, 1875-06-07

LpfTtepof+dsff V lac Cftdoo 1f1ttht.
COUNCIL GHo7r. Kan, Juno 1.-AH the grass-
hopper question IL ayitating tlo public mind out
Ut kRnBaa "a vol Al ip. aud III variety Of
statements quite conflicting havs appeared
during the past several weeks In TnE Tn1HuxE
and other loading Journals, will give your
resdarB the result Of my observation whllo trav-
cling westward ~ far ID tAs point. And, frst,
the statements, rs reported by correspondents In
yariouH sections, havo bosn rue in Tia
main, aud yet t4ey convey m efro-
NOUS isnpscsslon; aud for tho ressou
that 1t has not bcen stated, in so many words.
that the area now infested by tue youthful pesta
docs uos .ncluls vidor bolt than 10 or 81 nlilos
west OF the Midatssippi River aud that proba-
hy, not more than ouo'tl!iFd OF this section ,of
the state III ths victim Of their rayagoa. The
fact is, they ;appcas ony ii. sections. even nonr
tho eastcrn boiler. Truo, tho litslo 'hoppsrs
lavo beoa legion. and have a]resdy doue much
damage ia t'.rso sro'asad Sections BY
grains; but tAia loss IL not irreparabie, for
those IL yst ample ti.uu to plant .coru. oven for
two or three woeLs, aud, II tho season IL wet, it
viii mature in good time Again. the pests aro
scrsa.,on. l Judge t!lat not enc section In tltty
between Atchisun aud thia polnt, lbs miles
southwest. bus 1ocoiyod any injury to spcak Of.
Thore oro var.ouH CAUSES for their disappearing.
the birds take them for b1eakfast dinner, supper,
tic fowls thin out their 1a1lEs about tho farm
houses. The 'AoppeIs also dayoug one another.
Laiug htst.claas canui6als During eoasous past.
! have travelled largely throughout tllls State,
abundant harvest tLAn st tho presont tinlo.
The locusts (as they aso called hero) will do worry
uttlo dau,aKe. Moro ia to be foarod frona
drought, Al, IN fact, quite aa much damage was
vnis "a frou all other causes combined.
| Thcxo are no Rra4Bhnppora Of any account iu
tho following counties, CoWley Dickinson,
Cuy. homo. CAase, ottawa, Mophersor, Nc"tona,
Franklin, l!opuulic, Marion, aud Doniphau.
bone ot these it will DO aeon, 1ie on tho eastern
border OF tue State; sud IN all, crops, ~ soport-
ant. TAib valley {of tho Neosho l,lyor) ia ono
| Of tho most productive aud attractive OF the
State. Eyon ut the present tin.e, there ia cou-
allalabls Immigration to thus county. It Ia said
that there IL bright sldo to every picture, aud
mover . cloud without silver lining. 10 vartfy
thls the following. from the Atchtaou Champion,
may tittiugly conclude thls letters
Thy g,sasheprer plague, BID - 4 i In th!s connty
y hut baby imitation Of What II II In South Atrits.
g.thsE in ineonceiy4ble usona, sptead Thousands
Il square ,ai!s1 in cloud q isnae daTtne.. and.
wheu tleae millions Aglt uIon tha ground, they ooscs
II. 8. PERKINS.
Prisats 'sttsr 10 d gentleman in Chicago.
GAaNETr, 'Kau., May 2s.-We hare had /
vorY favorable spring for al kluas OF
vegetables, theso being plensy o! whrm
! rains. In the weatetu part ot
toe State there are uo 'hoproEa, for ths reazon
! that tAoy eams thoro soouss last year and left
bnlose tleis titno for dspostlns their egxs. Dnt
ti,oy came to the eastern part OF Kanaas and tic
western part Of Missouri about the right tiuo to
deposit oggs, which IL tho way wo account for
$>n5x,v 7,ann /
but little gscon on the high prairie when thoy
came they mostly stsid 10 tho tln.bes, shers they
dsposlted their a2ga. About the Int Of April
| thsy hsaAA 10 hAt2h, md hass basa oouAnE W.