, 1874-12-01
GRASSfIOP4s.E5ltS.

Special Dftpa'eh so The Chiru9p Tribune.
bos1os Mass, Nor. au.-fhe graBahoppor acourgo
In tho Northwest waa the principal Dubject for cousd
craon at tho meeting Of tho Methodist preachers in
Wesleyan Hull to-day. III sccordRnce with tho rosol-
tonH Of laRt week, contributions avo already bonn
takeu In seycral churchca for tho aid OF 9ohot1lst
prcachors and churches suffering account OF tho
aconrKe, and the meeting tended to mora energetic
o6orta in tits direction. The ney. j. II.
LoBier, OF Iowa, nB ono Of Western
Relief Committee, waB introduced and drow picturo
Of tho great iestution he ad seen III ha art Of the
country, and Impressed tho Importance OF Immediate
relief for those aucrlng for bread and clothes. Diahop
uavon slso soko from personal observation uuA In
qury. There great ttcRitutlon, which n,at room
bo relieved many would perish. Mr. ]. D. Knox,
bankor from Kansas. spoko IN tho asnis Btratn aud
saa , that ngny Aiothes.s nosasa loans of tw hun
t,mea ths Loan: IT, offered to ii
needy Wessesn preachers any money tat might bs iu-
trusted to lta cure. What was waAtel tho menus
qeny s"h reus a sS IT, Ds~s
reported resolution extending eyupathy n1ll uvery
possible aid to ttc Western sufferers. aud recommend
Ing collections Of money and clothing for thin p,r
ro1e in tho Methodist churches early poasible in
the mouth Of December.
TIT for nafo1IA TT 9;,os e. IN ssAs
F Il. hays ss fss ygus ssae e h!:
ure thus for. to obtain reisbo ,uforlnaon On Tits
subject: think can furnish key that will enable
diBcrepauc'cs in heto statements from Kansas lis
this Tho accounts Of leat!tutIon and suffering Nil
enials Ill come from Eastern aA tls oor portion Of
ths State. The huthoro sof a,l teao statements un-
Ssss ssSfay psatt at m H. ' hss ot sssat
tuke the uttcrs from Wcntorn Kansas mud hrnonizo
tnom with those from country where different facts
extat. .....
short time atnce, the wrltar horcof visited South
eastern KanRas lit compnny with = 1unlber OF we'll
hnown czsns a,ld business s.moA Of tLIa city. Among
them wcra Mcssrs. Jn,neY r. OtiH r. II. Otis, and H.
asty xansas IT lot eo on tho Mssor
oslo Valley far NJ Council Grove. il orra county
ITO mies Interior stopping olS ut number Of points
ylAe. aud great many Of the people Of different
classes eonyerac1 with with WOW Of tung ont the
true condition ot tho sonnt.y aud a., ~ surs the gen
lAt nowhere did VIC or lear Of Of tho lupor-
Rhe sulerngs pictured by your tu tho
finding better quality Of land, better crors, better
quality OF cattle End sheep, nna far more prosperous
5 sS sssppssa sapsfaa Z ae s hs9s s o is s 5 af
Of Kausau IL oil tAan s tho Western country
sro1sIs1ls onaaso Nv Nss:ss'f7i. s. s7i. H. !" RANDALL
THE suFFEI1HG IN NEBRASKA.
R1onAMpsoN couSgx, Ncb.. Nov, rs, 1874.
tune e dwell t1o Ind ef peaty ean hsrdis spnse-
5sas;a frontier WHO hnve Lost i! aayo liz md health
by tho yrzsshopper-plague, -s4tAough your pro,npt
and liberal response 10 the call for uid shows
that you sJmratlize as we'll from tho depths
& S i P'suf SSf osoa sss t. @ sas IT.
We thought ut the tno wo wcre wholly undouo; hut,
On gathering Hp tho Fragments, found wo had
enough TO do 'ss. and q Little to spare. Thirty mra
west Ut us however, tho deEitltiun commences, aud
continues 10 ncEcrao III fur west as human habltaton
Hna been eraeaet.
Last week hrst auow fell,-about inclcs,
should Eucsa,- ,-bn, Sunday, shower Of rain car.
.ied tle:srcatcr part Of IT away lowing Tho weather
speak OF, aud seldom do llnyo much.
PROSPECTS for wnter-wheat were mover better.
TIC only drawback III tflat direction 1,Rs Icou the
scarcity Of seed. Not n thls county, but in tic grasa
hopper districts, hes lB trouble prevailed.
During the nrss week III January our Legislature
meets III regular He6aon, ai the ttet tling that will
engage their attention will be proposition to aid tile
esuashorpor sufferers by largo appropriation,
suy S500 600; but It ia hardly probabe tt largo
appropriation ca bo passed nY taero stoll1s to be
tAoso ThoBe duty 1t would become distribute 1t. BE-
sides, there 10 another sclslnn 10 ro1lltr aid, which
ecutns to meet with much favor, W.. fur tho Le1s
Etnto to authorize exch eoAh;y tu yoo 4 bonded
tiea Of Tho people III maintaining them III food md
clothing Till crop can bo raAeu, mud procure ne..l
with which to Sow slCfl crop. The next Important
n,ater to come bsforo that ho3 Is the eocon uf
frumina new Canstitntton for tl.o Gtate,
GALL foA 1Sr0RMArtoE.
LENA, ILL.,, Nov. ~, 1884,
tho Of furnishing tue destitute iu tho West With
provisions ana clothing. Tlose hero wllu Would lise
to contribute t0 mt know how to yet their contrlbu-
ttoua to thoSo who need tlieln.