New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-09
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Shreveport South Western, Of the 9th ult.,
gives the following account Of attempted suicide by
murderer: .5
Mr.. s. E. Boren confined in the parish Jail for the
murder Of the late Mr.. Luke F. Holt, made an at
tempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat with
razor, on Sunday last. Previous to attempting the
act he wrote letters to his wife, attorney and some
others, stating his intention and giving directions
about the disposition of his body. After strapping
his razor and shaving himself. he coolly bid his
fellow-prisoners good bye and drew the keen razor
across his throat inictng horrd CASH. at least six
inches in length. The second attempt was frus-
trated by some of the prisoners and the razor taken
from him. Had he rested quiet with these attempts,
his recovery would still have been doubtful, but on
Monday he made another attempt by plungipg head.
foremost through the window Of the second story OF
the jail which would, no doubt, have killed him on
the spot had not one Of the attendants caught MN
by the shoulders as he went through causing MN 70
feet instead of his head His recovery is very doubt
full, although at last accounts he was doing much
better than could be expected under the clrcum-
stances.
The Caddo Gazette, Of Saturday last, says:
The corn crops in North Louisiana and Eastern
Texas are very good Corn has matured and cannot
be effected by the seasons The cotton on the hills
has been injured seriously by the drouth, which has
been long and severe in some localities The dry
weather has suited the cotton on Red river and the
prospect for large yield was never more attering.
On Wednesday evening we were visited with 0
heavy rain, which did not extend over the parish
The weather has continued cloudy, and light showers
are passing over the country. The only danger the
planters should apprehend is too much rain after
drouth. Red river cotton does not require another
| drop of water.
| The VIM Parish Mail, of the 2sth ult, has tht
! following:
1 Crops in this parish are splendid; every p!ante
i we have seen seems perfectly contented with thf
present prospects of his corn and cotton. We wert
on Little river the other day. and we have never
better and more promising crops in that country.
For the past few days the weather has been quite
|, cool and bracing. We thought for time that WIN
ter was its way rather early, in paying us year,!
visits. The nights are very cool-blankets are Il
demand. To-day the weather is drizzly, wet AM
, muddy: it seems that it wants to rain and it doe
not want to rain.
/! The Concordia Intellgencer of Friday last says
. meeting was held at Point Coupee, on Saturday
july 23d, at which meeting the nomination Of
Phillips, Esq, candidate for the Senate, was repl
dated. Mr.. Phillips received the nomination at
previous convention, but exceptions being taken
the proceedings of that body in relation to the
nation a meeting of the dsaHected has transpire
with the above stated result.
a The Catahoula Independent Of the 23d inst. says
n After near three weeks of hot, sultry weathe
;. without rain, we had copous shower on Thursdi
. :. last. This has materially changed the appearance
U vegetation, which had begun to show the effect
the drouth