New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-28
Louisiana Intelligence.

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IBERv1LLE PARISH The Plaquemine South gets
off the following: ..- ..4-.-
The name of our town seems puzzler to some
peoples Many call it Pluck'um in,n and indeed
the bayou hard by, upon time, used to pluck
u many thlngs such as RATS and not unfrequently
1atboats, without consulting the owners as to their
wish to go to New Orleans Of the swamps md lakes
Of our interior. This past week We received
document directed Plague Mine.''
After two weeks ugly weather, we had, on last
Hooded our town, and, We are informed the whole
country, Monday, morning old Sol greeted ua
pleasantly, and we hoped for good weather, but at
present writing, it is raining again. S7T
| The river continues to fall. e4g Efr
| Parties were here this past week hiring negroes
| and succeeded IN getting a good many to go to
Bayou bteuf, near the upper part of St. Landry
parish. s 80
sr. MARY.-Under the head of " very import
ant" the Planters Banner announces that the
President Of the opelousas railroad has ordered
that negroes shall pay the same fare on that road
that white people pay. The remarks Of the Ban
ner are so correct and appropriate that we quote
them with our hearty Endorsement: a.
That is right Why did the Federal officers who
controlled the road let negroes pass it at half
price? White laborers going from New Orleans
lars for passage on the cars--negro laborers were
charged two dollars and a half. A white passen-
geer. was taxed two and half dollars for being
Hulte OF u negro was credited Win Two and q haR
dollars for being black, Why did the Redere OH
GERS make this 90 'odious' distinction hetWeeH
black and white people? Do thas-1aof claim that
no distinction Io should be maaea DE- e,.. = 60
the city was great iaeacement for negroes to go
to the city whena.er they got few dollars ahead.
maad hese "a
came d complete disorganizer of the field and
house labor Of the country within hailng distance
oft. We trust this evil has at last been effsctu-
oil 1v ramndiaH-thanks ks tn presjdant andf tho
new company. ,Fs3Ff. lt4s14si.i.
The friends and patrons of the opelousas Rail-
road will be pleased with The following intelligence
FROM The Banner: ass.l---@
are glad to learn that the New Orleans Op-
ssaa Great Western Railroad has started off
e. s7As anasssss b. az s.sR
under N. dent sssss bas anlEla
ability to see what changes were necessary in the
management of the road and he will do his duty
promptly and independently. We are delighted,
and 50 are the people generally, that he has re-
stored the old time table of the read. The cars
now arrive at Brashear at noon, and depart for,
New M Orleans at O'Clock P. NJ. We also learn that
Mr.. Wilson is retained as conductor on the road
No more efficient or able conductor could be found
to fill that position. The cars and passengers and
Tue m ~ interests I Of the company will always be safe
IN his hands. Ave learn that Captain Jarvis is road
master, and Captain Kerr occupies his old position
as depot master, and Captain B. P. L. Vinson ia
assistant depot master They were always efficient
Officers in these positions, which they filed for
many years before the war. No better men could
be selected We also learn that our friend Van
Vinson is still express agent, and friend Finch is
still mail agent on the cars Their numerous
friends will be pleased to learn these facts.
Upon the whole, the people up in these regions
feel relieved and pleased that the old company
again have possession of this important link be-
tween New Orleans and Attakapas, and pleased at
the new arrangements they have made, and well
pleased with all the officers who manage the road
and its business. .-..
IF oil -nt{ 10
quarters of Mrs Afckcral just above Franklin.
Ii is scattered broadcast over the country and
little or no efforts are being made TO restrain or
cireumscribe Its operations. If freedmen were
worth $1,000 each to the white population the
small pox would be arrested and called to q rigid
account for this wholesale slaughter of the black
freedmen against this great enemy of the colored
race? Are dollars and cents more powerful than
philanthropy and the Federal government.
TIE Banner says the beef in the Faanklin mar.
iet, this winter, is much better and fatter than
Usual.
The same paper records the ball, statuary ex
ibitions and songs at Evns' Hall, on the 22d asa
erfect success. z..s
Last Saturday we visited Bayou Sale and halted
y the plantation of David Berwick, Esq. Here we
we're delighted to find preparations making by Mr..
BERWICK 10 plant a hundred acres of rice the pres
mt year, besides pretty broad surface of cane
md corn. He has about two hundred acres Of
a and leVeed against swamp water and completely
tched, his largest ditch being about six feet deep
md htteen feet in width, terminating at draining
machine run by powerful engine, The surface
water can be thrown from the two hundred acres
~ the draining machine in about thirty six hours
The land thus flooded and drained was few
Years. since, a broad duck pond, the home Of alI,
gators cranes and crawish. It is now as rich land
Is the world affords The surface for foot OF
more is mass of rich vegetable mould, deposit
'esultng from the decay of centuries Al q low
,stimate this land will produce ten barrels of rice
% the acre worth at low figures, fifteen dollars :
,er barrel d gross income of fifteen thousand dol
ars from one hundred acres OF rice. And this can
,e plowed planted and managed y-less than ten