New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-15
WEATHER, Crops, ETC

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poets for any thing like good corn crop, and
unless we have rain soon, we fear the cotton
crop will be ruined. The greater portion Of the
corn crop in this country is too far gone to re-
ceive any benefit from rain. Fodder is parched,
burnt up. In fact, we hear some farmers speak
of cutting down. m.
The Selma (Ala.) Reporter, Of the 10th inst,
says:
| The farmers generally seem very much dis
couraged at the present prospects OF their cot
ton crop. A good rain would tend greatly to
revive their dropping spirits, as well as to pro-
mote and invigorate the growth of cotton.
| DESTRUCTIVE Hail. STORM We regret to learn,
says the Richmond Post of the 9th inst, that
most destructive hail storm passed over a por-
ton Of the county of Hanover on Monday after
noon. We hear of its ravages in the neighbor-
| hood Of the oaks, where the corn crop was lite
| rally stripped, trees of the largest size were
uprooted, fences were blown down, and in some
places entirely destroyed A market man in
formed us that he was in the whole of it, and
was every moment in fear that his horse would
be pelted to death, and he representa- the hail
stones to be as large as partridge eggs and in
some instances of the size of hens eggs, we fear
that the next news we get will show much more
destruction.
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL SroRM-A hail storm
visited Greensyille, on Monday, of which cor
respondent of the Petersburg Express, writing
from hicks Ford, gives the annexed brief ac-
count .=
| have witnessed many severe hail storms in
my time; but / hope never to witness another
such as that which has just visited u.s. 1t com
menced falling about 2 o'clock, and continued
uninteruptedly for 45 minutes. Hail stones fell
| in large numbers, measuring from seven to nine
inchesi in circumference, and in many cases they
were much larger than hens egg.
| The growing crops Of corn and cotton are much
| injured, but to what exact extent, of course |
cannot now say, The corn is literally cut to
pieces, many blades of fodder being torn into a
dozen shreds or more
The Wilkinson (Miss.l Wing Of the 18th says
We are glad to learn that the crops in our
county are generally good. The corn crop is
about made 1t suffered in some sections by the
drouth, butts, notwithstanding, generally pretty
good. The cotton, we understand, is generally
very fine; though it is subject to many casual
ties, it is too early yet to form any reliable
opinion as to the quantity that will be made.
The corn and cotton crops in all parts Of Texas
are represented to be fine and fourishng This
is more than we can say for this portion Of Mis-
sssippi; for owing to the drouth, it is thought
the crops here will be shorter than they have
been for several years previous. Sadly discour-
aging. Monroe Democrat.
The Houston (Miss.) Argus Of a late date
says:
The crops in this county are as good as We
ever saw them. Throughout the county, the
corn crop is as good as the farmers ought to de-
sire The cotton has rapidly improved, and is
now, we think, as good as we ever saw it in
Chickasaw. The plant looks healthy, is well
grown, and is covered with blossoms, squares
and hollis. In the neighborhood of Okolona, ii
is looking particularly we'll With the excep.
ton of a small region of country around Pike
Vile, that seems to have suffered by drouth
the present rains will ssmdke' the crops-plact
them entirely beyond the danger Of droutt
hereafter. The health of our county is good.
TRAGIcAL OCCURRENCE. We cut the follow
ing affecting story from the Pittsburg Dispatch
of late date:
1.-TWO men, named Nelson and Woods, thu
, one coal digger and the other ship carpenter
left their homes on Thursday morning, ant
crossed the Monohgahela River, on gunnin,
excursion, Losing their way in the woods, the.
did not reach the bank of the river opposit
their dwellings until nine o'clock at night, whel
o they commenced shouting TO their friends a
this side of the stream, some of whom they ex
pected would hear the call, and send a skff /
8 their assistance Mrs Nelson was about re
firing to rest when she heard the shouting, an
n recognizing her husbands voice. she ran to
! neighbours house, expecting to find some boys
who would bring the party over. The mothe
of the boys stated that they had gone to bed
: and that even were they up, it was too dark TO
:. them to attempt crossing the river. Subse
quently she met with Ellen Woods, girl c
- about sixteen years, and daughter to Nelson
companion, and both agreed to go across an
Is bring the men over. They waited on lad
% named Lyle, who sought to dissuade them frol
the enterprise, alleging that they did not kno
how to manage the skiff; but Mrs. Nelso
silenced her objections by saying that the
d could take an oar each, exelaiming at the sam
le time, 60 what wouldn't woman do for her Of
, man." The three women then proceeded I
= where the skiff was lying, and having emptie
70 it of the water which lay in the bottom, Mr.
of Nelson and Miss Woods entered it, and Mr.
,r Lyle pushed it from the shore AS the boz
ID neared the current, it became unmanageabl
! and instead of going forward it commenced
, wbirl round, despite all the efforts of the row
y ers to prevent it. Mrs. Nelson got up, an
D. handing Miss Woods her oar, she attempted |
1T walk to the end of the skitf, but lost her ba
q. ance, and was precipitated into the water. I'll
. poor woman cried out to Mrs. Lytle, who VIZ
= still on the shore watching the skiff, Bessy
Bessy help help! Pm drowning my God al
IN sist me p Miss Woods, too, also fell out. and
" the night was dark and all the neighbors in be-
| DOGU I0e unfortunate WOul3i were uFOWueu IN
fore assistance could reach them The husbar
OF of Mrs Nelson heard the death cries of his wit
I'd without being able to assist her. Mrs. Nelsc
ID was a fine woman, and the mother of thr
children; her body was recovered shortly aft
the accident. That of Miss Woods was n
as found till Friday morning.
WANToN MIseHIEF.-A few nights ago son
=. maliciously disposed person threw brickb
: through one of the magnificent plate-s glass wi
dows of Taylor's saloon, corner of Franklin al
~ Broadway, New York. The Journal of Cor
III MERGE says the window was fourteen feet
CT height formed of a single piece of glass, al
T. was imported from Europe at cost of o.
8 thousand dollars
Dis =Es1---=1===
Mr.. Daniel E. Sickles, Secretary of L.egati
at London, arrived at New York on the 9th int
in the Atlantic. Mr.. s. is bearer of importa
!, dispatches for the Government at Washingto
"a EXTRAORDINARY P1sroL.-The London CO
er respondent of the Boston Traveller writes:
81 have just been shown a rife pistol, i
- vented by an English gentleman resident
- Ratisbon, and which is calculated to make
Ies great revolution in that arm as the Mir
b. rifle in musketry. 1t can kill at 500 yard
ID Last week it was tested before experience
70 officers at Woolwich, and completely stood t
- trial Since then it has been exhibited to Prin
ol,n T