, 1874-07-11

I1oed to grade tho surface but this has aai1ion,
occurred N or experience In laying u leaak iour
" l1ural" tlliuks ho can aea nothine nav IN
theao machines. I would nsk him 1t tho prin-
oip1e of putting tho lilo In tho ditcl, With this
nnciine III not new to him II no. to him, it wa
at Tho Patent Oiico In 1871.
JAmrs 1. MErr1xn,
THE GIcAssHoPpERs.
Their Operations in mlnnosota ana
Iowa.
From The st. I'ant rrsss, Jtily8.
Ile grasbloppors seem to bo making eastward,
ana their sndacn appearance IN PORTIONS Of. Mo.
olIot and Brown Countioa on the 4th Of July
Hndo that day anything but day Of retoioing.
From parties WHO were in that xection on the 4sh
a1ew facts havo ooen learned. Tho grasBhoppors
afe reported to havo cr0asod tllo Minnesota Rlv-
Or Or At Woss Newton, aud at about the aarno ttme
khoJ wero reported to ho coming down tho Blue
Earth ltlycr, and to haye creased It flnuily 1t
aoulh Bend, II 1nlsos aboyo ST. Peter. Tho sto-
l'ee 81 the appearance Of tho peats created tho
greatest exctemont among the far1ners aud uncr-
Chants, who wero led to bollova that tha dayas-
.atlpn WOULD 10 az great "a In aonlo OF tho other
couhtloH. Ihe farmoIs especially wero scared, and
,re onetea to son their fields Of standing grain for
pnaty ~ ~ anms INC glaaahoppors were ALSO re-
hugely. They arc satd to have como iu olustora.
20 have aIlghted and dono some damage: but
iator reports afe to tho eiIoct that that they dis
appearea az suddenly a. they appealod, and It IL
not believed that tho damaga dome iB mntorlal-
~ leaAtit Is hoped 80. .
4 letter daied july =. ut Sterling, about a
miles south Of Mankato, and addransed to a
gentleman IL thia CITY, thus describes tho an
ttIar section: 'S ~
"The weeds, as might be expected from thu
intonHs hoht, arc oil tho rampage, but, wolaa
thsn M I,it, Iahls, the grasahopper ia upon u.s. thlak
burden, and all this part OF tue State Of, Minaes
sofa is ID lair way to lind out the truth Of that
expression.
For threo days past cur farmers have becn
groanns 10 1mpotont wrath At tho sight Of their
crops me!sing away before the jaTs OF these
abominapla little long-logged wleteles. From
~ o'clock TIL every tny a constant cloud OF
thom .few over us from the height Ut 100 feot
upwards, es far es the eye could see. Tho wholo
air seemed filled with l4cm, wl,rling about in
eaaiSs, exactly like tinkes Of SNOW In : storm,
Yesterday was gloomy day for the 4th Of
5o!Y N Sterling. aoule reported their crnps ID
ruined, others Us more or IeBs injured, though
sonae fow Ind entirely escaped. Toward oyoulng,
l had persuaded myseif thnt tlloro were not
nita NO many III our field Al there had been, aud
t!ais morning the joyful words dow over town AZ
It by telegraph, 'they are going, and sure
/ enough. they rose In olouda and joined the iuuu-
me1aDto hosts above. bound for other lands tuRn
ours. How lnl,ch VIC are hurt, or whether more
lDmain behind OH march toward us, ara amonr
tie things that mo fellow Gnu 6nd out at uraa.
ent. But we arc truly grateful for their exodus,
ana ask most ae'outeaY Tint We may know the
~ "of' asaln io1eYe.
Special Dispatcher 10 tia St Paul PYsss
l!LuE EARTH COUNTY.
MAhAAlo' Mlno., ouly o.-tEaaanoppara ara
A1aIs ~ iaake ;H Ananttlos 20 ne nofth. Dut lew
dcns. They arc reported to be doing g4eat dam.
ase Al alo SoataMsatern aoanIoa.
n..,,.,. ,,,.,, aaAas i,s, eoeSTY'
~ smm"H, a Ill., 1u.y o-NG gsassnoppols u
ssass '.Ssuls5i Ane pfpps ate !ooalps very well,
more aaSof"o'e tol ooahtnal efoP'
p.,,.,.,.,a "n.aiN a,as. eophI9.
DAEohlkhlpeE, Mlhn., Jnly 6.-urasshoppera
Have M paen seun Lying Hust !oE lne past TWO daya.
rons mnns nase s husitsu ,s; tat tns c ~ yat ina
Hnr. HGaarn Ao 6Hns ssoas p'uM.eo'. 4ne Hneat
~ Ha1 suak VII w "puuuaat II uo aAma6e 4som
s1aeaooil's,a. s'n1.,., ,,,.
r.. eMtsl' sf!!' fvtE, AND piilrEwA.
psSaoS, M, mini, GUY a,!:+ !.[N9 9iassnoprets n11o
has. ~ v1e1 t nueH ~ HAY 1~s OF rops oonnes -
,a ~ NoS ~ M tase t;s!5 Mon!5 a. ootoeE
te, Ia o @ & sho aro "nsn
sre1s s'iJ' j.; fan nnf pssIo a.rt .t' 1HaS. 1os
pa conn,,os arc ~ a,,iood nds Ano
'p' rsup,Tnv, 81 s.n ~ nrmx,1tu uoanou: uo''Ng:
aenpaaohn M,.. AMI ia';S Mss'n1s ~ oouSIa1s.
toro Tannta t,,;n nas,sr F.,is ftaa1ippsss fai.
Hn tsr 4or - psaseu ats, na"A QfeeK,
ara do;n1 ,so,, Ia 4ss,,.1a J.; ~. say .aey
tno cnn,,trv iIncv In "a ri 0or ,r,n Ha~dnbs -
~ naYe npt 6pt iasu Aaaalyonl
~. - H. u;i a,aa ~ ~ 4,' ~ ~ III me'.os aoAtAs
a.s.i ~ sr "a ,rto'an 1aoy WI n 70
1;a ao,,,,m az ino,;n. r,, auu otypa ~
Sn.er vrS tiaSS biazcs hin DS uno'S Al" "8A'aes 10
not'ot suAn o'0Neo. en.. -, ,.-.,,
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ona ~, tii;s x;".v * ~ tIe ~ uatnaga
~ ot - =. Ina,, -, ~ ,an e - such
, r..,, r. ~ nr,on tt - ~ ~ . 30 Ioasn asv.s.
m NV heqo .! ay ts sa% 70 pay
0nista1y 1n'5on tbov o'enusa ara 1e pace o4s
eut as r,,,,e. .npy axa., asa m5soK westHasa
arou1I bora ara il aud condition aa aaeoE.o ';ns
ora 3oa,y af r. 9nsrna u 's,,at a1ge T. meeng
duma svd rnciae .hnt ra"} na sas 70 3eat ~ pa
@ III nnd ' @nns asoa maa nssuSa uaois,
~. sn.u ~ .uoy r ~ = ae.osnnoo 70 BUCK 10 ZIG
'oa1%As "0a ~ ~ Mno,@st us@s1, conxrv
s.rr,x rvr M'nn nno"S GuuSTs' gut MI.
ro1 ava o.ts 1a a,o HIy ny, o'ane essS'hops
@ e1rsn. nt,'e ann sttu w. ~ s.alf atld mai-
to, on sAGp r,. t'p asat ~ os w, tno eas1 Ano me
.f naea.' ,aa oass ~! sua als Htua lhlureu
Sa smoi at"nsa maas axe exceps
t,,sn. as ~ a;sns a poat nIl1 or Meae aud
do"troyaI mv1S H. ~ n oa @ o. n!ofd arg
n,,1,t, Il ir. ~ 49, ys "I x1u,aaa afa ngas.y as
HulA aA1u Aa d8Nhl EfElu corn DIE lttSt9 OK