The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-01
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for the purpose of furnishing them or for the
protection of persons and property against
| their depredations, commanding officers ofthe.
departments of Missouri and Texas may dis
regard the lines separating these depart
ments.
| General Pope writes to General Sherman
THAT, except to careless stragglers outside the
military lines. and to a few remote settlers,
he thinks we are fully able to give protection
| from Indian eutrages.
Newsfrom Minnesota on the 18th, concern
ing the grasshopper plague, was still more.
| alarming. The whole southwestern part of
the State, including the counties Of Blue
Earth, Watowan, Redwood, Noble, Cotton
wood, Rock, Waseca and Nicolett are infest-
ed with these pests which travel in swarms
i in northerly course, with the wind, alight-
fling upon and devouring whole sections of
grain in a few days, leaving the land as clean,
as if Graded. The Governor has issued a
proclamation asking assistance for the unfor-
tunate homesteaders, many of whom are
abandoning their claims ssss sss > E.ss
About one-half of the business portion of
/
1 the 18th. Loss some $50, 200, ON which the
insurance is said to be but about $25 .00e.
Chicago has been devastated by another ter
/ rible confagration. At halfpast O'Clock p,
M on the 18th, paint manufacturing shop
on the corner of Twelfth and Clark streets
Eeaught fire, caused by the ignition of some
j paint materials which were being mixed in
the building. The fire extended to some
wooden buildings adjoining, anda brisk wind
having set in from the south, the fire was
driven with great headway toward the, busi-
ness portion of the city. At the corner of
Third avenue and Polk streets, the Fire De-
4 partment, unable to check the spread of the
flames with water, commenced to blow up
the buildings with gunpowder, but the build
II ings thus experimental upon being only
small wooden affairs, the effort was not sue
cessful. The extent Of the confagration
had by this time caused general alarm
among the inhabitants, who rushed TO the
scene of the fire from all parts of the city,
J while the occupants of buildings in the yicin-
ity made preparations for a hasty exit. The
: Pest-offfce being exactly in the line of the
, fire, the mail matter was hastily packed up
land removed to place of safety. At eight
o'clock the last loaded wagon drove from the
! building; ten minutes previous to that time
!, the roof had taken fire, and in another hall
: hour the building was enyeloped in flames.
The First Baptist Church, on Wabash ave.
nue., one of the finest church edifces in the
! city, was also burned about this time. Then
ad the Michigan Avenue Hotel, st. James Hotel
s Continental Hotel, Jewish Synagogue
Church of the Messiah. Olivet Baptist Church
e and the Adelphi Theater also succumbed tt
4 the flames On the east side of Wabash ave
g nue. some dozen handsome buildings were de
:, stroyed, while on the west side of the stree
Ibetweer the limits of the fire every buildin:
!, was leveled with the ground. At about mid
!, night, the wind having veered around to tn
+ west, the fire was stayed in its course, tn
limits of its ravages being as fol
lows, and comprising about twent,
blocks: On Clark and Dearborn street
from Twelfth to Polk streets; on Stat
e street and Wabash Avenue from Harmon
e court to jackson street. Third and Fourt
avenues are burned nearly their whol
e length. The fire burned number of house
on Michigan avenue, but has not damage
IS that street to any great extent. The loss
u supposed TO be from 81 100000 to $4,000, ,00(
y probably about two-fifths insured. 1t is
a remarkable coincidence that the confiagrs
u ton was STAYED on nearly the precise limit
u of the great fire of 1871, the oil
y g church of Robert Laird Colyer, which jus
e escaped the former fire, being one of the la'
T, to succumb at this time. A number of live
y were lost, three firemen being killed by fallin
lswalls, and another losing his life by fallin
L fli
patched from Milwaukee, Bloomington, Al
y rera, Joliet, Elgin, Racine, Dixon and An
q boy to assist in subduipg the flames, whic
le were fortunately stayed before their arriva
oA The name of the man who attempted to a
le sassinate Prince Bismarck is Edward Kul
"a "a man. A priest named Hauthafer has bee
III arrested at Schweinfurt as an accomplice
+ the conspiracy. In response to the congratl
VI lations of the populace upon his escap
Prince Bismarck made an, address, in whic
{ he said the attempt on his life was not mac
at his person, but at the cause he represente'
ss In conclusion, he proposed three cheers ft
y the German Empire and the allied Germa
princes. Thanksgiving services were held
"a the Protestant churches in commemoration
u his providential escape.
IN A large fire occurred at Oshkosh, Wis, G
the night of the 14th, extending on Ma
ed street for half a mile, and westward to Il
lake. The loss is estimated at 81 100000.
at
De FOREIGN.
An important vote was taken in the Frent
N. Assembly, onthe sth, being upon a resolutit
IL expressing confidence in Marshal MacMahe
and resolving .energetieally to uphold d
in septennial powers conferred upon him." II
n motion was rejected by vote of 301 yeas
Is, 1858 nays. Immediately after the adjour
ID. ment of the Assembly Cabinet council w