The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-09-11

| the stalk Tor several inches IRON The TOP has
been eaten up. There will not be in this
parish half crop collected, and many will
not gather fourth Tribune.
The Ffliciana Wig Of the 22d, speaking
Of a violent storm with which that section
of country was recently visited, says:
II the wind bowed the cotton down. the
rain kept il down; but that was very small
natter for the wind and rain only proceeded
by few days, the army WOrm, 10 the work
of destruction. The bridges over the prin>
cipal streams are washed away-not timber
enough left TO show where some OF them
stood.
The 81 Francispille Chronicle Of the goth
says:-
The worm is upon every plantation in the
parish, aud in some quarters it has done con
siderable damage. The recent heavy rains
had no visible effect Ypon them. they con-
linuing to eat in the mdst Of the storms.
The Galveston Cipiliaa of the Goth uIt
says:
"'Fhe accounts Of The cotton crop in the
lower country continues dsc0uraging. 10
some sections it is almost total failure,
This is the case Throughout the country. This,
we believe, is by no means the case. The
crop will perhaps, be some what short in ev-
} cry county, but is by no means wholly de-
stroyed. From the Trinity accounts are
4 somewhat encouraging, and should the dry
weather, which has now set in, continue,
many planters wiIlyet make as much as they
can pick out, with a season Of course ma
terial'y shorter than the average"
The Noxubee, Miss. Independent, speaking
of The crops in that and the adjoining coun-
f ties, says:
f 'At no time during the season has the
weather for any length Of time been favora-
bile for the culture OF Gotten, and during the
past four weeks continued and heavy rains
have caused excessive growth Of the plant
add TO this the fact that almost Simultaneous
with the appearance Of the bolls the worm
also commenced its ravages TO an alarming
extent, and some idea may be formed as to
u P~Spect i'll this vicinity. Every day
brings us accounts of the most disastrous
character, and we believe every individual in
this community will concur with us in the
opinion that although the last years crop
was short one in this section Of country
yet the present will be decidedly shoFter.''
The Laurensville, Is. CO. Herald, says:
The weather, which a short time since
kthreatened so much injury to the cotton,
Aby too rapid growth of the weed, has as
Esumed al other form, and we anticipate full
&avreage yield. Occasionally showers that
may yet be needed for late corn, will not
we think, be in the least detrimental TO cot.
ton.
The Concordia TnteIgeuccr says:
The army worm has for The present ceas-
ed its TaVaQea in tire cotton fields IN thai
vicinity. The worms had rolled themselves
up in the leaf. Some Supposed this To ha, e
been caused by rains which have recent,
fallen, more or less every day, and that or
2the return Of dry weather the worm will
}, l-asain commence The work of destruction
, while the greater number of planters were
! of opinion that no farther injury to the croT
was 10 be apprehended from This cause
"ln the meantime" says the InteIigencer
the boil worm is going on W III its work, de
stroying the cotton as fast as il natures and
proceeding with as much industry as if il
bad no competitor in the feld.'
5 The Ouachita Courier of The l4th ult.
! says:
''The crops of all kinds, in this parish, nev,
er looked finer. Should the season bold
ou:, there will be more cotton gathered than
has been known for many years. This crop
r however, ID rather backward, and we are
fearful, from the drought of the summer
that We will be visited by heavy CalI rains
and that an early frost will follow"
The Vicksburg Wing Of the 2oih ult.
} says:
/, The caterpillar, army worm and boil worm
, have attacked the cotton crop, in all this re-
gion. We have various accounts in the
S newspapers, and learn from our planters Ina
in this county they are committing their dep,
relations, but they can scarcely form al
estimate Of the damages, as yet, TO the crop
The Lexington Miss Advertiser of the
9th inst, says:
! We have recently visited several settle.
: ments in different parts of the county, anG
; have also made inquiry Of persons from other
3 portions, as TO the pros eel for crop this
D. season, and from all we have seen and heard
conclude that there can be but little more
tthan haiti cTop made. This is the univer,
: sal impression, solar as We have been able fo
obtaiR.its The abundance Of wet weather
during the spring and early part of the sum,
Q mer, has caused the cotton to grow very rank
. and tall; but the joints are long, consequently
! but few bolts, aud many of the top ones 81
: these, dropping. In addition TO this. the boil
D worm has been very destructive. The army
; worm have also done mach damage. Several
0 plantations have been entirely swept By
$ them, and some almost destroyed.
2 Wa. M. PRIcE.-A New York correspon.
$ dent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer, in speak,
ing of the suicide of Nj. Price says, thai
since hiI ieturn from France, whittier it will