The New York herald., 1863-10-02


Both tho and crops worry meagre this year
In tho States Of Ohio and Illinois, little of tho former
has been cut and IN many cases tho anng Is
moro than from three TO four feet height On this tho
frost has boon very severe, rendering useless except
for fodder. II k estimated that fully third OF tho
crop Of hese States has thus been destroyed
knowing old farmers say that this viii INTO
difference 10 the producer will DO worth double
the prIco Il would have been n the crop had been
abundant, one In some portions Ohio Yelling
as nigh as ATTY and seventy nve cents per busbel.
Al anesvua corn is selling al eighty cents, and In tho
ncghborhood ol New Concord In counties OF Muskng
um and Guernsey, has reached tho price OF
ono dollar Two years sold st these places
low as ten, eleven and twelve cents PER bushcl A
Dor OF tho farmers baok thor crops year by
ycar refusing to sell at these rates some even bayng
their ncishbors and quito number a month ago had
afty. sixty seventy and few nearly hundred thou
sand bashels on hand These parties selling and
| In Consequence roaping fortune
Hay Ia very scarce ami scllsg "a tho Western
States at twenty and twenty-five dollars por Tbsro
not enough hay ONO Indiana Nor,hsrn Illinois
for tho stock TO subsst upon ani sheep large
have Oecu and r'li being ,he States
and Southern Illinois for tho purpose OF pastarog them
upon tho prairies during the winter.
Wheat has been poorer crop those States than or
several ycars past, whc oats bc said
hIr one.
the cold and weather Of tho spring folowd by
| the drought Of summer
Tobacco being planted upon higher ground has escaped
With bot little injury.
PAYING ronAooo--nnAm rRAcrcE.
while speaking Of tobacco may well fact,
which arb Woflh iAsnionIns
A very wealthy farmer named Moses Cherry rosdlas
at Auxvie Grove, Kendall county, NJ. this spring
| two contrabauds eight Of his land 10 work
| chs xIth hor
| sheds, tools, &c an we'll a house 10 1.-Two In hls
farm. This crop has proved splendid Tho
cutting II, and with proper curing estimated
that tho whole will soil for from twenty-five hundred 10
threo thousand dollars. Mr. Cherry receives onoh'h ~
tho proceeds aud tho negroes tho othsr halt Tho dacD
| year ago slaves In Virginia No wonder int
while they work thny sing "Ihs yoar Of Jabio
| comm"
While the decision pending in Congress shoIher or
n tar OF three per pound should DO levied apen
tobacco spoc atora that article IN Kentucky took
advantage Of tho Hoppage VI tbs malls by representing
that tho bin had already passed., and deducted tia.
amount every pound OF tobacco which they b,ush
The fraud continued tims before wa, discovered
representations entirely false ani that ao-
oording tho constitution OF ths Unitcd states crp
duty could bs levied any production Of tho country
| rxcvuAnTuw.
Tho Missispp 10 perhaps tho moat wonderful river in
tho world Unlike others, II upon ridge Of ia own
formattOn, ana fboi hikNcf tnu
coaatry. This caused by tho deposit from tho ov~
flowing Of tho settling upon s banks and 10 10 no
thing tho atsr thirty and forty foot high of
rich loan Alone formed by this wonieffa process.
The small particles OF Garth which the Mississippi
nlied ssle while tho currsBt 10 rolling al ,b"
rate of miles hour, bat whoa tha water 10
paratvey quiet gradually becomes oiearer. and tho
particles sslts 10 ths bottom. have tombIor of
Nissxsipp! water. after standing short ums, become
10 bottom bat that
inch formed OF nne particles o. earth which 40 al
the North call mud. Many prefer drinking this water TO
any other Ia tho oouDtry spring wsar not erceptsi
Again unlike other rivers, tho Mississippi would no, bo
navxablo VAS uasht channel ~ the fofos q Tho
current wouh bs Increased 70 such srisnt that tho
fall, which H. four and half ioehss " tho mile,
would be increased from twelve W htson inches.
Whenever current strikes the banks ,hey dsnPpca
vsry rapidly, but apposr lower down, the opp1ato
side Ia tho shape of bar. which s soneilmst mile. "a
oKtoat. This Ia caused BY ts oaront being carried Oh
lIg.siy To tho opposite bank BY the sh ~h!oh
strikes tho former and eddy frming The bar re- In
few years this bar becomes high sroand, ~ih rcb.
| dark son
! Tho current and svea the boi ~ tho river g,
utantiy changing ~ plaoc- ~hrro toss passed co-n,
on their rctufn tso ~ threc days Asr attempting
10 pass the place thsy -n ground shs
there hours aud sonctne, days. before se,,ns or
There doub, bat ths, time Abs,bsr every
4
strange river for plan,atops tha, nov haa
snoe years sgo and. rios pana'ious that sr.isi
years ago have ersieuoe nav Ia ne fofmsr cAso
now roll besn formed And IN The Auef ,hs son has
| been carried away.
Another prof that this must have bcse ~ proved
by tho "ent-oas" ~hieh oonstsnily skinE
place .ons,ass thoo.asds and tens of tbossasd- e
being cut OF from the hnainabd by the %
tho Mississippi running bs,-e~n tho "eat9I" and ts
mainland shortsnsng tbs distance ~ the river several
miles, AID changing entirely ths bel q The river ~
fonlng one through which hs ~tsla foscs oi ths
cuueoi s,on rsns another pfod " lhi. fat
that whiis wo were stsamny dorB ths river natssi
large ioss pro-c,ng ten. hfsyn and tbRty 80
from The tDp a the oayins bAnEs. vhs ilss dr.-y
abovs them. upoo the ssfiAoa maasss uses uat
| mast have b>on sr0~ ma fof o~ttafiss
10 uno The old bsd q the river nis ~ ~iih bo
coil around and becomes inAaiani cb 10
years the osiobraisd ootDnwooi trss. NO
~rod u ~hch. light a. te.tbsr. oarrisa ~ tbs ~ini
70 every point. sad ssans th. fresh soil.
takes rost. ard 10 fsu ysafs bsoomss al larss tres,
rssching " ibs bsshi q hsnsfe fsas. thus ssoasn
ing cut ,bs frsepsi feel for hs steamers nsri
sAiiss river. this tnbsr all si-sys N
sbgb1sns tho banks q be kb-ss,pgt asd tss Espyy
q fssi ioerhsas,ibs
1hs ssst osstpc,ioa tie bss q TIE river io't@s
bar -hcn Increases rapiaiy sirs, Ana time ,bs
tsrn. ,be earr.ai and bsoomss dry issf.
whsu the carrsai t'rits. sny psfti,pisf pfri hsi
nothIs that has Js, besn nysuisd pfsven' from
dLrsps~Afng sonstinss rhsis srf-s, sni piasia
,0ns thss grAaaAnT vahish ~ tbs bAnss ssvsr IN,
ani, ~ have ssi, The ars~ tarton y ihs sarth car
rsd w ihs c.snns " ne ofssiis bsfs
rss y.sty ~ho ls-es ths hsi io.ss iossrsr usonsb
nsr and may stervsst, form. -hle M pi'nis' 90
~b1ss son forns u ~ o-pr ~ a s"ua pa-n'
ts,oas psss~s have shta 'hs s' To- Jssfs
had hurdrets 0 scf- sissd - thsn, shhs
s,bsrr hav- dssyye.rrs A. O." @sns u's's Tsv
sotas p.ssas iha psn'assnS q NJ ra"ssl
wo,,hnrsn gt pears ago ~ o-Dei . splsnsd piaais
,.s ~ t-s t,oi.ssi sef-~. no se more thas
bunafs4 rs1sn Ths rsi las ben os-rboi sssy ~ -,
-.shhns. q lhs ssosi ss,sbos fasthrr avn
go .,vwa o pecs u vvossi land whieh ~ tbsG ufhs