New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-18
WASHINGTON.

Death of Consul for South Africa-Statis-
tician of Department of Agriculture
September RepOrt-Decljne in Cotton
Crop Prospects, General Sherman
Proceedings Against Ships Overladen
with Passengers
WASHINGTON, September III. Henry
Reilly, consul general for the Orange free
| State of South Africa, died in Philadelphia
| to-day, of cancer in the face. He was for
long time correspondent of the AIta
| Cdif0rni0 and a member of the Society of
| the California Pioneers.
The September report of the statistician
| of the Department of Agriculture, indicates
| a decline in the cotton crop prospects dur
| ING the past month in Consequence of
| the presence of the cotton caterpillar in
portions of Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
| Mississippi and Louisiana. and of drought
| of moderate severity in Texas, Arkansas,
| and Tennessee.
| The condition of the crop as shown by
| the average of returns received is as fol-
! lows: Virginia 81, North Carolina l0l,
| South Carolina 95, Georgia So, Florida 80,
Alabama 88, Mississippi 80, Louisiana Sc,
Texas "a, Arkansas 78, Tennessee 90. Thus
the prospect throughout the entire cotton
area, which favored yield five per cent
larger than the average product promises
at the present time about ten per cent less
than an average. The increase of acreage
y
racter of the season of 1871, still point to a
material increase in the total crop of 1872,
while the possible extension OF insect
ravages, or the early occurrence of frost,
may modify the present expectations.
RUgi11i0.-The only counties reporting
| cotton in Virginia are Northampton, South
ampton, King and Queen, Chesterfield,
Greenville and Patrick, and in these the
average condition has declined from 10l
| in August to 81 in September
North C0rOti2a.-Returns from thirty
| eight counties in North Carolina average l0l
in September against 81 in August Meek
| lenburg holds its August estimate of 1885,
and E6gecomb has advanced from rs to
| 100. Twelve reports are below loo. No
material loss from insects is reported.
| South C0r0}jnG.-The average of condi-
| tion in South Carolina has fallen from
| 90 in August to 95 in September Darling
| ton, Barnwell Edgefeld and Fairfield coun-
ties, which, together, produced 10000 bales
of the crop of 1869, average SO, Darlington
! and Fairfield standing better than i'll Au-
| gust. Richland, reporting 100 in August
! has been visited by the caterpillar, and re-
| duces the estimate to 80 in September.
Georgt0.-Only twelve counties in Geor-
| gia, of sixty reporting, returned condition
| less than 100 in August, and the general
average was l04. In September it is placed
| at SO. Insect ravages are becoming serious
| in several counties, especially Lee, Twiggs,
| Spaulding, Shelley, Baldwin and Marion.
F2orid0-The decline in Florida during the
! past month has been from 96 to
! 92 The caterpillar appeared in Suwau-
nee county as early as July 10, and
! diyested Of its leaves whole fields of the
| cotton plant before August ID. The coun-
ties of Leon, Jefferson. Madison, Gadsden
and Taylor have also been visited.
| 1ln6am0.-Only four counties in Alabama
| made returns below 100 in August, the
! general average being 10Y, Two-thirds of
| the present returns are below 10O thirty
| two counties averaging SO. OF the prOmi-
nent counties, Hale shows decline from
| ITO to 67; Russell from 103 to 81, and Ma
rengO from 80 to TO- Montgomery indicates
an advance from 105 to ITO. Two-thirds Of
| the returns include a reference to insects
| MiSSi8Sippi.-Th general average Of Mis-
sissippi returns has fallen since August re-
port from ll2 to 80. Warren county de-
cIined from 10 to l07 Madison from l05 to
| II, Kinds from 100 to 60. Threetourths of
the returns are below 100. Insect depreda-
| tiOns are serious in many counties.
| LouiSjnnu.-The average for Louisiana
| was 10l in August, in September Sc. In
| Caddo parish the decline is from 80 to So;
in ConcOrdia from 100 to IS; in Claiborne
| from 95 to 80; while in Madison, promi-
nent parish, an advance from 100 to lao is
reported. The caterpillar has been destruc
tive in Tangipahoa, Marion, Red River, st.
Landry and Concordia.
IerGS-Drought has shortened the Texas
crop, and reduced the average of the re-
turns of condition from l03 to a. Few re-
ports of the presence of insects are received.
ArdanS0S-The average of Arkansas re
turns has been decreased from SO to 78,
mainly by dry weather.
Te11neSSee.-The drought in this State has
been very injurious, reducing the average
from l04 to g. The forms and young bOils
of the top crop are rapidly falling off
threatening material reduction OF the
General Sherman returned to this city to-
night.
to. be commenced against the steamships
Donahue and Liberia for carrying passen-
gers in excess of the number allowed By law