The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-24
GEORGIA.

SAVANNAH, GA, August 23.-The wea-
Their is quite warm. The reports from the
crops in this section and throughout
| Georgia and Florida are good. There was
slight shower here Saturday. The cotton
crop is too far advanced to be much in
jured by drought or worms.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August 23.-The weather
| is hot and dry. There have been no rains
of any consequence for over two weeks. In
the counties Of South Carolina and Georgia,
bordering on the Savannah river, the corn
is cut short and cotton prematurely opened
by the rust. Accounts from Central and
Southwestern Georgia represent the rust as
running the cotton.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON, S. c., August 23.-The
drought continues, with showers in some
sections. The corn crop will be light, and
South Carolina must buy large supplies
next winter and spring. The hot weather
| and drought have caused the cotton to rust
and shed in several of the middle counties
but this crop still looks well. Over most of
the State picking has begun, and the staple
is opening rapidly. The receipts next
month promise to be good. The Sea Island
crop looks very fine, but there are reports
of caterpillar.
NORFOLK, VA, August 23.-The weather
has been exceedingly hot for the past three
days. On Friday the thermometer stood at
4 o'clock at 81 degrees in the shade; Satur-
day, 100 degrees and Sunday, 81 degrees.
Saturday afternoon we had heavy rain of
short duration, with O severe wind-squall.
The crops in this immediate neighborhood
are looking well, but the yield will not be
up to what it promised in July. In Sussex,
Southampton, and portions of Nansemond
and Isle of Wight counties, the crops have
suffered dreadfully from drought. 1t is not
ascertained how far the recent rain ex-
tended.
LYNCHBURG, VA, August 23.-Saturday
was the hottest day of the season, the Their
mometer marking 10l degrees. Sunday q
slight rain fell here and a splendid one in
Amherst, doing the crops there q great deal
of good. Tonight is close and cloudy, but
with no rain yet, though the atmosphere is
cooler, and it must have rained in the adj
Joining country. The corn is utterly ruined,
and the tobacco badly damaged.
DANvILLE, VA, August 23.-The past
three days have been exceedingly hot, the
mercury reaching 50 in the shade. There
was a slight shower Of rain in this locality
Sunday evening. The corn crop is past re-
covery, and not half u crop will be made.
WEST VIRGINIA.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA, Au-
gust 23.-Very little rain has fallen in this
vicinity Gncluding the adjoining counties
in old Virginia) for four weeks. There was
heavy shower last Tuesday and slight
one yesterday. In this section only half a
crop of corn will be raised. The grass in
some localities is drying up. The oat crop
will be about the average. Friday last was
the hottest day Of the season, the thermo-
meter marking $50 degrees. To-day it is
81, with cloudy weather and pleasant west
erly winds.
| LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, August 23.-There was
rain here this evening. The crop reports
are favorable. Thermometer eighty de-
grees.
| NORTH CAROLINA.
WILMINGTON, N. c., August 23.-The
weather cloudy, with heavy showers to-day
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