New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-14
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BATON RoUeE.-The Advocate of the 18th has
the following notice of the death of Confederate
soldier:
Died, on the morning of the 9Th, George Simp-
SON aged 35 years. The deceased was one of the
original Pelicans under Major Tunnard, in the
Third Louisiana infantry, and served in that regi-
ment until the fall of Vcksburg. When ex-
changed he Joined Bryan's command and served
with them until he was detailed to go on a gunbOat
in Mobile haTbOr, where he was surrendered at the
close of the war He was good and faithful sol
dier, warm-hearted, generous man, and noted for
his kindness and uuweared attention to the sick
The shafts of death failed to reach him in battle
but have struck his name from the page of life
when peace gave him every hope of long and
happy life.
The Advocate reports sales of real estate by the
sheriff which will give an idea of the value of
property in that portion of the State:
Courtany of Little Misery Plantation, 1927 acres
of land with all the improvements, Sl97O0
Plantation of G. NJ. Pierce, $40 95l00 acres
with all the improvements, S64lO.
Plantation Of Alberto Duplantier, $50 acres
with all the improvements, $4,000.
Eleven hundred and thirty acres of land, east
ward about fourteen miles, $3.50.
Several places were offered for sale for which
| no bids were made.
EAST FEL1CIANA.-The Patriot says the health
of the parish is good. OF the crops it remarks
| The corn and cotton crops of this parish are in
| excellent condition at present, and planters are
hopeful of making enough to stave of starvation
The delightfully."- refreshing shower which fell on
| Thursday night will be of incalCulabe advantage
to planters, gardeners and the rest of mankind.
FRUIT PROSPECTS, IN ST. HELENA.-Pretty extern
sive observation and inquiry convince us, says the
Ruralist of May 4th, of the unwelcome fact tha
throughout this region of the Sunny South-tht
fruit crop this season is partial failure. Grapes
are the only kind of fruit that seems to have beer
unaffected by our cold, wet spring and late frosts
and they only escaped by being little behint
time-like the Ruralist
Strawberries are doing tolerably well, and somt
varieties of apples and peaches are bearing full
crops, while others are total failure Plums sut
fered greatly from the Aphis--aspecially the "ln
dian Chief as a general thing will be poo
yield. Figs seem to have passed through our COLI
winter with far less injury than usual and will be
as always when the trees are not killed, q fal
crop. Pears, what few there are planted, promise
well, Raspberries do.
The CROPS, LABoRERs, ETC.-From our eX
, changes, says the St. Helena Ruralist we learI
that there has been a general complaint among
cotton planters in regard to the seed planted-tha
it never vegetated at all-or ii it did, that l
fingered along for few days and then "wen
} up" Cause supposed to be old seed, but we art
satisfied that early planting and unkind weather
: have had quite as much to do with the failure a.
: old seed" We have repeatedly planted cottoI
seed two and three years old, and always sue
ceeded in raising greater proportion Of lint thet
. from fresh seed. Butthen the seed had been KEEP
in small quantities, and cool. This season, from
the 10th to 10th of April, was early enough tt
, plant cotton The crops thatare alive are look
ing well,
: Corn is also promising a good crop, and pota
, toes ditto. But we notice that =" Gen. Green i
mastering all his forces with Prince Rupert win
that will require all the planters strategy to com
! bat him successfully.
! Contrary to the general representation, tn