New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-22
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST g. 1860 NUl
NUMBER las.
Louisiana ! Intelligence.

| Inc Catahoula Independent Of the 18th says:
| alter few heavy rains last week, ne were very
aBFeeably relieved of sbe intense heat which had
prevailed for the preyoss two months. For several
days past bFeezes from fae north have prevailed
rendering it almost cool enough at night and morn.
ing for fires. This prevalence Of continued cool
winds from the north for several days at time
during this season OF the year, is new feature in
the climatoiogy Of this region,
The Coi1cordia Intelligence Of Friday Last says:
There has been at last chsngc in the weather,
and instead of the sReItering sjnd that has pre-
yailedso long, there have been several days Of Qc-
tobeg atmosphere, qHite the eXfaeIne. On Friday
last there was brisk shower, though Of short
duration, which had very visible effect upon the
air, and since that, the time has passed in very
comfortable manner, the nights being decidedly
cold 1t is not probable that this saste of the ele
ments will last much longer, as the weather has
already commenced to beat retreat back again to
its former oppressive and non-inyigorating stage.
Hhe St Mary's banner has the folloHsng:
The weather continues dry in our parish, and
the cane in most places begins to suffer severely
for want of rain. Here and there partial shower
has kept the crop in good condition, and N places
where the land IS fresh the looks quite well
but as general thing the drouth now pinches
sorely. Our parish could not make two-tards Of
a full crop of sugar even were the rains to fall
abundantly from this till ugar.rnaking. II we do
not have rain in a week or two, planters will
not make half crop.
Quite an excitement and much Indignation we're
of report which came down from st. Martins,
that 7. Fl. Lewis, Esq, one Of the Bell and Everett
electors for this section, had been ordered from
ST. Martinsyille by members of the Vigilance Com
mittee, on account of his having made Bell and
Everett speech at that place.
The facts in the case appear to be these. Thos.
FL. Lewis, Esq, attended at st. Martnsyile on the
4th inst, by invitation, a meeting to ratify the
nomination of Bell and Everett, and made two
speeches, in French and English. In the after
noon he attended to some business of his own in
the village, spent the night there, and left early in
the cool of the morning for home to avoid the heat
of the day. After Mr.. Lewis had left the place,
the Chief Of the Vigilance Committee and COM
paIion said to have started to notify Mr.. Lewis
to leave the place in quarters Of an hour or
suffer violence at their hands.
The whole affair has much the appearance of a
farce. We presume if Mr. Lewis had remained in
the place six months nothing would have been said
about compelling him TO leave. Besides, it does
not appear that the said chief' was authorized by
any committee to show any tsrespect whatever
to Mr. Lewis. nor would the people of st. Martins
vile have permitted foul an outrage had it been
attempted. We presume that many of the Yigi-
| lance Committee themselves are friendly to Bell
and Everett, or, if they not they certainly
would not have the eifrontery to attempt to regu-
late politicians well COW thieves.