Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-09-21

+ From the Proyidence, Carroll parish
4 Republican, !, 7th: From all quarter.
q the parish We hear the report of tn,
damage done by the worms. l. is es
tinlated that the cro;, has been redu
ced One-third. and still the worms arr
nard at work the fields in some
places are stripped Of all their leaves
From the Bastrop Conservative
9th. The cotton picking season ID
upon us this year earlier than usual
The extreme dry weather has caused
ne coftdn "a open Very rapidly and
picking IL now general all over the
parish. The worms are Yast doing
their work. InsmaBy fields the fpayes
and yonng bolls have been totally
destroyed. $500 -
From the Winusiiorough Sun, I'd 4:
The, drought, with. east and north
winds continue. to. prevail. The cot.
ton Is pafrhed up and gone the
WORMS too have complete. their work
in good mRny places, but all the
damage that could he done to the
crop was already done.
In another part of the Sun the
editor, Who has been travelling round
the country, says everybody Thought
the worms would eat up the cotton nv
the Goth Sept, but they have already
commenced work. and viii eat il clean
mp between the lst and 10Th Sept.
Many places on the iOuachiYa are al.
ready hAf destroyed by them, and
their sign il beginning to I've seen on
almost every cotton patch in this
parish. '-''9 ''i'' 3 Fti'l'
From the Delta madison parisbp
Jonrnai, Of 81: The crop prospects
are more tise6uraging by fsr in our
parish than they .we,t- one. week ago.
Since our last issue. the worms have
entirely stripped the cotton IN this
vicinity, and we learn that ravagrs
have spread over the entire parish.
with but few exceptions. On. Satur
day We learned that. mo- worms had
appeared on J. NJ, Wilkinson's fSar.
gent Point place, and we learn TO .day
that but little damage has been done
to Col. NicOls's crop on the Younp's
FONT place. These are tine only tx
ceptioI 9 We know of at present.
Some planters Vito are well posted
sstirrfate Tie cotton efUp IF this parish
st AZ average Of half crop. The
'orn cr0p has heen good, and this
! iacs . US III a much better condition
han We nave failed. This paisb
vii require iit little c8fti from abroad
text year nsi9H oe--s.iquq s.ena
From the HsNier A,ieUeata, OF 9Th
nst.l: Mr.. Mark Meeks tells us that
u the northern portion OF the parish
he has seen cotton that will not aver
'ge ten actes to the bale. A IAlf a
rop is a Dig estimate, though there
IRE fArEs IN the. patish where ex
client crops will be made:
From the Rayville, Besson, ftR A
The drouth still continues, and ii we
we're to hate fatii now it would do
otton more damage than good. by |,
'eating ont the open cotton but it
ronld be SOME advantage to tnrnips
nd to stock for it is hard tor cattle
o find water to drink. |,
From the st. Vincent Livingston /,
larish) Tribune, 4th: We hear that in {
he parish Of East Baton Rouge, the {
rust is playing havoc with cotton.
bur informant states that the cater | Z
iDars could not do more injury than
as been done BY the rust, ard that
M crop viii Asll 0E fully cne-h halt By
his cause. y9'i ,.ff- .
The crop in THE New River country, y
70 bear, is fourishing. No worms
nd no rust. Cotton picking has .
6inmenced in earnest. Bully for the ,
Tigers" may they gather a bonnu-
Il crop. Hn s.,dr tssse.v
From the Clinton Patriot, Demo. ,
rat, 9Th: From II. A. White, who
sturned from Baton Rouge OH Sun
ay last, We learn the cotton worh, is
terally CLEANING the cotton fields be.
Keen Whites Bayou and that city. n
From the Poiutee Coupee Echo, .
tn: The cotton worm has swept over ,
luch of the crop of this parish, and
nder the most favorable circum-
Iances not more than twO.tlftfds of a I
rOp can he made, while tKosp planta- il
ons where the worm FIRST appeared .
ill not realize q full half crop.
The st. James parish Louisianias, OF :.
til, says the sugar cane is steadily
pening, and the crop in that parish u
ill be- good one, and especially so t
n the small plnDtsti0ns. HAHN much y
anted. l,,-.
A fisw stage linf has been establish !,
4 between ;hibDdsux and Terre. :
Oohe Statf0ti, since the completion of
le H8unia Branch Railroad. ~ 5 $
MT. VIM. j. Donels,,n,, d member of |
ne St Mary Battery during the war, t
reported as lying very i'll from can. n
n IN the stomach. He resides near ;,
hibodanx. No hopes of his recovery
re entertained. 400 7hi - c
Mr.. Bernard Morvant, for nearly 20