New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-04-25

The editor of the Iberville South-an excellent
and sprightly paper, published at Plaquemine-
has lately been making tour through the parish
of Point Coupee, his description of which is SO
graphic and to the point that we make room for il
in our own columns:
" CROSSE TETE ~" FoRDocHE " - cHInN GRE
| VASE "a LABOR JUMPER" IN LIMBO.
trip this last week to the ss Fordoche. - or
| Cane Brake" country in the parish of Point
Coupee, gave US an opportunity or seeing what is
6elng done in one of the finest sections of the
State towards aking a crop.
We are indeed pleased to state the prospect nm
tne Bayou Fordoche is excellent, particularly
along the high ridge of land extending along this
stream, down the Bayous Marenguoin and Crosse
Iete, into our own parish. 1t was protected from
the great flood of last season by o small leyee.
and may be regarded as independent of the breaks
IN the river 1evee which carried ruin and destruc.
hon so far and wide. Here the people feel secure,
aha, US lar as means and the supply of labor both
white and black, would go, everything was done.
Labor however is too scarce for even this favored
section; and, favored as it is with a soil unsur
passed with fertility and above high water to put
| IN 1ai crops. An abundance of corn is being
planted for the section, and much of it is now knee
| hlgh ana promising beautifully. good deal of
cotton mas been planted and was coming up
nnely, when the rains, which set in on the 4tb in
staht, followed by the frost of the 9th DESTROYED
IL and rendered replanting necessary in nearly
every instance. As consequence cotton seed
which could not be disposed OF before, was eagerly
bought up at 50 so per bushe. N'''
IN regard to the crop in the overflowed country,
as much can be said as to its forward cnndition
put the people suffered too much last wear. even
without the war, aud feared Justly enough the
t3Vees would not be built up well to do a great
deal much was being done to put places in order
and make enough to subsst the coming wear when
the sad news was announced them hat Chinn,s
ievee had given way. What amount of mischief
1hs crevasse VIII do to our sister parish we can
not say, put In our own it is already serious
stage any length Of time, it will be great. Already
the eastern side of Crosse Tete, from above Rose
dale to the Village-over twenty miles-and the
west side, from Mrs. Ursin Daigres tive miles Be-
low @ @hoseaael, are submerged, except little strips
mere ana there near these points, with the water
rising three inches in twenty four hours
From the Village, down the Bayou Plaquemine
ana drand river not great deal of the country is
yes ana the water rises slowly but
torrent that pours in upon it must soon l I'D the
sWamps and then cover the ridges and for another
year leave the now lovely little fields of that sec
uon M barren waste. Sad, indeed is the desolation
Along the Crosse Tete and Fordoche. particn
iarly IN the portions overfowed last year. we
neard complaint OF the bud worm in the corn.
whole fields have been destroyed, and others much
injured by this insect. 'A
Labor is in great demand. and has hrouobt int,
play the services of a class whom we Term. in |
absence OF better name, labor Jumpers and
Ior whose special benefit we, though always o.
posed 70 the exercise of such authority, would
hardly hesitate to call into requistion Judge
Lynch. These parties are abundant in New Dr.
eans, and it would seem wherever else negro
lf.onps are being mustered out of service. Many
y cnem ~ II , would seem, have been employed as
'ulcers OF these troops, aud if you want to hire
aoorers, they are ready to fill your order at 40
much per head. ~
, Dr. James Dupree, living near Livonia, in Point
youpee, and managing his mothers place, wanted
,ahas; la.a ana while ia New Orleans last week was
gated on by one of these gentlemen, named
Alrk, and formerly lieutenant in the United
'tHt.s army He secured the doctor seven hands
y twenty dollars per head, aud set out, for the
tantaton with them, arriving there before the
oclors When the contract was sgued and draft .
wen tor the money to ex xLieutenant Kirk for his
erVices Here matters took turn. Five of the
ands iL, va waited on Or. Dupree informed him that
-irk had engaged them to come up to his place
gn the contract work day or two, then run off
na Td drej9n ON hirk in New Orleans, where he would
lpply some one else. 1t is needless to saw no
me was lost in securing Mr.. Kirk, taking from
New Road. -'N "a"