Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-26
LATE NEWS
TWO NEwSPA PER OFFICES BADLY
DAMAGED.


Especial dispatch 70 the Chicago Timesl
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. "a.
! The most extensive conhagration that ev.
er Ia d Nashville waste began this morning
nj five minutes past one, in the most business
rait Of he ci,y. The fire originated in the
| operators room Ut Morse's Photographic
gallery. and the flames spread with terrible
'apidIty, move so on account Of securing no
Immediate supply of water. A strong wind
blowing from the northwest drove the surg
ing tongues Of fire high into the heavens
aud scattered burning cnders TO distances
hundreds OF yards away. endangering many
roofs on College anu Market STREETS, and
| making sentinels necessary. The heat Was
90 intense for time that furniture on the
other side Of Cedar street caught Ore on the
pavement; and Commercial hotel Was sew
eIsl times in flames. sltAough . strong cur
reut pressed the flames in the opposite dis
rection. For two hours the devoursue Gle
em.nt vas fought Unsuccsssfullv, aud for Q
time tho conflsgrati0u threatsssd TO surge
| on TO College street. Had il reached there
| no power could have saved ~. II would
have got beyond human power 10 subdus,
and must have burnt our laying I'll the
business part Of the city in ashes. Al o'clock
the wind lulled ,snd the 6remen succeeded in
preventing further devastation. A. Il w, ten
thsee-stosy buildings on the South side Of
Cedar street, and three on the sess aide q
Cherry street, with eight smaller business
houses on the north side Of Deodrick street.
we're entirely destroyed, scarcely q wall
standing. The banner Office, where the
coniisgsration vas stayed, vas guttsd up
stats, losing all its small presses, he job
"fiicc and office furniture, but saving the
heavy presses On the 6rst floor. Nearly ell
Of any value in the ne - depot was rescued.
The Banner viii come out TO morrow %
usual. Numerous Jaw, medical and agency
oflices. and private sleeping rooms, lost
nearly oil their contents. Wood Benson, of
the Old Theatre. lost everything, comprising
. valuable wardrobe. extensive dramatic H.
b'ary, and furniture worth some %, 00O.-
One man. cut of by the flames, lcaped from
the upper story gallery Of the Cumberland
house, knocking off his knee cap, this being
the only casually. The total loss 70 now BE-
lieved to be e3OO.O0O. The Tanner builds
ing vas uninsured, but the Bonner Office
was fully covered.
Ysrgan 4 Co., druggists, lose $3l 900;
insured for $4,000.
Loosan's billiard saloon, loss o20, 900 in
sured for o.. 600.
Hoslack L Co. druggists, loss $3.50, 900 !;
ins.red for $4,000
Morse's photograph gallery. loss $4,000 !;
insured for $4,000.
Bark house saioon, loss 81 (. 900 insured
for $4,000.
O.her losses will range from 800 to g.
600. comprising small dealers, Law and
medical libraries and furniture
It's noticeable that nearly al tho prom
inent gambling hells in the city are de-
stroyed
Inc Germsn paper, the Stats Zeitung,
removed is entlre office, though mt ulti-
mately in danger, and suffered some loss
from ''pi" and disorsanixation. II will pub
lish to>,norrow a. usual Dcadrick street,
where the confiagaration was stayed, 10 the
Oldest street in the city, and many notable
landmarks have been swept away.
The Indian TrOables In Color.
| ado.
JuLrsBuRG, Col, Oct. "a.
The Indian war has commenced. Two
hundred and fifty head Of stock were driven
of by the Indians within few miles Of Mt.
Sedgwick. One hundred head Of mules,
owned by Henry Carlisle, freighter for the
Overland Stage line and one hundred and
fifty head Of cattle belonging to veazey,
Wal & Co. of Denver, we're also driven off.
Several II the night hcrders were killed BY
the savagts, and number of others wound
ed.
Trains have been attacke ut various
points. but in each case tho Indians have
been repulsed.
AZ soon as the hostile disposition Of the
Indians was reported to Captain James p.
". NELL, Of the 18th United States 1nfan-
try, commanding At this post. he At once
mounted companies X and N. Of the I'd
United States @ valry, who started after the
Indians and overlook them, killing five ard
wounding fifteen Of them, and capturing oil
their ponies. wigwams ard arms, with the
loss Of but two Of our men. Much credit 10
due to Lieutenants B. Armes and Norwood
for their untri, & exertions in recap
turing more than one.half the stock driven
off
| Since the above occurred, three hundred
Shehan warriors have passed within three
miles west Of the fort, with very hostile de-
monstrstions towards the whites.
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