New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-22
Louisiana Intelligence.


A slave was hung in Shreveport few days ago
for the murder Of his overseer.
The Cad5o Gazette of the 18th says:
For weeks we have been blessed with clear,
pleasant weather, which has enabled the planters
to pick out the bulk Of their cotton. Although
the country at large Is laboring under inconveni-
ence resulting from low water and high frcights,
yet It will eventusIly be an advantage. The DUAL.
ity and quantity Of the great staple have been
vastly improved, which win add thousands to the
pockets Of the planters
In the Avoyelles Organ Of the 18th we find the
following paragraphs
There is precinct in this parish that used hat
on the day Of election n the place of o regular
ballot box, and our readers will bear in mind that
there were As votes cast ny this hat and every one
Of them Democratic.
We are unable to say how the Independent can
didates feel in regard to this style of voting,
but if we were candidate and beaten by this box,
there would certainly be rnuss raised with the
Democrats however, we presnme that the mys-
terry that now hangs around this precinct will clear
away and things work their way to the light.
We learn that on Thursday last during the heavy
south wind which prevailed, two children were
playing in The woods, when, By the falling Of
uee, one Of them was Instantly killed and the
other escaped, but with some injury.
The Pointe coupee Echo Of Saturday last says I.
The unusually cold weather for the past week
mas injured to an alarming extent the cane crop.
The has been frozen SO hard an ID prevent he
extraction Of any Juice. One Of our planters made
the discovery after grinding several acres and OBJ
tanning about barrel of juice. All tie cane which
is standing will now yield scarcely one-third.
The Opelousas Patriot Of Saturday says:
Sunday night was intensely cold, and On Monday
morning, at sunrise, the thermometer stood at
eighteen degrees, with ice one inch thick. There
was one mark Of severity attending the cold snap,
which has never been noticed before h this lad
tude, by that noted character the Oldest inhsbi-
tant y it Is this that cabbages nearly full headed
and tuTnips with luxuriant tops have been killed to
the ground. Cane standing in the field was frozen
through and through, and fears were entertained
on Thursday, with the appearance of q warm rain,
that great deal of 1t would be lost by souring !;
but after little sprinkle, not than sufficient
to lay the dust, the weather has again changed,
and at present FRIDAY noon) cool bracing north
wester is prevailing.
The vermillionyiile (Lafayette) Echo Of the l9th
says:
The freezing weather Of last Saturday and Sunday
nights has greatly damaged the cane crop and it Is
supposed large portion Of that which has not been
wind rowed will be lost. However, there is no tell
ing yet. Oar planters are grinding up their cane
very fast, and should the weather prove favorable
they will probably save the whole Of their crop.
We learn from the Franklin (st Nary Register
Of the 10th that steps now being taken with
every promise Of success, towards the establish
ment Of bank in Franklin. The Register says:
) Prominent wealthy men have now the scheme in
hand, and meeting viii be held on Tuesday next
a ures, and to draw up form Of charter The gen
r tlemen who are most prominent in the move are
/ Messrs. G. L. Fnselier, David Berwick, r. d. Rich
ardson, E. b. Oliver, John B. Murphy, BENZ Hud
t son, Jno. Tarton T. j. Foster, A. New iIliams and
w. F. Harleigh; list of names which gives war
rant that if energy, activity and probity Of charsc
be at all needed i is amply and fully supplied
Il lin, with present capital Of $500, 900, under thu
d provisions Of the Free Banking Law OF April 30
1885, with the privilege Of increasing i 70 81 900,
IN
o auire it. The capital stock to be divided int.
shares Of 800 each, thus making it within til
If reach of not only planters, but merchants, me
chanies, clerks and aborers may own portion
e. acter. Provided sufficient stock is taken by tn
first Of March next, the bank will go into opers
ton at that time, under the name of the "Planteri
=, Bank of st. Mary. In the meantime, G. L. Fuse
Id ler Esq., will act provisional President assiste
st by the other gentlemen above named provision
al directors, for the purpose Of procuring subscrl
tons to the capital stock, drawing up a props
charter, and transacting such other preliminar
business as may be necessary solely for the props
tn organization Of the company. For the purpose
this preliminary organization, and to secure harm
by President and Directors will hold meeting
'ge Tuesday next the 22d inst at 10 A. NJ. (The pc
NO ment Of the stock subscriptions to be made in
stallments Of five, ten and fifteen per cent, y
the whole amount to be paid in fifteen months
y. Already large amount has been subscribed,
all most sufficient of itself to start the enterprise up
such foundation as to insure its success; and
l our planters and citizens generally will but cor
forward and lend their aid, it will be placed
once beyond all contingency.
The Baton Rouge Gazette of the 18th inst. say
nj. The rain SO much desired came upon us vest,
hnt day. to the Joy of ALL The town has even at Il
roe writing received complete and thorough scot
ing out.
The Greensburg (st. Helena) Imperial, Of t
cef 10th, says:
After drouth of more than month we ha
on at last been favored with good rain. We we
of sorely in need of it, for in many places the woo
81 have been burning for several weeks, and had
on gun to do good deal Of damage.