The New York herald., 1874-12-09
General Brisbin Before a Meeting Of
the Produce Exchange.
IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
Scenes in Some Of the Counties as Re-
ported in Omaha.

Upon the retirement OF General Brisbin
from the Presidents platform, from where
he addressed she meeting, the Sec cretary
OF the Committee on Charities announced that the
President OF the Exchange had appointed the
same committee as had acted last year, and that
the committee were inclined to advance $1,000
they had In hand to aid the Nebraska settlers,
feeling confident they would make up more than
that amount for the present appeal Mr.. McCul.
Tough urged the members of,the Exchange 70 send
in their subscriptions early, in view OF the neces
sites OF the people General Brisbin says 1t Is i'm.
portant to the people OF the East that those who
have suffered this year should be placed In con-
dition that viii enable them to raise q crop next
year. The grasshoppers win probably 60 else
where. and the people who are now the
benehciaries may become the benefactors here
after. IL is thought by many that the grass
nopDers only hop, but they ny, and are capable Of
long journeys on the wing. They were three days
dying over the city OF Omaha, and must have con-
tlnued their journey $50 miles before they
alignted as none were found nearer the city than
that distance in the direction they took. Their
course ls generally from west to east following al
most the exact route OF
THE COLORADO POTATO BUG.
country visited by them one year Is apt TO
escape the next. The people OF Nebraska are
hopeful and confident that with assistance they
will be able TO raise crop the coming year. The
grasshopper when he first comes out OF the earth
Is feeble insect thar crawls sluggishly over the
ground. and Is not voracious and does no
damage. They only become voraclous alter
their nrst long hight The soldiers and
Bacx ans sna Bad Tss S
ttlu and fertile state OF Nebraska along its north
western boundary, and swept the earth clear OF
crops as they went passing out over the southern
boundary into Kansas The insects do not destroy
beans, sorghum or peas. NO Psrs person = can con-
publican ID full OF holes where the females have
deposited their eggs. These look IKE The The spawn VI,
grasshoppers. The ground where tne deposits
are made ought to be broken aud the eggs de-
ss5oyss cOnsssss Is To a.
lively new State, having been settled only ten
ssonsideraDIe son popuaton. la The they did ali they could
RELIEF FOR rHR SUFFERERS,
aud did not make an appeal abroad for aid until
they found they could not carry the load. The
necessities OF the sufferers are great. One.tnird
need clothing. This Is the second year they have
been in the state. and consequently they have
NeDraska is poor State. 1t is really one
OF the most fertile and beautiful COM
met with misfortune such as is liable to iaIl upon
any State. When was commissioned to travel
and report the condition OF anairs found there,
proceeded on the 10Th OF September TO the valley
Arrapano. the county seat OF Furnas county. Ar
Plum Creek, which Is the shire town OF Dawson
county me. Win n many my no c5nens 81 81 the sne eoonsy
A statement was made to Inc BY Mr.. Daniel Free
man, aresident OF Plum Creek. He said The pop
ulation OF our county Is ABOUT $500. The district
has been settled about two years. Fully eight
tenths Of our crops this year we're lost BY grass
pie, - nearly all are new beginners and poor.
Some few families are in want st present
lett the county, and more are preparing and viii
20 unless aid to help them through the winter
10 know now they can get seed Tor next years.
crop Our people DO not wish to be putin the
food and seed now, in year or two ssey could
and would gladly return all they get They would
Charity awe have n no local AID society Gle y M
as yet, but steps for the organization OF one Will
be Immediately taken: ! went next into Gosper
county and there met Mr. sylvester Beard. He
said to me, 81 live in the southern part OF the
county There are about I 2So people IN our dis
Wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and sorghum are
raised.
THE CROPS LOOKED FINE
until the grasshoppers came and destroyed them.
We will be unable TO raise local aid for our people,
Ss1 v U inem nns cSn ge gy as r ana put
are about twelve families now In need, aud
many more will need help soon. The whole num-
Der Of persons now requiring assistance we think
about sixty. Two-tnirds OF our people win have
to be carried through che winter Many have lit
MI. Warrens and Mr.. Russell's are now In abso-
lutte want. Three or four families have lett the
good many men have gone OF to WORK, or sent
their families East but VIII return In the spring.
crops When ei alone our iarmers naSs no ia ais
to find with the land, and are not discouraged or
dissatisfied with their farms in consequence OF the
grasshopper troubles II 1t mad not peen for grass
hoppers They would all have raised excellent
crops. Very few OF our people can get seed for
next years CROP" In Furnass county met o Mr..
Harvey, who said to me "A good many people
have lett this county on account OF grassnopper
the number OF new settlers will probably largely
exceed the number OF people going out.
about i've oe .es,ss Sas Sssn ass
three years. The crops have generally been good
when not DESTROYED by erasshoppers. This year
they looked hne until the grassnoppers came. We
@ sorghum, potatoes ana I all Kinds OF vine veee @
poor ' little pe local aid @ can Dc given T6ey nave
already done all they could to help one another.
need now. We mention nve or six Mrs Briggs,
widow, and two children; Mrs. Adam Wright
anS MRS anS ~
Two others, we think, should have immediate
relief our people WIN Reed help in .ne
corn and clothing will be required. Many chil-
dren have no underclothlng and little overclotn-
families nave lett the county. Hitchcock county
has a population OF about 200 people. 1t has
been settled year and nalf They had no crops
up to the time OF my visit. Some corn and pota-
toes were planted out everything was destroyed
put in, but t6. erassnoppers ate II all up.
Tne crops looked fine until tile grasshoppers came.
The people are generally poor. There are about
six families in the county shat require immediate
relief. the people have done ali they could TO
much needed, and, I'm afraid. are so still. Boots,
snoes aud clothing viii be required. II they had
ammunition they might be able to take down
LITTLE CANE;
small game, OF course. There was no bufYalo.
the cattle had all gone from that country up 10
the head OF the Republican River. In Red willow
county met Mr.. Wildman. who said to me,
81 1--we near the centre OF the county.
We have about 600 people. The county
has been settled about two years. The crops
have generally been good. We raise wheat, oats,
ali kinds OF vines. Everything looked well this
year until the grasshoppers came and DESTROYED
all the people had. The settlers are generally
poor and little local aid can be given. There are
about ten families tnat need help at once. The
number Of people now In want Is aOOut nfty.