New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-29
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From the 81. Marys Banner Of Saturday last wa
extract the following:
The elements have been 1t work for several dsvs
endeavoring to get up another RAIN but 30 ar have
failed Of success to the great JOY Of the planting COM
munity, who are now busly employed 10 planting.
generally. The greater part Of the week has been
rather warm than otherwise, for the season. Yester-
day morning sensible change was manifested, and
the thermometer had 2 downward tendency, though
it recuperated towards the small hours Of evening,
and ere nightall had folly Tegained it, former stand
ard-a few degrees below the melting point.
We have lately received private Intelligence from
the parish Of Rapdes that the seed cane 10 that par
ish Is all very sound and in good condition. But on
the coast in many places, the seed 10 very bad. The
rains since December have retarded planting opera
tons all over the sugar parishes and The cane has
doubtless been much more defective on account OF
its remaining out Of the ground so long.
The Plaquemne Sentinel, Of Saturday, has the fol-
lowing:
The rain continued this week as it did last. The
planters say they don't know what will become Of
them il it continues In this manner. In years past
corn was several inches high by this time now
probably not half the crop Of the parish Is planted
10 make matters worse the river is rising very fast
and portends an unusually high watermark this
season.
We learn that the overseer on Mr.. Louis Desobry's
plantation, near this town above, was seriously
injured BY blow from one OF the negroes few days
understand, two Of the negroes were fighting, and,
on the overseer attempting to separate them one Of
them turned upon the overseer and. with monkey
wrench struck him across the head and laid It open
after which he made his escape.
George johnson, who was arrested in Plaquemine,
on a charge Of incendiarism in connection with the
fire which occurred in that town on the night OF the
goth, was examined before magistrate and remand
ed to prison for trial. The Sentinel says:
The CHARGE made ma not vo1atiyo 70 tho 6~a ;n,%
extingushed, but referred to one the above person
was accused Of originating few hours earlier in the
night in an outbuilding in Mr.. Desobry's yard The
affidavit accused the individual Of actually applying
the TORCH and as there were several other to say the
least, suspicious circumstances known to citizens,
connecting the accused with the fire whose ravages
had Just been stopped, that the widest excitement
prevailed in the community, to such an extent that
it was anticipated that violent measures would be re-
sorted 10. None occurred however, and the ndivid.
ual was quietly arrested and sent to prison.
Itappears that Immediately after the Gre the accused
wasarrested for applying the torch in another part of
the town. The same individual who testified 10 this
TACT said that he Afterwards the prisoner return
and put 1t out that ne saw him again return to the
spot in company with son Of the owner Of the prop.
erty. 1t was Immediately after this occurrence that
witness testified that the prisoner came to his room
and asked for the key of Marks coffee.house-
he believed there was fire in the rear the key was
given him, and when witness got to the spot, sure
enough, there had been fire, but several persons
brought there by the prisoner, with himself, were
putting it out It was but an hour or so later when
the Bank street fire occurred
We learn that on Thursday night the residence Of
Mrs Beck, in the rear Of town. set fire to- on the
outside between the weather boarding and the plas.
terlng but fortunately passer by discovered it
before it had got much Roadway, and through hs ex.
ertion, it was soon put out, without any material
damage, we believe. Such is the account as we un-
derstood it. Are we doomed people. Will not the
council appoint watchmen or patrols?