New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-15
! I.ouIsInna rnsslligence.
Prom lie Lafoarche Union Of Saturday last

Prom the Lafourche Union Of Saturday last we
extract the following.
MIR. James Hornsby, charged with numbering MI,
II. H. Wallis, last spring. on Rayon Black, IN tae
parish of Terrebonne. and for whose arrest rc-
ward Of Eve hundred dollars has been offered mas,
we are informed, returned, and gwen hishscn UP
to justice.
EAfLrou Isr ASD.--In addition to the destruction
hq the storm recorded in our last issue, We learn
fy,m reliable source that the buildings on Cailou
! island. with the exception Of the sammer re-
| sideuces belonging to Mrs. J. Collins and II. M.
| Thibadaux, have been completely demolished. The
1 the billiard table, number of cistsrns portion
of the cattle aud one two kitchens are eemplet-
ely washed away. fortunately ne lives were lost,
though, for while, they stood in Imminent danger.
| The persons who happened 10 be on the island aa
the time saved themselves by seeking SHELTER in .
| beat which was moorea to small tree.
They were suffering from went of foed and water
when Mr.. Clayerie, one of the proprietors Of the
hotel there, came To their with provisions
and other necessaries. He was in New Orleans
| the day on which the storm occurred. but fearing
1 his wife and children might be IN distress at the
hotel where he bad left them fastened at once to
1 the island. On Timbalier Island where the water
also rose to terrible height during the prevalence
Of the gale the fishermen and these who were then
4 sejourning thereon, found refuge IN the ignt-
house, q massive structure which experienced the
fury Of the storm unhurt. On Caiilou Island not
restige is left of Capt. Darden's cottage. Mrs.
Collins cottage, still standing is filled with logs
i carried therein by the tide Judge Barras cottage
is compietely uRrooed, and resembles, in some re-
speets the leaning tower of Pisa; that of Mrs. FL.
4 q. Thibolaux represents confusion worse CON
| founded, Mr.. a. NJ. Thib9&aux' cottage received
slight injury. and still looks like its former self.
1 His old cottage, occupied by free man of color
4 and his wife, has entirely disappeared. The Hon.
b. G. Thibodaux's cottage was not spared by the
| Storm and is also in very damaged condition
Those facts will probably cause Caillou Island to
lose share Of the popularity which It has hitherto
i enjoyed as 8 summer resort.
4 The Iberyille Magnolia Of Saturday says:
The people of our parish bear with Christian
l spirit first the damages Of the drouth and recently
/ Of the storm; although the sugar crops promise
1 are very unfavorable still we meet as many happy
| individuals as usual who seem determined to en-
! JOY life, happen what may. Barbecues as intimes
| past, are given, and public speakers are not want
/ ing Groups of politicians assemble here and
there to discuss the issues Of the day and predict
| the most disastrous consequences in certain con-
1 tingencies.
| The Iberyile Sentinel says:
The weather is at present beautiful uI-coel enough
for blankets at night and fires in the morning. The
majority of our planters are now, or will be in
day or two, busy making sugar.
| From the Coyington Wanderer we extract the
following;
1 The weather, the past week has been changable,
| from warm to cold, cold to warm, warm to cold /;
and to-day, Friday, fire is anything but uncom-
l fortable-a sharp, north wind blowing.
The beginning Of the present week was all ex-
citement. a rumor, which grew into fact, spread
that :. thieves y were in midst; that one
| horse, the fine large gray belonging to A. Bowie,
Esq. had disappeared. This horse disappeared on
last Monday night week, and is supposed to have
| been taken to PoRtchatoula.
One Of the party, who said his name was Ellison,
was arrested tried before the Justice and acquit-
ted, there being no proof to convict further than
suspicion, which has since turned out to be fact,
that he belonged to a gang Of g horse thieves
| He was given six hours to leave the parish, which
| he very willingly accepted, after being converted
into a !" shoe.shop,n or " kicking as he
passed through the excited crowd.
| Ellison is about FIVE feet eight inches high;
would weigh about I30; sickly looking; mopes
about as though he had the chills and fever; smooth
slick tongue can tell lie with the best Of them.
and tell as many more to get out of it; is broad,
plain spoken; dirty, thinly clad, and generally
sneaking, suspicious looking cuss His partner,
however, is the one that does the g dirty work"
He calls himself Smith, livery common name is
inclined TO be stoop or round shouldered toerably
well dressed; weaTs cap heavy. hairy overcoat;
generally carries saddls-bags, says he trades in
horses has rich relatives, travelling for health etc.
Any person coming across either Of the two above
individuals, viii confer favor upon the .boysn Of
Covington by returning them to their care.