New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-05
Louisiana Intelligence.


death of Capt. Hamilton N. Pierce, Of East Baton
Rouge, at the age Of forty.two. He served in the
Mexican war, and in the late was war q captain
in the first Louisiana regulars until health com
PEELED him to retire.
The change article Of the Advocate says
A great many wagons are in from the country
and trade is again pretty brisk. There is in addi-
ton considerable political excitement, the numer
ous candidates and their friends making the fur
hy' among the voters, All are however friendly
and nothing but a quiet election is expected next
Monday.
The river at Baton Rouge is stand, and the
hopes Of the planters thatit would soon fall seem
to be doomed to disappointment.
RAPIDEs PARISH AND OLD RED.-says the Alez-
andria Democrat of the I'd:
We have to record week Of fine, clear and
warm weather, and no sign Of rain. For this
much we are thankful and hopeful. Bat old
red" is still booming banks full, ard rising
steadily at the rate of three inches twentyfouT
hours.
sr. LAaDH7.-The opslousag Sentinel Of the
18th says:
After succession Of the most unFayorable
weather for agricultural pursuits thatwe ever re-
member in April we have been blessed with four
or five days Of sunshine and wind without rain,
We have hitherto forb0re any comments upon the
growing and planted crops, because We could not
say anything definite abous them, but now, ac-
cording to the statements Of many planters we
nave conyeFsed with, we can, We think, give a
| pretty accurate accoant Of their state IN this
| PARISH. A very small portion Of the cotton seed
planted has terminated, and what is up does NOS
generally lock well, owing TO the heavy beating
rams having packed the ground about it, but most
OF lne iahd intended for cotton is either NOS yet
plahbea or mas been in the last two three days,
and with an average season aod no ca+teruiilar
fair crops may be made yet.
The freedmen are doing toIsrably veil, and we
see none loafng about town, brisk trade has
been carried on in dew-beFYfes for some dayg
back the negro women being the merchants.
GENERAL JAN DELIVERY. On Wednesday
night there occurred another general exodus of
the prisoners confined in the parish jail OF this
place. Three white men-0ctave Sonnier, Don
lIouis Sonnfer and Edouard Darderu, the FIRST ac-
Gused of arson, burglary and larceny, and the two
last Of highway robbery, and nine freedmen Oh
various shades of complexion, and charged sever
ally with murder, highway robbery and ether
lesser crimes-made tracks for parts Unknown.
This finale has been generally looked for and pre-
dieted, as the jail is not inclesed, and no guard
keeps watch. Instruments were handed up to
the grated window 70 the insiders, VINO soon De-
came outsiders. We forbear making any com
ments on the economy which has turned loose
. such a set of villains on the community perhaps
| it could not be aYoided.--l l0pelousas Sentinel.
\ We learn that a weekly mail has been estab-
lished between our town and Lake Charles, Catca-
= seu, passing by Paquen1ine, Brusle and Mermento
riyer.-E0pelousas Courier.
f No MA1Lsl No MAHs!- regular mails that
t arrived here on Tuesday and Thursday last--EIfn
the exception of a few local exchanges, nothing
else was received. Why is this? There ls regn-
lar contract for the mail boat to deliver the mail
S bags from New Orleans at Bayou Sara, and why
= it is not done is matter of inquiry. Is it the
fault of the boats it the fault of the oiee at
, New 0rleans2 While our citizens in general sui.
fer from this delay, think it is the especla duty
e Of the New Orleans papers, VINO are iargeiy
. patronzed in this section, to ascertain how 1t "a
i, that their issues are not forwarded; 49,.
IN tri-weekly stage line has been established be-
lg tween Baton Rouge and Clinton.
TowN AND PAR1sH.-No localinofdent has trans
I'd pired during the past week with the excep9n oi
the tribute paid to the Confederate Dead 2
notice or which will be found in another place.
IN The weather has been delightful, clear and
or genial afoFding the planter most favorable time
of for work, of which they appear to nave awaited
: themselves, from the few that have visited town
~ In consequence of this, business has been dun
although our merchants are constantly receiving
mi new supplies. The dearth Of business they beal
,e with stoieal irmness, strongly inhued With the pc
lief that there is good time comfng' IN the IAN
when they viii be amply repaid for the pFesen
re- dullness.
From the parish at large we hear that the crop
Mi are as promising as naturally could ba expected
and the attentive and industrious planter will rea
hg' lize should no untoward circumstances prevent
the fair yield both of corn and cotton. The amount
raj. however owing to the scarcity Of labor, viii
nod limited.
''ea The removal of the troops and the abandonmer
of Port Hudson as military post, were GLAD tdins
nci to the people in that locality The negro soldier
stationed there have been a great source Of ammo!
~ anee, and they rejoice at being relieved heretron
at ts most e eact Measures bv ,ybe
he Clinton and Port Hudson railroad could !
ed RUga @ N ss we ~ rst IL n Il a M
the measures suggested have been carried int
Her efteet,-[Clinton Democrat.
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to Asylum, fronting on Peters avenue, one squal
from the Magazine street railroad.
the Three lots of ground and buildings thereon co
ner of Valnont and Jersey streets ia RickerviiI
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1an GREAT BARGAINS IN DRY Goops,-yyben i
ladies of the city read the advertisement