The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-08
News Sun1ma airy.

1T l. reported at Omaha. Nebraska. that
the Indians are returning from the North
10 the Red Cloud, Spotted Tail Agencies
stating that 81 Indians more have died Of
wounds received IN the night with Capt.
Bates. 1t is also said that Slubber OF
Slobler prominent Indian in the raids
and troubles Of last spring, has been kill
ed by some If Gen. Custards command
and that the Black Hills expedition i re-
plng to the River The same intelli-
gence says the Indians are very much ex-
cited about the news
On the morning Of the 9TH the steamer
Pat Rogers was burnt one mile below
Aurora, Ind, and about twenty lives we're
lost, PRINCIPALLY women The fire caught
IN some bales of cotton which formed 4
part Of the steamers cargo, it is supposed
from sparks from the chimney. and the
boat was burned t. the waters edge. Both
the boat and cargo, the latter consisting of
cattle, sheep and hogs, besides cotton. are
total loss. The passenger REGISTER and
All the books were DESTROYED. The boat
was valued at SO, 900 and was insured IN
Cincinnati FIR S32 900 and il Louisville
Tor 5000. the value If the cargo has
not been asceri aimed.
The names Of the lost so far as ascer-
tanned, are }. h. Stewart and Mrs Smith.
1T Madison, Ind. W G.. Brown. Of CiDcin-
mats, son of II. W Brown, Of the Union
Line Transportation Company Charles
u. DIttman, the pilot Shirley Snyder and
Jacob Light, Of the crew Mrs. futile and
child, of Harrison. Ohio Charles Req
wlger, stoker Miller Muntz, barber. and
several lady passengers, whose names are
unknown
The grasshoppers in Western Kansas
are doing immense damage to the crops.
Letters from Cloud county say nine-tenths
Of the corn in the region has been DESTROY
ed. The owner Of 90 acre field writes
that they destroyed more of his corn in
twenty-tour hours after descending. than
1000 cattle could in the same length of
time. The territory covered BY the pests
Is over 100 miles in width, extending from
the Nebraska line on the North If the Ar
kansas river Oh the south. Corncordia. ID
Cloud county, Is near the eastern limit of
the swarm. They seem to oe coming from
the northwest, and bearing south. Reports
estimating great loss to the corn and fruit
have been received from fifteen counties.
In many localities much suffering is pre-
dlcted
A dispatch from Fort Garry says that
reports from all sections Of Manitoba. indi-
cate that the grasshoppers ravages are not
so bad as at first reported Fully one half
crop expected
An army OF grasshcppers we're passing
over the city high in the air. to the south
west ali Saturday afternoon.
A correspondent writing from Washing
ton states that since the official business,
pertaining to the Centennial Exposition
has transferred from the Department Of
State to the Interior, the correspondence
was increased. COmmunications to and
from foreign governments go through the
Department of State. Recently about 90
600 copies OF the revised regulations Of the
commission have been sent to our Minis
ters and Consuls for general distributiop
These regulations have been printed in
four languages, English, French, Spanish
and German. Not quite month has
elapsed since the Secretary of State ~
accordance with Joint resolution Of Con-
gress, and at the request Of the Secretary
of the Interior, sent a circular to the diff
ferent foreign Government, extending n
cordial invitation to take part in the En-.
position, and therefore sufficient time has
not passed for responses. Unofficial in
formation, however, shows that much ~
tarest in the Exposition Ia manifested
ahFomd, which insures ahpie contributions
fFDn al paris. Of The World, includinc
China and Japan. The latter is contem.
plstinQ q special commission. In response
10 many INQUIRIES, correspondents have