The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-08-28
A SURVEY OF CROPS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY

furnishes the suDoned general survey OF the crops
of this season, throughout the United States 49,
The Commercial says it has been prepared with
great care, and will, doubtless, be perused with
interest: .-... -..
| New JERsEY.-Thus far in New Jersey heavy
hay and grain crops have been gathered. Corn IS
not above the average of other years. Of potatoes,
there viii be only fair CROP
OHIo.--In Ohio, the wheat crop is equal in
quantity and quality to any ever known, and has
been harvested in good order. TIE hay crop is a
heavy one. Oats fair, and corn promising we'll
The grain crop of 1859 was about 136,000,000
bushels, and will be more this year. OF wheat
alone the yield will be fully 30,000,0OO bushels
100000 more than produced before.
IND1ANA-In Indiana, the wheat crop is rich
in quantity and quality, and the yield will be
than an average one Corn is better than has been
known for long time.
WIScoNsIN.-In Wisconsin, the wheat product
last season, in round numbers, was about Is, 5,O00-
O0O bushels. This year it promises to be much
larger, as there is far land sown. with pros
pect of an extraordinary yield to the acre. -
NEBRAsKA-In Nebraska Territory the crops
were never more promising. A large yield of
grain has been secured, and corn is unusually
heavy
CALIFoRNIA-From California the most relias
bic advices pronounce the wheat harvest as very
promising, and likely to afford large surplus for
shipment. ..
MINNESOTA. will export more grain
this year than the total yield of the Territory for
four years psst. .-.~
MIcHTGAN.-From Michigan there is cheering
news of the crops. The clip of wool for this year
will exceed that of last year by about quarter of
million Of pounds. Last years clip was estima-
ted at 100000 pounds.
THE SOIrTu -Whi1a tho Vast 10 full Of rn
joicing at the magnifcence of the harvest, dark
cloud Of dependency seems TO hang over the
Southern States The long protracted drought
has proved most destructive to crops, and it is
timated that in cotton, and hay, the planters
will experience loss of several millions of dollars.
There were fine rains, however, in Georgia, on the
28th and Goth ultimo. Much of the corn was too
far advanced to be materially benefited by the
visitation.
Not for years has so long and so severe a drought
been experienced. In some sections rain has
fallen since the first of April This is especially
true of Texas Louisiana and Georgia. l learn
from gentleman direct from the Northern part of
Texas and Southwestern Missouri that vegetation
in these sections was entirely dried up, and that
in many counties in Texas slaves, and in some
their masters, offering their services for
their food alone. Many are leaving for districts
less heavily afflicted. In Alabama, Florida, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Kansas the
crops have been not only oppressed by the drought,
but within the last month they have had to strug-
gle for existence the face of q sun of almost
torrid brilliance and power, dewless nights, and
the prevalence (in parts) Of high scorchiDg
winds, which shrveled up vegetation if a siroc-
co had passed it. The consequence of such
weather is obvious In Kentucky matters look
somewhat more cheering, but the crop will be
much below the average Tennessee yields finely
of tobacco and corn, and the fruit crop will be
abundant Maryland furnishes average crop
of wheat, but both here and there the peach crop
is poor 1t is said that the drought in Texas is so
general and SO extreme that the large emigration
flowing into the State has been checked, many
families from Alabama and other Southern States
are returning to their former homes.
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LIFE OF JOHN BELL-By an intim0te dcguai,c-
tance--'fhe Hon. John Bell was born on Mason
and Dixon's line, Of rich but pious parents, and
noted for his ringing voice. His extreme per-
sonal beauty suggested that delicious poem, in
which the poet asks his friend, Brandon:
'Did you the beautiful Bell, Brandon"
lie spent the earlier part of his life on planta-
tion, acquiring such fine cultivation, that his
epistolary efforts regarded with admiration by
the whole world, and no man is considered good
scholar who is not familiar with Bells letters. AS
Mr. Bell grew to manhood, he gradually eschewed
ak youthful society," and cultivated 'old" gentle
men exclusively, aud noted for his venerable
virtues. On occasion he won the friendship
of tea-tota society Of old maids, under the fol-
lowing circumstances: Being asked if he believed
the of tobacco to be injurious, he promptly
replied: ''If tobacco is chewed in a certain way it
will do no harm to any one" ..'. .a
GLOW is that?' asked an antiquated Miss.
alt should be es-chewed," returned the eminent
statesman.
In reference to Mr. Bells public career, they tell
the following:
ANECDoTE.-As Mr. Bell was going from the
Senate Chamber to his hotel, after delivering his
celebrated speech on the re-openng of The slave
trade, he was Overtaken by a prominent politician
from Que Of the Northern States, who saluted him
with: .....
81 say, Bell, that was good speech of yours
but you are always too solemn, and your friends
have told you so often"
"Wcll," replied the Senator, chow can Bell
help sounding solemn when it is tollcd SO often?"
Immediately after this, the subject of our me-
moir was seized with severe fit of sickness; yet
even that did not quench his spirit. When the
doctor asked him how he felt, one morning, he
replied:
seOh, feel all sound, like any other Bell"
if Mr Bell is elected to stay at home, he will
adorn that position and write for the Ledger.
Ba5~ A man starving FOR bread in New York
city, robbed another of fire cents to buy loaf OF
bread and Justice Quackenbush sent him to jail
in default of $1,000 bail for trial for the heinous