New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-18
Louisiana Interior.


We are indebted to the clerk of the steamer
Texas Ranger for the following items of news
The Texas and Red River Telegraph Company
assembled at Shreveport on the 10th inst, and
organized by clecting the following officers
D. S. Wilder, President; J, G Battle, Sec
rotary. Directors: L. p Grain, d + Roys-
den, } W Morris, of Shreveport; l.. r, Walms-
ley, Ii. Dives of Natchiteches; H. Lynch,
NJ. Ryan, I c. IL Smith Of Alexandria
The stock was fully represented, and the best
spirit prevailed No doubt is entertained of
the completion Of the line by the LIST of October
MURDER AM SrlcIpE At CANrrE.-on the
evening of the 10th inst, about dark, man
named Jean Baptiste Arnaud who with his wife
lived at the house of Nine. Davide, in TT Of
jealousy seized Il double-barrelcd gun aud dis
charged the contents of both barrels into the
left breast of his wife, killing her instantly he
then drew from his pocket a revolver, and shot
himself four times, ran about $50 yards and fell
dead Arnaud was about thirty-fye years of
age; his wife, nineteen or twenty, and was con-
sidered very handsome.
The Cadlo Gazette Of the 18th inst has the
following items
On Saturday. the 9TH inst, the Geographic
posts had been put up six miles beyond llender-
son.
We have aivices that 297 miles Of wire is on
the way for the Red River and Texas lines
We learn from the Flag Of the Union that the
| posts of the Shreveport and Galveston Telegraph
| Company have been set up MS far Us Henderson,
On tie New Orleans route, we suppose, they
| have nearly reached Natchitoches.
The streets Of Baton Rouge are to be lighted
with lamps-so says the Comet of the 18th inst.
The St Landry Wing says that Captain J.
johnson has nearly completed new boat, 70
run down Bayou Lafourche. The boat is being
| built at Louisville, and when completed will be
called the Alice Glaze,
The same paper says the cotton and cane crops
in that parish are good, and the weather fine.
The same paper, of the 18th inst, has the
following
The report has gained some currency that we
were visited with yellow fever How it could
have been fabricated we are unable to say. Our
town was nercr more healthy than it is at pres
ent. There is no appearance amongst us Of any
kind Of contagious disease.
LARGE PEACHES We have received from Mr.
VIM. Blalock, Of Grand Coteau in this parish,
dozen Of the largest peaches we have ever seen
in Louisiana One of them measures 81 inches
in circumference, and weighs seven ounces
| [Opelousas Courier, 18th inst
| OrELoUsAs RAILROAD Colonel Ives. of the
/ firm OF Bates, Benson & Co., contractors of the
| New Orleans, 0pelousas and Great Western
| Railroad, informs US that there is now employed
| on that road between Bayou lies Alemanls and
| Tigerville, upwards Of five hundred hands, and
| that the work is progressing rapidly, although
| the present rainy season has been, and still is,
| a great hindrance or draw back. The draining
| Of the swamp ON the West bank of the La
fourche will soon he undertaken, as the bayou
| is falling rapidly. The bayou, when Mt low
water mark, is four feet below the lowest level
of the swamp. Minerva.
V1cKsBuRG And SHREVEPORT RAILROAD, The
Shreveport Democrat Of the llth inst. has the
following:
We are informed by Mr. Tonrnadre, that he
is proceeding with the final location of the rail
road track between Shreveport and the Texas
line Several Of his hands have been sick, other
| wise the location by this time would have been
completed We are happy to learn that there
| is no difficulty in getting the right Of way from
| our planters In about Two weeks contracts for
clearing and grabbing will be let out, and I'M
meliately thereafter advertisements VIII be in
serted in the papers inviting proposals for
| grading, etc. The cost Of the track will not
| exceed the original estimate Responsible par
ties near the line Of the road have already made
known their wish to undertake heavy contracts
We now regard the success OF this great work
! beyond q reasonable doubt. Subscriptions to
large amount have already been obtained, and
still they are daily inereasingon the whole line,
from Eickshurg to Texas,
Mr. Iournalre, the Chief Engineer, aud Col
Coleman, the President OF tie road, are entitled
| 70 much credit for the zeal, skill, and energy
with which they have managed the important
interests Of the company. Every thing looks