The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-21

The Wilmington tD.i Gas,iie OF the i5,h instant,
says.-Afier very heavy thunder storm panied
by much rain thortly after saturday the tenn
perature OF th. atmosphere which had been fom 81 to
loo deg for three days pact became much coslrr.
The Portland (NeD .9dserfser. of the 18th inst says
1t A. getting 60 be extremely dry In this vicinity for
the pat two months the whole quantity Of rain fallen
has not probsby amounted 70 lure thsn haii an inch
The psstursee and meadow land 10 many places look
brown late In the fall after the frots have struck
and unless hav. rain the crops must be very
much stunted.
The Norfolk (va) Beaecn Of the 10th inst says
From the accosDts we have from North Carolina. the
corn crops are very promising Those in this neigh
lands at a similar period Of the The wheat
harvest along James river u generally and the
crop is more than an average one, and Of excellent
quality.
The Centrevile. (Md) Tim,s % the 18th inst says;
The wheat crop in that county has been secured and
rally fall short In quality and weight
The Rockville. (Ma) Journal Of the 1lth inst says:
Many Of our farmers have nnished harvesting. and,
far have been Informed the crop Is good beth
regards quality and quantity.
The Windsor (vt } Chronci, Of the 18th inst says:
The drought l. severe In this vicinity grass Is
drying up, the corn beginning to curl and sppr-sen
sions felt in regard 20 potatoes The same want q
rain u felt generally in Vermont, aud more severely at
the North than here
The Pittsburgh ga Mercury Of tho 18th inst says;
We have been informed that We are likely 60 have
failure Of the wheat crops through the valley Ut the
Csptine AID slso along the n,sr bsttoms rhe grain
appears TO be injured by rust occasioned by heavy
rains the het sun In many places the stock bs,.
been turned into the grain fields
The Columbus (Gs) Enquyer Of the 10th inst savs
After q drought. that vas beginning To make tbe
gardens and corn crops look something like though
they had fallen In the Ere were blessed yesterday
With a God steady substantial rain We are not sp.
prsed u the extent 81 the showers but stl We are
obeered with the belief that famine will not be added
TO the calamity which pestence IL threatening In
hct on the country The frost, a. IL known, put the
crops back month or more. and nothing eau insure
any thing like an ordinary Yield but good seasons
emption from common disasters. aud n late fall
The Hamilton Vs) Spectator Of the 1lth inst says
YESTERDAY was the fourth continuous day of rcofch-
ing weather under which have been scattering
~ no period between IL and O'cock has the thsrmo
meter stood under 90 dogs IN the shade and IL has
even been as high ss 81 d-ss The weather for bar.
making however, H. very favorable and the farmers
In tbis vicinity in the midst OF the barvsst
The yield is almost unprecedented The growing crops
are all said 60 look remarkably veil
The Thermometer at wiDchester, Va, on the nth
inst stood at VI dsgs
The Weston (Mo) Journal 81 the sd ut SAYS This
weather hss been exec. dinghy for the past Geek
and ne have bad no rain. trops maturing finely
sod the prospects are Frightening for the farmers
The prsin,s Pre-. Press Of the 10th inst SAYS
Meet 81 our farmers have nphed cutting their grain
whilst there many who will he engaged bssnce
81 the week Generally speaking the crop IL first rate
though In some psrts ~ the county the Yield will tall
far short 81 the usual supply. In portions o. the
country the whest was Frustrated by the storm wbic
has csussd great delay In gathering the crop The
bsf'es' j. later this year Than last %