The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-15

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Bayou SARA, November Il, 1850
Editors Crescent The wings Of the Parish of West F
10 ana held meeting to-day consider upon the best plan
10 be adopted to the election of wing
rom this district in place of Mr. Harmanson deceased
There good attendance of the wings of the vicinity
and all seemed mbued with the right spirit Col Richard
tewart. of lberye, unanimously recommended to the
voters OF the District and in the event OF the calling of
ct Convention delegates appointed to attend and con
suit with other wings of the district in the selection of the
strongest
Information reached here Saturday that Col Stewort
was the field You will perceive by this that the wings ae
up and doing. The democrats will not permit the elenon tn
20 by default less than nine of them having proed
heir services to the dear people, viz Alex Penn Tbo
Green Davidson, James N. Brown Col S. f. Marks WIN
b Robinson Gov Isaac johnson, spoken of Col simms
and Nh Griffith of Avoyeles Dr. Mitchell of Madison Pay
ish and how many more tell. Although the dis
rct Is completely democratic, have strong hopes of car
lying the election of the WING eanddaeunion and PROMPT
action will secure this result
The nlsntng interests in this section suffering nmensey
have had no rain for long time prospect of any
now MANY OF the sugar planters who had commenced
rolling have been compelled for the want of water for
the engines Others have commenced vet Nearly all
those who are rolling hauling the water they use
ron creeks adjoining the plantations. Many tried to use
wells, but they failed supply water sufficient IN RIM an
engine The canes Short and owing dry weather
possess but portion ofthe saooharne matter usuay found in
III ame sized Of other The crop will be short
IN this Parish in proportion to the number of rolled
IN Point Coupee the same complaints made and be-
eve. with the truth, in this parish They have one
advantage howeven the low lands of that PARISH water
1aa be obtained by digging thirty feet abundance
The cotton planters nearly done with their troubles for
this year the crop being nearly all picked will be short
Plenty Of corn has been raised this year to last the season
through.
Our town deserves passing notice. has been eveed in
al round The evee above the high water of last year and
very strong 1t was made by P. Langston well known as
builder oil evees and the of fine racing stock
ns Is trump An interesting took place here the
other day the old house the of Front and Point
Tees the same used by the Acsde Spanish times was
pulled down. preparatory TO the erection of new brick one
in ils stead Many the anxious CHANCES of the bows
while removing the foundation for the hidden treasures, SUP
posed to have been buried beneath this old fabric by the
frightened Spaniads, but alas found The corner
stone OF the new edce laid Saturday morning last
in presence OF large number of our citizens The Cops
tuition OF the Grand Lodge of Free Masons the Bayou Sara
LEDGER and some small coin, deposited. nest and
appropriate speech was delivered the occasion by Edwin
d ESQ.,, one of the town Aldermen; after which, hs bh
eIa PROPRIETOR Charles Stoer, opened few bottles of cham
pagne III honor Of the occasion. Your friend