New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-03
LouIslann lnteIIigenee.

the night of the 26th ult. The editor attended one
of them, which, he says, passed off in manner
highly satisfactory to the numerous friends of the
happy couple who made merry on the occasion. |
Last week young son of Mr.. William Gordy, |
on lower Bayou Sale, killed panther eight feet
IN length He, by mistake, gave him charge Of !
bird shot first, and then load of buckshot from
double barrel gun. The panther was in tree, |
where the lad paid his respects to him.
Inc bayou fell six inches during the week up to |
yesterday morning. If there are any cTeVasse5 on
bayou Teche we have not heard Of them. The I
water will only have to rise about ten or twelve |
teet to getover the south bank. No signs Of alarm
at present-[lbid.
Mr.. William Ferguson, formerly Of Centerville, |
IN this parish, died last Friday weeE on his way
from Grand Lake to the Teche. He was on foot, !
and was returning from trip across the lake. He
dropped dead in the road, supposed to be from an
attack OF apopiexy. He was buried by his friends
at CenterVile.-[ Ibid.
ST. JOHN BAPTIsT.-The Meschac6bG says that
on the arrival of the steamer Saint Nicholas from
New Orleans, last Friday morning, procession
formed, headed by the Rev. Able Yigronet, and
marched down amid numerous concourse of
spectators to the boat, where, under triumphal
arch constructed with consummate good taste, the
Saint Nicholas was solemnIy baptised.
Speaking of the neighboring parishes the same
paper states that the chapel Of st. James parish,
right bank, is to be erected on the old Trepagnier
plantation, now owned by Mr.. ]. de LobelMahy,
who has generously given site to Able Wig
monet
| Funeral ceremonies we're performed few days
ago at the church of St, Joseph Of ThibodauX in
honor of Louisiana soldiers killed in the war. The
Rev. Able Turgis, so well beloved for his fear
! less devotion in the storm of many hard fought
| fields, and who was formerly connected with the
A.,
mausoleum stands in theEcountry, on which are
| inscribed the names of the heroic dead. One
corner of the hurying ground is consecrated to
the members of the 29th Texas, killed in the
battle of Lafourche Crossing, June o. 1868, and
over the grave of each is placed the inscription
g Unknown Soldier.n .. .....
AssuMPTIoN.-The Boussole records the killing
of Francisco Docuro by Perique Vegas that OF
Ferdinand Avet by two Rnegroes, and bloody
rencounter between two negroes, Daniel Mason
and Daniel Singleton, the latter of whom was
mortally stabbed in the abdomen.
/ The same paper announces the death of NJ
Jean Marie Roux, a native Of France well known
and esteemed in the surrounding county
The Meschacebe has been informed of a lamen
table occurrence which took place some months
ago. tCatahoula station on the Opelousas railroad
UuG WdS never ulu1eFLO TeCOfueu IOE WanL OF
newspaper in the neighborhood Of the afIray
Madame Beckne, of st. John the Baptist parish
having been insulted by one Edward Cross, he
brother Theodule Borne and her half brothe
Joseph Guifoux determined to exact retracta
! ton from the offender before witnesses, unhaI
! PLY quarrel ensued in which Cross was beate
e by the brother. He swore vengeance and on tn
9th of August 1865, the day after the quarre
sko.1; ;N ecr ~,
brothers approached Cross fred at them wit
/, double barrel gun shattering the arm of M
! Guilfoux, and wounding Mr. Borne so severel
= with buckshot that he expired little while afte
e The deceased left wife and nine children. I'll
Meschac6b6 says that Mr.. Guilfouz is now in til
. city, and the murderer unwhipped OF j1stic
e dwells on the Bayou Lafourche.
SHREvEPoRT.-On the 22d inst says the New
d two companies of the 10Th Pennsylvania Cavalr
q left our city on their way to Baton Rouge, to b
n mustered out of the service. On the 24th, ii
e 8thN Illinois Infantry embarked for the same de-
tination and purpose. We understand that b
4 May, proximo, all the troops at this place wi
disappear, We hope SO. Marshall and Jefferson
>. Texas, we believe, are without troops. l.
a Shreveport be served in the same manner.
y The gas works in Shreveport are paying
= "Iit '''"' yilo pi1S0 " 6"' n'S 0een ie""'eo VI
u dollar per thousand 1eet'
IL OLD RED-Ihe Shreveport Gazette of the 27
!, says:
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IN the aeposlt OF iresn SOIL
r The Gazette says IN regard to the crops;
VII For several weeks past the rains have be-
- heavy only few days intervening between foot
~ Not only have the low lands on our large rive
y, been ovelfowed but nearly all the 1auds
II bayous and creeks All operations on plautatio
Su were suspended, and the corn which was up a
growing well was destroyed by high water.
us great deal of cotton had been planted ia bOttt
III lands Owing to the scarcity of seed in sol
- localities, great embarrassments will arise in pla
~ ing over. The prospect for a crop is ratl
m gloomy gd getd WIN go Gear warm Nv Wsaaner haI q
est fnlIy under the genial influences Of brg6t SKIES
the past week.
81, orAcurr,.-We have aIreadv nrhI;s,a1 eor
sn' .,i1,l. ob,,,t tto f,Ilorri,,.no,a
~ ~ Oar nefgbbor is somewhat exercised over
W. ''mysterOas disappearance" of young won
from an ADJOINING parish, IN company, with one
W. thoae stUsg s ,5 ~ p"Sg ng'la ot
ior t,It r,,a,s, I,,,ESSor, p Z r. r.!