New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-22
Louisiana Intelligence.

The Shreveport News of the 10th says that
cotton keeps coming in, and business is improv-
ing"
Mr. A. L. Mershon clerk of the court, died in
Shreveport after brief illness, and was inferred
with Masonic honors
The CRoPs.-The planting community are pro-
crossing finely in gathering their crops. 1t is lib
orally estimated that the cotton crop of this parish
for the present year will not exceed three thou
sand bales-which is about one fifth OF crop,
LBisnville Messenger
The streets of our little city have presented
very animated appearance for the past ten days. |
The weather continues propitious for gathering
crops, and cotton is coming in very freely.
The agricultural society of St. Helena parish has
elected as its officers James A. Williams, pres-
dent, S. R. Corkern vice president, J. B. McClen-
don, treasurer, W. A. Gill, secretary, and E. F.
Russell, corresponding secretary.
The following persons were appointed on the
different committees to-wit: .."...
Executive committee-M. H. Crane LIST Ward
W. A. Carter, 3D. W. H. Tillery. Sd W. D. j.
Warner 4th; H. A. Swasey, 5th W. H. Lillard,
9th; Amos Kent 18th.
Agricultural. D. Methvien, ]. D. Kemp and
p. G. Quinn.
Hordculture-H. A. swaysey, S. R. Corkern
and R. J. Clarke.
Stock raising-D. F. Wilson, c. E. Strickland
and B. NJ. Watson
Mechanics, etc.--R. ]. Clark, William Lewis and
Judge Moore.
Tie society is to meet again to-day
STRANGE PRoOEEDINGs.-Last Saturday morn
| ing Z. s. captain, accompanied by four of the
| dusiy boys in blue, u arrived in our town, and
excited no little curiosity to what could be their
mission to this quiet little burg; some said they
were sent here to force the "culled population
to attend school; others said that they had come
| to arrest some impudent reb Y who had looked
cross at the times and powers that be. But Gu
| rosity was soon sienced by one of the bureaus
sneaking satellites, who said that they had come
| here through mistake, and that st. Martinsvile
was their destination.
| On Sunday, nevertheless about u o'clock NJ.
the captain with his escort left town by the road
they had come, and at dark went to Mr.. Joseph
| BoudreauX's place.. about ten miles from
our town. and there arrested young man by the
name of Therence Toupes, who was in the employ
Of Mr. B., and took him off with them heavily
roned. SEQ
This young man Toupes was arrested by the
civil authorities some months ago, on the charge
Of shooting negro. with intent to kill. The case
was investigated by Justice Moss, and Mr.. Toupes
was put under bond in the sum of $1,000 to answer
to the aforesaid charge before the next term Of
the district court in and for parish Well, said
court began its session on the 18th of September
last the Grand Jury was duly impannelIed and
sworn according to law, the district attorney was
in attendance; Mr.. Toupes case was submitted
to the Grand Jury and after due deliberatiOn they
failed to find true bill against him, and he was
discharged according to the laws of the country.
Now, after surrendering himself to the tribunals
of the country, on the charges preferred against
him, and no true bill found, he is again arrested
by the military for the same otfense, and taken
hands and feet ironed to the city OF New Orleans
as common murderer.
Mr. T0upes is almost q stranger in our parish,
therefore We call upon the people, in the name of
justice and humanity to have a full statement OF
the facts of this case made out and sent to the
proper authorities. We have no doubt that if a
correct statement Of the case had been at first
made to General Sheridan, troops would never
have been sent here to arrest Toupes. 1t is all
malicious representations
[yermillonville Lafayette parsh) Advertiser.
The tobacco-growers of ST. James parish are
going to send some of their perrique to the Pari,
exposition.
Two old citizens of St. James, Mr.. Norbert
Roussel and Mr.. Evariste Nillavaso, have died re
Gently.
ST. MARx,-steamers are pretty lively on the
Teche at the present time. Tow boats pass VI
J with long RATS of cypress, steamers pass dowI
loaded with beeves, calves, cotton, hides chick
ems, eggs, etc., and passengers pass up and down
daily on our steamers that run between Brasheal
and New Iberia.-[ Planters Banner.
We learn that there is fine fishing along tht
coast at the present time, at the mouths OF thu
f bayous and in the bays. Reddish, trout, sheep
head, founders, mullet, shrimps, crabs, and oys
ters are found in abundance by those who taxi
the pains to go for them.-[ Ibid.
Mr.. Fred Senette, of Cenerve, died last weel
of yellow fever contracted in New Orleans, ant
We learn that two persons have lately died a
Tigerville, and one at Chuckah0ula, of the SAM
disease, which they brought home with them from
the city.-[Ibd
MI
ner says:
The plantations on the Lafourche look usually
: rather desolate. Instead of the waving fields 0
cane, and broad fields of yellow corn, potatoes
pease, pumpkins, ETC., we now see an 0ccasiona
patch OF cane, few fields of worm-eaten cotton
a few potatoes, and broad surfaces of yellow
n weeds. Mr.. Tucker cultivates about seventy-fy
h acres of sorghum, and has made about three bar
, rels Of molasses to the acre. 1t is thought there
= will be about ten thousand hogsheads Of suga
L made on both sides of the Lafonrche its who'll
length this year. They will generally make abou
onc-third of crop OF cotton. There is the sam
uncertainty about labor the coming year, there, a
i here and elsewhere. Everybody seems strngglin
faithfully to weather the storm and reach III
snore; but they have many dead weights to carry
and have wind and tide against them,
s----
u Treasurer Spinner desires persons who hav
n forwarded packages of mutilated fractional GU
rency to the treasury department for redemption
! aud have received no communication from the dl
paItment announcing the receipt Of the packag
Q ard iuGlosng the amount of the SUN forwarded
II TO address letter as before, stating distinctly TIL
amount forwarded, the date of tr0usmissal an
II the name and postoitce address Of the write
The officers Of the treasury may thus be enable
s to identify large number Of packages now
their possession which could not heretofore /
e identified, the forwarders having neglected.
- state their names OF pOstoiiices.
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