New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-01
Louisiana EntsIIfaa,,ce


We CLEAN from our interior files the following
items of intelligence:
CRuPs IN WEST BATON RouGE AND PoNrE
CourEE.-The Sugar Planter of the 2Sth ult. says:
Our time has been SO much taken up with the
canvass that we have paid but little attention to
crops. So far we cannot, under existing ciFeum-
stances, complain. 4 full crop OF sugar We can:
not make. From our own observation and tnlet-
nation derived from others more competent tRan
ourself to Judge, we may reach hall crop. orYery
little over. The drouth has used the cane terribly
In the parish Of Pointe Goupoe were told ia the
early part Of the week, many planters would not
+" turn n WHEEL and from what we saw While
there are of opinion that there is much truth in
the statement But little corn has been made in
that parish which will, of course, i'll addition to
the loss by the taithre of the cane. bear hard upon
many. In this parish we have been more fNrtu,
nate. More corn has been raised than can be
used while many jlhave some to sell. The pre-
paFations for the rolling season With us are going
on with usual aetiyity-as much so as If large
crops rewarded the labors of the husbandmen.
UNKNOWN MAN FouNp DROWNED, The same
paper has the following: .-.
The body of man, apparently middle.aged was
taken from the river one day last week, nearly
opposite the plantation of Mrs. c. III. Hereford, in
the upper part Of this parish. The deceased had
on a pair Of line black cloth pants, uuderclothes,
aud apair fine OF dress boots had on no coat, vest,
or cravat; the shirt WAS nearly torn off: no papers
W
no marks BY which it could be identified. The
body was deeently Inferred. Our contemporaries
should pass the paragraph around--it may serve to
discover the friends or relatives OF the deceased.
WEATHER AND CRoPs IN IBERy1LLE PARIsH.-The
Plaquemine Gazette and Sentinel Of the goth ult
says:
We regret that we have nothing cheering to com.
municate under this caption. The second drouth
Of the year seems to be extending to as fatal a
length MS the first 1t is then with feeling of real
coincidence for the planters on the part Of the
community that we learn their cane is now being
greatly injured for the want of rain. That extent
of injury may be imagined when we state that we
were informed that, in district in our parish
which generally makes good crops in the worst Of
times, several of our planters will be thankful this
seed next year That there will be short crop
in this parish this year of sugar is the most favor
able, from what we have ascertained, that can be
said aboutit
SURVEY OF BAYOU PALQrEMrNE.- Plaque
mine Weekly Magnolia of Saturday the 10th has
the folowing
Mr.. Searles under the direction Of the State en-
gineer, Capt. Duncan on the firstpart Of this week
surveyed the banks Of Bayou Plaquemine, and also
took sonndings Of the bayou. From his notes
Capt Duncan will make his report to our next
Observation-Disclosures III favor Of its being closed
we are unable to say. He certainly shows dis.
position to examine the question thoroughly, and
whatever he may recommend as most expedient
doubtedly receive, the consideration of the mem.
beers of our Legislature.
The Baton Rouge Gazette and Comet of satur-
day notices the fact that they had delightful
shower in that locality on the day previous.