The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-29

Observation-Disclosures
the parish. Though not, in consequence
of heat, permitted to work the entire Day,
hands obtain fair weights, and in many
places, we learn, that twice going over
will clean the clatter.
As predicted, navigation to this point
has ceased. This state of things will ne
cessarily subject our country to great in
convenience. and present indications are
favorable that relief will not be had before
the usual winter rise. There is already a
great scarcity of every thing in the eatabe
line, and waggoning to Natchez Will be
the inevitable result.
Last Island.-The 18th inst, during
the late storm, Last Island, it is said,
wascoyored with water to the depth Of
thrBe feet. Gallon Island suffered no
damage, as it was protected by Inn
balier and bar in front.
Weather and Crops-The Pointe
Cupae Democrat, of the 25th inst.'
says Il
Iuysome parts of this parish rain has
4 Wy fallen enough to lay. the dust
sThe dsQught has been such that not on
M tho G6xncrop 10 destroyed, but the
Foane .orOp is also ruined; no rain we
could have now could make much
|sehAnga III IT'S future prospects. Many
ef our planters will not roll, as they Will
have barely canes enough 20 make
plant for the nextvaar Unfortunately,
nearly one-half a. ~ that category.
We psnture to say mat the crop will
mot reach one-third of the last years
crop, which was eleven Thousand hogs
hsads.s Atall events, it will not pc
deceive thousand hogsheads. The
cot on crop is also cut much shorter by
iii The drought; not much over halt g
crop will be realized. :
The Southern Banner, of the 18th
inst, has the following:
There were good showers pretty
generally over this parish on Friday
last. Since thenit has been cool enough
to require blankets and FIRE. 1t is now
|ascertained that not more than one
fourth of a crop of corn will be made.
twas hoped awhile that the cotton crop
would make up for the failure in corn.
But even that hope is now denied US:
The yield was very materially lessened
by the falling off of the squares, and
now we are informed by many planters
that the ballworm has commenced its
ravages, to destroy much, if not all, OF
what remains. -
From the Natchitoches Democrat, Of
the 18th inst, we learn this:
The continued drought has effected its
destructive work on the crop, and basing
our information upon conversations with
many of our most Intelligent planters from
the different sections of the parish, we re-
greet to say that the cotton crop of Natch-
toches will barely equal one-half of the
crop of last year. In Rapides the same
state of things exists, and if the other Red
River parishes have not been infinlteI y
more fortunate than those named, a very
material falling off will be observed in the
shipments of cotton from this section OF
the State.
In Concordia, says the Intelligencer:
The recent rains have revived vegetation
in our parish, but it will be of little avail
in prompting new growth. As means
of partially replenishing exhausted cis-
terms, and cooling the atmosphere, their
benefits have been more signal.
The Tensas Gazette estimates that The
cotton crop of thai, parish will amount TO
10000 bales. -:
The Alexandria constitutional, of the
18th, is of e'opinion that full crop will
not be made on any plantation in Rapides
parish. =.
The crops in the swamp are reported as
excellent, though hatpaper thinks the hills
will yield but half crop. :: +.
Charbon-There is still some Charlton
on lower Bayou Sale. At the Buras plan,
tation, fifteen mules have been lost by this
disease. At Mr.: Hudson's considerable
losses have been experienced.
Texus stems.