New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-31
Louisiana Intelligence.
NEGRO THIEVES IN BAsTRop.--Tbe Bastron /,
YQEatE. Of the int -

NEGRO THIEVES IN BAsTRop-The Bastrop Ad-
'ocase, Oh the I'D inst, has the following:
we nave no doubt that the parish Of Morehonse has
oeen Ior ong time and is yet, infested with gang
OF negro heVes and Catthroas, trying to IesCy off
negroes. Sone Of them are loafing abont psxtr st
this time and our citizens know who thew are an5 is
they do not take French leave before ts neT. term
OF 1 me s District Conrt to behed here their just deserts
vii! be meted out to them There is amnSa evdaT,es
to ccayict them, and the sooner they varaose tie
rancho the better Is will be For them vet wa hons
they IFlll stay to receive the Inishment which tey
so richly merit S'
The alexandria Democrat, CT the 2sth inst, IN
forms its patrons :hat II ous that week in an
almost entire new face; 1t certainly makes quite
" picturesque appearance.
RED RIvEE-The Shreveport Southwestern, Of
the 22d inst has the following in relation to :" Old
Red -
The river is Ealing slowly. Accounts from below
report the navigation to have greatly improved at the
mouth; there being sufficient water on the bar for
nedlin sZed boats to without difficulty Let
ela IRON 81 nton report the upper river to be again
rising fast. Since our last the Runaway and Marion
nave arrived from New Orleans, the Wabash Valley
from Alexandria, and the White Cliffs from she mouth
of Red River.
DESTRUCTIVE FIEE.-The same paper says:
About 10 O'Clock on Sunday night fire broke out
IN one story frame tenement adjoining the parish
jail, which in few minutes communicated to the lat
ter, and owing to the impossibility OF procuring
water, before the flames could be subdiled both
buildings were burnt to the ground. The prison was
massive BRICK structure, lined on the inside with
two courses OF heavy hewed oak timber and made
the most intense fire we ever witnessed. It was built
q rev years ago, at a cost of between s. 0Oe and
1l9ooo and the loss Will fall heavy upon the parish.
All the prisoners were taken ont in safety but white
man, in prison on charge of stealing, and two ne
gro men made their escape during the confusion and
have not been rccaptured. \ small portion of Mr.
Davis furniture was saved.
MIR, Davis that the +1o
work OF an lncendiary, it originated in tenement
IN which there had been neither fire nor light for
months past. A negro woman, wife to one of the
prisoners has been arrested on charge OF setting
lire to the prison.
The Red River American of the 25th inst. gives
very humorous account Of a discussion which took
place at an American barbecue at Wiley's Precinct,
in Rapides parish a short time since, between the
Rev. Dr.. Bard and the Rev. Mr.. Loving.
They pitched into each other with most pious zeal,
not troubling themselves much about the political
issues of the day. but each went at the others reli
gous and political status with vigorand earnestness
which gave the matter very serious aspect as if it
might be of greater importance than anything else
which could possibly engage the attention of the
people.
at one time we thought, says the American, that
things began to assume the shape of free fight
and that they might directly proceed to
Prove their doctrines orthodox
by apostolic blows and knocks.
Bnt happily for the benches, stand tables, and the
tall TIMBER in the immediate neghborhood, they did
not get steam mp quite to the exploding point
This discussion was provoked by DR.. Bard, who in
the end came off second best.
We learn from the Shreveport Southwestern that
on Friday, the 18th inst the Democrats had meet
ing and barbecue in that town, at which several of
tha baar
Benjamin.
On the same evening the Americans held meeting,
which was very large and enthusiastic, completely
eclipsing that of the Democrats, although no notice
had been given that there was to be one. Col B. L.
Hodge, Of that town, made speech Of two hours in
length, in which he, without making any pretence to
defamation and oratoy, proceeded to take up each
proposition of Mr. Benjamin, dissected it and proved
its fallacy.