The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-12

time comes one will IT, unless he obeys this
BY command Of Major General wErTzEIa
ID D. WiEELiR Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Adju-
There are large numberof vacancies at present in the
lwenty-hlh corps ana others occurring daily the
result OF the abors OF the board appointed for the exap
nation OF oilioera
ARMY WORN AMONG The OPTION
Your readers will read the following with painful inter
eat as II probably gives them FIRST reliable news OF
we appearance OF the much dreaded army worm among
Tue COTTON. inc tens of thousands OF acres OF the
staple In this State WILL DOUBT be destroyed by the
worm as II was last year The article is from the Baton
Without wishing in The least TO create alarm
nevertheless constrained TO make mention OF tho fact
that the genuine and much dreaded caterpillar has again
made its appearance on several OF the plantations in this
parish and AS we also learn, in West Baton Rouge fore
Doo,ng destruction to the growing cotton. Mr. A. s.
Denham VINO Is cultivating place few miles east OF
our city, brought to Office Thursday stalk OF
cotton the leaves and young ''forms" on which had
scot
Mr. Denham informed us that stalks of cotton similarly
peyou upon were 10 be nt with IN different parts oil
ms hed though as yet the destruction h by no means
general 1t IL very much feared however, that these
apdne cc"re's may In tho OF few weeks be fol
lowed oy nyrads OF the same Species TO sweep over
the plantation as they did last yoar blasting f,w
hours the prospects and hopes OF the planter and up
setting calculations generally
The precarous culture of cotton in this tude should
determine agricultusis AZ possible to try their
hands at somo other staple or to diversity cropping In
losses to which cotton liable In the cotton pro-
per- which is north Of this, say between thir,ytwo and
thirtytve degrees the usual yield is abundant that
AFTER deducting losses from contingencies of climate
the ravages OF the army worm tho producer still has
sulicient margin loft him for clear profit
Plantations which before the worked the largest
iorces were hardly ever picked Clean no matter how
assidrousy employed in picking the forces kept;
ana the waste from the heavy overaden bos was I'M
avodably immense especially after high winds and beat
ing rains Occasionally the caterpillar but there
would still be enough left for fair picking Planters
Z handsome
their crops even with such drawbacks to contend with
But in the lower atitudes, whore tho proportonatc
yield Is far less and the cotton Is subjected greater
vcisstudcs OF climate tho Ia very different and
whenever the worms como the devastation entire
COLLISION on TIE MIsssIrrI-rHE PRAIRIE ROSE RUN
ASHORE 10 PREVENT SINKING.
few days since the steamer Rob Roy coll dcd with the
The former was bound for Shreveport and the aor for
st Louis The Prairie Rose was ashore to prevent
her from sinking. No lives were lost The officers Of
gwen on the Prairie Rose and continuing on her course
until tho collision occurred.
LAwIKsNns IN M,BrLE-nRGRo TESTIMONY
From tho Mobile Evening Nems August l. extract the
following items:-
We learn force of som, hundred men went I'm TO
Hypoites restaurant about tel O'Clock last night and
commenced an attack upon tho picc The damage done
Is considerable and will probably r,sch the Of
the CITY, at the commencement OF the INV was defeated
and driven from the field but renforcem hts coming up
several parties were bruised and hurt WINDOWS doors
furniture, &c, were scattered around al lIttun
We learn That his Honor II II. Slough, MayOi of the
city, public notice before the court yesterday
ming, that IN his OPINION in accordance with the late
proclamation Of Governor Parsons the testimony &C
negro cannot be taken against white persons This Is
nice point for the times
THE NEGRO TROUBLE AT opsLoUsAs.
Two or three weeks ago informed your readers that
General Candy had ordered Colonel Quincy proceed to
OpelOusas and the charges preferred against the
civil authorities there for having passed ordinance pro-
scbng rules and orders for the government OF negroes
which were considered arbitrary and unjust. Colonel
Quincy has returned TO this CITY, and reports that there
was no cause for complaint as the orders had been is
sued simply for the purpose Of deierrng the negroes
from doing wrong and that single person had been
punished under these orders
A SUPERVISING SPECIAL AGRNT's ORDER on GOVERNMENT
COTTON
Mr. Dexter the Supervising Special Agent at Mobile
has issued the following order
In consequence Of general misrepresentation prevailing
throughout the country that the United States govern
ment do not intond 10 collect the cotton belonging to
them that said collection will be abandoned
tcc hereby gwen that the g0vornment OF the United
States will unhcsatngly collect all cotton belonging 10
Them and holders of said cotton will be held strictly
responsible for its safety and delivery when called upon
by proper Treasury officers TO do so.
Any effort to evade this will bring trouble on the par
ties acting conflict with the properly authorized agents
Of the government
agents prohibited from interfering with strictly pr
vae rights Of ownership, and planters invited to
at this onico. T. G. A. DEXTER,
Supervising Special Agent, Treasury Department,
MOBILE, July is. 1895.
OrrICx COLLECTOR or TIE CUSTOMS I
MoBILE, July Is. 1865 J
Understanding that my has been quoted by some
parties country authority for holding back gov
cotton hereby correct any such impression by
the assurance planters and others that Is the full and
settled intention the government 70 collect their
property without fail 4. v. MONTAGUE,
Collector OF Customs.
THE hABEAs CORPUS.
fIFrom tho Shreveport Southwestern, July 20
The military authorities refuse produce the body OF
Sample a writ Of habeas corpus issued by his Honor
Judge weems but fled answer that he was held as
military prisoner Of this ended the matter for
the present far this writ Is concerned We are OF
opinion from what heard In the court room, that civil
law extends further than permitted by the military,
for the present
This much coveted article Is coming In with perfect
rush. both by land and water We do not recoIlect Of
any time in the hncyon days Of yorc when II crowded on
us any faster II be lying around loose In every
disposable part of the How long this influx viii
last question unable to answer but think for
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