New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-17
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Plaquemine (Iberyie) Sentinel Of last Satur.
day, has the following in relation to Bayou Plaque
mine: z s&z.a zl,tel sf- ~tfa1 eF-
This bayou is again rising and if it keeps on doing
so, it will be navigable in few days longer. -rs
The Alexandria Democrat of the 10th says:-,,t1la-
We are glad to learn from our farmers that the
sugar not injured by the recent severe cold
and that heavy planting business was done last
week-the weather being warm and favorable.
The annexed paragraphs we clip from the Shreye- Z
port Gazette of the 7th: "--a
MELANCHOLY AccIDENT-Mr. Fl. P. Hudgins,
very worthy young man of this place, fell through the
hatchway from the second to the lower floor in the
store of Mr.. G. NJ. Nichols, Saturday night last,
from which he received severe injuries His right
arm and hip were broken and his head much contus-
ed. He was heard about o'clock by MIR. Cozart,
who at first paid but little attention to the noise. He
finally aroused servant and sent him to see what
the matter. 1t was ascertained from whence the
noise came, the doors were forced and the suffering
young man was found where he had fallen two hours
previous. He is now, we pleased to say, doing
well, and is in a fair way to recover. g5 Id
DEpE suSK.-News reached here yesterday to the
effect that the steamer Dede struck snag the 29th
ult.. near Pecan Point, and sunk in few minutes
She was her trip to this place. and had on board
about 400 bales OF cotton under freight charges at 81
per bale to New Orleans, the most Of which belonged
| as we understand, to Messrs. Wright & Hopkins.
Most of the cotton sSed, aind it Is thought the
| boat will be raised
| We take the following items from the Concord'a
Inteligencer of the 18th: 4 =
| The RIvERs.-A rise everywhere and all around.
The Northern rivers in all the States that voted for
Fremont, making tremendous overfows as the ice
breaks up In the West and South the rivers sustain
the steamers, ana 60 on their way rejoicing. The
river at Vdala is rising at least twelve inches every
| twenty-four houss 5000
| MAMMOTH HEN's EGG.-A lady chicken belonging
to Thomas Alexander, Esq, OF Bushy Bayou parish
| of Concorda, the I'd of February inst, cackled
enormous first born egg of the following d.
mensions Longitudinal girth seven and half inches
sirth round the middle sixinches This is the largest
specimen of henfruit We ever say, and we should
not have believed this statement ourselves had we nos
the egg before u.s. and had not made our measure
ments by Banehards infallible rule. ,5=. .s-
| OPEN1Ss OF THE HARBoR-The reopemng on cur
harbor is an accomplished fact, or at least so heafy
one that we can speak of it witch certainty anu an
ticipate the immediate resumption OF eemmercaL
business The steamer Herald broke track through
the ics and reached Annapolis early on SATURDAY
morning. She will return to-day, and IN cohheetion
with her consort the Georgia. which has been ordered
up from Norfolk, will complete the w9fk OF opening
the harbor and keeping naVtgable channel 80 clear
Sonbt carried the drift ice out of the bay, and the
onv obstruction remaining will be in the river, of
the ability of the two boats to keep open chaRnei
through this no doubt is entertained. We may there
fore expect the business of port TO resume its
usual activity EBaltimore american, sth'
MOBILE ENTERPRIsE.-The Louisiana Manufacture
ing Company, understand, has recently procured
suitable machinery for the manufacture OF cotton
yarns. The capital of this company is now over slso
00O 1t is doing very large and iourishing hnsi,
ness and its prospects the present time are said TO
be better than at any former period since its estab-
shment 1t was started about four years ago by the
instrumentalty of several merchants in this city VINO
felt the necessity of rope factory to supply te de
mand for bale rope. The intention at hrs was 70 ~
cate in this city but in consequence Of stock beng
taken in New Orleans that Intention WAS gwen ~
! and was located in that city, The MAJORITY ol se
: stnr we understand is now and has always Deem
AN'' ~ Mobile Tribune, l4th inst,