New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-18
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Concordia Integencer of Friday last has this
following paragraphs
man named Green Carter was found dead near
the French Fork, Catahoula parish La. 1t is sup.
posed that he was murdered as his breast was peror
ated with gun shot wound
The tremendous torrent OF the Mississippi still rolls
past us, a volume Of "fear and trembling" Its vast
and almost boundless power its mysterious serpen-
tine course its weird and meddes0me fingers, deep
down below the mound levees that would grid in its
giant limbs drawing away their foundations and top
pling down their firmest buwarks-all combined give
the gazer this Nile Of the West sense of sublime
almost irresistible-power.
No decline can lie noted in the state of the river
at Vidals. The best measurements gave on Saturday
and Sunday last that the river was about on stand
On Monday morning, the severe rain of Sunday
night had given apparent If not permanent rise OF
one inch and a-half and on Tuesday morning another
the river. On Wednesday it was again supposed to
be about on standthe irregular eddies each side
OF the river making it next to impossible to ascertain
the exact status of the river as compared one day
with another. 1t was also on a stand Thursday. We
have yet little data for the hope of speedy fall.
The last creyasse near Mr.. A Bougere's plantation
is irremediable; it Is suffered to do its worst. On
some Of the last days Of last week crevasse was
announced on Alex Henderson's plantation, below
Vidalia. This was such break as to defy all at
tempts at repair. 1t rushes through with torrent,
the roar OF which can be heard at considerable dis
tance, and the force of the volume Of water is suf
pilates itself. -,
The Paquemine Sentinel of Saturday says the
river at that point then at stand. The Sentinel
says:
Every one whom we have heard express anything
the subject state that at the present time our agri
cultural prospects were never fner-the is in a
very forward condition being foot at least higher
than it was at this season last year and corn as
favorable as could be wished. We have good reason
TO believe then, that, unless some extraordinary bad
luck attends our planters, abundant harvest will
reward their labors. As yet we have not had ere
vase in our parish, and our evees good, and
our commissioners yigilant have but little fear Of
such disaster
From the Pointe Coupee Echo of Saturday we ex-
tract the following
While riding through some portions of our parish,
we had occasion to notice the crops, and do not
hesitate to say that have seen the prospects
more cheering for tremendous crop. From every
quarter we have the most fatterng reports OF the
coming crop, and unless have crevasses, the plan.
ters OF Pointe Coupee will reap an abundant harvest
May their hopes not be blasted, say wei
Our readers seem to be more interested in this snb-
ect just at present. than any other and the cause Is
readily understood, when it is known how much de.
pends upon it. The attention bestowed upon the
levees within the last week or So indicates very
clearly how much our people are concerned; and by
their exerton, we are happy to state all of evees
have been made secure and placed beyond danger.
Up TO the present time we hear no fears whatever
entertained about any OF the eyees in parish and
the places where, last week, we anticipated crevasses
have been completely and thoroughly fortified.
For the past three days the river has been falling
at the rate OF about an inch in tweny.four hours.