New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-10

From the Caddo Gazette Of Saturday last we ex-
tract the following:
During the past week oar streets have been literally
iammed with cotton wagons. The warehouses have
received on an average over thousand bales per
day Every steamboat in the Red river trade il load
ed to the guards with cotton at 81 per bale and yet
there is very little reduction in the quantity stor
age. This is no eXaggeratOn, but the simple state
ment OF selfeVident fact. At the present stage Of
water, the upper Red river boats cannot bring
fourth Of cargo of the lakes; indeed the larger
class are compelled to stop at Shreveport. Shippers
have shown no Partially, and do not discriminate in
favor OF our regular packets. Every boat which
lands at Oar wharf, whether from below or above,
can be supplied with much freightas they wish.
Our warehouses are still filled to,oveTowiBg and
welcome every steamer which arrives at our port.
Red river Is declining slowly and navigation is al
most suspended above this point. Several small boats
have returned from Jefferson with light reights, and
report that the bayou and lakes falling rapidly.
II IS a matter OF vital Importance to the up-countTy
that navigation should be opened above the raft We
may confidently expect full river in the sprng-in
the meantime, the principal shipping must be done
from Shreveport. Our merchants prepared to
extend every accommodation to their regular custom
ers, and also to those who are compelled by the ne
cessities of commerce to trade with them. great
deal OF capital is actively employed in purchasing
cotton, and competition is running very high,
Ward, the murderer OF W. W. Smith, has been
tried before the Caddo Parish Court and found
guilty
The Natchitoches Chronicle Of the 9th uIt. says
The cotton crop of this parish nearly all picked
out and although the very favorable fall has enabled
our planters to make cotton than they expected
about the middle OF the season. we still are OF Opin-
ion that the crop OF the parish will not exceed that
OF last year.
From the Rapides American of Saturday last we
extract the following paragraphs:
It mined down torrents on Monday night, and also
on Wednesday night and on Friday. The rest of the
week has been rather warm for the season We are
glad to learn that our sugar planters have ground
nearly all Of their frost-bitten cane.
Red river is again rising no doubt from the late
rains. We think that the prospect is that there
will be no more low water this season.
A noted gentleman of this place was accidentally
shot at RondO the other night, the ball passing
through the eshy part OF the hand, then through the
back OF chair and finally sank itself in the leg of
the Ron1o ta5e. 1t seems that this individual had
pistol his pocket some disturbance arising the
table, he put bis hand in his pocket and got hold of
the hammer of the pistol instead OF the handle, and it
went of His coat was very much damaged by the
explosion
The Baton Rouge Gazette of Tuesday last says:
The early frosts, and the sudden change to warm
and wet weather viii cut the crops short in this par
ish fully One-fourth.
On Saturday last Mr. Junius F. Moore, of IberYille
parish, was brought before District Court Judge
Wilson presiding, on writ of habedS corpus. A re-
hearing of the case was had with the hope on the
part OF his friends that he might be admitted to bail
After patient hearing of the testimony bail
fused Mr. Moore, 1t will be remembered, killed Gid
con o. Dupuy in the parish of Iberyille, in Septem
her last.