Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-05-20
THE CROPS.

| from the Knoxville RegtSter, OF the Ith lnst.
that everywhere in East Tennessee, the greatest
scarcity of provender and grain of every de.
scriptOn prevails. The cattle are actually dying
bv the thousand, and in some sections, the de-
pendsnce is to cut down trees, that the cattle
may eat buds. Nor is this alarming state of
affairs confined to cattle. In many sections Of
the country, families that have been well prOvi-
ded with not only the neceSsares, but many of
the luxuries of life, are SO straitened as to be
compelled to 80 forty or fifty miles to buy corn
or wheat While this is the case with those who
have heretofore been comfortable and indepen.
dent, the greater want prevails among the poor
er classes, and we yesterday learned from q
gentleman from one of the counties East OF
| Knoxville, that some Of his neighbours were
actually unable to have more than one meal q
day.
CROPS AT THE NORTHWEST from
the northwestern part Of Ohio state that the
crops are recovering from the severity OF the
winter and tho backward spring. The. wheat,
which looked yellow and sickly, has regained its
healthful color, and now promises an abundant
yield. Should nothing unfavorable occur, the
yield in that portion of the State, it is thought
will be very large, rs an unusual breadth OF land
was sown. The Springfield (Ill) Journal gives
an account equally favorable respecting the con-
dition of the wheat crop in that State. With
regard to Michigan, the Lansing Journal says
the prospects have improved, and from present
indications the wheat crop will not be much
short of an average yield. The Iowa City Re-
publican says the wheat prospects i'll that State
are gloomy. In upper Canada the prospect of
u heavy crop is said never to have been more
promising.
THE ARMY WoEM.-Wc were passing by a
lot of wheat few evenings since, when our at.
tenton was directed to the myriadS of black
| vermin that moved beneath our feet. Upon
looking over the fence into the wheat, we dis
covered legions apparently of what is called the
army worm intesting the wheat. In MANY pa-
ces they had stripped it of all signs of blade;
and having eaten what they could there find,
they had made their WAY across the fence in
search Of fresh rerdure.
If they nfest other places as they have done
this, and continue their ravageS. we may expect
an utter desttution of pasturagc and proyender
in the fall.-HTlkes (Ga.) Republican, May 10.
LOUISIANA CROP pINTELLIGEScE-The editor
of the Donaldsonville Journal, a few days since
took trip down Bayou Lafouche, as far as
Thbodaux. The effect of the recent cold wealth
er upon the crops was clearly perceptible, but
he thinks that the damage has been far less
than was anticipated. With favorable weather
and skillful cultivation, he writes, the sugar
crop of '57, at least on the bayou, will yet be
sufficient to redeem in great measure the ills
that resulted from the short crops Of So.
A subscriber writing from Chunncnuggee,
Ala, under date Of the 9th inst, says" The
wheat crop in this region looks well. The cot
ton is all up, but has rather sickly appearance.
The corn was very much injured by the cold
rains which We have had during the last week,
and which have caused it, even upon our black
prairie lands, to turn red. Most of our people
have been compelled, before getting stand, to
plant cotton twice and corn three times"
RAIN AND HAIL SToRM.-Accounts from the
lower part of Russell, and from Barbour and
Henry counties, in Alabama, Of the effects of
the hail and rain storm, which passed over that
region on Wednesday, the 9th instant, are any
thing but favorable. In Henry We learn that
vegetation was literally beaten into ribbons, and
the farms most terribly washed. The planting
has to be done over.
The Star sta,es that the farmers in Marion
District complain of the backwardnesS of the
Spring. The stands of corn are bad, but since
the warm weather set in, good stands OF cotton
have been made.
The BURDELL MURDER CAsE-The trial Of Mrs.
Cunningham, for the murder of DR.. Harvey
Burdel, in New York, which has been occupy.
ing the public attention for long time, is at
last closed. A despatch to the Baltimore Sun,
dated the 10th, says:
The trial of Mrs. Cunningham for the murder
of DR.. Burdell, is at length closed. The coun-
sci both for the defence and the prosecution
occupied each two hours yesterday i'll summing
up the attorney general closing the case at six
o'clock. Judge Davies then proceeded to charge
the jury in an able, clear and impartial address,
lasting one hour, when at seven the jury retired.
All eyes where directed towards them as they
proceeded to the jury room, and efforts were now
made to obtain better view of the prisoner,
whose fate hung so awfully i'll the balance. She,
however, avoided the prying curiosity of the
crowd, as did also her daughters.
At twenty-five minutes of eight o'clock the ju-
ry re.entered, when profound stiffness reigned,
and the clerk took his position in the witness
chair and read over the names after all the
jurors had answered, he put the question, viz: :
Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon o
verdict? The foreman answered, we have.
The prisoner immediately thereupon showed
signs of being deeply affected, and was much
sgtsted, but the court ordered her to look to-
wards the jurors, and also requested the latter to
look upon the prisoner.
The Clerk then asked, How say you, gentle.
men, do you find Emma Augusta Cunningham,
otherwise called Burdell, guilty or net guilty?'
The foreman responded, "Not guilty" But
Mrs. Cunningham was so agitated that she heard
not the words the foreman uttered, and did not
know the vrdict till her counsel whispered to
her. then she sunk back ovcrpowered by her
feelings. After recovering, the prisoner and her
daughters were conducted out of court into one
of the Judges chambers, and there received the
congratulations of her friends at the happy ter
mination of the prosecution. She then returned
to the fatal house in Bond street
1t is reported that the authorities have OBJ.
tanned clue that will bring to light the real MUIR
derers of DR.. Burdell, and they are now engaged
in effecting arrests. The public are exceeding
ly anxious for some further development, as thus
far the ends of justice have been completely and
shamefally baked.