Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-07

OF encouraging kluu- IoH cAnin-
ple, from New Jersey the information
was: The continued drought in this
State is working damage to the crops,
and farmers are Respondent as to the
outlook. The Delaware river and all
other streams are rnprecedently low.
The pastures are parched and nearly
destroyed, and the corn crop in many
quarters will be an entire failure.
With the exception of d few showers
in isolated localities there has not
been any rain for over two months.
In fact everything is drying up and
farmers will be much embarrassed in
consequence. Csterns, wells and
springs are nearly dry, and in some
places water for domestic use is diff
ficult to be obtained. Altogether the
season has been about the dryest on
record. From New York State the
information read: The drought is the
most terrible experienced for many
years. Crops and cattle are suffer
ing. Some farmers are compelled to
dig potatoes in order to save the
crop, which is light, and late potatoes
are utterly ruined. Many fruit and
shade trees are dying. Wells and
cisterns are drying up and stock re-
quires feeding. From Illinois the
information read: 1t is nine weeks
since rain has fallen here, and In con-
sequence the crops are nearly fall
ure. The dust is almost urbearable.
From some parts of the State there
is much suffering for want of &atef,
and a great deal of sickness OF ty,
phus form is prevailing. From the
best information wheat will not aver.
age over four or five bushels per acre
corn will make from 0ne-third to one
half of a crop, and oats will be al
most an entire failure. The mea-
dows which were not injured By the
army worms will yisld big crop oi
hay. Tobacco is failure; the late
potatoes almost failure; peaches ar
entire failure, and the apples almost
worthless. The pastures are all dtiec
up and no ground is broken for wheat
The crop report from Iowa on the Isl
of the month is for sixteen countie:
and states that wheat will be short
in fact it he's been the greatest suf
ferer by the unpropitious Season
Corn will yield better than has beer
anticipated all aioiig; attd there vii
be plenty to meet the wants Of oil
Little feeding of stock will be dom
by farmers; but they announce tha
they will have Grain to spare for thei
stock. Oats have turned out fairly
though in some localities are high
and chaffy, and do not weigh 0u
well. There was a large acreage o
tHo-t thirds of crop. Timothy see'
yielded sparingly, the average beln,
two bushels per acre. Hay is of fai
average crop and quality.
A case of insanity is reported from
Kingston, N. Y, under date of tn
End inst, as follows: Oliver ). Ter
pening, of Esopus, was brought t
the county Jail in this city, yesterday
on a charge of dangerous irsanlty
He is about forty years of age, an
owns one of the finest farms in tn
vicinity of Esopus. An addition t
his dwelling is being constructed, an
he imagines that its cost will rui
him. In numerous other respect
his demeanor has becn very peculis
J for some time past. Yesterday morl
ing he suddenly became more violen
and the family were fully alarmed
: He seized an axe, demolished the no
pen. and turned the animals INTO th
, garden. He afterwards rushed upo
bis family in a violent manner, hi
: wife and daughter fleeing before hin
. He was finally secured by an Office
and; by resort to little strateg.
brought to Jail in the afternoon ID
, seems lucid at intervals, and recover
. is hoped for.
: The Dubuque, Iowa, Times of a
gust 80 says: A family has becon
' insane in this county through gri
A and death. Mary McMahon, IL
t daughter of q farmer, entered col
: vent two weeks sgo and became i
Z sane. She was sent to the asylum {
Independence for treatment. III
J, mother visited her and also becan
e insane. The daughter died last Mo-
: day, which so effected the moth'
l that she died today. The remain
= of both mother and daughter wei
sent home for burial Arriving
e Farley, near which pisce the Mem
!, hons live, son and daughter at hon
r became insane at the sight of the
/. mother and sister being brougl
= home dead, and the father is no
/ stricken with grief bordering on i
: sanity.
A despatch from Richmond VI
i last Friday said; The drought is ST
+ unrelieved, aud may so continue I'M
8 the present distressing aspect OF agl
8 cultural affairs finds its climax in
% total destruction of the fall croE
. In this State its effects have been e
J pecially widespread aud ruinous.
many counties the corn and tobac
!. crops are burned up. Streams ha
!. run dry. preventing mills from runni'
b and putting farmers to great dlfhcul
IS in getting water even for their stoc
d The James River is lower than it b
d been for fifty years, and the tobac
n crop will probably be complete IA
'e ure. The dust in the roads is simp
rs fearful, and the situation is distressin
;, ly alarming.
Mrs. Iscnah Cox died ct Hold'
It ness, New Hampshire, on Monday
/ week, at the age of los years aill.
+ months. She was the daughter
n Captain Isaac w. Stanton, of t
1t Connecticut volunteers during t
e. Revolutionary war and was born
:. Connecticut. At the time OF b
I. death she had been a widow for fift
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