New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-09

deliver said Grafton.
We have the honor to be, very respectfully
your obedient servants
ROLAND JONES,
JAMES w. DUNCAN,
j. G. MoNGURE,
ALEcK BoARMAE.
SHREVEPORT, La, May 80, 1866.
GeNttenaen-YOur communication of this dat
has been received, Informing me that had beer
selected by you, as a committee on behalf Of /
meeting Of the citizens ofCaddo parish, to delive
a funeral Grafton in honor of the late Governor
Henry w. Allen, of Louisiana; and requesting me
TO indicate the day on which the Grafton would b,
delivered. ! cannot, gentlemen, refuse the public
duty which Y0n have been pleased to assign Il
me but at the same time II regret it had not beer
intrustsd to some one more able than myself to dC
Justice to the distinguished services and merits Of
louisiana's late iamented chief magistrate. In
accepting the appointment viii indicate Satur.
day, the 20 day Of June, as the day on which the
Grafton will be delivered.
have the honor to be, gentlemen, very respect
fully, your 6bedient servant,
THos. r. LAND.
AlscH BOernzn, Committee.
The Right Reverend Bishop Marvin is expected
to deliver the funeral sermon on the Esd June.
In regard to the state of the river and the CROPS
the Gazette says
Red River has fallen about two feet since our
last, and is still slowly declining. She is now three
feet below the highest water mark of the season
but many of the plantations on its banks are still
under water. Every effort is being put forth by
planters to make crop, but the prospect is de-
oidedly gloomy. The lateness Of the season, and
the want Of cotton seed. render it more than rro
bable that not more than one out of ten will be
able to do anything. The Red River valley will
not produce more than one tenth of its average
crop.
Crops on the hill lands are Ianguishing ana
backward. The great amount of rain that fell
during the spring retarded the operations washed
the land, and the crops now look yellow and
grassy generally. Upon these lands mot more than
half crop can be raised,
The weather for the season of the year ia cool
and Interchangeable, and altogether unfavorable to
vegetation.
HoinoIpE.-We learn that two negroes were
killed on last Sunday at Keachi La. We cannot
give the particulars, but merely general outline.
The negroes came to the church with revolyers
bnckled around them. They were ordered to give
up their pistols, which they refused to do; shots
were then fred on each side Witnesses do NOT
agree-some stating that the negroes fred first
and others that the white men were the aggres-
sors. The matter Is undergoing an investigation
at Keaehi.-fGaddo Gazette.
BUFFALO GNATs.-The pheasant" sensation
caused BY the sting of gnats, was never SO much
enjoyed II this section as now. We never saw as
many buffalo gBats in the course Of our life as are
TO be seen AT present. shreveport News.
We are pleased to learn that there will soon be
line Of mail coaches running between Match.
toches, Mansfield aud this place The necessity Of
such line has long been felt.-[Ibid.
BossIEE. From the Bellevue Banner we COPY
the following
Our little village was thrown into excitement on
last Sunday evening by bloody tragedy enacted
IN our midst. difficulty took place between
Dewitt g. Appegate and q. ]. Campbell, both oil
tnls parish which resulted ia the Immediate death
Of the latter, who received three deadly wounds,
and another iracturing his right arm. The del |
ceased never fred his pistol which fell at his feet
SO far IN the present year, more rain hs fallen,
than any previous year since lS49, Now as then. |
travel is staid. For the past two weeks we have
no been visited by a mail. All OF our water
courses are overiowed, and our rich Red River
cotton farms are submerged. Oar hill planters
tight the grass IN vain. The Dat lands are
drowned and desolate. The fruit has dropt and is
sill dropping from the trees eearcey half a cron
-emaining. But the All-wise Dispenser of progi-
ienee has left the bill planter one blessing. The
lows are fat and milk and butter abound.
WoMAN's RICHES, The editor Of the Bossier
Banner Is opposed to women's rights. Hear
lin
T. have right 70 vote, bully and swagger
around the baloi-box, TO hold Office, fight duels
" 70 be participants in street broils carry navy
axes, chew tobacco, swear, drink mean whisky |
and play poker, are not their rights. No this Is \
aot womanls forte; and we are proud tosay that
our noble Southern women are content to only
occupy that sphere in life that God and nat1re as
signed them. Their modcsty would shBink ap. |
hanea at lhe bare mention Of the ridiculoss her
sss iAaF suicidal bane yclept woman's /
MoSEHousE- The Bastrop Dispatch says
VIZ understand that the ladies Of Bastrop and
s es,llss WI give concert in our town during the
ssasy psrt Of court for the purpose al ra}sinc
snsass lYt lae erection of college near town. * II
Z 49, AAao unt haH already been contributed
ever s.,a ass A9 aonnt the ladies will raise what
abe building. -'7s.s ioE lns coInpleaon Of {
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