New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-12-05
Louisiana Intelligence.
The Mount Lebanon Baptist of the 26th ult says

The Mount Lebanon Baptist of the 9th ut. says:
On Thursday last the ground was frozen all day in
the shade. 1t was such freeze as generally dssi-
pates febrie diseases for the season and we are in
formed that now there is but little sickness in the
vicinity, and no new cases that we hear of. The
week has been favorable for cotton picking, except
perhaps, little too cold one or two days.
The Shreveport Southwestern, Of the 25th ult. has
the following paragraphs:
The river is again declining, although accounts
from above report rise of eight feet.
We had ice nearly half an inch in thickness on
Friday morning There was also ice yesterday morn
ing.
Cotton continues to arrive freely and our streets
begin to wear an animated aspect. ....
Large numbers Of immigrants from Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi daily pass through this place
| on their way to Texas. IlT
The Rapides Democrat of Tuesday last, says:
Since our last issue we have found that more injury
resulted to the cane from the frost than was at the
time supposed All the cane standing suffered mate
rally. The few cold days subsequent to the frost
enabled the planters to grind up but small portion.
Many Of our planters had nearly their whole crop
uncut, all of which, of course, is frost.btten.
The Marksvie tAvoyelles) yillager of Saturday
last has the following: 0..
From the information we have gathered, the crops
| this year will be far from realizing the hopes of our
planters. Three months ago, everything looked
BRIGHT to-day the gloom of disappointment reigns in
many quarters the crop, in general, will certainly
be inferior to that of last year The majority of
sugar planters commenced grinding late: they went
to work with fair prospects, but the heavy frosts of
| last week made sad havoc in the fields of great
number. Those who had been so fortunate as to lay
their canes in wind-rows have saved them but it is
| a complete loss where they were yet staDdng--they
become soured by the excessive cold weather.
Cotton will be about 3-5 OF last years crop. The
heavy rains which fell some time ago have caused
great damage along the bayous fields once promis-
ing ahnndanty will yield but little. The prairie and
the other high lands yield mddling crops, but of
superior quality.
The corn crop is at least equal to the largest ever
made in this parish.
The Opelousas Patriot of Saturday last says:
Some six or eight days ago we had several white
rosts and severe freeze since which time we have
been favored with clear, cold and delightful weather
which has been of ncalculabe benefit to the farmers
Cane was badly frozen, and, if it had turned warn
Immediately, many persons would have lost almost
their entire sugar crop: as it is the freeze will cu
short the prospects of the parish for the cane wa
backward and the grinding began very late. 'Tis
fine time for picking cotton.
From the Democrat of the same date we extrac
the following:
We are very much afraid that the heavy frost thai
visited us on Saturday last has given fatal blow tt
the cane. The opinion that the cane is materially
damaged is universal among our sugar Planters ant
although they making good sugar yet is evident
that as soon as the weather sets in warm the cane
will get sour and it will then be very difficult to make
anything else but mOlaSseS. This disappointment i
sad enough, as it comes at the very time when tht
prospects of an abundant crop were most fattering
An instance will prove how fair were the promises
Otfutt Brothers, of our parish made 70 hogsheads
rstrate sugar out of 20 of cane being nearl,
four hogsheads per acre. 1t impossible to expec
a better result under any circumstances.
| The Bayou Courtableau is as low as it eve
was known to be- Our little steamboat can COM
up higher than Barry's landing, where she leave
the freight for town and vicinity and from whence
the Washington freight is sent by small barge.