Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-12-10

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Monday,
| Another serious accident occurred
near Sioux City last week, by the
caving In of bank Of earth WheFe
q number of men were at work, sew
eral were more or less injured, and
one young man, named Coiman, had
| his leg fractured below the knee.
They are constructing dry dock
at Sioux City for the Northwest
Transportation Company.
An Amateur Assgciation is giving
q series Of Theatrical entertainments
at Sioux City,
The last session of the Fortieth
Congress is 10 meet next Monday.
Many of the members are reported
| to be already at the capital.
/ A block Of fine frame business
buildings was destroyed by fire at
Mt. Vernon Ohio. Five stores In
the lower stories and several families
residing In tho upper stories we're
hurnedout. Loss about $4,000.
Henry Wunderly has commenced
a suit for libel against the Chicago
Tsi6pase and the Republican, laying
damages at $40, 900 in each casa,
A very destructive fire occurred
at Hannibal on Monday last, which
destroyed property "a large machine
shop to the amount of $4,000.
The receipts of live Stock for the
past week over the Hannibal and
81. Joe Railroad, at Quincy, we're
one hundred and ten cars of cattle
and twenty-nine cars of hogs.
The Western hog market reports
do not show any very heavy tran
sactions, and prices ape ABOUT as fOls
lows: Cineinnatti, faF good aver
age hags, gross, $6, so to 81 Leaven-
worth, Kansas, 81 to &c. gross
| Indiauap polls, Ind, $3.50 to$7; Keo-
kuk, Iowa, IS to $3.50.
Gen. Custar, Of sheridan's COM
nnand in the Indian country, accord
Ing to special to the st. Louis Dem
ocrut, had battle with Black Ket~
ties band on the north fork Of the
Wachita, on the 9Th ult., in which
] 100 Indians were killed and So taken
| prisoners. A laFge amount Of prop
erty was captured. Black Kettle
! was killed. One Captain of Custar's
! command was killed, "a Lieut.. Col.
severely wounded, aud one soldier
KILLED aud fourteen wounded.
4 FIRE at Fort Lafayette destroyed
| all the woodwork of the Fort, and
other property to the amount OF S3O,-
600.
| The Presidential electors met in
California on the I'd inst, and cast
the vote of the State for Grant and
Collar.
The electors for Oregon met at the
capital of that State On the I'd inst,
and cast the vote of the State for
Seymour and Blair,
The efacial vote Of California,
shows a majority Of 46I for Grant
and CoIfax.
The official vote of Oregon shows
a majority of is4 for Seymour and
Blair.
1t Is reported the Erie Company
viii proceed at once TO lay a third
or narrow guage 10 make connec-
ton via the Suspension Bridge at
Niagara, by road, with the Michi-
gan Central Railroad to Chicago.
The Clarksville Mo-, Sentinel, an
nounces the failure in that city, Of
Mackey & Winn. Their liabilities
are put down at somewhere between
ESQ, 900 and $4,000.
The Department reports win all be
ready to be laid before Congress on
Monday with the Presidents Mes
sage.
Commissioners TaylaF Is preparing
report against the transfer Of the
Indian Bureau to the War Depart
rnent. The friendly and more civil
lized Indiansare opposed to the trans
fer,
Stephen ]. Meany, the Fenian,
sailed for Europe on Thursday. One
condition of his liberation from an
English prison, some months ago,
was, that he would not return TO the
British Dominions.
The Empress Eugene Is 4nnoun~
ced tQ be again, for the first time, In
II years, In a situation of thrilling
interest.
Davis, who fought McCoole two
yearsago, has challenged Ryall for
one thousand dollars q side. Ryall
offers to fight, but not for less Than
two thousand dollars.
A. 7. Lowe, qf Marion, William.
son county, H., was shot dead in u
saloon at Carbonate ON the ID inst,
by man named .saEuum,
The statement that tha Presiden.
and Cabinet, In council, yesterday,
decided 10 retain four million dollars
OF bonds belonging to the Pacific
Railroad ID lDatrne.
Attorney General Eyarts cQasid.