The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-10
Correspondence of the Crescent.

SHREVEPORT, La, Sept. 30, 1850. |
Eds Cresceat-Rght hard times we have here pre.ent
too will when relate actual of the
past week. Since the day that our goody town first
beamed its refugence upon the of old Red has been
noted for the sporting pecuares of its good czens but
has the press of money matters brought them to the
pinch of ouaced necessity which characterzes the present
relation of facts-hxed facts
few nights since party met, and to while away dull
evening 1t was proposed by play game of bragg This
agreed to by ALL each expecting borrow stake Of
other of his companions but, unfortunately af
ter considerable shuttle all round, and the procuring of
car Of corn by the host it found that there not
dollar in the crowd The game in fair Of being
quashed, when proposition made their o Us
for the amount of $40 apiece which conceded unan
mousy. The game commenced and carried to its set
terminus by one gentleman sweeping the one hundred
to his side OF the table The game broke and the winner
requested his notes. but sad relate they turned missing
no one knew where they and where could they be
found. The company parted the winning gentleman conf
dent that he had been badly sold Yesterday however, the
matter cleared up, by lady leaving five separate Us
with five separate neighbo bearing the signatures Of five
separate and prominent characters in town. The worthy
host had furnished the backs of his adys visiting cards for
occasion, which, after being duly filled with pencil Marks
by each Of the company, had been deposited in small
work basket The lady had occasion for this piece of urn
ture and sent her servant Tor it. The cards lay there until
yesterday, when they replaced in her cardcase and left
with the astonished recipients 1t may be well to state that
the adys eyesght of the best but she loves Joke,
and think she played off
But notwithstanding the scarcity Of money, Shreveport Is
looming from the blight of two consecutive cotton failures
Not day passes even at this early season, but what
horoughares are crowded with wagons, each departing
heavily laden with goods for the Texas interior The crop
both cotton and corn never better and hope will be
many yeaI5 before the disasters of 49 again visited
Emigration Eastern Texas will again resume its tide,
bearing along of identifying and eDrchng this
garden spot of the Southwest which needs only the magic
touch of Art to draw from Nature her bOunteOus
Our emigration has hitherto been chiefly Of the Weather
case-but we want to see land closer settled by small
farmers Some portions of the back country peculiarly
adapted to this cass-or instance Harrison, Cas- Bowie and
Upshur containing the locations for this purpose
ever seen in either of the old or new States Besides these
counties are in close proximity to shipping points where they
can easily and readily dispose Of or ship their produce
Shreveport Jefferson or Port CaddCthe latter enjoying
the benefits of navigation least six months of the year,
at times uninterrupted emit ely twelve months Our road
too ae generally being put in excellent order and nothing
lacking render this section the desirable the South
ern country for the culture of cotton, and WOOL
stock raising. We have Interior object in writing thus
other than desire 10 ueghborhOOd settled up witt
this class of countrymen, believing, the time
that ey Will have no occasion to regret alter having et
it one season.
We have had quite cold 0atcr excitement here for some
weeks past. Since Shreveport was landing at Bennett