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It IL now in contemplation to establish = rail-.
may scroAA tho Himplon on tho 5aek-aud-,yboel
syate,n f1dgRenbhch'a) now Ia onetatton for IN
sscsut Of tho Rlgli. With ordinary angi,es lis
gradient cannot o1cecd ! per cont boyond that
limit tho locomotive could barely work jtYelf up
alone. Whenever higher elopes hare to 30 over
come Without fetching long circuit, ~ hss Leon
done. for iustanoo, on tho TrieRta d Wanna
lino, it ts found necessary to have recourse 10
peculiar contryaucca, Which may ba tiiatlurutst.
Cd into two olassos, viz. J. syatem o! fuuiuular
tEactlon BY which both passengers aud gooda arc
towod UP an inclined plsuo by AxoI epenes
working horizontal drum, round which H..
cablo OF chain attached to tAa train IL wound for
the Asceut, unwlndiDg Itself fer tue tlescent.
IhIs aystem III in use At tie Cro3k-lsot1ssa. st
l.youB. for the service Of tha Dombes halfway
ono Of the most delightful little linea Ia Erauca'
Tho gradient there IL 10 per cent the drum IL
bseakB; the cablo IL made OF 2b9 iron wtreg. and
has diameter ct W inches. Tho number or Of
passengers Gu thia inclined plano averages a0 OUN
daily, besides luggage aud provisions. =. Tho
lagKenbach Bystbm, mentioned above. tlho
vertical altitude Of the ltigAi-kulm aboyo tha
Lake OF LuceEus IN 1.36Q Metroa tue total iauqih
to 10 performed 10 sou Motros, tho 9r.llent
!arlcs between 10 aud Is per cent, aud is only
interrupted BY tho landiug.places At the stations
Of Witzuau, Kaltbad. aud bta0ei. The line IL
constructed OF common Eai!s, betweaa aud par
allel TO which thore runs = conttai rack, which
looka like = very paTEow laudor, aud along which
= toathed wheel, made al krupp stee,, work.,
Another similar ono. boruo ty tho fyo1t Axlo-
tree. acts ~ 4 guide or ~ break, At will; an-
other and very ample break regulates tho yo.pcl-
" Of tho descent. Tho speed OF tho train does
not sxossd 1 miles IN hous. The whole lns.
EollsnS-ssoek tnclndsd. did not cost more than
, 1875-05-25
THE TURF,


IHE CAMlutudE CITY RACES.
sreefaf Dispateh to The CHICAGO Irlba,e.
CAMBRIDGE ClrY, Ind, May 2i.-At meeting
Of tho Doard OF tho Cambridge Clty Irottng As
aociationt hold thiH evening, 1t was resolved to
hold opeu the tn1a for ontrca for rltunera sutiI
7o'elock Of tho evening previous 10 tho race, in
Rccor1ance With tho Lexington rules.
TIE IENosl1A RAcEa.
Spfe,at Correspondence or jhs GA,eaoe Trtouns
kEsostEA, htay 2i.-Th0 all-nbBorhlng tonic
this rcek, on tho ssrcotB and In private circles,
llss been tho races advertised TO commence
Wednesday,, tho 2Cth, anil continue tllroo
d.aya, closing Friday. Should thu wsathcr
grand snccess. Tie track tero ie ono Of tho
best In the West, boing full mi'o In longth,
and is now In tno condition. Tho ontties for
these races closed Wednesday. May 10. these
boing fiftY-Fonr entries made. hGsny horeor aro
hero from d dlasaacc Philadelphia Baltimore
CAic.go, and othor large cItieH being torro-
scnted bv these kings Of tho turf. For Glass |.
8:16 race, tloro thl,tcon entries. C!asB2 $50
raco, has six ontrcs. Glass ., 2-m,nute race, ten
ensrlcs. Ciass !, 2:40 raco, sevon ontrioH. C1ass
s, 2:50 raco, uine entr1os. Glass Q, froc for all,
SIX ontrias. Somo OF tue fasteat trotting horses
owned iu tho West have boon enterod, among
them Badger Girl, Con. Howard. PeaYino, Lady
Mae Phil Sheridan, Fox, and Independent.
Visitors from abroad havo already begun 10 ar
rive, and tho Indications Rro TINT tho city will
havo moro stran9oss within ito prectpcts during
tho coming wook than 1t has ARd for aome time.
, 1875-05-25

The enormous and abnormal growth Of large cit
tes e1p!s1us tAe 'nnsual hsifsIns u ,go c!ass-
Oh Of ths population from agriculture to cnu,.
1nerro aud industrial pursuits It ts shown a.
rsady by tho cepsua Of 1850, that, whlls tie Rsn
era: nlgrease Of population was Y5.59 per cant.
tho ctios. o., tho humber Of tbels iu,.sbtants
had gained at tho ratio Ut 1851 pos cout. Ths
sa,liA Tatc ,laa continued from 15Cu-3N wl,ila tho
ee.eral ucteaso during tho sa.ne period a,uouttt-
cd to only ~ per cent. Those largo cttiea l,xyo
cluarly absorbed moro people than tley cal. prom
e,!y slppost, aud in country for waIcA muro
people lto 0f such paramount Importance, lilo
paradoxical phonometlon OF
GENERALIZATION
1relatlye though, It may le ca!e,D IL presented.
1Aoro II no doubt that political ana real.
eatnte spcculationH arc Fespoualblo for moro
than ouo Addition" aud that pl-
ready IN artificial stimulus Las bcen
given To city population. Ths lardBhpa Of lifc
experienced BY tloso new comets, especially by
young country gEls Who rush 10 uoaton, keH
Yosk, Aaa Other citlsa, In tho vain hope OF max
, 1875-05-25
A VILE CaLUMNY REJDAcTED,


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 2i.-Anuio Uaray,
QUO Of the atlantis agalass Superintendent sto-
lntyre Of tho DeAf and Dumb Asylum, 'las re-
tracsca her statement. aud NOW saya sAe was
persuaded to her former story by m ot1or Of
position III tho Anylu,n as teacher, sud largo
sum ot money. a1!ss Carey WAS fotmor
teacher, but HOW resides in Wabash County.
lho attorneys for AcIntyro In the libel suit say
t!oY vii 10 ab'o to prove tho who!e stury fab.
TIcatlon from beginning to end, aud concoctc4
W fa"anes' aud mnn In las employ named
1utple last winter, T~"Ast
, 1875-05-25

WAsnlroroN, .. G.. May 24.-For Tonnessee
end tno Ohio Valley, tho Upper Lakes, the Upper
riaing barometer, cooler, uothwest winds, and
generally clear woathor.
SPECIAL Dsspatch to Ias Chtcaas Tribune.
DUBUQUE, a., May 2i.--Tho Weather haa been
excessively WARM tho tast two days. mud Yegota-
FaElnors in tue vicialty say that the wheat and
'oas crop IL ln 1our,Hh1pg condition, hut oorn il
backward, and Mill hardly roach tl,s average Of
last year. Crop reports from ali tho Western
connt'ea arc encouraging, aud no grassllopper
raids Arc expected
, 1875-05-25

were hurne.l TO death. They rcrc valued at
;slt0. THO ro was evidently Bot By aomo nalto-
ioma Or cataIeaa person.
Tue scco1ld alarm was from Dox 9l3 At tt,08
o'clock, and was cAuand by tho burning Of
franfo tntn In roar Of No. 23d Warren nvonuo,
ownoI by Marvin Blanchard. 1oao $:l0O; 10 In
nnra1lro, 1t Ia bolloved thai Sumo boys eot tho
bnitdii1g on lirr.
Tho signal from I}ox GG3 was given At 1211t 4.
n.. No. o. Fay sttoot, a two-story fratne houas
nwnod md occupied hy Andrew Sunns, taking
fro from Rnmo unknown Cause. fio losn on
building and contents VAS S116; fnlty insured.
, 1875-05-25
FAILED TO RECOVER,

CLEyELASD. o., May 2a.-The interesting
libel suit Of nn. Martha Wilson against Tho
I>aisy leatier Of this city for 5000 damsges
ww concluded in tho Superior Court
Of Cleveland today With clear ysr-
dlot for tue defendant. Tho alleged
libel wss contained in local report published bv
tie LEADER last July, Of finding tho body OF !
murdered nau. aupposed to bo ous Weia1uil.
le!, IN ons Of Tho Clave!aud docks. Vas.
, 1875-05-25
FIRES.
The Pennsylvania Forest Fires
Stilt Rigging.
An Appeal for Aid III Behalf Of tle
Numerous Sufferers.
4 Largo Amoun! Of Properly Destroyed by ,nccn.
diary Fires in minneapolis.

THE PENNSYLVANIA Eo1EST EtRFa.
New YnnK, Nav aI.-A Lacbawn,,na ira.) tl,s.
,,trh atot.. n, ,.t ,,o ,.:,. A., Era,, ,,,r,t .n,
o'N'eo ''''' ~" '"'''' Va i'a"5 4.k' "u''
oa1utaay wore no5 heasS enough 10 "ot tho Iof-
cata MID untictniusli sufficiently. anl tho iircs
again byuko o,,t OF Sunday In several t,tacca
ti'roatcpiur mira ,.mnuo: 1lut 1ittlc ia .c.u,llv
tnow,, ou r. In mi ,.,,,,,,,,t ~ ,o,,r,,t ~,
"'o"" "o ~ NV ~ "'!o'i"s y. ee'''"Iso'i aS
tteso afo hunateds OF Isolated settlements
and hundreds Of mills in rIko, Wayne, Hul-
hnra hmm tar,ny r,,o .r.rtnf ,,nd an ,r,r,or,.
49,. s..,..., NI ~ =
.'eeR' 'o.sner's owned ~ aofaee etrooieE' anu
the alto OF tue Old fourieslto community, "as
swept OF everything. Dears. door, Wild rigcu1ls
and ali kinds of camo. l,ayo boon driven br the
tlrca on tho pecono r.neo In TIN Inco.,,rca with
49," W ~ '""eu ~ W. '''.'on''I" ",'''
'ame cattle, aud azound The settlements In tho
l!aso boo1, eulisnncd, and moro arg fonrcd. Tho
sirc VIII gain hcaa"ay. ~ tho wood now standing
10 ns dry AZ tsndcr.
New ionI, May, at.-A rslillipaburg. ra.. dia-
patch sny.: a Neicono Iasn began last night,
relieving tho fears OF tho residents OF TINT tieA
Iy-"oodc,l section. At Oaceoa, Yesterday. 1.e00
rat'ons "cro issued to tho destitute. Tho s1a-
shahnan !lranch l!at!Ioad WAs temporarily ro-
raeF. aud coRt shipping viii rrobahly be Resumed
to-day. Quo q tho greatest nccla Of tho reopEo
~ fced for hucil 81 tier cattle aa have mot bern
DESTROYED. All tue green Iood III t4e Woods aud
Ac!as has boon burned. ,
MATCH CHuSE, Pa.. May 2f.-IAo Hire IL tho
immedtato vicinity Of Hickory HGt9 and Aut'
Nun lumber rcglcna has snbs!dod, bnt tho tlaHea
were still Tag'aB Ia tho undarbrnAh OF tho Forest.
Tho t1Ts near tue mining mining villages is reported as
out. LILO 'oss TO WILLIAM tesz, u. Snyder, John
I;ckert. anu Fraucte warner 10 vcsy great, all
tho!F saw.tnllle, residences, etc., in Mua Run
region pelng entirely consumed. ~
!, Po1fhv1Lts, pa.' hay 23.l;So a. ma large
fltc ih now burning iu Port Cobnrn, but no telo-
Eraphio ndvlce about 1t has yet hcou received. Il
can DO platnly scon from this town.
lIAY 22,-Tho flro-t]e,tl has beon once moro
abroad il, tho land and a wl.olo community aro
mourning oSof their desolato hetrth.stoncs. :,
a Terrible cSnpagration has swept over tho
prosperous aud happy town OF OAceola. Clear-
tefd County, Pa.
, 1875-05-25

DROWNED.
Special Usrntth 10 TIE Chtedoo 7'rlbHnt.
KANSAS CstY, Mo-, alaT 2i-A man named
Horace Wilson, supposed 10 DO resident OF Ev-
anston. ILL.,. Was drowned to.day In tho Knnaas
liycr wi!ilo bathing. Ills rcn,aus hayo not been
recovered.
Sptesal Dispdtch 10 Tht C'iieaao Triouns.
Akron, ILL.,, May 24.-yostctday aftoruon abnut
4 o'clock sad accident occurred at tho slough
In tlle lowor part Of tho city, by which young
man named C. L. Hail. Of Latham. ILL.,. Lost Ills
life. a company Of four students from ahurt-
lct1 College. Upper, Alton. --,1osars. Hail. Bull,
Wham. and Stnbbert,-w bathing In tho slough.
aud wishing to cross from tue main sl,oro 10 n
snall is|nn1, Hall and Ssnbbcre got into au old
skin, whllc bull and Hhanl swan alongside. Tho
swimmers becoming tired, Attempted to climb III
to tic skiE. ca1sizing II aud throwing them all
into Tho watar. yull. Wham md Stubbelt righted
Themselves mud cnaoavored to hatp Hail, who
was .tranEod, and anzeI With tho tcrror Of q
dowlliug man, but. being caught Gy tlIo swift
dercurrelit, ho MAS borne cut OF sight Of hiH CON-
raies aud away from all assBtnuco. PreRtdont
kendtick, Of Shurtletr College. and number OF
stulnnta have uHctl every enloaYor 10 rccovcet4o
body OF tho unfortunate yol.uE man, but tip to
this evening had not succeeded iu finding 1t.
, 1875-05-25

miller Was from Black River, which
place ho had left some days before
lls death III company Will, Msa. Wilson, who Was
bad reputation. Thin statement vas unndo on
tho authority OF Wctnmlllet's milo, mid unon
ths and fnrcc.l construction OF another rart ot
tim report. Which, It waa claimed, chnfgni Mrs
Wilson With aomplc!tY In tho murder, tho suit
WAS brought
, 1875-05-25

Sgfc9d3 D7sbdftk 70 The CH1t1G0 3F75NNS
DASv1LLE, ILL.,, May 2i.-f.eorge Smith. an
engineer at the sash factory Of 1Iaukoy Brothers,
Of this place, in attempting to adjuat tho beltlpg
over pulley was caught in tbs ehnfting Of tho
machinery, which mas making $50 revolutions
per minute, and vhirIcd ovor and over for sev-
oral peconls, until tho right asm, which WAS t1a
part caught, WAS torn from its socket and CON-
plotcly sovored from tho body. Although scnsi-
bio At this hour, thoro Ia very tit:lo hopo Of his
recovery. IIo has vito and two children, do
pending On hiB daily oxcrtiouB for their main
topAncD,
, 1875-05-25

CINCINNATI, May M,-A large rotary boiler in
tho Franklin paper mills, 1t franklin, O., or
plodcd this afternoon With terrific violence,
completely Destroying tho building in which
1t Was located, aud throwing half
Of the boiler third of mile. Eight persous
woro in tis building at tho time Of the accident,
Of whom Porry Fsenrh, w. lsoHs, aud Csia Nal
10y wero severely injured. Tho remainder sur
fercd slight bruises. Tho works, Owned BY
Heath, Clutch t. Co., wcro damaged about
$G,Uu0.
, 1875-05-25

HAucH CuuNx, hlAy 24.-Tha mioo1a at 6um.
mil Hill hsyo decided to co to work uext alon-
day. Hy tho lat Of June genera! 1esamptjon Is
anticipated to take plseo, At least In tho LehIQh
region, and It will be under the reduction Of ths
1874 basis. Tho miners seem ready to resume.
a. goustsl thing. and al my they are heartily
tired OF the long strike.
, 1875-05-25

spsesas D1stateh to 1hs Chicago T's1bu.n,
onASn hAfIps, Nay 2a.-A tza damaged q. 8.
Dean 4 Sons agricultural implement actory and
foundry, IN this city, yesterday afternoon. with
$l.5oh Joshuk I>ail. mach,pist. lost a9it1 ~,
machinery III The building; no lpnurs.,co.
, 1875-05-25

Srs:fas Dlapateh to 1ha chicaea 7tiessne.
McoAzaoE, Ia., May 24.-A fa,mor named
Gid l}cnuets, residing 0 miles south Of Now Al
blon, IT,. w.nlo planting corn this afternoon In
company with llts wife and hired man, WAS
struck by lightning snl instantly killed, Tho
othcr6 Wero uniu1urod,
, 1875-05-25
AN IMPORTANT LETTER,

trotn prominent gentleman And reldoat Of Cncunah
I 5nr tho Pas fury n1ll known 10 the neHbpapsf
publishers Throughout tbs unltsd htates.
~ NEW fnhx, Qct. Il, 1f71. .
~. AApwA7-p1Ah sM: ain tpducisi hy = sspso Of
bsn boafx asn % sct sd;ens 1,.e so.s5a {s.s
a!inafy esHa wslss lnoh.i ago ouulnalsd
n EYE terribly Affecting dsaa4p which s uhya!elsus
a11.t!sH Il s kiaaoys "a bl.dde snd
sssl feutng radically eaie4. had triad nu1aSsf q
sa1: sad VI .oa lasss quantity ot mslsIes
nsa ead q cures having besn made By ~!
.deohaa sp ,o1s Sash r. esd nsSa II "
fSnssted 90 psI:oa .ho a.d oaz essa .asEas h.d
pAss. Rssol!snt teaJ5 1tosf. aud Hekul.tux Pills-
eaa nonMa1ood taking thom In three days MAJ great
" fcllsFol, and bow fsel A. we'll ~ etpF.
q. ", JAMES. Cinolnnau, O..
, 1875-05-25

6fFe'a1 UdpftrA 70 The EhIcdqo TF10HHf.
LINCOLN. Mob. May 24.-Jobn Alison, young
man employed "a atoae-mason On tho now
Pcntcntaaty. foil FROM tho ccaffold thta aftor-
moon, waa Injured internally, and died soon
afterwards. Deceased lately came fton Rop,ab-
licau CITY. 11e MAS unmarried,
, 1875-05-25

5ptefa{ Dtspatth 10 This Chicago Tribune,
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, May 24.-Saversl hundred
delegates to tho Grand Lodge Of the World, Good
Tomplarp, have arrived in this city to attoud the
annual session, which bcgius here In tho morn
ing. This evening thosa nil DO sociable Ut
Good Tomplar'R uAl.
, 1875-05-25

Eiw Yong. May 2l.-Capt. I1urst, Of tho
schoo'cr Mary and Eliza, from RnvAunhl, for
Damarlh'otta, aud teamau named William
Griffin, veto brought to this port yesterday,
having bsan picked up ut soa whle 1oalns on
piece of their wrecked ysssol The rest of tho
ship'H coMpany Nere lost.
, 1875-05-25

Evey d1or Of the BAsaparilllAn Rosol1cnt cou,mun.
eass through tho blood. swaat. urne. and other tlnit
~ ~ ,asas u ~ sy,ser the N9or Of fo for It repai
Sst1ts + syph oo':nspsion sanduia5 di,ese ales1
" TUE tHsGat, nont, turtrH uodta In tue Klauda aud
sthes patts af tho sy.tem atsun!usQas d.,
tsn to%: os5ss!a; + asas @ l.sk 't, N9fn: to ae.
painns discharges. nxht sHrata lnsa of apor aud I'll
Wasrs Of tho !a ps1nrple Hlthu tho uraara rarEs
vi nso1e o 10y pnt*o uA!ax II for olhos disease h
ths pasient. daily becoming reduced By thu ws,cs
aud dGcotnrs'aeou TINT II continually progressing.
Eh ncw scs ii; male tf healthy hs a.
for wton once ths, toety lts work of put
eatot and eTceoods y dttnishine tho loss of
full himself growing bntter and stronger lbs food d.
Eai1ng otoF apotlta Improving. And teAh and woxht
Not only d1e. Tho ssnaparllthn 11solront s1ce! ID
kno~n Axonts III Es f Chtn1c 8croaioua
tire trEn for
, 1875-05-25

SPee1at D1apatth 10 Ihe Ehsedgo 4FtbuHe
ST. PAUL, Mlnn.. Mar 2a.-lncendIary fires at
Minneapolis last night resulted In losses As fol-
lows: Gibson / Tyler, lumber, $50, 900 /; Pet
TIT, Robinson j. olumber, s15. 900 Mlnneapo-
liz l. st. Louis Railroad tank house aud cars,
scorched, $500; ". +. Judd, lumber, $500;
Ankeuy Dros,, lumber, $50 Christian l. Co..
cooper-BlopB Bcorched, el00 City Of Munospo-
lis. lower brtdgo, damagod, $500. The 1rst tiro
ran ~ discovered about 10 o'clock IN Gainoa !
CO. = lu1abeF-yard, Last Bido, aud the second,
while tho Hramon Wnro voting down
Tho embore of tho lrnt, In Petit l.
Co.'S lumbct-yarl, ncar tbs Eouud.houso
Of tho Miuaososa Il 81. Loufs Koad. West side.
A sorvaut-girl who discovered Tho frBt ilro, saw
two ,lcn run away. Tho round .houao wAtchmAn
wlo discovered tho second liro waa confronted
by n man, who struck at him, endo&yoring to
lAep him away. llumors prevail Of other Incen-
diary attempts, which arc con.radicted. Only
Two wccitB aao All iuconLiaty lro IN Farnham i
Luyoloy'a lltnber-yard caused lo.s OF over
S600uV. md tho ctizeus bare quietly doteru1taed
to discover and punish tho rascal. IT possible.
0ibeon i IyIor are insured for 325, 100 "a fol-
lows: underwritcrs:, g. ,50o;. London, q5.010;
ouoon, e, 500; Frankllu. rli1alelpilia, $2,500
Phoptx, <5.000i Ut. raul Fire nnd Marine, g.
ooo American, Philado'pata. $500; peausyl-
Pellolt. Robinson Il Co. aro insured for $s,oo0
hnlf each in tic Ilome aud 4Etna, Now York,
Gam, Cook Il Co. are auYurod IN non,boara COM
pantes for 311,0o0.
, 1875-05-25

Tho Algerian resurrectfonIst puty gocs for d.
oeased Moulep, aud snatches tAot, bA]d.hssd-
-" That's how suall.pox aud things Are per-
, 1875-05-25

5n:ta1 Dfspatth ta Ih* Chttaas Tribune,
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, May ai,-The regular Ran
aas gsaashoppsre hayo mado their apposrauco In
Mclean County. in tho vicluity OF Lexington,
, 1875-05-25


Kansas Csr, Mo-, May M.--A nau OF tho
name of john Smith wns killed vlule workur IN
tho Atcltson bridge t!l!s marntpg by tho fnilng
OF \ derrick. lIo was horribly inanglcd,
, 1875-05-25


KANSAS C1rr, No., May 2l.-Tho following
official report Of tho condition and prospect Of
crops along tho line Of tho Atclnon & Nebraska
Railroad botwcen this poiut aud Lincoln gives q
dounite idea OF tho e1tcnt OF tie gsasshoppor
plsgue fu Northern KanHaH and Nebraska.
From Highland Station north to Falls City
about por cent Of tho spring crop has boen
tnken by tho grasshoppors. From Falls City
north to Lincoln very little dnmage has been
douo since my last report to you. Tho country
tributary has been visited with heavy rains, and
from reliable information wo conclude that tho
State Of Nebraska never had a botter prospect
for . large Yield than Bho has up to date, In
Donipaan County, knnBas, thoy hare been more
sovoro: At least 90 per cent ct tho aprlug
crops hayo hoen taken. Fall wheat ts not in.
turcd much. We cannot discover that tho hop
nora arc decreasing 10 numbers. It i4 true ttat
thoy nro starving and havo turned cannlbals, hut
~ yot tho number hatohca oquals tho number
destroyed by ono another. Thoy are moving
slowly. Thoir ravagca are principally confined
to "trip within 10 milos OF tho rlvor.
, 1875-05-25

THE KNIGHTS TGMPlAR or PENNSYLVANIA,
iSpeciat Dispateh to 1hs Chicago tribune,
rirrsnuaa. Pa, a1ay 24.-Greas preparations
have boon made for tho annual conclays Of tho
u.and Comuaandefy OF knights Templar, rhtch
convenes In this city tomorrow eyonin8. Many
buildings arc decorated. Tho session lasts threa
days. On Thursday there will DO grand parade.
winding up with banquet aud ball 1t Library
Hail In tho oYeniug.
, 1875-05-25

900 franca In 1918. WHOM II b"gan to work
With only three engines. It nor haa tstrtenn,
aud will haYo tlhry ~ eoon a. the Artl,-StAffel
section IL finished,
, 1875-05-25
THE GTlASSIIOPplIIsS.
MISSOURI.

MISSOURI.
sr. Louis. a1ay az. npecial to tho Globe
Democrat from Hodalia, No., sara "Thrse
members Of q family named Finlny, living lii
Cooper County, IL miles from bedalia, died Of
starvation last wcok."
A dispatch to tho hamc paror from Jet7assoR
City. Mo-, eayss "Duriug sstn1on delivered In
tho Hall OF eha Iloueo Of Representatives. last
night by tho 1sov. Mr.. rrottsmRn, ho alluded to
tho dcstltttoh among tlo people In several
co,intles OF this State, occas!oned bY tho grass.
hoppora After the sermon tho congregation
rosolyad itao1f Into n inass-r1,cettng, with Gov.
Hardin In tho chair. Resolutions woro adopted
setting forth that tho graaslloppors. chiucl,-
bnsu, oto., wore running tho agricul-
tnral districts, aud that Providence alonn
con'l .Prevous tho terrible state OF A.
fairs That Commissioners be.appoii'ted BY the
doyornor IL every county OF tho State to solicit
Ecllel Tor tho auirorssB that collections for the
destitute bo taton up in the dltreront churchea
June y. the day set apart by tho Governor a. one
q e. fass!ng aud prayer, and requesting dov: H4r-
IL tue proceedings Of this mcetng."
The oatno reporter nays: ''peopls arriving ut
Jefferaon City from all sections Of the country
stats thnt 1a, most Of tho srrsshoVcor talk is al
bosh." Taey can bc acuopoA no by tho bushoi
In some countios, but thoy aro doing lttto or no
tintnage TO tho growing crops Thoy Ill assert
that tho GoSoruor's proclamation has done Rroat
injury. auu that tmmiRrntlon to Tue Stat1 will 10
much retarded thoreby.
Spee;u4 Dvpaseh to Tie chkaao Tribune.
ST. JOSEPH, No., May 24.-rhe graesliopper
plague Continues In this quarter Of tho country.
The reports to-lay nro yu1ious. Tho opinions
OF faTnloss ditFer widely. Tho tuseots aro in
spots. Somo farms have not bcen touched ut
oil, while othots hayo peen stripped Of every
green thing. They impede tho psogreBs Of tho
trains on tho railroads, aud n places create \
most tssgroeabe atcnch. 0no farmer living
near this city aail to day that Ae eI,ovolod up
anu carried away from tho door OF his house gu
Saturday, aftsr shower, II b,sleln OF tho
vorlnin. Tho foel'nE with respect to tlsom varies
with localitiea. Some aro uttosly dosponlcnt,
Thsie others think iittlo damage to tlio corn crop
y to 10 approlouded III this part Of Missouri.
They aEo confined to tho countios bordering on
tho Missouri liver, md In no INSTANCE extending
beyond tlo second tier OF counties. They Aro
beginning to develop wings, and the hope Ii That
thoy will within fortnight loaya this locality.
\ gentleman OF this city who has just returned
fruln Colorado reports thom doing groat damago
In that Territory, aud Bomo fear Is entertained
tl.at they will Wait this region late In tho rear.
III tho meantime, buAnees ia considerably Affect
od by them. rrudont mon sct with reference to
tho possibilities. The weat1lor continues gauer-
ally dry aud streams low. This u untayorsblo.
, 1875-05-25
MINNESOTA DROPS AND 'Hoppeas.


CosconD, Dodge Co., Mimi, Mar 20.-Farm-
CTS arc all dono sowing, and arc now busty on
Gagcd in planting corn, potatoes, etc. Ground
has been in excellent condition. There ha7o
boon but fon storms, and tho work has beon we'll
done. Fields that wero frat sown now beRip to
gIso tho lard a hue Of green, aud oatt!e with tho
groatost amount Of diligence, can pick living.
I think tho usual breadth has not boon Bown to
wheat. Farmers beginto to think that, At tho prices
Of last years. CROP they cannot afford to exhaust
their lauds; and so 4 disposition Is manifest 10
try some other branches Of husbandry. Stock.
aud corn, and Rras8, aro receiving more attea-
tton. Owing to tho exceedingly cold weather,
many ARC despondentB and think crops must
necessarily bs light. 10 toll tic plnin truth un-
I'll Within . day or two, tho prospect has not
boon factoring. thiuk small fruit has not
been materially Injured by the late hard froats.
2. B.-Sinoe writing tho above, two letsoss
hnye been received from Rcnyillo Gonnty,-ono
undcr dato OF May Is, tho othor tho lgtt. Tho
former statod TINT "The graaaloppora were
Matching cut, but, owing 10 tho oold woatheF,
many woro dying" Tho Inter stated that "rha
weather WAS warmer and they wero coming forth
hy tho million, and appeared to enjoy the sun
light hugely" Tho grain Ia ssd 10 look well, but
tho hettlets haye bntittlo hops. that tho hoppons
will allow It to mHture.