New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-15
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.


Coax IN A1,paxA-Th Montgomery Josrnaf
rays; "Nothing, by the way, can be more beautiful
"thsn tbe cc,n-helds at present, and fine crops can
"be made On some lands even without another drop
" of rain"
We gather fsem Southern papers that the late rains
have completely revived tke.hopes Of planters bs<h
in reg ard to cotton and corn
SOUTHERN wnxAr We believe that moro wh>sk
was sown in the South-wester States last Fell than
ever before in one year. In Tennessee particularly it
has been harvested and proves most bosntifu ersp.
New wheat has been sold in fredericksburg, Va,
at g. bushel.
There is a large quantity of wheat grown and
already harvested this year in Arkansas.
Accounts from Kentucky cousnue Of the mest favor
able kind as regards the wheat crop, much Of which
is now past all casualties.
SourHERs ILLINOIS Wheat, rye, oats and grass
perhaps never looked better, and there IL scarcely
shadow Of danger now that the crop viii not DO .
bountiful ore. Corn is backward but an immense
crop has been planted. Wheatfeds werc putting on
their golden tint ten days ago; and 90 far north -
Lake Michigan, wheat was reported In blossom on
the 10th of Juno.
FRosr IN JusE-The Indiana papers give accounts
Of the prevalence of froes through the Wabash Valley
pretty cAttuSiNSiy oh Soiuuol oao ceH~Sy ~
June and ,. At vincennes Ice was formed At
Terre Haute light vegetables were killed and corn in
iured so q, to require transplantirg At Attca fssrs
were entertained that wheat was injared. In Pszks
County gardens were completely ruined corn killed.
and wheat injured. In Clinton County corn was cat
to the ground. In Carroll County fears were ENTER
tanned for the wheat. At Huntington . snew-storm
seemed impending, ii was 20 cold. At La Porto loo
formed and tender vegetables were killed. Il ives
thought corn would recover and that wheat was not
mined In Kosoiusko fears were entertained for tho
wheat; the frost was pretty extensive north Of tho
Wabash. but the damage is not as great ~ was ex-
pected at first; at the South ii light In Barho-
lomew County the gardens and corn were npped, but
wheat uniniured. At Lawrcnceburg there was mono
of consequence and bat little in the river csunttes.
The Indianapolis Journal says that some fields Of
wheat have been killed dead but these very isw
and far between. There is some injury to wheat IN
Indiana from the Hessian Hy. letter dated Eugene,
Ind, May &c, says: Oar wheat crop is nearly ruined
| by the fly; we won't have half q crop; moro corn
panted this year than ever before, and fine weather
| for working It; oats and grass look very web. We
do not think the oss in Michigan will be as great ~
has been reported, and on the whole there q fair
prospect of great crop in all the Western States
| letter dated Alegan, June 7, says: We had hard
frost here the Sd and 4th inst, which killed corn ana
other tender plants; it has been very COOL fruit Is
killed good deal the fly has nearly destroyed Tho
wheat here some fields will not be cut. Flour eiH
bsnel
FLOOD IN OnIo.-71c Cleveland Herald Of the 18th
says:
awe get alarming accounts of the effect Of tho late
rains mon the streams hereabout causing flood al
most unpreccdented Our own Cuyshoga PUSHES
through DE city with force il has not felt tor ten
years and the Hats adjoining the stream are thoroughly
Hooded Upon the Two branches OF the Black River
in Ioraine County, the damage has been very severe
Ipon The west branch Of that river at Eyrs, the saw
mil and sash and blind factory belonging 70 N: b.
Cats was carried away on Sunday night. Tho Dam
broke away under the MILL completely sweeping THO
building off, but leaving the larger portion Of the dam
stendine. The building was Of wood and not very
valuable but the machinery Is severe loss smountang
TO at least IS 900. Upon the east branch the oam
Which feeds Mr.. Eys saw mill was carried away pus
AT last accounts the mill standing. In the town-
sbip of Carlisle three bridges across the Black River
are known TO be gone and to the situation OF other
h,idoes mon that and other streams are not yet ID
yiscd Fences logs wood and timber Gil the streams
| and much property is being carried into the AKA
The crops OF corn and other grain on the bottom snds
must be lost as the water PUSHES across the low lands
Did Il @ water but stand for few hours upon tnsso
lands de injury would not be serious, but the nooc eas
come with rush and bears oil before It, Its IKE has
not been known for many years. we rear tnls nood
is wide spread as by The Columbus Journ0. OF yes.
erday we notice the heavy rains have caused gocc
| deal OF damage in that vicinity. Along the bciofo
R;yer and Alum and Walnut Creeks the Meadow and
corn fields have been overlooked and the corn pso'y