Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-08-22
Editorial Correspondence.
PARISH OF IBERvILLE, Aug 10th, i

proverbially monotonous, and yet, the
term should be applied only in relative
sense, for monotony is found as well in
surfet of novelty or excess of variety, as in
the more seven tenor of our ways" No
phase of existence, however calm and ex-
has its little episode to vary its spells Of
sameness. Occasionally, there will be
something to "overcome us like a summer
| cloud" if not to "excite our wonder" at
least to afford us what the French aptly
term distraction. Even the long tcdium Of
| the cheated term" has it's "ftful gusts"
or breezy intervals to fan the tagging
spirits and reanimate the dropping frame;
to rustic the torpid leaves and ripple the
placid stream. A clear sky will sometimes
| have its clouds; pale face its fushes Of
red, and black one its streaks Of white,
especially when disclosing to view those
bright and shining ivorles, which are then
as when
"a sable cloud
Turns forth her silver lining on the night"
And so, all through the great book Of
ure-everrecurring sameness, ever
shifting lights and shades. And thus it
is in our retreats amid the "clovernooks"
and "idlewilds" of life, where the dial-pla
of Time marks more serenely the fitting
moments there is yet, after all, de quoa
| whorewith to ring the charges that ebb
and flow with the tide of our existence.
Time does not hang so heavily upon our
hands that we cannot make it tributary in
some sense or other to our comfort or en-
joyment. What with friends for familiar
intercourse and pleasant surroundings to
correspond, looks for indoor pastime-a
walk or ride in the green fields, along the
roadside or amid the shadowy recesses Of
the forest and, it must be admitted, there
is suffcency, in all reason, to roleve the
enBus of even the dullest country life in
summer.
The rains, in partial showers continue
to visit this part of the coast, doing good
to the crops and tempering the heat, which,
ut times, is excessive. Pleasant breezes
also prevail at times, and are by no means
unwelcome. Cotton is opening finely and
picking has commenced in some places.
can hear Of the caterpillar "webbing
up" and "unwebbing," occasionally, in
certain localities above and below this,
and in a few instances, stripping the cot
ton; but just about here there is not much
to complain of on that score. The chief
complaint is with reference to the general
meagerness and unthriftiness Of the plant
| took II ride few days since out to the
back settlements on the Bayou Manchac,
going as far as ten or twelve miles from
tho river, partly on an angling excursion,
which, by the way, proved success.
noticed along the Bayou a few places
where both the corn and cotton looked re-
lar, Mr.. Marcellin Heberts-w whore the
land is very rich and we'll cultivated-the
corn is exceedingly large, "heavy cared"
and abundant, and the cotton the most
luXurlant and prollt1c III forms and Dolls i
have yet seen this season.
| learned, while on the Bayou, that two
different parties of United States Engineers
recently passed through that region, their
object bong a survey Of the Manchac, wi tn
view ofthe final re-opening and clearing
out of that stream, and by the aid of locks'
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the year round, with the Amite and the
lakes beyond. An immense expenditure
will be required for such an undertaking,
and unless the government contemplates
leveeing the Manchac when opened, the
experiment will prove disastrous one to
very large scope of country which would
be liable to overflow from that stream at
each successive high stage Of water. The
opening of the Manchac for navigable pur-
poses, would afford direct water communi
cation between Mobile and the Mississippi
River, and would doubtless conf great
advantages upon that city, besides tending
to build up an important entrepot of trade
at or near the point of enhancement Of the
Manchac on the Mississippi.
The New Orleans and Bayou Sara
Packet Company, have recently issued
circular and new tariff for freight W hich do
not seem to meet with general concurrence,
hereabouts. According to the circu lar, the
bills of lading for freight shipped on the
packet, must state that the freight is re-
ceived by them Gin apparent good condi-
ton, instead of Tin good condition. as
has been the wording heretofore, 1t is
apprehended that this new ruling viii not
make for the benefit of the shipper--a lati-
tude being given to carelessness, neglect
and responsibility on the part of the
boats in the handling and storage of
freight shipped in actually good condition.
Why not let the old form of bill of ladine
stand, and where freight is shipped in bad
condition to specify it accordingly As to
the tariff or freight adopted by the packet