, 1875-07-14
THE CROPS

ON THE ST. PAUL SIOUX CITY ROAD.
Srce.at Dtsrutsh To TM CAieaeo Tribune
ST. rAu14 July 13.-Adsioas from nlong the
line Of the S.. Paul b Sioux Citg Railroad. re-
car<iing grasshoppern, rero requested by deoeral
Manager Bishop from erory telegraph station
at noon to-day. Tue EonerA foAn|t III given ny
Mr. Biahop al followH: 'Iiornors that hHtehod
out tllia spring in tho connticb OF D!uo Earth.
Lcbuour, Sco!fot, a1,sl !;ibioy, got large enongh
to Nv ton days ago, and left tho country. Nono
nro tliero nov. Tho war against the 'horpers
was 70 s,1ocosafu thas tho. farmeEn nro going to
eayo from tno.thirds to thrcc~touEths
Of ctop Tho tirns foreign hoppers That
anpcaruti on tho Sioux City Noad s'lehtcd
between Lako Cr7stat and 1t. James
last Wednesday, stretch|ng miles along the
road. Haturlny morning thcso were a'l TIC
rrnsshoprnrs TINT were nlonB tho line OF tue
road he.wocn TT. Paul and Sioux City. ehtnr-
day dispatch was received at tho doncra!
Manasor'a. oilcc from New ulm TINT 'hoppeta
wors Lying southeast: At noon Of tho Same day
they struck tho i,uo Of tho road at Maiolia, 81.
james, Fountain, Lake Window, aud Heron
I,akc, covering about Ju mites in lougth. From
that tit1le Saturday noou) till this morning tho
'hoprcrs Layo bcen nncnsy, moat OF tho time in
tic mir, aud, o1copt in Certain isolatod or scat
terod folds. hxyu done but little da,ungG. TGcy
have been MI this tlmo trying to tiy northwest.
from, whiuh direction tiley came. but tho wlnd
has been aEninHt them. aud tttcv' hevo hccil
rising nnd falling at Intervals 1!iis morning ut
III o'clock they commenced leaving III holth-
vceterly direction, and the exodus has hcen go
iur Gu ur to ,ioon, and oven later. The wind.
rhch l,as heretofore bosn against thatu. IL now
f1om the southeast, aud. consequently thyo!H
tan Hight to tha northwest nut iris confidently
anticipated tlnt by J OF o'clock this afternoon
tIiy will be entirely gono out Of tho country.
,EoportB all aErun that sl1ey have been Trying to
Eu this way over since they first nlEhted SAITH
uav, No hnppers Eaye been seen west ot lLorou
I4nte, or. D. any point between fhose and Sioux
Ctr, nu1 isns tho promise Of full crop oyer be-
fore been anything aFpfoaoh!ug "hal II " now.
, This is Tie cabs HI tur LII LAvo boon ablO to
ASCERTAIN. j. ". uaHa, OF st. Ihnl, who has
j. 2ua .c1uH in crops al III. James ). G. Guttct-
1od, vim has 1.6u0 acreR at Dlttpriicid Station !
j. G. Burbank, Capt. Htakoly J. l. Merriam, D.
II, Valentine, i. +. DIake, and A. Ii. Wildor,
al hhye largo tracts undos cultivation butWoctl
81 la1neB and Mountain Lake, aGd CAL enfeiy
bay tLcit crops aimoas unlnturad. Iel0-
grams tllis afternoon from vaIio!s points con-
1lrm Con. Uahop's conclustons,--1Aas the hop
pera .so nearly Ill gone At this hour, and in a
uorlhwestetly direction.
ILLINOIS
Gptcidi Diapttich ~ The ch'edno Tribune.
DLooMiNoroN, ILL.,, July misunderstanding
tho fears Of tho l,ast fou weeks, the condition Of
tho crops i'll Mclean County may bo said to
surpuns al! expectations. Not foE naany ycRrs
has tic harvest OF all grains promised 30 abnn'
dainty. Tho corn IL magnificent, except here
aud there wcedy lel1.
loWA
Sp<c7aI MsTsuteh to I'he CRftaoo TftbunA.
Sioux Ct1Y, July 1o.-Crops in this county a1,
reported about 10 por cent botter than the aver
ase. Whpat ID nearly roaaiy for harvest.
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TENNESSEE.
Srtcial hsnates to T'h4 chicago Ttfbu1,s.
NASHVILLE, July 13.-Five days rains hav
greatly dnmaEcl wheat, depressing tho farmers