, 1864-06-26

Nation or Motion, but s. W. Monltoa.
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
ILLINOIS.
|: The CRors;-Wheat Will be very light
crop this harvest. The long and severe
drought has entirely destroyed many pieces in
the county. and injured the balance very ma
terial]y. No matter how much rain we have
now, wheat and osts will be very light.
Corn, though needing rain In this vicinity, is
looking to]cEably well, and bids fair for an
average yie4d. ;drass Is light, and the crop
OF hay will be small
WISCONSIN.
RAM.-CopFors local rains during ths past
week In this yicllitv. but not more than half
dozen drops in this village. In fact, IL
general thing, the rain has skipped the yil-
lages,, falling In the country, where It Is
doubtless mure needed, but why're we don't
believe the people are q bit, more thankful
for 1t than tuey would be In the Villages.
The clouds showed considerable discrimina-
tion, it is true, in distributing their lavors,
but their course smacls of Partially We
don't like, and Of nasso,o7,ses which lA not
agreeable
There was rain within two miles Ct Us on
The east and southeast The Block House
Branch, We understand, WAS raised over
foot a gentleman who returned from Ga-
lena on Aonday ray that ut Hazel Green he
well beyond. there was evidence Of great
er quantity, and On approaching the Block
House the mud VAS several inches deep.
There was abundance Of rain at 3Tarsha1i's
Mil and besoad. Rain fell between. here
and E1lenboso, and between Ellenboro and
There were also showers in tho country
around Washburn amt New California, but
the villages remained unpleaaautly dry.
We think, from what VIE can learn, and
from IN examination of our exchanges, that
enonEh rain has 1 fallen te prevent ny fears
suffer severely, but taking the country at
large, the famine starvation theory is played
out-"-Piafter'ae IF1taes,, 2.3i.
z1@NE8oTA..
TEE RAN.-A grand storm of rain and
| wind visited us on Sunday morning about S
! O'Clock. There was also q fms display OF
| electricity. The rsln continued couple OF
| boura quite freely, aud about an inch Of 1a-
+ Ter fell in that tilAc cooling the air, aud mS-
king nature rejoice with the refreshing moIs-
ture. This ratu will oe Of immense value to
the gardens, crops, pastures. etc. They were
beginning to suffer pad'y for want OF 1t, and
| have tince commenced to grow surprisingly.
Ne learn that there have been heayy rains up
the Minnesota valley, and that crops ore be.
ginning to look well, although they have
heen injured By the d1ougat-.Sk RsHI Eress,
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