The New York herald., 1875-07-01
THE KANSAS SUFFERERS.
RENEWED RAvAGEs OF THE voRAUoUs GRASS
HOPPER PESTS.

RENEWED RAvAGEs OF THE voRAuoUs GRASS
HOPPER PESTS.
Another has now been added 10 the many asser-
tions that the people OF the East know nothing OF
the suffering OF the residents OF Kansas. The lass
reiteratioR OF the old story comes rom the Catho-
lie clergymen VINO have been sent East by Bishop
Fink, OF the Vicarlate OF Kansas In order 10 obtain
assistance for the distressed people. From one Of
these gentlemen, the Rev. A. Kuhls, q HERALD
reporter learned the following interesting facts -
In Wyandotte county, Kansas, the parish OF the
reverend gentleman, there Is not according to mis-
statement, enough verdure to cover u superficial
surface OF i've square feet. Father Kuhls has been
witness to the two previous plaques OF 100 and
ia but that OF '75. he says Is more terrible
than the other two would have been combined
The cattle are being driven oul OF the county to
the western part OF the State. Those OF them
whose owners are not so circumstanced as to
allow their departure are dying out. The people
are living on water and corn meal, having given
up all hope OF being able 10 raise crop this year.
Most OF the farmers and mech anics have LETT the
place and men can be hired Tor twenty-five cents
q day. The seed sent 70 the people by the
cities OF 81. Louis and Chicago has been painted.
Ine reverend gentleman says there Is no rSJS-
pect OF this crop ever maturing, for the reason
tnat all The grasshoppcr eggs turned under
up agaiu. strange 10 say, the fact OF
their having been buried ooes not impair
y,
the sun in twents-iour hours. An laea OF how
prolific the grassnopper Is may be f,rmed from
the'fact that on one square lncn or Rrounu 200
eggs nave been lound Some gentleman IN wy
andotte county statisticaiy inclined compute
that there are 400 600 bushels ol grasShOpper seed
In the county. nurseryman III the county who
had So 600 young trees mas nad them all destroyed
by the rayenous insects. In the morning Father
Kuhls mas seen u blooming field OF wheat, ana IN
the evening not q vestige or it was visible
Tne lnsecis he says do not care Tor prairie grass,
as they cross over many miles Of II to get az the
crops.
About three weeks ago some men employed
around the County Court House swe up sixteen
bushels or young rasshoppers from the sunny side
OF tue building. AS general rule advice Is
more plentiful than material assistance Some
weeks ago Profess r Reilly went all the way from
Jefferson City to Kansas City TO tell the people
tunately forgot TO tell them now TO prepare them.
THE DESPERATION OF THE FARMERS
Is shown by their conduct. Two weeks ago pro-
cesslon OF farmers ana others from the country
entered the town or Wyandotte, armed wltn axes
and called on the citizens TO assist them Their
spokesman said that natures first law mad in-
duced them to come TO town. and II they uld not
receive voluntary assistance they would help
themselves by force. The same thing happened
at Independence, NO., short distance from
Wyandotte.
Fatner Kuhls, who Is accompanied by FaCher
Cunningham, has letters from BISHOP Fink stat
ing tnat his mission Is 10 collect alG Ior the Kan
Sas sufferers. These gentlemen are stopping for
the p eseut at the Gilsey House, where suhscrip-
ticns will REACH them. Donations may also be sent
TO the HERALD of1ce. Although mucn has been
done Tor the sufferers mucn remains undone. 1t
Is well known in the state that the assistance was
not equally DIVIDED.