New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-26
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The COncordia Intellgeneer of Friday last has the
following paragraph about the black tongue
A correspondent writing under date Of the 18th
ins from Forest Hill, says, examining his stock
the day before, he found two cases Of the disease
among his oxen. and several sheep afflicted with It.
He Immediately made an application of copperas and
vinegar also brine, and the next day their condition
was much improved. He further states :. have
heard to day that the black tongue is prevailing on
other plantations in the vicinity
The Lafourche Union Of Saturday last says:
The yield of sugar in our vicinity is slowly i'm
proving although it does not yet reach the anticipa
tions Of planting friends. Much loss Of juice has
been occasioned by the protracted drought The
quality OF the sugar produced, however, is all that
| could be wished.
The Union informs US that Lalourche Bayon Is SO
low as to put end for the present, to steamboat
navigation.
The Rapides Democrat of Wednesday last says:
Last week the weather was most favorable for
gathering the sugar and the cotton crops ana the
planters are taking advantage of it trightmerfily.
The small rise noticeable in the river is merely tenn
porary, no permanent advantage derivable from it.
By the tax and censns returns OF the parish Of
orebouse for 1885, we learn that the total value of
real and personal property amounts to s5,31l,597,
and the number of white people to 1920, slaves 1885,
free negroes Ii. Total population 9102.
We learn from the Advocate that there were III
deaths in Baton Rouge during the week ending at 10
A. NJ, on Saturday last of which were from the
yellow fever No deaths from fever had occurred in
West Baton Rouge during the week.
On Thursday last negro girl was fatally shot a
few miles east Of Baton Rouge5by some person an
known. No particulars are given.
The Iberyle Sentinel Of Saturday last has the fol-
lowing:
An apparent steady rain is now setting in upon us
at the present time of writing, Friday morning.
Planters, as well the fever, should take warming
from 1.-THE first, by mathying their cane, and the
latter by gathering up its capital (pOisonous airy for
a leavug-tor cold spell and black frost win in
all likelihood follow protraeted rain at the present
time,
As far as we have been enabled to ascertain the
true state OF the fever in town at the present
time Friday morning. we feel justified in stating that
it has again abated There have been some four OF
five deaths by that disease since our last which oc-
CURED several days since, one of which was relapse
case. Those who are now down with the fever, as
far as we can ascertain, are doing we'll There have
been no cases, within knowledge for several
days We trust that this is the last fever record that
will he called upon to make, except to state that
it has entirely left town. We understand that the
fever has been quite bad at Bayou Goala well as
the coast below us, on both sides of the river.
The Pointe Coupee Democrat of Saturday last
says:
Our planters are still favored with fine weather.
Most OF the cotton crop s now sRfe. Nearlyall our
sugar planters rolling and from information
obtained from the best Sources we learn that so far
the yield of the cane is follows the Tattoon from
900 to 1000 pounds and the plant from 1900 to 1900
pounds per arpent The cane is generally fine, and
as the season advances will Of course yield more.
The sugar house of Dr. L. A. Webb, on Bayou
Bceuf St. Landry parish, destroyed by fire last
| Friday night. Loss, $4,000.
The Franklin Banner of Thursday last SAYS
In all directions in our parish the sugar mills are
at Work-sOon they will all be at work, The engines
| and horse mills are moving, scores of cylinders are
crushing the juicy cane, the big kettles are boiling
the furnaces blazing the huge bagasse chimneys
are rolling up volumes OF smoke, and the tall furnace
chimneys are throwing up teryent heat cloud by
day and pillar OF fire by night, and gangs Of
slaves level fields of tall sugar with much IA
cility as the army worm of the West cuts down fields
of wheat Everybody is now wide awake, and idle
ness on our plantations is not often to be met With
case of yellow fever is reported on good authority
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