New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-07

Oh shoulders IN CASKS AT O4Ao2c per lp., cleal
! sides 84a8t, and plain hams 8 cents per pound
The river is now very high, and WAGER is run
, ming in the cellars along the levee.
Items from the Interior.
MssrssrpPL--A. H. Handy, ESQ.,, has an
Inounced himself as candidate for the Judge
ship of the High Court of Errors and Appeals
for the First District.
There was slight frost on the 10Th ult., il
Attala county, Miss For two or three day,
previous, the weather had been uncomfortable
cool, and fires had been in fair demand. Fear.
Of another frost were entertained.
| From the Kosciusko Chronicle, we learn that
| the new survey from Canton to Aberdeen had
just been completed, and it is believed that the
road will be located forthwith The route sur.
veyed this time runs about mile and hall
east Of Kosciusko, along and through Yocka.
rookany Swamp.
| Until within very few days, planters in the
interior have been complaining greatly of the
drouth The Fayette Watch Tower says
| "After drouth Of nearly five weeks, the flood
gates ofheayen were opened on Sunday evening
last, and We were favored with beautiful rain.
| The effects on crops and gardens is already
quite visible, but we think little more rain
would be of still more advantage
The Columbus Argus of the Dist inst. says
| r.
We are told that crops Of cotton and corn are
coming yp most promisingly Rains have fallen
rather often and profusely, but with this ex-
ception the season, so far, has been decidedly
| favorable
The Gallatin Argus of the Goth ult. says :
After quite dry spell, we have had few
very refreshing showers of rain; but since the
rain there has been several days of unusually
cold weather for the time of year, which will
injure the crops--the cotton crops especially
to some extent. From what we can learn, the
crops generally are rather backward"
Governor Foote will open the canvass for the
United States Senate on the 5th inst, at Vicks-
burg. His published list of appointments
reach to the 4th of June, and embraces the
route through Canton, Koskiusko, Macon, Co.
lumbus and Aberdeen, and through Itawamba
Tishemingo, Tppah and Marshall counties
The District Court of the United States, Judge
Gholson presiding, and the High Court of Errors
and Appeals, of this State, both in session in
jackson.
The dwelling and out-houses of Mr.. Bradley,
of Marshall county, were entirely consumed by
fire on the night Of the 9Th ult Bradley's loss
will amount TO at least $4,000, The fire is sup
posed to have been the work of an incendiary.
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RArIRoAD--The Direc-
tory Of this road, which met at Oxford on the
Goth ult, decided in favor of the Big Black
route. This defeats what is termed the Central
Route through Holmes and Carroll counties.
The engineer reported the latter route three
miles longer, and more expensive by s1S6, 600.
Holmes county having voted to subscribe $780,
GOO to the capital stock, and to raise the amount
by taxation, on condition of its passing within
mile Of Lexington, is accordingly released from
the subscription and tax. Ali individual sub
scribers, who subscribed on a like condition,
can be released on notice to the Board
1t is proposed now to build a branch to Lex
ington. The Directory are to meet in June, and
will then decide on that point
ALABAMA.-The Southern Planters Conyen-
ton is now in session at Montgomery The
Alabama Journal says it is very able and i'm
posing body, comprising much of the eminent
talent of the slaveholding States. Senator r.
Toombs, of Georgia, was to have addressed the
Convention on the I'd inst.
On Monday evening last an individual, and
stranger in Montgomery, whose name has since
been ascertained to he ]. Z. Arnot, of Texas.
walked into the Courthouse and deliberately
blew out his brains with pistol charge The
report was heard, and the body was soon dis
covered. 1t was CHASTITY object, welterinp in
the blood which formed a pool beneath the body.
LoUIsIANA.--The Red River Republican states
that the commissioners appointed by law for |
opening the navigation of the river through the |
falls at Alexandria, have, through their Presi-
lent Thos j. Hickman, Esq, contracted with
Messrs. Maillefert & Raasloff, of New York, to
fleet the object. These gentlemen contract to
blast sixty feet channel through the falls for
$4,000. They have been very successful in
ike undertakings, having removed by blasting,
he Instructions at Hurl Gate, East River, near
he city of New York.
The Louisiana (Clinton) State Paper saws
For several days this week the weather has been
cold for the season. Winter lineer-
ng in the lap of Spring., in the full sense of the
term. Good, cheerful fires and overcoats have
been found particularly agreeable during morn.
ngs and evenings. Partial showers have WIS.,
ted portions of our parish, but in many parts
the earth is yet as dry as it can well get to be
~ TINS writing, however, there is PROSPECT of
q general rain.
The Baton Rouge Comet, of the 4th instant,
says negro man belonging to A. d. Alexan-
Ter, came to that place few days ago with a
wagon; on his way home he stopped at some
me Of the hundred way side doggeries-became
about two miles from town
ell off his horse, the wagon passing over his
body and causing almost instant DEATH
The Louisiana Democrat states that the Po-
ice Jury, which met on the I'd instant, in spe-
al session, to take the matter of the Railroad
Tax into consideration, have postponed the time
or taking the sense of the people on the tax
text.
The Governor has removed the old Board of
Directors for the Louisiana Penitentiary, and
ppointed Dr. I. Fay, G. W. Christine, Peter
lcKittrick, and V. Blanchard, in their stead.
We learn fromlthe Louisiana Democrat, of the
d instant, that there is a rise of several feet in
Ted River.
The Loss OF THE INDEPENDENoE.-A mari.
ime correspondent Of the NewYork Tribune
writes severe communication with regard to
he loss of the Independence, of which the editor
avs:
The writer speaks from his own KNOWLEDGE of
he persisted vessel She was not only designed
'r river navigation, but was VIGOROUSLY unsea-
'orthy, and unfit to carry passengers on that j
oast and her captain did not dare to run her !
ut Of reach of the land, for fear some accident
light sink her, with all ~ board and it was
ne necessity of keeping near enough to the !
hore to be able to beach her that ran her upon ,
ne reef which resulted in her destruction. Had !
ne been craft fit to put to sea in, Captain =
ampson would have followed the ordinary track =
18th safety but knowing that evsry /, ,n;,,al i, .