The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-21
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

Terrebonne had abundant rains last week.
On the 9TH inst. Col. HeTvey Deskins, aged 65
years, died in Jacksonville, Floyd county. Ga.
The 0uachita Telegraph of the 18th announces
the death of DR.. John CalderwOOd, ST., an old and
esteemed citizen of Monroe.
In Savannah recently drunken dog named
Higgins shot and killed his wife. His frequent
bestings of her had previously resulted in an
abortion.
AT tournament in Memphis, on the 18th, Geo.
W. Mckie, of Tullahoma, Miss, won the prize,
and selected as his queen Miss Katie l.. Avent.
Thirteen knights contested. General James r.
Chalmers took the lead in the ceremonies.
A Southern exchange says that Mrs. Becker
Stowe ia going TO establish a school at Aiken,
Ca, for the benefit Of mulstto children that have
been born in the South since its invasion by Yam
kee schOOmarms.
The Planters Banner announces the grateful
visitation of rain in the parish of st. Mary, and
the revived condition of corn and sugar. The
same paper says the Spanish flies have been max
iDg sad havoc In some OF the gardens OF that
parish.
The Thibodsux Sentinel says: d" We hear occs.
sonal complaints of dry weather, bat generally
country friends express themselves highly
pleased with the prospect before them, and unless
some unexpected misfortune occurs, the corr will
be above fair average
The 0uachita Telegraph Of the 18th says 1--WE
have TO report week of exceedingly dry, sultry
weather, in which corn has suffered considerably,
being now a. the most critical period in its
sated by the rapid and vigorous growth of the
young cotton, which standing drought better than
corn has rather been improved instead of injured
by the want Of rain.n
At q late dinner in North Carolina, there sat
down to the table three ex-governors, an ex-
justice of the Supreme Court. two eX members of
Congress and some other men of honorable dis
tnction in their State, and the only person in the
room who could vote or hold Office was the negro
who waited on the table. Such is reconstruction.
The Thibodaux Sentinel says; "SOme two weeks
since erevasse occurred on the lands of Harang
x Rousseau, formerly Pitman & Barrow, which
proved too formidable to be closed, and is still
running, without any probability Of its being
closed until the bayou falls. some twenty odd
families, living from six to fifteen miles below
LockpOrt, left bank, will lose all or a portion of
their crops. by this misfortune. The police Jury
met on Monday last to take some action in re-
gard TO the closing of the breach, but did nothing
more than 10 instruct the syndic to execute ex.
isting lawsn
The Charleston Courier learns that in Camden,
on Monday, an outbreak occurred among the
negroes in that vicinity, in the progress of which
several of the most prominent citizens were
forcibly incarcerated, and two of them hung aud
that the sheriff Of the district in futile effort TO
command the peace, had been fatally shot II
appears that the company Of federal soldiers
which had been sent to that point, at the earnest
solicitation OF the citizens, TO quell the disturb
snces which were threatened In consequence of
the killing of S. G. ". Dill last week, had re-
ceived notice that they were 70 be relieved by q
company from Columbia, and without waiting for
the relief 10 arrive, had started from Camden.
The negroes, taking advantage of their absence
rose en- masse and committed the horrible out
rage alluded 10,