, 1874-07-15

rny ara almost completely orcrrt,n. North and
northwoatwarlt perhaps fourth Of tho nggro-
being almost total III tic faw towns aloug wltic,
they advanced last year lnto Nonyltla ahd Chip
poWA Countios.
st. Jamos, III tho uontro OF Watonwau Ooun-
y, wns ono Of tho most prossporouH Of tho now
Gusts have, for tho tmo, destroyed all tia b,si-
moss. Some OF the nlotohantB haYo truutod out
all tholr goods and closod their doors. Ot!tora
aro about to closo, and tho village newspaper
L. ahont to s''son other villaEes III TINT aud
AT Duttortlold statipn, AIr. Iuttoriioid's 1900
acres ot wheat was looking splontd}y, prolnis-
ing great yield, when ono daY there iloasod up
tseh' ts i ti'e. ;aoMsi enough 1ocunts to covot
.ho rIs,ron pfoaa "l,,, tsolis. aud now a. careful
bushols Of ggain. s'If could rnIao of vrain ~
matly bushels to tho aoro," aad Mr.. nuttartlod,
woftllly, "aB thoro were bushels Of graeshopperH
TO- the ths aero on my blacxenod folds. ono crop
Baea of this city, owns largo farm IN that VI
,cfnity, on Which waB growing, Two wocks ago,
i.eoo aeress of wheat, which Has nil destroyed
III . fow days.
The aoyernor and Gen. sibloy, Chairman OF
the lsoliof Committee, aro advisod Of over 1,0on
families IN tho conntios montionod buing ioIt
quito deatftuto, aud many Of them tn
IMMINENT uANaEn OF BTAByAr1oN
1t loft tlnalded; while full as uauy moro will
nood assistance through the wintor If they ro-
llntls next soasof,.
Tho plans Of rolIeg proposed! by tif!eront ror-
sons arc yarfod and Ingenious enough. The Gov-
crror's plan is to got nll tho contributions l,o
can froM tho older countioa aud from individuals,
mud to distribute tho same fast AZ 1lo cal gct
tho,n, through local ounsmittooH.. Falling that
he will call tho Legislature together. bit he
has already beon enabled 70 proviue tcnporary
relof In oil cases reported to ltitn, by anticpat-
Ing contributions, atld hopes 1t will not bo nocos-
ssry to wait for an assembly OF tic Legislature
evsn under special call. The noe Ii tao press-
ing for the SLOW forms OF Legislation to inoot its
demands.
blr. Donnolly's now paper proposes to the
expcnaing sloo,ooo in building tho bod of a rail-
road. completing tho railroad-systom in tlle
southwest part Of the State, the mouoy to be
laiuod Oh county bonds, talon ut pnr. BY indi-
yiduals and countica willing to oxtoud rattor,-
tharo being, at tho anne tlmo, a general popular
cousont that tho Btato shall guarantee tic bonds
which arc to run for twenty yearH. lie would
have tho mon employed at this railroad-grading
who nced the work mud wages, and would have
the generous giye outright enough to provide
had enabled tho,n to ngnin enrn their own living.
Iu tho moantime. the Governor III sending cir
cnars to tho counties and to the urangcH, i'm
plorinG them to giyo froely or not, but give
quickly If So far tho response Is
-. NOT AS PROMPT As IT OUGHT 70 DE.
a Hennopin County Grange votes that II
would DO illegal for that county to follow tho
example Of Nanlsey County. which appropriated
5000, and tho county officials apuoar to a1are
tho opinion. but n fow conttibutionH-libernl
os,os too--aro coming from aourcoa where the
Governor had not loolted for aid; and theso mny
carry OH tile reiof-Nork long enough for tho
slow counties aud slowor Granger to aprrcoiato
tile gravity Of the situation, and tho viHdom OF
cutting rcd tape when chality cannot whit for It's
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