to sit the times HAVING
purchased for CASH, at first houses in New Orleans
his facilities for giving general sa
faction in prices and quality. Persons wanting
FALL CLOTHING,
or anything in the Dry Goods Clothing line are in
vted to call and examine the stocks which are received
and opened for the inspection purcbaser
The latest patterns for
Ladies' and Misses Dresses. Trimm 7ss etc.,
ever received in this market, e found as above
oil A. WINTER
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ScEars FRoMTHE New YORK CoURIER-Five women
are o&>>rs of papers in Iowa. An exchange remarks
chat woman has of her writes" in that State
Professor Agassz is of French descent, and is now
sixty lars old. When young, he was intended for
the ministry, his ancestors for six generations having
been cergymen.
The will of the late Senior Augustin de Iturbide,
twho died recently at Brooklyn,) presented for
probate On Wednesday. 1t bequeaths all the property
Of tie deceased to his son. the Prince Imperial Au-
gustin, who has been adopted, it will be remembered
by the Emperor Macmillan as his heir.
Some one, in London, has invented machine for
toiing hells. 1t is wound up Saturday night and
commences and ends its operations at the exact mo-
ncnls on Sunday
The snow which fell on Wednesday and Thursday,
disappointed the expectation of those who deceived
by Ihe Inc weather of the preceding days, had as
serted hat the last thaw the final breaking up of
q hard winter.
The police are engaged in good business They
axe IN pursuit Of the gamblers. They commenced on
those ~ao INDUCED in the mild and comparatively
harmless game Of keno" and meeting with success,
they succeeded in "screwng their courage up to the
sticking point" and actually and beyond question,
have arrested couple of dealers and their customers
@ho we're engaged in searching into the mysteries of
faro.
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INDUSTRIAL EDUcAroN-No boy should be allowed
10 grow up to manhood, no girl to womanhood with
o0J having become skilled in some department of
ma"ual labor No matter how rich or how poor, no
matter now learned how Ignorant every one should
know LOW to earn subsistence by bona fide hard
work. Your lawyer, doctor, clergyman, heiress, mu
sic teacher actress school maam, may live see the
day Raen he or she will not be wanted in his or her
caosea location, yet be in urgent need of board and
clothes Thousands Of such cases have occurred this
Hlnter-occur every winter Most of those who plead
for something to Do" know not how to do anything
tAat others want. :" am willing TO do anything, :"
they say; but they really know how to do nothing
II y crime to rear child to such helpessness
though ne were to inherit the wealth of Crnsus H.
dustr5al training is after daily bread the most urgent
need OF every human being.
70 shan and shiFk manual labor is the almost uni
Tersa desire. The sewing girl who starves and shTe
es OF Aes downward road to rum reVoIts at the sug
seSuon OF housework; the young who is so eager
Tor eierkship will not pillow chop cord-wood He
wonders why he can find nothing to do, when he only
seeks or wishes to do what nobody wants If be only
work enough. 49,
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"OULD respectfully inform his old friends and the
w public, that he has recently returned home from
the North with large and well selected Stock of Goods
of the latest styles and fashions which he purchased
exclusively for CASH, from the first Importing Houses
in the country, at prices which enables him to offer
greater inducements purchasers than other house
| in the place. His stock of
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,
is complete, and consists in part of
Ladies' Dress Goods, of all descriptions;
French and American Prints, designs;
Plain Deaines, all colors and shades;
Plain Mernos d" q
Printed Delaines;
French Indian and American Bareges;
Poplinette, of all styles;
French and American Calicoes;
Plain and Fancy Silks;
Cloths, Cassimeres etc. etc. ETC.;
Irish Linens, a superior article;
Beached and unbleached Domestics;
Sheeting and Shifting;
Hosiery, of all kinds;
Corsets, Gloves Belts, Belt Buckles, Pins Needless
Thread and in fact every article for ladies' wear or
family
Fancy Goods,
A large and superb stock
Has one of the largest and finest assortments of
Ready-made Clothing,
Ever brought to this market; consisting of Coats,
wear, which manufactured out of superior articles
and made up in the latest fashion.
Boots and Shoes,
r chdss CATERS and Bootees Of all styles;
Gents Gents Boots and Shoes, all qualities;
With many thanks for the liberal patronage hereto
fore extended to me- would ask continuance of the
same feeling assured of giving satisfaction having de-
termned that all goods sold at my establishment Shall
be as represented, and at prices CHEAPER THAN THE
CHEAPEST!
Of ~ a. SOUR
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me headquarters Of the Georgia bureau h,va So,
renoTsd from Savannah to Macon. - = ! : 'sen
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nNkEEs IN PARIs,-A late letter from the French
capital says: Some brilliant parties ba Va haen go
ny Americans, and much gossip has been eleited H.
e rather gross and overdone toilets of some of the
,aoes. Atone Of these entertainments an American
iaay appeared in red velvet, shot with black wear.
ing eoronet Of diamond daisies on her head, and
tbor shaea was mass Of diamonds No one,
70 Europe with such wealth of diamonds on bae as
son. There s class of Americans who come "a H..
rope apparently for the single purpose of wearing os
asnsalous clothing, and making genuaectons befora
srosasa neaas Each to his taste do not Quarrel
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LADIES'
BAZAAR OF FASHION.
+. TT. McDERMOTT.

r. TT. McDERMOTT,
TTAyING just returned from New York with the
I'LL largest best selected and most varied stock OF
Fancy Dry Goods,
Millinery,
Ladies' Furnishing Goods,
Trimmings, &C.,
ever brought to this market would respectfully call
the attention of his customers and the public generally
to the following imperfect enumeration of stock. In
The Ladies' Department
will be found
DRESS SILKS,
CASHMERES,
MERINoS,
DEBAIGES,
DELAINs, American,
Swiss and Null NJ USL1NS,
NANsooKs, 'OO '
JACONETS,
CAMBRICs,
BALMORALS and Emb'd SKIRTS,
OPERA FLANNELs, NUBIAs, &c.
Also
SILK BASQUINES and CIRCULARS, Black and Col
ored CLOTH CLOAKES in great variety, of the latest
styles. Wooden SHAWLS, HOODS, SONTAGs, &c,
Embroideries.
Jackonet and Swiss EDGING and INSERTING, Collars
and Cuffs Ladies' UNDERGRADUATES, readymade.
Real Lace COLLARS and SETS of all descriptions.
Infants WAISTS, SKIRTS and UNDERCL0THING,
Millinery.
BONNETS, HATS, for Infants, Misses and Ladies,
Ladies' UNDERGRADUATES, of every description,
ready made.
Ladies and Childrens SHOES, all styles and qualities.
In short, a complete assortment of Ladies' Goods,
From Paper of Pins to a Wedding Outfit.
This portion of the stock was selected, with great
care by Mrs WELLS, who, by business experience in
this market of twelve years. perfectly understands the
requirements of Ladies in this section, and who feels
confident she please the most fastidious, both in
goods and prices
J. H. McDERMOTT is determined to establish an
exclusive
LADIES' STORE,
that will prove creditabe to himself and beneficial to
his customers. In view of which, he has purchased
the most tremendous stock of goods brought to
this market in the Ladies' line and being determined
to the Ladies' trade he pledges himself to sell
Cheaper than the Cheapest,
which he can do and make living profit, which is all
he DESIRES Ladies who favor him with their custom
may assured that they will get goods at legitimate
prices whether judges not for he has established q
One Price System,
which cannot fail to give satisfaction, it is based
upon " small profits and quick returns"
To the Gentlemen, McDermott would say that he has
fine stock of
FALL and WINTER CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES
HATS and
FURNISHING GOODS, &C.,
which he will sell cheaper than any else in town,
as he is going out of gents goods entirely order to
devote his exclusive attention to the establishment of
first class Ladies' store.
~ Country merchants will do we'll to look through
preparedto offer great inducements to wholesale buy
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STEWARDS PATENT
COTTON PLA INTER-.

STEWARDS PATENT
| COTTON PLA INTER-,
w turcrs, of the above celebrated COTTON PLAN
TER for which the following is claimed
list, 1t will plant crop of Cotton with one-quarter
the quantity of seed required by the old pan and at
the same time never fails to insure perfect stand
of young plants.
Cd, One man and mule will do the work of three
men and two mules in the old method of planting
| Sd, In consequence of the seed being planted in a
ght, narrow drill the labor of after cultivation is
greatly diminished, the plants grow to a more uni
form height, head lager, fill heavier, and are more
easily picked.
4h 1t is easily held the ridge and will work sue
cessfuly on hillsides, beds and circle rows;
also In stumpy land that has been some two or three
years in cultivation; and by preceding it with good
iron -toothed harrow it will operate well on stiff cod-
dy land.
5th, 1t will take seeds as they come from the gin
mixed with lint and hus, and them with PER
Feet CERTAINTY, even in the windiest weather
PRICE OF PLANTER, COMPLETE AND READY
FOR USE, $40 90.
Forward your orders early to secure them for the
crop of 1867. PHELPS & co.
dl9 tt Salesroom, Levee, cor. Crockett street.
THE ARROW TIE.,,
TNHE POINTED BANDS and "ARROW TIES" are
4 complete substitute for rope in baling cotton,
combining the utmost simplicity with the greatest Dos
~ CHEAPER THAN ROPE.
Country merchants and Planters earnestly in
vited to examine these Ties Apply to
GIVEN, WATTS & CO.
lo3 Poydras street, New Orleans; or
II. L. BARTLETT, agent,
IS Carondelet street, New Orleans.
HAMILTON & CO., Agents,
No. Z Texas street.
mnZo u Shreveport, La.
CRANES METALLIC BURIAL CASKETS,
FENHE undersigned having purchased the exclusive
Burial Caskets in Shreveport and Caddo parish, has
just received and will keep hand very large assor
ment embracing every size and STYLE which will be
sold at very low prices.
All orders promptly attended to- The Baskets are
ready for delivery or shipment at moments notice
]. S. Kendall
aul lyl Corner OF Texas and Mcneil streets
NOTICE.
fSHE undersigned will make liberal advances e;tber
= In Cash or Bagging and Rope on all cotton for
Shipment to Messrs JOHN PHELPS & co. of Now
o'ieans D. B. MARTIN,
Cotton Factor and Com Merchant
os1 - No. on the Levee,
W - = Shreveport La
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