Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-18
WEATHER AND CROPS.
What Our Country Exchanges Have
10 Say About Both.
Rain, Hail and 8i1d---A Bed and
COmfertless Lookout
A Slim Showing fer Cotton or any
Other Crop, Except 6rasS.

From the Nstchez Tr-Wsekly Democrat,
OF the IIth.l
A severe storm Of rain, lightning
and wind occurred over NstCneZ and
vicinity Tuesday night. One of the
flashes of lightning was particularly
grand, and the peal Of thunder follow
ING ii almost simultaneously was ter
ritc. The rain continued for some
time. Our dusty streets were much
In need of It, but the planting could
have very well dispensed with il. The
storm was very severe about Ellis
Cliffs. The steamer Wade Hampton
was driven by It's fury to take shelter
under the cliffs and 70 use all her
cables. Even then she narrowly es-
capped losing her chimneys and other
injuries, and was some time det' lined.
From the Jackson lbliHs,) Pilot
More families came over rom Ran
kin county yesterday, having been
driven from their homes by the high
water. A gentleman of this city who
f7r number Of years has kept 8 care
mi record of the various stages Of the
Pearl river, reports that yesterday
morning the water was higher by
fact IL is probable that for seventeen
OF eigh cen years no similarly c0pious
HoDd has visited this part Of the
country. Thus far no human lives
have been reported as lost, but the
damage to property, which al pre-
sent cannot be estimated, must prove
considerable. AT late hour last night
the water was still rising. They must
reach 8 stand within q leW days, after
which they will commence TO recede.
From the Cohssvile Miss Times
since our last issue we have had
mora rain, which is beginning TO seri-
0usIy damage the crop prospect in
this section. Unless we can have
some clear, warm weather, in few
iavs. the cotton crop viii be a COM
nIsra failure. We understand that
the cotton looks badly and that the
stand Is very sorry. Many farmers
have been compelled to plOW up their
crops and repiant. Corn, however,
looks well, and all that our planters
wish for Is pleasant, clear weather.
We cannot pick up an exchange but
what gives an account Of some terri
bic est8rm OF great overflow. elearn
that quite q destructive tornado visit
ed Baton Rouge, and did considerable
damage 70 town property, and some
boats sustained heavy losses. AT
Greeuville, Mississippi, a few days
500. a most destructive storm visited
that section. We have never heard of
so much rain. and high waters in this
State before. The Enterprise Star gives
a sad account of the high waters, in
which it states that several stores
were filed with water, and at least
$4,000 worth of goods were lost by
the merchants of that place. Many
thousands Of dollars were lost by the
people near there by their mills and
crops being destroyed. The Macon
Beacon. Meridian Uercig-y and Jack
son Pilot say that the water courses
have been much higher this spring
than they have been for years past.
The ValObusha and the Tallahatchie
have been very full indeed. In fact
il seems to be q general complaint
throughout the State that there has
been entirely too much rain, and that
the crops are considerably injured
thereby. Heavy winds and hail
Storms have visited many portions Of
the state, doing immense damage.
From the CtrroI50u Miss. Conservative, /
Tbe present cold. wet weather is
damaging the growing crops very
much. especially cotton in this county
and. II the rain continues much longer,
the prospect Il rather gloomy for q
year of plenty.
from the Arkade1phis lArk.) Southern
Standard. May lo
On Tuesday ternOOn last, we were
visited by one OF the heaviest rains
we have ever witnessed, Indeed, we
do not racOIlecs TO have ever seen be
fore 50 much rain fall In so short q
time. For about three hours ii ap-
Desred as if the windows Of heaven
had been gpened and We were about
10 have q second edition Of NOah's
Hood. During the rain there were
four separate showers Of hail, but
the stones we're small, and con-
seguentIv but little damage was
done by it Immediately in town,
though a few miles in the country
the hail was much heavier, falling in
some places 10 the depth Of three
or four inches, greatly damaging the
F~uir. Gardens. corn and cotton. We
learn Shar near Hollywood the hail
was very heavy, 80 iDjuring the cot
ton As 70 render &c necessary in some
places TO plOW il up and plant over.
Lands were badly washed, and small
streams swollen to a hight never be l
fore witnessed, even by that venerable /
individual. " the oldest inlabitant."
The storm came from the southwest /
and. We learn, was heaviest in that
Q = rn|ss
some four feet on Tuesday night, but
commenced falling on Wednesday |
morning, which indicates that the I
rain was not so heavy up the cOun
try. Il is now near the middle OF /
MAY, ana yet the weather assimilates /
December more than May. Crops are /
more backward than we're ever before /
known st this season Of the year.
A great many ia Arkansas think /
that clover cannot be produced here. /
The Batesviiie Times SAYS that Judge I
eileen, Of that county, has a field Of 1
clover on his place, the stalks Of /
which are over fifteen inches high. /
Pretty good for Arkansas!
From the Scoobs lliiss.] Spectator
The storm last week was very Sc
we're. more so than we first appre- /
bqnded. DR.. Betsel informs Us that 1
fn the ueignbOrhOOd Of Oden's Mills, /
hail stones Of & large size fell 50 thick 4
and fast ss to destroy much Of the /
growing crops. and that a heavy 4
wind accompanied the rain, blowing 4
down or breaking Of nearly all the /
tfrnb5r ia its course, and that the /
fencing on many plantations was al 4
most entirely washed away Dy the /
high waters,
Fr7u ire L5trIe Rock Gszstte.l
In Pulaski county the frequent 4
heavy rains, hail and wind storms, /
and cold weather have retarded plant
ing operations very much. Some far
mers have found it necessary to re-
plant the corn, while cotton is very
backward. This seems to have been /
the case all over the state.
From the Pocab0nJss Courisr7
The season has been very backward
owing to wet weather. We are told. |
however, by those who should be
posted, that q large crop wiz be plant
I'd and that less cotton and more corn
viii be grown this year.
From the Pine Bluff Republican,
We have had an unusual amOunt Of |
rain this spring, which has had the
eject Of putting crops back very much.
Added to this, the weather has been
1uite cool for the time Of year, up 70
ne present. 1t Is now warm but
raining.
From the Forrest City Free Press.l
The weather for the past two weeks
1ss been extremely cold FOX this 10
,sIitv. and it Is feared worked great
.Tiurv 10 the young cotton and corn.
~ have been informed by farmers
,bst crops have suffered from the
Se,vv rains, and some on the bottom