New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-10

The Concordis InteIlgeneer Of Friday last has the
following paragraphs
/ A tremendously powerful rain, which lasted from
about o'clock on Sabbath evening, until o'clock
on Monday evening and all day on Tuesday. IL was
alternately clear and showery on Wednesday.
On Monday morning another crevasse was disc0v-
cred In the lover part Of Concordia parish the
plantation OF A. Bougere, Esa, about mile lower
down than the that was successfully closed
last week, through the energy Of Leyee Supernten-
dant Miller and bis brother r. p. Miller Esd whose
contiguous plantation T. The greatest sufferer from
these crevasses There il a suspicion that this last
crevase yillainously cut through the ievee--at
least that commencement was made which the
mighty and turbd river took advantage OF at once
and tore q chasm some ninety hundred feet Ia
width and nine or ten feet In depth, through which
immense volume Of water was rolling up 10 Toes
day night. ID. r. Miller made Teqnisiti0n on the
adjacent planters for rally Of hands, and had fat
boat in readiness to warp into the cbasm, while with
his accustomed energy bis brother R P. Miller hast
ened to Natchez on Tuesday evening and purchased
all the sunny bags he could fad to ill with sand
aid in arrestng the ruin.
Gen. Edward sparrow, arrived at Vidalia from
Lake Providence on Tuesday morning of the present
week. gives information that there is little Fear OF
disastrous overflow, or OF much higher waier as
that point as II is slowly receding. Bat IL 10 his
opinion that all the Mississippi below the mouth OF
the Yazoo river doomed 10 higher water after
all the rivers above shall have fallen. That immense
reservoir OF the overows OF the Mississippi the great
salley Ol tue 1aZOO an0 us trDuIafies, 70 De
drained after the fall Of .be Mississippi shall have
commenced. which will keep the river from vicks-
burg TO the Baize in q swollen sfete for some time
and may possibly give another foot tc the present
stage Of water at Vidalia and Nstchez-
The Greensburg Imperial If Saturday last SAYS:
On Sunday night and Monday last we were visited
with welcome rains, which greatly resnseitated the
crops. The weather Is now clear.
We understand that the crops OF the parish are
unusually backward for the season. The Spring has
been extremely wet with innumerable sudden transi.
tons from heat to cold, preventing planters from
planting at their accustomed seasons Many Of thu
planters Of our parish we learn are still engaged in
planting part Of their corn and cotton crops. The
crops up and growing look az well as could be ex-
pected under all the circumstances. They have all
suffered more or less from the wet weather.
From the Feliciana Democrat Of Saturday last we
extract the following:
Sunday night and Monday morning brought this
parish and the surrounding country delightful and
copious rains Since then the skies have been ciear
and the weather everything the planters could desire
Planting IL now finished and work goes brayely
Cotton and corn look tolerably well, although soma
persons complain Of bad stands Of cotton. The
planters prospects, generally, are good.
THE THIRTEEN YEkR LocUsTs.-This remarkable
insect has again made its appearance in midst.
There are those living 10 this parish that remember
their being here in 1906 again In 1919. in 1882, and
ls45 now they are here again in 1853. We have
seem in some notices heretofore, that they de-
to be q mistake, as reference to the dates above
most clearly show.
But few have began to sing as yet but the grub Is
coming out Of the earth in great numbers, prepara-
tory TO the putting Of dress, and taking up
their abode among the trees Of the forest, in the
| young and tender branches Of which they bore and
deposit their eggs Otherwise, these locuss per
fectIy harmless Their noise, when in full blast, is
not very pleasant to the ear On their wings there
are appearances resembling the letters NJ and W.
The quiet of our town was disturbed on Saturday
night last by shooting ARRAY, in which several per-
| soma were shot. The particulars, as far we have
been able TO CLEAN them are these. During the day
| q quarrel took place in the grocery Of B. Moses,
| growing ont OF bet upon some game, between
| Hiram Hatcher and - Peterson, the former strik-
ing the latter with billiard cue After night, tine
parties met in front Of the same house. and ndis
| criminate firing took place, with pistols and shot
| gun, in which Hiram Hatcher wounded In the
| foot and leg and John Worsham received five buck
shot in different places in his right leg, the thigh
| bone being broken by the discharge from the shot
| gum in the hands OF Peterson. Two other parties
were also wounded, though slightly. At the last
| accounts, Mr.. Worshsm was doing well could be
has left the place.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of Wednesday last
says:
week it rose several feet at Fulton The Era No. l
reports Little river to be rising rapidly
We had heavy rains during Saturday and Sunday
nights
The municipal election on Monday passed of very
quietly. There was no choice for Mayor, neither OF
the candidates having received a majority Of the
votes cast. Mr.. W. ii. Dashiell was elected Town
Treasurer. The following gentlemen were elected
Trustees: First Ward, Clark Clafin; Second Ward,
Chas. R. Griswold and DR.. A. F. Clark; Third Ward.
DR.. I. p Hotchkiss Fourth Ward, L. P. Grain Fifth
Ward, VIM. Robson; Sixth Ward, r. D. Sale.