New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-04-25
Louislana Intelligence.

Louislana intelligence.
III PLAquEMrNE.- Empire Parish of the 2ls
= furnishes the following items:
!; Our community can still show clean bill o.
u health.
a. The postal service is soon to be reorganized ir
IN this section of the country.
The river is in flood, but our levees are in good
- condition.
IN We understand that the late heavy rains have
ic proved injurious to the growing crops.
" The weather is fine and tending to warmth.
4 LAroURCHE.-The TMbodaux Sentinel of the
}. 21st says:
!. | Bayou Lafourche has now reached its higbes,
water mark. 1t rose several inches within the last
b few days.
9 The weather during the past week was quite
variable, one day being fair and pleasant the ne x
/ being rainy and dsagreeable.
/ From the French side of the same paper We
learn that on the Sunday previous the dead bod,
Of white man was found floating in the bayou
No trace of violence was found upon it, In his
watch pocket was found gold watch and il
another pocketa portmonnaie containing one or two
dollars in small bills. He was dressed in blue pan
falcons, like the Federal uniform, ,>and blue fanne
shirt. Supposed to have been accidentally
drowned.
We also learn from La Sentnelle, the particu
lars OF an assassination of blacksmith at Laba.
dlevi'le-a European by birth. He had been
repairing gun for negro, and when the latter
came for it he had no money to pay the repairs
He left, promising to come back and get revenge.
The night of the 18th he returned bringing an
other negro with him. and the two made murder.
Gus assault upon the blacksmith mortally wound
ing MIN, and then searching the house for money,
which, however they failed to find. The negroes
4 were caught, and identified by the blacksmith
before he died. The murderers are now in iail at
1 Napoleonville.
II FUNERAL CEREMONIES IN HONOR OF LOUISIANA
SoLDrERs.-We copy the following interes ting
article from the Thibodaux Sentinel:
Il On Thursday, Of last week, funeral service
was given at the St. Joseph church. in honor of the
Louisiana soldiers who died in the late Confederate
States army. Want of space prevented us at the
4 time from giving any account of it in our last
| issue. This funeral service was quite grand
ahair. The church is large and spacious one,
sons; and not only every seat and pew was occu.
| pied, but even the aises and entrances were
1ammed with persons standing. Father Turgis,
1e %ar chaplain Of the sth
| rom Houma delivered beautiful sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion.
The graves Of the dead in the cemetery were
handsomely decorated with wreaths of evergreen
and were strewn over with flowers We Visited
these graves few days after the funeral service.
and the testimonials of respect and affection that
still survived around these, touched our heart with
q secret and sweet pleasure There, upon the
humble sod beneath which sumber MANY gallant
dead who fell in the late struggle, could be seen
the eloquent testimonials that the hands of women
naa onered. Two monuments, gotten up for the |
occasion, bore the names of all those of this parish
who fell in the late war; In reading over these
names our eyes moistened when we reflected tha |
many who were there numbered as dead, had been
in arms. Alasi poor Allan, Quicksall Page, Ma.
quln ye have died IN cause that has failed but |
your names shall be in memory and be honcred
loved and cherished.
But not only the dead of I,afourcbe wara ra
membered by the fair friends and admirers of gal |
lantry and chivary, but those of other lecali
Ties were not forgotten neglected Twenty.
seven 1 beautiful boquets were arranged with much
taste all along "mere ridge" at each end OF
which humble boards bearing Inscriptions, told
that twenty seven brave Texas soldiers Law slum-
bering beneath the green turf -
When spring, with dewy fingers cod
She then shall dress sweeer sod ID, = |
6snds isf sse4 asTs Fns sTst IS 'T9s ns
is BY forms unseen their drgeis sung.
ST. MARY.-From the Planters Banner:
The gardens begin to look up and promise a +
5ood yield Of vegetables in few weeks. Green h
,eas, Irish potatoes, lettuce, radishes shallots a
mons, leeks, beets carrots. cabbage, and perhaps
rev other vegetables, are now used daily on
w.
delons are not very forward, and the vines were d
'hecked up somewhat by the late light frost o
Inc fruit crop In this parish promises well at \
present. Many peach trees died last year on ac
ount of long, unreasonable rain, and in g some a
Instances neglect and bad management of the z
rees; but the trees that are alive promise we'll | Ii
ne hrst crop OF fgs is more promising than usual Il
rop of this fruit seldom amounts to much. The
econd crop is the only one of much value P.ums tt
re abundant as usual, and many Of them half "
roWn. Dewberrles are ripe, large, fine and un- ="
ommonly abundant. Oranges promise very well o
1lnost instances. Pears are not yet in bloom l
apan piums, or the mespaulus, amount to but N
Ite this year They are ripe, but they have been n
a. OF little account for several years past Grapes
romise well in all respects. We shall have plenty
fruit II the season proves favorable. o
The Bayou Teche is rising daily. It is, however h
OF more IMAM foot above high tide We shall Al
ou6tiess have high water but doubt if it gets O.
ueh above the high water mark of 1862. r
1t has been supposed that the railroad between al
rashear and New Orleans has been offered for IL
ase. This is a mistake. 1t has only been pro- I'll
osed to lease that part, not complete, ex- dt
ndlng from the bay on towards Texas. til
From New Iberia to Texas there are two rail- fl
ad routes, and distinct companies control each hi
ute. The upper route runs through OpeIousas Y
e lower route runs the coast and terminates hf
orange on the Sabine. Thence to Houston U
ere is railroad now in running order. al
CLAIB0RNE.-A gentleman from Claiborne si'
irish, who is thoroughly acquainted with the nj
oVement OF the planters in that section assures
that the crop of cotton this year in that parish,
nnot reach one fourth of the year before the mi
ar. He estimates that third of the negro az
en- have left, and states that very few of the ~
omen will go to the field, and that there is not ap
fhcent quantity of good seed to plant all the fri
I'D that might under the circumstances, be eft
anted in cotton. He thinks that many fields now -,
anted or about to be planted in cotton will be pI
oughed up again. owing to the failure of the seed W
d put in corn.-[ Monroe Inteligencer. Re
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AHYouNa LADY. of
About two weeks since, at or near Port Union,
Union parish, young lady who had been raised
DR.. Clements family, left his presmises with cir
o negro men, one OF whom had only one leg. tre
g has not since been found.
No cause is assigned for the wandering of the
lng lady. She was an orphan, and had been
II treated by the doctor, and was clever indus ors
ons girl, aged about IL; she has been in company
N the negroes since and is supposed to be CON
aied in the forrest near by. Her friends have, ,
several days and nights, looked for her in ;ra
in.-IIbid. ING
ouAcHIrA RryER.-The Monroe Inteligencer of his
} 2lst says: res
me river opposite Monroe, according to an old ree
'amooatsman, is four and half feet below high tw
I.er marx OF 1865, and commenced falling at the
y OF one inch per day on Thursday The de,
Ather mas been cloudy but without rain, until red
ursaay evening, when the rain came down in mo
.rehts, since which the river has Commenced AI 7