The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-12


3. In view Of the annual rise in the Mississippi
calling for great vigilance on the part Of planters
and parochial authorities to guard against the
disastere Of overflow; end upon the recommends
tion OF the Board Of Levee Commissioners, H IL
hereby ordered that The police juries Of the
ward or district insped(on to make an immediate
and thorough inspection Of the levees In their
several districts, and once week thereafter dur
ing the period Of high water. The result Ct said
Of the police juries in detailed report. setting
forth the situation in which the Inspector shall
find each levee subject to his inspection, and
specifying the repairs to be made immediately to
The said lsvees, IN oTds! % prevent their break
the police juries will make nee OF all the means
provided by existing laws to cause the said re-
pairs to pc promptly made; and in case Of cre-
vase, or threatened crevasse. will make reqai-
same side Of the river or bayou within seven miles
of the point threatened to furnish dfty per cent.
Of the able bodied laborers employed on sad
plantation or plantations, scih The assent Of said
ger. and each laborer shall be entitled to receive
for each days labor, while 50 employed, the sum
OF one dollar and fifty cents per day. to be paid
from the proceeds Of levee bonds In the hand Of
the board Of lsvee commissioners, on the produc-
ton of payroll certified BY the president Of the
police jury; and al expenses incurred By parochisI
authorities, planters or owners OF lands, in the
building and repairs OF levees and the stopping
Of crevssses shall be paid from the Same fund, ON
proper vouchers furnished
II being proved that numerous breaks in the
levees have occurred from carelessness Of per-
sons letting in water through the levees for the
purpose OF watering crops, Il "a further ordered
that hereafter no person or pessons shall have the
right either 10 cut levee or insert hume or box
for the introduction Of water through the same,
without first obtaining the assent, in writing of
the police jury Of the parish iE which the levee
is situated, upon pain OF being compelled to pay
for the damages occasioned thereby.
In the case of cuts or fumes now existing Il IL
made the duty of the local inspectors to ascertain
and report whether the Ievee is ENDANGERED
thereby in which case the police jury shall order
the proprietor OF the land on which the levee 10
situated to close aud repair the came. In default
of the proprietor complying with said order. the
police jury shall close the same at his expense.
By command Of Brevet Major General r. @.
Buchanan. GEO. L. HzRrsUFF.
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iel & Ae'as Assistant Adia'an' General
CoxPLmESrARy DrPLoxAcY.-The Hon. Arson
Burliugsme. who has lately accepted high Dip
lomatic Office from the Chinese governme at, has
one qualification, at least. for his Office, that
smooibness OF tongue and ability to say the right
things at the right time, which add SO much to the
Influence OF an ambassador. His last act. a.
United States minister at Pekin, to present to
Seu-kiyu, the Chinese ssvant, Who wrote Geo
grsphy OF the World" 10 which he eulogized
Washington. q portrait Of the Father Of his
sentstion speech he made out Washington first
class Chinaman, and was complimentary to the
Celestials in his highest degree. Be said:
"Washington's life and character was such a.
to peculiarly commend him to your countrymen.
Like them he honored agriculture, and like them
he Waa for peaCe and onlV fourht in dpfonao M