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WHAT DOES II AE4ss-The Mansfield Times of the
2oth. offers large reward. for the immense interest
in the Bayou Pierre navigation Won't that cock
Eight, Ar, Timess
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EacArED FROM JAlL.-We learn that young Ruther-
ford, who has been confined in the Mansfield jail for
some time has made his escape
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I,mn, r Tb Washington =
press recently suspended publication ~ IL ,essed
are to be consolidated with resissae ,,arpng
National InielIgencer which is TO app association
Democratic journal, to be published =, been made
or company, whose names have g.
nuhlic
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The New ORLEANS TIMEs.-This valued exchange
has donned an entirely new suit the occasion being
the completion of its sixth year. The success of the
Times has been novelty in journalism. It well de-
serves the liberal patronage which has been showered
upon it.
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The PoFoHAc.-The Potomac few miles below
Alexandria is said to be getting brackish, and if the
drought continues crabs may be caught of that city.
The river there has been brackish before for over
d quarter of century.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29

CRUEL.-Eyen the Atlantic Monthly repudiates the
Byron scandal and will have no more of Mrs. Stowe
The ngratitude Of this Yankee serial in repudating
its own child is only excelled by ts malignancy in ex
poanp ita anrou tn prhI;o ra,o
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MEssRs WARREN, CRAWFORD l. Co.-The card Of
this reliable firm will be found in our advertising col.
umns The house is represented in this region by Mr.
Adam al. Young, whom many of our readers will re-
cognise as the son Of Dr. G. g. Young, for many
resident physician in Greenwood, and subsequently
the efficient president Of the vicksburg, Shreveport
and Texas railroad company Mr. Young Is native
here and 90 the manner born, and young gentleman
Of pleasant address and fine business qualities. He
will no doubt give satisfaction u III vhs may sHsrust
their business 10 bis care
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Fast PLAcE-Sitka, the capital Of Alaska, is said
to have six hundred Inhabitants and sixty bar
and two breweries. What thirsty people
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DEATH OF JUDGE E.B OLcoTr.-We find in our ex.
changes notice of the death of this gentleman.
Many of oar readers will remember him, US he was
for years resident of North Louisiana and for
short time citizen of Shreveport He had been
appointed Judge Of the Hastings Court in Richmond,
Va. Recently be left the White Sulphur Springs for
Chicago to join his wife, and not reaching that point
at the time expected, fears aroused, and friend
started in search Of him BE was traced to small
town in Maryland and there was identified as man
who had wandered into the country from railroad
station, in an insane state and died.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29

WHAT DOES IT MEAN We have Of late noticed
cotton the levee marked "Joe." We yesterday
saw some marked Vice. Is it the same party's cot
ton and Ia it ominousp
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Aside from rumors that cannot be traced to any rei
able source, We learn of efforts being made BY the
Levee Board to rebuild the broken Pointe Coupea
leyee Parochial authorities and in some instances
the planters directly interested have taken charge Of
the smaller openings and doing all in their power
10 close them, but the great break Grand Levee
is too much for the joint means of any number of plant
ers, who would relieve the State if they could Of the
trouble and expense of closing this opening and all
look to the State Board for early effort to be made
to close it. Will their expectations be gratifed:
Baton Rouge Advocate 18th
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PHILIP ALLEN, Agent, Mansheld, Louisiana
Mr.. E. c. Foar is duly authorised agent for Lew
isvilie Arkansas.
Taos. MCINTYRE, of New Orleans, Is only duly
authorized agent to receive subscriptions and adver
tisenents in that city.
Mr.. JOHN C. LoYB, Minden La, is duly authorized to
receipt for subscriptions.
M. F. L. LowERy, Starrvile, is duly authorised to
receive and receipt for subscriptions in Smith county
Texas, and the counties surrounding.
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THE RA1LRoAD- Friends Of the road who profess
to know confidently assert that the cars will be run
ming to Hallyille BY the middle Of October.
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DaEDaE BoArs--The four dredge boats ordered to
assist in cutting canal from the Mississippi river to
Lake Borgne passed St. Louis bound down on the 18th
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Nor FAR WRoNG. - The veteran Scotch author
Thomas Carlyle, said to correspondent of the New
York Tribune, who tried to get from him compli-
ment to Radical progress"
As sure as the Lords reigns, you are rushing down
to hell with desperate velocity The scum of the world
has got possession of your country and nothing can
save you from the devils clutches Mot, perhaps"
cried be- raising his voice its shrillest notes. hell
burning with material fire and birthstone but the wide
weerng fiery chaos of corruption in high places and
misrule of the peonIe
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New FEArURE 1t will be seen that the banking
house Of Geo A. Pike is prepared to sell exchange on
London, Paris and etasr European stes
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
FROM WASHINGTON,

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. as.-Deparsed for Red river
Lizzie HOPKINS
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PITTMAN ON THE CHINEsB.-In the Bulletin of the
goth inst, is interesting article from the pen of
Thos. W. Pittman on the character habits and eco
Monies of the Chinese From this, perhaps the re-
liable account yet published learn that the coolie
is frugal industrious and excellent laborer at home
and that when be has appeared to disadvantage an
immigrant, the fact is explained by the immediate
character of heimmigration-i being picked up to
trouble by contractors from the coast towns
This town population, field laborers or persons of
good habits says Pittman after years of observation
contrasts dsadvantageously with the population of
the rural districts of China the same populations
do elsewhere To the northward and in the interior
it seems the people comparatively free from the
opate habits that prevail on the coast Mr.. Pittman,
in speaking of the intelligence of the cooie says be is
far superior to the negro ALL or nearly sill of them be-
ing able to read and understand the contracts they
make and sirn before shnni-s He confidently pre-
diets immigration within the next ten years suff-
cent supply all the labordemands of the West and
Southwest, and shows how every European govern
ment having American colonies, is engaged in coolie
Importation and the very rapid increase of production
in consequence We regret space will not permit
the insertion of the whole article.
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BosalxR CouRr. Judge Levisee adjourned court in
Gssssr IN Thsuday last until The next esart in course
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black and tan pup, valued at $500, has been
given the President by q Jerseyman. Jersey may now
ioek for another Cabinet appointment.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29

4 Cincinnatian has wagered 300 that he can carry
anvil. weighing seven hundred pounds, seven miles
without resting.
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Mr. Seward says the coast line of Alaska and its
islands is 26 900 miles in extent while that Of the rest
Of the United States il but ooo The area j. ST.,
eee square miles.
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do ns o ME- Dose a bavpg b $4,000
son, who shot him, has been iadnniss
bv Recorder Gastine -~--.a New
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Ham on THE srnaapoA a If freight on cot.
Orleans railroad has reduced the ras Memphis to wv
ton to one dollar per bale from
Orleans
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Loss OF WEIGHT IN CoTToN.-This has been stand
ing subject of complaint with planters for years
past But while they are apparent sufferers the buyers
are actually SO, for their weights fall off in New Or
leans and so they do not get much cotton they
have actually paid for The cotton clerks in our ware
houses are young gentlemen of unimpeachable integ,
rity, nor, indeed, would warehousemen employ any
other kind. Self interest," if no higher motive, would
prompt them 10 this Moreover their balances
are simple and open to the inspection of sellers and
are under the surveillance of legally appointed nspec
tor of weights and measures. A planting friend was
very much astonshed few days since to find that his
COTTON LOST some twenty pounds in weight to the bale
anu this within three days after packed out He
mad every confidence in the clerk who weighed it. but
1t was suggested to him by gentleman standing near
that he reweigh the cotton and then weigh himself
de did So and found that while his cotton lost the
re"nds from the ein-house weeht-= his own
weight did not vary at all from what it few DAYS
before. simple explanation of this is that there
are many men who weigh their cotton at the Clubhouse
very carelessly negroes frequently handling the pea
and calling out the weights Besides common balances
are often Inaccurate But while there very little op
portunty of derauding in weights at our warehouses;
even if the inclination were there, in New Orleans
where cotton is compressed there is an almost bound
less margin for theft-an opportunity which, if the ac
count of sales of cotton buyers speak true is sell
dom lost by the attaches of cotton presses In add
ton to all this lint well as seed will lose in weight
from exposure to the atmosphere and are glad to
see that merchant In Charleston has arranged plan
by which such loss may be accurately estimated
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NATcHITocHEs PARIsH.-The Natchitoches Times of
the 25h has the following items:
The cotton crop is only partially injured by the cat
erpilars throughout the parish. Twothirds of crop
will be made. The weather has been favorable for
picking, and promises to continue so.
Mr.. Joseph Simmons, of Claiborne parish, a SUDDEN
of the Louisiana State Seminary, shot and killed
negro man on last Saturday. Simmons was arreste
and confined in Jail
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a BUSY DAr.-On Wednesday streets presented
quite an enlivened appearance 1t was the harbinger
OF the coming time, when wagons on our streets will
De plentiful as backberries and clerks and principals
win springE step will move along, and fling from jo
euna Tisages halo of sunshine upon lingy shelves
lighting up corners that have slept in gloom and dark
ness the summer long. With becks and mods and
wreathed smiles, they will beguile unwary purchasers
to their destruction and laugh With demoniac glee
over the ruin they have wrought Let our country
friends look to il!
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29

The FRIGHT observation-disclosures. Hunter Bishop,
OF New Orleans, have written long communication to
Major Tally, of this place. proposing if sl5 900 will
be furnished by merchants they will pu. their
dredging boat in Red river loading her and barges
with freight at a reasonable rate. They say the
dredging machine can cut channel for ell the other
boats and if only sand bars in the way, will be in
Shreveport in two or three weeks with her freight and
barges and of course other boats can follow"
Their plan is to form joint stock company Our
merchants would probably do well to at least examine
into the proposition. Major Tally has the letter
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-29

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Commercial Convention at Louisville.

Recently there held at Keokuk, Iowa, conven-
ton for the purpose Of urging the general Govern
ment to make appropriation for the improvement of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries and for CONNER
cal purposes generally. The claims and requirements
of all these tributaries with the exception of Red river
alone, brought before that convention. The rea-
sonable presumption is that interests over
looked simply because there there to repre-
sent them. .-.
On the 18th Of October there is to be yet larger
convention held at Louisville, and we suppose so far
Red river is concerned it will be repetition OF the
one at Keokuk. Would it not be we'll and practicable
for some action be taken in this matter by ct-
zens Does it not behoove the property holders of
the place. least to bestir themselves and make ar
rangement to have representative at that
The ignorance, regards our commercial and Sc
cal status that prevails in Kentucky, tennessee
and Missouri is almost incredible. We are regarded
by men there protesting to be well informed OF the
condtion-commercia political and social-ot the
South as little better than barbarians and whose bus-
ness relations are of the most primitive character.
Last winter there intelligent gentleman from St
Louis here who was astonhed at the amount of business
done in Shreveport and who seemed to be pleased be-
yond measure, and surprised witha that he was not
pistoled slung shotted before leaving This is no
exceptional case. friend informs that he was
listened to in ST. Louis with almost smile of incre-
duy when he stated that Shreveport would ship 3d.
900 bales of cotton, and enough of other produce to
in the aggregate to over ten millions OF dol
lars As for morals in the palmy days OF the Re-
public Prentice could have made large majority OF
Kentuckians believe that every other in the cot
ton States had massacred his father and the had
horsewhipped their grandmothers
Nothing but social and business intercourse will en-
tirey remove these absurd opinions-opinions enter
tanned by many highly intelligent and upon other sub
jects well informed people. delegate to the con-
venton in question, thoroughly acquainted with our
and the advantages here held out to enterprise
and capital and who has the ability to mpart this in
formation, could be of ncalcuabe benefit to Our
wants are manifold. Among Others there is urgent
need for Bank here and no business doubts but
capital so invested would pay muni6cent return Col.
johnson tells there not half the moneyed facil
ties here the business Of the place requires and
tainly this opinion dsnerested one, he himself
is a banker And beyond all question need facto-
ries of various kinds. We not only need them, but
there every to believe that there could be
better investment of money. But our citizens know
III these things well do. Will they not, them
Exert themselves in this matter at least SO far as to
provide for the attendance of representative at Louis
lille? few men might hold an informal meeting and
ppoint such one who would take
IN active interest in the matter
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San FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-J, K -
OF the Confederate steamer SheDan5o.ppf ser, FRS.
sci was engaged in burning Pacific uban, While
Gently commander of steamer Con aaig aest any,
the 18th inst. por's, died !, Nj
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Iu Ciuoinl5
ID, by Rev.
Of Richmend
Shreveport
W e do moi
the pleasure
many years.
she deserves
In New o.
at his reside
as, to Mrs. n
erly of the !
, 1869-01-19

a valuable cargo, for LA Guaira, Pho. Ca
bel 0, and CURACAO, WAS wrecked on the
night of the 2lst ulto. on The Roqncs
reefs. Passengers and crew were for
tnna'ely saved and landed on an uuinhab-
tied I>let, six miles from the wr. ok, being
the nearest landing place. where they
lived for five days on short aiiowancr-
they were afterwards on the 9th ulto.
taken on to La Guaira in The Ventzpelan
War steamer"BolIvar,' which came there
TO render assistance, if possible.
The loss by this casualty is consider
able, aud a large proportion falls on this
community. W. understand tha, the
Owners are moi fully covered Ivy insnr-
ance. Captain Bache attributes the dis
aster to an unusually strong current; he
has been over Twenty-Five years, .ai sea,
since 1865, AS Mastcr,-enjoys the re-
pufatlon of being IA careful Commander,
and has never had an accident hefnre.
, 1869-01-19
(From the Jamaica Guardian, january 81
HAYTI.

Intelligence from the southern districts
OF this Republic show great pluck and
Diet rmInalion on the part ofthr Revolution
airy party, who were determined to fight
or perish in the attempt to regain lib rty
in Hayti. The inhabitants had subscrib-
ed largely for the purchase of arms and
munitions of war, aud there had been
large arrivals of these at st. Mares, toge-
tier with Dry Goods and provisions in
abundance. The revolutionary army had
beea provided with new clothing and in
creased pay they were in excellent
health and spirits.
The French Admiral was at Port-au-
Prince, but SaInave was 'out of town.
when enquired for. TIE Admiral has
come with French demands upon the re-
public, and the Treasury is empty! The
President sent, however, 10 say that he
was coming and the Admiral was wait
ing his arrival with impotence.
It seems that Salnave made promises
of payment to American capitalists for
the armed strangers which he has just
imported for the suhjuga'ion of the revo-
lu,ionists on the sea coast, and these
nave DecOWe que just al a season Wnen
France put in her claim at Port-au Prince.
A battle had been fought between Petit
Riviere and L'Anse a Vtau. resulting in
a triumphant victory for the revolutiona-
ry' army, and Saluave narrowly escaped
being captured.
On The 31st December the Haytien war
steamer "Alexandre Potion" got ashore
on a Bank in the canal between the isl
and of Gonave and the main land. All
efforts to get her off proved abdriive and
the Captain (who is an American, and
was once "a Lieutenant in the American
Navy, when he served under the Com
mander of the "Keersage" at the time
the Alabama was sunk) sent off to Port
au-Prince for assistance. Soon after The
arrival Of this news, the Hayden war
steamer .Salnave" steamed out to the
assistance of the "Alexandre Pttion,"
accompanied by The English. French and
American, steamers of war. On arrival
at the island of Gonave not q vestige of
49,
, 1869-01-19
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the steamer was to I've seen anywhere,
the fleet steamed round the %i>lantl, aud
rockets Were ihrown UP without success,
when they all returned 10 The capital.
There is cons dernhle conjecture as 10
what became Of the "Alpxandre p. tlon,"
but the general impression was that she
had GIT off with he spring tide and pro-
ceedeI 10 P 'rt-au-Pri, ce.
General Prrion Fanbe't, the Revolt
tionary Oh eff in The Nor h was dAngrr-
ousIy III and had received the last s"cra-
ment.
Madame korquet who had taken refuge
in the American Consulate at Gnna'veS
and had for many months been sn ]rctrd
to The insults of General CheveIier, the
Commander of Gonaivrs, succeeded in
escaping 10 ST. Mltc, where she died
very shortly after landing, from the 'f,cts
of her long conf cement, Her husband,
who is now the General in Chief nf the
revolutionary army investing G 'naives
threatens IA bloody revenge npon General
ChpvAlipr for The ill-,reatmant Of lis wife.
General Nord Alexis had ait excl Fort
Librrttf, three leagues from Cape Hayti
emptied it Of all is arms and ammunition
and evacuated the place he next sur
prIsed the ClsteI, only "a league from the
Cape and commanding the town. A
fruiIless Sortle was made on the Haut du
Cap, held by the Cacos, hut beyond this
'aIl was quiet at Cape II ,yli.
The revolution was commanding The
women nor children were spared by
Salnave's forces in any place winch they
att ,cked. The Government troops We're
unwilling to leave the town of L'An~e-a-
Vpau after they had captured it. and to
drive them out Shlnave directed that "a por-
tion of the town should he barn, d down
10 diSlodge the soldiers, which Was i'm
mediaieIy done.
The Captain of the French barqne as
maeI Suzanne" which arrived here from
Aquin, reports that the inhabitants We're
in the utmost state of trppldatiOu, when
he left the port on the % d, awaiting The
arrival of SalnAve To attack The town.
A steamer arrived in port on HE 22nd with
information that Salnave was marching
uppn AQnin and was within S miles OF
the town; that on his arrivals he would
not spare the lives of women or children.
This created great alarm, aud caused all
The inhabitants to seek protection from
the vessels in port. There were six in
the harbour. Four French and two Bre-
men-buitt. These were flied with The
women aud children and ihrir furniture
Everything Was at a sta'd Stili-evtry
moment expecting The 'yrant to "ppro Oh
the town. The assault was TO he made
on Christmas eve, when the Steamer
would bon,bmd from The port and Sal
nave attack the rear. The people were