New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-30
LOui,iana Intelligence.

A1nxAADErA The Democrat Of the 9th
says:
Since cur last the river and the waters Of the
late food have receded very fast, The streets
and yards Of the town are drying very slowly,
The former are perfect wreck, aud are far.
worse than we first imagined. 1t will take months
of hard work aad the expenditure of thousands
of dollars to place them in anything like passabe
order. The shade trees, with the except on of the
| oak, elm, cotton wood and willow, and the peach,
apple and pear trees are all dead. The gardens,
| which we're very fue, and the shruhbery, are all
completely destroyed. The authorities have COM
menced, On Front street, to fill up the deep gues
and tear down the huge sand bars and with eff
Gent labor our poor old town will again look up.
| OLD RED.-The Democrat says that Old Red is
fully four feet within its banks and falling faster
than ever before known.
SHREyEpoRr.-The following items are from the
News:
A pan Is now on foot in this city to form joint
stock company, with capital of 100000 for the
purpose of establishing foundry and machine
shops capable Of doing all manner of iron work
needed in this section.
Last Tuesday evening, an engine on the Shreve-
port and Texas railroad was set in motion. 1t is
used for hauling the material along the route as
the road progresses.
improvements in our city continue. Go in al
most any direction you choose, and the sound OF
the hammer and trowel can be heard. We are
pleased to see this confidence on the part Of our
people.
On Tuesday night a man named Clapp, was
murdered on the Texas road about one mile from
this place. The deceased we are Informed was
engaged in selling chickens. He was formerly a
merchant in the city of New Orleans.
a report was current on Wednesday morning,
that two wagoners were found murdered on the
| Texas road, in the neighborhood of the four mile
| spring. We hope that steps will be taken to pre-
vent such outrages, asrObbery and murder on that
road is ftoo frequent occurrence.
We are pleased TO notice slight Improvement
! in the business Of our city. Our merchants begin
4 to look more smiling, and hope for the better.
The river above, and at this point continues to
fall. Up freight is scarce and down. freight, ditto
ALLEN MONUMENT AssoCIATIoN.--Ihe sub-cOm-
mittees Of the above association appointed by the
general committee Of New Orleans, met in this
town, Monday the 18th instant
Were present, Messrs. A. Lecomte, Felix Nc
foyer. Louis Duplex, Dr. j. w. Butler, Thos
Hunter and w. w. Brea2eale.
| A. Lecomte Esq. was unanimously elected as
president; Felix Metoyer ESQ.,, was unanimously
elected treasurer; Louis Duplex, was unanimous
ly elected secretary, and the following resolutions
adopted.
Subcommittee shall be appointed through the
parish of Natchtoches, in view of collecting funds
for the above assertion--[ Natchtoches Times.
CARROLL.-The Record ofthe Esd says:
We have had this week somesfour or five days Of
dry weather, the irst we believe, for that length
| OF time ia three months The crops are badly ii
clean them out We very much fear from presen
appearances that there viii be not more than
third of a crop made and not that if we canno
| have few days Of dry weather. The rails have
been so frequent in the last three months that tht
planters have hardly been able to work their crop
i at all.
AN UdLY CusT0xER, Weston informs u
| that negro man on bis place about six miles
| below Floyd, killed panther few days ago
| which measured eight feet six inches in length
ana three and quarter Of an inch in height VIZ
saw one of his claws, which was an inch and
half long This was dangerous fellgw and VIZ
are glad to know that his presence in the ouuntry
has been SO surely dispensed With
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