Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-02
THE WELCOME RAIN.
GOOD FOR WHTERN CROPS.

GOOD FOR WEsTERN CROPS.
Somo Damage From Flood In the Southwest.
A delightful rain has visited Urbana,
Ills, and the surrounding country. This
fact renders the prospect for corn more
hopeful. Had the rain deferred its appear
ance much longer, the drought would have
proved very injurious. Corn is still in
pretty good condition, although the recent
dry weather was beginning to have its
deleterious effects. The crop as a whole
is very uneven, looking fine in sOme places
but in others it is not calculated
to afford the tiller much comfort. The Oat
crop is cut, but most of it is still in
the shock. The yield ON some farms is
80 and 60 bushels per acre, on others 25 to
30 bushels. Hay was even better than
anticipated, and is cut and stacked. New
wheat has been coming into market rap
idly since the harvest, which has had the
effect to lower the price on the whole.
Campaign county is rarely blessed with so
abundant harvest. A dispatch from
Paxton says: "a heavy shower, lasting
for several hours and thoroughly saturat-
ing the ground, fell yesterday and greatly
improved tie corn prospects of the section.
Small grain and yielded bOuntifully, and
most of it is already harvested in fine
condition. With favorable weather from
this time forward We will have full half
crop of corn"
A Morris dispatch says the rain for the
past twenty four hours has been falling
in gentle showers, dropping thousands of
dollars into the pockets of the farmers Of
that vicinity, whose corn and glass were
suffering for want of rain. At South Elgin
most of the day yesterday quite heavy
rain storm prevailed. The rain fell steadily
and no hail or heavy wind attended it.
The most of it soaked into the ground as
fast as it fell. The rain storm was a
welcome one and will do much good to
corn. The farmers have had excellent
weather for securing their crops in good
order. Most of them have finished haying
with the exception of wild hay. Oats
harvesting has been begun by some, and
nearly all will be in this week. A much
needed rain fell at Strcater Monday night.
Corn was in great want Of rain, and espe-
cially Oh the highlands. Haying is pro-
crossing finely. Oats are nearly ripe, and
will lie heavy yield.
In Minnesota.
AT st. Paul, Minn., the weather con-
tinues foggy and damp. with frequent
rains, and some uneasiness begins to be
felt for tho coming harvest. Barley cut.
ting has begun, and the grain is suffering
damage from the wet. Wheat has not
suffered SO far, as tho rains have not been
heavy enough to lodge. The cutting has
not yet begun, but tho crop will be ready
for harvest in about q week. Corn is
growing rapidly, and shows a daily i'm
prOvement.
Tenuessee's Great Harvest.
The commissioner of agriculture for
Tennessee reports that the average cOndi-
ton of the crops on July 25 was IS fol-
lows Corn, 1873 per cent; cotton, s. ;
tobacco, 1O7 sorghum, 113 millet, 1OG ;
Irish potatoes, 13l sweet potatoes, 1OS ;
apples, 129 peaches, III oats, 1CO, and
peanuts, 95.
A Disastrous Flood.
Shortly before noon yesterday the Lick
ing river at its mouth opposite Cincinnati,
began to rise with alarming rapidity. The
rise from above came out into the low
water of the Ohio with such vehcmence as
to cause great damage. 1t was impossl-
ble to keep barges tied along the shore
because of the angry flood. Everything
was swept from Swift's Landing, includ-
ing 10 barges of coal, 10 of coke, ono of
stone, and an empty barge. Daniels coal
fleet suffered the loss Of 10 barges, four
Of which struck the pier of the railway
bridge and sank. Gatchell lost =
boat -hous,. Charles Spinks lost \
boat load of cinders AID two
barges of stones. LebrOnsoner lost one
empty barge and one float. The hull of
the old steamboat Champion No. 6 was
torn from her moorings and sunk. The
boat house Of Charles Forbes, with =
number of skitls, was carried down the
river. The pleasure boat May Bee and
coal boats from Blocks and from White.
mans landings also were swept down the
current and Livesey's saw mill lost a
large number Of logs. The river has risen
over % feet aud il running out with great
fury. The total damage is now estimated
at 500, 1000. 1t includes IA COAL boats,
barges, floats, Nc, and \ few store floats,
and slight damages to the steamers Nint
Shinkle, Ben Franklin and Jennie Camp
bell. The river is still running out hcav-
lily.
At Falmouth, KY, the two branches Of
the Licking river rose 40 feet. The storm
was unparalleled. The damage to crops
cannot be estimated.
Around Lexington the storm caused
great damage to the tobacco and corn
crops. Small streams became torrents
and swept away crops, bridges and fences.
Tho Maryvills branch OF the Kentucky
Central railroad las been unable to run
trains, so many Of its bridges being gone.