Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-28
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| CROPS. Wheat is very unpromising in this
paft of the State IN consequence Of the severity oil
the winter snd the late ravopcs Of the ny. W.
have seen few good fields, Lui IN general there is
The worst prospect we ever saw. Com is very IN
Likely and backward. bu, tina, may still come
out Tobacco plnns are very late. and The late
frcshets have destroyed good many. OBS.
THE SEASON The year 1916 vas a memo
rabe one throughout tho country her, even in our
temperate latitude there was no settled y Gather du-
ring the " hole OF The Spring aud Summer months !;
but series Of Geld, damp, jrzzllns weather, inter
rup,ed by occasional brief spells Of Sunshine.
There was frost, in the country, MS late as June,
md even in July there were days when IRE was
necessary TO in door comfort Some Of wise
ones ascrbed the extraordinary prevalence of cold
weather TO the spots in the Sun, of which an unu
SUM number were perceplbe that yea. ~3he con.
sequence was a total failure of wheat and corn
crops in parts Of tho country, and short crops
every where besides. Meal was as high as So a
bushel IN our market, ard Flour, $40 to ~ per bar
| rel. Those who have any recollection of that dls-
astrous year. will trace its strong resemblance in
the present one us far as il has gone and they will
not wonder the high price of breadsufs, parl'cu-
lsry ns the accounts from all the gram districts
draw the most gloomy presnges of the growing
| crops The Indnn corn mas ouo" gently delayed
= ond and wet but more sensonable weather
may yet produce aoundan, crop.
tNo,lOM Mraid.
Sales OF real estate, 10 an enormous amount and
at unheard Of prices have been made in tho city and
nclghbor hood OF New YoRk wi,hn the last TWO
months, and also in other Of our commercial manu-
featuring cities. The most cautious and discreet of
| the Journalists where the spirit of speculation has
spread 30 rapidly, appear 10 apprchend n reaction,
such as has been heretofore experienced upon SIM.
lar sudden and unnccountable advances in price Of
real estate. With the veteran editor of tho New
York Gazette, We sincerely hope tina, tho great
prosperity and growing wealth of our county will
prove that those who hnvc boldly spcculatcd in
renl estnte have done so to Advantage thereby pro.
wing that their judgments were their only guide"
Pennsylvania Loan.-Tho loun Of 1859 GOO au.
thorsed by an act Of tho last session of the Lcgs-
le,urc, and for which proposals were received al
! the Office Of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
until the IN INST, was taken by Elihu Chancoy,
Esq, for the Bank of Pennsylvania ut one hundred
| and t9ciuc dollars AMI ttco cents for every one
hundred dollars of stock. The Mcssrs. Phillips bid
$lll u, s
The name of Commodoss CHAs, o. KipqSYr
was inadvertently omitted In our 16si 0u,phsS ss
".ia, " ' ~' n'n'""' o.eS"a sot me
o.. ..r, ~ t.n"y "'a 10y c"'on'
| The En,ine.r corns ~ a1, ',;. q, , = .,
Ia Detroit, md RIM H.. hornd,,, H.. ,a,,, o.
aud Michigan. He viii be assisted nv L,e,t II
+. LEE, Assistant 10 the Chief Engineer aud one
other officer bm
ne Hon"dnfy Contorcrs1.-Tho Wheeling
Gazette furnishes the following information
sfectinS the extent and value of the territory in
dispute
The Territory IS ABOUT 20 miles long, from cast
10 wes', and about II miles wide At It's eastern cx-
remI'y, and 7 al its western. II commands the
entrance OF the Great Maumce liver OF Miami OF
| the Lake. There are two villages on IT, both in tie
eastern par, viz Toledo containing 70 or so hous-
es (nll tullt within two years. and another about
mules west of Toledo, much smaller Toledo
ON thu north side of the haumee river, miles
from ats mouth and is understood to bc owned
principally 10y "n association of mercantile gentle
men in the city ofsNew lotk, 1t is IL the town.
| ship of Port Lawrence, and is located " here that
name appears on the maps. Large quantities OF
| land III that township were purchased II few years
ago from Government IN the heliei that Il cannl
/ would shortly he made from l. Ike Ete, by I'll
| Maumee River 10 The Wabash, work 10 " hich
Ohio, 1t is SAID, hes given her pledge, anl which
now IN progress IN Indiana. 1t is feared thqt il
Michigan obtains this territory, tho canal will not
DC maze, as that portion only OF her citizens who
l'vc within the territory would bc benefited and
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