The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-07-27
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General failure of the European Crops.

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intense heats but for the prolonged and
widespread drought that now grsvely
threatens nearly two.thrds Of tho cereal
and other harvests. By our latest
advices We perceive that the situation
in this respect has become actually alarm.
ing In many departments Of France
not a drop of rain has fallen for many
weeks, and even throughout regions
near to the seashorc the crops look poor
and thin compared with those Of former
years. Universally hay. straw and
clover arc lost, and the peasantry arc
hurrying their cattle TO the butchers be.
cause they no longer have fodder where.
with to feed them. At the late La
Villctte market, in'Paris four thousand
head Of beef cattle were Offered tor sale
ut almost any price. where two has been
the usual figure. Thus there is more
meat olfsred TO consumers than ever
before but the question arises, "What
are tho latter to DO next winter ?''
Farmers near the garrisoned towns, who
usually enjoy the loan OF artillery horses
by the government, have sent them back
to tho army for lack Of The con,,noncst
tccd for them. Wheat, barley and oats
have double in price. and the standing
growth is wretchcd. Peas and beans
are in tho same condition hemp and
flax are gone 4; the fruit trees Of all kinds
begin to drop and are full # cairrpillars,
and the v;nrvardsof tho Southern dis
'ricts arc seriously Y attacked by the worm
known as The phyllorera paslatrir.
Even Algeria has suffered from both
drought and locust, aud can count upon
! only Il medium crop OF grain to aid
France. SPAN and Italy are similarly
tried, and tho only really fine crop of
saple that he latter will be able 10 boast
Of will be silk. Bohemia, Hungary and
The Danubian Pri"cipalit,rs will come to
The rcscuo. to some extent, but tile
deficit in Germany will probably absorb
all their superahundance. The most
singular feature Of this "b"ggarly &C.
count, of empty boxes" is That in some
Of the finest grain provinces OF the Rus
sian empire the crops are short for
! another reason than heat md drought
Untimcly cold and moisture have GRIP.
Piled them. Sweden will do no moro
than sustain ITSELF and it is doubtful
whether, Belgium and Holland will do
so much. The East seems to be similar
" threatened. .! Early in the sea'on we
noticed The distressing lack Of rain and
running water IN Syria and parts Of
Turkey, nd both those countries look
to Importation for help. ..tsf
Prices in France have gon6 lip largely
and arc rising every hour, and tho
eserve which the government always
makes there, for year or two in
advance, is likely to be moro than taken
ont OF its hands. At all the leading
markets grain has reached tho ratio Of
thirty francs per metr,cnl qnintal. In
some places it has ritep even to thirty.
five, which is from FIVE to, ten francs
above the prices OF last winter. What,
we may ask. will it be three months
hence, particularly should an insane war
open the Aoodgates Of devastation apd
wastc2 ...,..,.a ~ s,,-,
1t Is now that the United States s:ep
into The foreground as the granary OF the
nations. 1t isto this ''fruuful land Of
Canaan that all mnst look. Hers are
the golden fields and the laden orchards
all !he..way from Maine to the Gnlf Of
Mexico, and from ocean to ocean. Here
arc tho cattle on thousand hills along
with the rich grass, the lncio,a frmt and
the bursting ear. Out of the midst of
war and desolation ttis much favored
land has hrcn raised up to offer the
Ol1 World, in the hour o. its dearth and
its warhkr madness, healing and a
refuge. To-day the Republic stands
before mankind the image Of Liberty,
holding The olive branch o, peace in ono
haul and tho horn Of plenty in the
other ~. ". HERALD
SEyENry.SIx MII.LioNs--Senator
Sherman, chairman Of the France Com.
mittee II tho Senate, estimates tho
| tightening Of The burden of the taxes
upon he people Of the United States by
The new inte rnal and tariff tax bill at
seventy six millions Of dollars. This 10
better than hehsd expected, and will, be
something for the republicans 10 crow
over in tho approaching elections lottho
; rext Congress. ~ IT wohldr have been
very handsome piece Of work had itin-
cludtd Lie total abolition ,oi the fodious
4 income toxd 4 But = reduction Of, this
tax 10 two and q halfpcr cent, With an
exemption Of two Thousand dollars In
come, is something ;hhd inSthelhhpthe
snm of sevehiy.slx milIonsinternal And
externeltaxes lift, . from tho shollders
Of opr taxpayers lss 4 right gpoa .l(s and
llhe. Treasury is getting on,wrl enough
I to spare it, NeD Yo,k Herald. '''
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