New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-28
NUMBER l5O.
Louisinna TnfeIIigence.


Louisiana Intelligence.
The BienyiIle Banner Of the 18TH has the follow
ing:
There were good showers pretty generally over
this parish on Friday last. Since then it has been
cool enough to require blankets and fire. 1t Ia now
asceTtained that not more than onefonrth of crop
: Of corn viii be made. It was hoped awhile that
the cotton crop wond make up for the failure IN
corn. But even that hope is now denied u.s. The
yield was very materially lessened by the falling
off Of the squares, ansa now we are informed by
| many planters that the boll-worm has commenced
its ras'ages, to destroy much, if not all, of what
remains.
The Cc,ncordia Intelfgencer of Friday last says
| The recent rains have revived vegetation in our
parish, but will be of little avail in prompting
/ new growth. As means of partially repIenish-
| ing exhausted cisterns, and cooling the atmos-
phere their benefits have been more signal.
The Tensas Gazette of Saturday last says:
| On Wednesday last we were visited by most
refreshing rain, of no service, however, to any in
I terest particularly, save to fhe citizens of st.
Joseph and others, who, for some time back, have
/ been gaspiEg for a drink of pure, fresh water.
The rain, which six weeks since would have been
an incalcnlabe benefit to the crop, is Row
material obstacle to its success. Cotton begins to
come in rapidly, but Judging from statements re-
ceived from different parts of the parish we need
not expect so heavy crop as was promised
I month since.
The st. Martin Courier of Saturday says.
We are row enjoying, thanks to our mereifnf
i Providence, succession of life giving rains.
/ Though too late to redeem the corn crops, they
| will prove highly beneficial to the cane. We no
longer hear the cry for water, water - the pain
4 full cry of thirst snail no more be heard in eur
4 streets.
The Catahoula Independent of the 22d says
Cotton picking is now general throughout the
| parish. Though not-in consequence of the heat
1 permitted to work the entire day. hands obtain
fair weights, and in many places we learn that
i twice going over will clean the platter.
The Natchitoches Chronicle of the 18th says:
The continued drought has effected its destruc-
tive work on the crop, and basng our information
upon conversations with many Of our most intelli-
gent planters from the different sections of the
parish, we regret to say that the cotton crop of
Natchitoches will barely equal one-ha1f of the crop
of last year. In Rapides the same state of things
exists, and if the other Red river parishes have not
been infinitely more fortunate than those named,
very material falling off will be observed in the
shipments OF cotton from this section of the State
The Chronicle publishes the following commune
cation from Mr.. S. NJ. Hyams:
The failure of the crops of corn in this section
Of the State, arising from the long and proracted
drouth, menacing hundreds with the want of bread
has induced me to thrust myself forward in order
to suggest the only remedy, | can conceive, to
promptly relve this threatened distress and famine
The people are the State. The money raised by
taxation is their money and in their need they
have right to call on the authorities for its dis
bursement to administer to their wants, far as
the same can by wise application be effected.
The people of this portion Of the State are now
in utmost need of help from some source, to pre-
vent famine and its consequent miseries and
death.
Every day brings to our ears the distressing in
formation of the blasting of the husbandman's
hopes. Thousands of acres in grain have not
:. yielded the seed planted. The forest crop e
acorns and nuts are blasted and gone. The grass
is dried and wilted and there is hope for grail
meat, for the year'S suDDly, beinp raised bV
il farmers The cotton crop is ruined except on th
). margin of the rivers and bayous, and low lands
!, All the upland cotton is failure, that the de
v pendence on the cotton to afford means to pun
: chase corn and meat is lost to hundreds.
n In this alarming position suggest that petition
: be addressed by the people to the Governor of th
: without delay, for the purpose of appropriatin
N funds to purchase corn and flour, for the supply
= the famishing people, under such regulations a
, their wisdom may decide on.
u Expected Return of Mormons to Nauvoo
IL Joe Smth--the younger-who was made head o
Il the Church at their meeting last year, in Amboy
Lee county, H., is now calling the faithful home tt
the scene of their ancient temple, in Nauyoo.
BY the extracts below, from the Warsaw Bulletin
of the 20h it will be easy to that there will bt
it something warm in Old Hancock besides politics
1t THE MoRMoNs Co,I1NG. = From the following
communication, it appears that the Mormons il
T. favor Of Joseph Smith, Jr., are about to locate
Nauyoo. We learn that the number of Mormon
referred to in the letter have already arrived ant
report others on the way. The feeling in relation
thereto, in this city is anything but pacific, and il
accordance with that fact will be found attached
to the communication a call for meeting of oui
citizens tonight:
NAuvoo Aug. l5 1860,
We write to communicate to you the intelligence
that a strong effort is now being made to locate
h the Mormons at Nauvoo, and that in our opinion
the effort will be successful unless eounteracted
by immediate and decided action of Hancock
county. Mr. Edmunds has been east and contract
n ed for tract of land adjacent to the steamboat
I landing. for the benefit of the Mormons. And it Ii
|. reported that some two hundred of them will bt
! landed here in a few days. We think it advisable
and proper, in view Of the circumstances. for th
d people Of the country to hold precinct meetings
e and have general expression of sentiment rela
y tive to the proposed emigration, that you pas
resolutions touching the matter, and send copie
= of the same to all the county papers-not forget
IL ting the Nauvoo paper, which is supposed to be il
the interest of the Mormons. We think promp
action in this respect will have good effect in pre-
IS venting the proposed emigration, and securing til
it county from further disturbance and difficulty.
Most respectfully, etc.
IS PUBLIC MEETING.-The citizens of Warsaw VIII,
feel interested in the future peace and welfare Q
g the county generally are invited to meet this even
u Il ing at the market-house, for the purpose of es
y pressing their views and sentiments of the MOI
% mons in this county and to take such action in th
matter as circumstances require. Come one, com
;. all. MANY CITIZENS.
10 Monday, August 20, 1860
g ALEXANDER DUMAS IN s1c1LY,--A lively pars
~ graph is given by correspondent of the Londo
d Post to Dumas, who was at Catania, in Sicily. Il
o. says:
rs The greatest hustle which the place witnessed
: was called forth by the arrival of Alexander Du
mas, in his yacht, bearing his dogs, and his birds
Mt and his monkeys, and himself, and his she-admra
4,nu mo lyhp a pp
dressed in an admira's uniform) his photographers
is his secretaries and amanuenss his servants
in dressed, some like Crcassians, others like Greeks
What a precious row, to be sure they did all cor
Of triye to make! When Alexander the Greatest
al himself board, he does nothing but loll on tn