New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-16

fully in tbs neck and body. The ssmmes neshsu e,s'
out, leaving the Doctor ih state ot sel,s.os y,
His trunk was on boards ana has hee'f ioss " 90
len. He intends to sue the boat.
The same paper states. that one Of the douhie
leva.s which ire being rebuilt on the Ghoppln
plantation Is abont two-thirds completed. AS soon
Il I'm work IS done the contractor, NJ. Gil, wlil
eri,1S mon the inner ones
4 tract Of land Id the parish Of st. Martin, has
Iatalv been sold for FIVE dollars an acre. sae
Dr. Mailet employs fifty worknen on the sal
isfand, called Avery's island in the parish of st
Mary. They will soon produce a thousand bushel
4 day. &'A
Haw's plantation Of 500 acres, situate on Comitt
river, about eleven miles from Baton Rouge, solo
lately for sI97S. Flsa fisaT f2s4 4 ~ .s1ff
At the succession sale Of the estate Of D. Glea
son, which took place last Saturday, the planta
tion on Bayou De Saiard, seven miles from Mon
roes containing seven hundred acres. sold for $2L
800 cash. to our fell0w-townsman, D. p. Stubs
ESD Monroe Intelligencer. 4isE4 t4sbe.l5 .3sss
The war cost East Baton Rouge 5000 slaves
loo dwellings, 5000 bales of cotton burned 5o0t
stolen or captured, and an incredible number 81
horses, cattle, and agricultural implements
amounting probably to ten millions Of dollars A
there are thirty parishes in the State which have
suffered with equal severity, the losses Of Louisi-
lana during the great struggle, may safely be set
down at three hundred millions. faat5ts ststi
The ST. Charles Ayant Coureur mentions the ex'
ceeding mortality among the colored children q u
that parish-canse, want and inattentlon. Inc
mothers are in pitiable condition; the temporary
connection Of the sexes being % little regarded
that the father feels no sense of duty towards his
unfortunate offspring.
little negro boy about ten years old was found
hanging to an upright picket fence onethe planta-
tation Of Messrs. Webre b Co., near the Yacherie
in ST, James parish, few days ago He must
have been trying to get across the fence when he,
missed lis hold and his coat caught in the picket
slipping up on hisneck and choking him to death.
We make the following extracts from the Mon
roe InfeIigencer Of. the 10th t5 I aa ia
The first indication Of winter we have had this
season, was the severe cold spsA during the early
part Of the week, rain, sleet, saSM and wind made
The wood yards grow less the last three days have
however, been very pleasant, with March south
wind blowing. So far this has been the mildest
sinter since 1928, and may we not have any colder
weather this and next month; il we have, the in
ufy to- agriculture will be immense. a8
I The railroad has changed hands, and everybody
.sks Are the present owners going to build itss'
We, like others, would like to be able to leave
lorne tomorrow and breakfast the same day in
Vicksburg. ai ~ i s5si55
Since ii is fixed fact that we are going to have
.ailway communication to Yickshurg, real estate
] il great demand, prices advancing no better
Investment can be found than In bnying lots in
Monroe. III twelve months they will advance in
1siue hundred per cent. Byrne y Shields sold
bis week their storehonse and lot on Grand street.
10 Mt. p. W Bouts of M0fehonse, for SIG 900 cash.
Mr: Bouts bought on speculation. sisfd a545 AZ
We have conyersed with several planters of this
and adjoining parishes, on the subject of the com
ing crop, and we find that most of them think of
nothing but making cotton, whilst corn is nearly
forgotten. Nearly every planter is now buying
corn from the Western markets, to enable them
70 carry on their farms, giving thought for the
future necessity Of that article which IS indispen-
sable on plantations. This should not be, and
avery planter should plant a fair proportion of
corn on his farm; those who have come amongst
us and leased plantations for the present year will
cultivate nearly all their lands in cotton, and at
The expiration of their Lease will abandon the
plantations In the same condition that they were in
December 1856. This being the case. the land
owners vail not find ready lease for their lands,
on account OF scarcity of corn. We
predict that there will not be bnshelof Louisiana
corn for sale here next fall, and at the price of
81 80 per bnshel, delivered. We advise our coun-
trT friends to plant more it is not too late to give
ttliS EADJtGh HLl6ItlOIly Hild enough fOT al
purposes. We fear that our population will soon
be Got0nt0ts. 8s 3jllEE& 4
81 The VIGKSBURG, SHREVEPORT AND TEXAS RAIL
ROAD.-This road was sold last Saturday by the
sheriff, d under an order of court, and the gentle
men whose names appear below as stockholders
were the purchasers. These gentlemen WELD an
influence and capital that will insure the inlrne-s
late Reconstruction Of the road from the Missis.
iippi river to this place, and at an early day we
nay look for the arrival of thu e steam horse y
Ia ,af,r Y1ot,it
nergy experience and universal knowledge ofl
ueh men as Ray, Horne, Ludeling. Bry, Gordon 4
tnbbs. Pinckard, Grosley and others, the compile
lon of the road is certain within few months.
ne proprietors have the money deposited in bank
! the credit Of the road, to an amount sufficient
) put IL in running order between the 0uachita
nd Mississippi and will soon make it the great.
BAD to the Pacific.
The stockholders are J. O. Horne Of Georgia,
ohm 7. Ludeling, VI. r. Gordon, w. M. Pinekard,,
!. F. Stnbbs, John Ray, w. @. Baker, j. r.. Nc |
|uire, 4. NJ. Bry, R. @. Strother, John A. MCCLURE,
!, z. Crosley, @. II. Dabbs. r. Ray, @. W. Phil. |
ps Of Louisiana. all compose the Board of DirecsI
ssated e sad Thsy
iordon, Superintendent !; Joseph +. Mcclure, |
Treasurer and Secretary. 81
The ball is in motion, and the road will be built,
This company have already commenced putting
,rs need not be idle in this neighborhood. n.
Theriyer is lower at this point than it ever was
leen by the old settlers at this season. From
lbove We have no news, but presume navigation
3 closed In the Upper Ouachita. '.5z n
4 The police jury met yesterday and appropriated
5000 70 build jail the site selected Is in the pub
ID square. s @E5s83siSs M y 5s43 s,ts 3s1.s ilN
II An unfortunate affair occurred q few miles up
she river on Monday, on board of the steamer
Ldahoe, hch Fesnlteai in the death of IA. H Giliam
son OF Judge Gillian of Saline county Missouri
who was killed by one Hicks, who lives in Or near
Camden, Arkansas The difficulty was of q most
frivolous character, and Hicks is guilty of murder
Capt. Elliott should have brought. him to the ar-
thorities to be examined We are assured by Mr.
Beach, q friend of the deceased, that Judge Gil
lam, q very wealthy planter of Saline county, Mis-
souri, will pay handsome reward for Hicks. n. y
83 gz${,@55F = I'll. ~ LII
/ A NEW SOLOMON The following anecdote is
related Of BiMo, the popular French liberal,
lately deceased, whose funeral was attended by
Prince Napoleon, in preference to attending the
Murat wedding:
Duxing the days Of popular frenzy after the
revolution of 1848, Bixio CHANGED to be passing
along the Boulevard Beanmarchais, when he was
met by flying crowd, all eager to join group of
people screaming and gesticnlating in the middle
of the causeway. In the middle of the group
stood, pale and trembling, poor girl, dressed III
the costume OF the cantinsors of the Garde Mobile
who, on perceiying Bixio, Immediately flew to
him for protection. .sWhat is the matter9 OF
what has the woman been guilty 2n exclaimed the
sGudnt She is sold to the enemy = replied THE
Garde Mobile, who was holding her by the arm.
z We have just disc oyBred that she has been bribea