New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-24
Louisiana Interior.

AccrpEvrs-The Southern Mirror, published at Jack
son has the following Mr. John C. Flynn one Of the
oldest citizens in this Parish, dangerously injured
about month since by FILLING, distance of about twelve
feet. from the end of his barn 1t is thought
that he will We happy state that Dr.
Pond who seriously injured by being thrown from
buggy last sabbath evening. is thought to he
danger though it may be time before lie will
trcly recover
The Feciana Wing records the sudden accidental
death OF hlrs Sarah Montgomery wife of Major Thomas
Montgomery On Sunday morning, the 18th the train Of
on the Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad stopped
the depot at Clinton discharge freight when
Mrs NJ opened the front door of the passenger AMI,
received her death wound by the accidental discharge Of
musket, which had been placed against the door by
negro. who assisting in diSchargng freight The
fortunate lady who accompanied by her children
pred almost Immediately.
= BNor LAfot KcHE--The Thibodaux Minerva of Satur-
day says Bayou Lafourchc is in fine stea,uboatug
order, and rising rapidly. We have great fears OF
markably high water the coming season.
E>yor P,,qrr,lNE-The Sentinel contains the pro-
ceengS of meeting of citizens of that Parish relative to
Bayou plaquemine series of resolutions adopted
setting forth that the drift which annually passes through
Bayou aqucure is rapidly increasing the distractions
to navigation the nayiglbe routes to the interior and
ihr Attaapns that in the opinion of the meeting thu
increase in the width and depth of the Bayou which has
taken place within the last few years and the great fall in
the stream eighteen and half feet in twelve miles
afford good grounds for the belief that the Mississippi
would eventually take its the sea in this rcc
ton unless measures taken to prevent it, The fol
lowing the concluding resolutions
Rsoited That from of information to relet
uuon believed that nearly two millions acres
land rendered incapable of cultivation, and
uucnty useless the State through the periodical ioot
Of water passing into Bayou Paqueminc and submtrgut
the lands in the direction of its flow
RfSoted That this meeting unanimously recommend t.
the Legislature Of this State act of great pub
ntilily-rpcimirg immense quantity of public lands
securing uninterrupted navigation to the western interior
r-thc propriey of locking and canaling the bayou
that our delegation requested to urge the cxpcdienc
and necessity of such Il measure.
Rpsod That it is the belief of this meeting that lock
ing and cauang Bayou Paquemine would be more
work of public advantage and Importance to the Stat
generally than to any section of it it would secur
continued navigation from the Mississippi river to all tn
interior parishes west besides giving to the State tn
be brought into market through the completion of th
work.
RED RNER.-The Alexandria Republican of the 1St
saws THE river this point has been the rise fl
some days past and boats have crossed the falls II
weather is pleasant There another attempt mad
about daylight Sunday morning, to raze the town
fire The house selected is Front street, below IL
Fulton House"
SHor.-A man named Bates was shot and killed mel
Dover Tenn few days since while attempting to resi-