New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-19

MADISON PARtsH.-At the election last Monday,
John Vallandingham elected sheriff; G. P.
Hindman, clerk; L. M. Boyee, recorder, and R. T.
Scott, coroner
John T. Lane, for district attorney of the thir-
teenth judicial district, has LOG majority in the
parish.
CARBoLL-For sheriff, Collins, lao; Richards,
1913. For clerk, Cheatham, 377; Leggitt, ll5.
For recorder, Draughon, 2l4; McCandless, 269.
For assessor, Hedrick, ISL; Frazier, 49, For
coroner, Langford, 24S Ross, 1873. For district
attorney, W. j. Duncan, 278; J. 7. Lane, 19l.
A young of this parish has inst returned
from the war, for which he volunteered at the
firing Of the first gun At the surrender Of Lees
army he was left without the means of paying his
expenses home, and having lost an arm, he was ia
poor condition to earn his livelihood by manual
labor. On making known his condition to gem
tleman of Richmond, he was furnished with the
money to pay his expenses, the voluntary contri-
button OF few benevolent persons of that city,
who had themselves been reduced to poverty by
the TaYages of the This is only one of the
many instances that have been brought to our
notice of noble charities bestowed on the gallant
defenders of their homes by the good people of
the old Dominion who for so long time were the
objects of the expressing hand of the invader.
alexandria Democrat.
In Natchitoches the vote for district attorney
stood Pierson, 5ll Lemee, l57; Smith, l51
There were eight candidates for sheriff in Natchi-
toohes. J. G. Hughes, the successful candidate,
received one hundred and ninety votes.
AvoYELLEs.-Th following are the elected
parochial officers from this parish Sheriff. j. ].
Ducote; clerk, j. j. Goudean; assessor, L. Ber:-
don. District attorney, seventh judicial district
(no opposition) Thomas 0gerton
RAPIDEs.-Since our last it has rained inces
sanity and in perfect torrents. Such rains were
never seen or heard in this latitude. 1t cleared
up Monday morning and SO far since we have sun
shine. The crops are in an awfully bad condition
and the prospect ahead IL gloomy indeed The
TyeflS rising yet at the rate OF three inches per
twenty-toRr hours. 1t is now within five inches of
the same height as last spring. The chances of an
overflow or no overflow are even, and we are fear
tul for the former. We can stand two more feet
rise ana hght 1t out All this, provided proper,
iRAieoiate and energetic steps are taken to watch
the leVee night and day and keep working on it.
Let our people bear this in mind and not pause
one Instant 10 hghtng the GsvOuring flood. The
suo3eet IS one OF life and death, destruction star
VaWeh ana uttef rum to them, and fearful is the
responsibility o the authorities and the people If
tardmess on their part is permitted to slacken their
every effort to avert the impending danger
iAl=xandEia Democrat.
ME&alEs.-thts troublesome disease is in full
sway 10 morehonse, AND in some instances it has
gone through #hale families. Our female acade
my had to suspend exercises for few DAYS in CON
sequence OF it, but it is now on the wane Os'
Corn is aorth two dollars ner byshe, in Moro
house, and we fear it will be much HIGHER new
year, il our planters do not put in more than the,
are generally doing. This Is a crop thGt ever2
planter should make it a rule to ha4erin abundancs
It never is dug, and is so very easy to prodnce
tIbid
WEATHER AND CRopg.--We have had dry weathe,
for the past ten days, which was greatly Reedef
10y the planters after tae long wet spell we have
been having, and the tremendous torrents whicf
have flooded the country This has put the plant
ers back some, causing many to have to replant
both corn and cotton. Some have good stands Of
both and on the whole, MOrehouse is much ahead
Ofthe neighbonng parishes Everything seems to
be working well at present, and all things oonsiG
cred, we may hope for pretty fair crop this year
Bayou Bartholomew is very high at present but
slowly falling at Point PIeasaut-[lbd.
To rEE MASONIC FRArERN1rY THROUGHOUT THE