Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-17
THE WEATHER AND THE DROPS

private letter received in the city, (Charlestonl
yesterday from Montgomery, Alabama, states that
the Alabama River on Thursday last was booming
over its banks, having risen some eighteen feet IN
twenty-four hours but fears that the recent heavy
rains in that section viii materially nure the Cotton
the river plantations
There had been rise in the Savannah River at
Augusta, and rains seem to have been general in
Georgia, but more copious in the interior than on
the seabord.
The Columbus Enquirer of Saturday says:
" The rains for the last few days, although not
very heavy have been of the that wet the EARTH
Our river has risen, and is still rising; so that the
boats which have been lying up in summer quarters
for year two, whisting, and putting, and
snortng around as in days of yore. Whatever the
planters may think who have yet large quantities of
ungathered cotton in their fields, the country must
rejoice at the prospect that the arteries of the earth
again about to be supplied with fresh and pure
water. A week or two of such weather as we have
had, although it might injure the cotton crop little,
would be worth millions of dollars to the county So,
if Providence wills it, let it come"
In Tennessee there have also fallen considerable
quantities of rain.
The Nashville Banner of the 7th instant says:
"Copious rains set in yesterday morning and con-
tinued steadily throughout the day. giving assurance
of good tide in the river, which will impar life and
activity to the trade and commerce of city The
groceries from below which have been lying for
some time at Paducah waiting for rise, will now
be brought up, and the wheat and other products
above, which have been kept back for want of con-
venient transportation, will now come pouring
down."
The Chattanooga Advertiser of the 9Th instant
says:
g 1t would that the windows of heaven
were OPEN for the rain has poured down incessant-
for the past two days. Prospectsf99fr for heavy
tide in the river" H"f
In this State, particularly in the low country and
the vicinity of this city, there has been little rain,
and supply is much wanted.
The Darlington Flag of the 9Th instant says
eve still suffering for want of rain, and that
aggravated by the fortunes of Tanalus 1t has been
cloudy more or less for fortnight, with repeated
imminent propects of rain but still, not a drop.
The Cotton crop has been gathered under the most
favorable circumstances and is undoubtedly of the
best quality. We have heard very little from the
planters as to quantity; but the opinion heretofore
expressed by us, that it is short CROP is sustained
by all the reports that have reached US.
''Corn is very abundant in region and some
small quantities have been sold as low as 60 cents.
Probably any quantity desired either for consump-
ton or expectation could be purchased in the Dis
trict at rs cents" ..
The Fayetteville On. CO. Observer of the 9th in
slant, says:
I'VE sorry to hear from some of the largest
planters in adjoining county, that their crops of
cotton will not exceed half what they made last year.
The late spring, the wet weather, and the early
frost, have cut short the crops, and suppose this
is the generally in this State. At the South,
the large receipts, (nearly double the receipts to
corresponding period last year, would indicate
full crop"