BASE BALL.-As we anticipated, the
crevasse surplanted base ball in the
minds of the New Hope boys and they
concluded to defer their trip to Donald
e sonville until to-morrow. A scrub game
was played last Sunday by nines chosen
fromn the Nolans and a few outsiders
VAY, which resulted in a score of 19 to 8. The
leading players are in good trim and the
first nine will no doubt make a good
1E. showing in their first match game,
AM
A Mr. Norwood who took passage on
board the steamer Jewel, Saturday eve
ning the 18th inst., at New Orleans, was
... I taken suddenly ill and died before the
boat reached Donaldsonville. The Capt.
& E. Wm. Gillen, landed the steamer here and
P waited until a coffin was procured. Mr.
Norwood was a resident of Plaquemine,
-- and at the time he boarded the steamer
was, apparently, in good health. His
-- family was with him.
An equinoctial storm was predicted a
. for Tuesday and it put in an appearance
ans. "pursuant to assignment." A lively s
shower of rain fell about daylight and a
then a strong northerly wind set in, b
afterwards veering west of north, in- t,
y creasing the danger with which the
ay. p
country along the booming Mississippi
iwa yet above water is threatened. In many r,
piaces where the levees are low the b
waves dashed over the frail embank
ds ments, filling the ditches and covering ri
the roads with water. A4 considerable
stretch of levee in Smoke Bend seemed
onr in imminent danger, but the people f
turned out in strong force, raised the
an, levees and strengthened the weakest
points. Fortunately, Ascension weath
ered the storm safely and no new cre
wn vassae occnrred.
