New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-05-30
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Franklin Sun of the Goth says:
The mornings and evenings still continue cool and
pleasant bnt with each successive day old Sol rises
with an additional head of steam on which he con.
Times to augment as he moves along to degree that
is really becoming warm, not to say hot We have
not had good rain for nearly too weeks, and the
crops are suffering for one.
The Union Parish Democrat of the Goth, has the
following:
The weather is getting to be onite like summer
just the kind for our planters, and they seem to re-
joice in it.
few Of the timid ones are beginning to fear
drouth, but think it time enough to suffer trouble
when it comes.
We learned by reliable gentleman day or two
since. that man had been murdered about two miles
from Homer. The murdered man was horse dealer,
and returning home. 1t is supposed that he was
killed for his money.
The Greensburg Imperial of Saturday last says:
The weather for the past three weeks has been
everything that could be desred-clear and pleasant.
The clerk of the weather yesterday showed slight
disposition to give small sprinkle, which would
be quite welcome provided he did not overdo the
| thing.
The late fine weather has brought out the crops
amazingly, and our planting friends are wearing an
entirely different cast to what they did three or four
weeks ago, as well as their fields With favorable
weather the remainder Of the season. fair crops may
yet be expected, though three four weeks he.
hind CornSs thriving finely, and in some fields silks
and tassels are making their appearance.
The Iberye Sentinel Of Saturday last has the fol
lowing:
A visit to Baton Rouge on Wednesday enabled us
to take view of the crops and levees in Iberville
and West Baton Rouge that lay in that direction.
The latter seemed in pretty secure condition for the
the balance of the season but the crops of cane and
corn appeared in very backward state, and require
rain.
A difficulty occurred in this town last Tuesday be-
tween Geo. Forrest and Peter Kelly both citizens of
the place, resulting in melancholy and distressing
manner. From some expression or other of the
former Gas an eye witness informed us) they en-
tered together the coffeehOuse of H. Leblanc about
8 A. NJ, the latter struck him, which was returned
by Forrest, when they clinched and fell together,
Kelly uppermost. Some one said let them fight.
Kelly made some remark then about Forrest having
knife, and that he (kelly) was man of family !;
upon which they were separated when the latter was
discovered to be stabbed about the region of the
heart. He lived but few minutes. Forrest is in
prison. Both are men Of families, and respected in
this community, where they have resided for many
years, friendly to each other
LATER FROM PARAGuAY.-From the N. Y. Times
we extract the following:
On the 18th February five or six Paraguayan citi.
zens were arrested pursuant to an order enanating
from the Chief OF the State. 1t supposed at the
time that they were suspected of being engaged in
plot to oyerturn the existing Government and accord
ing to some the assassination of the President was
the main feature of their scheme. By the SaHo de
Guaira we have advice that they still remain in Gus.
tody, but proof of their guilt seems to be entirely
wanting and the general opinion was, that they were
entirely innocent OF the worst count of the accuse
tion and that it would be impossible to convict them
of any rebellious intentions, though their political
opinions are known to be unfavorable to the Presi-
| dent.
! After the departure of the American Commission.
the Collector of the Customs had received orders
| from the Executive to give in a report on the quan.
| tity and proximate value of the goods introduced
into Paraguay by the American Navigation Company.
/ Iip is gIoI 1,k~
Semanario, and makes the amount ridiculously
small the articles consisting chiefly of simple agri
cultural implements with remark that goods OF
much greater value may have been smugged, OF
| which the Custom House had no cognizance.
| All this is evidently intended to throw dscredit
upon the claim of the Company, which has yet to be
| arranged by a mixed Commission to meet at Wash
| ington.
At o late review at Humaita, - 900 troops of the
three branches Of the service were inspected by the
Generalin Chief; in maneuvering, sham fights, and
firing at target, they acquitted themselves to his
complete satisfaction. Besides this powerful corps
$4,000 more were embodied in reserve.
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| TERRIBLE HURRICANE IN KANsAs-From the St
Joseph Journal of the 2lst we extract the following
| We learn that the tornado which passed over this
section Of country Sunday night last was most terri
c at Atchison, Donphan and other vicinites in the
| Territory.
At Doniphan, about thirty houses were blown
down. At Lancaster, some three miles distant, a
number of buildings were razed to the ground, in
Guiding church. One man was killed, aud two 9th
ers severely wounded. About three miles from Atchi
son, train or twenty wagons was nearly demolished
and one of the teamsters killed. We also hear of man,
other accidents, and gentleman who witnessed the
tornado says it was as terrible any he ever saw il
the East Indies While this was the case with the
storm, it appears that the rains were not as heavy
there as here. They principally confined to tht
northern part ofthis county and Andrew, and west
us. On the line between this and Andrew county
we learn that the smaller streams were higher thai
Invp Enn-,r hnfnvn L. Al
Two river raised fifteen feet in its banks. II hat
fallen nearly as many feet by Tuesday night wher
another deluee came, which raised it high as ever
we understand that great damage has been done t.
farms lying in its valleys and along its tributaries
The water swept away the soil, washed down fence
and nearly ruined the growing hemp crop. An eS
tensive farmer residing about six miles north east
mere informs us that he sustained a damage of q
least $500 by the rains of Sunday and Tueslny nigh
lust besides losing twenty out of twenty three acre
OF his new hemp crop. His corn was badly washe