The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-20
the cemetery, stands neat marble shaft,
about eight feet high, on which Is this in
scription:
THIS MONUMENT
Stands on the spot where Lieutenant.
General Pemberiou, O. s. A., surIen.
dered 10 Msjor.General U. s.
Cant II s .Inlv iSR2n


Grant, q. S. A., July 4, 1883"
A few years ago it was removed from
the place OF the surrender, which wa
about three miles back Of the city, TO THU
place, in order TO protect IL from the raw
ages Of the yandals who visited, anc
carried away chips from the corners OF th'
mouume' t. Il L. as badly Clipped OF a
JetFerson's Tombstone at Monticello.
There are over twelve miles OF sewerage
within the enclosure, and the surface L
covered with thick lawn grass sod. The
register OF the keeper shows that the
annual number OF visitors averages Abou
$1,000. It isa grand city OF the dead, anC
will pay one to travel miles to see 1t.
/ find that the people hereabouts arC
quite familiar with the name OF Genera
Grant, do not wonder that they are, tol
here It was that he choked the lie out o
the Rebellion. =,
The business people Of this country tall
about nothing but cotton. For the intor
matisn OF your readers l will give sum
mary OF the cotton production this yea
in the three principal cotton States in the
South:
Louisiana-The report is compiled from
l13 replies received from 43 parishes, aver
age date November S0th. Without excep
ton the correspondents report heavy anC
continual rainfall throughout the month
with damaging results. There has beer
only Eve or six picking days during the
month. In the northern portion OF the
State considerable sleet and snow hal
fallen. The weather as compared with
last year is decidedly less favorable fol
gathering the crop. Average portion o
the crop picked Is seventy per cent
The date when the remainder OF the
crop will have been gathered depends
entirely on the condition Of the weather
from this time on. The yield as compared
with last year is reported to be 80! pei
cent less except in the parishes Of East
Baton Rouge and Feliciana, which report
an increase Of Is per cent. The damage
by frost is slight. There has been an aver
age OF so per cent OF the crop marketed.
Complaints have been received OF heavy
loss from cotton rotting and wasting in the
fields during the continued bad weather.
Cattle have broken into the fields, doing
considerable damage by eating and knock
ing cotton out OF the bolls.
Mississippi-From s. counties we have
1877 replies, averaging date November 30lh.
The weather Is generally reported as ex-
tremely uniayorable for gathering the
crop owing TO excessive heavy rains. Dur
ing the entire month there has been only
a few days picking, and as compared with
last year decidedly less favorable. There
has been an average OF 70 per cent OF the
crop picked, and much will depend on the
character OF the weather as to when the
remainder will be gathered. The yield is
reported to be 50 per cent less thaR last
year. The damage by frost is slight.
About 50 per cent OF the cropls marketed.
We have universal complaint Of great
damage from snow, sleet and cotton rotting
in the fields. Bottom lands have been
generally overlooked and much open cot.
ton washed away and abandoned.
Arkansas have 1888 replies from 50
OF the 81 counties south OF the Arkansas
river, OF average date November 30ih.
The weather has been extremely untavor-
able; excessive and continuous rains, with
heavy sleet, snow and ice have prevented
the gathering Of the crop, and have dam
aged it TO o great extent. Comparison
with last season is needless, as many re.
ports show from two to flvs days only as
ct for field work during the month. Six:
ty.three per cent OF the crop is picked, and
it depends on the weather as TO when ii
will be finished. The yield Is 90 per cent
less than last year in all counties, except
In Sebastian county, where, II it can be
saved, the yield will be the same. No
special damage by frost is reported.
'"Not any more at present" from
Yours truly,
s9UIs.