The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-22

washington Fire Company, Of Baton Rouge,
will celebrate Washington's birthday, 20 day, oy
procession and bali at night Mr.. ID. N. Cali
han will deliver an grafton. nt
sweepstake race is on the tapis. in Baton
Rouge. In which the winner is to become the
owner of all the horses entered. Distance 800
yards.
A little white boy was found Saturday upon the
river bank below town. and taken in charge by a
negro woman. He is about two years old, and Is
apparently of German origin. The little fellow Is
just old enough to prattle. and from his continued
illusions to little sister" and water" accom-
panied BY gestures toward the river, it is sup.
posed that his sister was with him on the bank
and had fallen In the river. No one has yet
claimed the child. We are informed that last
week man stopped at house some distance
below where the boy was found. He was accom-
panied by two children, boy and girl, whom
he said he had taken from the charge of their
mother their wife, from whom he had separated.
He had brought the children to Plsquemine, from
New Orleans, but their mother came up to the
former place and carried them back to New Or.
leans. He had gone to the latter city and recov
cred the children and intended to take them to
Plaquemine again. Some Information ia regard TO
the boys parents may be obtained BY following
the above clue.--I Baton Rouge Advocate. ~
Certain parties interested in the contract for
building Grand Levee in Pointe Coupee. were in
our city on Monday last, endeavoring to procure
freedmen to work on said levee. Very liberal pay
(s40 per month and rations,) was offered. The
temptation was Rreatthat many hands who had
engaged to work for planters, were about to ae
cept the offer, when Mr.. Ennis, the gentlemanly
assistant commissioner Of the freedmen's bureau
here, interposed his authority and prevented so
great drain from being made upon the lsboring
resources Of the planters. There are large num-
bers OF idle, unemployed freedmen insthis, as well
as other neighboring localities, suited for levee
Work, wi,hvutr recourse having to he made to such
MS have already pledged their services to the
plsnters.-[Baton Rouge Gazette.
Tbs beautiful weather we have been enjoying
L. fhA anti tn IN
stir round az considerable rate, making what
ARRANGEMENTS they can for cropping. All say
they have done with cotton. We shall see, and
hope 10 find ii so. Cane, corn, hay, potatoes,
peas, tobacco and other products, which go TO
make up mixed crops, are far more likely to
escape destruction from the browsing worm. or
withstand the ickleness Of the seasons, than cot
ton, and therefore it Is the better part of wisdom
to eschew the cultivation of cotton and take
more largely to that of the hitherto much-neg-
lected cereals, esculents, etc..
II seems that the work on the Morganzs and
Grand Levees Is about to be undertaken at last
Although success may be endangered by the late
ness of the season. yet with energy and perse-
verance, and the novel application Of steam ma
chnery-which. we learn, is TO be used-the work
may be done IN time to protect the hapless IN
habitants Of the parish from overflow this spring
A meeting is to be held in Pointe, Coupee to day
to assist 10 the OF ganizati0n OF the Democratic
Iarty Of Louisiana.
Alexandria has recuperated in iivelness during
the last four or i've days. With quarter races,
foot races tanglefoot's doings court in session,
and the big meeting Of the unterrided Democracy.
considerable OF the epidemical dullness aud gloom
of the poor old burgh has for the time disap-
peared, and the memory Of those better days,
e when We were blessed and happy. people, has
brightly hckered before eur astonished vision.
May these bright days, when once more inan-
gurated, reign 10 our midst forever and everl
- lAlex~ndria Democrat. 10Th.
Democratic convention to be held in this city the
9Th of March. They are DR.. Smith Gordon Gen.
M. Wells, NJ. Ryan, J. L. Walker, l.. Texada, g..
B. Marshall, e. r. Bossat, ]. @. Wise and W. w.
Wilmington. Speaking OF the mass meeting at
the st. Charles fheater last Saturday night, the
Baton Rouge Gazette says (" The occasion was
marked throughout by dignity, harmony and pa.
triotism, and one Of the most telling, hopeful
and gratifying demonstrations ever witnessed in
the State.
a little aat-bottomed, square-bowed. paddle
wheel boat went past this city yesterday en- route
for Grand Levee. She was laden with excavators
and wheelbarrows.-[B., R. Advocate, 18th.
Some Of our planters have determined to give
the castor beans . trial. Capt. VIM. Markham
informs us that he will plant twenty acres this
season on bis plankrcad plantation. The great
point is in obtaining the proper seed. That OBJ.
tanned from ST. Louis Is the best. Twenty-Five
bushels per acre Is average yield and the whole.
sale price is 81 rs per bushe. 1t Is cultivated like
corn and il well soaked In tepid water, the seed
will quickly sprout and soon shade the ground al
prevent the rivalry OF weeds. Those DESTROYS of
planting this seed should be particular that they
do not waste time and money upon the inferior
plant, grown from the common seed, indigenous
TO the State. Plant only the best variety OF seed
. and ready market in the Western cities awaits
the prcduct-[ Baton Rouge Advocate.
Last Monday negro convict, named Pierce,
who was convicted last term for robblng an old
officers Wes and Young. Whilst on the way from
Goose Hollow to the Penitentiary. the prisoner