The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-28
NEWS BY THE MAILS.
The Crops In the U.ited States.
THE COTTON CROP.

ALABAMA rs
veryserious injury is appreh nded from the bon
winch mad made IT'S appearance several plaQatons
and IN Large numbers 1t admitted. by those
who condered the prospects favorable for good
That though the weed is unusually age there Is great
scarcity Of bos and blooms; whilst ths crop two
weeks later than usual and the the condition To
black lands the crop has aireaoy suffered so seriously
from their depredatons that many OF the planters Of
che opinion that they cannot possibly make over half
. crop. 4Fn
The first bale of cotton-quality good middling
receved at Montgomery. Ala the 18th inst and
sold at auction for 1014 cents.
Tho MONTGOMERY (Ala Regser learns that in several
part Of that county and Macon county the
Is making sad ravages upon the cotton CROPS The
planters, 1t says, are greatly ALA med.
The steamboat Pink ToDey Capt Burlington, arrived
at Mobile on tho 10th inst from Montgomery bringing
the first bale Of new cotton to this market.
Tho crop in MareDgo and Wilcox counties will be as
large as tnat OF previous notwithstanding the
rumors In relation TO the boil worm.
The Livingston (Ala) Democrat Of the 18th ius pub
hshed In sumter county that many anters have
reascns for complaints OF the ravagcs Of
the boil worm. Several express for their crops
The good prospects short Of course bat
renderthe injury to the crops the observable and
more koens felt BY all The asm.e3 already sustained
Of the WORM is kept up, very great and manifest dier
ence will take place.
LOUISIANA.
The Concorda Intelgencer the 18th inst says that
cotton picking has been commenced earnest
plantations there The hid been Injured slight
worm s1S n'''' 'n0"''' anu some p'''' 'A' army
The cotton on many farms throughout the parish says
the Caddo Ola Gasete is suffering very much for tn,
want Of rain The rains have gr Partially tbs
present scason some plantations having uutfay
waterad while others by have been parchng up
The cotton these latter places dropping its forms
an alarming rate
The Nachitoohes Chronicle learns from all tina
the cotton crop of north western Louisiana is excellent
and Is satisfied from observation that II the
tnues propous, abundant crops of will DO tn
result of the summers toll. g-nt.maa informs til
Its appearance on his plantation and that the cserpia
to be the certain sequence 1t Is thought, however
that it 70 mot the genuine caterpillar fly
The Clinton (La Fl0dian, says that two bales Of cot
ton Of the crop received at that place the
9Th inst, at the depot, and shipped to New Orleans.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Psulding (Mis Clurion received from the plan
tati0A Of Gen. J. p. Gray the 30 inst fine, large
and perfectly matured open boil Of cotton.
The Carroll, (Miss) Waterman says the prospects Of
the planters Of our parish for having bountful DROPS
are at present The bayou places were nearly exempt
nom overflow this year. and tue unsurpassed lands Of
Joes Bayou and Bayou Mason will yield mamouth re-
turn for the husbandmans labor
The Aberdeen Miss Independent of the 7th inst says
that the balance Of the cotton proves to be
favorable the preceding part abundant crop will DO
raised. Prospects Of plenty were never so promising.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The cotton fields are said TO look remarkably well.
and have far met with blghtns Influence. Should
the season prove favorable for manung, there be
no question that the crop will be fun one.
letter from Beaufort says that che crops pro
missing there though fears Of the caterpillar were enter
In Newberry district the cotton crop looks remarkably
WELL The Plant is very full Of blooms which promise
stick to the stalk and mature 1t is In very few and
limited sections that hear OF its shedding The
making its appearance In al spots the lands
yet it has done serious injury Altogether there is
good prospect Of large yield Of cotton
@t FLORIDA.
During last two says the Tallahassee Florda
Sentinel Of the 18th inst, both cotton caterpillar and
boil worm have been detected SILL nearly all the
plantations in this vicinity The boil worm Is proving
very destructive, and planters wear long faces.
TEXAS.
Cotton picking has commenced at Galveston The Ners
has heard Of in the cotton and says that there
has not boen any excess of rain that usually generates
this Insect.
The Houston lTexasl telegram says that bale Of
from the plantation Of Major r. Wallis of Chapel Hill
This cotton Of excellent quality and classed good
niddnng.
GEORGIA
Five bales of new cotton the first Of the were
received in Savannah by the Central train Thursday
load of new cotton was delivered at Albany Georgia
on tho 9Th The quality was very superior
THE GRAIN AND OTHER CROPS
In the Eastern States the crops have partially failed
this year on account Of the dy weather which prevailed
in that region Hay especially Il scarce in the East
ana in many cases 1t was scarcely worth harvesting
In Western Pennsylvania there has been abundant
harvest notwithstanding the extensive damage to the
wheat crop BY the wev other contingencies being
favorable. Corn will be about average crop, from
present appearances.
In Ohio, the long continued dry weather has had
very injurious effect In the western part OF the State
is thought that the yield Of Indian will not be half
80 great as it was last year.
Accounts from Virginia state that tobacco thrves better
this sesson than it has for years. while Indian corn is
very abundant
and present remarkable features except In rea lion
corn and potatoes; the former is much damaged by
drought while Is said that the latter
abundant and they present no signs of rot
In Indiana and Illinois has suffered from the dry
State.
Wisconsin the wheat crop exceeds everything that
has been seen in that other State The YIELD
as general thing will be averaging from twenty to
twenty five bushels to the acre.
In South Carolina the general appearance Of the crops
Il uDprecedentiy promising. Tho corn crop may be
gardcd mostly made; the greater portion Of II
tainy beyond all contingencies except those Of storms
and floods.
Georgia the agricultural prospects brighter
than at present. The corn crop Is very large.
In Kentucky the corn and tobacco suffering severely
from drought in Grayson and adjoining counties There
had been rain for forty days. The farmers dcspaired
Of making any crop at all.
In Georgia In consequence Of the frequent rains dur
ring the season the rice crops on the Savannah river
msnco before the first Of September The crop it is
thought viii not be more than an average one.
In i.issppi the crops in general are excellent and
Of corr In particular an immense crop Will DO raised.
In Louisiana the crops Of and corn throughout
that parish finer held forth greater promise
than the present season The cane thought will be
smaller In quantity than usual in consequence Of the
great In the crop, and the comparative
failure Of the ratoons but this deficiency will be moro
than made up In quality, unless something unforeseen
occurs to blight IL,
In Texas the crops more promiing than at
present In the counties of Victoria De Witt Gonzales
snd Layaca the crop has masured aud tho cotton
appears in remarkably promising and healthy state. 1t
L. also understood that will be good
through Tho west.
The Liquor Law.
-Four bceshesds, two pipes and sixteen barrels OF IL
auors were taken the raread depot ct Danelson
Vile orr cvenrg last week-destination, Rhode Island
Ssor that place and all aeng the line OF Connect
cut bordsrng upon this State, are doing splendid
business Ar express Wagon Is run twice week from
Danielsonyino to Woonsocket supplying liquor upon
orders.
Some seven eight barrels o. lquor were seized In