New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-07
Loulslans InteIllgence.

The Lake Providence Herald, Of the 4th instan,
says
The river has again commenced falling sur
enough.
The cotton crops throughout the parish are fine
the corn needs rain. Our planters generally are il
tine spirits.
The Concordia Intelligencer, Of the Sd, SAYS:
Much Of the low land above is entirely free from
water, and being replanted.
The river at Vidalia has fallen twelve inches from
the highwRter mark Of this season. The front banl
il even with the surface Of the water in severa
places.
The Franklin Banner Of the 4th, has the follovin,
about the weather and crops il the parish of st
Mary:
for want Of rain Over four weeks have now elapses
since the clouds have deigned to favor Us with 8
shower. During yesterday there were distant NUT
terigs 81 thunder but the thing most desired-rai1
vas not forthcoming which clearly established the
tFnthfnlness Of the weknown proverb that q ali
nlgns 0f rain fall in dry weather.
The Opelousas Patriot, of the 4th, says:
No rain TO do any good since our last issue. To
DAY begins the fifth week since we had rain enough
70 lay the dust Corn is firing up and willing, the
oeselopment Ct suckers on cane (Which constitutes
about onehaN Of the crop is entirely checked and
cotton, which looked promising week ago, begins tc
droop and feel the want of shower.
The Vermionvile Echo, Of the 4th, has the follow
ing weather and crop item:
The weather has been exceedingly dry for several
weeks past. The crops are suffering great deal for
want q Ian and IN many places vegetation is dying
sGSe ram time would really
The Mansfield de Soto parish) Columbian, Of the
18th nit, says
WeGther and Crops.-On Thursday night the
northern portion Of the parish was visited 81 rain
and nom me GOODNESS experienced next morning,
enc would suppose that further north, hail must have
iallen This morning is cold enough for heavy cloth
lng and fres While we write rain is falling, with
strong indications above of its continuance throuph
me DAY. Crops both Of corn and cotton throughout
sne parish present cheering prospects.
The OPELousAs RAILRoAD.-We left New Or.
leans on last Wednesday morning on our wav tn
Ihibodaux. AS we passed the Bell ieyee, Ne noticed
saa. rpp ear 2 6e j god condition surface
could Judge BY peep from the cars, would lave to
rise more than three feet to 60 over It. - ~
The crops along on the railroad did not look very
promising, and nothing on the route seems to have
fully recovered from the effects of last years over.
flow The railroad is still crippled in its operations
by the Ewing creyasse. We had to take the hand
cars for about three miles across the creyasse water
the rails being 10 some places ten or twelve inches
under water, and in other places barely covered.
The mud slis work in the mud and water, as tie
cars pass over them. We had about forty or fifty
passengers and five or six cars each propelled by
four men at the brakes. One car ran Of the track
wnen We were advancing at the rate Of one mile an
nonr.-a negro baby was badly frightened, and
squailed merrily, but nobody was hurt.
The railroad company have concluded to raise the
Track about two feet higher for three miles across
ne cfevasse water and let the crevase remain OPEN
They think they can complete it in week. But IL
gs appears that their heavy locomotives and pom.
aerons reights cannot pass over the road while the
sills rest IL water and mud. However, they ought
70 Know best. Lfnnklin (St. Nary Planters Ban