Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-07
The Weather and the Crops.


Southern State.
SorrH CAEoiISA.-The Charleston Courier 81
Saturday last says:
The old ndage that II never ruins but il
pours." seems il this vicinity to bc verified, a
two inches ef water fell between O'Clock On
! Thursday maruing and the snmc hour Yesterday
morning. W. bad also showers Of rain Mt inter
! ,ais Yesterday. We understand from gentlemen
who have it-t arrived in this city from various
sections ct thi- STATE, Georgia and Alabama, thut
( the ruins harc mt extended A. far into the mite
riaf,a-. jldgjae from the hra1y lall- ~ hayr OK
| prtlrucrd, we II plil have Anticipated.
The Columbia turonnn Of Friday sHYs:
"Ne have hal within the put few div tho
most copipus raius. md frnm all we can lra-n
from different sections Of the SUITE. the rains
have been general, bringing joy and RIadncss II
the farmer III corn crops now promise we'll
and, if calamity happens, the cfop- in This
State will bee mpzt abundant
In some portions e South Carolina the cotton
aud corn crHps have been maternity njafea hy "a
~crrre hail storm which occurred ga the2}I alt
AlABANA.-ln portions of Alabama tAerc have
been good rains, und the crops ARE doing well
In others there i. still much complaint
Tie dcstitufipn in some parts of Aahamn IL
very distressing. Tho following is an extract
from rocrat letter from Hon. Samuel Pearson,
of Chamber, couuif to the editor # the Mont
gamery journal.
Wheat crops, however arr coming IN good.
above AN average, but oats are entirely cut of.
! nm issuing cnmnissury this week for the coun.
~, la distribute some corn bought by the Com
missioner's CONT lor the destitute of on county;
and could Won hive Witnessed the applicants ald
heard th,ir stories, for the last few days am
satisfied yon could draw picture that would "&-
cite the most selfish hearts am free 10 comic
that had no iden II the destitutlUn TINT prevails
in this county, Why, sir what do you think OF
II widow aud her children living for three dnys
nnd nights on boiled weeds, called pepper grass
yet such, nm crcdby informed ha- been tho
caso ia Chambers county. Friend johnson,
nm RI pomv aud have awful torchodng7 OF the
future, not that have lost confidence inmy Ma
ker. by no means, for | know he will do right but
fear he has Judgment in store for thesc | nj.
ted States.
NoRru CAnoLlSA-The Fayetteville Argus,
of Saturday la.i hns the following;
We are glad 10 see that the price OF corn has
come down somewhat since the rains have set IL.
Provisions were, and still IRE, selling al famine
prices. and + people 10 not have less IL 10 with
COTTON. timber and turpcntne, aud pay more AT
trnlion 10 the raising of provisions, We shn como
to the same pass they reached in Samaria when
an asos head sold for four score pieces f silver
Iot1s1ANA.-The y. O. Picayuuc, in il mon
DIV article of Mny 26th soys:-
The continued dry weather with ~ presumed
eject Oh the growing crops caused some nnr''I
ness IN financial articles. Cotton hrlngt hU
dier plar,t has MT So much suffered, and the bulk
of il moreover is beyond the range of the sc''lr
drought which prevails more especially IN Lou
i.ana. But tae absence If rain is l. ginning to
tell seriously on the sugar cam, and II ,n"isiurr
holds oil much longer i, will beless II question
of crop than OF the ability to hold over il sun.
cieney fnrncNt years planting 1t l. now ny
wards of seven weeks since drop al rnn hus
g. L /. 4 T., Inc
last fortnight ha, been intense even for Thu l.il-
tule. the thermometer for eieht days IN saccrs-
sion having marked . deg. The sky l. literally
of brass, and the earth is pareacd and dried up
To- such degree, that even garden cultivation
can only be partially carried IN by continued
irrigation. OF course the corn crops arr also
suffering badly. and this is the more To he drplor-
ed utter the failure of the Inst yield, which ne
cessitatcs now the forwarding of constant sup
plies of planters Mt enormously high price
Generally speaking the iHIary to vegetation l.
grossly exaggerated but in the present instance
we hive lncd To depict the evil 10 It's fullest cX
tent. Should rain hold off fora few weeks long
or, many oi the crops will be irrrtr,eyahly rum
ed.
TFXAs-papers from the interior report re.
fire. shing showers in various parts of the country
and tho favming interests are consequently rcNiv
ing. In the extreme west, /, wcycr, the drought
continued Mt last accounts.
The Brazoria Planter snys shat since the late
rains. the crops have grown almost beyond con
ception. Corn, cotton and sugar cane, scarcely
ever promised better thnn now.
TENNESSEE. Tho Nashville True Wing.
the 3lst ult., says The weather since our last
has been warm and pleasant, though the absruce
of rain has affected somewhat njurousiy vcge-
taton, especially the smal grains. Yesterday
there were evidences of rain in the vicinity, and
n few drops fell in the city.
GEoRGIA--A late member of the Macon Jour
mai says:
The prospect for the grain crop in our State,at
this time, promises iayorablv. Wheat has ma
tured aud been cut under the most favorable cir
cun!stances. In quantity, IT l. n good average
CROP very plump and heavy aud of superior
quality. We have heard Of some being ground
two weeks since; and yielding excellent flour
Rains have recently been quite general, aud the
exception of few dry sections, the corn crop is
promising Spring oats have suffered consider
ably. but those sown in the fall will produce fair
crop From present prospects, the high price of
provisions cannot much longer be sustained
New -four will be III market IN a few days which
will undoubtedly reduce that Of the old article Of
corn meal.
MISSISSIPPI Kinds county Gazette, of
the 23d ult,. sAys:
And yet we are without rain with prospects
less Hattering, indeed, than they weeks
ago Fears are entertained for the safety 1.-THE
crops, and there those who predict famine
Notwithstanding the drouth, however, the cot
ton. where Stands were obtained, continues to
look extremely we'll; corn, too, in the bottoms,
looks quite tourishing, and very abundant crop
may be made should seasonable rains occur in
the future, commencing at an carly day. Gar
dens, pastures, etc. etc, have suffered severely,
and prove, in most instances, very serious loss
es.
kANSAS.-It anpears by IA parapraph which we