The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-22

taking Of their repss curing the tine he
u; mS hay evening during the vov.. sssreh
liancy viii II,nated by THOUSAND the great
Golconda. Tba. mat Of the far famed APPS whosss
- nne SKATING rink is attach, ssass
unon an VI the ladies' and oent w. me saloon
nanv Of ''y steamer IN this countrv oai
other evening fAoih upon the fra edcos'
tho n lrrss steamer am will also have on ho.-
me great Iour-cynder printing nra BOARD Other
power o4utna which will Be drivens b o. TIE
evening gun an Cd eatlon will be printed a sa
things that transpire upon the ros VI the day ,
11ent WIN oe presided over by one ofsib This dsl
hong hong Gazette. In connectiou .ae editor
ar en 'n n great steamer will carry suhh
tween Rnnh e one .ne Great Eastern noa t
sMeen bombay and the Isthmus Of sn now laying
giye constant communication with ali buez This W.
80 hiso ~ gwen grand pyrotechnic e,h;tld The,
ing the Soyage-bombs and rockets sAAnhi6ton d.
on board. oopy ot the journal M; wM
AT the end of each voyage the ladv o,,..
hat nsu oonhet or Pomnsdale
:, The 1t officers of the steamer will wear .ho
the French navy. car Tue Uniform NJ
To designate her from oil 1t,
wear at the main mast the beautiful rnhas' she viii
p'eSeneeo 70 the captain by the high Tvcoon as
commander WV. G. HARR,sosps
admiral of the Red, White and ~
From our Exchanges.l
@HE GRAND ERA-As this new and e,eoon.
Is about to enter our trade, we copy as follows
New Orleans Bulletin of the 9th ''o'''"s 1ronS
Tue aaoiIions to our inland steam to,,.
Yesterday was the new clipper Grand Era hi. onnsH
II. Barmore at Jeffersonville Indiana for G. y
L. houns, to ply on Southern waters Tho GGapt Gs
mas oeen constructed and equipped on N
WIN view 10 meet every requirement of both sb;s
and traveller, and is, by many who have
pronounced one of the finest river acbiavo ner
day The hull of the Grand Era is 235 fst OF the
and 247 feet over all beam 40 feet dentb of length
rect IN the clear, with 40 inch shear She 10 uoa
@nas 'sU VI patent condenng
four four-fued boilers, thirty feet lone f. sroke
diameter, with Stucky's patent precpifato iuchet
FIRE engines and water works. SUPPLYING as.acned
ne ooa9 WIN not and cold water for safety il case
hre; ater-wheeis ~ feet in diameter WITH Ease ol
buckets and steam capstans forward and 10 nee nee
nam caDln saloon Is POP feet long and Is feet ;da
furnished IN the latest modern style The lad;es
Is 20 deet ohg with % large and elegant staterooms
WIN VII doors between each. The gentlemen's cabin
lO9 feet long, with twenty five staterooms Th Gr..
Era draws 80 inches forward of wheels and A inchs
ant, with 40 inches under forward waterwheel beaa
ioao ana with capacity for HOO to 1900 toms or f
I'VE hundred bales of cotton. rmain guard
1crWard are l4O feet long and fifteen feet wide n;v
great capacity for stock and her boilerdeck enard
I49 feet long and II feet wide, making fine IRON,
naae for the exclusive use of passengers Her Office,
are George L. Kouns, master and Jas. Kerr .Ir ch,
clerk and editor of the Grand Era Torchlipht a ne
river Journal published on board. These names
anu lavoraby known to merchants give soil
that the future success of our new Red ryf
PACKET VIII De every way complete.
The Louisville Ccurier-Journal, Of the 7tb tbr
makes ak mention of the Texarkana :: - :
Inc splendid sternwheel steamer Texarkana Can
ocoSe,i, raised steam for the first time Sunday an
made her trial trip. She performed beyond the
sa'ons Oh e,tner builders owners her machinery
working like clock-work 1t was remarked Nv N
Jonn Oyler first class pilot of long experiences tbs
ne mad never handled boat that was so easilv ma,
aged as the Texarkana After making her trim she ~
turned and landed at the city wharf, foot Of Fourt
street, and is day receiving freight for New rsar
ana intermediate points The officers of this boat Ar
poilte and courteous gentlemen and we feel srre tha
ne shippers of Louisville will give her all the fre;ab
she wants She Went over to Jetfersopyille yestarda
evening, and took 500 barrels of pork and about
IONS OF castings and wooden ware from the Jefferson
Vile Pententary ~ 's-eA''D
We copy as follows from the st. Louis Democrat y
he 7th:
me river falling slowly at this point, with perhap
A anu nalf feet water at Liberty and eight feet be
o" Gather mild and more likely to rain than freev
1ard. Business on the river south of St Louis il hr;st
Under the influence of low water reports. freioht i
lcksourg was yesterday advanced to the followine
cures Pork 81; -four, Toe. per bbl; whisky 81 pei
'ol pran and oats 35c. per 100 lbs; corn. Zoe. nj
ach; hight pound freight, soc. per 1OO