New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-01
Louisiana Intelligence.


From the Planters (st. Nary Banner of satur-
day last we extract the following paragraphs
The weather has been SO dry since the planters
commenced saving their seed cane, that the seed
has commenced spelling already as many predicted.
Mr. Lonis Grevenberg informs us that much of his
is hollow and shriveed, and the leaves and eyes
have turned black. We hear that other planters
complain in the same manner.
Mr.. Louis Grevenberg informed US a few days
since that the yield of sugar per acre on his plan
taton has been far short of his expectations.
From one hundred and five acres of apparently ex
cellent stubble cane, he obtained but forty-eight
hogsheads, less than half hogshead to the acre.
He expects his crop to be very short.
Mr.. Grevenberg is one of the largest and most
successful planters in the parish and his statements,
as all who know him are aware, are strictly relia
BILE. From the account he gave us Of his crop
and prospects, we can draw nothing but unfavora-
BILE differences in relation to the crop of the parish
Mr.. McWilliams informs us that his yield is very
light and tlat there is nothing encouraging in the
run he has made except the good quality of the
sugar.
The Lafayette Echo Of Saturday has the fol
lowing: - adj. ..- ..5..-.... r
Several Of our sugar planters have commenced
"roling.' Although the season has been excess
sivey dry, the cane, nevertheless, is large almost
fully matured, very juicy and makes very fine sugar
The cotton planters are busily at work picking out
their cotton, which, owing to the drought, has
opened very fast and yields largely.
Last Saturday night, a deaf and dumb boy, son
of Mrs o. V. Broussard, of Cote Geee, was shot and
dangerously wounded in the legs. The particulars
of this melancholy affair, as near we could learn,
are as follows: Young Broussard had gone on
Saturday to visit an aunt, Mrs. Jos. H. Moss, and
on his way home after dark got lost and stopped
at the house of his uncle, Clement Broussard; he
raped at the door to gain admission, when the
uncle asked, @ who is there?' Of course he re-
ceived no answer; the lad being deaf could not
hear the demand and kept rapping. After repeat
INIT thn do nd nn1 l1y
discharged his gun at the lad, the charge taking
effect in both of his legs one of which is SO badly
wounded that it was thought amputaton would be
necessary. Broussard, after discharging his gun,
did not go out to whether he had shot any one,
and the poor lad lay all night in the cold suffering
most cXcrucating pain.
Young Broussard is very intelligent boy and
and Dumb Asylum at Baton Rouge. He had been
at home few weeks on a visit to his mother.
The Bayou Sara Ledger of Saturday says:
On Monday evening last about dusk, in this
place, a difficulty occurred between Mr.. James
Murdock and two lrishmen, in which one by the
name of John Farrell was killed instantly by a
pistol shot. The two Irishmen had attacked, as
we learn, Murdock, when he drew n revolver and
shot Farrell, and no doubt would have killed the
other (whose. name we have not learned) but for
his pistol failing to revolye. The latter named
Irshman attacked Murdock with knife and would
have cut him severely, but he neglected to draw
the scabbard. Murdock was released on the ground
of his having acted in self-defence. The Irishman
was rcmanded to jail for having made an attack
with dangerous weapon with intent to kill
The Clinton Patriot of Saturday says:
The weather has been growing cool for several
days, and this morning great coats and gosd fires
are very necessary to comfort. The sky, however,
is clear and fine.
There has been larger quantity of cotton de-
posted at the depot this week for shipment, we
think, than has arrived any week during the season.
The greater portion Of the crop is now picked out
and will soon be in the market. East Feciana
will probably fall little short in cotton-and very
short in point of Il corn crop.
The Morehouse Advocate of the 22d says:
Since our last issue the weather has been quite
cool On Wednesday night we had a visit from
our venerable friend Jack Frost. 1t is still cool
and braeng. The cotton crops are turning out
much better than anticipated some weeks ago.
Many planters at one time did not expect more than
half crops, but on the whole our parish will turn
out an average yield, We have scarcely ever seen
better fall for gathering. There is scarcely
case Of sickness in the country.
STORY OF A FEMALE SMUGGLER.-A few weeks
ago an elegantly dressed lady, wearing fashion
able bonnet costly veil, flowing pelisse and silk
dress distended by an ample quantity of crinoline
presented herself at one of the Custom Houses on
the Belgian frontier, carrying in her arms n
bouncing child, carefully wrapped up in fine linen
and rich lace, his dear little features being pro-
tected by a thick green veil. As the lady entered
the office, she whispering informed the agent that
her child was asleep, and begged that his slumbers
might not be disturbed. The skeptical Official
bowed with native French poteness, but never
theless requested the elegant stranger to ac
company female employee of the bureau into
private room. There was no need, however, OF
an excess of courtesy. No sooner was the EN-.
ployee summoned than she snatched the infant
from the mothers and let it fall heavily upon
the floor! In the handsome stranger she had re
cognized professional smugger, and the interest
ing child was nothing more nor less than roll Of
tobacco, weighing over thirty pounds. AS for the
ample crinoline, of which some suspicious also
were naturally entertained, it was found, upon ex-
animation, to conceal several pounds of tobacco,
rolled up into twists and introduced as hoops.
A traveller says that if he were asked to describe
the first sensation of camelride he would say
s'Take a music stool, and having wound it up as
high as it would go, put in cart without springs
get on the top and drive the cart transverscly
across n plonghed field, and you will then form
some notion of the terror and uncertainty you
would experience the first time you mounted .
camel"