, 1870-04-26
FRUIT IN ILLINOIS.


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From The Ctnlraiia tlll} s<7..inel, April 81.
The eisht Witnessed laat Friday morning will
not be forgotten by tlloso who saw it and felt
Interested ii tho vast intc1estn that were It
stake.
On Thursday morning, tthe layJbcsorc, all
nature seened rejoicing in . prufusion Of
beautiful bloom over the exceedingly favorable
srringtime. The peach and pear treos wcrc
brilliant with flowers. After rather cootinued
dry spell, the bouutcous rain had come, and
like beniticent a1nloner it came with gentle
tread, soemingfy conscious Of desire to SC
complish its mission gracefully and carefu1ls,
that its memory might lie blessed after it lad
passed away. Bnt brittle are the promises OF
hope. In the afternoon the air grew colder,
and presently tho gentle rain drops cllan5el
to sharp crystals Of ice, and the waste Of water
| on the treer began to congeal and hang in roll
id pendant drops from the bud and leaf. After
dark it commenced to snow, and the morning
Of the 18th dAwned on sccnc AZ beautiful as
ever met the vision Of msn. Every limb and
| leaf. and bud, and blossom, Of tree and shEub,
| waa decked with = rpho more beautiful than
Of tho beautiful scene Vas bunted fv the ter
rible fear that under all its beauty there lay
| the ruin Of death: hat the Frost King h.d
with one whre Of his wand nwopt ont Of exist
cnce millions Of dollars worth Of properly,
llishted the Joyous hopes Of the day before,
terrible consciouaneea Of ruin to thousands
| who had but 10 recently been filed with hope
| full visiops of the future.
-Four inches Of snow Ind fallen during tho
night. and at leasi two inches IN depth h.d Il Il
hcred to the branches, ind leavee-akr63 h1os,
SONS Of the trees. The rcc11n5ne. fortunately
was mlld anti clc;iu;dt ;uds and before night tho
rno" ha" nsue. and We arc glad to ststc, with
! - great deal Of tho apprehension of injury
that pressed with its heavy weight in Tho
morning. It rained = little all dag the 10th,
and after dark in the evening commenced
about two inches of eno~ was on the ground.
I and \ little c]inEing to the treea. Tho wind WAS
in the northwest, and came cold almost to the
freezing point. Or the two mornings, the 18th
furious to the fruit. The whole day of the
i7th continued cool and partial!
clouded until night, when It cleared
OF with the wind in the northwest,
threatening freeze. Fortunately it clouded
over before morning, and although thoro Was
white frost in tie morning, and very little
ice in exposed localitics, We think tho fruit
buds wero not injured seriously since the
morning before. Nc noticed that the exceed
ing1y tender shoots OF the Diclyta wote ap-
parcntly uniniured.
kinds in this vicinity, continued up 10 this
morning, We are prepared to say thas there
has been no serious injury TO sny kind Of fruit
here.
We give below reports fron. various distan,
localities, and brief report from the ststion,
along the Illinois Central Railroad from Cai1c
to Tantalia.
| CA1ao, April a0.-What little fruit grows
near us IL reported all killed BIZ fsoet. 4 mar
over from Kentucky eaye the fruit Is ali killed
on that side also. =.
JoxEspnRo, April l0.-The &tuit men in thi.
region all sar the fruit is killed.
EARDoSDALE, April 2O.-The pears, earl.
peaches And cherries are all thought to bt
ki1led ; vii! probabIy Lave some seedlings. Ap
| pies are not hurt mucL.
DrQroIs, April 2f.-Some think the frnit i
all Killed, and some Say there Is some that il
not hurt.
ASHLEY, April a0.-reara and most Of th
peaches are killed,
R1cHy1rw, April 20.-The fruit men 81,
| peaches and cherries a1e mostly killed, hu
pears are not much hurt.
KSarxpY, April 2o.-1he fruit is not hur
here 1t all.
EEF1SoHAA. April pa gentleman ovnin..
three large orchards hero, says the early vari
edes are injured some, but late fruit not hurt
SAsDoyAl. april 20.-The fruit il u9injure'
, here.
rArok.. April al-Ths fruit is uninjure'
, here.
yASpA1IA, April a1.-The fruit is injured
little BY the frost, but not to very great ez
tent