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

libel suit has been instituted by Charles Il.
Hopkins, Jr., against the editor Of the Savannah
Republican.
II is said that all the wheat in middle Alabama
has been harvested. The yield was very good,
but the quality is rather below the average.
Inc Alexandra Democrat of the Sd says !:
"Old Red, having reached within two feet of last
springs height, has at last subsidized, and on Sun.
day night commenced falling. This is good ne VS.
70 aiI4 and, we think, fears OF an overflow can
The Selma (Ala.) Times and Messenger, Of the
Sd, says; :" We regret to hear most unfavorable
accounts from the wheat crop in shelby, ITALIA
dega and Calhoun. Ii is turning out much less
tnsn was expected, and the quality Is also infe-
rior."
J. R. Sneed, ESQ.,, formerly editor of the
Savannah Republican, and for the last two or
three years chief editor of the Macon Telegraph
has purchased the Savannah Advertiser, and pro-
poses to establish in its place q much larger
journal.
The Montgomery Advertiser says: 4" learned
looking gentleman. who wears spectacles, and
who was conspicuous at the radical meeting
Saturday night, draws up regularly every day at
the city soup, house. BE was elected by the ne
groes to judgeship of one Of the Montgomery
beats at the late so.called election. This soup
drawing is material plank in the God and
morality platform" t.a ttu
meeting Of the stockholders In the Wills
Valley railroad was held at Chattanooga, on
Saturday, and Governor r. NJ. Patton, of Ala
bama, was elected president We learn that
Boston company made certain propositions which
were accepted by the company, and which will
secure the early completion of the road, This
opens up one of the finest mineral regions of the
country. .fun ...r n
Reports from all the upper counties of Georgia
represent crops TO be in fine condition. Wheat
has Lot suffered materially from rust, and the
prospect is that we shall have as good a better
wheat harvest than we had last year. In this
county wheat crops promise finely. The harvest
will commence next week. Corn promises well.
The season has been backward, but further than
this there has been nothing to operate against it.
The Natchitoches Times of the 30th ult. says:
1.-The negro man Jim Harris, who was shot by
Deputy Sheriff Little, as reported in our last
issue. died on Wednesday. An investigating trial
was held on Wednesday and Thursday before
Judge Billiard, and Little committed to Jail to
await bis trial on charge of manslaughter. The
case excited considerable interest among our
people. and the court house was crowded during
the progress of the trial.
Capt Beckett. conductor on the Central Rail.
road, says the Journal and Messenger, reports
great hail storm passing over Efiinghsm aud
ecriven counties Friday. night. The earth was
covered with hail stones as large as partridge
eggs. Citizens say they never saw anything like
1t. Much damage Is supposed to have been sus-
tanned by the crops. II we fnd'the atmosphere
unusually cold to-day it can be accounted for in
this way.
The Nathitoches Spectator of the I'd says:
Lie pfObptCl5 LOT ROOQ corn ana cotton CROPS
In this parish are very hattering indeed. There
are, we understand upon reliable estimate, about
$4,000 acres of land planted in corn, which will,
II realized, be more than sufficient for home con.
sumption, and about 900 acres planted in cot
ton, which will produce If we escape all calami.
ties 10 600 bales at the lowest calculation. Fruits
and vegetables are also reported in prospective
abundance
The Macon (Ga.) Journal and Messenger SAYS:
4" Il has been heretofore published that the team
OF four white mules belonging to the garrison Of
tbs city were captured in the train of Jefferson
Davis, in 1865. One of them recently became
badly swinnied, and being unable TO work, and
thought 10 be incurable, was ordered to be sold
at public auction. The bidding upon him, in con-
sequence OF his having been associated with the
Confederate president in his flight was very
spirited. Although only worth fifteen or twenty
dollars be brought ISL. We saw the other three
yesterday, looking as fat and sleek as moles."
The Columbus (Ga) Enquirer of the Sd says:
"We have to report the arrest by the military
power of four Of our citizens yesterday, viz: DR..
Kirkscey and Messrs. W. ID. Chipley, Cliff. Grimes
and Columbus Bedell. These young gentlemen,
We believe, we're all of the party arrested and
confined for several days in the Courthouse some
weeks ago, and then released on bail. This fact
Of their resrrest is the only thing suggestive of
the nature OF the charges preferred against
them.n
The Baton Rouge Adv cate, of the Sd, says
The fields of corn require rain, and if we are
blessed with showers within week corn enough
Will be made to at least suffice for home CON
sumption. Cane is looking well and there is more
Of Implanted than is generally supposed. One
cotton planter on Msnchacf has twen9yseven
acres Of cane growing finely. The worms have
webbed up, and We will hear no more of them
until the second crop is batched out. Without
long dry term, (Which would ruin the corn,) we
cannot expect to escape the cotton worm this
season."