New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-27
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AaESANpRIA ITEsfs.--Ffe Democrat soys tbst
afapides parish viii have two representatives N
eeHtala State institution at Baton Rouge for tho
next calendar year, to-wit: Henry Davis woman
3 q s'nsglary, accompanied by Sampson McDuff
Aresdnlan II so-called n his offense being horse
staalfng. i''As'
The weather at Alexandria IS sbeautifrlly clear
cool and braoing, and old Red is still tunnblinn
70 the verge flow water mark. and very soon thu
toia familiar sand bars viii be visible,
GRons.70ur planters are busilv enpase5 in
Ssataetisls lflelI ops; they are fast advancing
A6e results viii prove to be nearly, according t
sats lasa M eacfatens5 say about three thousand
oaaes ior tAis parish,-I Natchitoches Times,
ahe publication Office Of the Record Carol
parish1 is to be removed from Floyd to Lake Pro-
violence.
The October term Of the Tbirtaentb T.dicia,
District Court for the narish ~ fsarroll Han
II fafEar presiding, adjourned last Saturday
e siiaFing peen IN session two weeks. There were
oSsr aVe handFed suits disposed of during the ses-
80, sltheF pY Jadgmen or dismissal. The grand
gfY worried very faithfully durfng the whole ses.
son and returned sixty-six true bills as follows
! -four for larceny; thirteen for steais8
horses and mules. seven for kisRIny: foI,r
saat with intent 10 KILL fouf for murder edr ior
assault ana battery; two for trespass; fWo ior
ghters two for eSfortion in ofte; tWo IoI
money under false pretaases olls ~ ~
faitef9us killing of animals; one 4or robbery, ana
one for assault with attempt TO commit rape e
There were only Two trials, to-Wit: John IeInple
E0f stealing aEnale, and Charles II oWard fof steal
ang horse Both plead guilty, and the Iorner .aer
SFas sentenced to ths Penitentiary for one year
and the latter for three years.
Thseefeurths Of the crimes for which true Phi III
were found were committed during the Wad Of
the grand Jury felt it their dnty for the gfron7
society ia the future to present the part
uniting them for trial.-rCarroll Reeora
The cotton picking season is fast 3srgs fnform
close. number Of our plantinggv the coming
Is 5ilat they win finish ~ PICKING lSen 81 favorable
week. The season Of late haSb erreat rat,idity.
that The cotton has opened hsan IS nro
Had the early part of bt.e Il a tle yie,S Of
pitions Us the latter has mi more ti,aY twiee Tie
,asf soon have the bulk Of
sife l,ltlseI,t cyo j in the market Judging from
shs aay IL abicat Is being hauled II
4.c4Tr, The following items are from the
MoAroe Tsegraph;
Tia sfneTs, this fine weather are making the
4ataT,is The fields are all white where they
h haSs not been picked. We hear no encouraging m
Of the yield, only that the Quality ot the
STAPLE is believed to he very good. II IS calcl-
atsd that the first of November viii find nearly
eVerg lock gathered. This Will certainly Pc the
case in the hills.
The country along the line Of the railroad, ont
some fifteen miles, is sad to be stocked VIII
fnrkeys, chiekeps, eggs, etc. When the cars ge1
running to Beuff river, which will be within {
week, ne hope there will be less cause oil com
plaint about getting something TO eat
John ". Word, accused Of murder and robber,
III Franklin parish and confined in our parish jail
egcaped from confinement on last Fhursda
throagh the doors Of the jail, which had just bee
openad BY the jailor to admit accused wife. Wor
s still at large.
The river is nearly at loW water mark, an
falling at the rate Of one foot IN every
hours.
ahere were ten people sent to the penitentiar
Eron Ouachita parish 1T the late term Of the dii
Grictcourt.
MoBInz TEENS take the following from th
Advertiser and Register
Tie receipts II cotton have been quite liberf
or several days past. Upwards Of 300 bales wer
Teeeiged yesterday.
we we're told BIZ one who is supposed to kno7
Chat notwithstanding the crowded audiences du
nn tfe stay of The circus in this city, it did nt
carry one dollar out Of Mobile from the receipt
The reason assigned is, that the State and CIT
taxes, were SO very high, together with the heay
expenses of living, that it eat up all they MADE
$s1ath things are a little high in Mobile, butt
he true, this is the first circus we have eve
,euchrad.
Grim #visage1 old winter has stolen march Q
srg and taken ID soft seat in the lap OF dame sun
u4er Yesterday was cold and dreary, remindin
sls 4siat the season of hannels and stoves had VI
snistaizably arrived. Everybody looked blue, an
through the 9tfesES, GOALS
4lae cllin. piercing Northwestern swept the du:
Ill clouds from the Streets and the tiltefs rocke
like ship tossed on the angry billoWs' But fe
ladies were on the streets, and the city presente
q dali and gloomy appearance.
-ss---s-sa--s
We had occasion, some time since, says II
Alezantiria Democrat, to omention the arrest Of g
ex.coonei 81 the federal army, on charge Of ei
4icing freedmen from the plantation Of their en-
ployer. BE was tried on the charge at the lat
tesni of our district court and acquitted. Sine
that acauittal he has written the following iette
to his attorneys. We give it without one word {
comment: ~
ALEXANDRIA, La, Oct. l6, 1866.
ToJudge Ryan and Capt. White
5satenaen---I am glad TO bear testimony to i
sonutness ofsyour judgment, and confess that
had lnisgiyings when you told me would
Justice from Jury OF Rapides parish; but as {
resultlas fully vindieated yonr VleW ne anslapl
Fff15 acknowledge you were Justified in assuring 1
sIiat fhe great body of the people were peaceah
disposed and law abidinR, and whenever 4 aplac
Yiysen before a jury of the parish, would fecei
tie same consideration and protection as any g
1 AM hapny TO acknowledge what has be
everywhere ohserYed-that those Nho fonght
hardest and rendered the most faithful service I
now The ieast disposed to have social or politt
Before two juries have been cleared Of
allegations against me, and among them ] am
Suted were original seeessioitis WI MAio houtu
supposed to have Tie strongest preJndioes
in fhe midst of excitement, where politics are
liable to enter. they seem to have calmly O
gitered the facts. and rendered averdict With
an consideration Of those distending eleme
GlIat were present.
i regret that the fact was not earlier dem
sstrated that Northern men could live IN this paT1
md haye equal protection Of the laws with its Q
svens: but wherever 4 go ! shall not fail to spe
with respect of the great body Of the people
Eapideaparisf. 10 Judge Cooley, to the zeal
and efficient district attorney, Col. Pierson,
xfeir high minded and honorable course, as Y
as TO yon, gentlemen, for the efficient manner
(which you managed my cause, and to the bra
Confederate officers who extended to me u
sympathy. u return my sincere thanks, and hi
Ehe honor to remain, gentlemen,
Your obedielt servant ii N.sFRIsBEE,
Late Colonel of Y. Z. Volunteer
i SERIOUS AccIDENT.-Ihfee Children Iq;t
Bud Posef Erplosioga Her0ispl Qf Boy D.
SEARS old--0n Wednesday afternoon last, alb
y aielaek, ffightful accident occurred at the
Sdguee of Mr. Thomas R. Johnson, about ak m
north OF this place. resulting in the severe
probably fatal burning by powder Of three Of
5ehnson' 3 children,
Iii seems that the father Of the children