New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-09
Louisiana Intelligence,

The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter, of Satur-
day last, has the following: -.-.
The heavy rains that have been inflicted npon
US for several weeks past have greatly ruined our
cotton. True, our parish cultiYates but little of
that staple compared with sugar, but the loss is
well worthy of notice The effect of rain upon
the cane is also apparent. If it continues we must
look for falling oil of the great crop confidently
anticipated month or two ago. The heavy sugar
crop Of 1853 was preceded by similar heavy rains
which made material difference in our parish crop
1t may prove the same this year.
The Thibodaux Sentinel furnishes the following
list Of officers of new military company of La
fourCAe, the I.afourche Creoles:
This company was fully organized on last Mon
Monday, and the following gentlemen were elected
as its officers Captain Louis Bush; First Leuten-
ant J. X. Gourdain; Second Lieutenant, John A.
Collins; Third Lieutenant, Joseph P. Tucker: Or
derly Sergeant, G. Gautreau; Second Sergeant
S. I. Grisamore; Third Sergeant, r. SaYoie
tonrt9 Sargeant, scudday 1.eyron; Fifth Sergeant,
Second Corporal, Theodule Robichaux; Third
Corporal, GustaVe Abribat: Fourth CORPORAL,
Emile Naqain; Drummer, Louis A. Aucoin
Buger, b. Filhucan Bazet. This company for the
greater part, is composed of fne athletic Young
men, and we venture to say that but few finer
hodles OF men have been turned out from any
country parish of this State, unless they were
companies formed of picked men.
From the Lafourehe Union of Saturday we ex.
tract the following:
During the week-meteorologieay speaking. a
most dismal one-the weather like that of the mast
fortnight, has been ndescribably unpleasant. The
clouds are still encamped overhead, and it is we
think safe to say that the desire to see them strike
their tents, if we may be allowed in these serious
tnes to indulge IN a play upon words, is most IN
tense.
1t is said that fortifcations are about being
erected on the Grand Caillou, in the parish Of
Terrebonne. A company from New Orleans, said
no nfS
the Terrebonne station on Thursday last and it
was rumored that they have been ordered to the
month Of the Grand Caillou.
In the Tberve Sentinel of Saturday we find the
following:
Coroner 7. E. Grace was called on Thursday to
hold an inquest on the body of mulatto found
floating in the river opposite the residence of j. B.
Rils, Esq. Said boy was griffe of medium height,
very strongly built. He had handkerchief closely
tied over his face, his hands well bound and a
heavy iron pivot securely fastened to his legs with
a piece OF cotton line and q long trace chain-a
weight of about fifty pounds. Verdict: Violent
drowning, at the hands of person or persons IN
known.
The St. Mary's Banner of Saturday says:
As an earnest of the growing sngar crop of our
parish, our friend, John Gordy, Esq, sends us a
cane from his plantation, on Bayou Cypre.nort
measuring six feet seven inches in height contain.
ing seventeen well-matured joints. The cut from
which this monster cane was taken was planted on
the last day Of March last.
According to the East Feliciana Patriot of Satur-
day, the corn crop in that parish is higly prom
ising:
Last week we noticed the receipt of sample of
prolific corn-sx ears to the stock, from the farm
OF Mr. q. Thompson. To-day we have five stocks
with thirty ears, from the plantation of Mr.. John
East, who has field OF fifty acres of which this is
ialr sample large portion of this fifty acres has
been in cultivation for thirty years.
The St. Helena Imperial of Saturday has the fol-
lowing:
There has been quite change in the weather
this week in and about Greensburg there has
been quite drouth of one week, but fine prospect
OF a rain every day; in other parts of this parish,
we can hear of rain every day, should it continue
we will be able to report fine crop of grass, and
but light crop of cotton.
We have heard some complaint among the farm
ers of their cotton shedding very bad and others
complain of the rot, which has led us to believe
that there will not be over an average crop made
this year, if that farmers have commenced pick
ing, which is very late, this parish has usually
shipped cotton the lst Of August.