New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-07
prouth and DRY Weather.

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Our Northern and Western exchanges have
complained, during nearly the whole Of the pre-
sent season, Of The great heat and dryness ofthe
weather, and predicted y very unfayorable effect
upon the growing crops The skies have been
Of brass and the earth parched for want Of
water. Rivers have fallen below their usual
mark, and wells and springs, supposed to be
perpetual, have dried up.
We were aware that so intense and long con-
timed dronth must be attended with many
evil conseq uences to the agricultural interests.
but We had not anticipated so extensive mis-
fortune as is announced in the latest papers.
In all parts Of the country the corn crop is cut
down about q half, and in many it is entirely
ruined The crop of hay, which is Of almost
equal value with that Of Gotten, will be dimin-
ished in an equal degree. Potatoes are injured
nearly as much as they were by the rot Mills
aud factories moved BY water have been com
PEELED to stop. In fact, there has been gen
sral and wide spread injury through oil tbs
Northern and Western States; injury that car
not be estimated at present, but which win con.
tinue to be increasingly felt in all portions 81
the country and in every kind Of business Al.
ready the price Of -four has risen to ten and
twelve dollars a barrel, Notwithstanding the
fact that the wheat crop has been comparatively
uninjured. Other provisions have risen IN pro-
portion, but not probably 50 high as they will
rise. Labor, too, has necessarily become dearer,
and every product Of labor must inevitably fol-
low. Food is one Of those things that lie at the
foundation Of all other things. If bad weather
and bad crops make it more expensive than it
usually is, then every trade and calling is taxed
to meet Tie increase Coal has gone up. day
labor has gone up. If the present promise is
sustained by the coming harvest, and accounts
leave NO doubt that it will be. then the result
Of all this hot and dry weather will be felt Pc
cuniarily ia the enhanced price Of every thing
from an Irishman's wheelbarrow to q lady's
satin slipper
Our own States have by no means escaped
scatheless. The planters in Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Texas and elsewhere complain bitterly,
and say that. in many sections, the cotton crop
will not be more than half what il is in good
years We do not understand, however, that
The cane has been much injured, but that on
the contrary ii promises exceedingly well. We
have suffered from the unusual aridityof the
year, though far less than the Northern States,
and, just now, are gratifed at surcease Of rain.
In addition to the losses throughout thecoun-
try, which we have mentioned as incident to the
dry weather. there have been others of q serious
nature from fire, that must be attributed to the
same cause Whole townships have been burned
over in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New
York and Ohio. An immense amount of timber,
standing and cut, has been destroyed. Houses,
fences, and even growing crops, have been con-
summed. In some places, fears have been excited
for the safety Of villages, and in others railways
have been rendered impossible, Every where
the destruction and discomfort has been great.
What the total loss to the country from the
want Of rain this year will be, cannot be told
It must be immense, and will be severely felt
for q long time to come.
STEAMBOATS, Already the advent Of fall and
business is beginning to be made perceptiblein
the return Of citizens, the re-opening Of closed
shops and stores, increased activity on the leyee
and in the streets, and the appearance Of many
fine boats ready again to make their regular
trips. There Is every indication indeed
it is the general impression that business
this year will commence early and be very
heavy Il is now settled that we are to
have no sickness, and when sense of safety is
fairly awakened every department Of activity
wakes also. III sz s. 49, Z
We noticed the other day the re-appearance Of
those fine boats, the Princess and Southern
Belle, looking as neat and beautiful as it is pos
sible for boats to. To-day we observe at the
leyee the fast and fayorite Magnolia, commanded
by Commodore Thomasson most popular
officer in the river trade aided by our friend
Shute, who is admirably adapted to 50 fine o
companionship. The Magnolia has been reftted
and refurnished, and that lest invisible speck
of dust for which her officers have SO long been
searching has been swept away. She will leave
for Vicksburg On Tuesday the 18th inst,
The Chancellor, too. Capt. Bacon, has just
come off from the dry docks and is all ready
for the fall and winter business She leaves to-
day at s o clock for Louisville and intermediate
ports, and will continue through the season in
the same trade,
Perhaps in view Of so much activity and so
little cause for fear, our Natchez friends may
BY and bye. be moved to lay aside their fears
and once more bring thier city back into this
world A quarantine four miles from town
cannot be very advantageous to their business
or profitable to their traders. R
New DRY Goops STORE Camp street is
rapidly becoming a great thorougfare, and