New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-26
Mississippi Intelligence

The Vicksburg Southron, of Tuesday, says:
John Y. Gale, who escaped from the Jail of Wash
ington county a short time snce was arrested in
this city yesterday. 1t will be remembered that
Gale was charged with whipping two negroes to
death.
The Brandon Republican says the lice are destroy.
ing the cotton in Rankin county, but the corn looks
well.
The Aberdeen Conservative, Of the 2lst, has the
following
On last Wednesday evening portion Of the prairie
in this county was visited by tremendous hail
storm. The hail stones were very large, some meas.
uring over ten inches in circumference. The grow.
ing crops were considerably damaged.
For years the promise OF a bountful crop has not
been more fiatterng than it is now. The " stand ~
OF cotton is excellent, and under the warm sun of
the last few days the young plant is growing finely.
avoid that scourge, the boll-worm the cotton yield
will be immense. The corn looks well and is thriy.
ing finely. The wheat now ripening promises good
yield The fruit trees are all full, and fine vegeta
bes are becoming plentiful. Just now the prospects
OF plentiful year are uncommonly fattering in this
faithful region
The Macon Star Of the 2lst has the following
We understand that three negroes were killed, and
one mortaly wounded at Drish's plantation, near
Fairfield in this county, on Sunday last, The over.
seer it seems, went into cabin to see sick negro
when four or five negroes surrounded the cabin and
told him that he should not come out of there alive
lne oVerSeer commenced shooting, until he killed
three and wounded the fourth.
ANoTHER.-Mr. Eugene Ferris, overseer, shot one
of his negro boys the other day, for resisting when
he went to correct him.
The Holly Springs Herald of the 21st says:
We have met with many of the farmers of this, as
well as the nelghboring countless during the present
week. and we pleased to learn that the stands of
cotton are generally excellent and the prospect for
good crops was never better. Corn is now looking
finely. On many farms the wheat crop is suffering
from rust and blight and if the rainy weather con
tlnues, we fear many crops will be almost ruined.
Oats look well in many sections of the country. In
Others the crop is not so promising.
The Attala Democrat of Tuesday last says:
A few of our country men have commenced cut
ting their wheat Some crops are pronounced good
While others are injured by rust and smut At any
rate, it is thought there will be an abundance made
for home consumption in this section.
Spring oats are generally ruined by rust. The fall
sowing will likely make light crop.
The Coahoama Citizen of the 2lst says:
The corn and cotton crops are in fine and flour
ishing condition in this county, Over two.thirds of
the county is high and dry, and we anticipate sufi
cent fall in the river in the next ten days. to enable
the whole county to be planted.
The Vicksburg Wing has received fine specimen
Of cotton. The Whig says:
On Saturday last we received several cotton stalks
from the plantation Of j. P. Lee, on Sunower river
fully twelve inches in height. We are informed it il
from field of several hundred acres all OF the same
height.