New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-25

bond which 1t once occupied ABOVE tne hassu". -
ievee, as il did False river, istwenty miles long
and is now called Old river, or " Lake i.aiayette
for the reason that on its borders were located eN
tensiye and valuable tracts OF land which were
donated by Congress TO Marquis Lafayette tof h's
revolutionary services; which lands we're sold by
him or his heirs and are now occupied as sugar |
plantations, being held by Lafayette Grant
titles On Lake Lafayette lie the large sugar es-
tates owned by Ar. Miltenberger s. Co., (who
lately sold Ibeeve) S. s. Pringle, the succession
of Judge Black. Chas. d. Stewart, and Hopkins
Bro.
The post-office known as Williamsport is located
on Lake Lafayette, over the shadows, at one en-
trance Of which steamers enter when the river IS
high. Here there is store or so and an Episcopal
church. From Williamsport to Red River Land
ing the upper post-ofice of the parish, the distance
Is six or seven miles, and there are two roads by
wIcht may be trayersed. one by the river leyeeand
the other by way of Bayou Lettsworth, on which
watercourse lies the large cotton estate Of the late
T. G. Mcintyre. Red river landing is place Of much
note, as being crossing point much frequented by
emigrants to Texas, who come from Mississippiand
Alabama. The business done there is considerable,
though there is but one mercantile establishment
of heavy calibre.
The agriculture UI IolAte SOupee IL ABOUT tquaii9
divided between cane and cotton, though of late
years the tendency is to withdraw land from the
culture of cotton and put it into The assessed
value of property is sll O00 600 in round numbers
and it pays tax of about s33 000 some Sill 900 Of
which goes to the School Fund. There are four
teen school districts, and the number Of edueable
children is about 800. The area of the parish COM
prises some Sill 900 acres, about 900 Of which
are in cotton, 1900 in cane and $4,000 in corn
the value Of the considerably exceeding that
Of the cotton, The proportion of slaves in the
parish is very large they number over IL 900 in
total population of about $780, the whites being
about $3.50 in number and the free colored about
T50 The proportionate number Of slaves is at
once indicative Of the wealth Of the planters and
Of the productive capacity of the parish. In ad-
dition to the names given above the following may
be mentioned as the larger planters Of the parish.
On False River, David Barrow, A. Denis, Col III.
Courtney, McNeely 4 Son, Mime Parlange and Mrs.
N. G. Sterling. Between Pointe Coup6e post-offiee
and the Grand Levee, the Oldest settled portion of
the parish the largest and best sugar estates,
among them those of Col. +. l.. Claiborne, Zenon
Porche, DR.. A. Ferrier, e. Cooley, Capt Morrison
McCulium and Others
The officers of Pointe Couple at this time are
John Moebius, President Police Jury and Recorder;
s. Porche, Sheriff; A. Boudy, Clerk Of Court; II.
Patin Jr., Treasurer; J. B. St. Cyr, Assessor
| John Yoist, Esq, District Attorney and Parish
Auditor.
THE CROPS. 4s1l
The drought is much complained of, but the
crops generally are looking tolerably well, never
theless. The prophets are predicting about an
average yield from cotton and cane this season
but Of course it is impossible to tell much about
with any certainty at this early date.
/ have now before me precocious phenomena il
the shape of q cotton form and corn tasse
placked on the Atchafalaya border of the parish
on the 26th of April. They might have grown il
an open field, and they might have been raised il
hot house in company with stove. Quiea sabe:
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