New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-28
Louisiana Intelligence.

IpERv1LLE-The weather is delightful and we
are glad to all Of our farmers and gardeners
improving it to the greatest advantage. The pillow |
has done noble work the last few weeks, and plant
ing has been carried most vigorously. The |
prospect is fair for highly respectable crops.
Freedmen working much better than at the
beginning of the season, and there Is little doubt
but they will work well and contentedly for their
old masters, however contumacious they may be
to new employers who do not understand their
wants Or disposition.-[ Pioneer
We learn that lady fell off of the stage plank
of a steamboat on Thursday night last, at this
place, while endeavorng to get on board. The
lady was rescued from the waters by heroic son
of the Emerald Isle. We did not learn the ady's
N"Ni'' D'' Bayou Sara Ledger
CoTrosroTs CAPrrEEp.-0n Tuesday last, four
men, Henry Zeller, Jacob Wagner, Phillip Sles
singer and Jacob Weber, were arrested and
brought before Justice Leet, by Mr.. Harrison
Lemly and three others, accused of having stolen
two bales of cotton from the firm OF }. W. Gurtiss
g. Co., at the wharf boat, Red River landing. The
sum and substance OF the case was, that the men
accused were the propretors of raft, and that the
cotton mentioned, was picked up in the river
about mile and half below the wharf landing
by them. No doubt but there was some conspi-
racy in the matter as the cotton was fully ldenti-
fed by the clerk of the wharf, yet no evidence
was adduced which could sustain the accusation.
The case was fairly and impartially tried by Judge
II4eett wffo dismissed easei par ties vino
caught the cotton agreeing to tsrn the same over
to the rightful owners.-t Ibid.
MoREHousE-Dr 0arned-A negro man in the en-
ploy of R. D. Marbel, Esq, is supposed to have
been drowned whilst trying to cross Bayou beon
on Friday last. His horse was recovered and
bucket which he carrying at the time has since
been found near the place at which he attempted
to cross.-[ Bastrop Despatch.
LITTLE sTRANGER.--There was some curiosity
excited in town few days since at the discovery
of a little infant snugly mufled in a basket, and
pendan. from the wall of Col. Livingstone black
smith shop, near town, which was found early on
t.Ak s Ill. ttr
clad and warmly folded away with huge oil
cloth spread his airy castle of splits, to break
the northern blast, aud seemed to be perfectly
contented when he was aroused by the hnder
The whole affair is shrouded in mystery, and needs
ventilation. Although the child is white, the
mother, thus far, has kept very dark.-tlbid.,
We have only one freedman in our parish jail
and hear of no midemeanors on the part OF th'
class from any quarter They seem, at last, t.
fully appreciate their condition and the necessity
of labor and have gone to work to earn the liberia
wages which our planters are giving them'-llp1d
Corn planting was being carried on very briskly
in the parish up to the time Of the recent heaV!
rains and the prospect for fair cropais very fiat
terinp. Most planters are ready to plant cotton
and only await suitable weather. WORK on tn tn!
plantations was never farther advanced al tRi
season in the year-llbld.
!. .,n, of our planters who were not fortunat
Gu &lrl to get freedmen, have been proVldln
themselves with white labor from the city. II
some instances they do WELL but generally the
worthless, OWING, uOuutess, W law
they are dlers. scapegoats and jailbrds from tn
city, who have heretofore 'picked up a Twin
from hand to mouth, and are consttutionally OF
posed to labor. Some of them have already ru
off and left their employers.-llbid.
ASEcporE OF GEN LOUIS HEBERT.-When Ger
Hebert was colonel of the old Third Louisiana
the following good thing occurred at the expens
of 10, his faithful body servant: The colonel ha
occasion to call 10 after taps for some purpos,'
and he failed to obtain response from the usual
prompt mental, and therefore went in search
the delinquent.
He soon found 10, with party of his peers,
neighboring tent, engaged in big game
poker, which had become somewhat populs
pastime among the officers whom they aped. The
Is were betting high, and as the Colonel approache
Joe scanned his hand, and said, " go twenty DC
lars better' The Colonel reached under the va
of the tent and, taking Joe by the left ear, sal
81 call you!" The party dispersed as though
bomb had been thrown in their midst, and Pc
10 was left in an uncomfortable predicament
90 acknowledge the corn.'-[lbd.
The prospects of the cotton planters in t
northern part Of the State are said to be very u
favorable.
Jayhawking is still carried on to some extent
North Louisiana.