New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-01
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w Ieayn from, The poinse Coupee Echo that on
fhe 18th the citizens Of thai parish held meeting,
arsaspaesive Of party, Judge ]. Cooley presiding,
and unanimously adopted the following resolutions;
Resosred. That NO regard the present crisis Of
Affairs as demanding the earnest and Immediate
attention Of she citizens of the South, and that this
meetag recommend that the Governor oil this State
Ia fHquestea ID convene the Legislature as soon as
noasiHae HI the purpose Of taking into considera.
tion, and providing Tor the actual emergency.
al. That We recommend the immediate forma-
zion Of companies df Minute Men throughout our
State and parish. for the protection Of our prop
erty and the maintenance Of our rights; and that
Tie Legislature TO furnish them with arms and other
military mentions.
committee vas appointed to draft eonstitu-
ton ard bylaws for the regulation of the volunteer
military companies to be formed in tho parish
From the Attakapas Register Of Saturday last
Vie extract The following
hf, Individual named Atkison or Atkinson, man.
ufaoiurer Of are hfick, near Wheeling, Yas and
" rho has been trading largely 10 TINS anu neighpor-
Yng parishes fer . number of years, supplying our
rls4seEs with hts commodities was called upon by
4 number Of our citizens yesterday and informed
xaat there were strong grounds for suspecting him
III having voted against the interests of Southern
men, from whom he derives his income, and that
) he must leave Ill once The facts in the case are
/ 8R follows: gentleman we'll known to our citi-
zeHs as one Id whom the most implicit reliance can
be placed, and who has been in the immediate
neighhorhood of the Mannfactory OF Atkinson dur
inr d large mart Of the past summer wrote back
word that d Eincoln pole with q Lincoln nag on It
was raised IN his brick-yard This was considered
sufficient proof Of his ansonndness by our citlzens
ana aec0ragnnlr they have taken the above steps,
Atkinson Has four boats loaded with his ire brick
In thu Lake. and he must now get them out 10 the
Mississippi the best way he can. We learn there
are othef men now on their way here with pro
Visions, and who have been enjoying the confidence
of oar planters for many years, who will be met
on the borders and told to keep out Our people
are determined to have nothing to do with those
Who arc appesed our interests, pFeferriDg to pay
d0libe prices to those who known to be friendly
TO Tile institutions oil the South This is the proper
mode Of bringing these men to their senses, and
NE arc glad that st. Mary has taken the initiative
ID boldly We learn that list is in the hands of
como of 0uT citizens, containing the names Of
number OF men who have enjoyed our trade for
years, but who ere known to be Black Republic
oans. They will be served the same way when
they arrive.
- The weather ii the early part Of the week was
quite warm with battling winds and signs of rain,
which eliminated on Thursday, with plenty Of rain
and last nj ght We had very heavy frost and freeze
This morning it Is delieiously pleasant, snnshiny
and epol. We have not been able to learn if the
cane has been injured by the freeze, but il could
hardly escape being damaged to some extent
Sugar making is progressing finely, all planters
making fine article, but, unfortunately, not much
Of IT, Prices, too, not frst-rate in any of the
markets, hnt 81 there seems to be disposition to
nansa4ue of the political panic, has been unusually
stringent we may hnpe for better prices by and
by 0nr insurance Office is doing good business,
and has now quite snug little SUM in cash in the
safe.
Tie rsapiass Constitutional of Saturday last has
the following:
81 We learn that a man was Knocked down and
robbed Of twenty five dollars, on the commons in
The reaT Of the town. last neht One of the par |
tdes has been arrested and placed in jail. Names /
unknown
3 1ile river il now rising, and we are pleased to I
atate that navigation Is good at the mouth of the
river. and boats experience iii fieulty in getting
TO this place.
We iearn that Maj. j. III Wells, whose plantation
u situated in Paisance, lost by fire, on Thursday
night last, about three hundred bales of cotton.
w are not Informed whether his loss is cevered by
Insurance Or not. Ii was ne Doubt the work of an
incendiary. This is THE third time in the short
space Df seven years that the torch Of the incen-
diary has destroyed the property Of orr fellow
etizan at that place.
The new GIN house belonging to j Ell. Oicott
Esq. situated on Bayou Rigoette, was destroyed t
by fire Oh Thursday evening last, together with /
shout one hundred and lf,y bales OF cotton, one |
hundred Of which, we believe. were insured. The
gias house was almost entirely new. and new lot
Of machinery had inst been put up. Supposed to
haze been The work of an fncendiary.
i Tho Lafoerche Union Of Saturday says:
The weasher hes turned severely cold since yes
terday evening. 0ar planters anticipated sud
Il
wind rowed their canes, Test the frost shond dam
age the crops in the fields. We had several show
era during the past week, bat nov the weather is
fair
ARMS ron THE soUrH The only people gather
lng any advantage from the present crisis are the
and sellers of arms. The New
York Journal of Commerce says:
Yesterday there arrived by the steamer CITY Of
hartford, to0 cases Of Sharps patent earbiles,
containing 10 pieces each, making in all arms for
1900 nlen and 40 cases of ooIieal ball. each CON
saning iN05 bullets, or 40 900 cartridges in The
zggFegate- These arms ana ammunition were
ordered by telegraph from the Governor of Geor-
H. and Will be sent to Savannah by the next
steamer, The same factory haa also received :
orders from Alabama for 1000 stand OF the same
aeasli-dealing weapons.
Cooper u Pond, of this city, receive from twenty.
70 nity orders daily from South Carolina, Alabama
md Georgia and people who suppose that the
South y not paying customer, may be astonshed
q know tlat their business transactions in this
mo aFe strictly on cash basis. Cash within thirty
lays II their iDyarinble rule. Most of the orders
We for rites and navy reyolsers, though Cooper 4
'0fd supply an immense number of fint-loek mus
Zets. They lately sent twenty gun carriages TO :
seergia. ana have done brisk business in all
xipds Of small arms and ammunition with oil the =
Principal Southern Siates.
Another large house In this city has filed orders III
of about 500a stand Of muskets of the United \
States pattern, and has seld large quantities Of
rom all The Southern States but mainly from h
hose in which secession Il regarded as the only '
enledy for Southern grievances. A third extern
i've Establishment has supplied an immense nnnl-
ler OF Colts revoyers and rifles to Georgia, prn-
ipalIy to Columbus. All the wholesale houses
agenbles IL the city have been hard pressed to
uppIy TIE orders for every imaginable species of
Feapea. IL The above list may be added Ames'
manufacturing Company, which has furnished
seofgia with cannon and with 800 artillery swords,
nd has done o large miscellaneous business with
II tho aggrieved States.
HArAxA MAREET.-The Cuban Messenger fur
ishes The following review 81 the Havana market
Or tho week ending on the 22d.
The seven days that have Just elapsed since the
late of cur last review have brought many peeu-
iaF changes 70 the MARKET owing principally to
peenlatlys turns III regard 10 the result which the
ecent election In the United States may have and
Is influence on our market We may be permitted !,
. say nevertheless, that the foundation on which :
ne depression Of the market has been based, is in N
BE main part ridiculous and without any feunda-
ion Sill Il has produced very singular effect
lot only III nonetary affairs but even in the prices
# many articles Of American produce.
fS0gars The better adyces from Europe have
'iTen our Sugar market firmer tome though the
lemand has al the time continued very sluggish
The accounts from the United States, in conse
Iueace of the news we have already alluded TO- Is
ne rot Mt ressnt favorable. lint an the eansa for