New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-20

The Plaquemine Pilot Of Saturday last says:
Since our last issue we have been favored with
delightful weather-the crops generally look WE'LL
the rains have been lately fyored with gave them
bad and the crops Of many Of our most in
dustrious planters are totally destroyed.
The Alexandria American OF Saturday says:
The river at this place is falling rapidly. It is
reported to be rising at Fulton The weather since
our last has been almost an exact duplicate OF the
preceding week-raining on Sunday-rather disa-
greeable on Monday, and remarkably hne ever since
We hear no bad accounts of the crops. The corn Is
excellent, and the cotton though retarded by cool
nights, ETC., still promises fairly.
The Marksvile (Avoyelles) Organ has the follow
ing: s
The continued state Of high water prevented our
planters Red river from planting their crops, yet
is hoped that the will turn out sufficiently
favorable for the future to insure fair CROP Tho
eastern banks of the bayous des Glaizes and Rouge
have and continue flooded but we trust the sorst has
passed.
The crops in portions of our parish that have been
unaffected by high water look exceedingly well, but
it is too early yet to form any opinion as to the final
result.
No prediction can be made as to the future health
The signs that the whole valley Of the Mississippi
and Red river suffer extensively but appearances are
often acious in the history OF foods and the diseases
that follow them.
The cotton and corn crop not overtiowed ia now in
a fine growing condition. rss
The Bossier Times Of the Sth says:
The weather for the last week has been very cool,
with On occasoned shower. Everything Is unfavor-
able to the planter-the cotton backward and stands
bad.
The Mount Lebanon Baptist Of the 18th says:
There is still a great abundance OF rain. keeping
the earth in sobbed and springy condition, and
tarding the work well as the growth OF the crops.
Yet we understand the corn looks well. especially on
sandy soil and the stand OF cotton Is perhaps better
than usual. II has been altogether too wet for bot
tom lands, much Of which will In consequence lie
faow unless it is planted very late. It is still too
early, however to begin 70 conjecture what the
present growing crop will be. 1t will depend on the
seasons Of June, July and August.
Wheat we are told is likely to rust very badly in
this country 1t has been remarkably cool all spring.
Fires are necessary for comfort oil mornings and
evenings, now almost the middle Of May. 1t was
strangely warm winter. but the spring is strangely
cool. Yesterday morning the mercury stood only q
few degrees above the frost point.
The Caddo Gazette Of Saturday last says:
The river several inches during the first Of the
week. but has since receed to the stage given in
last issue. The Reub White from the Upper Red
river reports that it is falling everywhere.
| Our trade with the back country has been good
this week. Cotton is In demand and groceries are
selling very low.
| The weather has been very warm during the week,
and strange as it may appear we have had no rain
since last Sunday. The crops are said to be unusu-
ally good for the season in the hills.