New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-07

CADDO.-FOr several weeks past the rains have
been heavy, only few days intervening between
Hoods. Not only have the low lands on our large
rivers been overlooked but nearly all the lands on
Dayous and creeks. All operations on plantations
were suspended, and the corn, which was up and
growing well, was destroyed by high water
great deal of cotton had been planted in bottom
lands Owing to the scarcity of seed in some
localities, great emsarrassments will arise IN plant
ing over The prospect for crop is rather
gloomy yet, with clear, warm weather, half
crop may be made. Everything has revived won
derfuy under the genial influences of bright skies
in the past week. Gazette, April n.
FALL IN CoTToN.-No little excitement was
manifested by our merchants and cotton buyers
last Friday on the receipt of New Orleans dis
patches, Of the 9th, stating that cotton mad de-
clined in Liverpool to l4d.-some said 3d., and
others I3dd.-with a panic. The New Orleans
quotations were &c. for low middling. This was
fall of at least8 or 10 cents, while gold went up
to l27. All a man had to do TO get fight on mis-
hands was to offer lot of cotton for sale for specie
to any Of our cotton buyers. E'cod, what a sight
they we're long faces, sour faces, sunken eyes,
with decided ferocious appearance generally.
To steer clear Of them was considered the better
part of yalor, which was generally done by the
Southwestern Maya
BURGLARIoUs ATTEMPT.-Last Wednesday night
an unsuccessful attempt was made to rob the
vault of the banking house Of Johnson d DUR, of
this place. From all appearance the burglar
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Durr's family were at supper, and secreted himself
under the stairs leading to the second story until
as he thought, all the family had retired, when by
means of skeleton key, he entered the banking
room, in which is the vault He must then have
unlocked and unbaTed the front door, and left it
very little open, probably to facilitate his escape
! in case of an alarm. Mr.. Charles Durr whose sus-
| picion was aroused by hearing noise in the room
as he was going up stairs, returned and passed
around to the front door and set down the steps
! He perceived at once that the door was aiar, and
pushing against it, he felt pressure from the inside
| which satisfied him that somebody was inside. He
| Immediately remarked aloud that the door was
all right and went across the street for assistance
but before it arrived the robber rushed out of the
door ran down Milan street to the levee, where he
disappeared. Although the thief must have beer
| in the bank upwards of two hours he did not sue
| coed in getting into the vault and there was moth
| ing outside Of it for him to get. Had he have
| known the nature of the vault and its five com
| pCated locks, burglar proof department ETC., ht
never would have made the attempt. We do no
| believe the most adroit burglar in the country
could get into the cash deposits of that vault in
month Southwestern.
| The river opposite this point, up to last night
had fallen in all about 80 inches, and is now abou
245 feet above the lowest water mark of the season
The officers of the Mollie Fellows, the last boa
from above the raft, report having passed FultOl
last Friday, at which point the river was within l
inches of the previous rise. AT Rowland it ha
been equally as high, but had again fallen. TIL
rise spoken of will hardly affect the river at thi
point. We don't believe it will more than bring
to a stand For the movements of the boats W
refer to the Southwestern, May 2.
NATcHITocHEs.-Th Timesn of April est
says: One or two places up the river are owe
flowed but it is now the general impression this
the danger is past; that the river will commenc
to fall in few days, and the planters will be abb
to 60 forward with their crops. Many person
will be compelled to plant over, but there is tin
enough yet for cotton, and we believe that Il