The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-27

ment, dated September I'd, 'atiye to the injury
to the cotton crop b. caterpillar and the late rains,
is further confirmed. We to-day had the privilege
of reading letters from all sections and they are
of the gHomiest kind:
James Island--Crop reported almost total
failure Estimated at about twenty-five pounds to
the acre.
st. Andrews Parish Crop also seriously In
jured, the caterpillar being general.
Christ Church.-Crops going to destruction;
every place infested by caterpillar, the leaves and
young forms being destroyed.
Edisto Island.-Csterpilar reported sweeping
over the fields, completing the ruin begun by e1-
cessive rains.
Johns Island. -CaterpillaIs on every place heard
from, destroying the young bolls. Cannot make
over half crop.
Beaufort District Crop represented as suffer
ing greatly from rain bad work and caterpillar.
St. Lukes and Prince William's.-Crops gener-
ally reported bad. The heavy rains have done as
much injury as the caterpillar. Crop will be about
third.
St. Johns and ST. Stephens. This section has
Just been reached by the worm, but the proportion
of land planted is small, from want OF labor Crop
viii be about half
Florida Marion and Alachua Counties Crops
seriously injured by rain and caterpillar Can
hardly realize over one-third of crop.
Gainesville caterpillar has swept over this
entire section, snd under the most favorable cir
cumstances, a third Of crop can hardly be made
TIE RREPREssRIE CONFLICT N FLoRIDA.-The
Savannah Nears and Herald, Of Wednesday, says
By the steamer Lizzie Baker, from Florida yester-
day morning, we have received particulars of de-
monstration at Fern andina, which was fortunately
ouelled by the good sense and judgment OF Capt.
UsNA, of that steamer, and the prompt interfer-
euce of the military. The brief statement OF facts
made to us are as follows: On the arrival OF the
Lizzie Baker at Fernandins, on her trip south,
while the crew were busily engaged in discharging
the freight consigned to that point, under the
supetintendence of the mate, strange negro
came aboard. The mate inquired his business,
sndwas told that he had come to see after some bag
gage. He was informed by the officer that it vas
against the rules of the boat for him to be there
that the baggage and freight would be properly
attended to, and ordered him ashore. The negro
started, but remained on the gang plank sulklly,
and being again warned ashore, replied with lnso-
lent language. The mate then introduced to his
caudal extremity some shoe leather, which taclli-
tated his progress to the dock, where he stood at
the head Of the gang plank, apparently master OF
the situation.
short while after coored man, named Lee
appeared on the wharf, demanding to know who it
was that kicked the genius aforesaid and upon be-
ing told that the mate the responsible party, with
many expletives he dared him ashore, swearing
that the would make sunlight shine through him.
That officer being busi!y engaged in his duties on
shipboard, experimenting the delivery OF freight,
paid no attention to the insulting language of the
negro; but his duties calling him upon the dock
shortly afterward, he went. large crowd of ex-
cited negroes had gathered, and while attending
to his business one of them approached behind
the officer with drawn knife and was about to in
flict blow, when his hand was arrested by a by
stander, who hurried the party off. Captain UsISA
Immediately gave notice to the agent at that point
to have guard placed upon the dock on the re-
turn of the steamer to Fenandina, and having
shipped his freight, went on his voyage. Upon
the return of the steamer, it found that Major
Cole had anticipated the orders of Col. SPRAaUE,
commanding7ihe Department of Florida, and o
guard from .he revenue steamer in port was on the
wharf. The steamer made her usual business stay,
snd proceeded thence to this city without further
trouble. The colored clement have become very
annoying Hon. YULE's house brickbatted,
and the general tone of the coored element is
for fight.