Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-05

rOA0 kO0D0t3 Vut " e3t-T0lk A6OU(
she Weasher-The Exceptional Rain.
fMll-HoW the Farmers are Affected.
cDrrespondsnce Of Txx EVENING STAB.
FALLs CHURCH. Va, May 29th, 1885.
When the train bearing Mrs. Barrett and MIR.
Henry Barrett homewards to southern Caiifor-
mia reached Dodge city. on the Kansas border,
fourteen men Of the passengers, she writes, went
into saloon. Four cowboys put In q sudden
appearance and sung out "All hands up" One
man refused and he was killed. They went
through the pockets Of all, taking money and
all valuabies, and "a quickly disappeared.
have not seen any Published statement OF the
crime. The citizens Of western border towns
keep up pleasant relations with the ruffians
that frequent those towns. I was In Dodge
City one day In 1877. I thought 1t was the
wicksdest little town had ever seen.
Col. Gilman, of your city, with his family 10
summering here. He occupies the residence Of
Prof. Graham. situated on what will be the site
some day Of y sanatorium. II commands de.
lishtiul prospect. Another residence here,
built by Mr.. Normen. Of your city, and now
notable for its Understanding beautiful prospect.
Mr.. Fagg has had y very large Journalistic ex-
perieuce. He edited some years ago work
Relations"
The peach trees stlll show the Injury done by
the iocusis last year. Tue ugly cicatrices ON
osxh aus deaa Tne foliage is no dark tus aresn
ana dues not look healthy. question whether
this season Wall restore the trees ~ former
thri tiness.
Drouyhts IRE peculiar to this region. We have
one every summer. The ON. of last summer
Was Very severe. II ended July 2oth; the rain
began 10 tall on the 26tn, aud the opp,,sits ex-
IRENE has been running on since This re.
markabe period in meteorological sense Is
nj tor u Oriet memorial record. Inc rains were
I'D freq uent, And nOLiceuote Tor tue abundance
Of their waterfall, tuat there Was no season for
digging tns POTATOES and various root crops;
winter followed with sim an unusual W Ter.
fall IN rain and snow, and tue spring WAS
marked b. q cuntinuancs OF the same superb.
buudanoe VI aqueous OutpUurlnK. there was
no opportunity III tue carly spring Tor doing up
The usually sres.t amount OF WORK preparatory
~ blowing aud planting; rt'ads too bad " haul
thus 1t wall ue seen thai The seasons wsrs SD wet
Az 10 very largely tnterisre Win The proesou.
tom vi Inc USUAL aug necessary ouslnes. VI ...s
outdoor WorAer. Tue signal corps finally
wore Out Tue weather sis.H by Indicating
tor i've six consecutive days fair
Weather, but all were rainy. Tue lOth
weather. PeaEu olJssoln. began W open In Tue
pm. u the Ian OF April On Tue very latest Va
Tue last nvs or six ea.s, though Tue full bloom
vi the orchards Tor tuis year was not reached
until The 23d, about tue saline time us Tor sew
erul years past But the uosL remarkable I.cL
Ol the season was tnt,: II Opened vita warm,
bright weather aud continued Win quite even
temperature; no noticeable NariAtIutis, trusts,
no rain accompanying pcacn OiussoihinS, 80
cnarac, oristic vi tue vernai period. Ieulpera-
lure weut down one inornliig only " 4Ao. ouch
u season Without tne-v TX treine changes ~ very
rare. ! nave kuUWn Ol Que Ue,0re, IA The year
l643, like ~ In even tsln peTature. The suspen.
sion vi rain dated trouI tie lut.i vi AprIi lae
TN vi May. There Was, however, during the
tine, y very little misty WeAlncr. Sluce Lhe
7tu instant the earth has Oeeu deuSvu. But
little corn IL planted. Mush vi Tie corn ground
Is not yet piowed. But, then, there Is tue d.
cree, u Wit: Nv ulie the earln rsInalnsLh
seeu-Liins aud harvest su..ii no. Cease"
the ciuver crop ID eXtraoi dinarlly great; Tut
how eau u he cured wnen IL rains AL Tue Line9
The time to cut tlis grass Is near- Wuen Lue
euL vi Tue raluy wealnet coInes, II IL Ia " Ue
iOiiOwed ny tne OLuer extreme, and extremes
seem " VI .ue slftAiug pecui,afity OF this Cal
mae, wuat Is u become Of Tue grain and rooL
crJi,s7
Wheat is headed. Rather short heads.
J.. s. A.