New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-30
Louisiana InfelIirence. .

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The man Sherman, confined in the Jail Of Baton
Rouge for stealing slave, made his escape from that
institution on Monday night last BY means Of false
key, furnished, it IS supposed, BY his wife. The
Sheriff offers reward Of 800 FOR the rscaptsre ma
delivery Of the fugitive, and gives the following
description Of him:
Sherman is about S feet a inches high. dark com
plexon, dark hair hazel eyes, with downcast lock-
heavy beard, hair very long, speaks quickly and ii
very nervous and restless Sherman is about 3s years
Of age. Ri 4.a57 "a i ss
The Plaauemine Sentinel of Wednesday says
Our oldest citizens say that they do not recoIlect
ever having experienced such long spell of cold
weather SO early in the season as the weather we
nave had Tor the last week or two. The pea vines
were killed by frost some days snce we understand
and we near of extensive planter who has stopped
grinding to matt lay the cane for fear of the increa
ing severity of the weather.
The Mount Lebanon Baptist of the 22d says:
On the 18th we had slight frost. but not enough
to do any damage to vegetation. The past week has
been all that could be desired for gathering the crops
cool, and almost without rain.
The Shreveport Southwestern of the 21st has the
following: t f
Capt. MchIillen of the Effort, after several days
labor succeeded in breaking up the raft in Red bayou
and making trip to upper Red river He reports
the water falling, and but little cotton ready for ship
ment. 2 :
Cotton continues to arrive freely, but owing to the
low prlces the dearth OF money and unsettled state
OF commercial affairs in New Orleans, but few ship.
ments are made. es...g4 : = s;g5fy$ =.
The franklin Journal Of Saturday last says. +
For some days past we have had rather cool
weather. On Saturday morning last we had quite
frost. Blankets have been very comfortable as
well as fires. The thermometer has been as low as
/ AZ. Our sugar planters, many of them, have CON-
menced grinding, and they will all have commenced
operations by the LIST of November. The sugar crop
will not be near so large as was anticipated. The
cane does not yield very bountifully.
WEATHER AND CRoPs in the sumption Pioneer
of Tuesday last we find the following
Since our last issue, the weather has been good
for the growing crops, and our planters are stir
ring themselves in order to commence rolling at
early day. We visited sugarhouse in the vicinity
a few days since, that of Mr.. p. Landreaux and
found them making very superior article of sugar.
We were told that the juice of the plant cane
weighed &c., which very good for this season of the
year. The yield is about hogshead to the arpent.
We do not consider this anything more than . fair
YIELD and to enable Us to realize large crop, this
quantity must be doubled. .
On the morning of the 18th we were visited with
the first frost of the season few such would
be serviceable to the cane. z "a :
The Madison Journal of Friday last says: ~.
The weather is cool, clear and dry. During the
present week we have had scme light frosts. Our
planters are having good time in picking cotton.
Since the above was put in type cold, drizzling
rain has set in, and promises to last. IA IN