New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-30
NUMBER lo1.

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The Natehitoches Chronicles u The 2sd bas III
following:
No rain yet The crops are suffering greatly.
and unless we soon have Rain, Tie com eroIs nav
De Teckoned as fearflliy afort.
The protTaeted dronght hi tIIia nejghborh0od has
onr town are running io2.1 and the public
springs and wells found iasuf1 cient to supply
the wants Of the people.
The Ascension Acadia Of Thursday last says.
Sunday night there was seTy ssiJden change ii
the weather, which rendered he'd covering neces-
sary to comfort, and in the nnofnng it was cool
enough for November weather In the evening IL
again changed, becoming warm aud saitry and an
Tuesday morning slow bnt steady rain set in and
continued ant night; the rain again set in yester-
day morning, with every appearance Of a long wet
spell. At the hour Of going to press it II still rain
ing, and the indications that we shall soon be
as elaHorous for the rain to cease, as wssc for
it TO come.
The jackson Parish Times Of the 22d has the fol-
lowing:
Never within the recollection of the Oldest in
habitaats has there been more gloomy prospect
for corn crop as now stares the farmer in the
face. For three weeks or more the crops have
been suffering for rain and though this ii compar.
atively short drought, STILL owing to the dryness
of the spring, it has done more real damage than
the drought of any previous year. Of twice the
duration. Corn in some places is literally ruined,
if we are correctly informed, though cotton seems
to be but little injured thus far We hear of lands
that will not yield FIVE bushels Of corn per acre,
and of others that are scarcely whit better.
The state Of affairs is truly deplorable, not re-
quifing exaggeratlon to make it too painful for
contemplation. We see from our exchanges that
we are mt alone in our suffering. sAll North Lon
isiana, Middle and Southern Texas, and various
other portions Of the South have been cut short in
their expectations Of fine crops.
The health Of the country is as good as we
pya r nor Iiv baars nf ~
tacks of bilious fever and chills, but that is about
all. In this respect the hills seem to be far in ad-
vance of the swamp, where, we-aTe told, there il
an unusual amount OF sickness.
l.. CBLoEoFoRM 0uTgAaE-Ifage6lJ on a Fiatboat.
| From the Memphis Argus Of Thursday we extract
| the following paragraphs:
| Late last night a most daring burglary was per-
1 petrated in the suburbs. The residence of Mr.
Dixon, in the vicinity of the hospital was entered
4 by party Of burgars-how many conid not be
! ascertained-who proceeded to help themselves to
1 whatever valuables were in the house. The noise
| made by them awakened Mrs Dixon, CIR. D. was
absen) who, discovering that some one was in her
4 apartment, attempted to call the servants who
! slept in an adjoining room. Her cries were stopped
4 by the ruffians, who, after brutally choking her
/ administered chlorotorm and then leaving the
| apartment entered that of the servants, who they
also quieted by the narcotic. The premises were
/ then ransacked by the robbers, who carried away
4 number of articles, but only obtained four del
4 lars in money.
4 From a gentleman who arrived in the city las
night on the II. d. Mears, we learn that an affra.
occurred on a fatboat few days since, which ter
minated fatally to one or two OF the parties. Tht
4 fiatboat commanded by one Dan Lucas, well know
4 ON the river, left the mouth OF ST. Francis f0
/ Vicksburg few days since. On the way quarre
| arose between the captain and crew, which result
ed in meeting. fight ensued, in which it is sait
Lucas shot one of the mntineers dead, and fatally
wounded one or two others. Our informant learnet
Il that Lucas had been arrested. We gsiye the state