The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-07-19
Domestic Intelligence.

Domestic Intelligence.
Gold closed, in New York, on July 8,
A large number of Kickapoos from the
band lately chastised by Mackenzie, have
come across the Rio Glande from their
abiding place in Mexico, and asked to be
sent to their reservation. 1t Is said the
request will be complied with.
Up to the first day of July instant, TO-
4so. 900 postal cards had been issued and
orders were on hand for q, ,639 900 more,
Lieut.. Babcock, Fifth Cavalry, who
was sent in pursuit of the murderers OF
Almy, overlook them on the mountains
and compelled an engagement, killing
fourteen and capturing six. Two Of
Babcock's Indian aids we're wounded.
Four men died of cholera six miles be-
low Cairo, on June 2. Several others are
reported down with the disease.
The wind and rain storm of the evening
of July extended over wide extent OF
territory, and caused extensive damage.
At Green Lake, Wis, boat containing
twenty persons was capsized, and ten OF
them drowned. In the States of Ohio and
Indiana hurricanes and tornadoes. with
floods and rain, have followed each other
in quick succession. Telegraph wires
have been generally prostrated over both
States. At Springfield, Ohio, 1t is re-
ported that the telegraph poles have been
blown across the turnpikes so thickly in
some places as to entirely obstruct travel.
Immense quantities of water fell, and
there has been great deal OF
damage done to the crops.
In Richmond, Ind, trees were blown
down in the streets; one fell on an ex-
press wagon, breaking both legs of the
driver, and crushing the wagon. At
Troy, Ohio, large cordage factory was
; unroofed. This side of Troy. on the Day
ton & Michigan Railroad, houses were
seen tumbling down. fences prostrated
trees uprooted, fields of grain leveled,
corn fields flattened, and, in some in.
stances, corn uprooted. Everywhere the
fields seemed lakes OF water. On the
Banesville road bridges were washed
away. On the Milwaukee & Northern
Railroad trains were very much delayed
g by fallen trees. Over eighty had to bt
cut from the track before the trains cOult
: pass. An engineer on the passengel
train saw tornado approaching, and pu
on heavy pressure of steam and got int
: the clearing ahead of it. Hundreds o
acres of grain we're prostrated along th'
course of the storm. At St. Joseph, Mo.
}. the storm was particularly violent. Th'
steamer Mountaineer was lying at tn
e river bank above the bridge, secured t.
n the railroad track and other fastenings b.
n eight cables, two of which were new an
r four and half inches in diameter. A
|. the first big blow these lines parted, teal
ing up portion of the railroad track, an
,. the steamer turned her head down stream
:. The wind kept her close to the St. Josep
shore, and she drifted down and struc
= the east end of the bridges draw. Sev
d eral of the iron guys of the bridge wer
n sprung from their bolts, and the damaeg
a. to the bridge is from $4,000 to SIC, ,0O(
and it will require twenty days to max
,e the repairs.
" There were three distinct shocks OF a
,e earthquake, at Buffalo, n. Y, on tn
morning of July 6. ....
1t A fatal case of cholera was reported, 0
r. July z, at Jersey City, N. j.
re The following is the comparative cotto
le statement for the week ending July 4:
IT. Bale
Receipts at all ports for the week.. 15,2