New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-16
BY TELEGR APH
WASHINGTON.
A Mississippi Delegation.


WASHINGTON, September l5.-Sensto d
bruce, of Mississippi, with a delegst!oI
from that State, had long interview witt
the Attorney General this morning.
The Interview.
, The Mississippi delegation consists 81
Senator Bruce, Sheriff Buchanan of Mar
shall county, ex-Congtssman Howe, Secre
tary of State Hall, Chairman of Republican
State Committee Warner, and John b
Tha warner, editor Of the Mississippi Pitot
Inc interview lasted until after two o'clock
-ar. P!errepont questioned each. They
| agreed that Warren county is quiet,
and that the emergency which d,
manded federal Interference has for the
present passed They represent the number
| OF white Republicans in Mississippi as
small. There is no military organization in
: ne State except the White League. Are OF
I tth. opinion there will be no further trouble
q mississippi until the Republicans attempt
TO hold meetiDg then they appreheud
such gatherings will be broken up. Judge
Pierrepont asked why the Republicans did
not organize and defend themselves.
They replied that they had no organiza-
ton, and when they came in contact with
organized White Leagues they fled before
them. They stated the sovereignty of Mis-
siss'ppi was unable to protect itself without
tue aid OF the government Ii troops are
not sent before the November election
many Republicans will be interfered with
at the polls.
Mr. Pierrepont said he had advised Gov.
erDor Ames to perfect some military organ
,zation to protect the people of the State
IN their political rights. He advised the
delegation to return home, consult with
Ames about organizing for protection. and
should they fail to do this, and further
trouble occurred, let him know. The At.
torney General is of opinion that no fur
ther ACTON Will be taken upon Ames requi.
sition for troops.
Rapid Mail Service.
The Postotiice Department will dispatcb
mails to morrow morning by the fast trains
which have lately been put on. The de-
partment 'ses twenty. five cents per pound
90 newspapers and ten cents per pound on
merchandise between New York and San
francisco. Railway mail has beer ordered
from Little Rock to Altus, l20 miles, com
mencing October |. 1t is claimed that the
fast mail will give twelve hours advantage
to Southern mails at Louisville and St,
Louis.
The Cotton Crops.
The department OF agriculture reports
the condition of cotton better in Septem
ber than in August in Mississippi, Louis.
lana and Arkansas, and worse on the Atlantic
coast, in Alabama and Texas. The preva-
lent drouths OF July were succeeded by
80 ur'' eoo SopItds lUE the UeSC re-
suit in the Mississippi valley and quite In.
! lurious In the heavy soils of the eastern
belt, causing rust, shedding of leaves and
fruit, and, to some extent, rotting OFT the
lower bolls.
There ls rank of recent growth which
vii! yield largely with a favorable and long
autumn season, Jr prove disappointment
ID case OF an early killing frost. In some |
parts OF Texas the drouth continued for |
nine weeks, but the seasOuable rains since |
the middle of August have placed the fields !
in high condition in all except the most
severely parched localities Losses from |
the prevalence of insects viii scarcely be a |
factor in calculating the product Of the |
present year. A few counties in Florida |
ana lower Georgia report the cater
pillar The boil worm is more numerous
IN Lowndes county, Mississippi, and heard
from in few other counties. Lice are |
mentioned by some. A correspondent
reports a new enemy, which he calls a
minute gnat, which harbors on leaves like
llce, producing widespread and serious in
jury.
As compared with September. 1874. the
only States now reporting lower condition
are South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. and in
The Mississippi valley the Improvement is
very marked, particularly in Tennessee and
Arkansas. 10 which the averages were yery
ow IN lS'4 A large proportion of the cot
'on area OF the country is represented in
me September returns, which include no
ess than sixty cotton counties in Texas and
eVenty.six in Georgia The State averages
u condition are as follows: North Carolina
W, South Carolina 80, Georgia &c, Florida
., Alabama 81, Mississippi SO, Louisiana Ss,
Texas "a, Arkansas SO. 7 nnessee 96