New-York tribune., 1875-08-06
REPORTS FROM TIE SOUTHERN STATES.
SLIGHT INJURY CAUSED NEAR MEMPHIS BY HIGH
WATERS

SLIGHT INJURY CAUSED NEAR MEMPHIS BY HIGH
WATERS.
The floods of water which have fallen from
the clouds III Missouri, Illinois, ana along 'he uplHr
planters whose lands snbcct IT, inunda'io Il be
hoOves every whose crops can he p0tc"cuo 10 busy
mand to throw up levecs as high ~ possible. iy no
other method Impending diger to be averted In
ssen agT level sT % of With is Within trce fcet Of
rise Of 1857 ere de9e % Of rain hrv mas ,n scn d IF
this city have been at such nierN ala ana so
light in many localities the crops actually need rain
the Yazoo Valley reports everything dry, the il'er
passenger from New-O-lcans who came mp yester-
day reports having been nearly chokod win dn,t an We
city The same reports reach from lhc valley of the
Arkansas In the vicinity OF Ple Bun many p.%hlers %
the mouth the Arkansas the main Ilvcr rams Ne
also been SO far the daasc to crop, along inc
river bot above and below TINS city, has been s'lshl
The lower part Of Coaloma County can stand consdc;
e water yet and at fra's Point ri'e Of iwG adh
tional feet would NOT hurt anything Above this city 9
principal injury is to places lying between here and
Mound CITY few mile above From a, M"und h o city ,si to
every inch that sweIls top OF the present water VIII
hIt and foot more will DO extensive injury Extreme q,
lch wafer at this point is 50 iec si2 inches. Al Al 81
Louis is Al feet chcs, at Cincinnati o feet and at
Cairo 52 feet. II viii take night smart of water yet TO
bring the river level mp to its highest level.
ABUNDANT RAINS IN GEORGIA AFTER A SEVERE
DROU I'll.
From The Columbus tGG) Times, Aug. g.
The abundant rains of the past two days
have very materially heped tine cotton crops. The
damage already sustained is however great that TIE
crop will nccesary be very short one. Corn cannot
he helped much by good seasons nJw Mott of II III tllr
section is yellow, "spindine" and stuned our farm
crs have bravely planted much larger area tlan usual
this year, andit seems pity that adVcs" Seasons
should go az them We should not be surprised II
we hear the cry of much rain all the state III the
next Is days. August rains hurtu when III cAces
sive quantities.
Prom me Columbus tGn) EaQ1irer, Aro. g.
We say the late drOutll, because the appear
apces and the accounts received lead s 10 IL eyc
that tie long and broad belt III the Sonth that was dry ing
up for OF rain up 10 the last day OF july now
generally receiving showers. THIS section extended
from the State of mississippi to the Atlantic, and was
bI Dad enough to cover al the old cotton belt oi te
States OF Alabama Georgia and Mississippi Ii
received except a few favored localities scarcely any
rain during the month Of july when the corn crops
especially needed It, and sub ecei to Summer
heat 0f uncOiunOn intensity. Ii ~ Inucn 10 be
reared that by far the larger portion of lis
dry spell, iryetreyahly damaged and that, III
stead Of the unusually large crop lately 50 con-
dently expected, the yield Will be considerably shorter
than the usual sent supply The cotton crop may now
he considered in a crisis FOO much rain following so
long "a dry spell will be apt tO make even the few squares
and young bOs on the plants fal on II tiis should
the case futagc, starting arcr the plant has
commenced a second growth must mature before frost
10 make a fair crop supcraDundancc OF rain now, or
too long continuance OF such weather as We have had
for the last three days. Will be unavOrblc for top crop
fun grown We believe that long wet spell ai this
season is regarded favorable the development o the
caterpillar and boil wOrnpests that may prove disas-
as fnp