, 1863-09-05

MASTzSo, kankskee County, Sept ), 1873,
Editors Chlesgo Tribune:
notice In your last issued paper zcquc.. for ,ufor
nation In regard to tae extent OF the vh,atioa Of
God" upon grainlng erops By the freight train OF
this day VIII send To- Jou. tree OF CHARGE tvo !air
samples OF tas pzs4t o0edaon and prospects OF tae
great stapIs u <cUee
1weI1 rsAbnse thshsit II ms at the clo~o OF tho
last wal. .NeAas1 III Aeka1k 10 destructive and 80
general siara tkk lse5t the frce-c OF the night
Of the 18th FrQR RHuAe eefn1 personal examination
and extensive Inquiry 3m convinced that the crop Of
sound corn In KankaEee county. the present session.,
viii not average over dttetn bushels to tho acre
The yalne Of the residue, tor feed compute ut ten
bushels In word, our county crop Il, to the mn
half ecstzoxcd and, on this hypothesis, sas VIC have
until the maturity Of tho CROP sAy all Of September, OF
tue Grainins weather. z.
EAxkAk1x GET, Sept ;, 1865.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
The extreme drought has 30 injured the corn crop
in this county TINT less than haf crop WAS atclpa-
ted. even under favorable circumstances. But the
frost ept away at least unehaf OF what had
IN prospect aud now the cold, dry weather seams to
threaten the ruin the balance Thousands Of
arc ruined-th few fells that escaped the Frost
making no progress In tho way ofaturing and ripen-
Ing. All other summer crops, such - sorghum, to-
nacco, buckwhea, melon and sweet potato vines are
as general thing destroyed. J.M.
CRzszI1xs, Ohio, Sept $, 1863
Editors Chicago Tribune:
1have been noting the ravages Of the frost along tho
tine Of tho Pittshurg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Eall-
road For distance Of two hundred miles east evesr
thing Ia laid waste, com, tobacco, cane buck
wheat, In tact everything not frost proof Is "nlppcd
By winters unttmely b1asr.' Thousands upon thou,
sands OF Of corn Is almost worthless sugar cane
tobacco and buckwheas utterly destroyed It seems
between tho frost and Copperheads the Northwest Is
destined to have hard road TO trayel for the uezt
twelve months. But give Us host, wind, rain, hail
thunder and Lightning, anything but Coppcrheads
from them !" Oh Lord deliver u.s. As the boy said
when the viper Jumped At him, Cuss tho whole snake
tribe especially the two legged reptiles that hiss
treason at every breath. The work goes brayely on
for Brough and the Unlou. H.A.J.
Etrom tho Davenport, Nowso Gazette, SAL
III sa sa & sss ss issa W III
posed In this vicinity al vues and corn on low ground
r. s. g Is sfss ss
because Of the advanced state OF III the crops Eafiy
en o & 5
81 sae na q Don
heaT q M Similar Ia md M no more e reats p0'' We
From the Dayton: (ohio) Journal, sl]
The FsosISThe accounts q the ftost:s do'ags on
II .enorts Ts receive cane constdeoly
done to he tobacco ant other tender crops that were
reported. And We are re]olced to learnt,
IFsom tho Wheeling {Va.> IatelIseacer, 2d.1
FRosT.-We hare lately. had sonaa rather sewers
rosts IN this vicinity: The pumpkin vines anu other
vegetation have suffered some, but no material dam
lFroa the Nashville (Tenaessee) Union, aa.1
FRosr.-We informed by pazsons from the conn
TT that there considerable frost SUNDAY and e
tetuay mosnins8 Fires were quito comlor Table both
mornings In town.
From the indianapolis Journal, 3d1
The trcst!Ast week vas general and So 5a,o asto
cou unaud 1no1e than passing notice It seeua 10
tncreassd n teEerty - It Approached ts southern
Init. In this Sseto Ice. ON mero skm barely Wis;
bio to ctnst N eighth Of m iaca In thickness
iesa Injured No section ses.as to have escaped. Il
tke ctler end Of tho stats it wis very sevese. Tss
Mhsss II 'hat nS ctssrS ana Destroyed os1aa
portion OF which still forming wa, pu.ea thor
70 Whist extent Is q course lnposribl6 TO tel ao.
J. urnal ssssl ras tee most severe frog ,hae la
been known 70. y2ata. lad the danases ua, "a h
observation-disclosures. It was segular blaek f.cse
ecd the blades 1utued. The tos.ci ~ xGteh an ~
udual b-endtn had bsea pl2uses ana . rInn ~ ~ ~
n:eGse value was expected. a. tn.aliv Epsrnx AZ
GrsDes too TSIe 50 sesior'. - dsmsged hat but ha
rFsou Tho St. Louis Unson 31J
Ano'ser sexefe fds' y.t,d the orthwestern pat
yexstAtion Of ~ Finds Ii Nodsvsy CO Int, shecofa
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