New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-24

9aTaT9T TsgTTg Tgws rrrr-w-
req in our parish during the past week from conae
tive GbilLs Whites and blacks seem In be sfTpiiSri
Affected and an illness of bat Fsyy boF,ys ,ooTiy
y at, eeEhlhates 5ataiy. An old physician Of over
twenty years standing IN our parish Informs ne tbat
the malady is something entirely new in hia nTactf
Fevers aRd chis he knew were prevalent 4 fe 49,
since but mad no idea that anything serious wo5Id
result from them.
The weather for the past week has been apvtyiu.,
but Of a healthiul character. Rain has been roac6
wanted by our planters, and we have had enough n
last for some time, but the appearance of the epds
Indicate further fayOrs Of the same character. We
have winds alternately cold and warm, with the
showers, which are, in our opinion not by any means
conducive to health
The river at this point has fallen some Eve feet
and s still falling rapidly All danger Of cTeyases il
therefore at an end. 1t was thought By many when
the river was at its hight, that parish could not
possibly escape without one or more fnundations
from creyasses. Contrary to these expectations
however, our levees have all n0bly held out against
the encroachments Of the Old Father of Waters We
have had several slight breaks in our levees-the
worst at Sardne Point on the Sth Of Julybut Of 90
little consequence were they that not single hogs
head Of sugar has been lost. The promptness with
which our planters rer aired and strengthened all
dangerous places, and the continual watch kept upon
them, has no Doubt been the means Of preserving US
from overfOWs this season. As it is we are safe.
From end Of the parish to the other we hear OF
nothing bat large and excellent crops, and should
nothing interfere from this to grinding time we
think we can turn out the largest crop our parish has
ever made.
The North Louisiana Baptist Of Thursday last
says
During the last week frequent thunder showers
have passed, and far as We have learned, every
body has had rain. This will start cotton TO growing
but how much it will benefit it may depend upon the
continued amount Of rain hereafter. We say the
crop is promising one generally throughout the
South and Southwest.
The Natchitoches Chronicle of the 18th says:
The crops promise very fair yield, and altogether,
health prosperity, and cheerfuness reign among US.
We regret to learn that in the lower parishes the
bolwOrm has made its appearance, and done very
great damage to the cotton crop Planters who, two
weeks ago, were confident OF making more than an
average crop, will now scarcely make third. A 3
yet, we have heard no complaints Of this character
in our vicinity.
The ouachita Register of the 18th has the fol %
lowing
The weather still continues dry and hot, though
we have learned that during the past week showers
have visited portions Of the parish.
The corn crop is already made, and never has this
country upon both hills and bottom, made a more
abundant crop.
The cotton on the river lands is remarkably fine,
and was also in the hills until about week since,
when it began to shed, from the extremely dry and
hot weather. The health of the town was never bet
ter in the summer.
The Rapides Democrat of the 18th inst. says:
Cotton crops in this parish are runed-one-fourtb,
perhaps onethird of crops will be made. The boil
WOIA anu CdLef pllldT are QOlnS Gle WORK.
The Concordia Intelligencer Of Friday last says:
We regret to say, that as the waters recede and
draw Off sickness succeeds on very many Of the plan
tations and much and energetic medical practice is
required The sickness would seem to be feYers and
chllls huxes and, on some places obstinate scarlet
leyers.
The Pointe Coupee of Saturday last says:
With the continuance of warm and dry weather
almost unprecedented even in the torrid zone the eff
feet upon the growing crop has been most favorable.
The cane promises to yield most abundantly. We
have been informed by persons from different parts Of
the parish that the aggregate yield will exceed that
OF last year by more than onehalf making the yield
near 0000 hhds. The yield of the cotton crop may
not be in proportion still have every reason to
believe there will be more than an average yield.
From the Paquemine Sentinel of Saturday last we
extract the following:
The river is now falling rapidly at this point. It
got within its natural bank Tuesday last. In
short time, now all doubts will be solved as to the
extent Of the caving in or whether there will be
any exhibition Of this nature this season in front of
our town. The weather was exceedingly hot in the
first OF the week, On Tuesday, the clouds gathered
and after considerable mutterings in the armament
with an occasional " clap y that made the windows
rattle, the rain commenced descending, and eontin-
ued for some time after which, the air was cOnsd-
erably cooled, much so as to render bed-covering
at night quite comfortable. There is sickness to
| some extent in our vicinity confined chiefly il we
are not mistaken, to children-among them the
whOoping cough still prevails. From evidence, we
should say that there more sickness in the country
around US, however, than in town
We are requested by our Coroner, Mr.. MGDanies,
to say that he called to hold an inquest on a
body day or two since few miles down the river,
It was that of a man seemingly about 3S years Of
age, around whose neck there was rope, which,
from appearance, seemed to have strangled and
caused his death. His dress remaining appeared to
be that of laboring man.
ENCOUNTER WITH A RATTLEsSAKE. = A cores
pondent of the Salisbury N. C.) Watohman, writing
from Lenor, Watauga county, narrates the following
incident
As Mr.. James NJ. Spainhour, of this place, was
riding along near the foot of Blue Ride on the north
side, in Watauga county, and near the river of the
same name, on the Both ult., he had the following
very singular and rather dangerous encounter with
rattlesnake:
As there was light mist Mr. s. had his umbrella
spread above him. He riding near q bank on the
right hand higher than his head occasioned by dig
gng away the earth below in grading the road
Suddenly he heard the ring of the rattlesnake in
the direction of the bank, and on looking around
saw the snake in the act of springing towards him.
4 1t aghted, however, on the top of his umbrella,
fastening its tangs in the cloth and tearing out its
hold His weight bore down the umbrella, and he
fell off near the lower edge of the road, that in an
instant he was over the stone wall supporting the
road, and glided out of sight in the thcket below.
PERtLs OF THE SUBr.-A correspondent writing
from Atlantic city, under date of August 10th, says:
! Yesterday there was the widest excitement near
the United States Hotel owing to the perilous po.
stion of Miss T. of Senator Siidell's family who,
with hIr Bonneville from New Orleans got beyond
the surf. The accomplished lady said she was sink
ing, and Mr.. b.. who could not swim, found himself
helpless in his efforts to rescue her was specta-
tor of the scene. The gentleman struggedand sunk,
but the young lady appeared to be floating easily and
rapidly went ont with the then recedng tide. When
the peril of these bathers fully appreciated, the
shreks of females and the cries of men added to the
general alarm. The case seemed hopeless, for there
was no boat no cord no stick by which it could be
safe to approach the suffering parties. Still some
bold hearts went to work and by great effort sue
ceeded in catching Mr. b., who was dragged, appa-
rently, feless, upon the beach, Even after this was
done, the lady still noated onward, but by the energy
of Mr.. Clayton was aroused from state Of syncope,
and made to seize plank by which she was drawn
to the beach. Her preservation was miraculous, for
having learned the rules Of floating she threw her
self into the proper position before she became in
sensible and thus her body kept upon the surface Of
/ the wave. Had she clung to her companion, both
must have been drowned.
! HORRIBLE MURDER IN TENNEssEE.-The Knox.
vile Whig of the l4th inst. says:
On Wednesdayn night, a Mr.. RAIDER some four or five
miles west of GTeenville in this State was brutaIy
murdered, under circumstances peculiar. His house
was entered at night, when he asleep in bed with
his wife, and with his own axe his head was split
open with one blow. His wife was sound asleep, as
| she rRDOrtS and does NOT know when il occurred