New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-26
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Louisiana Intelligence.
The DeSoto Columbian of the 18th says
The corn crop promises to be abundant, but cotton
has 50 Tar as we can hear, suffered almost beyond re-
clamation from drought.
There have been some scattering showers in differ.
ent places during the present week, but no general
rain. On Monday evening last portion of the
Grand Cane country was visited by fine rain and
hail storm, which told, did considerable dam
age to vegetation, and particularly 10 the cotton
Some Of the stones were as large as gunea-eggs.
The Madison Gazette Of Saturday last says:
We hear serious complaints Of the Favsges of the
and unless the accounts that reach us are
very much eXagP Grated the cotton crop of this ar-
what effect the late rains have had upon them
The Rapides American Of Saturday has the fol-
lowing:
The river Is falling fast, and we may soon expect
low water The steamer D. z. Carroll, on her trip up
on Sunday last, got aground near the plantation Of
T. X Crosby, ESD. and had TO unload, after which
she got on and proceeded her trip to Grand EeoFe.
We have had occasional showers during the week,
Wmcn we suppose will not tend much to the benefit
OF the cotton crop, as the caterpillar is making
sad havoc among the leaves and blooms and it Is
during such weather that they commit the most
serious depredations.
/ From the Opelousas Courier Of Saturday last, we
extract the following:
Mr. Joseph Deshautels, respectable and generally
esteemed planter Of Old Grand Prairie in this parsh
committed suicide on Saturday last by shooting him
self with a gun. He had been suffering Of disease
Of the heart for several years, and it was in one OF
these moments Of ezcructatng pain that be committed
4 the rash act
4 This unfortunate man was about ST years old, and
/ the father Of large family.
Mrs. Pierre Fesse, Canadian BY birth, but residing
in our parish since very long time, has just died in
Prairie Chatagner at the advanced age Of liz years.
Although it is not in the church record that her age
has been asceraned, it is nevertheless equally certain
by the chain of circumstances derived from the old
/ nhphjta0f that ahn could he less than 1lg
years old at the time of her death. She has been
married three times, and all three times she has mar
ried Canadians like herself the two first having liter
ally died Of old age, whilst the surviving one is tar
advanced in years.
The Houma Ceres Of Saturday says:
! We were blessed, during the past week with
bounteous and well.tined rain. Crops, both of corn
and cane, had began suffering from drouth OF long
duration, and we are now happy to see that Vegeta-
ton is entirely renVgOrated, and the cane looks as
healthy aud promising as it has ever been in the most
productive years Our parish has sanguine expecta-
tions OF full crop.
The st. Mary's Banner Of the 18th says:
There is still some scarlet fever in and around
Franklin but the cases continue uncommoniy mild.
There said to be over one hundred and fifty cases
of this disease birs POrters plantation among the
negroes, but we hear Of deaths of late We feel it
our duty to keep the public informed in relation to
any prevailing sickness that we may hear of in any
part of the parish and shall continue to pursue this
course.
The Pofnte-ala.H .Haehe Rice Planter of Saturday
last has the following:
The river has been falling for the last fifteen days !;
many of the battures are uncovered The decline is
comparatively small, but the waters may now be
safely calculated upon as going down rapidly as the
fall increases by smart difference each day. This
parish has suffered much, owing to the Bell and La
branche Crevasses the loss being calculated at eight
thousand hOgsheads Of sugar. We fear that there
will be considerable land slides when the river will
get down.
The cane crop promises rich and abundant har-
vest The rice is fine, and many OF our planters
have begun cutting the quality Of the rice IS beau
tiful and the quantity will be abundant The weather
has been extraordinary for this month and this lati
tnde, and the last week has been oppressive. The
health Of this parish is remarkably good
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THE NIcARAGUAS QUEsrIoN.-Un Under date of the
18TH the Washington correspondent ofthe New York
Herald writes:
Senior Jerez the Nicaraguan Envoy, has taken a
private boase here. This looks if all unpleasant
! feelings which may have existed between him and
our Government, relative to the treaty, have been
disspated In all probability he was able to explain
the matter Of the protest which his and the Costa
Rcan governments sent to Europe to the satisfaction
of the President aud Mr. Cass; and as soon as the
treaty is arranged with the administration, Senior
S jeTez will be in position to turn bis attention to the
s question Of the Transit.
There are several new applicants for the Transi
grant, as perhaps you are aware It's no longer con
r fined to Vanderbilt and Joe White California com
pany are looking for il and some two Or three eS
press companies also. If Senior Jerez is strengthened
S from home be may complete all negotiations befort
the next session Of Congress, and we may see the
route actually open. Such is thought quite probable
by many here. What the flibuster crowd think of il
Il Is another thing. General Walker and Major Hum
phreys are now in your city, as the Herald has an
S nounced already and the opinion here is that his bu
siness there is to open negotiations with George Law
: for the purchase Of munitions of war; that Law
may get rid Of few of his old rusty muskets
1t is said that Walker has enrolled 700 men, chiefly
i in Alabama and Mississippi, and that he medttates
e | another descent on Nicaragua
: Another phase in the history of that country may
be soon developed for Sir Gore Ouseley has received
i orders from his Government to proceed at once to
. Nicaragua for whatpurpose, it is not known prob
- ably not much in connection with the Transit a
with reference to the application Of the Ncaraguar
Government for aid and comfort from England AMI
France. It is doubtful however, whether the British
q Envoy will advise them to press that application
the present condition Of the relations between th
a country and England, it is likely that he will recon
i meud them not to do new attache has beel
e added to Sir Cores legation.