The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-30

WllE Snnth. aWehtGrll,
By l. DILLAR RID & CO.
Ofice---Corner of Texas and Spring Streets
SHREV EPORT:
WEDNESDAY. .....:. JUNE 80 1859
Phillip ALLEN Agent Mansfield, Louisiana.
Mr. f. C. FoRT is duly authorised agent for Lew
isvil1e Arkansas
THos McINrYRE, of New Orleans, is our only duly
authorized agent to receive subscriptions and adVer-
tisements in that city.
Mr. JoHx c. LOVE- Minden, La, is duly authorized to
receipt for subscriptions.
Mr. F. L. LowERY Starrville, is duly authorised to
receive and receipt for subscriptions in Smith county,
Texas, and the counties surrounding.
Corn MEAT-Mr w F. Murray, corner OF Milan
and Edwards Streets is prepared to furnish corn meal
nj our quotations.
Mr. John Howell requests to again call attention
to the fact that ten per cent will be added upon the
one per tax if not paid to-day This is the last
day ofgrace, in other words.
Persons DESTROYS Of taking stock in the insurance
company those wishing anyintormatlon on the SUD-
iect should call upon the parties mentioned in the ad
vertisement which will be found under the head OF
special notices.
We call the attention of our readers to the adver-
tsement of Prof. Donaldson who offers fine chance
for children to learn vocal music at small cost We
would advise all parents to send their children to learn
this agreeable and useful accomplishment
At the sem-annua election of officers TOR the Dung
A Of
following gentlemen were duly elected A Teah, Presl-
dent; Moses Wcinstock Vice President; Isaac Barron
Secretary and NJ Kaufman, Jr, Treasurer
vAr.ptr Property FOR SALE-We last week
neglected to call attention to the advertisement of that
valuable plantation in Bosser parish, formerly owned
by Mrs Pickett, and known as The Orchard" Inc
residence is unquestionaby, the finest and most TASTE
fnl of anv in North Louisiana, while the land is OF
superor quality, for upland Messrs. Moncure Elan
agan will give a bargain in this place.
THE Ice MAcHSE.-This institution Is proving IA ue-
cled success and certainly deserves the exclusive pat
rnnage of our citizens. The summer, so far, mas oeeh
the coolest we remember to have ever experienced
h; hos nroyed detrimental to the interests OF the ice
comnsny vet they offer ice cheap as one could wis.,
With rs it has ceased to be luxury, and has become
ooessitv instead For rates see advertisement else.
where
The card of Messrs Bayly & Pond will be found IN
onr advertising columns. The junior member OF TINS
nopuar firm is our old friend and whllom teow-toWns-
man Byron NJ Pond whom many of our readers Will
remember He has been engaged in the wholesale gro
gerry business in New Orleans for Humber of years.
and has earned fine reputation as hrstcass business
man. Those wishing groceries could not 90 oettef
than to give Mr.. Pond their orders.
SHREvEPoRT.-A subscriber writes to the New Or-
leans Picavune asking for information concerning
Shreveport as place of business, in reply to which
that paper expresses itself unable give the desired
information Upon hissubect should say that this
is very advantageous location for good business
man. who is wide awake, and has moderately fair cap
ital The amount of cotton alone shipped, nearly 3d.
600 bales is ample evidence of the truth of this asser-
ton While we have known number of failures in
business here within the last twenty years. IN ninety
nine cases in hundred these failures have been the
result of causes dependent upon the parties and outside
the merits Of the place itself. With scarcely an eS-
cepon have gone into business here with little or
no capital and this disadvantage added to want OF pru-
dent management has been the fruitful cause of fail
ure 1t has for years been subject of remark that there
was probably place of its size into which so
little capital had been brought 1t might be safely SAID
that no man of capital ever located here. We cannot
now recall, among our old citizens, especially, an in
stance where man started business here with any
thing like respectable cash balance. That some went
,nJar 10 a roottnr Of course Int those who
dent, attentive to business and confined themselves to
legitimate trafc leaving cotton to regular buyers have
been eminently successful We do not pretend to say
that all who peculaed in cotton failed but we do say,
that the practice has been the of failure of num-
Der of merchants Who feeling more or less dependent
upon their commission merchants in New Orleans, have
been prompted by the desire to assist and it may be
at times to concilate hem pay for cotton than
the market justified.
The Picayune can safely give the assurance to all
inquirDg friends that if they come to Shreveport
bringing with them moderate capital, good business
qualifications and habits of fair dealing their success
WILL without unforeseen calamities amply meet any or
binary expectations.
GRATIFYING There has been of late years &
marked improvement in the morals and habits OF ou
citizens In years past thought it strange, telt az
though he missed the presence of intimate friend
if man not killed, at the very least, once {
week There is notable change in this regard, and
now we challenge a comparison with any place O
equal and varied population, the score of morals
In the long ago II would have been passing strange fo
such a day as the 24th when there many PEG
pie from the country and sort of commoon in thu
place generally, to have passed off without some ont
being shot stabbed Or at the very least, having
piece of ear bitten off Whereas did not hear of
single disturbance. pece of wit once perpetrate'
by Burnside would not apply now-that if a persoI
fred shot in the corporation for fun he was fined fv
dollars, but if he killed his man he went scot free
IMPORTANT TO planters There is an incentive t.
planters bend every energy to the raising of cotto
which they have probably never thought of. 1t i
that ther Northern friends anxiousy looking fol
ward to the next crop means of settling foreig
balances So SAYS Antelope the New York CORE
spondent of the Picayune and in his appeal he evnce
a keen appreciation Of the sentiments that lire tn
Southern heart-a love 81 hir Northern brethren an
a passionate desire to add their prosperity, altt