The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-16
&luer 9mtsIIigenrs.
OzEscEET oyFICz No. 81 OAnF sFxHSz. a
Tuesday Morning. June I6 lS6g

Tuesday Morning. June l6. 1858. !
The weather which we enjoyed Sunday was
lovely; not cloud fiecked the blue canopy above
Us, and a fresh breeze from the east rendered the
rays OF Hellos less oppressive than usual. To-
wards night fall a few ominous clouds made their
appearance in the northeast horiH ~ giving prom
Use OF RAIN, which came at daylight yesterday
morning, 10 the delight of all our citizens, espe.
clally those OF the Garden District Yesterday
the weather was sultry and the skies denoted rain
at no distsnt hour. Our citizens lured probably
by the fine weather. turned out in force Sunday
snd the A. q. Brown. on each trip TO Carrollton
was crowded with delighted excursiOnists. Can't
Bsssett has won for himself and his beautiful
steamer a name which will live long In the men,
DRY OF the people of this city.
Business-pshaw, the very word nauseates US
on our landing presents dull appearance, aud in
our opinion, the desert of Sahara compared with
lt 10 blooming garden. Notwithstanding the
low rates OF freigh.s, promising crops, and the
TACT that our planters are actually in need of SUD.
plies Our merchants seem 10th to make advances
and. consequently, our steamboat interests suffer
Yet, now that all dangers of an overflow are past.
we expect to have the pleasure of noting marked
increase OF business for several weeks to come.
Yesterday morning as the steamer Dexter while
coming down the river, was opposite Kennervile,
the mate cToered one of the newly enfranchised
deck hands TO perform some task whereupon the
colored gentleman struck him. The mate drew
revolver and fired, the ball lodging in the freed.
mans heart, and as a matter of course be fell
oeas. Fearing the wrath of the negro crew. he
took the yawl and started for shore The boat
was Immediately landed and several negroes
Jumped ashore and started after the mate. After
securing the yaWl, Capt. Montgomery backed out
and proceeded on his way to the city After the
mate had got ashore he was seen TO fire on a ne
gro who attempted to stop him; also upon a
white man. These facts are furnished us bv a
gentleman whose veracity we can vOuch for,
although the officers of the boat made no mention
OF ne TACT to US upon her arrival.
Mr. alr Il ~
our thsnks for fsvors.
The arrivals since our last were as follows: J.
ID. HiDde, from Attskspas; New Era, from Bayou
Sara; Nina Simms, from Lsfourche; Dexter
from Louisville; Mohawk and barges, from st.
Louis; ]. G. BIackforJ, from Washington; Robert
+. Lee, from Louisville; Grey Eagle, from Bayou
Sara; Caroline, from Arkansas river; Gov. Allen,
from Greenyille; Lafourche, from Shreveport;
j. NJ. sharp, from Jefferson; Aloe, from Lower
Coast; end Annie Wagley, from 0pelousas. But
few OF the arriving steamers hal good trips. For
particulars see our marine column.
The departures yesterday were: Nina SHINES
for Bayou Lafourche Great Repablic. for st.
Louis (; Robt. d. Lee, for Louisville, and New Era,
for Bayou Sara.
We are indebted TO Mr.. Andy Swain, of the JEFF.
ferson packet J. II. sharp, for the following
memoranda
Left Jefferson Thursday, June lIth 1868, at
O'Clock P NJ landed at stock pen, one mile oe.
low town and received lis head cattle, left at 8
P. NJ, Friday 18th; arrived at Shreveport at 5
O'Clock A. NJ; laid all day waiting for stock.
Steamer Lsfourche 10 port for New Orleans. Mol.
lie Fellows and Era No. for Jefferson, Dixie fer
upper Red River, Mary Ellen for Carolina Bluff,
Cuba No. 2, Gossamer, Pioneer Era, George, In
dependence and Don Louis laid up; left Shreve.
port at P. N landed st stock pen below town
and left at ~ NJ; Saturday 18th, passed Grand
Ecore at O'Clock P. NJ. Sunday 18th. met Non.
soon at Ernest's wood yard, Bart Able at Coco
dria, ST. Nicholas at Turnbull's; Monday 18TH ar.
rived at Stock Landing at o'clock A. N. Bayou
81 Jefferson and lakes falling. River from Shreve.
port TO Grand Ecore falling fast; from xandris
TO the mouth falling slowly. Reports from the
river above the raft are that il is falling and get.
ting very low. The crops on the river from
Shreveport down are looking and doing well, as
uueh so as at any time previous TO the war. On
all the plantations the land is about equally divided
ore half in cotton the other half in corn, which
could not be in better condition. The cotton is
sll locking beautiful and well, average about
twenty inches in height. Thus far the worms
have not been seen on the river, and the planters
are very confident Of making (for the first time
since IT close of the war; big crop"
The Wild Wagner from Natchez, will be found |
at the wharf this morning. .ssri
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