The New York herald., 1865-06-11


RIVER.
me wates oil the way down from Cairo to vicksburg,
has done and Is doing immense damage With the eY-
eepon Of very few places has overowed the country
both sides II may be that by the loss of fencing and
other damages no opportunity will be offered for plant
ing until It Is too late TO make crop Of From
Hoena TO vicksburg the levees broken the
ef almost every mile The very few who have been for
eunae enough To escape the damaging Of the
Sow arc making good crops These latter present
healthy appearance Not far from Helena are one or two
plantations in condition equaling that OF peaceful times
Those who affected by the overflow will not be able
- make any cotton crop at all this year In places
the planters will be prevented from raising crop
seasons 70 comeattrbuable to the loss Of fencing and
bvees At different points mansion houses and cotton
gins were actually tumbling into the river
REpoRTs AT nKNPHr ABOUT COTTON.
IL Vas reported at Memphis that seventy THOUSAND
bales Of cotton the banks Of or floating in the
Alabama river That portion Of the cotton found in the
vsr was put there to protect Il from burners" It
thought that ~ soon AZ basgng could be procured
(the old baggng having rotted on said cotton would be
PROSPEROUS CONDITION or sonk PLANTATIONS IN TIE ycKs.
In the lower part Of that section Of country lying be-
eween Helena and vicksburg, but particularly just
few miles above the latter place. there plan
satons in good condition. levees well preserved and
every indication Of ample crops during the coming sea-
sen, provided the labor Ia there when needed There is
evidence that II Ia there for the crops are not only
in, but also showing very well.
srnATED AMOUNT or COTTON EAeT or THE MBTesIPPI
Ono OF the most obeervant and intelligent cotton fac
sc OF the South, who lately living at Selma, and
Nnn wnom your correspondent had the advantage Of
conversation, estimated the total amount OF cotton
hand cast OF the Mississippi at one million Of bales
In these figures he included sccreted cotton ungnned
sonin brief any and all kinds Of cotton merchansbe
AMOUNT or COTTON WEST on nrssrsrrT.
Another gentleman-one lately from tho interior OF
Artansas-said there were seventy thousand bales in
that State. "
The largest and most enterprisins cotton broter In
New Orleans yesterday estimated the total amount OF
cotton In Texas at three hundred thousand bales
THE PRINCIPAL PLACES AT WHICH COTTON COMING m
During the last cotton has been coming in a,
Hickman and Columbus from West Tennessee and a cor
Of kentucky; at Memphis from West Tennessee and
the Arkansas coast at Helena and Napoleon from tribu
tary rivers by, and at vcksburg from Mississippi
and Northern Louisiana Al all Of these places there has
been, within few days past, very large increase
previous receipts
In the States of Tennessee Mississippi and Arkansa,
every pound Of cotton will be turned out for le Those
who have II will take II out OF their mattreesee
" not only the price per pound 10 be got that will induce
them TO do but they must raise the TO get the
pecessaries they daily need.
DAILY RECEIPT COTTON AT vrCKsnURG
The daily average receipt Of cotton al vicksbu Ia two
hundred bales Some Of II Ia mddliug less fine, but the
most OF It Is worse than Inferior only ~ for paper
being brought IN In some instances from distance oi
eighty miles In all manner of conveyancee by those who
are pressed for snppcs-something 70 eat, shoes, &c
rHn LABOR QUESTION.
On the borders Of Mississippi and Alabama, where they
pne, there is limited mixed farming Of cotton and
Owing 10 the lack Of labor the farming s not
extensive ~ u otherwise would be, even taking into
consideration the unsettled condition OF the surrounding
country Very many OF the wealthy planters unfa
voabe 70 the introduction Of white labor from the
North They cling W the Idea that slavery 10 not abol