, 1874-11-03

det,. James s. Dfiebin, .. s. A., addressed the
Louisville Board Of Trade, Oct. 81, on tho sub
1cct vi the suffering in Nebraska. He said
Tlero arc In Tho westorn part Of tho State Of Ne
nratka people WHO afe In danger Of alaryutio
ho ssessy o y posao T nsn
L''ggy over tue stricken region aud saw for myself
Almost tho 1rst cablu entered found gray.
haired woulan autl her tlaushtcr, young lady 1T
Mnne,, an ana I'll ~ INC Inc Wo.a ~ ths,c poor women lad
back bread. Thoro was only pint OF Hour In the
house, aud not nsoutAful Of meat potatoes sugar,
n Farnas County. Ecl, Icallod 1t tho hoso Of Air,
a15,os a ,,rn snM ,l aiks wth young girl hose nohor
a oW aa Ws s vef' fos oa9 o so 7 hoher Is
dead ten years. Ny mother lives on homestead Of
lCu acres near Arrelaloe. No put III ten Or eleven
lad tew poatees-s 6'scl or two, perhnps. M %e @
1.-Two ~ dug-ont. Mother washcs wlleu We can GET
work @ to g. She gets Is ecuts weok for washiisg.
down under tla loud Of poverty aid i'd; pain, ill., and
mdss nss ss aid ssnsss s .aa 81 sssea 5 s
feel deeply thu unfortunate position in which her fam
y ~ were Placed; Ar. Harvey Informed ar. sehntaor
and that there was iitcray nolhiug n tio loso Mr.
A!ber said ho thought this had 20 bed or furn-
While ut Arrapahoe the keeper Of Httlo etoro told
the following n!tifal story Of want:
lHo othcr DAY, NJ Ens eating my dtuner In tho
little girl came Into tho STORE and my wife inyed her
to e91ne III and be seated until had done. when 1
fully at the table, and, paused out, saw tic tears
rolling down her CHECKS. asked hcr What VIVA sho
matter but ahs would not tell me. told my wife 10
wife she was hungry, aud sai she ha moi tasto foo
slster Wero at Lonio In Tho san,e condition. We Rayo
Aer d!nne!, and selt dome food to her mother"
~ have two chdren, both girls, the eldest aged s
years and I'd. ths youngest years ny husband ii Ia.
hero With some money bought i lot, and oonineucee
to build house and mill. TITO houae fs unlniHe
live IN the schoo1houao, which Director haa kindly
have about nifty poi,ids Of aoi.r o,i hnnd aud one
lparter of pound Of ten. No haye no stock fowls
hsyv Ind ebos s5U 10 live on since April ss. hayo
one decent dress, Calico No raised no csops; the
tassos,s ~ s ae s W aays No oa to take
t'annul for tho children layu picked up sumo Old
scraps mud rngs autt made clothing for Mi baby,
lave sas than over hcfore, but can get aong II only
Dy tho roadside ssw cabiu, and around the door
ssS sr9p ..pa Of h1naksa children storrs to sec who
her condition and TINT OF her fanii!y
,, naye , f1mr a eilare,, aged aud years and
sec It o get lelp for from frlens there, The
grasslnlpsra sat Up all we had. have 10 pounds Of
ulr anu III cehtA worth of teA, but nathng else, Wo
haso no atuck. The children hayo had M meat, /
lavo no coffee or sugar. nurse baby. NY fuk ia
drying Up Mr, MtCoy got the !inlr on credit u,
lso wout pay for It himself II could not do not
knew where can grt any moro when that Is nut
None Of the chltren laYo ktloea or unt!ercloth!ng
Ihoy have oNo dreeB hpiece. I have = pair of nfl
fhoes. but no stockings or HntlerclothilX My puby
boy Inns no stockings, Bhoes descnthing. mud but
nHe old cAlico Wrapner anl iu want, My cabin IL
VERY open uni cold Ut night. lily Aane is Alrp. Mary
DulcAfh
At another pace an oil fur1ner said 10 me;
"The grasshopIHre hnye destroyed alt my crops,
and hayua fa1ny of eight children, my wife, iptcr,
rotaoes. We aayo 13u lonA VI Hour sent us BY MIR.
Paddock. Sune Of the children Auye shoes, NY Wits
1na h1InaH nl Aurlly any cotIltug Aly daughter
Eussath han EpMo TO Lincoln to hunt work. Rno ID
years old: 6he IL q good Girl. aud We did nut like 10
sec cr B0 but what Gun poor people do ia 4elpour-
aelyCa. wish hunie ltntl Indy 0f your Aneety would
ook after my daughter II thought could Hct seed
~ the spring tu plant alother crop would taco Il
through t!a winter. llayo an excellent tieco IT
ial.h."
ads Of rare intelligence, living In lltta cabin,
said to mus
two llase heen out hero awo years, aud cane
from Champaign County, III. We live Gu u
hodierh eIan. NY husband was u so!d!er In tho
Secoad Iuuis Cavalry for four yearB, and served
unlcr Gun. Ord. Wa hayo good farm, ul
feul like sticking to H. 0f course, after be!ng On
y 10 long, Atakn 10 give nl. MHhays no n,Olicy
III tho world except 10 cents that aye. All cur GtnEa
destroyed both last ya4l anl ths year and NO
hare literally nothing. baking my laat LOAF
Of bread to-day, and wondered where would get