New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-09

posed stoppage Of the cnlverts for conducting
water from the Mississippi river through the gut
ters. The flow Of water from the river through.
the culverts been regarded as highly beneficial.
This applies to the Fourth and Third Districts;
which are deprived of the benefits of the Water
Works Company. It is deemed highly essential at
this jancture that full supply Of the element
should be available at all hours 1t is dry time,
as the phrase goes, and the only recourse for a
supply Of water ID the upper and lower districts is
by the culverts through the leyee. We see no
good reasons why this supply should be inter.
rupted. Possibly some half dozen individuals may
be placed to some Inconvenience by the free ad-
mission of the water from the Mississippi through
the culvertss Really we do not perceive any jus,
reasons why the cuiverts shonld be Interrupted,
The inconveniences of the few must in these try.
ing times give way to the advantages and comforts
OF the thousands zxs ..sess.
We are glad to learn from the country that
planters have resolved, and are following out the
recommendation TO devote only email part OF
their land to- cotton: On an average it is pre-.
sumed that there will be only one-fourth Of the
usual quantity of land devoted to cotton. Thia ID
we'll. 1t is limited there are several estates.
which have been or are about to be run ont from
the ardent desire to groW large crops Of the ata:
pie; that the negroes son many estates cannot be
better employed this year than in raising cereals
1nending fences, digging bitches, repairing cabns
and generally atte euding to improvements which
have tor years been overlooked in the haste and
greediness to cultivate large crops Of cotton. We
ef,eqnenHy called the attention of our plant
ers to small Matters There is one important and
very desirable item required for household and
medical purposes. We alude to mustard 1t is an
article readily and easily raised. The markets Oh
which we have heretofore depended on are now
closed 1t is not utof place 70 call the attention
Of agficntnralists, planters and all 10 this.. Id
fact every negro plantation who has his
patch Of ground SHOULD be encouraged to oraisethis
essential article also to raise tomatoes another
| vegetabie Of the highest Importance for medical
and culinary purposes
There was some intelligence received of ere
vases above the city, that Is, between Natches
Land Vicksburg, on the Louisiana side of the river
The old Mississippi is getting into Of Its usua
| pranks, and requires the closest watching. The
Invaders can avail Of the high stage to cause CON
siderable trouble therefore, every individual seeI
coming down stream in q skif, or lonngiug ahnn
the coast should be forthwith arrested, and sum
mariy disposed Of. It is no use to mnce matters
nor give way to niaudlin sympathies during thi.
crisis Our authorities here, thatis, in and abou
tie city, are very strict carrying out the real in
a tents Of martial law. In the country wetlearr
there is some laxity. Further, we are asked til,
meaning that permission should be given to one
: q. Kellogg, q brotherin.law to Abraham Lincoln
+ to be travelling through the South. What does
, mean? He is resident and citizen of Cincinnati
Heliyed in this city for some years, but choose L
seek bis future success in that Black Republica
! place, Cincinnati. Why is this individual aowe
!, to preambulate through our camps and country
True, ,he is reported to be on visit to some rela
lions or connections in Alabama but did he vis
| these relations in years gone by? Tie Souther
eanse has suffered immeasurably5 from the grea
i freedom allowed to travellers. Ii the time has nc
+ arriyedto put stop to it, we seriously ask whe
that time is expected to arrive? This Mr.. Kellog
= has been alluded to as having been in the Cor
! feaerate camps at Corinth ss. .,.ssassSiz
n Therew was q great press in and around the Pr
/ st-Marshals Office Of the First District yeste
I day. Today and tomorrow are. the last day
F Ample time has been given to all to come forwar
k and take the oath Of allegiance. Those who lhav
k neglected to come forward, may rest assured the
n will be called on without the usual formalities of
piece of printed paper with few words of writing