New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-19

STATE US1vERs1TY.-The commencement exer-
cises will be opened at Oxford with a sermon by
the Rt, Rev. Bishop Wilmer of Alabama, on Sun
day, the 24th inst. The sophomore prize deClama-
tion will take place on Monday, 25th, and the
junior exhibition on Tuesday. The honorary ora.
ton before the two literary societies will be de-
liYered on Wednesday, by Oscar +. BIedsoe, Esq,
and the society Of the alumni will hold their an
nual meeting on the same day
Thursday, 28th, is the commencement day, when
the senior class of 1851 will publicly be admitted
to the degree of 3. A, and receive their diplomas;
and an address will be delivered on behalf Of the
class by f. A. Pope, Esq; also an address by Hon.
j. w. Capp, on behalf of Che trustees, TO which
response will be made by the chancellor of the
university.
The editor of the Meridian Tropic says that two
thirds, at least, of the growing CROP between
Meridian and jackson, is under water. A large
proportion has not received the first working, and
the average size of the stalk is four to six leaves
The greatest loss the country will sustain is the
| damage done to the already struggling crops.
Although the river lacked foot or SO of being
| up to the highest water mark the water backed
out of the creeks where it never was before that
| the oldest inhabtant about here knows of. Some
| OF our farmers are in despair. and would sell out
| for song. Land planted in cotton which the first
| treshet washed up, was replanted in corn, and
second rise has destroyed the young CROP just as
| it was shooting out of the ground. And the in
| jury is not sustained alone by the river farmers
| but everywhere in this section the rain was so
heavy that the crops were literally washed away.
Macon {NOxubee county, Beacon, June 9,
| IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-Judge Smiley, decided
at the late term of our circuit court that note
| given for the purchase money of negro in Jan
uary 1864, was valid in law, He holds that
negroes were not free in Mississippi until the con
yention in 1865 amended the State Constitution
| abolishing slavery in the State. That the procla
nation of the President of September, 1862 and
the acts of Congress- in approval thereof were un-
| constitutional and OF no effect.
4 W hV in fay of
the validity of the note and F. Il. Sleeper, Esq,
against it.
In another case Judge Smiley held contract
null and void, the consideration in which was that
the plaintiff had been employed by and had served
as a substitute i'll the Confederate army, for
defendant.
Judge Smiley also ruled that the statute of limi-
tations was suspended from the passage of the
laws in relation thereto by the Confederate State
Legislature in 1862. He holds that there was no
government in Mississippi from January, 1861, to
the appointment of Judge sharkey as provisional
governor, which the court could recognize, but the
legalizing ordinance of the State convention is
valid These questions were argued in full by F.
II. Sleeper Esq.-[Liberty Advocate.
Robert Leachman, Esq, the Senator from the
Lauderdale district in the State legislature, has
been appointed and confirmed United States dis
trict attorney for the southern district of Missis-
sippi. The Meridian Tropic speaks of it as a good
appointment.
There were four weddings in Holly Springs last
week.
i HIGH WArER.-Pearl river at this place lacks
only few inches of being as high as it has beer
at any time this year, and is still rising. As the
rains have commenced again, there is no telling
jackson Msstssippian, 18th
n TIE CRoPs.-Snce the incoming OF the beauti
: full warm weather the past week or two, farmers
d are beginning to think the prospect does no
threaten SO badly after all. Their greatest fear il
the freedmen will not stand little extra labor tt
h destroy the grass that is covering everything a
4 g mantle OF Sleep" Twenty days lost in inaC
Is tiyity is a serious matter with the cropping in
10 teres and negroes with their new ideas OF things
are an uncertain staff to lean on for an emergency
4 Get over this Rubcon, and the general opinion
f. a three.fourths crop will De realized. The warn
ID weather has done much in drying up the lands, an
e. thick as the grass is steady labor for shor
e period, will greatly redeem the bad looking pros
ID pect. We saw an enthusiastic planter yesterday
a. for the first time, Notwithstanding 1t was ralnln
e the day before. He was not drunk, either.
ell columbus Index, 10TH
ID Our unusual drought, of three days standing
he was brought to terminus yesterday evening, b
Sc an exceedingly heavy rain. From present indies
s. tioAs the cotton crop Of this section will be an en-
I'll tire failure. The corn generally, looks well, br
u, our farmers are unable to cultivate 1t properly
n owing to the continued heavy rains and the lgi
lie laboring force at command. Serious and we
IN apprehensions are entertained to the yield VI
ID wheat crop, also, is quite short this Sc
I'd son.-[ Aberdeen South, 18th.
m p The postofice at Canton has been closed, b
cause there is nobody there who can take the fro
Y, clad.
n The posaOfice at Paulding is to be opened \
n James Sam@sOn having announced that he C
le consci9ntiOGsly take the iron-ciad.
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