New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-07-04
I.on,.Iann Intelligence.


TEgREBoNNE,- Guard of the 3oth says;
Ia some parts of the parish, our planters com
plain of want of rain, but generally speaking
the season has been very favorable for the crops
and for cultivation.
Our neighbor of the Panters' Banner has been
making reconnaissance in st. Mary. We are
pleased to learn that the crop prospects are much
better over there than we supposed,
1 IBERvLbE.-Says the Pioneer of the SOth:
The weather has metamorphosed itself into q
hundred shapes during the last week. Despite the
Hate heavy rains the crops are hopeful, and the
nlantersi countenances in the non-inundated sec
tons are bright and jabhant.
EIAScHo1Y Aoc1DENr.-Capt. Thos. R. Polk,
a worthy scion Of the Polk family Of Tennessee,
| and one among the best citizens of Morehouse
parish, was thrown from his horse on the morn
| ing OF the 25th instant, and died in q few hours
| from injuries received by the fail. Captain 7.
was possessed of rare social qualities and heaf6
| rich in every good and manly attribute. de was
| universally beloved by his acquaintanees, ana ms
uutimely death will be llmented by large and
bereaved circle Of Friends He leaves an in
teresting family to mourn over his melancholy
fate aud with whom we deeply sympathze IN this
affecting dispensation of our allwlse Father,
PLAoUEMnEs.-Th Empire Parish says j
Our fields continue in excellent condition. They
will certainly yield fair crops OF sugar. cotton and
| rice. Fine cotton pods are already to be seen
| here. Our orange trees, in the words of cOtem-
| porary, give promise soon to bend down their
| heads with fruit.
Tie public health is good for the season of the
year
The Iberville South speaks of crop prospects as
follows;
On the coast portions of the parish the crops OF
all kinds are poor and look badly. Should the
season continue favorable we may make seven or
eight hundred bales of cotton. and about the same
number of hogsheads of sugar the present year
hf,In s s1s
of sugar, made annually before the war
SPoRT.-The disciples of Izaak Walton here
about are Just now ID ecstacies over the fishing
privileges to be found in Bayou Paquemiue neaI
Indian Village. Every morning and evening crowds
repair to the fishing grounds, and are usually re.
warded by the pleasure Of catching large numbers
Of the fnny tribe, consisting Of bass, perch and
trout
This sport we are assured, is very invigoratug
as no water ia ever drank by the true fisherman
If our friend Hyams, Of the Sugar Planter, will
come down and join one of our parties, we will
promise him something better than the "mess of
buffalo " of which he sang SO patheticaly in late
number OF his journal; beside, we can furnish him
a theme for another poem.-tlberVille South.
A BAYOU SARA "DoBG."-They must have
smart g dorgs = in Bayou Sara, judging from the
! following from the Ledger:
Our accommodating friend Jeems White, ,H.O B.
of the Elephants, and the efficient Of the gael
yard has one of the best trained dorgs in the par
ish. We have frequently noticed the dorg with
small bundles passing by, but never snspcioned
that she was performing special duty directed y
the MASTER until yesterday, when, to our surprise
Jeems's dorg trotted into our sanctum and laid
roll of papers on the table. From note in the
papers we ascertained that Jeems was not along
but had stopped at the foot of the hill to cool Of
while the dorg went on the erTand. Bully for the
| dorg, and thanks to Jim for them papers.
| LAFOURCHE.-The Thibodaux Sentinel says the
! tabioaux viYants at that place were "a complete
| success, were witnessed by a large number oi
people, and realized round sum of money. They
were for the benefit of the Episcopal church.
ST. JAMEs.-Le Louisianais says the tobacco
planters have commenced cutting their crops.
The Baton Rouge Gazette says the crops in that
parish, "for the most part, look promising
EAST FElIoIANA,-The Clinton Patriot of the
3Oth says: s... f5
From all parts Of the parish we have more en-
couragement as to crops, and We now look for a
respectable report from the planting community in
the fall.
WEST BATON RoUGE.-0ld Sol continues to pour
down his burning rays upon parehed, dusty and
cracking soil. Most of our planters are out of the
grass, and generally seem willing to have a good
shower, just for the sake of trying to clay by.''
The health of the parish continues excellent, sell
dom hearing Of anything worthy a physician's
notice. We hope it may continue so, for we have
never yet found out the use of doctors in healthy
community. .-[Sugar Planter.