New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-14
Louisiana Intelligence.
From the Rapides Democrat of Wednesday last we
extract the following


From the Rapides Democrat of Wednesday last we
extract the following
AS we have had no rain at all for twenty-four DAYS
and but little during the three preceding weeks cane
and corn i'll this vicinity, especially the latter are
suffering greatly. Except as affected by the drouth,
crops Of all other descriptions doing measurably
well.
The weather is settled fne-alsogether too fine.
The sky presents more the appearance of rain
than new brass kettle.
While there is a scarcity of water in some of our
cisterns there is decreasing plenty in Red river for
all the purposes of navigation The Falls are covered
with sheet of water deep enough to float the largest
boats in the trade with few satisfactory inches to
spare between the rocks and the keels Of the boats
The Bayou Sara Ledger of Saturday last has the
following:
On Thursday morning last, the steamer D. F. Ken.
brought up from New Orleans, forty one lunatcs
to be taken out to the Asylum at Jackson on their
way out, at the foot Of the H St. Francsville
one of the men died.
From all parts of our parish we hear unfavorabe
reports regards the crops, especially the CROP
Cotton, generally throughout the parish, wears a
very. sckly appearance, and consequently seems to
be in deplorable condition. The crop is in even
worse condition than the cotton; and unless copi
GUS showers of rain should fall within the next few
days little or none will be made. As to the cane,
we are told the chances for anything like crop is
slim indeed. Rain, of which we have had much
during the winter and first part of the spring. is an
article much desired about this time, but which we
have not had for the last five six weeks. The river
at this point is receding sowly-it has fallen more
than foot since the highest stage this year. The
corporation engine aud pump, considering the many
craw.fsh holes in our evee, is drawing the water out
of our town pretty fast; and, in consequence, our
streets are getting passabe again.
The Attakapas Register of Saturday says:
Our police jury at its session on Wednesday last
repealed the ordinance establishing quarantine in
the parish by vote of s to 4. AS the members of
this body are supposed to reflect the direct views and
wishes OF the people, the inference is clear that the
majority of our citizens opposed to the establish
ment of quarantine regulations.
FURNITURE OF ROYAL CLOSET AT GREENWICH.
The following fittings of Royal mansion during the
reign of Henry VIII, show the changes which, in
several respects have been made since about three
centuries have passed:
clocke, a glasse of steele, four batle.axes of
wood, two quivers with arrows, a painted table
payre of baIences; with weights, q case of tyune
with plat in the window a rounde mappe a
standing glass of steele sande OF flowers wroughte
opon wyre two payre of playing tables of bone,
payre OF chessmen in of black lether two
birds of Araby, gonne upon stocke, wheeled five
paynes OF glass and woode, tablet of our Ladie and
Sante anne, standing glass, imagery made of
bone, three payre of Hawking gloves with two
lined with velvet three conlbe cases of bone fur
nished; night-cappe of black velvet embroidered ;
Sampson, in aabaster; piece of unicorn horne
little bones in case of woode four little Golfers of
jewels, bone of ivori, standing dial in case of
copper; an hour glass, eight of trenchers
iorty'tour dogs collars, of soundrye makynge seven
lyons OF silk, a purse of eryman silk, embroydered
gold round painted table, with the image of
hlng; folding table OF images, one payre Of beds,
OF jasper, garnyshed with lether; one hundred and
thirty,eght hawkes. hoods, globe of paper map
made like a screene, two green boxes, with wrought
coral in them two boxes covered with black vevett
rede tipd at each end with golde, and bates for
turning howe; chair of Joiner work an ellie of
synamonde sticke, tip'd with silver.
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OzoNE-WHAT IT Is.-This peculiar substance, &C.
cording to Professor Faraday, in late lecture, is
oxygen gas, under electrical excitement 1t can be
formed by passing the electric spark directly through
the gas or by making the electric current pass over
the exterior OF tube containing oxygen. Ozone de-
stroys the cols OF vegetable substances and attacks
with avldty metals that simple oxygen will not act
upon. 1t has also been found by very recent expert
ments that eectralzed hydrogen possesses greater
powers of reduction than simple hydrogen Hitherto
no useful application of ozone has been made in the
arts but we think the time is not far distant when
some new discovery will enable it to be made yery
cheap; it will then supply the place of chloroform as
bleaching agent.
HoMIclDE.-We learn that on last Saturday morn
ing some ten or twelve miles southwest of ths place
G. W. Virgins was shot dead by Daniel Mccall his
immediate neighbor and brother-inaw Report saws
the two men had difficulty on the afternoon preyi.
GUS to the commission Of the awful deed and that as
Virgins passed by the house of Mccall to his pow-
ing next morning be was killed as above. The gun
was charged with squirrel shot, some sxty-three of
which took effect in the breast OF the deceased, pro.
ducing instant death. Mccall, though supposed to
be in the vicinity is still at large efforts have been
and still making for his arrest Great excitement
has been produced in the neghborhood and two fam
lsles have been rendered miserable by the unfortunate
occurrence [Gloye Hi.! lAla.1 Democrat,
When men abuse us, we should suspect ourselves !;
#hen tney praise us, them.