Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-08-01

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The STATE Oh thS oxh lnstss were theme
for specalnsion until to-day some impa-
ted thsir origin 10 sAe spSnssue0sas conn
bustion Of prairie matches, caused by the
excessive beat Oh that dag, but the con-
yiction seemed 20 preyaiT that fhey wsrs
the result Of 1wae1ncerteti arrangements
sst aa fDot by Ahoiiaaoa ezaizsaries, who
had heretofore been expelled from the
country. That fhis latter position was
corxesf, il verified By the sabioined letter
from DR.. Pryor, editor Of the Dallas Her
aid
Dallas, July Is, 1860,
Carr. Dxfan.E, BxAR SIR :--f write In
haste that you may prepare yeuw people
for the m0st alarming sfAts OF afEAirs thai
hiss eyeE oseuEred In Texas. On the ssh
of July the town of Dallas waa fired, and
the whole business portion entirely cen
sumea. Every store IN town Wus destroy
ed. The meat day the dwelliag house uf
j. j.. Eakins was burned, After that the
dwelling hoaae Of e. F. Sicholsone was
kred, bat discovsrd In time 10 arrest the
flames. On Thursday the premises of C.
Miller, with q lasgs amoaat of estss and
grain, etc., we're totally consa2ed. This
led 10 the arrest ct soma negroes and
white men. a most diabolieal plan was
then discovered 60 deyastate this entire
portions of Eaythern Texas extending
eyen tosthe Red River esuaties.
Whit men, friends of ths Abolition
preaeheH Blunt and Mckinney, who were
expelled from the country hast yeaF, are
the inssi galors Of the pios. 4 The whole
plan IL systematically coneeivea, and meet
ingenioasly contriFed. 1t makes the
blood run cold 70 hear the detaiIs. This
whole country was 10 be laid waste with
Are, destroying NIL the annanRision, pro-
visions, axms, n4c., 30 get the eoantry IN >
state OF helplsssnsss, and then ON alsetiss
dag No Asayssst to make geasral insur-
rsction. aided and assisted By euissaTies
from the North, and persons friendly to
them in our nidss. This sphees Of opsr-
asisas is aisswicted and auh- distsictsd.
giving 60 each division close supsxvis-
ION BIZ one energetic xhiss man who ean-
lrols the negroes 40 his szbossainasss. A
regular invasion, and real izssestins w&x.
You all at Bonham are In as mseh dam
ger 40 we are Be on your guard, and
make these facss known by issuing EXTRAS
10 be sens Ia evsEy direcsien. All bagi-
mesa has ceased, and the country ID terri
big excited. In haste, yours truly.
CHAs. Il. PRFo8.
Comment on the above would be super
Eiaous, everybody viii see the necessity
of orgzaizaiisa threuxhsas the sounsry
and 70 ilaaediase eaesgstis aetioe, and 20
this end 1t is proposed that b meeting Of
the citizens Of Fanin county be held In
the court house ut Bonhasa, at 10 O'Clock
on Saturday next, when the sab5ect will
be fully discussed and measures adopted
for future safety.
The ares that occurred on the 9Th inst,
as far as we are yet able 10 learn, are a.
follows ,.. Avn. =.s..
DAiLAs-The entire business portion Of
the town, including every mercantile
house in the place. Loss estimated At
500, 600.
RKLkSAP-Eight large storahouses were
destroyed. The buildings were owned by
Drs. Foote and ThogmoFteR, Of McKin-
Rsy, Loss not given. .
MILFORD, Eliss COMPATIBILITY de-
stroyed. IT,.
BLACK JACK GRovE-0ne large mercan-
tile house; loss $50, 900.
WAxAHkcHIE-0ne house
DFSTox-The store house of j. smo0t,
with the house Of Mr.. Jacobs, and that Of
Baines and Turner. Total loss estimated
at 800, 900. ..
Puor POIST-0ne storehouse owned by
j. Smoot, of Denton. Loss $40, 900.
Fogr WoKTH-A mercantile house, loss
not given.
LApoSiA, Fanin Co.-The store house
of Mr. e, Dupree totally destroyed. Loss
ahasat A.. COO ~
1t ia also reported that TWO houses were
burned in jefferson, and n Honey Grove,
in this epanty, one hoase was tired, but
put out before much damage was dene.
A steam Touring mill was burned at Mill
wood, Collin county, Tsxas.--S. Joseph
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