The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-21

The Weather and the Crops.
The Tallahassee (Fa) Journal Of the 18th last says:
fore have shown our planters were rejoicing in the
prospect Of very fine crop But since our last We are
told there has been great almost q msgic.L change
prevailed for several days after the heavy rains has
stripped their Of large portion Of its forms and
cept tkat which has already matursd called the bottom
crop. The showers for q day two past may arrest
the further falling of but these too late to
anything like full crop. We have been told also,
that few csterpillars have been IL they should
come now in any large numbers the crop viii be cut
The Macon, Ga Telegraph, of the 9th inst says
For the last thirty days we have had nearly day.
succession OF heavy showers which We fear have in
to form certain opinion with regard to the full
OF the damage sustained by the cotton crop from the
late rosts of the spring and the recent heavy rains
But from all the information which gather and
our correspondence with gentlemen residing in the
heart Of the cotton region Of the State is extensive it
appears to be generally conceded that the crop
throughout Georgia win fall greatly below an average
but we trust they viii not be as the corn
crop is good and promises an abundant harvest. In
middle Georgia as in Cherokee the wheat crop turned
out almost an entire failure.
A GRAND CHARGE UPON BURGLARS AND COUNTER
Court for this term returned bill Of Indictment
against James Edgarton and his wife, for keeping
house Of ilfame in Myrtle street The parties inte
rested got intelligence Of the action the grand jury
and immediately moved from their house in Myrtle
afternoon when it ascertaned that they hadtsksn
new abode at No. Essex place. The court on hear
ing Of this, issued warrant which was placed in the
hands Of constable Jonathan whipple who, in oom-
papy with two other officers proceeded to Essex
place on Saturday morning at five O'Clock, wAsrs he
Just before departing, Mr. Whpple had the curiosity
to step into another room in the houss,
be discovered, In bed one of the accomplished
burglars in the country-a fellow known as Bristol
Bill" He, too was taken into custody and, With Mr..
Wis Wa Daid IN fha hor In Essav
place. and the trunks and other prvacies belonging
the parties were examined by the policemen. In the
collection Of burglars instruments and of them
Of new and improved patterns They num-
Der come eighty pieces and embrace from rat-ta Ole
to huge bitstock with bits Of all Sizes false keys
'jimmeys" skeleton keys, saws, chises, and instru
everything to facilitate the business Of laidnighs
robber In the trunks Of the EdgartoAs were found
jewtry besides four valuable gold Watches which were
ascertsned by telegraphc communication, to have
been stolen from the store Of Messrs Bank. &
mens for melting silver and gold Since the arrest
these parties 1t has been asceraned that they have
been interested In most Of the large robberiss commit
ted oflae, and also In counterfiting and altering pa
per money; ard 1t s supposed, too. that they have
rous coin. II has also been ascertsined, that the
young who has been trial during Friday and
Saturday the Municipal Court for passing bills al
tered from to tenswho calls herself Margaret
0Connell," but whose real name is something slssis
sitter to Mrs Edgsrton and is of the party Of
r.
In huge whiskers." who hired Mir. Farrsr to de-
fend Mares. Bristol Billn aud Edgarton recog
f.id .ttsmptsd to rescue their Unfortunate fri.nd
which attempt proved sbortve however. At 1o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, in the Marshss office, Mr..
Edgafton and his Wife and Miss O,ConnsI." MIR.
Turkey stated that though he bad long been in search
these prisoners they had avoided him for
months He frat heard Of them by letter from New
York, in which 1t stated that Edgartou and his
wife had kept house of nl-fame there snd used to
rrha all
Crehore FRI Boston robbed in their house in New
York. Of $500 for which he had Of the parties sent
to Sing Sing prison Soon after, informatiou
ceved that the Of the family had emgrat-d to this
city sharp look out instituted, and their where
an Indictment for q house Of Ill fame found
against them by the Grand Jury, upon which they
doubt from information in his possession that Bris-
toll Bill' Of the robbers Of Currier Trotts
store Mis- Ionnsi late Is uncertsn as her trial
rsignsd for keeping bad house-but Bristol Bil' is
likely to escape the law this time the fact Of his
no legal evidence Of crime II IL sAid that the whole
party are English, and that they have been asso.
ciaed with most Of the daring robbers, burglars and
thieves who infested our large cities Of late years
Since the above was In type, We have learned few adj
Of the houses kept by the Edgsrons in this city,
two robbed-one Of 81 400; and though the
had been arrested, the from motives Of de-
man was robbed 81 $500 by the woman who is called
Mrs Eogarton. He applied to police, had her
committed for trial. In the mean time, her husband
preceded to New York and commenced sctisn
against the man who had been robbed, for adultery
with his (Edgsrtons) Wife The man became alarmed,
gave his business In New York and ct last accounts
On his way to California. There being one to
appear ainst Mrs Edgarton she, of course, be
rated this charge. 1t viii be recollected that
named Pratt, a selfstyled temperance preacher, was
tcduced In fremont street, two months ago by
female and conveyed t. house In Myrtle street where
he robbed Of So This In the house Of the Ed
cartons, also But the most daring we'll ingenious
| achievement Of all performed by Bristol Bill"
On Tburyday last he called to Miss O'ConRell In
her cell In everett street jail and while there took I'm
presons Of the key holes in the Jail doors Among the
articles found In his trunk Saturday morning,
two unfinished keys which he intended to place In the
possession Of his associate In crime that she might
make her escape This arrest IL the most important
that has been made in this city Tor some time al
though Bristol Bli may escape the law the loss
Of his artillery will retard his operations for
psign at as The real Of this arch rogue s said
| to be william Dsrlinton He came from New Orleans
with another celebrated burglar named Brown In the
tame ship which brought Tirre the sdulterer aud he
has been in this city and New ork snce.-Bsson
! Courier, .aug. 20
| OvEprLow the Ran RrgR.-GRrsr Loss or PRo.
rrsrY.-The steamer J. T. boswell Captain Kimball,
arrived here from Red river last evening She left
Shreveport on the sth instant Captain kimbsll
firms the previous accounts received Of the CREST de-
structon te crops and property which the overflow Of
Rcd river has caused. lie reports that at Shreveport
the water falling fast-thst II 1T stand st