New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-28
Louisiana INTELLIGENCE.

From the (West) Baton Rouge Sugar Planter Of
Saturday we extract the following:
So far we have reason to be thankful that the
scourge has touched Us but lightly. From the num-
her Of cases reported we sum up but six Deaths
Three were foreigners and unaeclfmated and the
others were natives of the parish. OF the latter
three, two acquired the disease from reckless expo
sure and neglect, while the third, was genuine ye
low fever and no mistake At the present writing,
We hear Of no new cases in any part Of the parish.
since the subsidsnce Of the mighty floods which
have soreiy tried our leFees the banks nearly the
entire length Of our parish, have commenced cavfu0
in 10 many places whole acres have gone in, de-
stroying leVees and roads Some Of the front pro
prletoa viii be heavy losers and they are required
by law U nave new leFees completed by the first Of
December, Will only tend 10 make the matter more
aggravatfng, since they viii be compelled to employ
white labor-at no doubt high prices-or run the risk
of losing portion Of their crops BY delaying grind
ing But stern necessity knows no law so the legees
must be built way another. The entire city Of
San Michel will be thrown outside of new IeYee or
dered by the Inspector Of the Ward. and We amongst
the balance Of our residents will have to bundle up
and search for homes, content ourselves out
side of the levee.
The Pointe Coupee Echo Of Saturday says:
The health Of our parish up to this date, we are
glad to say on the best medical authority is good.
No case Of yellow fever yet has appeared ia the
parish.
A meeting Of the friends and members Of the
Pointe Conpee Vigilance Committee was held on the
18TH and committee appointed to devise means for
the accomplishment Of the main object Of the organf-
zation, viz the prevention Of unlawful traffic with
I slaves.
The Baton Rouge Advocate Of Saturday says OF
the yellow fever:
| Our polite Health officer, Andre Lesage, conducted
US through the City Hospital on Friday, where we
found the patients all doing well. There were nine
in charge Of the city, all Of whom have seemingly
passed the crisis Ont Of ~ cases during the season
| IN Hospital II have died from the fever.
The Iberve Sentinel of Saturday last has the fol-
lowing:
As we anticipated, our citizens procured very fa
yOrabe house. situated on the river bank which they
appropriated to Hospital, and where the Relief AS
sDciation Immediately conveyed all the destitute,
4 whom they found in one place and another about
town, and where every attention was given them.
On Thursday three nurses we're sent up by the How
ards OF New Orleans. when all but three of the former
nurses were discharged. There have been twelve
deaths since our last issue aud about three or four
new cases, one Of whom has recovered. The names
of those who have died are all, we believe, either
foreign or unacclinlated persons. We have heard of
no instance where old citizen or native has been
taken with the epidemic.
The weather has never been more lovely than dur
ing the past ten days that the fever has been raging
amongst us.
Tie Alexandra Democrat says that Red river has
fallen 50 low that it is fordable for hogs in many
places. We trust the remark did not arise from the
editor having seen any Of his subscribers cheating
the ferry-boat.
The Democrat says that the negro charged with
the murder of Mr.. Tier, oyerseer Of Mr.. Staford's
plantation was tried the 18th before jury of ten
Shareholders, and although they were unanimous in
verdict Of guilty, they could not agree upon the pun
ishment. He will have another trial