New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-06
Louisiana Intelligence.
The 81. Mary,s Banner il saturday last 81,

The st. Mary's Banner Of Saturday last says:
Our atmosphere - especially in and around
Franklin-still continues to be suecharged with
more calorlc than required for comfort, though
the country, at distance of five miles above, and
as many below. has been the recipient of delight
fully refreshing summer showers, which have
served to give new and accelerated impetus to
vegetation, as well as restored the growing cane
crop to beautiful green; the corn, as before in
timated, is but little better than failure, that is
the first planting the last, which is but partial,
promises much more fiatterng results, with any
thing like favorable weather between this and
harvest time The general health of town and
parish, notwithstanding the warm weather, still
continues remarkably good; We bear OF but few
cases OF sickness either among the white or color
ed population.
The Laiourche Union Of Saturday says
Though we are now and then blessed with q
shower, the temperature continues to be oppres-
sively sultry. The heat we have experienced this
summer stands, in the opinion of not few, almost
without parallel in the neurological annals of
this section of the country In spite Of this, our
town has been remarkably free from feyers this
summer, and the general health throughout the
parish, so far as we know is as good il not better
than usual at this season of the year.
The Plaquemine Sentinel of Saturday has the
following
The great heat Of the present summer has been
o common topic with the press everywhere. In
this section particularly at night it has in no wise
abated. Wednesday night last was truly an awful
stirring and under the bar it felt like furnace
There is one satisfaction however, as regular heat
is said to insure good health. This IS the reason
why it thought there will be no yellow fever in
New Orleans this year. We are much in want of
rain, Several times lately it has elouded up and
made grand professions that way, but it all went
eff in few Chaps of thunder and gusts OF wind.
Since the above was written and in type, it tried
again very hard to rain here on Thursday after
noon but it all spent itself in easterly direction
before it got here. There was one good result
however: the air was considerably cooled, and a
delightful night succeeded.
The Baton Rouge Advocate of Friday says:
The crops Of our parish, as 81 general thing are.
up to present writing, in full accord with the cal,
citations Of the planters. The corn has turned
out well-cane and et:ton both fourishng.
The Pointe Coupee Democrat Of Saturday says :
Another week has elapsed, with the visitation OF
hardly a single shower We have experienced the
hottest sun yet for the The eaae helds are
| everywhere parehed, aud mahy planters complain
| that the canes dying. The prospect OF even .
medium cane crop is very poor indeed.
The Madison Democrat Of Wednesday last says
For the last week or two we have had great
deal of rain. The crops throughout the parish are
good better than for several years past Inc corn
erOps are made and if the frequent showers 40 not
niure the cotton, Madison will ship more tins year
| than ever before As pencil this 1t Is raining
and has been for three or four hours