New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-24

From the oaachita Register, Of the l7th, we ex.
tract the following.
A young man by the name OF Geo ". Chase.
whg was IN the employ Of DR.. John Cslderwood
z, M 'hs Z place was drowned on Saturday evening last
de had driven the Doctors carriage down 10 a hole
Of water near the river, with the Intention or wash
ing i. The suppositson 10. that he attempted 10
oriye across y a. j appeared 70 be very shallow
about fcar or FIVE feet from the edge Of tbe 1sfeT
the bank goes down almost perpendiculsrIy to The
deptn Of hiteen feet. As a matter Of course. the
norses carriage and driver all went down, bat the
heroes managed 70 break loose and get ont.
As soon a. the news reached town, crowd went
70 the place and began fishing for the carriage,
which they soon iound, but couId not fnd The man
In drawing the carriage up, he was discovered kf-
tened in the Wheel Every effort was made 10 restore
him to life, but without eject
Mr.. Chase was beloved By those who knew him.
and his death Is source of bearfels regret 20 all
He came to this place sometime in Jannsry or Feb
ruary last, from New Orleans, where, Il : said be
has a mother aud sister residing.
The MorehOuse Advocate learns the corr and cot
ton crops in that parish are in promising condition
The Houma Ceres Of Saturday last says:
The general appearance Of the sugar crop in the
parish is very promising As yet The back-water, as
the parish which might be affected bJ the Lafourcbe
overf0ws.
The Plaquemine Pilot Of Saturday IEt says:
The crops generally appear to be in the most four
shng condition The oranges are already bending
their branches with the weight of their delicious
iruit The rice crop never looked better OF more
promising, and the potato crop viii partially indem-
MY our planters for the losses they have sustained
We have enjoyed for the last few days tie most
delightful weather. The snffocatinQ heat that had
preceded this agreeable change causes us 10 enjoy
the cooling breezes with greater pleasure the morn
ings and evenings are cool, and canse Us to make
some change in our dress. The weather although
cloudy, has no appearance OF rain.
The Lake Providence Herald Of Saturday thus an
nounces another crevasse in that vicinify:
The dsagreeablc task ia assigned "a. OF chronic
ling another serious break in the evee 10 this vicin-
ity. At very early hour ON Thursday morning last
front of Mr.. Haggamans place. about one mile below
this town, gave way and admitted the water with
such force against the inner leyee, to cause large
break also in the latter which sent the water career
ing over the back lands and sruinously submeSRing
such crops OF cotton and corn as in its track
Shortly after the alarm was given q very arre
force from the adjacent plantations together with
numbers OF our citizens, FASTENED TO the scene Of the
disaster but were unable to pat forth any successful
effort to stop either OF the breaks Large Quantities
OF brush heaps were at once placed at each end Of
the inner break TO prevent the earth from slouehinx
off, but with only partial effect Up to yesterday at
breaks which were gradually widening. The water
from this creyasse meets with that from the Point
Lookout crevasse, and the latter had fallen abont
loot, it Is thought the Haggaman crevasse viii, by
hlling up the other cause it to back up once more
upon those places which it bad been leaving and
create still further damage where it was hoped the
damage had measurably ceased. =