New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-18
DAILY CRESCENT.
Louisiana Interior


The Madison Journal of the 7th inst. has the
following. ... ~
DEATHS AT BAKE PROVIDENCE Since our
last pubIcation the following names have been
furnished US as deaths that have occurred in
Lake Providence, in addition to those published
by us last week:
D. X. Merry, wife and son John Kelly, Rob-
ert Hamilton and wife, II. Mcclure, Mrs Hoff-
man, Mrs..F. B. Richardson, Mrs. Ferry, Will
ham White, Jerry Berry.
; The above are reported to have died on Thurs
day and Friday of last week-twelye in two
days, out of population Of less than $50. 1t is
fearful mortality
I Weselect the following paragraphs from the
Iberville Gazette Of the 18th inst:
A number Of the sugar planters of this parish
have already commenced grinding. The cane,
although not as large as last year, is said to
yield we'll. The quality Of the sugar made this
year will doubtless be good; but the number of
hogsheads will fall off considerably, when COM
pared with last years crop.
There have been but two or three deaths in
this place since our last ISSUE The type of the
disease has materially changed for the better
Five or six are still sick, but with good nursing,
and the best Of medical aid, they will doubtless
soon recover. -
THE CRoPs.-A correspondent of the Baton
Rouge Gazette, writing from West Feliciana
under date of the 1lth inst, says:
The season throughout has been unpropitious
for the cotton crop. We have conversed with
several intelligent planters, who inform us that
the cotton crop is more backward this year than
il has been for many years past-so much SO
that they have not been able to get out as many
bales as they had out this time last year by one
third The army worm has made its appear
ance on most ef,the plantations in this parish
but it is thought they can do little more dam
age, the season being too far advanced. The
cotton has greatly suffered with the sc rot" but
since the dry weather has set in it has ceased
its ravages, and the remaining bolls are OPEN
ing and maturing well. 1t is estimated that
the cotton crop of this parish will fall short Of
about 5000 bales The cane crops are good on
some places, but it Is the general impression
chat the yield will be less han it was last year
We take the following from the Bayou Sara
Ledger of the 18th inst
YELLOW FEvER-Since our last publication
we are happy to be able to state that the fever
has considerably abated here; we opine, how
ever, that it is in consequence of want of mate
rial to work, upon. Most of our citizens have
had the fever, and there are none here now who
are liable to take it, however, we cannot say to
q certainty what would be the result of an in
Aux Of persons who have not passed through the
ordeal, though we should think even if we should
not report more than eight or ten cases per week,
| il would be prudent for that class to keep away
| until after frost.
The Planters (Attakapas) Banner, of the
18th inst, has the following paragraphs:
| YELLOW FEvER.-Some new cases have occur
/ red in Pattersonville and the neighborhood, but
| our communication with that town being 50 re-
stricted, 1t is difficult to arrive at thing near
the truth respecting the sickness there, and re-
ports of ell kinds are rife; some endeavoripg to
hide the existence of the disease, and others
| again, largely contributing to the excitement
by exaggeration Franklin remains healthy
| THE CANE CROPS On Sunday last we rode
out TO some of the plantations in the neighbor.
hood to see the cane on the approach of ths
grinding season. 1t looked as good as usual
promising fair yield, yet considerably behint
that of last year, which was an extraordinar
one for the planter. The aggregate produce
slSugar may possibly amount to that OF last year
but, were the cane equal in substance, it shoul
far exceed it, a much larger quantity havin
been planted. If there is any reliance TO
placed in reports, the yield will be very unequi
throughout the parish; some planters holdin
favorable opinions, while others speak dispal
| agingly, stating that the crops will be yer
short The latter we can hardly credit for war
of sufficient evidence. The crops we have see
great sectional difference should exist in tn
parish. What the actual yield will be no on
can tell. Some of our planters intend to com
mence grinding on Monday next, which will
shortly throw more light on the subject