The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-15

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Hewitt has also published Camp Glee," COM
PSsed and and dedicated to the New York City Guard
Gee Club, by George Loder. "The Snrine,"
waltz sentimental impromptu, composed for the
piano oy Francis IA. Brown, and several pieces OF
music by Wallace.
| THE CorToN CRoP-The intelligence which has
reached US of the falling off of the cotton crop.
and OF lts,destructon by the worm will, be news of
some Importance to the English holders, to whom
1t will be conveyed by the steamer of tomorrow
| from Boston. The latest intelligence which has
come to hand we give below. The Montgomery
Advertiser Aa) of the 9Th instant, has the follow
ing
The Cotton crop this year has much to contend
against First the late spring next the heavy rains
now understand, that the is beginning to be
very destructive, particularly In the prairie lands I'm
less the fall season is unusually late fear that this
years crop will fall far short of an average one.
The New Orleans Tropic of the 9th instant.
says =
eve that the cotton cropths must fall short
the crop of last year at least onehird One of the ed
tors of this paper returned from VISIT to the
ton of country both sides OF the river below and
the vicinity Of Nachez. Throughout that region the
planters all complaining of the lateness OF the CROP
and OF the impossbility of realsng any thing like the
reasonable authorizations formed in the spring The most
favorable state OF weather during the autumn months will
scarcely enable them to make than fair crop.
while much rain and early frost will nip in the bud
nopesoi the oil cOttOn
growers From other sections OF that part OF the South
devoted to the culture of cotton, all the intelligence
have received IS similarly discouragng s character
No doubt be entertained that the crop will
be uncommony slender, and all those traacking in
great staple had better take good to govern them
solves accordingly
The Mobile Register and Journal OF the 7lh inst.
gives the following statements -
NEW CorroN Cahawba Banner of the I'd inst
sayswe noticed the arrival this week Of seven bales Of
Cotton-sx bales from the plantation Of Gen.
F. King, of Perry county and from the plantation
of NJ ajor Jesse Beene, Of this county.
SEA ISLAND CORONA correspondent OF the Charles
September come and oldest planter scarcely
recollect in which at the PERIOD so little
cotton has been gathered 10 the This proves what
the planters have asserted the backwardness OF the
crop.
THE CONVERSE CAsE--AN ARREsr.-The mystery
in which the assault young Converse has been
shrOuded, is about to be dspclled An affidavit has
been made before Recorder Baldwin by an unfortu-
nate female IN this city, which has caused the arrest
of a man named Barbee, on the charge OF being the
risgleader the attempt to take the life OF Con-
verse. AS described to US, the evidence to sustain
the affidavit is of most extraordinary and conclu-
sive character as will be shown in the investigation
before Recorder Baldwin, this morning. ltconslss
mainly of the prisoners own boastlng confession,
both before and after the commission OF the deed,
| and fully confirms the statements that have been
made by Converse.
| We hear further that Developments are made
Downing, Sheriff of Washington County, (MIss1
who mysteriOusly disappeared this city some
months ago. The investigation to-day, according
TO present indications, will shed light upon several
acts OF hendish atrocity, which have disgraced our
city during the last season.-N. D. Ir0Ptc.