New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-01
Mississippi Intelligence.
The Port Gibson ReveilIe Of wednesday las

The Port Gibson Reyelle OF w ednesday last says.
letter from Scales, Marshall county, of date Of
August 9th, says: ~ The crops are turning ont
badly. The corn will make very good crop, but
the cotton is taking the rust and the boil worm is
also doing considerable damage. The cotton crop
here will be light
A friend, writing from Canton MISSY under date
of August 25th, says: g We have had some rain
down here in these low grounds Of sorrow a. last,
but, unfortunately, too late to do our crops any
good. Farmers generally will not make half fcrops,
and some will have to buy nearly all their corn for
the next year. Very old men here. men who have
made over fifty crops in the county, say this is the
longest dry spell they ever saw
The Okolona (Miss.) News gives the following
account of sanguinary affray:
We learn that bloody affair took place at Gum
Pond, seventeen miles above here on the line OF the
railroad. The particulars faT rs we can learn,
are as follows: Last Friday evening Col. Thomas
| Williams and Jack Roberts had quarrel, and the
latter presented pistol to the head OF the former
and fired; but Wash cambridge caught or pushed
away Roberts hand Just as the pistol went Off and
the ball grazed Williams cheek. Immediately,
| John Charles cracked away at cambridge, and
lodged in his breast the contents Of shot guu.
Gharlest fed, but was pursued, arrested aad brought
back.
Thus ended the business for Friday evening" bat
was evident the quiet not to be Of long dura
ton for Roberts, who had shot at Williams, vowed
to kill him before he rested. Well, the next morn
ing when the Justice Court was about TO COM
mence its session for the trial of Charles, Williams
espied - Roberts brother Of Jack Roberts,
| and under the momentary excitement mlstook him
for the person who had shot at him, raised dou-
BILE barreed gun and let fly the loads. Roberts
was shot dead. Williams gave himself up, but
soon learning that he had killed the wrong man.
managed to make his escape As he was leaving.
however, and making as few tracks to the mile
and as many to the minute as ne could, a man
named Reese let slip dog-ofwaE in the shape OF
e.mouthed shotgun, but none of the balls
took effect, as far as known. When cur informant
left, cambridge was still living, bat was expected
to die.
The Port Gibson Reveille says:
Wednesday night last the corn-crib of D.. V. Me-
Alpine, ESD, was struck by lightning, and the
building together with stable, were entirely con.
sumed Three valuable horses were killed by the
shock of electricity, and about one hundred and
fifty bushels of corn were burned.
The oxford Mercury of Thursday last has the
following:
We learn from citizen of Calhoun that no more
than half q crop of either corn or cotton will be
raised there this season. The dronth has been
terrible upon them which blasted the prospects for
corn, while recently the cotton has been attacked
with rust with more violence than was ever known
before The county OF Calhoun seems to have
been the EXTREMIST Northern verge of the drouth
! ! which has prevailed in South and Middle Mis-
sissppi this year. North OF that good seasons
2 have been had, and the present condition OF the
crop of cotton is generally up to the average but
Y a good deal of talk is being made about rust.
Our planters complaining q great deal about
rust in their cotton. We have no doubt that the
: crop has been damaged by it many thousands of
dollars in the last few weeks. In some portions of
the county it has not yet appeared, while in others
I it prevails in very destructive FORM For all that
b we are yet of opinion an average crop will be
r made. Our county has been singulary fortunate
: in regard to rains during this season. The coun-
+ ties Immediately below us---Yallobusha and Cal
e houn-have had no rain at all scarcely, while Mar
shall, Fippah and Pontotoc have suffered for the
want of it. In some neighborhoods in our own
# county, not much as was wanted has fallen yet
q as general thing, we have had plenty.