, 1877-06-18
IOWA.
Tho -'I1oprcrs-Importan Ltsiea-

Tho shernans-'IIoppcrs-I Important Lttiea-
tion.
fpecfnt 1orst1poanence ar TAt Tribune.
DEsMoIsEs, Ia. June lA.-Wsthlnston CORE.
spondchts hare got tho DesMoinca branch Of The
Sherman family bady nilxcd There IL none Of ttIr
maine Of 1fugh. There nrc fous brothers: John.
William Tccunseh tthe 0enerall. Lamp.on r., and
1toyt.-t latter two residing In this city. uoyt
holds no Office under tho Fclpral Government L.
+. was appointed Revenue Collector by Gen.
Grant. ns aucccssor 10 Mr Goodrich, who died in
otlcc. lie IL detcrredly POPULAR and has been re.
ta'ned In Office at the special and earne4t request
Of citizens Of a parties. bccause he il considered
the best man for tho place In the District lie Is
not politician, and has lIttlc to do Of ray shout
atYalrs outside OF bis o!!ca. duties.
Prof. Rolttry. of the National '1ioppcF Commits
sion. ~as In the city n daY OK two aso. and was
Waited By lazge number OF reoplo who are In
tereate'i In the gta.shorpcr qncrtlon. The psu.
ihr running iu.llado kept up, acalnst Inn. Il was
i. fton, ,hs northwest ats indlseaas 10 a reetpon
St sS,ny b ss. I'd y.
into the liritIeh posaeAr0ns. lie dogs not think
thctF emisrs.lon IL cas1scd BY hanger or want Of
forage. bit trosn ovsrcrowdn2; they get TOO thick
eed 6essu.e ,hts sl.to 10: but ' recently sent,
been settled md the land which they 'soppsi oc.
vtve and ptnpagatO IN this section. This second
generation dies In embryo. According to hls theo
y. the ruld the pnat two years has thRncd the
hoppeeB In their native hautts tlat raids viii b.
they in.iinctively return to their native home.
ThuAe that arr hatc1lr4 hcrt will fisc, anil, with
the winds fFutn tho tintf in June, July anl Aus.
ust. 20 back norlhwAri. The extcrnlnatIon OF ti,e
Northwest Such has been the effort made tu Ex-
terminate. snd "a great hnn been The oss Of eggs.
mat tl,e Professor apptehcnds but lsttu da.uaes
10 this state ffo,n tho hopper.
4 few doyk ago farmer = few miles n0Eth0f
'ho1per1 On q forty.scra neld. which were II, IIe
rnuf1 find On hla farm. lie took long t1ons,
which had occn Gscd for feeding hoTs, attached
axle. 81 each cad. plaeod T. on two wagon wheels
board on one ride, projecting forward. llu poured
\ quantity Of Kerosene on the water. viii thrn
6tntr.i thu trough Uaek and firth l11e hrD,
Tla hop!'eIs w',nla ffse. mud. striking a:atntt tu
inens they so,e!.c the kcr,,-c',t, they tatnrd W
their lo". In this WY: In two hnnte. hr It'd tl!u
Held md hin firm, af9hnpners. aud secnsra aver
two basltrls. BY actual measure. Ut 'happ.ts. 4
similar eontrtsaaeo Il being used with .tsas sue
The casn OF Small ~ tho Chicago. 1sock Island
i iaelhc Railroad Company. nu" befn1e tho sa.
preine Court On appeal, prtacnts very important
the Railroad GompAay In tho C0nr1 below, for tho
destruction Of . saw-Mlll by locomotive Epafks,
under the Code ai lH7i. Thv Company claim that
thu clause Ia tho statute under Which tbs july
Ffapnd TINT Il war new enactment. Or new law,
injected Into tho Coho by tho Commissioned with.
out authority, aud contrary TO tho intent Of thu
Legislature. The Coda was lMsltlrd to ba \ toyiE.
sustained, 1t will knock tho Code hlgaor than uli
dttQY'6 kite.