New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-26
Louisiana Intelligence.

| claiborne PAR1sH.-Kimbell elected sheriff;
Kennedy, clerk Beck, recorder, and Price, as
SCISSOR.
NATcHIrocHEs.-The Times of the 10th instant
says:
| Red River and its tributaries are still rising.
| Many fears are entertained for general overflow.
! The last Shreveport papers announce that the
river is still rising at that point and above.
In this parish a terrible hurricane has been eX-
| perienced. Many fields were deprived of their
fences, and the trees scattered all through. Roads
were impracticable, and even the mail from Texas
could not reach its destination, except on horse
back. These are sad prospects for the crops.
SPANISH LAKE.-It is painful for us to record
the entire loss of crops on that beautiful settle
ment. Several planters have moved already, and
rented other places near our town. 1t is late to
start new crop, but with energy and persever
ence they have yet chance left to them. The
river is rising inches day at this point.
From the Times, Of the 23d, we extract the fol-
lowing:
RIVER, WEATHER, ETc.-Up to Monday evening
| the river has for five or six days previous, been
rising at the rate of about eight inches in twenty
| four hours. There has been no abatement what
ever and the fact of general overflow is no lon
ger mooted question. We learn that the river is
falling above the raft, and that the Mississippi is
| also falling, but it is still rapidly rising at
this point. There are very few places on the Bon
| Dieu that are above water entirely at the present
time and the chances are that all will be under in
five days more. Every planter on the Spanish
and kisatcbie Lakes is overhowed, and but few Of
them have been able to get suitable other places,
to try the experiment of planting so very late in
the season. This overflow taking into considera-
ton the circumstances Of the people, is the great
est calamity Except Banks raid) that has ever
betallen us. We hope to see the rise in the river
diminish in few days, and then it will soon COM
mence falling, there will then be few places on Red
River uniDiured, and perhaps the whole of Cane
and Old rivers. The weather has for several days
been very fine, a high wind blowing all the time,
and the sun very hot which will cause evaporation
to 60 on rapidly.
RED RIVER AT SHREvEPoRT.-The News of the
10TH says the river continues to rise at this point
Families along the bayou have been compelled to
quit their houses, and some of them are now camp
ing in the streets. rise of six feet is reported
above. We may therefor look for disastrous times
ahead.
i a MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL CRAFT NAvIGAT
ING HIS Own CRAFT.-The Shreveport News
says: #.....
Our friend VIM seanland, of the Bossier Banner
leaves town to-day in charge of a sluG, for Belle
inunsted to his care. For freight or passage
apply on board of his craft, which stands A. No
/, in all insurance Offices. We wish him pleasant
trip up the bosterous Red"
BUSINESS AT SHREVEPoRT.--Bus is extremely
dull very little cotton is to be seen arriving anG
-, ~, sS,t,in - aIa,I 49,. - ~ - - I
oSeI tel goous aI caUu,a'ng "aG tle chances
ote o,o 'i9 sale INTO 'o Money IL any
eiate the same The opIV Ting we are eH beisef
with Is an abundance Of water, Great indnce.
mentsale offered to the cold watermen.''- ~ News
,r, a, tIr"a vn$U SLie peu
ven SaIe snbstantia7 eSoes nov ,IooI,
ctnrad for hoys are pmob snrorio arf
cheaper than store shoes and will greatly ontweal
them. They are neat in appearance and being