New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-23
Louisiana Intelligence.
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The Clinton Spirit of Thursday last says
On Friday evening last we were visited with a
very severe hail storm, accompanied by q tre-
mendous wind, which did great damage, we are
informed, in some parts of our parish.
The Feliciana Democrat OF Saturday says:
The rains that fell during the past week. although
copious have been quite partial in their character.
Thus, while we hear some of our planters speak of
a snfficency, others again are loud in their COM
plant Of the want thereof As a general thing,
they all speak despondingly of the prospects of a
good crep.
From the Iheryie Sentinel of Saturday last we
extract the following:
We had another fine rain on Monday last and
since then the heat of the weather has considerably
moderated. particularly OF nights. The crops at
present, We learn, are in as favorable condition
could be expected from the severe drought of the
past few months and the heat flat has followed it.
On night in February last, four citizens of this
parish, withontany previous notification or design,
except what the desire and impulse of the moment
influenced, suddenly found themselves together in
the public highway. One had just finished his
days labor, and was on his way to his family and
freside. He was stopped by two others, one or
both of whom, wished to cross the river to come
to Plaquemine. There was no previous msunder.
standing among the party but after few words,
contradictions and high words passed between the
first named person and one of the two last men
toned, when third person was called up by the
first to prove what he had advanced. The diff
Guilty, however, increased which resulted in the
latter shooting the former, who died in about three
days.
The deceased was Alfred Brown, his antagonist
Joseph Houssieux; his friend, Jerome Sartorio and
Williams an employee OF Brown were the witnesses.
Heussieny was committed to jail for murder. Be-
fore his trial came on Williams had died. Hous-
sieuX was tried and acquitted on the ground that
Brown had struck him first In his dying declara-
tion, however Brown asserted that he did not
strike him at all. Since the trial. Sartofio, wit
ness for the defense has also died and now Hous
seuX himself, as will be seen elsewhere, has fol
lowed them to the tomb 1t will add to the interest
of these events, the fact that the physician first
called in, warm friend Of Mr.. Brown, who ad
monished him Of his approaching end, also died
few weeks since. And all in the space Of livt
months
The Calcasieu Press Of the t4th says:
The continued drought of some time past, ha
greatly damaged the corn crop or this parish, in
deed in some parts it is an entire failure, and bu
few will exceed half a crop. The cotton crop vii
tall short OF an average witlont a great chang
shortly.
The Mount Lebanon Baptist Of the 18th has tn
following
From accounts, early in the season, we were lie,
to count on an abundant fruit crop; but from
oar observations In this and other parishes We hav
come to different conclusion. 1t is very shor
one, and the fruit looks small late and trifiing.
There are no vegetables to be found in any o.
onf gardens lit for the kitchen. All dried up
even okra, the hardest of our garden eseulenis
has given it up, and produces no more pods till il
rains.
Papa, know what makes some folks call pistols
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