New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-17
LouIslnlln Intelligence.

vigilance committee has been formed in the
parish Of St. Jacques for the purpose of putting
stop to illegal traffic with negroes. Paul Leblanc,
Adolphe Guillaume, natives of the parish and Louis
Rome, native of st. John the Baptist, we're warned
to leave. Leblanc did so, but the others did not and
were taken by members of the committee tarred and
feathered, set adrift in a skf and warned never to
set foot in the parish again
From the Baton Rouge Sugar Planter Of Saturday
last we extract the following items
The health Of our parish is not as good as we
would like to report it. No serious sickness has 'ap
peared in our midst, but the number of persons
particularly negroes-down with evers and chils is
considerable otherwise our parish was never health
ier
Philip, fine little boy about years of age, son of
MIR. Auguste Retzner of this parish was killed last
driving.
One night last week, the domicile of our friend D.
n. Barrow, Esq, was entered by parties unknown
and the sum OF $500 extracted from his drawer. A
thousand or twelve hundred more dollars were in the
drawer at the same time, which the thief or thieves
could easily have taken
A fracas occurred one day last week ut the Hermit
age, upper end OF our parish between Mr.. A. Padron
clerk for Brady, Trudeau Il Co.. and f. Munzes
mefmer, the owner Of store on the opposite side of
False river, in which Mr. Padron received severe
wound from bowie knife.
The Baton Rouge Gazette of Friday saws:
From personal observation in drive East, to
near the line of our parish feel warranted in say
ing, that the crops Of cane corn and cotton, have
never within our knowledge looked better. They
promise as full reward to the planter as he has any
right to claim Indeed situated as our entire parish
is above hghwater mark, the planters have not had
to divide their attention with the old father of waters
and may well consider ourselves blessed in this as
few are,
The Advocate, of Saturday, says
We are informed by a gentleman living on the Man.
chac, that the army worm has made its appearance
in that vicinity, where they are spreading rapidly
and on some places eating up everything green. at
the rate Of ten per day. This is the only 10.
cality from whence we have had such disastrous
news.
The Houma Ceres states that on the 10th instant,
buggy, containing Messrs, Louis Yalancony and j. B.
CASTOR, was overturned near that place. Mr.. Valan-
cony was 50 badly hurt that he died next day, and
Mr.. CASTOR was also severely injured.
The Alexandria Democrat, of Tuesday, says
The weather last week up to Sunday was exces-
sively not, dry and dusty. Sunday night brought us
a fine rain and a strong delightful breeze with
heavy thunder and lightning,
The Bayou Sara Ledger of Saturday last says
For several days past the weather has been intol.
erabIy warm on Sunday evening last we had Il de.
lghfu shower of rain and several abortive attempts
have been made since to bless US with another The
water has so far reCeded from town as to leave all
the upper streets dry.
The Pointe Coupee Echo of Saturday says
The river still continues to fall rapidly It is now
about four feet below the highest mark attained this
year. few days more and the water will be below
the banks in front OF our office.
Pointe Coupee is among the few parishes that have
not been affected by the high water. The levees,
though very bad in some places have stood remark
ably well.
From the Claiborne Advocate, of the 4th inst we
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