New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-17
nr,s.ns.appi nntenlrenee.


Mr.. James shackelford, day before yesterday,
gathered and pressed from one grape vine twelve
Selions Of juice, and had forty-fye pounds Of
cranes not pressed. This is remarkable vine
ara difficult to beat. It is seven years old, =
tayer trimmed and spreads over much ground II
ithaye an opportunity. It is small blue grape, grape
in very thick, well filled clusters Mr. :. htows El
no name for it. He has cultivated it successIuhy
for many years.-L Messenger.
The president of the Southern Railroad, oy way
Of commemorating the completion q the Dig
Black bridge, which re-estabishes throagn 'raVei,
proposes to give HaIl the world y holiday, and
Announces that on the 18th and 18th tickets VIII
be sold to 90 to vicksburg and jackson ana
vatnrn at any time ill the 25th inclusive, at the
cnst of ana fare. Also on the 2Tth and 2sth with
tickets 10 Meridian, good till September 4th.
We Issrn that some Of hefreedmen congregate
nightly near the new AIfican church IN TINS ci5y,
similitarg arts By what authority this is done
We have not yet been informed, but think it the
duty of the proper authorities to investigate the
matter at once. 1T may be that radical incendia-
fieg are ia our midst, who are duping the blacks
and scattering the seeds Of another riot similar to
lie one with which New Orleans has recently
been cursed. II such be the case, let 1t be
crushed IN its incipiency. An invesngauon ln
this matter is important and let it be done lmme-
kiately. 1t can dono harm, while it may Dc much
good. 9 Caution is the parent OF security"
jackson Mississippisn.
The Natchez Courier says that twenty three
families ia Adams and Jefferson counties are pre-
pairing to emigrate to Brazil while large numbers
of families in other parts Of the State are con
templating a similar movement.
The prospect for crops Of corn and cotton haye
both been materially damaged by the exceedingly
warm and dry weather which we have had for the
last three weeks. Corn planted late in the season
cannot yield anything unless VIC have rain in -four
or ige DAYS and the misfortune is, all low lands
were necessarily late on account OF the spring
rains. Iauderdale Times, llth.
We iearn from gentleman who has been on al
extended tour, that the cotton crop, fsom Mem
phis 20 Jackson, through CeAtral Mississippi, is
total failure. Everybody is dsheartened and an
ticipased famine stAres the planter in the face
8 The corn crop will hardly pay for harvesting, ane
1t ia in such condition that rains cannot now save
it. He reports the people disheartened and in sus
penss, fearing the worst--[ Vicksburg Herald.
THE ARMY WORM terrible scourge Of cot
ton fields, says the Herald Of the llth has madt
its appearance in Louisiana, near this city. WI
saw several Of the animals yesterday, and the.
are pronounced genuine.
a reliable gentlemen from Steen's Creek IN
formed US yesterday that the crops are almost a.
entire failure. He says that he planted with til
exploitation Of making at least eight hundrei
bushels of corn, but wilnow be perfectly satisfied
If he gathers one hundred and fifty bushels An
other gentleman, with ten good hands, will NO
make exceeding seven pdteS OF COTTON dhu dpou
Twenty-Five bushels Of corn, " all toltl.n A grea
many other farmers in that section viii scarcely
make any crops-4ail owing to the wet spring ant
dry summer.- Nissssippian.
Cen. w s. Featherstoh is prevented by the
sickness Of himself and family from attending the
Philadelphia convention.
Capt. Fort, who has been so long confined il
iail charged with The killing Of Thos. Keen, al
Holly Springs last all5awas brought before Judge
Clsytonon writ Of habeas corpus, and admitted
to Sail in the sum Of five thousand dollars.
During fire in YieksbuTg, last Monday, several
persons tainted from heat and over-eVertion.
call has been made for a convention Of
teachers to be held at jackson on the first Monday
in September.
III 1860 this county had 10000 acres in cultiva.
fi0n, producing $4,000 bales Of cotton and
/ 100 900 bushels Of corn. If we produce 10000
bales of cotton this year we will do well.