Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1869-08-26
The weather and the CroDs.


LFwISTOwN, Me-, Aug. 17.-Late in.
telligence from various counties in this
State show that the potato crop has beer
seriously injured by drOuth, and that the
crop will be light.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August IA We.
ry slight shower here on Sunday night.
The corn is suffering greatly.
RICHMOND, Va, August IL. No rains
have fallen here during the past week, MOI
for some time previously. The drought
is general and excessive. The corn crop
is materially s~hortened,if not a total fail
ure.
has fallen here three days during the past
week, but it extended only n short dis
lance in the country. The corn crop is
generally suffering In sections where
rain has fallen the effect is favorable
Wind south ; thermometer Sc.
RALEIGH, N. c., August 17.-For the
past three weeks there has been but lit
tie rain, scarcely sufficient to lay the dust,
and the corn crop in the vicinity is suffer
ing very much. 1t is thought that the
yield this year will not exceed two-thirds
of that of last. There was Il very fine rain
to-day, but it is feared it came too late to
benefit the early corn. The weather is
very warm.
CHARLESTON, S. c., August 1.-THE
weather during the past week has been
warm and dry. This has had 4 good eff
feet on the corn crop, which is well ma
tured in this section.
COLUMBIA, S. G.. August 1.-THE
weather the past week was dry and hot
until yesterday, when Il fine rain fell. \
full average crop is anticipated.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Aug 1.-THE wealth
er has been excessively warm and dry for
the past four weeks. The drought did
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crops. There was a good rain yesterday
and a slight shower to-day, which great
ly benefited the late corn crops.
AUGUSTA. Ga, Aug 1.-THE weather
here is hot and dry and no rain has fallen
in this section during the past week. The
early corn is cut off by the drought, but
the late crop promises a fair average yield.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Aug.17.-The wealth
er the past week has been dry aud hot,
much for rain. The crop is about made.
1t is hardly an average yield.
COLUMBUS Mis-, Aug. 1.-THE wealth
err during the past week has been dry and
fine, but to-day rain fell. There will be
about halfa crop of corn. The cotton
crop promises to be a fair II e
SELMA, Ala, Aug. 1.-THE weather
for the past two weeks has been clear and
dry, which caused the cotton to shed the
Young IOTI1lS cOf1SlttGdDlN 1eSLcrUdN
there was Il fine rain, and another this
evening, which will cause the cotton to
quit shedding. The weather cannot af
feet the corn crop, as it is already made.
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 1.-THE weather
has been dry and very hot and favorable
for pulling fodder until this morning,
when it commenced raiuing and still con-
tinueS. Many farmers V finished pull
ling. The corn crop is made. The wealth
~. 1,,- 1,I NO n A.,at Will yIo ax-an,>t;N,,
of a few localities the crop is bad. TAX
ing the average yield ofthe country trib-
utary to Mobile there will not be enough
to last through the next crop
The cotton accounts are generally very
favorable, with promise of an increased
yield over last year.
NEW ORLEANS, La. August 17.-fhe
is hot. with showers daily. This
does not effect the corn crop, rs it is
made.
GALVESTON, Texas, August 16.-It
rained here three days and been clear
days during the past seven. The
corn crOp is abundant all over the State .
the rains cannot injure it.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, August 16.-There
was no rain here last week, but very hea-
rains yesterday and to-day. The corn
rain. The crop is late and light in
sections of the State on ccount of
INC wet weather III y ulle.
NASHVILLE, Ten, August 17.-Infor-
nation from all parts of the State leaves
but little doubt hat the corn and cotton
have been materially injured by the
drought which has prevailed for 4 month
past. The corn crop is almost beyond re-
demption.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. August Train has
fallen On four occasions during the past
week. The weather is quite favorable to
the corn crop.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August 17.-For the
last week we have had alternate showers
and sunshine every day. The corn crop
more favorable than the present, Con-
sidering the cold, wet weather of the
if we have no frost within Il month
the crop will be one of the largest ever
harvested in Central Illinois.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 16.-There
no rain here last week, but there were
heavy showers last night and to night
The corn crop is suffering very much.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 1.-THE
excepting last night, when considerable
rain fell. The corn crop in the northern
part of the State is very poor. In the
Southern it is better but the whole State
will not average more than halfa crop.
Indianapolis, Ind, August 1.-THE
weather for the past week has been dry
A little rain has fallen in the last three
which has had a good effect Oh the
crop.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, August 1.-THE
weather this week has been rainy OF night
md warm during the day. This has had
a benficial.' effect on the corn crop, and
hef farmers anticipate more than IN aver
age yield.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, August Ire
ports from different parts of Wisconsin
show hat the late rains rave done much
to improve the corn crop, and with a con-
of warm weather there will be a
fair yield.
Reports from Minnesota are to a SINH
lar effect the weGth9r being very warm
md favorable to corn, although the con-
tinued rains during June n July were
very injurious.
The reports from Iowa are meagre. The
is rainy and the corn crop Will
all far short of either hat of Wisconsin or
Minnesota.
The weather here is warm with pros
poets of rain.
OrIAHA, Feb, August 1.-THE wealth
II has been dry for some time, until the
1ast two days, when good rains have fall
en-, The crops have sustained no damage.
THE Waterbury Comm American says
hat last week twenty-five of the most
prominent and respected citizens of Wat
waited on David Il. Bishop, a for
ner Mayor of that city, and a prominent
member ofthc First Congressional Churcn
here. an elderly man, who, it was claimed
lad been criminally intimate with the
of an esteemed citizen, and no
iioG him that he must leave town within
lalf an hour, or that another delegation
would be after him and escort him out
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