New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-30
Louisiana fslteliIgence.

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE zGoNFEDERAT ATE LEAGUE
The Baton Rouge Advocate of the 2Sh inst notice:
the following subscriptions to the loan 10 the
Southern Confederacy by planters of that parish
VIM 3. Walker-S00 hhds. sugar, 500 bbls mo
lasses and 1000 bushels coru.s
Fergus Penniston-250 hhds. clarified and cen
frifugai sugar and $50 bhis. molasses.
Mary g. Daigre-l00 hhds sugar and 200 bbls
Estate of A. Bird-2O0 hhds sugar and 500 bbls
molasses. - 10
NJ. Rouzan- 200 .hlds sugar and 400 bbls. mo.
lasses. -
company is now being formed in Opelousas,
With the intention of volunteering for the war
They are called the q st. Landry VoInnteersn The
officers have been elected and are as follows
Captain, Henry L. Garland; First Lieutenant, Chas
ID. Bullard; Second Lieutenant, Jacob Anselm :
Second Lieutenant Junior, Adolphi Debaillon. All
are natives Of the parish
CHARRoN.-The opelousas Courier of the 9th
says
This terrible disease now exists in certain por
LIONS Oh TINS parish, to certain extent. planter
residing within tWO miles of our town has already
lost several milch cows of this disease, as we are
informed One Of our friends. just returning from
trip on the western limits of this parish tells ns
~ y raging u those prairies. Some men have been
attacked with it but, says he they cure il easily
enough on human beings.''
We see it is very bad in the praires of the parish
Of st. Mary.
BLOODY AFFRAY.-The same paper has the fol-
lowing
10 an ARRAY which took place on Sunday last. in
bois Maliet, between Julien Gallot and Louis Sim
III, Two nee colored men, the latter was killed
with g knife. On Wednesday last, the case was
drought before His Honor Judge Mouton. and the
accused was admitted to bah in the sum Of $1,000
70 appear before the next District Court
SDaAR-HoUsE BuRNED-W We learn from the Han
ma 43efane 0f the 23d hof fb.e,,
VIM. q. shafir, on Bayou Chacahoula, was burned
down on the night Of the I4th.inst. The amount |
OF the loss is not stated.
IMPORTANT INvENTIoN.-Under This head tba
Pioneer of Assumption has an article r1non1a ais.
covery recently made by Mr.. Charles steinnan. of
Napoleonyille, consisting of a simple and cbea,
apparatus for making water cold without The nee
ct ice. The apparatus is composed Of few feet
OF castiron or leaden tubes and Of a small reser.
voir placed about ffteenfeet under ground The
water, II passing through this reservoir. becomes
says the Pioneer, extremely cold-almost frozen
m is alsostated that Mr. Steinman has made a,,,I;
cation for patent, and that ia d few da VS. he will
be ready to fill orders, a number Of which r. bas
already received.
CROPS AND WEATHER IN ST.. Mays PAR1sH.
me franklin Banner of the 9Th has the following
tafabrapaS on these subjects:
The crops vet look fine but the rains Of 1ata
nave ceased for awhile. a shower occasionaIly
would be beneficial 19
itast Tuesday evening. night and morning
prnneht ns an unreasonable specimen of autumn
Aitef sunset the air was chilly, and in
the west the sky assumed q complexion necpliar
@ october and the sugar making season. we only
Aeeusn Ing Talting OF cane CARTS smoking furnaces
anu nres ~ Inc sitting rooms 10 make the sneeman
complete Wednesday morning the air was more
ohiiY IMAM we have known II for twenty yeara al
this season of the year. ''a's AZ !
u WAR lTEMs.--The same paper has the following !. J
The battery belonging to the artillery comnar,v I
OF Inns place 1snow complete and read for servina
~ CONSISTS OF one iron six FOUNDER cost ahout s5so
o o hrass SIX FOUNDER, cost 1920, made at New
.9he prass six. FOUNDER, French make
second hand cost about $500 and one bra 90 tvelve
cost $3.50. The battery complete eost t
ABOUT sS4o They have two hundred rounds az ,
grape ana canister for the six Founders on hand
ah4 ~ VIZ ma Eing arrangements with Mr. FL mfnnp Z
70 an ample supply of bali cast for the twelve
!. oAsNoN BALLs.-The Police Jury of this narisb
.ast ana arrangements with Mr.. Femming to
sass ;iosfa supply of cannon balls for the fail n
,,n Ar ~, ~. q old castings, which they call
ap9h our planters TO contribute far fha nnrnosa
streams. 4 oui haSlsapie l: i
places for masked battesIa w most
nng,es on the banks of the bayous hsIow Dug sne VI
EcAs bay that we have ever seen pasna.. PEI p
ines, taH grass, bay myrtle, and other ,sa,,I' ia
YOU'D Y cover batteries magnifcently fan 49, al
7 these Judioionsly planted along our coast s r
gorA spiendidiy on the suhjngators. ~ to
ttARRnTJ Ezra a. . | al