, 1864-07-02

ILLINOIS.
DEoUGur.-!Thc northern section of tlis
county is suffering terribly from drons1t
There has been no rain In Richmond, Heb
ron, Alden, or Harvard, for nearly two
months. Numbers Of farmers are turning
their cattle into their fields, which present =
burnt and Fad appearance. Tho centre aud
southern part Of the county is firing better.
- 1Nodstock Sentinel, 2ata,
TIE CRoPs-The rain chronicled last week
has not been repeated here, but localities not
far distant have been favored with grateful
showers. We hear that the prospect for
plentiful harvest In Champaign county Eas
never more encouraging. Corn, which
droopcd under the drought, took new lease
Of life from the late rain, and shoots laugh
iDg1y skyWard, promising to shell out glori-
oEsly IN the autumn. Wheat is said to be
the sickle. Rye also is ready to be harvest
ed, and other crops are in q gratifying state
Of forWardness. Help ts scarce, aud farmers
will find 1t difI1cult to take care Of their pro-
duce, even with the assistance Of labor-
saving machinery Champaign Union, So'h.
TIE DRouen7-stin continues without
abatement, from which vegetation is begin
ming seriously to suffer. Signs VIC have in
abundance-h heavy black clouds rising In the
no!th*est; they mount toward the zenith
stiffness reigns; when soon wind b5eoks
upon us and the storm ends ln-dust Or, in
the west black, threatening cloud is seen
rffing; thunder rumbles along the horizon,
and forked lightning shoots athWart the sky;
this time without fail we are to be blessed
with copious, refreshing rain; when 10!
.t the omtn9us .3 cloqd parts, and the r. storm a
oversprcads the sky and thickens; mist Or
fine rain drops descend, and you feel sure
that general, stesdy, long, Old fashioned
rain Ia about to set in; when again, even d
sign 80 promising, fails, and the drought COL
times. But at last, Just as we arc writing
fes the hope that We are soon to have It's
grateful and rctuTcnating influence upon the
thirsty earth.
F. s. And even this prediction has failed.
-Iaoon Ga=.1tt, 2oth. j,
WISCONSIN.
MORE RA1E.-After patiently waiting ten
days since the last shower, re are again
pleased with still more abundant supply.
t has been raining at Intervals since yeste15-
morning the rain is stil1 falling. The ground
il now In better condition than it has been
any time since June came In, and nc hope
next week to be enabled to state that the
tmP1oved prospect !p for crops has d. sdhroEPped oE
bushe].-Nonroe Sentinel, 20M.
WEATHER.-The week ending to-day has
given uB some remarkable specimens OF
weather, the first part Of it the thermometer
ranging from Do to 103 deg. In the shade at
midday while on Monday and Tuesday
mornings fires were comfortable, the ther.
mometer indicating about IS deg Fahrenheit.
Rain has ut last fallen, aud every face r.
meet wears = pleased expression. It begar
to fall Tuesday afternoon, about 9 O'Clock,
and continued in coplous quantities nearly
all hight, nnd come fell On WednesdaF.-
0s'skosh Nortaueatern, eoth.
IOWA.
HEAT.-Last Sunday the mercury indicated
O temperature Of near blood heat, being the
waTmcst day of the season.
In the evening the clouds gathered, and
burst upon us In q copious shower. Vegcta.
tion is prospcring admirably, and good
crop Is confidently expected, except wheat
and grass, which will not be heavJ.-Enor
title Rtpub. eSth-<>
KANSAS.
DRoUuGT.-In many of the Northern States
the papers are complaining Of drought. Michl
gan, Wisconsin,, Iowa, and some parta o1
Missouri, lave suffered severely. Kansas,
for the most part, has been Visited By refreah:
ing rains, though q little more Of the SAINT
sort, especially in this vicinity, would do No
damage to the crops.-LtatvtseogM L5nsesva
tire 2oth,