The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-02


to an amateur performance of "MArtha.n
DR.. Z. L, Rashbrode. Of Lafourche parish, ID
BIsetbsrries At % cent. : gallon in Houms, ana
The Texas constitutional convention was to
meet yesterday. - rs 'ili-tlIs
The Sparta ia Tines, IN contradiction Of the
rumored assassination Of Capt, Twi,chell, says he
Gen. Dudley has been oriered from vicksburg
20 Nstchez, and il succeeded by Brevt Mai Gen.
A.Ames, lieutensnt colonel of the Gath Infantry,
eeptleman greatly esteemed In Vicksburg
exU. s. soldier, is the Democratic candidate for
Congress, and wonord, late Of the Confederate
army, 10 his Radical opponent. :. 1879
Among the three hundred prisoners in the peni-
tsp,isry are two boys, sgec respectively nine and
out term Of five years for stealing stick Of cam
dy-ILynchburg tvs.) News. 1'1 ~
The Carroll Record says; Planters we have
best since the war; and as new feature nearly an
Of them refer to the abundant prospects they have
for fine crops Of corn" ~ I, ln,-
Quite batch Of distinguished people came on
The Josephine yesterday, There were Gen, Bell,
Dr.. Smith, Judge Psschal and we know cot how
many others.-[Ga Bulletin, May s0sh. y
The Bay st. Louis Gazette says "a those Of the
summer at Bay 81. Louis, and who have been here
before, win be agreesbly surprised TO see the ex
c.iIent condition our shsllrosd win present this
The Ibervills South Of Saturday says It is
happy to be able 70 state positively. on the re-
poit Of actual residents Of the Crosse Tete coun-
Try, that the west side is perfectly safe, that the
waters are not rising, and that the crops are
a correspondent Of the Bolton (rexss) Journal
says Gov. Tbrockmorton, who passed through
Bell county lately, gave gloomy account Of the
prospects for wheat crop In northern Texas,
and remarked that the wheat Ia Bell was more
IRON Collin county 20 6aisdo. ..s9 10 -lllli
The Thibodsux Sentinel OF Saturday says:
This week has been nne one for the growing
crops, and We have good reports from al paris
Of the parirh. One Of the defeated negro csadis
dates for Office In this parish amuses himself BY
Gaming little colored boot. blacks who call them.
selves Democrats" ZOE az ~ laH sAaoi 9dh9
: The Gazette says that the largest beeves IN the
largest droves IL has noticed for years, have been
daily passing through Liberty. going east, but not
10 New Orleans, as heretofore. Tue beeves that
are being driven overland, for the most part, are
destined for the Western States, where they are
to be fattensd for the markets next winter; -
the news OF the rejection OF the eleventh article
OF impe achment, Mr.. W. H. Msltby, editor Of the
Advertiser, and William Powers. Esq, we're
injured By the premature discharge Of : cannon.
more injured but both gentlemen, being skiilful
eunners, escaped death BY their proper position
The Bay St. Louis Gazette says the greatest re.
gatta that ever took place on toe lake will come
Of at Bay 81. Louis on the 4th Of July. The prize
will be worth running for and the most cele brsted
yachts VIII be In attendance. Mr.. Z. W. Rood
has consented to attend TO the necessary srrange-
ments and preiminaries In New Orleans, while
Maj. ]. b. Nicholson will do the same at Bay ot.
Louis.
Judge Black finished his speech for the railroad
company In the United States Court at Galveston
on the 2sth nit. Quite aisrge number Of ci,zens
were present, and were Interested as much ss was
to be- expected in . speech In chancsry case,
which has probably very many years JET 70 run
through the courts. The greater part OF the
speech was devoted to q discussion OF dry points
The Galveston Civilian of May 2stn says 90 La
ADDITION to those by the bark Texas, already 70.
ported, the brig Atslsnta, Capt. Moe, arrived yes
terdsy from Chfis,ispa, Norway. with $50 Sorwe-
gan emigrspts en- route for Waco and the upper
Brsxos. The weasel Is consigned to Julius Freder-
ich. Emigrants all In excellent health. They
were fifty days on the passage. No sickness and
!" The CsrroiJson IMississippi) Conservative says:
sour farmers are now harvesting their wheat
crops, and We feel proud to- say that all with whom
we have talked pronounce good yield OF wheat.
Corn looks well, and the past few days of dry,
hot weather has enabled our farmers TO get their
crops clean. There is some little plant SCOUT
cotton locking badly, but the present weather
will soon remedy that evil"
The Sugar Planter calls the Msnchac projecta
magnificent humbug, and says that the merchants
of Mobile and st. Louis may as well understand
now. and At once, that the re-opening Of Mxnchsc
tor any purpose Is directly against the will OF the
people Of that portion Of the State, and that the
city Of New Orleans objects most positively to
have her lake commerce Destroyed aside from
other injuries, that other cities may be bene-
fitted. = b. ~ 1ae i.,.l ,.ia9 ~ ''sa "a
The Sugar Planter, Of Saturday. says: "our
crops are suffering for RAIN and unless We get
beQ N m a ho
serious. So far our prospects are good for the
years cropping. We can almost say the crop Is
made, and 40 the cane looks well. we begin to
feel little easier. Our planters have acted
wisely In planting plenty Of corn and very little
The Liberty Gazette says that the crops are ex.
ceediDgy fine throughout Liberty county, and in
fact throughout Southeasterp Texas. A gentleman
who has travelled through Polk. Trinity, Tyler,
Jasper and Newton recently, says that the corn
crop 10 very fine that the little cotton that has
been planted looks very well. The season has
been favorable. freedmen and white men are
working better than formerly The people are In
good spirits, and altogether things begin to wear
more cheerful aspect. 80 81 l1liiais % si.risIH
The Clinton Tia Patriot Of Saturday Gays the
corn and cotton crops Of that parish are repre-
scented In all quarters as presenting the nnest
prospects for q large yield. The talk about the
caterpillar has almost entirely died out.aa at the
meeting Of planters on Thursday, not o single
caterpillar was produced, but several cut worms
were on exhibition. Planters generally feel
assured Of good cotton CROP Ano,her NEE ing
of planters Is called for Saturday, June 8. and it
10 proposed to form agricultural association at
an carry day. se'---.--sss.-----=.
The lndisnols (Texas) bulletin says the lats
hail and rain storm wac very severe at Helena,
ksrnes county. Timber and houses were ruined.
Every house except one was filed with water.
Hsilstones fell weighing from three TO eight
pounds. They best the roofs OF houses like fall
log cannon balls. The crops, asa general thing,
in that vicinity were ruined past remedy. The
slaughter among the fowls and sheep wasimmense.
The same paper says the storm extended North
east from San Antonio about three miles, for
which distance the telegraph wire was entirely
DESTROYED.