The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-01-17
FU7nj;ie IN F0aE1s.

The Nswtown PA Enterprise publishes a let
ter from Dr.. Chanuiag IIonsshors, OF Sasdon,
0 Breu county. Iowa, giving an account Of the
destitute coalition of the people Of bat county.
After speaking OF he abundant haryes;s o. 1872,
be says:
'ln the fall the land is plowed again Thon-
saads Of acres were prepared Tor the spring crop
Of '73. Then the Homesteaders went back TO the
o !iSstds S the year They cane back S,;a Mo
their families and goods, buildiAc~ SzsS
houses out OF sods and cheap lumss|S .
sowed their seed. Every thing weut weA@ =;
looked ine with good prospect, when 10 the
hosts OF Pharaoh came upon US 10 the shape OF
grasshoppers, filling The air as high as the eye
could reach-the ground was covered the ait
full Of them-sud all very hungry
"The wheat fields melted like dew before them,
and seemed vanished in air They stayed four
days, and then left northeast TO Minnesota
Every one was discouraged, but in a few days
the wheat grew up again, and bid fair to pro-
ducs enough to feed the people; but the grass
hoppers came second time, catching the wheat
10 the milk. They ate everything greea-whea,,
corn, oats potatoes vegetables Of all kinds ]
planted halt sushsl OF potatoes and harvested a
half peck-po. worth The digging. The people
cut and harvested their straw, and the average
did net get theirseed--Hs surplus Of course; bat
what little they did get wac sold 10 meet present
wants. Blu, true TO ths Yankee spirit, they did
not purpose to givs ur witbsu; anoth trial.
Now the next thing was 10 prepare for another
crop. Fall blowing every one exer.ed himself
to the utmost 10 finish plowiug before cold wealth
eF. Those who had friends relatives or other
means shut up their shaniies and started back,
east or south Families caas through here
NIT rlo
warm but determined to come back in the
spring Those Who are let ask for help to Dor
row fuel and provisions and seed till another
harvest. 80
II have been 10 families where thsy had not
= change OF clothing for persons or BEDS, no
shoes or under-elo,hes, 30 fuel There but
three families in this township who do not need
heis. Many families lie a6ed night and day,
only ge,tag up 10 cook dough cakes with twist
ed hay Their all is little -four of very poor
quality he meat or vegetables Many are sick
with Iyphold fever, cOaKestive chills. diplberia
and colds. The men fare hslte: than the women
and children. The latter, as 4 rule, are desli-
tute OF clothing to keep them warm, The ac-
count in tbs Philadelphia Record, Nov. 2Sth
1873, is true. 10 my personal knowledge.
"A6jutant General Baker has volunteered to
do all tia, is possibls to relieve the PEOPLE here
We havs committee Of se-Benj Jones, H.
G. Lane and N. Brows, who distribute what lii
tie comes to this point Taeresre fourteen town.
ships depsnden, on this psinl fer supplies. So
far we have received so TONS Of coal, % av-
erags 200 pounds to family Share received
4 tons o. -four whics has bcsu gysn out in 25
pound packs, and some old cethes. This last
week the town was full of wagons and men wait
ing for supplies hu, mere came AT night they
returned home, hungry .nd rrty-handed, to
come again next day.
Caleb Gregg, Frisnd, who lives in Linn
county, in this State, brought sp some provi-
sions and is out distributing them with bis own
hands. Hs reports that be finds the people even
worse OF thar had hem menoAed. With all
our trouble and distress lbs people are cheerful,
and full Of that scarce criticize GATED ''FidCK
Here We have some to spare