The New York herald., 1867-04-20
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TM HERALs.
Seizure or the French steamer Darien for
smuGGling-The Floods on tho Black and
WashRta Rivers-SuMcring Of tho People
The Metairic Races-ExcitinG Contest Be-
sweea Fanny Brown and Rousseau, &c.
New ORLKAxs, April IA, 1857.
Yesterday Collector Kellogg seized the French
Darien Captain Hued The reasons for the seizure are
as sfollows:-
About the hour Of midnight on Friday ono OF tho
night inspectors discovered hack receiving from the
steamer what appeared to be mail matter On examina-
tion, however, proved to be eight thousand cigars
packed in mailbaga They were Immediately seized
and conveyed to the Custom House for appraissment
Tho law provides that whore the contraband properly
exceeds four hundred dollars in value and such prop.
ery d landed with the knowledge Or connivascs Of any
ocsr smploy6 Of the vessel said vessel Is subject %
connscaton In this the agents and ofcs Of the
vessel dsclam all knowledge OF the transaction.
The Darien 10 tho Ara steamer OF the new line
running between st. Naxaire and New Orleans via
Hayana and s Of tho finest steamships that enters
thus port Should the seizure result in her connsca.
tisu the permanaucy oe the limo will bs seriously ina
psrtlled.
From Columbia TO tho left bank OF the Mississippi
unbroksn sheet Of water. The towns OF Colombia
Harrisonburg and Trinity submerged The steamer
vicksburs. which arrived yesterday from Monroe was
detained beyond her time thirty six hours In relieving
the unfortunate inhabitants from their perious position
Along The Mi1sippi and ~ tributaries disaster FOL.
lows disaster with such pidisy that there danger ol
the entire country being ovsrnowsd Scores Of breaks
have occurred in the evses along the Niisppl Tschs
Washita. Black and AtchaAlaya rivera Some have for
tunately been stopped others have been narrowed with
fair prospect Of being closed but the majority arc
IKE : mill race, flooding the country and driving
from house and homo and ands destitute thou.
sands The HERALD bas humanely taken MP
this subject ediioriaIly on more than ONE occasion,
calling upon the government 70 assist these people
pairing their levecs Aside from humanity the Her.
truly suggests IL IN TO the interest of the govern
ment lend helping hand for this purpose the
to the revenue viii be immense The overflow is more
submerged The water s increasing instead OF decreas
ing The crops are utterly destroyed Tho time is rap
IDLY g, ~nsn ~. q too late this
people in the face, and the government does speed
iy take action in the matter i win be too late for the
and rssisrsd homsisss By the destruction Of their
am happy to inform you that the civil authorities Of
suffering In the Atchafalaya district The following
muncaton was referred By tho Governor 70 the Board
OF Levee Commissioners for their action. The Board at
entered into contract with Mr. J. B. Price TO send
steamer from BrAshear City and remove the families,
t0olr 8nQ oLOCk 70 secure place. IL 08tl
mated that IT win take month six weeks remove
all that in danger The Governor has also made ap-
pcation 70 General Mower, Of the Freedmens Bureau,
for ratons for the sufferers, but reply has yet been
received.
j. MADISON WELLS, Governor Of the sste OF Louisiana
fully cali your Attention % Tho sIasnsSs and distrsssins
condition In which hundreds Of pscr families In By
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they posse.Ss S no means Of removing themsevss large
ss people rs.dins that having rssaned %
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Tnovns fa well that your E1oeoncy win be ready to DO
ssysrysa IN your Rss.onay ana oe.y for
employed, sugsestng however the fact that the
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but death marchs, along n the track Of the y over
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Prssidcn. Police Jury,
parish OF 81. Martin.
Owing 70 the inciemency Of tho weather the second
poned from day day. Yesterday was all that could
bs desired By the lovers Of the turf and the great
three mile race for $500 was advertised 10 taxa placs
Fanny Brown, Rousseau, Billy Conner and Hattie g.
The former the avorits ai one hundred 70 ninety
against the ncld rather against Rousseau, for the
two latter were nowhere In the betting and distanoed
In the race. A the start Rousseau had the outside
and Hattie @. the inside. when the signal given
Billy Conner bounded 70 the 'front.' followed closely by
Rousseau, Hattie G. and Fannie Brown IN the
Billy Connov kept ahead 70 the quarter pole when he
was passed ~ Rousseau. Fannie Brown soon passed
ahead Of tho other horses and neared Rousseau
This continued some distance but evident 70 al
that Rousscauwould win the heal which he did In SAN
For some distance they side by side Rousseau win
ming BY only few feet The riders Of Billy Conner and
Hattie hndng how useless was for them 70 contend
againss Rousseau and Fannie withdrew Tho odds were
now heavy In favor Of Rousseau and Thousands OF
dollars were stak0d upon the result In tho second beat
the mare took the lead which she increased 70 three or
four lengths whom Rousseau slowly picked up until the
two hosses were side BY Hde In this position the race
Was continued 70 the line neher appearing 70 have any
material advantage Of the othor until tho ally obtained
length Just before passing the line, winnng she closest
contested three mile hcas Witnessed IN this country
time 034k The air rang with the enthusiastic shouts OF
thousands ~ the gallant passed the line Both
horses were much jsded and worn fom this hard run
ming Tne bets were again In favor Of the mare, one
hundred 70 ninety In the Of the third heat the
mare passed ahead several lengths before the horse bad
started Al the quarter the was seventy i've yards
ahead kousueau gained but little on the rst mile, but
10 the second half the distance passed over In the
third mile tbs horse kept slowly decreasing the distance
He was evidently frosher than the mare, which was
failing fasl ~ the homo stretch tho horse had short
ened To- distance 70 two lengths but he nov showed
signs q railing ster than tho marc but on the last