New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-03
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| The Harrsenburg Independent of the 2Tth, SAYS
The report, now circulating through the country,
to the effect that yellow fever exists in our town. is
without the slightest foundation There is not now
nor has there been single OF the disease in the
place this year.
And also says of the bar in the Old River:
This obstruction in low water to the navigation of
the Red and OuaChita rivers is again presenting it.
self An officer on board the Kate Dale informed us
that without thorough dredging he thought it very
probable boats would soon be compelled to stop pass
ing in or out and freghtng across with "lightersn
would have to be resorted to until rise of waters
The Red Chief, our weekly packet, on the last trip
out was detained at this bar and consequently did
not arrive at this place on Saturday last her regular
day,
The Concordia Inteigencer of the Goth says:
G. F. SandersOns Clubhouse on his Pamela planta.
ton, burnt to the ground O'clock Thursday after
noon, Oct. Dist About so bales of cotton including
pressed, in the lint ROOM and unginned, were also
consumed. The negro man who was in the lint room
dhe gin being in operation) was SO badly burned
that he died next morning.
The fire was caused from fricton-was very sudden
and rapid and it is supposed the in the lint ROOM
while making his escape through the fire. inhaled the
flame.
The Plaquemine (Tbervie) Gazette, of the goth,
says that the fall term OF the District Court of that
parish was postponed on account of the prevailing
epidemic,
We quote the two following paragraphs from the
Gazette
We have heard of but one death by fever in our
town, that of child since our last. Since then,
however, informed that several new cases have
fallen to the care of the Relief Association. The
President has requested to say to the public that
further donations would be very acceptable as ex-
penses are now being incurred without the funds to
meet them.
About eleven o'clock on Tuesday night last the
clouds which had been forming in and approaching
inAj
approaching tempest by rapid and vivid lightning
and hoRrse mutterings of thunder, suddenly seemed
to have been ceftin twain by terrific clap when the
rain poured down in torrents accompanied by a gale
of wind and continued thunder and lightning. Next
morning the sky was clear but submerged lots and
the state of the streets and cutters evidenced the
force of the Storm 1t unquestonahy done consider
able damage to the cane. Since then the weather
has been getting cooler
The Point Conpee (False River P. o. Democrat,
Of the 3Oth says
On Wednesday night the cotton Clubhouse of A. o.
Lebeau Esq, of this parish was destroyed by fire,
with about sxtyfye thousand pounds Of cotton in
seed 1t is believed to have been the work of an in
cendary.
We clip the two annexed paragraphs from the
West Baton Bouge Sugar Planter, of the 3Oth:
The long Wished-for frost has come at last Not
as heavy frost as we would like to see, but still
enough to swear by On Thursday morning this very
agreeable visitor presented himself, clothed in gar
mems OF purest white One good, heavy frost now,
and our absentees may return without danger.
At the date OF our last issue four cases constituted
the entire number of yellow fever patients in the
parish. The cases referred to were chdren-all of
whom have recovered, as had been anticipated.
At the present time there none, according to oil
enquiries we have been enabled to make. With full
confidence, then, we may say Yellow Jack has van
ished-gone.
The Franklin Planters Banner of the 28th says
that the health of the parish of St. Mary very good
and gives the following account of a severe storm in
that vicinity:
Last Tuesday night the rain fell in torrents in
Franklin, and we believe it extended pretty general.
ly over the country. The rain was accompanied by
thunder and lightning and heavy wind that did
CNnsdernhIn damana to the cane.