New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-15
Louisiana Intelligence,

The Shreveport Southwestern of the 9Th inst. says
One of the hardest rains we have ever witnessed fell
on Thursday last. 1t commenced early in the morn.
ing and at times it fell in perfect torrents overflow
ing me streets to such an extent that they were i'm
PasslDle Tor pedestrians. Friday and Saturday con-
tnued ~ dark and lowery, with an occasional shower
II this weather has been general we may look for
rise in the river.
Since our last the river has risen about sixteen
inches, but Is now slowly receding. We have re-
port that it has risen about five feet at Fulton and still
rising slowly. -
The Alexandria American of Saturday last has the
following: .,-.1+g -
The river is falling slowly and boats have considera
bic difficulty in passing the falls, which will soon be
impossible. N
The weather for the past week has been yery
pleasant. -. -
Gov. Wickliife has appointed, as the Board of Wis
tors for the State Seminary, located in the parish of
Rapldes, the following gentlemen, viz Hon. M.
Ryan for the State at large, President Rev Dr. Kee
ner, First Congressional Districts Hon. j. T. Hawkins
Second Congressional District Rev. Dr. Slossom,
Third Congressional District; Hon. w. l. Hamilton,
Fourth Congressional District
Their duties to take possession of the Seminary
when completed, to appoint president of the insti-
rtion also professors and to settle on what branches
are to be taught at the Seminary. ~.
The Pioneer of Assumption of Sunday last says
| Since Tuesday last we have been favored with the
most delightful weather. although the nights keepstill
!
sudden change from the recent cold, bad weather
The Mount Lebanon Baptist of the 7th inst. says :
On the last day of April very heavy and washing
rain fell causing the small streams generally to over
flow their banks In many places there was violent
wind prostrating much timber on the plantations.
On Monday morning. 4th inst, there was another
light frost, we are informed, but not enough to do
any material injury to vegetation The forest trees
still look serene and dead. One month ago they were
green summer. To-day (5th) it is beginning to feel
like May, warm and genial.
The Greensburg Imperial of Saturday last says:
The very heavy rains which visited this section of
country during the latter part of last week were ex
tremely destructive. We understand that portions Of
the jackson Railroad were inundated and washed
away, causing the locomotive to be run off the track
in two three instances, and suspending communi.
cation for short time beyond Tangipaho station.
The loss to the farmers is very great particularly
those bordering on the streams and in the lowlands
the water carrying off their fences and washing up
their crops. Bridges were swept away in all direc
tons, which put stop to travel where streams were
to be crossed.
The weather for the past week has been delightful
spring having set in upon US in real earnest.
THE New GRANADIAN DIFFIoULTY.- Both the
British and French Ministers, it is said have repre-
sented to the Government of New Grenada that she
is wrong in regard to the controversy with the
United States and that if she persists in her position
she will not be supported in it by either England or
France
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says:
1t appears that difficulties with New Grenada are
no longer limited to the subject matters of the cor
respondenee e between our plenpotentares, Messrs.
which recently appeared These difficulties com.
menced with the enactment of laws by Grenada for
the imposition of tonnage duties on our vessels in
Grenadan ports, and tax upon mail matter trans
he lnypp in ,io
laton Of the existing treaty stipuations. The ton
mage duty referred to was not imposed on British
sells, but only American, which was itself an invid
uous discrimination of no friendly import
But in reply to the remOnstrances of the Uuited
States Government it was urged by Gen. Heron, the
Grenadian Minister, that these laws had not been en-
forced and in fact, he authorized to assure the
United States Government that they would be aban-
doned. This grave matter was supposed to be set
tied but The Government of New Grenada has now
re-assered the right to enforce these odious impos
ons and notified of her intention to do it. It
much to be apprehended that from an ATTEMPT to en-
force those laws further difficulties might arise.
We learn from reliable sources that our forces at
Aspinwall and Panama have orders to protect the
transit route, without taking possession of it.
The BuRDELL MuRDER.-The trial of Mrs. Cum
ningham for the murder of DR.. Burdel, which re-
suited in her acquttal, created no great excitement
in New York, but drew crowded audience. The
evidence is not substantially different from that
brought out upon the Coroner's examination but it
is minute. About l2O Jurors answered to their
names, and l02 were rejected as incompetent from
having formed opinions from entertaining preju-
dice or bias The Tribune thus describes the opening
scene:
Mr. Ecke sat at the table reading the report of
Tuesdays proceedings. He has somewhat of the |
look and air OF legal gentleman and person
might suppose him to be one of the counsel in the
case rather than prisoner at the bar. There is
general surprise manifested by strangers on first
seeing Eckel. He is quiet looking man. somewhat
qnderslze IN height, though rather stout in frame.
He is exceedingly selfcomposed, puts on frequent
smile, and Is by no means the tiger which he is sup
posed to be by people from the Interior Mrs.
Cunningham, one of her daughters and her two boys
occupied seats near the counsel while their mutual
friend, Snodgrass, who was also present, sat little
distance and beguled the tedum of some of the re-
porters by occasionally dropping remark in the way
of friendly conversation
The prosecuting officer seems bent upon making
out pretty strong against the prisoner and from
present appearance will leave nothing untried to Sc.
her conviction. The Cunningham family, dressed
as they are in deep black are remarkable looking
family, and the old lady has put quite a strong
cough, which some of those present rather unehari-
tably limited was an attempt on her part to the
sympathy game over the judge and jury.
LEAD MINE DIsCovERED--Some person writing
from Galena, Illinois, gives an account of wonder
ful discovery of lead near Hazel Green Wiseon-
SIN II is considered good for six millions of pounds
of mineral. The fortunate discoverer, who is an
Englishman by the name of Mile, can take one
hundred thousand dollars for his show ~ as it
stands.