New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-12
Louisiana Interior.

| 1HE WEATHER, CROPS AND HEALTH.
| Opelousas Wing, of the 9th inst, says:
We have had some bright and pleasant days
during the present week The nights have been
quite pleasant. An occasional shower has fallen,
| but they seemed not to have been very general
Cane is growing finely. Cotton looks large and
healthy, but it is devoid Of bolls. The yield
must be very light We understand from visi-
tors, from above, that the army worm is making
It's appearance on some of the plantations in the
neighborhood Of bonneville
This is the weather for them
| Health was never better at this geason.
The Bayou Sara Ledger, of Saturday last
says;
The health Of Bayou Sara continues good
There has been no sickness of any consequence
| for the last six months and not one case of vel
low fever
The Pointe- Coupee Echo, Of Saturday last
says:
So far in the summer, the general health Of
tins parish has been remarkably good We
have had no epidemic of any description, and
the cases Of fever that do occur are mild and
easily managed. Strange to say, we have al
ways less to complain Of. with regard to sick
ness IN seasons unusually wet like the present
We regret to be obliged to announce that the
cotton crop this parish cannot possibly be a full
one this year For months we have noticed thot
IT was very backward more SO indeed thanany
attention has bean jiracta - tii5E;t Iu.
might have been Ina,la III III ia IN ~ ~
~ "a - ii'iu6 up ny Iate Ial' now,
wet weather which we bao ~ ~
july. the nant il sbein,, ~ Guy t -, "
to an alarming extent, and rust and rot are in
many places destroying those that remain The
weather is still unsettled
,,is5i, i,,,'o ls'ins inat me swamp Land COM
sisted in bie detor7 . 1o.,t'oi per
,ft6o;, tlon u noV au0iIhg any
"a 00n an tlai,, ,.o,,,I - o9oi 'e' 10 Ia'se
be contam,lat .d ~ oIoer that
be DELAYED Noes r. m. aro ~ iollsei
nod sn -',3 $3.50 W oe apoEe amounts were
'i Tt W ~, o'i' u '''e "1hAs ior discount
W. W. - 7''sa
lie snirt - od ''.I terms Oh the pun
nent, and which we bayp ma donht sii ~ nv
cesstih in furnishing the Commissioners WITH
funds 10 make at lest the necessary spryet.s o,l
a commencement Of the important works in
which this portion Of the State is 50 much in.
terested.
The Baton Rouge yis-a-yis. Of tho fotb inc.
SAYS; 49,
In all parts of our narisb N, cro,s a.o ,,,.,,u
ing finely, with the exception of tbe o -
wach has been somewhat injured by the Int
rains Already, our planters are getting in |
theif Weod, repairing their sugar houses, re-
setting Ne'tes, etc, preparatory for the grind
ing season,
:, 4an ola planter stated to us yesterday that he
tiie present crops the finest over grown
!" TINS parish
,r
IN Inc greensboro lAlabamo) Bea-
e0h' 81 the 'th instant, says;
ne weather this week has been highly
favorable Tor corn, potatoes and peas, but too
cloudy ana showery for cotton Owing t. he
great quantity Of sap in the cotton, occasion,d
~ the frequent rains which have fallen within
Of the worm"
Sam r,ea,,,., m. g.,
-, - ne south Carolnlan OF
NJ 'o''o"'p n''re i"'oFahie ac.
'"N' u 'le cioi thah that whleh we quoted
Yesterday from the "innsboro' Register