Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-09-03
DOMES 'TIC.
From the Boston Centinel Of Aug. 3.
THE SEASON.

THE SEASON.
All accounts agree, that the weather
in July was nearly Unprecedented fol
heat in the whole northern section OF oul
country, and the drought greater than IN
mary preceding years, 10 some places
we hive been told that rain sufficient &c
lay the dust did not fall during the month
md ihs, The nishts were uoaccompanled
with dews Providentially the early har
vest, and hay making were SO forward as
MOI ooly 10 escape nlnry, but the weather
found uncommopI y favorable for the TO-
gathering o: heavy crops Of small grains
and hay in The finest order. The uniform
! intensity Of the heat has been such that
the Meteorological Table of any one
| place his very nearly designated The state
OF the atmosphere in the whole. In ihis
cry the mercure IN standard thermome
| tors rose TO 500 and above, twenty five
| days OF the month; TO 500 and above
on twelve days, and on three days to loC
and 1912 The effect of the drought
though general has not been universal!
| IL
ed by showers but in large extent OF
| New Eng land, aud The r.iad!e safes, j
has been excessive; the richest pastures
nd moving lands bearing the appear.
| ance of being covered with sheets of ig-
niied iron; the farmers in many places
being compelled to cut down whole
fields OF recently promising early corn,
for fodder; and in many places being
compelled to fodder their cattle as III
winter. The scene, as far as our infor-
nation has extended, is now Changing -
On The last Sabbath there were copious
showers in the N w. and other paris Of
the state, and sprlnkling here. %
Monday forenoon, we had smart show
CT Of about an hours duration, but it did
DOT extend more than Tour or five miles
to w. In the evening, however, tht
clouds gathered, and dropped their Sat,
ness" in all directions, for several hours !;
and the rain continued through The great
er part OF yesterday. Wheie the roots o,
The grass have not been injured, there is
a prospectol crop OF +" rowen," but the
husbandsen say, ouch corn has been IN
luFed past recovery aud s,,~, ,,r,, r~aiv .
OF many Of the vegetable tribe is doubt
full. Nevertheless, our intormants add,
The prospect sili remains that abundance
will crown the year; and that, without
encroaching on the province of the Pul-
pit, the husbandmen have full cause TO
unite with the Psalmist, in ,he ascrip-
ton to the God Of the Harves, -" Thou
cro7vaest The year with thy goodness, and
Thy Paths droh fitness on lie pastures
The htte hills rejoice on every side !;
The vatlres also are covered over ruth
corn, and shout far joy"
Ertract Of a letter to the Editor Of the
Delaware GaztHe dated
GEoRGETowN, JULY 81, 1925.
Another murder, II Is supposed, has
been committed in this county, last Sa-
turdsy night, between midnight and Sun
day morning. Sovereign Fitche,,, re-
spectable,- industrious citizen Of Balti-
more hundred, having wife and seve-
raj children, came to a violent death by
means not exactly known. The follow
ing is the accoun, given by some per-
SONS who attended the Coroner's In
quest:
Mr.. Fitchett had young horse which
he wished 10 keep separate from his
other beasts. On Saturday evening he
took some pains to con6ne him securely
in stable. Some time before break oil
day, on Sunday morning, Negro Dick,
Mr.. Fhchett's slave, reused his master
and informed him that the horse had es.
capped from the stable, and was in felt
with his other horses. Mr.. Fitchett pro
posed that he and Dick, and another o
his servants who was abed and asleep
should go and catch the horse, and de
sired Dick 10 call the other fellow. Dict
suggested to his master, that he and hi.
master were sufficient, and would no
need the assistance of the other black
man. The master acquiesed, and Of
they went. As day was beginning Il
break Dick returned and informed hi
mistress that his master was dead in TIL
fold Itseems that he had, before hi