The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-23

: Our SISTER STATE.-The rapid strides in material
progress that the great State of Texas is making is re.
mafkape when all its disadvantages, political and
otherwise, taken into account. Under the caption,
Onr Great West" the Galveston News gives US a
glimpse of the energy eviilccd III that portion of the
i State. we-known merchant OF Galveston and Hous.
ton has recently returned from tour through this
fair region of country He expresses himself de-
delighted with the appearance of the country, and be-
emes perfectly enthused in his description of the clear
Faters of the Coma the fish sporting in the stream
File high state Of cultivation to which the lands are
icing brought the beauty Order and cleanliness of the
.Itarms and the general appearance Of comfort and
wealth. and the great change in the face of the country
since his last visit, some seven years since He says
there is no cotton of the old crop in the West all of
it has been sent to Market and tits supposed the home
mills will want cotton to keep them at work before the
new Mop is gathered There are two mills at New
Braunfes, one of which makes cotton and the other
WOODEN goods especially blankets of superior quality
This mill, it is said, will work up $4,000 pounds of
wool this year. The mill at Bastrop works thirty five
hands and makes 1000 yards per day of osnaburgs and
other heavy goods. 1t is estimated that at least
home mills The growing crop of cotton and corn is
represented as looking remarkably WE'LL and the peo
pie all look in prosperous condition. There sup
posed to be in the counties of Comal and Bastrop
about five hundred Mexican laborers in each Strange
it may to us, the Mexcans are said to make ex-
cellent field hands, and large addition to the labor
of Texas is expected from that source
This is hattering picture of the great West, and
we imagine, not at all 6verdrawn, And this prosper
ity is owing almost entirely the establishment of
manufactures The German population are long
way ahead of the American in this regard. Though
far from despairing of Eastern Texas and North
Louisiana. One more good CROP if sold at remuner-
ative prices that of last year. will place surplus of
money in the country which must needs be invested
in works of internal Improvement. Heaven speed the
day.
NATcHITocHEs PARIsH.-We clip the following items
from the Times, of the 18th:
The river still falling and Cane river is no longer
navigable. Low water rates will soou prevail.
We learn that Charles Leroy is authorised to take
possession of the land office at this place He will
soon have as many titles as the Sultan of Turkey
The Crops.-The week has been very favorable to
the crops, and planters report the rapid growth of corn
and cotton and are hopeful of good results from the
years labor We have heard Of no cotton blooms in
the parish up to date though they will doubt be
plentiful next week.
Tie Chiaese.-For three years past there have been
small number of Chinese aborers in this parish This
year there are about dozen working on one planta.
ton this place, and their employer speaks very
favoraby of their conduct pronouncng them superior
to the African in every respect, being careful indus
trous, respectful and regular in their labor They
working, we believe, for share of the crop
We take the following extracts from the Jefferson
,Iimplecuta of the 9Th
Military A,Tests.-Through the kindness of Capt
Grafton Post Aduant, we learn that Thos. dc Graves
and Thos. NJ Batter, who MORALLY wounded King Will
lias at Henderson the lth inst have been brought
the Register in Bankruptcy at Tyler. We have not
been able to procure further particulars of the affair
Horrible If,ade1.-Y esterday an Irishwoman, resd-
ing near Scots planning mill in this city, beaten
den be her husband, whose is, at the present
writing unknown The ncarnate monster struck her
raneatedp over the head and breast with large shoe
and with such force a. to destroy her life The mur
dprer has made his escape the steamer Enterprise,
which left this port soon after the commission Of the
crime kilograms are being dispatched, and hope
to chronicle hs.arre IN our ne X. . = s - 2
We or rather the northern part of US, have been
making vast deal of excusable fuss owe the Pacific
r,road which is IT'S miles in leugth.s Yet poor old
T,rpv which has for long been looked upon as etiete
.,arod ont in short the !" sick man" that Russia has
had such an itching 10 physe, has contracted Tor the
eo struction of railway through IFS dominons' low
miles long connecting the Black sea with the Adfia.'