New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-14
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Greensburg Imperial of Saturday last says:
The weather for the past fortnight has been dry
and pleasant, with quite cool nights. We have had
rain for about month, and little now to lay the
dust would be very acceptable. There has been
siderable sickness throughout parish during the
last month, which is attributed to the inferior quality
of the fruit raised this season-we have seen very
little fit for Cotton picking has pretty generally
began, though as yet very light. Our planters now
anticipate tolerably fair crops.
In the Concordia Intelligencer of Friday last, we
find the following:
James Donnely, one of the ditchers, at work below
Vidalia. was killed by a blow from another ditcher
named Frank Rosin, which fractured his skull. Rosn
escaped. The body of Donney was improperly
buried before holding inquest but as the facts
became known the body was eXhumed and the in
quest held.
The Franklin Journal of Thursday last says:
For some days past we have had most delightful
weather. The season of the scar and yellow leaf is
upon us. We have heard it stated by many of our
intelligent planters that the crop of the parish will
not be so large as was anticipated. We do not think
there will be three hundred thousand hogsheads made
in the State
From the Shreveport Southwestern of Wednesday
last, we extract the following:
The river continues to rise rapidly, and is now
within a few feet Of ordinary high water mark. The
last accounts from above report the water to be in
many places bank full and rising Fears were en-
tertained that some of the plantations, situated in
low places would be submerged. The raft recently
formed in Red Bayou is two miles in length and
cuts off all navigation Unless speedily removed it
promises to he greater impediment to steamboats,
than the old raft was. Since our last the Linda
Hope and Sunbeam have arrived from New Orleans
and the Wabash Valley from Jefferson.
Planters in this vicinity are busily engaged il
picking out cotton.
1t is reported that Mr. Henry Wells. formerly dry
goods merchant of this place, was drowned on Mon
day, while attempting to ford the Red Chute.
! The gentlemen delegated by the Board of Trustees
! OF this place to attend the annual meeting Of the
| Directors of the Nicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
Railroad Company, for the purpose OF procuring an
alteration in the line of the road, to make il
pass through the corporate limits of Shreveport,
turned Friday and report that all differences have
| been amicably dusted. The best feeling prevailed
and the arrangement was effected without the town
oil Shreveport being obligated to subscribe for $4,000
stock, as authorized by the Mayor and Trustees
The right of way through the town. free of expense
is to be guaranteed to the railroad company We
Indebted to Col. Battle Tor the particulars of the
meeting.
We are unable to state at what time the directors
intend to resume work the section of road be
tween this place and the Texas line at what TIM
they contemplate having it completed, but under
stand that the contracts will be given out at an earl
day It is all important to Shreveport that the roa
should be finished to the line with the least possibl
delay.