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CLAIBORNE GUARDIAN. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISIH. 3/.. IpO ise. eer I. 0. 4vnwem' Stew, 3. D. BABO1110O, Fabisher sad FPreprieter. DBATTON B. HATEN, Editor. O ER ... LA.. Wedesday -----...April 20, IiS1. See Mayor's iutien of toen .li'etion. Ilistrict ('onrt will adliriin 'Thursday. It is said that onse ldivort it gratiteid to every eight niarrit;es tI ' ('lhicrgo. We will ptllish ill our lext iesste an obituary of l;eirge W. 'rice, drecaseld. The condition oif Lord ieaconsfied is much improved. Ils physicians are uun confident of his ultimate recovery. Gfeorg,' (fill. wife anid monther Ife lefHomer last Monday ona al evxt'naive travolisg ttoir in quest of health anld ,leraure. May thely find both. It is said that the ioitlg itan General I Lee's dalnghter was e'ngagedl to, was hugll as a spy y Glarthi ld dilring hin 'Tl'enllsunl'e campaign. The Gov(trllor olf lMaussauhn'tit hins pnl pointed ex-l'ited States Attorlney-IGei.er al Devenl. to a seat oil tit suplrenme bIelt I of that State. Col. Thtonln. A. Sotit's ihiterert to the Texas andll 'ariciir Hilroatd whlich hII recently sold to Jay (;tii.] tit.insutedl to nearly four millions. EI-Senantor Bruce of Missimippi, i ha: declined the loitiou of l' nitedi t s15tre Mlinister to Brazil, on accointi ith" lite uli healthitels of the clitmate. 'ol. 'Thouas. A. Scott, the great tailrond king of l'ennsylvasia, has given the prinllce ly tuw of lifty thous.and dollnars to Washl ington atld Liu It'uivr'sity of Virginia. A plagite of gusts hat itifentedt the town siltnce Thn.ralay last. tii i'call thli tur key gusts, othern ufnl:ll glints. Iy aily oltlher UnameiL thity tallint elit UIiulh ngirse. The new Deslaware h:allot law is very strict. All ballots mnlilt Ibe exac'tly alike in shape, form and sitefe, aindl lthe pitiper on which they are printed i al only be pro. cured from the Secretary of State. A. F. Jarvis, at one time a lrominent oittise of this parish, died in Texarkanla on the 13th Sist. The decerun l i s well known here, and connected Iby miarrisng. with sonm of the best familiesof the parish. Cdl. J. W. ierry, of Minden, met with a serioaus eeident last week. While at' tempting to drive his horse on the ferry boat at Sykes' Ferry he was thrown from his buggy and hadl his arm fractured. lts is reported doing well. It will be seenl, by iefrrelire lto llh change in advertisenenlt sf "laglstlald's Isle and Feed Stable." that Mr. Itglatind has associated with him all the tlsiies, Mr. w. C. Mulrrell, alnd that the tirm1 i. now, RaglanDd i Murrell. Mr. Evartas, Ihu liuw gaiie to I'.iris tolat . tend the noIly conft rclli. all s te of tile representati rstlf the ('iiited States, sleak tolerable renchll. It is said that the French people esllert to havel aulnthie revolutioln before he tiiilnthes hlle fIrst seun tence. lionu. John S. loutinlg parssed throilgh town this week oin his way ftrmiui .M irtr,,, where he hail been to atl.illd court, to his home iu SNhreveport. '"hlis geilltll'lllil has many fr''isils anaihsutiitirS here, aiimong the people, where Ithe once livid,. hi it nalt always glad tos ire hiin. The WVebster Tr'lln uli favs' rl the adol. tion of tMr. (bulty 'a resolution ailittllllg young latulian a tnlldent li to lie ilt,.isIan as State I' sversity. We epttxltrsed our approbation of the nleaslir Ib:lst week. antll wooll be glad to see ivery journal to the State speak out so is favor. The Pressdenlltit l'si'it psltar ilihliellis for Collector it ('l~Custoulsat thbi -uert sf Net' York. NloLerlclilln us very uul'lfif r ti'e tl (iiLk ling, and the prirspect sif a Ilitter n a;r bfi tweeni thfi Plresidsitnt aisl flt'. Ni' tork Senator is itll'rs:'liang evsry slay'. The earcity of ctton ileed is ocrcasionl ing ouonidernll lluiieasiu it i Wcslst'r pairiah. We iav'e hirid Unsome intititris.. made forse'd bh slt planters., naistl houlldill the firt planting meet with ally tlilasts'r, seed to replanlt would lie- ry scarce, anid Iwe dohbt if the requisite quantity crulld lie had at all. We sall spie'iial attentioin lit thle an Soloncement of E. I.. lohuson, familiarly knows as Bos Johnsnit, for msyor. i1r. Johanon is a good bnsiness men. a true gen tleman and wonul make a faithful and e ellect oseer. We trust he will receive as liberal support. Our citizens can elect no mote ws rthy or deserving gentlemanu. This tewr of conrt has bee tie lonugret d toI Homer for many years. As the sears at Farmevnille begins next week, JIdge Grahaml will have to adionnl this *l tird week withont haviung ompletei thedish. The cases are all of in ngi. elspt gL.s. Oly euerr two LI wieh the. emai.et etieMs is ever two hkund.s To the Readers of the SsarslIn. I Lave acepted s attation offered me by Major E. 1H. Dlrke, of the New Orlemna Democrat, which will cease me to be away from bome the greater part of the premeut year. Bnt as neither Mr. Harrison nor I desire that I sbould erntre-ly sever my cou netuien witl' the l;iardianm, mliy name will remain an eitiur, and I a ill fnriii.h what ever I canl in the way of crreapioelencir anld .hlrorial matter. John E. I)flu , Fsq.., who supplied my place while I wns sbnentt last m inter in New Orleann will act as ans eciate tdlitor of the (;umnrliani until farthr notice; aild in all matters couunected with the iditerinal departmelnt of the ,nardlinn will represenlt iit whaile I alt abtellt. Mr. Iftlse in nit arcconmplihed, miholsrly yctig gentitleman. iand ttiidr hi, carte the (lnardian will dolbtl.ene ie gri.atly imprto - ed. I corniniid himt to the kind considlera Lion of our patrons. In this connlction it may le proper to ruiark that the erlitroveriy betwceni the gluardian and the Farnmeivlle g;azette bar tbeen conducted tlirughollt by Mr. Hulse Ialone, It having begut in in y aiimecie. i Whether it will be continued or not, rests entirely with hinm. Triniting that the patroln of the Guard tall utay find Mr. Hulse amn editor to their liking. and thanking my readers far many kindne,,at., I ant reaIpectfully. Ii. It. IIAYE$. Sueday School Pic-Nle. The mtitnllitte- to arrallge foir a niitl i nlhool 'ir-Nii met at the M. E. C. urch .it I ,-cluck, p. ni., $nndtay. April 17th, 1"'I. ()lt ihtt l'li. T. S. ~1ghl ~ ies elected chair mai. andl A. 11. I.liv ent st -cretaxy. The motltion tihat the threeSnudtly 8$hil,.lta of Iluter have a union pi-l nic on Fi iuh the j9th dity of April. 1'l. it or neatr thel pltitg oin ell:avrer i-ri-i-k. illr the four nile p-it on the road leadingt front Ilontlr to Ariausa, wa; tlnntirnmloly adopted. 'rlh. aer-taty in t ilt t-ll 'te to) inll Ct lthe Arizna Saibath school toi nimeet and take Ipart in th lii- lir ic. W. J. Ihoron, A S. I. 'rd, and .li6s,, h1% il\ Wiluher anit- lias it-,, werelt alppotint ed it tonuittt- to atrrng- abort the griuds. I. W. McHenry. W. W. lOtti. T. ". Shgh and A. II. llatid,-i, t inututte' to arratigt tLir -ttitlvaiclrriac tr thIlno nin m ti,-ren of S. S. wholt canInot fl.tkik arraigim-liit,-tiI for ithtemI 1.We ivit, all thi friwnie of the :ilba;ith Schlnioln to join usrin the ple-niic andl to take a basket of pruvisiona In the grounds, awhere we will all enijy iirielvi-e. We wihm all thltue who itietd itl attend tihe pie-nic to Ilieet at the M.. E. (C'hurh at - o'clnck Friday mnorniug. '2Jth April, and furiu a pr-mesion to go to tile grounds. Comnmittee oil crinve.-yancles reitieatmed to 'olIfer with merchants in regnldl to allow. ilg their alh,.nentlm t to attii the pit- utr. Thie secre-tary ran ittilientedtl ti furnish copy of pruceedingla for publication iIn the Claiiontrne tlitardian. Committee adjournite i to -i-'t FIt-tay night tti'Xt. T. S. SLl;ilf. ('h',. A. IL. Iit snwax iw-Iy. SHREVEPORT. SA Terrible Domestic Tragedy-KIllIIng of a Seducer by the Victim's Father. •(SIp ,ial tol tilhe DI nillaInt t.) Slili % Itte . .te prl I I -('apt. .i. .. Tlihan;,af thls 4ti., - tit intoI tIt- rmlin of his htothtt -itt-law. t1. Itogh Dlickson, liv trg at lthe- lStl',h- liilt plantattn .ll ion lRed river, it the palriih, ei.hte-it mtils at:l.v the city, yet--trdhy miiirtai,, :hu- t iany hght, iwaked h tu llp ,ot at, uu- a. nlt t.hot hiet thrnouh the hit "lilt ith pistol. frum tl:, -,fTf t if wthi.h Ii, kui iliidl in shlnt tuhrt, hmus. rl-Thm)tn h:tid obthained 'Iuh t.d .I , h lll e lli . that Dik n hadll stlnrgl d hi dl.gbt.r and otItlrngtId h.er tliaeri . Ht ait onlte ruttrtdI. to. sh-rt.%e. itit at, l tae hitil, If ili. n-at syarpsa. tihy i- ftelt fur I llttih lui ini th, i muri n ity, :iUd it s gettnerlly rgardedi that h- petr ormed rnt, light . art. ('apt. Tha a will kni it in North L.titient.ta. alnd ilur ing rteattirnctiotu reprisenIled thie hloweier ,tr, t ill the S itate St" e. Ilit-cke i til. dicanti. wiis an intil-ligetent ttiul wai-li edthuatet v y,,ig tou.t. mingile, intl agil alt-it Li i-iry . lie wis-c htrit in ISammer patlishla. auu* Cw a Iltllanr of IuIti talth eiauns. i h, Iimtn:,ly lam creoti-h a prit fiiola| eti-nattoui here. am e.vi-ral aoruIty aun, highly riel.ctahl, fnnlit,,r-ar- invot [.m auti imeu-u Pitea Itorti-uur.1 tIn'a t: ri-r, lta., Aptl ll.--r.uatn l .M. Th-llte. ofi this eli. eiot aitd ktllhd Hlugh 1,. Iin k olti e-ited:my iitolrtliag at h o plai taltiol, - ti e uitim uo thu rit r, in thir pirric.i itk-otn na e Im ilratrher iit-lw anti tutittiteit frilull, ilo hi d chluro f-rird nul rout ned Ihomnarn' dinghier. She imiarruet fiutir nituith ago mnd gave hirtlh to a chlht last aeek. when ehe muadle it lsidvit chlrgitg htr tittle me the filher. A.11 the pantrier ctuucerned ri- of pronmitient fanuiltern. Thonma rnitrretidhured, but bial retoree is too strongly |udtrsed to gh-e him any trouble. "A S line advertisement inserted one week in 300 newspalers for ten dollara." so read. the advertieement of a prominent advertising agency in a New York Dlaly. A little over three cents fmor each paper, and about one-thirn of a cent a line. We have our opinion of any paper that will prostitnte itacolumus in this way, anl that opinion io, that fainhre will certainly be Its lot lefore many onmliu shall have All Ierson that Isnre ever engaged in any esnterprse of a pnblie character have leartned Low bard the public are to please, and the nmorbid disposition ofa great num ber of perason tot grimble and fault-latd. No matter how anything is done, they would have it otherwise. In un depart menit is this w re'tchedl dislelsitiou of a por tiou.of the public felt more selsitively than by those engaged in the great work of jlronlsalisn. The editor sait publisher maln:y labor to make an inltertesti g anud Sreadlable paper alst to giveto every subscri her manly tnes the worth of the slbscrip tint prw. alnd yet whent the paper is sent otlt will I the v,.ly Itest arletios whichrl the editor can cull ftlot the ezxchanges, seed i ith :all thie leoal tews he can gather, asel a ith elditorials upons seuch subjects a he thnIks will profit and interest hli rea dlers. and yet thle sublariluwr will grumble, andl IIleIn Can he foundll who have never read a doz'n lpaper isl their lives who imagine they collld get up a better stilt more readable paper. We have ofteln desir. ed to, hear manlly uen whom we have met attempt to pruach or to edit a Ineespaper, or do anytling elset thaln %l hat the are doinig. Nobody can do th,-se thiengs to Ssuit them, and we wohlt like to, hear and Seare thelncm mak. a display of their id,.al standlard sf how tIe thietsg ehouhl ltw ldone. Whisen tltey Inake the attesimlt they may ilease thlemlsel'e. bullt wuethoew or other wte tihave' always tlhnlght that after nall eolne oef stn mighlillt snt ewe ally Lbette r pleased with lthe:r enflst t llh;n tevy a:re- wilth ours. We pInbhh nr palet evet'ry' w.eek aisd try to ulstakel t Inttetre llsting d s ustru'tnaive to oar reu .ls sl, lsl e' e do nol t slayl eiv t hlueasstlisg ly, IsUt state it :sa a fact that te d., oull leave alway, s publish,-el in t he (litaleian more e-rigslJll editetiial ematter than any S tonttry papr ice thi Stl:te. Itnt still We hear of people comslplanist lthat the lissuralian h:as nstlbi.ng its it. W e Intae' 11e, ielta iof ,le't e lg :ls-le tee lith:le ev-'er'.yhl.o . ansl eio IIIt Ip-, ,"' tI,, he ,i'..i ,lli en'iss lhs to tr11 : 111 a.'.' dIo ins plle e' ',n' e to pll li.h at fi rt-i .Cisa ,e'tly p :p* r--oels whi'h theses whs reat n ill tin t 'Ill ,"lrth the rl,r , l se telargie. for : .t gAs. slt ti.,-l of a rs r elh', ' ser eit s t t'rn l l settll'ader. at sint. 'letI Lieh sip tIes' 1sles: and glanie I.' -,-Ie Iv t file st5 'lthillg no,lll n . lltFl sIs lrtet .sIleag.-- .l to tidt it-tlhrol I the paper nai e as( vrth le s. Now all iestelligsnt pelople kn5ow that a pa.pr can r el t, at ever' isnesIs, csntainl atlstthee of assti a character. hut they csan astel ,e.esully do rt.elaine readiing whirh will buitfit thie tIa.ejority of etheir renders. We have ssesn ftew .papsers which were tint Sworth more tihan the sbeseription price. SThe great 'want of the times in lint better peper,. hut Imore intelligsst madt appree'at ing readers' We Iels nult inten.-ei to east anly ri-tletti ns tpnts the renders of the. (Gardl lan, for we, flatiter uerselves that we Ihave an intelliger t alsel retilel a ed flasf of renders, taken an a ,mans, as any rotsntr plaper inl the lanel, siil tihe hleartsy .sulpport andss en et'nragliseentls they haive given in i truily gratifying ill h:ihly lpprle i:tted. The isn.. t o t If f Ite, Ishmni. r.t i party its the' atii. e" .lef r l.le t il ts5 th, m t.o-l ls sof theM p:ii "tlila . fft. rtlmlaln r I hlnn tllnt.le . Ss, ht n ill likel) nl: In h l lorlganlliratit l lof a .l !,lw lparty, vhi' h ill i ill risesun a eplaratet. tick, it at th. l' t t .t ' t l' lestion tin loppmsi. tI, n thi llb. , .r.l It: 11 . et. The tl al.ersl ,"f tlhe 5tlstslv n ,.i lt .l lt let tIe'pr. i ,-ei l tile l:i .r: si anll p ,igle -s il' < i l ii et e lito'ffl par t' . ll and I'ire tt I'hly '.eli ra' Illy to their - stan.lIliie l te ; r e its r psl t of the Indepen. I del t, lsie tnle, k 5ii ,s l Illpsiht al i a i tle. ' tL ey 1, i.,t ,'le sl te le I,.et s e I :.sier"., bet S'pl.. ,, the Ip, sn l .t se1 te svly ll' f i ally tax Il topay isll e , i ,h. ,s in pli. rl slf aint e beonds S 5i liihl- t se t lsis tl, ' 1, I .iL l The new S partyi llsen tit -e' ,,.a. h:i -I'al n s hleetn d atss, e g,: t,, t:; Is ,.s l - .e" t' , s'r l' va '5. 5 5t5s. .n .,ge TIss, t of the ' d tates rt at St. I. l. n , hst ~. Ie.c IIt I s lt he t u, ge.r Ssg i ach;iit Inpatenlts have eSptlirseyl. .A tl hely Ias tl :' lsght teeo nlatsn fist tire sger ilasIIbin'. Th h lluit wasll fwor a viola t.s of thl'e Sii .r ttai'dmaek. and the .tisnde furlter deli,hd that tiile, pliili calni t cre aits at Ilnoptll. fa r tle practi rll r" en'nr.ln of .at patre hI.vo,,l is letal l It' os tse do uisr e of : rsl trenark. Ti'hi ve'int se .'. tti m i n ssstis'es ' lip.tentsts have he's' s ensssis'sse s 'x iponll tlhe people. se the' '. ireilr.sils1 5:tseeso tiIe to reduice list' ps ,'e sf thie esiscihl-ine , isieh have it , serotn' i st.es,c i evIs ry htsssehold. "'. I.'elr5s ls.~'.e leesg :ese s'niply re w sr, sei feet their n lsteliesls see I ksl .et lel'.y eel its ties' Iseussfls't' "re' of t's's' tise achinee. 5 l te T len .llst l i.e I.' . 5'.Istl st -ctter is party. sisats' r ties' sa ese sa I hhat teeth piar tee" ssrte c-ntrolled ley nn,'nslrslietsle . and isrsitl t' enn o'sees e ert its 'sill ',r policy, or thait se itI COl5se t'tis.fls 'hts,' Senator ttitshie that it the l)s.sssersu' tt pirt'y wonld dileand, Ithle Rlletilhtie party wottl tailt toe Ieis'e-e lhees'sets., t is tessly kepI together by F'ederal psttsmeage, asd hy the agitaion of soeltioesal einteestitieis. steel tIje tw.) old sar. ties beitig slrestreye'.l wsislet eoeln the way for new leartis, t-jereseetriiing tise a ill ofthe 7o7 itelietr sees yaollsa oesr esteemed friend I II. S.9aslanld, ha. ownted ansi controlled the ltasie'r hlewter, and in that time tea. written much that redouude greatly to his rcrdtl a. an able jourualiat, a good citizen asd sa wan of pure morals. Mtech paperi a. the Iialesner do tanch toward the elav. tion and improvement of soiety. May Bro. Scealand lie. to publish the BDasie ma-y yeare tosger. A .ltse E.srprie. DraLyt B. layes is now conbueter l with the New Orleans Democrat as special trar eling correspondent. In addition to the other duties of a traveling correspoudent, the following special work has been as signed to him: To furnish the )Democrat with full acenllts of the parishes in the 4th and 5"th Congremioneal Districts; their geographical position, population, site. soil' water courses, nminerals, school and cincrh farcihtie, &c.. &e. This work is ulndert km'e by the l'emllrat fur the general good of the st;ate, withlbont hope of other reward Ithan llch as will ilccrnel to it rclld oteher enterprises from tihe ite-reaed plrosperity of the state .anese-.l byt i tflow ofnemigratiot. This week Mr. hayes will spenld in Web ster lparih. col'ecti'ng datar for the article oni that parish. N,\ wt arek lhei will go to ltniou parish. Ile will It grateful to the people wherever he mlaiy go, fler aid in this great anld valeable work. IWhile Ithere are solme peretons a he maIy be. honestly uppoerd to elaigratioll for whait they conceive to be valuahle, rtastnt, there can be eno doubt in thell litllde of the majority that Iouieiasel woull be lwnelittedl 1by a anldditionl to their pnpllleation of lholelet. energetie and tindos teious white Ipeople. We have a State seconed to teo other eone in the Uinion in all theese advantallges l soueght by agricultulral elanºes. ('apitali.st, too., will find, whenr the. facts are lmanle kllnownl to the world, that they cane inves.t their emoney to a sieplet did advlantage right lhere in the way of Ieaniufactories, der. The Dl)emocrat pro poees to leth Ie orld kni what Loenisiana really is and then me- en seekinig hosees or toe inver t their fitdels will have ully the.m selves, to Ilame if they do lot take adlvan tae of aill hle- .'tate offern theeecn. There is a movemeene t ion foot in il i-elss sippi to unitie tile Repliblieens. Indelpen. delnte and ;ire-fnha ;.kers i:e opposil ition to thell iemncrts i tiu llhe appruachlhcelg State e-le.etltin. It Is aidhl that ex-Ciov. Aleorn ' ill le thle I'eienist' caellendidate, for in-v. erinr, sleit thiey iicount nill utlllet e nllelllrel ic vollte. The Pl'rc sidel.nt fiavns tlhe. Iiveenllllt, we eIeplollee, wlih ai slewl of breakieng pll tle- seol i SIoeiletl. e ,ee- fi-tilore of the mnve fticetl tito [le it ;is else-l e ce tie tickiet. ailld ltihsll el \er o''e tihel fI..r el tle white f nell gr ll innlitl ,. llIe. in . . e-' tl e Iole ve teentl stho ld sue, -iedl ii Mlss. ssi. .ip., cecnehar at teept,- will h*.e lle, ien oether Southlerne The ('hiieag Timer eays tihat thel Illlncis Legislature is se g a geornect and eetrrlnpt hldy. eand lianche ferth into the extreme lpropsitlio to du ;way with all State- Leg islatlre, and let ('Cingre--.- mtake all our laws feor ius. lrThe New York sctet very prop. irly severely denollli-es such revolutonar eiltriines. There aret as many lis ple dia pleasu-l with 'onlllgrelss a with the Illinois Legisiateure.. If the- s·glesltieon of the ('hi cagoe imes was adoplteed, the-se I-Olple w-ntll call for like a.tion in regard to Coei gre.as, itnd leave t.i i itlhouit an"y geoverllment at all. Wp lledbli. i tol.da ie t en ter.lrn fnllen the New lls l a-Is li.: n rlt with re -rel ti the killing ,i o iin h Ih. le ti by ('el. . S i. Tlomicnl, ic tbret-llh.r-. Ie-!ar. Tliel , ,liter of the' Guardian e iur . hIneit pari ti.c w. ll. andt, eaw thieni tlgether :n .New Ile'e :e, Ic .seear ago. (litr olellc en of lir. II .li isnel asl. favotralle one ll. We iweIrei ltri lre-. ipro. felendly n-sationislhed il h t t f li fe.arful tragw"sy a its ite"i ibl rcalse-. of l oterse there- can h hlot one opinioni as to tlhe jts ite' of lthi,' 1ell iman's fate. if he n re ally guilt' of thei allege-eld etfen.ser. TiThe,' triinl of ile marntt Ililek 1. % ee.nlte*d in his aegaittel. Ile- wa-s asl tte liil, by a NewT York. and not by a Texas, jl l li . If hee h:itl lbn acc t illt 1 } tea 'I t-e jury the. Nortlhern paler l r oi havel hv oled 31 iltit the admission of an actil ittei Texasicir S irl eute the "la:' r pr ll liree ets e ,ell.t Point. Al it is they arei nclieilletil to l*irohe tle S-reict of .l jury icollpose of their olitl in'te-lligent nti-lus. It taikens viat difitr aece to the Northern imin: which linke tll on a Soutehern jiury :s twelve erlpanelled i erimileal . Jsttrice W'sls, of the I'nited States Stupreme Court, recently rendered a dActs. ionn which shows that the railrccad corpo. ,rations of the eontry have little tie leqe. for from him. lie decided tlhat the login 'laltre have tics anctlhority, atid elce peeerc to delegate that aetlhority to a ll'enmisiic tee regeilate fesres sired freight, aeld heeil Cileat it was the det y ef tlice Slate to regeclate the ,esasenger seed freight trafee ccn rail ni sy's:ud to insisi en resetalit-mb rates. The parish ha lot in the resignation of It. II. ('olemtiate as Parish iurveyur, an effi cient seed fsithfeil ofifcer. We regret the force, ofcirctmstances whieh renlere- his resignation necessary. J. II. ,Sieumois has been aplioited tMr. Coleman's suceessor sad is a gentlemnan well quslifie.d fer the ieositioei, sted will make a good burveyor. The New York Worldlb 'atr 'ommiasion. sri are cheerful again. They say now that they have re-ceived sufficient pledges tee asure the suocess of the, shlow. it is further aucsoeonced that it will he held in the same beuildlieg as the Phciadelphi ('eaitenteial, it having been pureheased for the lurpolse. The westher for the last week has been quite favorable for the planters. Peo- the beet information we have, we Judge that the bulk oethe cotton crop ie planted. Thrs is ceonsidorble complaint abont the corn not having come tip well. A warm raeu weald be very aecsptible snd beasi. elal. As there is no question in which many of our readers feel a mnote lively interest than in the oomple tiou of the Vicksabrg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad, we publish the following article, taken from the N. O. )emocrat. This article contains the latest and best infor mation we have in regard to the matter: It seems almost certain that the V., S. anid P. railroad, mnore famil iarly known as the North Louisiana road, hais been purchased by the company of which C'ol. Tom Scott is the head and representative. This road is tnow about seventy six miles in length, and runs through the al. luvial region lying between Vicks. burg and Monroe. With a little reparation and with such improve. meat as may be necessary to raise the rond-bed above high water mark, it must be regarded its a very valuable piece of property. Con. necting the Outachita with the Mis. sissippi river, laying under tribute rich bottoms of the Itonudaway, 'Tenas, Jo's Ilayon, Macon and lioetl, and operating as a low-water outhet for aill the produce of the O(unaclhit. Hiatltholotnew, Saline, and the other streams north nndl wtest of Monroe, this road, eveni as it stanlds, is capable of a great and lucrative ideveloprmtent. It has not, in the past., alttained as it large usefulneas ais it amight have attained. A laek it' means to plnee it in full condi. tioi and to developi to the utmost intrinsic canpacity Ilhas prevented the SIresent Its the past mlatligepments ot thie road fromni reaping benlefits a hich,. nndler more faviorabhle cir cntstlanlces, they niight easily have reapited. The road hias ilwil been tr:anilneleld anal eiiblat rl.seutd iby ti aillian l il illenlties. It has always iteli compelledll to forego a great many amlvanlltages which the loan agem'ent fuilly recgnlizetd, ut whicl: thiey fouindl thlienselves uniile to realize. .\A id tile salmie causes which haIlve ctllrtiled thIir usetful ls hiate at lt ltl operatedl to force thew into thits sale, lby which the olltrol, it not the iexclusir owller shipil of propaterty, passes iiito other hands. 'Ve frankly avow tli.ht, otl nanny coi.nsid,:rations, we shall be sorry to see dlisplaced the gentleamen who for so long have beeni prolineni t in the m nullgetientl-if, indeted, such ilis placemncit be conltemplated by tihe i purchasers. TheIse gentlemen while they ulay not onl all occasions hayve been able to do everythinig they coulihl wish for the Iople in their territory, have certainly been animn. ited by the kinldest splirit and the Imost trietndly purposes. The pen. pilc recognlize this and atire (corr'.s pondlingly grateful. inut it is inpliis -ihhe to deny that all the nlistatn iial interests of the seItiont will lie iromnoted by the road passing into handslll that are compell tent to a chieve its legitimlatei tlestiniy anlld tao lift it lip to tile height of IIetlfllnlssa it has :a right to ocilcupy. Valuable thouiigh it bie. even in its preseiit condition of developmenlt, it will if extle l dedtil andproperly colnected, blecome enorilmouslyv aid incialculha. lily vtalilhe. It is possible that the Shrevellaort exttnision still re matins tile most imllrtant tield of irmogelss openm to the road, bilt there are other aextenisiotns which will contrllitte vastly to its businiess, and nmay cevenltuailly Ibecome most potenlt factocrs of its wealth. A i branich runninitg niorth liet to ('amin deni and Arkadlelphia. taking lilas , trop and (Iuachiira ('ity in its way. and anlother ruinning due nortli to Ilnamburg aniid Monticello, would bring ti tlhe road atind, natlurally, to New Orleans prodligiouls strealis otf commerce. And should these thinigs be donei, with a latitudlinal line to Shreveport, tappliniig Mliniden, Hlomer, Vienna and Sparta. the Vickshurg. Shreveptort alnd ]'acitic rawilway woultl 'oine olie of the greatest ectriersof produce in the conutry. The fact that the road lhas hIwei s'old to ('iol. cott's cofmptitly coll tains every assuralnce thllatll the it lew lownaers will ierceive tle atllvanta. Igesa witlhiln ilts reailch, aid tlliat they will have tilhe mens t well as the inclination to sueize these advanit~a Ses. Let us lhole that it will be so! The Washington correspolident o' the New Orleans Tintes, telegraphs tlhat journal under date of the 12th inst., as follows: The colored delegattion fromt Louti. siana, Pinchbback, )Dumnout and oth ers, start home to-night. They got nothing decisive touching aPloiint ments. In the new United States District C('ourt of Louisiana appoint meuts have about beetl decided up on. They are: oiarman, Jodge; DI)an Gorhaui, United States Dis trict Attorney; H0os Wilkinson, of Caddo, or Martinet, of St. Martin, United States Marshal. Martinet is Darrall's matl and will probably get it. Antoine stands firt for the Bhreveport postonlee. It is allegedl by the disstisded that this year winter's t.le i alto. gsther too lopg. We notice that our frietd, A. Jr., an able an eaterprilatig editor of the Country Visitor, wl goon the Country VWitor* ad taainug discriptions of the Misitippi lake sad Se a14** sketches, novelette., poetry, i. magazine will be sold at tre sem and we doubt not will repay pseI It is now sid that the new besk jI. terson Davis. "The Rise and PalU d Confederate Government," will asl the publishing house of the Applet mi s short time. The New OrIest. Time that an agnt is in that city solleltimgb scribers. The book has excited gram s terest throughout the entire esostry. On eachb id. of every 0mm meat in the railway car of Ilnd a revolving lattice, whblh is conastatly wet by a reservoir (Kr ter on the top of the carriage, revolving lattice is in the for eae spokeleMs wheel, and is conaltra of fibrons particles of bamboos, coauut and rice straw. Whea ta is thoroughly wet the hot air pae ing through becomes cool and cions. A young man who didn't like the color ot his hair wrote to a chemag asking: "What is the best 4jst receiltY" The chemist wrote d "Fool with an empty shotgun." A married woman said to ghe husband, "You have never tabl .me to the e cemetery." "No, dee-, he replied, "that is a plestin t have yet in anticipation." IHunting bear is good sport, h when the bear bunts the huntirl looks like carrying the joke h fair. Some l(l'elo thiuk that in "a minding their own business tly are serving the Lord. W. . SHEPARD A Cd , 4"t ('amp ,Street, New Orlesas. tOHEIG;N and DOIESTIC Cr.. SGlass and 'uChi a, r We and etalil tra,t,. Wie. keepI(..totntly on hand errm as . h:la. ain ,a.-k.. well awsorted forl emi, tra0de,.. ,r famnily uJ . You will lied it to y"or inttereeldss bef er. mII ite'h el-"'w hetre. W . . SlEI'ARD & CO. Manrceh :r.. I-1. =t IMON A KORN, JOBII.'HRS OF i ATS, CAPS, TIt(:NKS, 11 VALISES, TRAVELING 1^ i:nhber Clothing. I'mbrellas and Ai Flowers, 92 Commonl nd 10t, & 107 (iraviteultl, NEW ORI.EANS. March 23, l"$I. * D. H. HOLMES, I5 lit..orhn-l1:.', ('.tal-14 Daephibes, NEW )HI.o:ANS. " l , i now r.,.eir t.. 11g n (tckef ( Mprig sT attlnl ?mii ner g.ntls, and I.g to eluil tie atte-lt 1to m1ef hlev teo tilh following: Light ,pring .b.eedah Cl(tuth.: 11.i, C(' loth;t I(utl tingi; ('oloreed l'rinlted ,atretet: Mlnummv ('loths and (;ingaeme; l'eret,,..s; Organdtres; (;reusdines; Metreinig ee(;,..I; White 6o0d11 Inume flrtllshig. andl a gelleral stLdeke l)onmentice. tonte tade in (,mtueu's made to order. Samplel furni.hed by madi, and alle ieer, pir uteptly attr.deel to. Starch ,I 1K-.. MI A. BALDWIN & CO.. 74 ('anal Street, NEW ORLEANS, sad No. I" ('hamhern Street, NEW YOM IMP)ttlERIt AND DeAt-.J.R IN EItN acnd l)ometic IIARIWMe (''TL.ElY. (;tNt, PIeTOLS, IRON', NAII I STEEIL HAIRB FENCE WIRE. RAILROAD 8LUPPLIES, AgrIcultural ImPrpI aI AGENTS FOR E. & J. Brooks' Anchor Brand eitlbd sand spikeu; I'. t. Metallic Csrtrldge Co.; Winltead Hoe Co., Woateed, sn4. II. Diutun & aono' Ceebnrte ilm. Philadelphia; Foz Breech Loading Gun: Glube Cotton Planter. Marchb 93, tIl81. OERII MALE COLLBUS TrHE TWENTY-T.187 SEssION ,ISL iu the First of September. The Fall Term ends the Ud of pIob The Spring Term will belin te SS nary, and end the Ild of Jan, *" . Tuition, 3, 4 and 5 dollta rU payable at the cud of *eeb other srnmIement ae mIade • A lileral deduction for turls j3aM a eCa 1 ppe r Hrts piBolrd, iocludinL tighs aId IP month In private htllin. Iwoad at he Col e, e t ol sl ud stioea, fSI14 l m .oUh, p ,'Mfe ei..SlyIa , JJl 1 . - A.. VI*