New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-05
LouIsiaaa Intelligence

The Tensaa Gazette Of Saturday last has the gol-
lowing
We have had in this nejghborhood several cs.,it,1
showers during the past week, which have cooled
the atmosphere laid the dust and repIenished he
elsterns. The oppressive heat IL over and layeIv
Autumn, though heralded as the isharyesteT as
greedy DEATH steals on us with the sEeetass
smiles and most fruitful promise
1 Cotton is opening rapidly all over the parish.
We perceive by New Orleans statements that the
lecepts OF the new crop thus far exceed by six or
seven Thousand bales those of any year since rs
ana are greatly in advance of that year.
From the Concordia Intelligencer of Friday we
extract the following:
The showers of Tuesday and Wednesday have
completely co drenched the earth in this vicinity
There is now a good supply of water for domestic
purposes, a blessing that has long been denied
On account of the sh0rtness Of the present erops
it is anticipated by many that there will be an
unusual amount of suffering the coming winter
With a short cotton crop, corn almost completely
ruined and the grass efectually dried and wflIs5e
as is the case in many districts destitudon, hun
ger and want with their train of eEs must follow
unless stayed by timely aid. This picture to those
VINO are fayorably circumstaneed, or have not ex-
perlenced so great a measure of calamity as has
9een VISITED upon some, may seem to be over
drawn or exaggerated. We would add, that gueb
IS the prospect even in portions of our State
that measures are already being taken to appeal
for Legislative aid.
The Catahoula Independent Of the 29th says.
The weather continues cloudy, shower or 80
occurring occasionally. Crops, that 10 corn, in,
this section Of the country, have long since been
destroyed by the long continued drouth; the rains.
therefore, which have fallen within the past week
or two will prove of no benefit in this respect. We
can say nothing fattering of the cotton crops IN
this nefghorhood they are Indifferent, and We are
light. 10
The IberviIle Sentinel of Saturday last says:
- We have had more rains during the past week
| That of Wednesday last flied the bitches and
covered the streets with water. We are having
now little too much of good thing.
| From the Campte Times Of the I'D ult. we ex-
tract the following accounts of shocking tragedies
| in Natchitoches parish:
| Two brothers, Burl Longeno and VIM. Longeno,
living in this vicinity discharged each the contents
of double barreled gun, from which they both
/ died instantly; the charge of the former taking
effect in the heart of the latter, and that Of the lat
| ter being lodged in the head of the former. The
| circumstances which led to this horrible tragedy
| were about as follows, which we gathered on the
| ground from persons who were eye witnesses to
most of the transaction 1t appears that there has
| existed for some time back q feud between the
| brothers, growing out Of some family miaunder-
| Standing On last Sunday evening negro man
| belonging to VIM. Longeno, while at neighbDF-
| ing house, was fred upon and wounded by Buri,
the younger brother. The negro Immediately ran
home, pursued by him, but reached his masters
door without being overtaken.
His master on finding the negro wounded gath
cred his gun and went in search Of his brother,
and the fatal rencontre ensued short distance ont
from the house as above stated.
We are informed that they were both somewhat
in liquor. 4@
On the 18th instant negro man belonging to
Mr.. James Blair, a planter in this vicinity, Was
found dead near his gin with marks Of violence
upon the body showing that he had been dealt
with foully. Suspicion resting upon several of the
negroes the place and one or two On the adloln
ing plantation, they were taken in custody and ON
| starting with them to Natchitoches where they
were to have their trial, and having to pass by the
place where the murdered negro lay, one OF the
negroes manifested considerable reluctance in pro
ceeding and stated that he could not walk, at the
same time exhibiting strange symptoms, spch an.
profuse perspiration, tremuous voice, great weak
ness of the joints and other symptoms manifesting
a rapid prostration of the vital powers.
| Finding that he could not walk, ne was carried
| to the shade of tree near by, in the immediate
| vicinity of where the murdered negro had lay and
where the blood and mangled brains were still to
/ be seen. He had not been there but few minutes
| when he turned over and quietly expired. When
interrogated to his guilt he said that he wonld
not reveal anything until he was taken 70 the scat
fold,