New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

she conditions before signing the co1yen.
tion.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gold n the Black Hills.
OMAHA, September GA letter 60 tho
Herald from an authentic source confirms
General Clusters statements a. to the
abundance of gold in the Black Hills, als0
to the general richness of the country. Tho
letter concludes by saying that it would ba
madness for parties to attempt to go to tho
new Ell Dorado this fall OF winter, on acs
count of hostile Indians.
Pursuis of the Malt RobbeFs,
LITTLE Rock, September 29.--The shcrs
IFS posse from Hot Springs county. who
have been pursuing the stage robbers. Ovefo
teok them near Doaksville, in ChOctsw
Nation. A skirmish ensued and one robber
was badly wounded and his horse killed.
continued, the last report being that the
sheriff was 10 half q days ride of them. Il
is reported they are noted horse thieves
who live in the Nation
Gale or the Atlantic Ceast,
CHARLESTON, September 29.-The most
fearful gale since 1854 began early this
morning and blew q hurricane BY hine
O'clock. The tide inundated the river front,
damaging the wharves. The long stone
public bathing houses are demolished. The
shipping generally escaped serious damage
Two houses and one life were lost on Sullis
vans island. The loss will probably amount
to $3.50, 1000. Fortunately the wind shifted
to the west, m0derating the violence of the
sea.
Damage at Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, September 29.-One Of the
heaviest storms ever experienced here pro-
vailed nearly all day yesterday. The river
rose very high; the telegraph lines were
down in every direction; the rice lands
are Overf1Owed, and much damage il
done to the crops already cut. The storm
serious damage to the shipping has yet been
reported.
Tho Fall River Disaster.
FALL RIVER, Mass, September 29.-1n
the investigation by the jury of inquest i'm
the Granite Mill disaster, one witness stat.
ed that when the women commenced lump.
ing, one struck ladder standing against
the mill. breaking four rounds in it.
Unconstitutional.
SAN FRANCISCO. September 29.-The So.
preme Court has decided the local option
law unconstitutional.
Shot Himself.
Samuel g. BlaisdelI, recently liquidatine
clerk in the CustOmhOuse, shot himself to.
day; cause unknown. He was for several
years delivery clerk in the Western Union
Telegraph Company's Office.
No Nominations by the New York Lib.
erals.
ALBANY, N. Y. September 29.--The ad.
j0urned Liberal Convention resolved to
make no nominations, and recon mend the
Liberal Republicans and Independents to
support only honest men and those who
most fifty represent the principles enunci,
ated at the organization Of the party at
Cincinnati, and subsequently reaffirmed at
State conventions, and who also stand com.
mitted by the action of convention
which placed them in nomination against .
third presidential term and the centralizs.
tiOn Of power at the scat OF the federal
government.
The Tilden Ticket Endorsed.
The Liberal Republican convention to-
day, after q considerable debate. adopted a
resolution indOrsing the Tilden ticket.
Fire.
LONG BRANCH, September 2s.-ileim.
bold's block was destroyed by fire. Sup.
posed to be the work of an incendiary.
Memphis Cotton Report,
MEMPHIS, September 90: The committee
ON information and statistics for the district
of Memphis mako the following report tn
the National Cotton Exchange, for Septem-
Der:
GENrLEMEN-We respectfully submit the
| following report condensed from the answers
received to interregatOries propounded by
| the National Cotton Exchange and Meme.
phis Cotton Exchange, appertaining to the
cotton crop prospects in this district, sent out.
| dated September Is. Our report is derived
| from fifty-fOur responses from West Ten.
nessee, fifty-one from North Mississippi,
thirty-four from Arkansas, north of Ar.
kansas river, and ten from North Alabamas
4 Int rr .-Al
Question first-What has been the charsco
ter of the weather in your county since
August 20l Second-What effect had it on
the cotton plant! Thrd-What dam=
age, if any, has been sustained from
I csterpillars or other causes to cotton in
your county! Fourth-Is there any se-
rious apprehension that they will do any
damage this seasonl Ffth-With frost
at the usual time will the yield be the
same, greater or less, than last year in your
countyi Sixth-When did picking geners
ally commence with yOu9 Seventh-State
any material facts in relation to the pick
ing. yield or any other points not covered
by the foregoing questions.
| Answer frst-Sixty-seven answer dry
and warm; sixty-six generally dry, with
light local showers; fourteen abundant
| rains; two too much rain. Answer secs
| Ond-Sixty-fOur report weather caused
serious shedding Of fruit; twenty three
| improved growth OF bOlls; twenty-seven
second growth too late for maturity; eighty.
one report premature opening of boliss
seven report it damaged open cotton by
soiling and beating it out; thirteen report
crop not materially damaged by weathere
Answer third-All answer no damage done
by the caterpillar. Answer fourth-All
answer no damage is apprehended from
caterpillars. Answer fifth-Average depreo
citation of yield below that of last year at
forty-five per cent. Answer sixth-Avers
age commencement of picking was August
%. Answer seventh--RespOnses to this
general question, aside from REPETITION 0:
information derived through preceding
six questions are, in the main. ON nha
land plantations. many Of whose crops
are entirely open; that upland crops wil:s
with good weather, be harvested bS
the end of October or fifteenth of Noyeuf.
| Der; that on uplands generally bolls arc
small, staple short and light, and the seed
comparatively worthless. In many In.
stances Indifference is exhibited on the par
/ of freedmen about picking out the crop.
they having realized all their interest in ID
I by advances made by planters during culti'
! walton, in many instances actually abandon.
| ing the crop. Great anxiety il expressed