The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-18
Louisiana Interior.

The Ovnchita Rirer.-From the best infoma-
ton we can gather, the Ouachlta Is now as high
at this point as it has ever been since the settling
of the country and if the repOrs from Camden
be true the great body Of the last rise has not vet
reached u.s. From our exchanges, we learn that
the Ohio river is also very high, and that the Ar
kansas and several other of the tributaries of the
Mississippi rapidly rising, giving Us much cause
to fear that the Mississippi Will, in few days, be
higher than it has been iOr many years. and that
We will therefore have not only the waters of our
own hut also 'he back waters Of the Mississippi
10 contend with.
Since writing the above, we have learned that
the levees, both above and below our town, have
given way We now on an Island Of the Qua.
chita Ouachita Reg, llth.
Branch La. State Bank, at Baton Rouge-Wc
are pleased find the Branch at this place ssning
small bills--fives and tens. The principal object,
we learn, is to afford change-a desidsratum long
required here. The bills are signed "John B.
KIeinpetec, Pres't, and "Wm 5. Pike, Cashier -
names which of themselves afford a guaranty OF
solvency and even if the ilustrious Secretary be
right in making the President and Cashier only
liable, we would like TO have few hundred thou,
sand. These bills will be redeemed at the counter
in specie, if called for.
The Directors are John B. Keinpeter, Presi.
dent; Stephen Henderson, Daniel ID. Avery, c
| G. M'fIarlon, and L. BOnnecaZe Baton Rouge
| Gazette, 18th inst.
Good Ne,rs fr0m Abocc.-We learn from Capr
DAVIS, OF the steamer Rpck9WaV, which boat can't
down last Monday evening, that the river at ant
| for some considerable distance below Shreveport
| was falling and that he could hear of no rise abov,
| that point. The HecIa came up yesterday morn
| ing, and reports the Mississippi falling. Here, 70
| the last three days, the water has been steadily
| rising at from three to four inches in twenty-fou
| hours but " ith the favorable news from abov
| and below, and a continuance of the present iai
| weather, we too may look for fall in few days
| y. B.-The steamer Woodsrnan has Just com
| down, and confirms the above statement. She re
| ports the river falling all the way up, and loy
| down Campte. Western Dem, l2h.
| Famuy PoiSoned.-The Democrat says that o
| the Sth instant, Mr.. William Drown, wife all
child were poisoned by negro girl, employed a
| a nurse, having mixed up some cornmeal in whic
arsenic had been put for the destruction of ra
with other meal, which made into bread. Th
| family partook freely Of the bread, and within Fl
teen minutes all were violently sick. Having r,
ceived medical aid Immediately, all three have r,
covered, aud the negro girl is in jail awaiting h,
trial under the black code.
| Dorm FreightS.-It is something unusual t0se
| boats come from above at this season If the yea
without freight Such is the case however nov
The New Latona passed down on Monday wi
scarcely Nv tiers Of cotton on her guards, ar
several others have lately come down without an
| This shows that the cotton from Red River hi
| been sent in early. Alexandra Republican.