New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-02
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Louisiana intelligence.

ASCENSION. The President Of the Police Jury
publishes notice in LIE Drapeau that the parish
police are disbanded, from which we conclude that
~ is quiet.
We learn from the same paper that the Mayor
cf DonaldsonVille is going to enforce vigorously
The law against the use of firearms and the carry
ing Of concealed weapons.
Calico balls are all the rage in the parishes of
st. James and st.. John the Baptist. The Mes
chacebe says that such reunions are fashionable
Ill over that region, and characterized by sim
plicity, modesty and a lack of all pretension and
extrayagance.
The same paper says that last Sunday negro
employed on the plantation of Al. P. St. Martin
snrepttonsly entered store whilst the proprietor
WAS engaged in conversation. The proprietor's
suspicious being reused, he entered the store
found the negro near the counter holding out
hottie which he had bought full Of liquor the pre-
yions evening, but which he now brought back
empty. Wishing to return the price of the bottle
on its being returned the storekeeper opened his
tiller only TO find all the money gone. He called
ON the negro to hand back the amount, which was
refused. struggle ensued,s during which the
negro drew knife, whilst Mr.. Lapeze, the pro-
prietor, picked up an old sword. Being badly
wounded in the hand Mr.. Lapeze called to his lit
tie son to bring his shot gun. Thinking Mr. La
Dese only wished to brighten him, the negro be-
came very insolent, and, knife in one hand, with
The other he seized the gun by the muzze. Mr.
IApeze pulled trigger, but the gun snapped. He
4 then cooked the other barrel, and kept the negro
q bay until succor arrived, and the negro was
ARRESTED. The latter was wounded several times
daring the scnfie, but not dangerously, and Mr..
IApeze Is determined to prosecute him to the full
extent Of the law. s
We extract the following items from the same
lapex:
Nj. George B. Payne has sold his large planta-
ton for $4,000. The land was worth $50 an acre.
md before the war would have brought, including
The slaves attached, 100000.
The plantation Of Mr.. Adam seixnaydre was
sold, day or two ago, to Mr.. Aristide Bourgeois,
1or 10000.
Fire wood being no longer in demand for manu-
featuring sugar, large quantities are being carried
cat Of the swamps and carried down to the river,
where It'll sold to steamboats,. The prices vary
from Sc to 81 per cord Planters are making hand
nome profits in this business
n Several negroes have been deprived Of their
1kns lately in st. James parish. This excellent
node Of proceeding was ordered by Lieutenant
U6h, Provost Marshal.
iessfs. p. aud Il. GARNER have just left the par
~ Of st. James for the beautiful farm they have
purchased in Madison, at Milk ems Bend, on the
Alasissippi. During the war they belonged to the
- Louisiana, and have given their new planta
non NE name Of Mansfield, they having both been
wounded IN the battle Of Mansfield.
Two industrious white men, without any assis.
sfnve from outside, white or black, have raised
" yeas, near we river bank, hogseeads of
suesz, pafres molasses lao carrottes of Perfume
tobacco, $500 pounds 800 barrels corn has;das =
large supply Of sweet potatoes. meas 1rrm,L;ns
~. Inc nogsneads, Of leo pounds each. make
15OO pounds and, sold Of is cents, brought slI5s.
1Ao carrottes Perique at ssleach, sll2o: harrs,,
nGlssses $40 gallons at IS cents $40: 500
sorn at 81, $500, making altogether, s3sls ;nsa
pendentof an abundant supply Of potatoes meas
1pbpkins, etc. ts's'
This fact will appear incredible to the farmer,
u the sterile hills Of New England, or even of III
fertile prairies Of the West. But such is the fer
tiiity Of the soil Of Louisiana along the shores
ths Mississippi, that immigrants from Europe ant
The North will find that, with half the toll an,
scoaomy necessary to get along with in thei
native land, they can achieve competency an,
Independence. As to the suIubrity of climate
Illinois and Indiana cannot compete with Lou
iiana.
BATON RouGE.-Th following is the chang
sfsicie Of the Advocate of the Goth:
business is brisk and the buyers and seller
IaiK y that there is no agricultural nipple
&1sss u NeW Orleans, and few in this city. AL
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