New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-07
Louisiana Intelligence.

weather mas improved tuC IouuS ltSNitH VI
the city at the same time. Smallpox and measles
are getting Questionable, and we hope soon to
chronicle the departure of these twin invaders.
WHITE LABOR. The Monroe Intelligencer
says:
The suggestions made in our last issue, respec T.
ing the organization of society for the purr ,ose
of providing for the immigration of white ',abnr
ers, seems to meet with favor and is elici ding at
tention. There is time to be lost. The re
quisite quantity of laborers is not in the country
even if every negro should desire to 60 to work
and should labor as well as before tie war. There
is not more than half as many lahorers in the two
parishes of Ouachitao and Mcrehouse os are
wanted now, and for another year the want will be
still more seriously felt.
sHsEvEpoRT.-Says the News:
Our city has been remarkably quiet during the
past week. Outside of drunken sprees we have
had all quiet.
A few such heavy rains as we have had this
week, will have a tendency to cause a rise in the
river.
Posta! Afiairs.-As Uncle Samuel so-called
has not yet seen fit to entrust us with mail facli
tles-thfnking that we are not sufficiently Z" har.
monlze&" to sell postage stamps-our citizens
have taken the matter into their own hands and
have established a semi-weekly mail from this
place to Arcadia, leaving every Tuesday and Sat.
ur&ay mornings, returning the same day. Let the
ciIazens In each neighborhood throughout the pa.
rTsh. make up "pony purses" and establish a mail
fne from their respective neighborhoods or post.
offices to cooperate with this line. By this means
we can act independently OF Uncle Sam, or " any
other man.p-[ Bienville Messenger
ouAcHIrA.--We take the following items from
the Monroe Intelligencer of the Sd:
Terrible Erp!osioa-The boiler of Grants mill
between Bastrop and Monroe exploded on Thurs
day morning, with tremendous force, killing the
engineer Mr.. G. W. Coleman an honest and in
dustrons man, and a freedman, also nuring Mr..
H. Harrison, an employee in the mill. Mr.. Coleman
had bis head blown off; he leaves a wife and seye-
raj children in narrow circumstances
1t is our duty to again record another explosion.
The boiler in Gen. Liddell's Saw Mill in Morehouse
parish exploded last Saturday, killing a freedman.
and injuring the buildings to some extent.
Inc machinery for another saw and grist mill
was landed, this week, at Trenton destined for the
neighborhood of Mr.. Lebanon. We are pleased
to note these signs of reviving prosperity. The
demand for lumber throughout the country. still
continues.
The Rdal5odd.-The work of reconstruction on
the V. s. d I. r. R., is progressing rapidly. for
the short time the present proprietors have had to
procure laborers, and contracts are being daily
made to push the work forward. We are happy
to see familiar faces among some of the employees
OF the old road, whose services have been secured
by the present company. They are gentlemen of
experience, and good workmen.
Horse tSedling.-Mr. John W. Bonnet enter
tained three young men last week during the night
who said they were deserters from the army, and
lived in Indiana. They returned to his place the
next night, and stole two mules and a horse from
b. all he owned Mr.. B. and three of his neigh.
bors pursued the thieves to Pin Hook in Carroll
parish and there found them with the stock, in the
swamp, brought their property home, and lost
sight of the thieves.
They are horse-racing it up in Monroe, as we
jndge by the following from the Intelligercer:
=, The great, race between "Nettie Moore" and
'Lillie Hamilton, will come off on the 2lst April,
for purse and stake of s2500. Heavy betting is
going en-; Nette seems to be the favorite, but no
odds given. Nettie is hardly bride wise and
creole pony We predict large attendance at
the above races Of the lovers Of the turf. We
hear OF many other races to take place soon. Our
neighbor Stempe, with his favorite Nettie Moore.
came oM victorious in the race last Saturday
against Kate, $500 purses. Our town BOYS must
De cautious how they bet; Stamper (K)no(w)se
great deal.
In regard to business aud crops the same paper
'ays:
1t is an old saying among the Scotch that s.tbe
March dust is worth its weight in gold" We
hlnk so too the last five days have been clear and
warm as May, causing our agrcultursts to advance
WIN tne1r iaoors; gardeners have also been busy
md all kinds of seeds have been planted : yege |
alton IS bursting forth peach and ample trees |
ire in bloom, and little plums are also forming on
he trees If we have no severe cold weather
lprlng the beginning of April, our gardens will |
bound with fine crops of vegetables, and the
rnit crop will be abundant.
We notice the bayou planters planting corn, and
citing ready for large crop of both staples of
his country.
Business in town has not improved since our
lst issue, hardly any cotton coming in but nm
eights are heavy. The river is rising faster than
'ual at this stage. 1t is now above the second
ank and booming"
WEST BATON RouGE.-The Sugar Planter saws:
work on the crevasses of the parish is SLOWLY
'ogressng, although greater number of labor
5 might be employed, The contractors we are
FORMED, still experience considerable difficulty in
oney matters, matter not at all paIatable to
npOyer or employee; in fact, but for that little r
'fciency, we have had every assurance the le
es would long since have been completed. :
A.fray-A Whole FanoHy c
Ned.-A terrible affair occurred last Saturday 5
Felicity Island, in this parish. As far as we
n learn, the circumstances are as follows:
1t seems the island had been rented to man nv
name OF Mcdonald, who with his wife and son t.
le Ilatter a young man, lived on the island. P
lother man by the name of Bourg, took the ill., e.
y OF squatting on the island and was repeatedly "
iered off by Mcdonald, but refused to 90. The il
nsequence was, continual war between the
o E, families; On last Saturday, Mcdonald, his :,
} employ of Mcdonald, went to the house Of d,
urg, all armed. What their intentions were v
es not appear clear, nor have we been able to n
the particulars of the fight that ensued, but a
AcsuiV is udSiCai, 70 say tne least. Mcdonald,
wife and son were killed and the negro slightly
unded. Bourg has been arrested and will. of -
lrse be held to appear for trial before the Dis I'd
It Court, that is, if we ever have any court
Iin.-(H Houma Civic Guard. pI
We understand the Hon. Duncan S, Care ia max.
preparations for bringing his family back to
rebonne, to 1.-THE old plantation. .".-[ibid. ,r
AFoURcHE.-Business continues brisk: more gr
nters have visited us lately than had been seen be
many seasons, mainly on the lookout for la. lN
ers.-E Thibodaux Sentinel.
is with qualification we state that the more Ia Fl
lous and intelligent freedmen have eyervwbere f. r.
G seriously to work for themselves, and others
hring themselves to their former owners. in
1t instances, or to other planters The atten- =
which they give to the reading of their CON t, ii
us OF lease or hire, is proof sufficient that they the
IN TO work in earnest. Most of lessees of land or
already hard at work. and are as far advanced wa
heir field work as the season iustifes. Such
worthy OF their Freedom and will never be the
blesome.-[Ibid. res
r. MARTIN.-A sad accident occurred. Saturday gal
at Mr.. John Allison's. His daughter, twenty the
fs OF age, was killed by the accidental dis i
,ge OF gun which was then in the hands of ant an
brother, and this without the slightest impru anl
&c on the part of the latter. Miss Aliison's fin,
"a is real loss to our circles; her amable dis ply
toh, ier aiiablilty, her talent as a musician, "i +
gentility, made her most agreeable to those | Or
approached her. She will long be remem. the
ID in our midst and as long sincerely regretted ne neE
Courier of the Teche 1 al
ERY1LLE.-The Plaquemine South chronicles gay
oeath OF Mrs. Jane D. Garrett an estimable sdh sot
of that town. side
iE SMALL PoX.-This terrible iesease has 'EG Th1
us appearance in our town-in fact it IS "a h