New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-20
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Mount Lebanon Baptist of the 18th has the
following a7s
The last week has been indeed pleasant for dog
days-warm, but not excessively so. No rain since
our last ssue though it has been the more favorable
for crops which suffering with wet in some low
lands till this morning, 18th and it now has the ap-
pearance of wet weather. This is an important stage
in the growth of the cotton CROP and proracted wet
weather would be seriously detrimental.
The health Of North Louisiana is not SO good as it
was two weeks ago Diarrhea and hux may be less
prevalent but various types Of fever prevailing
There are few and fatal up to this time
but we understand there is hang on, slow, creep
ing disposition in many cases which the doctors dis
like as indicating a tendency to typhoid.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of the 18th says:
The river continues to rise fast At last accounts
Little river was bankfull, and upper Red river was
rapidly rising from the head of the raft to Rowland
1t had risen twenty feet at Fulton.
Early Monday night Mrs. Decker drowned herself,
by wading out into the river opposite the foot of
Texas street. She was speedily rescued, but every
effort to resusctte her proved fruitless. She had for
some time labored under an ALTERATION of mind occa
stoned it is supposed by morphine.
The Bayou Sara Ledger of Saturday last says:
From all parts of the country we hear great COM
plants OF the cotton crop, on account of the heavy
rains. In this parish we believe the cotton crop is
almost entirely ruined from the same The
crop, however, we learn, was never better.
The Red River American, of Saturday last, informs
that the crops in Rapdes parish have been slightly
injured by the recent rains. The river at Alexandria
was rising.
The Lake Providence Herald of the 10th says:
A two days excursion into the interior of this
parish as far as Floyd has enabled US to derive some
accurate personal knowledge to the present con-
dtion and prospects of the crops. In the vicinity of
Floyd as in every other portion of the parish, the
corn is yielding very heavily, and the impression is
that the cotton crop will greatly exceed that of last
year. The planters do not, as along the river and
lake. complain of too much rain, and its consequent
blighting effects. In many places they have hardly
| had rain enough.
| Along the Bayou Macon, Joe's Bayou and Swan
Lake, the prospects generally very although
everywhere the backwardness of the season is per-
ceptble and the planters will be put to their trunps
in the gathering in of their cotton, because of the
lateness of the picking season:
| Along the lake and river there is almost one uni
versal complaint of too much rain, causing rust and
shedding, and threatening to cut off the cotton crop
far below an average. Occasionally signs of the boil
worm have appeared, but, as yet nothing to hurt"
| Upon the whole, we are of the opinion, notwth
standing the various drawbacks mentioned and after
taking into consideration the increased yield promised
in the uplands that the cotton crop of this parish
at present viewed, will not fall much below an aver
\ age one.
From the Pioneer of Assumption, of the 10th, we
extract the following:
On Friday, the l4th inst, we were greeted with an
apparent change for the better in the regions of the
clouds, and general joy was diused throughout our
community at the prospect of a speedy cessation of
the daily showers which have been poured down on
US for the last three weeks, with a profusion and
bountituiness, indicating abundant supply. A
very slight rain FELL in the vicinity but this indicated
such an lmprovementan the weather, in comparison
with the past, that we will not grumble.
loo much rain has fallen to suit the wants of our
planters although the is growing finely on lands
+ that are well drained. The corn crop may he con-
sdered secured, unless we should he visited Inv
storm of wind and rain before it is turned down.
The hay crops bids fair to be abundant, which is
matter of congratuation, our planters have NOT
been able to save blade of fodder.
We have heard some of our practical planters dis
cussing the merits of Sorgho, and the probability Of
its being brought in competition with the sugar cane
in fact we have tasted some Of the stalks which (by
daily triaD we're considered having arrived at Der.
lection, and found them about sweet as the tons
of high cut cane--from which we infer that syrup
may be made Of it, but very little sugar. Many are
of the opinion that it will be valuable rough forage
for stock, as two crops can be taken off annually
There is one fact in connection with this plant
which seemed to have escaped the notice of its advo
eates-When it becomes ripe enough to cut and man
ufacture into syrup, it remains in this state but few
days; from evaporation some other cause, it drie
very rapidly and loses its saccharine fluid This cir
cumsance alone will prevent its cultivation and man
ufaeture large scale as the competitor Of TIT
sugar cane.