The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-10

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GJ7Tbe Droaght.-We have been, ior mum
Der of weeks, affected by Drought that il M.
prceedented in the memory Of our Oldest inhabi-
tants. Many ofihe wells in our village nave thil-
cd and !, IS with difficulty that grinding can BE-
done withoat going considerable distance. And
(as says the Greensborough Patrot.) " our strceto
are cut ua 10 perfect cLoteder. Our most peace
able cti1eus came. avoid kicking up dust !"
whenever they Wulk out The dust IS Ut every
thing aud IN every thing. Il takee the rhine out
of dandy. and makes hun look like miller be-
fore be can paambalate his corporosity a hun.
trcd yards. We eat dust, and drink DUST and
wade through dust somewhere in the neghbor
| hood Of ancle deepn II Is gratifying to US 70
5c able 10 STATE that the Corn Crops, though con
sidr.ably shortened BY the drou git, will be suff
eicutly abundan, 70 meet the wants Of the people.
oar Cotton Crop no doubt faIl. short o. tie aN-
pectatigna Of tie planters, yet ae have not heard
much compliant from them.
From tie extracts below, ii viii be seen that
tho drought is felt also in other states
Extract Of a letter received from Planter 10
Sumter District, dltcd GAINESVILLE, sept II,
\ 1889 .--" Our Cotton is nearly all open. Two
months lao calculated we would all nuke good
crops Of Cotton, bat alas such drought a. |
haye never seen has cut lis oil IL least one.thlrd.
The water courses arc dry, aud We have 70 va.
Ter our hogs and cattle at tie wells, and this IS
Tie case az far as ! have been up The country
All tbs Cotton blossoms and forms Of four weeks
p4st have entirely fallen of. have about IL
Il Ia picked out which hayc had neither ram Or
nor dew on H. Aas Cour.
A letter to the Editors Of ne Courier from Nj.
ron Court House, : C., dated 2ifh inst. s4ys
The long and s,ill prevailing drought "a the
reedec country, has hlightcd thc prospects 81 tue
farmers 10 an cxleni unparalleled N Tue last tir
teeu years. The Cotton Crop has ceased 70 ma
turc. aud Is now nearly fully Decentralization.
formers va soon hayc completed their harvest
I4tg core peas and potatoes arc almost entirely
Jlete1"
DroHaat n Gs0resa ~ iatter dated Macon
sept p s4ys We have had 10 ran here ~
Ga Wcck.. Tie wells arc al drying up, and tht
watcr courses III ever the country arc also dry
and 5gi one erist mill within hearing Of this p!ac'
that can 10 any grinding. The hnc cotton pros
pcct ~ tIns section i ruined
Cotton Cr5pia Htsasappt Letters from Mis-
! sssippi uadef late q sept 9Th published 10 III
/ Nea Ode5ns B4stn. state that IN tie in'ero
III that State, lHe Cotton Crop wtt not reacl
more than hAf what VAS d first anticipated b
tAe planters 4 drought or 4 month, add Il
rayages Of the cut worm had completely bAghl
I. 81 tae prospects
. satlef tls Moras T4,nca'sls-As som
Of oar readers arc interested Ia the value Of q,
; M5rus Malu5auls, vc gave below the resas Of
q ale that htely took place at the fitshdoid C
r 59onery, Germantown, IA. Mos Of tae tree
y rrre purchased ~ nd.y4taais from other STATE
-,aey averaged abcn, three feet "a beight, an
lH# rs amoaated 70 ahogi S73ua1 The 70
lesH4s f. catalogue Qf lie trees and prices VII
-. DE terms
9t--- for 8 T.eua. AZ % rer;s per tree IS
90 tor ,o. IS ass cis. 2i2i- tpF lllmols, i :
4 eli. fG.giU III Al Is 13l cis. NOS iof N3htt
i 4 3aE ri. 2g 329 fog 20 4 81 cts. IL, (53 /,
Il llHaols. ii "a! cts III. a5l Tor Ntcha2 a T.
!. a. ll,a75 tar Galeaa. III. et Rs 81 t,atn +,
D,la ware, ii g7B cts. II $50, 4 b cts; l4.li
= tof 3 a g. auts 1885 al % cts 1910
q # rs eta a.-l1 At 81 ~ ots 99q AZ -! G
r. as, ii ll cis
: Terms $500 and under, e9si $500 q l0t
cash per cent discount Slug0 20 210D, t9
years crcdtt $4,000 10 1000, four years eredi
: over $1,000. siS years credit
Il The credit payment to b secured by bond At
[, moftgsge on umncumbored real estate q 9th
. d YutN st Ht 1 Nor
! pAyahic hali yearly, on discount Of ; per oe5
= tor call, fgr III hi.is over slae.
\ Th- Hartford Courier states that The folo@il
- s4!e Of trees had been made within two week
y ,a 4G.oga fa East Hartford, Al 30 cents tire
I $4,000 In Wether-aelJ, as 70 cents 10000
=. GAsep5ay, at 80 satsi 2,e0o N Berln, at )
IL cents aa4 gentleman IL Harrington has r
- rs cents trea foJ lot. We learn that abo
/ 100000 trees have actually been sold this sease
tc IN tl,o ,iciaiiy Of Hartford OF these, 700
a. nave bccn sold to 70 to Pennsylvania, 10000
DE- n shJgan. 10000 lie New Jersey, $4,000 to NJ
slehusetts. and 10000 d New York.
III Easg Ciab.-They have lazy Club
y
ds for running down bill, and another tor talk
sh with person III the street without lcani
his against post
RS We believe Charlotte can boast Of such ct,
IN and we believe there as qa.'c q star among
his members when President Is to be appointed,
by laziest always having TINS honor conferred ii
'li' HIM. We have noticed that one Of It's nfomt
eF' Of M Aaerm,u's rotuniny, had VEN his "
or me.tiouaJl,s~ tareadbaro by lolling being emit
nun , Is too lazyto ST., upright The President, VIII
fond ar snuff, B, too lazy to snoeze, tins Labor
we ob bong performed ior h1m BY proxy
''' We have alsg laughing club" which
' wager en- boar the palm from any other
Nv that can BE started,
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