New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-26

CAppo.-Considerab falling off in the business
of our city il observable. We anticipate, never
the]ess an improvement, as the cottoh result
tions have been removed, and parues afe ~"
permitted to ship their cotton without pe!ni.s
Different cotton agents have closed IheH pu''o'''
and left our city.-[Shreveport News.
Ross1rp.-For the past week this section OF the
country has almost been deluged with wafer.
Monday evening heavy rain set IN. coi'inu 1rs
almost regularly until Thursday morning as nso to
go to press, the indications are aI' IF nleasant
again have al least shoip "P
weather. =: o,,r rarsh we
regret to learn that of Mr.. jackson .. ID S;t;ans
M A, B, Skanna. Both most est1maDe ciI Ia.ias
who leave quite number of friends anu ieia"' -
to deplore their demse.-llhid. ooo;n
East BATON RouGE.-The burglars are t aSa,r
aft their nefarious business in our ci.y, ~ bands
buildings to steal what they can can ie esses recently
xheren dwellings have been entered ny tngi H.
Int fortunately their designs were 'hal'e ~ ~
each instant by the occupants WHO "ei' "'u'
awake at the tme.-lComet' c,;.o
We learn that the bridge across .nT frn,n
arn - Tl;nton was partially washed away by
t,e late freshets The bridge was puiit lass sum
mer nv the military, under the dlrecuoh Vi pen.
Fonda then in command az las peS' Tho ahut.
| twenty-five feet or inc piloSe' 'e'"'o INV """'
ments, is gone.-llbld.
There ia no doubt but that the notorious bad
condition of our roads is the cause OF t1e great
stapnation of trade in our city. WITH the apol,loh
of slavery ceased the working OF our ROADS. ran,
ters cannot afford, with the limited amount OF
costly labor at their CONTROL to devote any portion
of it to improving the highways of travel. some
other system is required, and the agltauoh Oh Tile
subject will be for the public's benefit. r,,u,.,,.
Several persons were robbed Of their clothes
money and other valuabIes during the nights OF
last week, and one more bold than the rest pre-
sumed to beard the lion in his den and MAGE ralc
the district attorneys yaluabes. MI. h,ohes
booker, however, was used to dealing Win t,eves
and flying leap from the window was an IN, Una
saved the presumptuous rascals bacon. we ieatt
that some parties were arrested, chaTgea NY,
robbing steamboat one OF them IS IN Jail.-llplo
Y Death Of Samuel Skofe1d, Sr.-We regret u
Fafnounce that this old and esteemed citizen IS n
3 more. He died on the 10th lnst., IN the 'is
wear of his age. He was born in the parish
4 iberyle on the 29h day of January, lt95, an an
was raised from childhood in this parish IN 10
r he removed to Missouri where he was elec.e
clerk of the court of the county wherein ne r
+ sided. In 1887 he returned to Baton Ron9e "nel
he remained until the removal Of the seat OF go
eminent to Opeousas whittier ms uutii rs "in:
Il him. He returned to the parish before the Go;
e of the war and when peace was declared active
G resumed business life in the endeaVor 10 leSsoi
n himself and family to their former lhaepehuel
: circumstances For many years ne Wa fas snHo
treasurer and collector Of the town ana LOT sew
o teen successive years recorder OF East Bat'
R0npe. In 1872 he was sergeant of the compaI
1t from this parish which WIS engaged in the pau
d of New Orleans. After long, active, useiul al
t. honorable life he has departed from this scene
~ tai and tronbks to the last resting place, vine
" the the pure in spirit meet with their reward.
le ne life of Samuel skolfed was singularly pun
as blameless and honorable, and a host OF Wal
he frinnds attest to the extent OF the esumatioh
n Which he was held. He came to Baton Rou
when it was but cluster of hnts and grew
with its growth. In all of It's affairs he has tax
an active interest, and lived to see grow up aroG
him the little city which he once knew as a j.
at and Village. He raised a large and happy tam
m and the autumn of life bid fair to be passed
As, lin in happiness and quiet, but the hand Of ae
I'm Interviewed, and full of years aud honors IN an
ire cnnscf0usness Of life Of rectitude of purpose,
re- has obeyed the call of an Almighty hand and
another far more beautiful creation receives
The re ward IBID.