The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-05
Lafourche Correspondence.
THIBopAUx, Parish of Lafourcbs, Nav z.

THIBoDAUx, Parish Of Laourchs, May 2. 1851.
That awful scourge, the cholera, regret to say,
$ again prevailing on some of the plantations in
his vicinity. 1t is confined to those below this
village on the Bayou Lafourche. On the estate of
Messrs, Rose o. Tucker, about five miles distant
has swept away a large portion of the force,
twenty four out of thirty of the slaves that
,tlacked by the disease dead Mr. Rose died
# the same malady this morning. The plantation
f the late Abner Robinson, farther down the
,ayou, has lost similar number of choice hands.
Vt Norbert Courcier's, small place, the ravages in
me family circle have been great: himself his
wife, son, and one negro are numbered with the
'ead, and two children PROSTATE with the dis.
'ase. 1t is said they had not the advantage Of
oedical aid. On Col. Augustin Pugh's estate,
bout 20 miles below Thibodaux, the have
been numerous, but the mortality, proporliona,ey
notbeen great as at Rose g. fuckers, the
leaths having been only six or eight.
disease, analogous to the cholera, has pre-
| allied to limited extent, on Judge Guions estate
| djoining the village, and one death has occurred
With this exception, the shores of the bayou, be.
ween this place and Dona ldsonville are as healthy
8 usual.
The yield of sugar from the rattoons along the
Bayou Lafourche this year, is likely to be very
mall. The plant cane is rather more promising
The steamboat Doctor Batey leaves here to-nieh,
Dr New Orleans, with sugar and moasses,
prought here by little stern wheel steamboat in
three fat-boats, along the Terrebonne Canal, a
distance of fifteen or twenty miles. When there is
40 obstruction in the canal this little boat per-
iirms the extraordinary feat of accomplishing her
voyage in day. Notwithstanding her SMALL like
ace, the planters of Terrebonne and Bayou Black
| find the little craft great convenience. What
'ould railroad be. This is the last trip of the
Doctor Batey On Tuesday, the 9Th instant, she
mi take her place as Vicksburg and New Or
| cans packet for the summer months. She is the
most elegant and comfortable boat that ever run on
the bayou. Those who may have occasion to
travel IN her, may rejoice 10 have SO good substi-
,ue for the Princess, while the latter is temporarily
ansferred to the Louisville trade 1t is due to
the Batey to say that the table and service are TN.
Surpassed by any boat on this line of travel The
A'usic, a fine new boat, in which the safe, slow
running pioneer, Capt. Streck, has made several
iaprovements-one of them upper and lowe,
h.des cabin, is particularly deserving of notice
and the Mary Foley, commanded by the popu
lar and obliging Captain Daferes, will be the on
boats running on the bayou after this week. BY
the way, what is the reason that the captain an
consignees of the Lafourche boats do not unde
stand the necessity and Importance of keeping III
public appraised, BY advertisement, in the New o
| leans papers, of the times of departure. Captai
Wilson is the only one who has paid attention
this matter. The standing yearly advertisement
often serves but 10 mislead.
IL LOUISIANA TRAVELLER.