Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-10-29
NEWS SUMMARY.

Afght took riace between the u
8. troops, under Col. Carpenter, and
a body of Cheyenne and Arrapahoe
Indians. near Buffalo States ham
sas, In which nine Indians were
killed and thirty wounded. Three
OF the troops were wounded, 1t Is
thought that the Indians, unless
driven of, will make an attack on
Fort Dodge.
Another sevpra shock &c esxtIs-
quake occurred In San Francisco on
yesterday morning, and sent the
people shrieking with terror into the
streets. 1t was impossible to tell
whether any further damage had
been sustained by the shattered
buildings, or whether any more
lives had been lost. The streets we're
thnonged with people IN their night
clothes, fearful of what might come
nexs, The atmosphere was thick,
and the weather warm and sultry.
Returns from fifteen towns in
West Virginia show largely in
creased vote. Gains thus Ear in ks-f
yor OF sIle democrats. The vote Of
Wheeling city has not yet been fully
rounteds and is much greater than
in 1866. Two wards show a small
republican gain. The republicans
claim TO have carried the State, and
elected all their Congressman by
reduced majority, while the demo-
Gratis are equally sanguine of having
gained sufficient to carry the State
by at least 900 majority.
Coy. Seymour aud party arrived
ut Cleveland from Buffalo at p, IN,
on yesterday lie was received at
all the places There the train stopped
by considerable assemblages, and
spokeas Ialnktk, NsakaeId, Erie,
Ashtslsslsl and Parnesvilie. He an-
nounces that Aslis sEill the peoples
candidate for Prtsiient, anu viii so
continue % the ald 81 The canvass.
He will speak taiigilt In Chicago.
\ boy named lJOha Gsrran, IL
years. old, wafiecfltihihg oil i freight
train running through the city, ol
indianapolis yesterday, was rnn
over aad kaled
James Kelley. q teslnaster OF TeTTe
uaute, WAS thrown leoln a wagon
yesterday, ran overs and INSTANTLY
killed. s19ss
\ new railroad route between Chi
cago and the Mississippi 10 ne lii
nols Central and the raledo, Peoria
and Warsaw Railroads. sl4s Formal
ly opened day before ytsssxsisS by
an excursion through aaiEs This
route Is By the Tilin:ds Gutfa Ikail-
road 10 Gilinap, Whesf, wEthopt
change of ears, ths tfss sikf goes on
the recently 0nislaeI Tslekas a. pria
and Warsaw Railroad ~ Kaokuk,
Iowa. The distance from lliclgU to
keoauk, by this route, il 4 4 miles.
\ destructive fire ocenrEi ID on the
morning OF the 18th, folr miles
northwest OF Spring Valley Rock
land county, y. y, burning q barn
and the celebrated stallion az trick"
The fire was caused By the explosion
of kerosene lamp-lanteFA The
man carrying the lantern va seri-
ously, If no. fatally, burned The
atalIiug was insured for $1,000; the
building tor 5000.
The propeller Northampton, from
New York, for New Haven, When
that haFbor Friday t,or~
ming was struck amidships BY the
steamer Continental and was cut al
most in twain. She sunk in ten rim
utes after.
The pas sengers were all saved by
the Continental, but the freight i@d
baggage, which was Il large quantity
was totally lost.
The engineer, Beech, of the North
was seriously injured.
On the 10Th, fifty negroes attacked
Arkansas firing into the
houses of the whites. The whites
rallied and drove them out, a peac3e
was hsid next day by the
whites.
The woodwork of the new suspen
sion bridge, Niagara Falls, is CONS
plete, and passengers are able to pass
over.
General Cassius Fairchild, of MIL
Yaukee, died at haIf-past 7 o'dock
saturday morning, from an old
wound received at the battle Of Shi-
lph. The General was brother OF
the Governor OF Wisconsin, and the
United states Marshal OF IhIssState.
4 bridge in process OF erection
over Lick creek, on the Louisville
and CINCINNATI Railroad, fell fFosas
its temporary supports yesterday
OAe person was killed and two 9TH
sFs wounded.
The Democratic meeting at In
iianspaIis Saturday night was large
" attended, Notwithstanding no
great efforts were made to bring out
q crowd. speeches were made by