The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-09-04
Southern Items.

We are indebted to Mr.. W. A. Gwynn,
for copy of the Mobile News, of the 9th
ultimo, and the Memphis Appeal of the 3lst.
From these papers we CLEAN the following
interesting items:
The Pamela (Miss.) Star reports heavy
and continuous rains in that region, and
thinks the cotton crop much injured by
them
A letter from Red River, dated the 18th
says that the cotton crop was opening; and
adds: I" 1t is wasting very much from
daily rains, and caterpillars are all over
the fields. The crop will be very much
cut off,
The Ponte Coupee Echo of the 25th,
states that " it has rained every day for a
month";" the effect of which has been seri-
GUS damage to the cotton crop. The Echo
says, " cotton picking has become quite
general throughout the parish
CHANGE BILLs.--The bank of Charleston
not being allowed by its charter to issue
notes under five dollars, has, in order to OBJ
Viate the present difficulty in making change,
issued notes of the denomination of six, sew
en-, eight and nine dollars. They will
dOuNtAOSS 10 fOAy COnFCnAcubs
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph of the 9th
says, that Gov. Brown has issue procla-
nation, declaring that the revised Consti-
tuition is ratified by majority of 795 votes,
and is now consequently the Constitution of
Georgia. The election will be held for Gov
ernor, under it, on the first Wednesday in
October, next, probably also for members of
Congress.
FLORIDA TRooPs.-We learn from the
Pensacola Observer of the 21st, that the
Morton Confederates, Capt. Henderson, from
Santa Rosa, were expected to arrive at that
place on Saturday, 2lst, on their way to
Memphis.
DISASTERS TO THE GEORGIA CRoPs.--The
long continued heavy rains that have fallen
in several of the Southern States have done
considerable injury to crops in Georgia.
The Columbus Sun of the 2lst says
The cotton crop, which was the most
| PROMISING or years, has been seriously in
| jured, ai,,i mach of it, in the low grounds,
is ruined. Almost the entire fodder crop
has been lost on the stalk or in attempts to
| gather it. Small lots of the late corn, will
! be saved should the weather continue fair
| for few days. In addition to the loss oil
the fodder crop, we hear great complaints
of rotting corn from the long excessive
rainy spell. Much of it is sprouting on the
stalk.
The Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist I'M
derstands that a Confederate armory is to
be established at the arsenal near that city.
| The manufacture of ammunition is now
/ going on there at very rapid rate, and as
| soon as the necessary arrangements can be
made, the manufacture of the small arms
will be commenced.
THE Florence (Ala.) Gazette suggests to
| southern soldiers that they leave all such
| things as watches, breastpins, finger rings,
etc., at home, SO that in case they should
ever fall into the hands of the Yankees,
they will not have these articles taken
from them. A capital suggestion.
THE FREE MARnET.-The free market
was opened yesterday, and ,I60 families of
volunteers derived from it their provisions
for the three following days. The managers
had not an easy task for they had to dis
tribute in the course of the morning 80 bar
rels of meal, 10 OF rice, 10 of sugar, l of
peas, 9 of beet, 3 of beans, and of mo-
lasses; 80 hams, II sacks of sweet potatoes
10 barrels of onions, of dried apples and
peaches, and 5 of -four baked into bread, be-
sides great variety of vegetables.-N o.
Picayune.
If there are l,16o families in New Or
leans depending on the city for support now,
how will it be after the blockade is more
rigidly enforced for two or three months
longer.