, 1874-08-21
GleASS1IOpPIIRS.
Tho Invasion OF 1Nebrnxkn-f,cttcr or from,
.Mf. EFhncis ,GOifGn,' '~" ~ 1ri

concenln,ont. For Hearty twenty ynhIH o,1t aoilt
md climate unbnrfaagod iby my III thi8 altitude
aE' hayS prqaasca Is ~ nbfoae succession q sooj
rf,nt,, s5. Ut ~ sIasuhuoppcI post1lotcn nes
tho Stato IT, npo cnl, NJ" q
crops, exccpt Inc erany. Which il Tin In the matn
e te aci eais 5f @ ase Ronf M n 1,'a Gn "
~ ;mnnsa'n * .soartn, III ,r,,o tIt, ,,!s Ml'n.
it. wo fal noi,d to MN anal ;nfnrGn,ia, - "mr
nnonic "auI H. 6tl,naa naaii,;.. - .ta.M ~ w
IN IN orcos,'5no VIII, Ill. II III sino t"o ,,,
tI,st m rint thc fo1inwing 1oitor Tr,,,n, XI
samroi .c,,a ~ r,onr 10y lfo.t .t,. n, l..
fony from sir Erana f,ota, WIN Inv b"viIr s't vis. ~
it'd Various norttona of tI,o s,,clcr l t,4ct of
to state otor nso IL ~ ,y tIs ta "
| 1ueBt aud NAV DO implicitly tood ,tpou I'd a fair
| and truthful sfatc,noilt OF tho a,tuatin,I.
| AS to tho telegram to which Mr. Eeho1s cnlla
attention, It is ati exaegerate1 'ntatouont. The
river tIor Of counties where settlements arc most
dense Will rais6 a largo corn aa nolI a. wheat
| crop. A fov acttlera. 1,oneatcnuors. nro leaving
tho Republican, Wiley from necessity, but We
believe they will return -ngaiu.
!, llr.Echo1u writoB:
DR.. Gtoras Il. aIt,ey. Ea,tcr a. lie HsrHIi *e'8'
DEAN SIN: bsg your attontiou to tho follow
| ing Assocntcl proBn dispatch. pubal,ed lin tho
papors throughods tho country to-day; ''''
sr. JosKrn, Mo, Aug. e.-Tho grieahoppors 1avo
entirely destroyed tho corn crop ii, Western Kansas
snd Nebraska. Il 10 doubtful II i tllousan Iuahos 10
raised 10 those ssatea., landrca Of sqters asa sell
lnE out ous anu removing: !,ts Insects sWarnit'g.
Missouri Hver T. e'soysa y so srassseppsss
,s al r., aware snas theto nas ueoa great damage
upun tan sorn csoP o. NGoraska, ons i tno ae
a o.ats..e M 10 e9.t,P.otu - lcFtoacuteu hoofe,
nn5 tr etn " fs''9ra aong oas
Wn, W. sonsoslng, hs stn:oo ~ illis telegram
,' ms'onin. LIZ! you nso pqstlon acqunins,ne
J .auJ -. wv 1tc1e ~ Luo ca1e, "ouu 'ho
~ nmtm - tuSao W tcnS ss1l rtoepeet OF
mti ,at1u ~ ~ - ,in W eSso to 2sa1o
.s;u ~; !Ha.4f ~ up.o. otuean !Itn o1nE II !
VII VII st,ah you a1e s!asaonn Q! s!o hituatio',
atu .gel a'a'!tGu 'hak 3ou Hlii state only 1aetl.
'cFS aespeo'lul'y soafs' o,.
cAAVEL Il, hVHolS.
.. 4n: FnAacis coLroS's srATEMESr AND VIEWS.
Il. Dh. a.ltLEA; AZ tno reqnent Of, yourself and
otaet friends, VIII MAKO low ortoi. nasty
Blatonehts regarding tho present condition OF
hooTnsHa Ne as hayo seen 1t during trip through
tue otato along tho ralifoao, anu moro psrsicn
las!y 1Iam oDsersati2ns aa Maae III inc INFERIOR
:, ~ Wohiu 10 nhclcas 20 aisen'so tho TACT thae
t!io country Ase atl1orou severely ~ tue slalsa-
tlons Q. tnc sfabsnoppoIs tlion6h large sections
OF .no sta!o; LII Mo nlo apt 70 forget tha. no
clop " NGpiasha ~ lasseiy sunni gram, when,
ior INC nloss 'ar1, was secaroa potoro tho grabs
hgppoIs pII cane'
sao"1sn os na nn" 70 wnoas ana ots Is
.,.. unale.'he. Mas H. conllnualf surprised by tho
..,a.. ....... NJ - 80.
moIo cncon aGng IS tho 1act that the wheat y OF
i' hasm oupGiaos I.uhtJ aaa ~ mel! 5ecurea' iho
t"a It, you tas peo.a 4hltSituptcu " faius 1uo
iat, iatnolh naFe "olNea lneMts ~ Wol as daye Ill
lnro ~ in iuo cup, e hcsolng maches
hav9 saved tno LINE anu lapor OF binding and
~ nu Liat tne slcs. hcuso o. country saca-
~ ~ nns ooeo natVesEou IN e1coi'eht condltloh.
r,o ociiy - she & mncas ln nasnt anu pump aa
III ,,, ~ .u.o 80 ~ eAceItioa ~
~ KY opsssvatlons; Aa nave oeeh cafoitll to
ii
VI Aetue ~ ntAeFont cotn!1os. Inc OATS Hfo NOT
~ .inu.ss'S 9oMuan1 ~ I!e,u, pne arc Q!
h"Ju hJ d,tc ~ a r.; g. W. Wal - sei.ue ,
auu countess ons 'ne foregoing statcinoat ii tho
noMs as 10 tno corn crop, nm GGmpei'ea to
aoNuoWleugo tnat q - failurc.-that IL. when
ts u[ Win mhas ~ lfonlsea' aos IN SPITE OF
t tno qry a seaaon: tno CON "nlcs was untouched
a1aks, t,a1s nl6roken ross ana pnmpneas Of ears
such drought as Nobraslsa nag experienced this
year wouM ~, hayo ea'iacd ~ entire failure OF oil
crops ~ Illinois. especially corn, which natures
dry weather fur more Indeed Illinois, could
nave prouncod no small grain with such a dry
as"sun ah tula nas neon. pohe9o that tho soil
OF NeDraska Will produce crop with twice tho |
rim rim whio1' fnoa or can W1n anre 'o o'as u
! say tlla aftor careful observations since j
l6to III this State and with knoWledge Of ILL
no1s a!,,fo for n many years. ,..,- >,
4AAk kAu GVAA CIop 10 u Ill N9DrkHkA i
this year IN largo portion o: tho State must be
nilowea-still 81 t'oro is = bright eide to tl'is.
There is largo poi ton of tho oldest and most I
thckly aottlod portion of Nebraska whero tho |
cora-crop llas nut been touched by,graashoppers,
and IN those sections will yiod abuudantly; !
wh'o. In other portions, the grasshoppors passed
over il early, boforo it was Eilkcd ont, and, NJ
though they stripped tho fields bare, yoe by aub-
aeguent rains anu the 1ocuporativo power Of tho |
SOIL tho now leaves wero in a fcu days grown |
ind the ears put out to q considerable oxtout;
go much 30 that many fields will produce from I
ono-quartcr to ono-halF crop.
Those WHO hayo suffered most by tue grasa-
hopper raid will bo' the uow comers Of this last
yeat, whose crop consists chiefly Of corn-lnucll
Of It on soa., Such unfortunate settlcrs wil |
iecl their Ions severely, and,,- III many
Instances, must suffer for lack OF food -llt-
ldsa assisted; that thoy will DO helped is
eofta,n, for tue sympatiles Of carly sottlers in
new now coantry arc always alive to sucl, appcAls to
their os'!eyolenco: seetion, township, and |
county e% Slll 30 furnished, and this is the best
.asa nous =! uonH t. State aid ~ uncaed for, and
woula Do 1oolsl mud expensive, and is entirely
nnmecGssaiY' m,s,Gs ~, 70, |
VINO NC aoaaoWledge that tho calamity is
H1$Gt0 it,Hip rn4a :