New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-22
Louisiana Items.
The Shreveport News, of the 18th. cont

The Shreveport News, of the 18th, contains the
following sad'item:
We are panied to learn that on last Sunday evening"
whilst the steamer Finansier was effecting landing
at this place, young man by the name of Charlton
Dickinson. an attachee Of a circus company was in
stanty killed by the accidental discharge Of shot
gun which he was endeayoring to remove from among
lot of trunks and other bagga ge. An inquest was
held over his remains by the coroner, and verdict
rendered in accordance with the above facts
The following g good 'un 7 is from the West Baton
Rouge Sugar Planter of the 18TH
THE CRoPs-ScESE on -4ss's ss'sPLANTATToN.-Fire
negroes ii, caae field, circle, and armed
| Nth shot guns and bfickbats. :,
| doing here ~
| Negro: Watchin' decrop massa.'
Sportsman Watching the crop! where in tnun-
| der is the erop?a 55 5I8 54
Negro. Dar it is, mass" "
| Sportsman looks ands discovers solitary stubble
| sprout just appearing above the ground.
Sportsnaaa &, considerably astonished - Do you
| call that crop ?'
Neg,o-Yes, massa !; dat's all we got dis year,
Sportsman still more astonished--a = And is that
| all you're watching 2e 2e 53s5ssS t53 s=55s-
Negro" Hi golly, nassa got to watch even dat
| now to keep de neighbors from stealing il.
Exit sportsman, marVeling at the number Of hogs
heads that plantation will make next season.
Speaking Of sugar prospects, the same paper says:
Rain, rain We want rain Every one is complain
ing Of the dryness Of the weather. hat little chance
A
is likely to be lost from the fact that the ground so
parched and dried that nothing can come up 80 We
90! We are always in the extremes The ground Is
either so hard and dry blowing IS impossible or
SO wet that you are in danger Of being bossed,
! The Shreveport News Of the 18th says: =: s.
The river at this point still continues to fall rapidly
Seyeral boats are hard aground aboEe without any
prospect whatever of getting OUT ahal thete COMES
| another rise. 49,
few miles above Bayou sara was w g
f of the officers and others, the tire was eXtingushed
The amount Of the damages to the irelght has not
heen aseertained. No damage to the boat whatever.
rIe Shreveport Gazette, of the 18th, contains the
RI | onneyef item Of river intelligence:
az 4 nrivate letter which we received from Minden,
IN Thursiay morning, contains the following distress
a sing news - r.
: iration IS drying up, and the farmers begin to fear
That corn and cotton won tsprout in red hot sand"
The Baton Rouge Comet, Of the 18th, announces
the setteento Of the Mayoraty question in that city
as follows:
The Result of the Eiection-fn pursuance Of notice,
the commissioners for the election Of Mayor Of tina
city met yesterday evening the i!th INST, " ,le
Mayors Office TO decide the contest OF the s yot Pc
tween Joseph Menget Amsrca.n1 ana s9 @ og. ye.
Suits the reelection Of Joseph onges 20 se once.
I an Yesterday lie lft iEst +. A. Nephlef was sworn
81 In as City Constable for the ensuing yea
W The Comet has been elected official g organ. We
wish onr contemporary more profit than has fallen to
onr lat during our offeial existence
ID Wefind the following in the HarrisOnburg (Gata
Id sTndependsnt Of the 18TH weather
81 Tbe long continued dry spell under which tht
~ cnnnfTy now suffers will prove very saEials draa
back to the farming interests IN his sec eslon.