The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-12
SOUTHERN ITEMs.

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The population Of Virginia is rapidly incrsas-
Texans speak well of california cloyer.p
which Is SAID to serve well for both corn and hay.
Galveston viii open the Upper Trinity to navi-
Accounts from the Tuxpan colonists are contr,.
distory. The last are favorable. -. u ..s-t
In Memphis on the 9Th q negro named Lloyd
Brown was shot and killed by brother-in-law
Captain Robert Hardie. journalist, and chaplain
in the Confederate service, died In Galveston re-
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sassination Of Captain Robert Blackwell. on his
way home from Weatherford, on the 29th ult.
The murderer has not been discovered. llrr ~
Waco, Texas, Ia moving earnestly In the matter
OF connecting herself by railroad with the Cen
Ial road and with the cities Of Houston and Cal
Abiding to a big story about Texas ranches
and their stock, the Houston Telegraph says it
knows man in San Antonio who has one COW
aad stump-tailcalf, whose rancho extends all the
way from San Antonio to the Rio Grande.
The striking employees on the Nashville and
Northwe stern Railroad have received no pay for
more than seven months. We have no intelli-
eeIce Of the resumption of business on this or the
Mobile and Ohio road. i.,.I.5I s.r,..i i,tsv.5
Hon. David G. Burnet, Of Texas, was to leave
on Tuesday, by the steamship Tybee.' on visit to
his friends and relatives in New Jersey. He pro-
poses TO return TO the State Of his adoption,
should his life and strength be continued. 800
There was brilliant party at the residence of
Judge Durham, in Richmond, q week ago.
Among the guests was Chief Justice Chase, Mrs.
Senator Sprague, General Stonemsn, Mrs. Soho
field. Miss Chase. Colonel Thomas p. August,
John Harmer GiImer, General milford and Judge
Riyes, Of the Supreme Court Of Virginia. 10 al
The Vicksburg Herald of Tuesday says the crop
are of character to gladden. the heart Of the
toiling farmer. Corn is fully grown and tasseling
finely, bat Is greatly in need of rain Just at this
time. Cotton is thriving wonderfully under the
hot and cloudless skies, and is fully a month fur
Their advanced than at this time last year. - ,r
The Liberty, Texas, Gazette is informed that
the genuine cotton worm has destroyed $50 acres
OF cotton Ter gentleman, on his plantation in
Polk county. As soon. as the worm was dis
covered, he planted corn between the rows, aud
has very promising growing young crop. The
same paper of the 5th says " The caterpillar, as
we have just learned, has made its appearance in
this county, and is literally destroying cotton
In Monticello, Florida, on Friday week, SOL
der got drunk at negro hanging, and shot Sher.
in Jordon through the arm, the same ball passing
through the breast of Miss Lizzie Williams, eaus-
ing very dangerous wound. Next day in the
same village, Coils. w. A. Cooke and w. D. Girar.
deau, editors, INDUCED in little pistol exercise,
IN the course of which Col. Guardian was shot
through the body. 1t was expected he would re-
cover. $780, ~ -..,-lf NJ
The Pointe Coupee Echo of the 9th says: The
Crosse Tete ieyee, we learn, has given way. sub
merging the greater portion Of the land protected
by it.. We do heartily sympathize with the in
habitants Of that section. They had labored hard
and taken great pains to protect themselves this
season, and to have all lost, even at the eleventh
hour, when but q few days will bring the begin
ning of a permanent decline Of the water this
season. il certainly hard to bear"
The Baton Rouge Comet of Tuesday. says: "a
glo ious shower of rain fell at this place and in
several Of the farming settlements in our parish,
On Sunday night last. II came In the nick of time
to cuench the thirsting earth and spur up the
dropping plants, which now look bright, fresh and
aourishing. Truly, the season thus far has been
most propitious for agricultural pursuits. No
wonder that farmers generally are looking SO
CHEEKY and hopeful In view Of their fattering
prospects OF one thing they feel quite certain,
and that is of a superabuDdance of corn and po-
tatoes." r. -l-- = III fr-s
The vicksburg Herald Of Tuesday says: "A
white radical chap Of this city who is very anxious
for ire Office Of mayor of vicksburg, thought he
xnnld gather q naber of his eolored friends to-
getber at his house for the purpose Of 'spressing
his views and receive their promises OF support.
While he was haranguing them and laying do IN
the facts. some Of the colored 'gemmen went
through his establishment and relieved him of a
barrel of mess pork he had gotten that day. as
well as other things to the tune of several hun
dred dollars" 49, 4 80.
The Galveston Dispatch says that on the even
ing Of the last performance Of the Austin Drama
tic Association, one of the sweetest young ladies
Of that city being in attendance, having her hair
decked with natural flowers, a humr1ing bird en-
tered the hail, and made straightwsy for the lady,
and was persistent in the effort to extract from
her sweetness. Several times she scared 1t away,
but IL would soon return, and its perseverance,
was only put stop TO by the rude gesticulations
Of young gentleman who sat near, when 1t left
the room.
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