New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-30
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Tee RfsE ~ Red RIVER he shreTepof tsazstte,
OF The inst, states that tie river at Chat point
has risen fagsiFe feet up TO that time, and sas at
rising.
me eSazesse also ruinor to the effect ttaG
there lsd been desperate aafay ID TFseo, Texas On
Z 0E about e 4t Or 9th inst at political meeting in
which two speakers killed zach other
after which general ensae ard seven
killed and fifteen men and tllgse ladies' wounded.
The same paper publishes latters frorl didsrens
points On the river above which 90 To PROVE ss Tie
rise has been general and viii be lasting
4 correspondent writing from LaynespoIs. Ark.,
under date of the 9Th inst, says thas ter
higher there than IT had been for two years. and that
they had water enough for the largest sized boats
Anosher, writing from Rocky Comfort, Ark, 1ItE
rise og twelve feet at point and
the water still rising The arrival of boat5 was i'm
patiently awaited. s5 55
FLEE q N DEsoFt PAHIsH EEhs Mansfield Column
bfan, Of the Goth Inst, aass;
We regret to learn that Friday fisa Iatlt inst,
Mss r. Allen, residing about seven miles from this
place on the Natchitoches road, Hid his dwelling
house and entire contents consumed By lie Mosif19
was saFed. not even second auit III clothes III Il
supposed the house was struck by ligh ghtning.
| AEMY WcRa-T The Columbian further says
The army worm have made their appearance ON
several plantations in our parish d az eatiyIr The
leaves q the cotton very rapidly but owing to The
long contracted drought the cotton l;s I1afrred yary
early and insead Of their doing Hauch damage IL Is
believed BY some that they win be benefit 70 die
cotton, particularly On The high lands
! Crops ON RED hFER-The Natehitoches fgF,roni
Gle, Of the 10th inst has Tbs following o this sub
jeet
The yield Of cotton IN this parish asd Nj 1ar III NE
can learn, in Northwestern Louisiana win ssf sj,rt
Of the worst antieipations of our planters Ilas the
picking commenced The protracted drought sirirso
the early growing season prevented the plant from
attaining its usual size and vgor and impaired to It
sckly character and yellow color, from which il
has been unable fully TO recover. The cotton, espe-
ciay on cid lands was too feeble To retain many Of
its forms as fully to perfect its balls.
We learn that the crops tie new lands oIi upper
Red River, which were not SO seriously dalnaeed by
drought, have been Vi5ited BY tile caterpillar and
completely stripped Of leaves The eatterpilagS has
visited some plantations this parish, but AZ yet
have done no serious injury The weather % AR has
been unusualIy favorable for picking and our plant
era are handling their cotton with great care. ii
WEATHER N PotsTE CouPEE The Echo, of The
I 27th, saya:
During the whole Of the present week VIZ have
been enjoying most delightful fall weather On Satur
day last we had shower os rain during which 6bf.
wind yeered to the North and has continued blowing
from that quarter up to the time of writing bringing
| into requsltion various articles of winter clothing
and mixing fires quite comfortable AS the week adj
iVanced IT continued growing colder, and on Wedne-
| day morning quite white frost was visible Ti1is.
for the month Of September, Is something satse
| unusual. Nj I$ss fs Ss7ff fssss sssS a 4FSs