New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-28

SHoT-The Placouemine Gazette of the 9th savs. n,
Thursday evening last quiet little village throw
Into commotion by report that yonng man had bee,
shot within the suburbs of the town The report create
excitement and many hnstened to the hous
OF Ihe wouned uau to learn the extent of his wounds
and the name of the individual who committed the fou
| deed Stretched upon bed found Mr. Louis Rivet
ing poy dressing his wounds We inquired into the par
tcuars and found that young Rivet in company witt
anotner young man. had gone to sugar plantation neal
MS mouse TO get sugar He in cutting
one and while in the act of peang was shot by some
person concealed The gun have been very heavy
loaded with No shot, the charge took effectn the right
arm side and neck which badly lacerated scattering
shot pierced the back and legs and the print of the gun
wadding is still visible on his neck.
oDp FEllows-on Wednesday, the ed inst the men,
bers of Clinton Lodge No. 81 I O. O. f. celebrated their
anniversary Rev Isaac Wall the orator of the day
AT night there ball. etc
The Louisiana (Alexanra) Democrat of the ed saws
We are rejoced to inform the Brotherhood throughout
the State and Union that the members Order here
VIII IN short time have erected fine hail. suitable to
their wants, and. at the lime promising goodly
return for the money expended in its erection lot has
been contract for brick made and contracts
with workmen in state of forwardness The buidnr
will be fire proof the hall twenty five feet by fifty with
| entrance on front.
LOUISIANA INSTITUTE DEAF. THE DUNN AND s,,r
BLISD.-Ihe Baton Rouge Comet of the 18th saws: We
understand that the Board of Administration of the
sana Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
nave purchased the square of ground upon which the
Baton Rouge College buildings situated and the newt
three squares adjoining the the east 1t the
purpose Oh me Board TO open the Institution an early
day and with that view they have opened correspon
dence with gentleman who has for many wears been
successfully engaged in the superintendent of nstitu
tions of this kind and whose services they expect to oh
tain, The College buildings will be temporriv nSed IN,
til suitable buildings can be erected.
CRoPs-The Baton Rouge Gazette of the 25tb sovs
or the past ten days we have heard frequent complaints
from planters in the southern portion Of this parsh of
damage done to the crops in consequence of the rot
Whit IN other portions between the rain and worms the
crops will fall far short of former anticipatiops The
worms are represented as doing great damage to tina cot
ton, having devoured nearly all the top holls
The Feicana Wing of the I'D says: Recent accounts
extremely untavorable have been received from man,
points OF the cotton region The appearance of what i
called the rot has given alarm and in fact threat
ems to curta the yield to almost incredible extent
Until within the last week. its existence in this narsh we
Seieve was unknown now every plantation suffering
from It's ravages Besides this the army worm is doing
rapidly the work of devastation On some places whole
fields have already been stripped leafess
The Caddo Gazette of the 18th says The cotton bales
are rolling in at lively rate and their appearance seems
TO nave added new energy to merchants As will he
seen from our qUottions!the article commanding 1ne
price in this market The freight to NewOreaps is ~
per bale. ~
THE CRors--The ConcordIa Intelligencer saws.
No longer than six weeks ago il was con6dentt,, at;
pated That the cotton crop of this year would be lnpre
,edented But short time has served to obstinate |
itogether, such anticipation and it generally agreed
hat the crop must be less than an ordinary one The
ecent heavy rains have done very serious injury to II
n TINS vicinity the crop to be picked out be derived
nanny from Dolls already grown and much this being
'pen the rains have damaged it very much Now add |
TINS the TACT that the rot has attacked it. and that
n some places the army worm has appeared ION G. G.
ofrys plantation for instance and very bad case Il
made out We do not believe that judging from &C |
cunts from all parts OF the cottongrowing country the
rop of this year will reach twohrds Of the amonpf an
lelpated short time since In Georgia. South Carolina
M great injury has been done by the recent
aturday Sunday aud Monday last must have done much
Gnsyely. Ai'-e e
The Planters Banner says: "The steamer Indian
queen, which sunk in the Lafourcbe a few ,vaol-s ~
has been raised and brought up here for repairs She
VII resume her trips between this port and Donaldson
ie so soon as the necessary repairs shall have been
made.