New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-09
Weather ana Crops.


The Moreh ouse Advocate of the 28th alt. says:
We regret to learn from several worthy and intellf
gent planters of this parish that the grass has
made its appearance in several cotton fields in prairie
Mer Rouge the Gum Swamp, and on the Bayou Bar
thOlOmew and are committing fearful rayages on sew
eral plantations. We are told that they have not
thus far, made their appearance in any but grassy
fields
The corn crop presents beautiful appearance and
promises an abundant yield.
The Feliciana Democrat Of Saturday last says
The crops Of and cotton in this parish are gen
orally fine. Most planters have saved their fodder,
and are preparing for picking cotton which is 0pen
ing. The weather is too hot aud dry for the plant
which has commenced shedding. II there should not II
soon be rain, the damage will be serious.
The Yazoo (hiss) Banner Of Friday last has The
following paragraphs
The crops in this region are promising and our
planters-those of them that have not been injured
by the water-are looking forward to an abundant
harvest.
The water is slowly falling at this point and above
and below. We regret to learn that much damage
has been done to the crops in SundOwer and Carroll
counties by the overflow We sincerely hope that at
the approaching session of the Legislature efficient
levee system will be adopted that viii the peo-
pie from future oyertlows
The SPIRITS PREsCIBE MED1eINE.--A little girl
about eight years of age daughter Of Mr.. Il. s..
Wooder, of Nit. Hawley Illinois, died few days ago
of hydrophobia, caused by the bite of a cat. The
Peoria Transcript describes the terrible suffering Of
the child, and winds up with the following marvellous
statement;
| And now comes the most remarkable incident con-
nected with this heart-rending affair Some four
hours previous to her death, and after one Of
her most violent spasms, she told her mother that
she had been visited by the spirit of her sister, ftha
family are believers in spirualism,l who left this
earth for the better land about year since, and
this sister had informed her Of certain remedies.
which, if applied, would relieve her sufferings and
| smooth her passage to the tomb. The remedies were
applied possible and strange TO relate the
desired effect was produced. She was freed from her
cOny0lsye fits, was enabled to breathe easier,
verse freely with her parents and friends occasionally
drinking a little water, and finally falling into her
last sleep as gently as an infant reposing in her
| slumber,
/ MURDOCH, THE GREAT AMERICAN AoToB.-A gen
tleman, who has Just returned from d visit to this
distinguished gentleman at his farm in Ohio in
/ forms US that he has been suffering for some
time with an afflicton of the eyes SO much SO that
he is not able to read He is now, however, rapidly
recovering and anticipates being able to resume his
! profession in the fall Mr.. NJ has splendid farm,
which is worked equally as well any in his neigh,
borhood, and he is quite largely and successfully en-
gagged IN GultlYatlng the grape baltimore Sun
ANOTHER ARRowsMITH. The London Weekly
Times is publishing extracts from book on Ameri-
ca, written by one Domenech The following story
about steamboat travelling the Hudson, will do as
4 companion to the famous duel on the Georgia rail-
road:
1t during voyage on the Hudson, in one Of
the monster steamboats, that ply as far as albany,
making the distance 20 hundred and ffty.six
mies-in few hours, for the trihing charge Of one
plaster Two eontending boats weigh anchor at the
same moment, and set out in spirit OF proud rivalry
His captain not satisfied with speed oftwenty.iya
at times twenty,seVen-miies an hour, had all the
grease thrown into the furnace. The boats got en-
tangled, and there are from seven to eight hundred
passengers on board At this alarming crisis depu
taton aecosts the captain entreating him to dscon
time the dangerous contest His answer has the true
smack of AngloAmeriGan Jack Tar courtesy & You
be id; for what you pay Zone pastre) you may as
well 60 to h-lI fire; fireman, you there more lard
in the furnace !" Their position now became fear
full when one of the passengers put end 70 it by
leveling a musket at the rival helsnan The poor
fellow dropped the wheel, and fell frightfaly wound
; ed.
i. A LAKE TO BE DRAINED. = The Franklin 6St.
f Marys) Banner says:
bIr. Wilson, the engineer of the Second Swamp
Land District, informed US while here that by care
ful examination and survey, he finds that Spanish
lake be drained perfectly dry. 1t is hut eight
feet deep, and its surface is fifteen feet above the
surface Of the Teche. He thinks the bottom Of tie
Spanish lake will in few years be cultivated field