New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-04

PARISH PLAquEAfsEs, sept. 8, 1855.
Dear Crescent: have been busy during the last two
three weeks, that had time to drop you line
But to-day shall procesd to give you outline of the
news Of our parish.
my last letter. the American party of the District
composed Of the parishes Of Paquemne Bernard and
Algiers, have unanimously rendered the nomination Of
Senator to Marcel Ducro Esq old and upright otsen
Of st. Bernard who once represented his parah with dis
hncton in the lower House. Mr. Ducros will prove for
mdable competitor to Gen. Lacoste the Democratic
didate. Your St Bernard correspondent ID nstaken
when he rays that Gen. Lscose has lost his popularity in
Plaquemnea Such ia the The old General has
never been more popular in this parish than he is now
As to Agers and St. Bernard have doubt his oppo-
nent will beat him there.
The personal and political friends of Hon Charles j.
Vllere at Jesus Bend have addressed letter to that
gentleman, inviting him to become candidate for the
Legislature.
Judge Charles OUTLET, of the National has announced
himself as candidate for Representative subject the
decision of the Democratic Convention Dame Rumor
that Capt Thomas G. Maokay Ia candidate for
legislative honors and that he will warmly supported
by SANS friends, who are already very the
Empire Parish.
Thus you will perceive that 1t is not an easy matter to
predict who will be our next Senator Representative
The advocates Of the American are wide awake
and are daily making proseytes, while their opponents
very apatho and to very little what will be
the result of the election. For the last ten wears
witnessed such indifference and sluggishness among
the Democrats. They believe, tired Of being swayed
and led by the New Orleans and Point
clques and know that the only way of getting rid of
| them is to meet disastrous defeat
For local Offices have great many candidates. H.
LeRiche and Robert Johnson the former American and
the latter Democrat the only candidates for Sheriff
Mr.. Augustus Titus though earnestly pressed by his
friends has declined to become candidate for the Sher
ifaity. He Is the of embarkng In the grocery
western produce and commercial business In the city
New Orleans. Mr. Titus would have beaten to pieces
both LeRiche and Johnson, had he only consented
become q candidate
Mr.. Simeon Martin has just announced himself as
candidate for Clerk Of Court Mr.. Martin 10 quite a
young man. raised Pointe- Hache He is
well known here the efficient Deputy Sheriff of this
parish for several years His opponents Messrs.
IN nd ia mhant AndG har
Berens, clerk in the New Orleans Custom house. and
who allied the ofics formerly.
For the offices Of Assessor and Coroner have half
dozen of stupid who would do well to learn to read
and write before running for offices.
valuable negro belonging to Mrs Louise Olivier
weeks since drowned in the river while fishing
Last Monday servant Of Messrs White Trufans was
killed by the accidental discharge Of gun of his
rades held in his hands.
Miss Azina Lafrance of Jesuit's Bend died ON satur-
day morning of yellow fever This young lady had not
been of the Bend for the last months had any
stranger from the city VISITED the place lately The
ourrenee Of the has caused little alarm among the
people of the Bend and have yet left the place
have just learned that Miss Phlomene Lafance the
sister of the deceased il dying but not know whether
night that gentleman living below Jssuits Bend and
who lately visited your city, s down with the yellow
fever
On Tuesday and Friday we had strong North. east
wind which for time blew to perfect gale, tore and
large trees Frustrated to the ground all
canefelds. 1t accompanied Thursday with much
lightning and Friday 1t raned very hard The waves
in the river very high and damaged very badly the
| leTees, which In several places oaved in.
The National greatly mistaken when 1t said in Its
last ISSUE that four persons died of yellow fever at the
station 1t is true that four Irshmen en-
poyed there to diteh died Their deaths caused by
bilious fever and not the yellow fever
The health of this parish is tolerably good
Yours, truly, TIrl