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Eprsro ISLAND, Aug. 5.-Though for some
weeks past our dry aud parched fields have been
eutreaing in their behalf the prayers OF the ielth-
f,;l, never, till ten days ago, had seen a oetief
Drou.isc OF Cotton to ouI p4ins-taking planters.


The effects ofthe long continued drought, now
ever, have at las. become alarmlngiy apparent
and our fields now p-escn. an as9cct OF p'eha-
ture age. The stalks are red Jan inoication OF
maturity and the leaves (on some plantations
witierlng ard dying covering the earth ss aiisf
d frost.


In the low lands whore from some remains OF
moisture the plant his been ehaoisd 10 enours
the f;erv.irial, q rcd buE, cok7o"n except tn our
Oldest men, has appeared in great abundance, and
IS no,r sucking up It's vital encfgcs and cong
even mo!e damage, s1ne say, than the ca'eEPli-
la- nj brown des,ructivcness.


Oar Corn crops are very fair, having been
made principally hy the last rams OF month
arr. charleston Mercury.


The Columbia Is. c. Temperance Advocate
saws -" F.r several days past we have been
h.sscd wi!h copious and refreshing showers IN
and around Columbia, which mas cooled the
scorcting heat OF the atmosphere, end gwen Ae''
life Ia both the vegetable and animal %of!c,"


"HlcGlSs FERRY. July 26 l5.l4.-the Com
crop Is very sorry, owing 10 the great drought IN
the S,ring. which, in this section, lasted eight
weeks. Wheat generally proved fine. Cotton
locks well it is more f.rwa.d than ever knew
j; before. having commenced blooming on the
6sh Of june"


"srgl,o GROVE, Laurens, July 27.-Some OF
the Corn is entirely dead. Ii has been five weeks
since we have had a rain 10 vet the ground. l
NAV sa'ey say, there is drought in every thing
around us"


"CoLEmAs's X ROADS, Edgcfeld, July 24-My
com is toer1biy fine in prospect, although 1t we
do not haze rain shortly, shel! not make more
than halt crop-ncher will anyone else about
here; and over in Newbery, at least next to the
nver, the people are literally scorched up
rCharleston Patriot Of the 10Th.


Two bales ol now Cotton were received at
Charleston en the 9th.


We understand says the Camden Is. c.
Journal OF the 9Th iust) that the crops OF corn
N many paris of this and the adjnlnlng Distrlcts
az we'll as the neiShboIing counties 10 North Ca
rolina, arc suffering much from drought. In some
sections not more than half crops are expected.


We have bfen informed that several planters IN
Sumter District. are gathering 100 lbs. cotton per
Gay to the hand-su wc may expect some OF the
crup in our market III few days.


SAVANNAH, Aug. SEA- ISLAND CorToN.-
We have received specimen of Sea Island Cot
ton, from the plantation of Col W. w. Hazz4rc
OF St. Simons Il is from the big cream seed, OF
very fine quality and extra long staple. Col. H.
writes US that IN July he picked at the rate OF 8
lbs. to the hand per Gay. which he thinks Tor
many Years. The Sea Island crop still promises
ycry fafI;, and our planters on the coast WILL we
hope, reap q rich harvest for their toll.