The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-29
End of thc Drought.

FINE RAINS SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY, AND
YEsTERbAT-THE RIVER RIslNG-REPOITs
FROM ALONG THE RAILROAD RoUTES-THE
CROPS GREATLY BENEFITED.
The drought Is at an end now for certain.
The rain Of Saturday night commenced
to fall almost as gently as dew. 1t was just
as the farmer won!d have had it. After the
earth had its first refreshing draught the
volume Of descending water increased, and
at tines there were heavy showers. The
streets were swept clean. The sewers were
at last "f1ushed." A thousand men di-
rected by all the skill and activity OF our
Board OF Health couldn't have doHe the
work so well. The atmosphere was changed
from oppressive sultriness to invigorating
freshness, and the dropping vegetable king
dom was able to "hold up its head again."
The pattering OF the rain upon the roofs
was the sweetest music which has reached
the ears OF our people for many weeks.
-1arY TIE GOOD.
The good done by the rains is inestima-
BILE. All standing crops will be greatly i'm.
proved and some given up as totally lost
will make.a fair yield.
The rain, which commenced at O'Clock
Saturdav;Isell through the greater part OF
the night On Sunday morning there were
more showers. and on Sunday night others
still: Up to noon yesterday the rainfall
measuI ed 1924 inches. Yesterday afternoon
there was another fine rain.r
These rains, it seems, have extended over
nearly the whole OF the State.
THE JAMES.
The river here has not risen percentibly
below tide; but above tide, in the vicinity
OF the mills, the rocks upon which our cor
respondent crossed dry-ShOd day or two
ago, and which trip be described in this
paper yesterday, are now covered with
wafer, and around some OF the abutments
OF MHyo's bridge, where there has been no
flowing water for several weeks. the stream
is again running briskly, and the slightly
dlScol0rcd water indicates that we are get
ting the benefit OF the rise from above.
ALONG THE DANvILLE ROAD.
At the Danville depot we were told by
Captain West yesterday afternoon that along
the line of his road the rains have been very
general. Our own correspondent at Dan
vile. under date OF yesterday, writes:
There was il heavy fall OF rain Saturday
evening and night in the region round
about Danyille, and heavy-lookinc clouds
passed round 10 the north and south OF U.s."
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tcrGay.
ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO ROAD.
Captain West also infoI med US that along
the line Of the Atlantic. Mississippi and
Ohio railroad there were coplous rains Fri
day night and Saturday. Looking north
from Burkeviilc there were indications OF a
heavy ram yesterday in that direction.
OTHER ROCTEs.
The reports from the line OF the Chess
pcake and Ohio railway yesterday afternoon
were not quite so favorable. but indicated
that there would Uc rain very shortly. At
Huntington, for instance, the weather was
cloudy and sultry, but there bad been no rain
since neon. At Cannclton it was partly
cloudy and warm, with light rain about
noon. At Hinton clear and warm. At
White Sulphur partly cloudy, but no
rain fell during the afternoon, the
thermometer standing at about $50
At Millboro' there was beavy south cloud
approaching, and rain was looked for hour
~. and the weather was cool. AT Staunton,
at G:30 ?. NJ, rain had just commenced fall
ing, the prospects were good for heavy
rain, and the weather was cool. At Char
lotttsrille it was cool and cloudy, but no
rain. At Gordonsvile and points east there
were heavy showers, and prospects for
more last night were very good.
We learn, too, that on the line OF the
Richmond and Petersburg road, and on the
York-River road TO West Point, there were
fine rains yesterday.