New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-10
aleu- Orleans DAILY Grt5.ent
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1866.


NATcurroCHEs.-Th Times of the 4th says, in
reference to the crops:
We have had some refreshing showers in some
parts of our parish They have been beneficial to
our planters. The ground was unusually dry and
could hardly be plowed Old cotton and corn,
in the places where the overflow has not been
experienced, are beautiful. We have received
samples of the former from the Old River settle |
ment, and they are very promising. Cotton pick
will shortly be In demand Grass in the helds
Is fast disappearing
The Times, however, has some fears of the cat |
erpilIar.
RELIEF FoR THE suFFERERs-We learn that
Major Cromle has Just received from the anth0rl'
ties in New Orleans supply OF provisions lor the
relief Of sufferers by the late overflow. Ihey nave
been transferred to the president of the police
jury for dlslribution,-[ Natchitoches Times.
The Shreveport Southwestern Of the 4th saysa
We saw last week on the levee two petroleum
augers, intended for NaCOgdoches county, Texas
These augers will be transported IN rev days
when the work of boring vii commence FROM
what we hear, oil in that section Is very apunuaht
and capitalists would do well to cast an eye IN Ihat
direction.
LOUISIANA APrLEs.-What Louisiana can do in
the way Of fruit is shown by the following from
the Shreveport Southwestern:
This office is under many obligations to Mrs. J.
Franklin Ford for a fine lot of delicious peaches
and apples. One Of the apples was the largest
we ever saw, measuring nearly fifteen inches III
circumference and weighed one pound and three
OMEGA The reaches were as fine as we ever ate.
IBaRyiLLE.- Our valued contemporary, the
South, published at Plaquemine, announces That II
will soon be enlarged, and will be " a newspaper
without its equal in size and typographical appear
ance in The country parishes Of the State
CATTLE TRApE,-We are pleased to chronicle
the arrival Of Capt. Edmond CastiIio's steamer in
Bayou Pl1quem'ue tni7 wees, ne.g4.ed WIN tat
pEftf7 ron lre vi 80 EvC onge
iS .- ,'.o I,, ays,.t r,;o,or tri,,s Of r,t
S5f. XXI a. oI, nm, T{,,,o, T,,d - 0'P'
~ I.t4la ,lI,,aod f. ra5ri reaTr s,i. at 1,r,o
- ~Trr''iUa G.,++t N1' 7'''' ~ D' o.
P'a~7' '9s' ''''-
me planters on crosse Iete Marengouia ana
foriAeae nave already planted larg" Porl9l OF
their gr 1nd in corn and cotton, and with VI for-
able autumn may be enabled TO make ohe'tN Of
acr0p.-l ibld'
F0rRTB or JrtY.-The once memorable fourth
ofJu'Y passed Off in parish in decided stiffness.
The only demonstration we heard OF a pic mic
given by the colored people. the white folks egi.
IDENTITY thinking they had very little independence
left them to celebrlte.-[lbd,
F.sr Frrrrr,>, The fonrth Of JuIv saws tha
pa+rt raased fTir CInfon YEARLY dStiv not a
sLo,t rdr, ron of rain nor anytEng eIse fo re-
80 ma ti,+ il iyas tbe dav we i,sed fo cei9hrafe
M. of. -,....
~ - -,; how, e,,ror - oIu,,.
p,.,"5 ~ SU f tbe narsb and crNrg ha4b cottr
90 ,1 oTa rsrHrted AZ in exceIfent condition
Va, -. 80.
me D9A''I," s'J@,
negro sGHo1lHdStei i1aAo niS aJpea. tlCG L
Jackson z -" q5ys sllEef W snooS tIg loeaa =
yn Uln Kin to lave Al short notice. ResuIt
company Of negro infantry stationed there.
REVIVAL OF THE MALs.-The great event o
this week with us is the revival Of the mails
II1uGy we nave oee4 uetFGG o. noE Loue years
bag cor contained some five hundred letters, som
b. dated as far back as year ago We are to hav
three mails a week, to be supplied by tn
steamboats, Fashion, Geu. Quitman and Gre
Yestar6av wbtlsta M. Conner was assauItin
his wife at their dwelling, on the upper end 4
Lafayette street, her screams attracted the after
ton Of a'crowd Of gentlemen, who rushed nto.th