The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-29
LOUISIANA ITEMS.

ING Wehtnei the last fourteen days has been
remarkably gloomy and wet. The creeks have
been unpreceDdeDtly hi IN, the whole swamp being
covered with water three or four days at q time.
and We have not received regular mail from the
F-[Greensburg Star. %.
We have noticed for the past week or two quite
Z large number OF planters in town. looking after
hands for this season. One could hardly pass
bargaining for the season, which believe Is now
e considered the most Desirable though many prefer
to hire BY the month. Owing TO the profitable
crop last year our planters are well prepared 10
pay promptly by the month. The wages are
about the same AZ last year, little better IL any
thing. We have noticed decided Improvement
"a In the looks and dress Of the freedmen from last
year. There Is much less changing from one
plantation TO another than what was expected
many OF the planters retaining their full force.
larger amount OF land will be planted this year
than last. In fact the whole laboring force OF the
country will be putin acknowledgement South.
:. The following landed property belonging to the
! succession OF Marcellin Perilloux, was sold at
auction last Wednesday: /. A sugar plantation,
measuring eight and one.quarter arpents front
:, by SO in depth, sold for $4,000. 2. The un-
q, divided half Of a sugar plantation, measuring
5 arpents front by 40 in depth, with 200 acres of
land situated In the rear, sold to Mr. Florian Mil
s. let for $4,000 3. A sugar plantation, measuring
y arpeDts front by 40 IN depth with $3.50 acres of
land In the rear sold for $780, AGO. This last plan.
= tation was bought by Mr.. Perilloux one year ago
!. IOr slOOU.-l mescnAcebe, I'D.
MIR. p. J. Kennedy, the levee contractor has
been fortunate enough TO arrest the influx of the
: water through the Grand Levee crevasse, and had
!. such force OF workmen engaged In the construc.
ton OF the new levee on the 22d as warrant the
hope that the rich scope OF sugar country lying
southwest OF that point will escape the inundation
such as was In 1867. Water was running through
the Kemp crevssse about nine inches on last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Murphy, the levee contractor at this
place, is progressing finely with the St. Joseph
and Gillespie breaks, 30 that we may expect soon
to see them closed. There Is a proposition now
before the state Legislature TO make an appropri.
alton sufficient 10 put all the levees OF the State in
perfect order during the coming year.-[5t Joseph
Gazette, 23d.
The great success of last years planting opera
tons commenced under such discouragng aus
pces, and fought through with such commenda-
Die zeal, with the present good price of cotton.
has stimulated the planters to renewed efforts TO
plant largely this coming season. Although Ten
sas parish Is better of as regards a supply of
labor than many portions Of the South. still the
general complaint Is OF On insufhcency OF good
reliable labor. and an indispostlon manifested by
" The hands" as yet to contract or settle down TO
work. The freedmen having made plenty of
money this year, both for themselves and for the
land owners, seem disposed 10 enjoy the sweets of
prosperity TO It's fullest extent aud the merchants
and steamboats, are being largely benefited by
their trade and travel. The weather SO far having
been unfavorable for field work, we think that as
soon pleasant weather permits fair start all |
viii settle down TO their work with renewed ener. |
gy and vigor. The planters are Offering more |
wages than last year; many OF the freedman, |
however. prefer taking their chance with the |
planter, for good or bad season, and work for |
portion of the crop. We hope all will soon get |
fairly TO work-and will work with will, each |
striving 10 do their whole duty as good citizens:
aud with few more years good crops like the |
last, We can again claim and will be the richest
agricultural people in the world. So mote 1t
be.-Ilbd.
Our energetic neighbor, Mr.. Peter Berger, has
been compelled TO stop running his line Of stage !,
coaches from Houms 70 the railroad, in conse.
quence OF the roads having become impossible.
But Mr.. Berger has proved himself fully equal to
1he emergency. His line OF stages has been
transmitted 10 q line Of passenger packets and
the same noble animal that once dragged the
stage coaches over those miry roads, are now
harnessed to his " AL light draught passengers
3nail pscke,s,n which leave Houma every morn
ing AZ O'Clock and arrive at the N. o., o. and
81. W. II. r., Terrebonne station, at ii O'Clock
hnd returning, arrive at Houma P. N. same day.
Houma Civic Guard. %.
We learn that two Of our planters are still max.
sng sugar. The rest have either flushed or QUIT
without finishing. The rains have been so inces.
CANT and the roads have become 30 deep and
surrey tina IL Is just the next thing to impossible
60 get cane to the mill or fuel to the sugarhouse.
sthid.
Under the present labor system the whole of
4he month OF January Is usually lost TO the plant.
ers. The laborers get their money on the first of
January and many Of them do not care much
about going TO work until they have spent II. Be-
sides they mostly like to look about awhile before
engaging for another year, and much time is lost
IN moving about and getting settled again. As
general rule, the freedmen are getting back TO
their old homes. Last week we noticed long
train OF wagons loaded with household goods
moving. We recognized the faces Of many Of the
owners as having once belonging TO the Hon. To-
bias Gibson. They Informed as that they were
on their way back home.--[Ibid.
In our last issue we stated that we understood
that good laborers were contracting for higher
MI uQa a m az avfnf IA !
ed inquiries on this point, We are of opinion that
augher wages are promised 20 q few choice
hands, but the great majority of aborers are con.
tracing or are expecting 10 contract for about
she same wages as last year. Indeed, we do lbt
very much II any prudent planter will run the risk
of paying, TO any very material extent. any higher
wages than those paid last year.-fIbid.
The last week has been but it Of the preced.
Ing one The heavens have been pouring an inces
SAINT rair for the last two weeks our country is
flooded; the Vermion, but few days ago pla-
cidy sunk 10 its banks, has swollen into turbid
rolling tide sweeping over Its sides and flooding |
the riparian proprietors, and the smallest stream
Of our prairies Is either merged unseen 10 the
boundless expanse OF water covering the face Of
the country, or toaming and bounding within its
contracted but deep laid bed, bidding caution TO |
the traveller. Our roads are impracticable, and
the faces once 80 familiar are no more seen. and
the town with its mred streets IL thrown upon its
own limited resources for sustenance Never In |
the course Of our experience have we witnessed
such heavy and such continuous rains, and we |
mus, exclsim enough, enough, mighty Jove. thou
hast plentfully quenohed the thirst OF our parch-
ed fields. Jam sai prdta bsoae.p-tvermllion-
vile Advertiser, 2Sd.
The weather is wet cold and dismal, yet bust. |
ness Is active, and does not appear TO be inter.
tupted thereby. Coughs, colds and cstarrhs are
common, superinduced by the damp, raw and
ehangesble atmosphere, but generally yield 10 |
mild and simple remedies or viii disappear with !
the advent Of warm and settled weafher-TPoint. |
s-Hsche Empire Parish, asa.
We INN ha ats |
ers TO the able letter Of DR.. Bettison. advocating
q railroad srom New Orleans to Fort 81. Philio. |
This great work Is perfectly practicable could
be built az moderat expense, and would nm |
doubtedly perform great part 10 developing the
,magnifcent resources Of the region of oonntrv |
below the city. We believe that the csnltsl
.avssse N spea ~ enterprise would yield had.