The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-30
Louisiana-Interior.

sugar IIQkHlg.--I MS business which some
years drags so heavily and lasts so long, bids fair
to be but short Job for most of our planters this
season. Many will finish before the first Of De-
cember, and from what we can learn, we believe
that scarcely any viii be found grinding cane as
late as the Doth Of next month. Many will have
hundreds of cords of wood left their sugar houses
for next year-iew will have burned two-thirds as
much wood as they expected TO in the early part of
the season. But short sugar making Is not with
out its advantagesit secures fine pile Of dry wood
for another season, and enables the planter TO COM
mence, early, his preparations for the new crop
that he can keep ahead of his work throughout the
year Franklin Banner, 23dsHst.
Neao Sugar-Mr. VIM. B. Fort of this parish,
shipped on last Saturday, twenty hogsheads ofnew
sugar to New Orleans. The sugar was of the best
quality. neatly and well put up, and reflects upon
the owner deal Of credit-Bdyou Sara Ledger,
25th inst.
PoINTE CouPEE.-Judge Farrar, owing to in
disposition of health, failed to hold Court for this
parish.
OF We were visited by, on Saturday morning
last, says the Pointe Coupee Tnbune) consider
bic sprinkle of snow. Quite early.
ST. MAYA friend of ours writes from Frank
lin, (Attakapas) Great ezcitenlen in Franklin,
on account Of suit instituted against the Commits
soners of election, (whigs,) for alleged frauds in
late election The Banner of the 10Th says moth
ing of this. Time will tell us the truth.-Opetousas
Gazette.
AgoYELLEs. Cotton picking is almost over,
Says the Marksville Vilager of tine 2lst,) and as
we have already stated, will fall short about
third. The weather, notwithstanding the severe
frost on the night of Saturday to Sunday is avora-
bic to the sugar interest, dry and cool, We have
seen several samples of Avoyelles sugar, which have
been pronounced superior by connoisseurs.
School Fonda distribution Of the INDECENT
school fund, for the parish Of Avoyeles, took place
on the 10Th at Marksvie.
Baron RoUGE.-Taylor BqH.-The young gem
tlemen of Baton Rouge are preparing to have
magnificent Taylor Ball, to be given at the Har-
ney House, about the Doth Of December. 1t is in
tended to be made the most splendid affair of the
kind ever given in Baton Rouge-says the Gazette.
Accidents-John N. Wilson, living in the parish
of Ascension had one Of his feet so badly crushed
in his Sugar mill on the 22d inst, as to render
putation necessary.
A valuable negro belonging to Valerin Ledoux,
Of Pointe Coupee, was killed last week by being
dragged between the rollers of his Sugar mill.
NoRrH CAROLINA ELECTION Returns of the
vote given in North Carolina for President, show
majority Of $500 for Taylor, being wing gain of
1882 votes, as compared with the election of Gov
ernor in August last.
The Members of the Legislature Of North Caro-
lima met at Raleigh on Monday the 10th, but adj
journed without organizing either House.
The Fayetteville Observer states that Samuel
Flemming, the democratic Commoner from Yancey,
resigned his seat lately account, it is sad Of
a jury finding that he had been guilty fraud. II
is reported that he afterwards sent to Raleigh TO
recall his resignation Yancey has just given Tay
lor majority of 81 In August last the vote in
Yancey stood democrat 634, wing $751;