The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-05-14

cu CusevtpuIS Auu ~eVbV"S W"~sS
NC met many friends, asd rpsst The
,iss asreeably.
Bssiness vas unusually dali Al
Shreveport, owing to various csuses,
bat particularly 10 bsd rsada, esss-
sioaed by the late heavy rains.
Shreveport. has pleasant, hospita-
BILE, genial set Of people. Anoug il
thrifty population, are many agree
able, Intelligent gentlemen, whom il
10 always = source Of pleasure 10
nest. While there, W. called upca
The various members Of ths editorial
fraternity, and were most Hospitality
| snd kindly received. billiard Of the
Sssth. Western vas absent, bst Ma
son the prince Of Newspaper MIN and
Newspaper editors was Oh hand. lie
has few equals in the profession.
The South. Western under bis splsn.
did management. has . world wide
reputation, and a muniacent patron.
age. DR.. Lacy Of the Csddo Gazette,
the Oldest journal Of North Louisi-
ana, We loft in Marshall He reached
Shreveport, before We iet. His excel
lent paper Is also doing hne bust
| ness. Ne found Hay Of tho Nsss-
who has been generally abssnt q
home. Vie has moved his once nsrv
The shre,ogdrt landing. and evincea
a de,4 rmiua,ion to wake up to the
eaterpriss srosud him.
We stopped, or course, with Brooks
If the Brooks House, who keeps, as
every ono knows Who has been 10
Shreveport, = model hotel. There il
No psist, in III this couatry, where
> we'll kept hotel pays 80 well IA in
Shreveport, from the fact that such =
I house receives such large AMOUNT
Of transient custom. Two years Of
excellent management c, the part
Nj. Brooks have given the establish
msnt . splsndid run. The building
is large SD rocm7, AID sligibly sit
ussed to attract custom. We found
Il crowded wi,h guests. The foun.
dation was being laid for an add
tional bHildinp, on the east, which
will furnish seventy more rooms, suf.
Aeient II Is presumed to supply The
daily increasing patronage Of tbi,
popular house.
We hsa heard much Of the licensed
gamhling houses of Louisiana, and
dropped into orc Of them, tho "Firs
1 National" TO 500 how they were
nsaaesd. Hare al; kinds Of game.
srs played openly. There we're so'
many In attendance, and fully a third
Of those who were present., seemed "a
take but little interest ia the game,
1ping -. The psvalsy Of the scene
sud w presume the desire 20 par.i-
eipats 10 games Of hazard had passed
II has of,an been said, that inasnuch
~ gambling will 90 on in spite Of all
laws - prevent it. II is better that L
should exist openly than in secrs.
that il has less luxurious effect upon
public morals, and will afford rev
csus 70 tho State. This test will
prove the truth or falsity Of thi.
opinion, and gambling house. will
hereafter be duly licensed in Louisi
ana, or greater efforts than ever bc-
fore will be made to suppress every
species Of gaming.
Wc cannot, In ths brief article,
do justice to the mercantile houses
~hoso cards will be found in GU. id
vertising columns, bat must reserve
such notice of them a. they merit fos
~me fu,uis occasion. sunce il to
say, that the propristors, one and al
are doiag, a prosperous business.
The merchants and property hold
crs we're hanging ere in extend
ing cid to the 8. p. Railroad, but
they will e.snsus'Is, We predict,
como up to the mark. The prcasn,
excellent management Of the CON
pssy, and the Importance Of the OF
tspsios Of the road, will. force all
who ere pecuniariIy ias.sssted to
work 10 hnrnony.
Our visit 70 Jsasrsoa was exceed.
ingly plssaast, Tor shsrs ~ Mingled
with popalasion With which " sssi
identified. Socially The place il IN
I'd with gloon, but 10 a bssissss
peiss Of view Il coaGsuss to flourish
Dssisg H. brief spses that " had
bssa sbssat, sunbsr Of brick
houses had gone up, or been asishsd
%, sad qaiss = ssmbsr. including
whole blocks, were ia prospective.
Jsdsrsou il exhibiting mor eater.
prise, libsrality, ssd public spirit
tAaA asy place this sids VI The river,
outside Of New Orleans. All Who
visit The place are assoaishsd u il
progress.
While thsrs, We we're selieitous Of
visiting ths prisoners. but f.arias .
sssssai, ecntsntsd ourselves With out.
side inqsiriss ~ 70 their condition
ssd health. The stoctads 10 which
they are confined, h . nsrs pen, and
10 this narrow enclosure, between
forty sad aty are crowded doubs.
lsss darisg the day exposed 70 The
ssrsisg sss, without shsds, ssd
hsdalsa tsssshsr At nirht. The
nalssioss months are spproaehise,
asd Impure air, dlth. msstal dsprss.
sion,. ssd the noxious gases ftou