Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-07-30


at Seminole. Gov, Campbell had telegraphed
Gen. Ord for assistance.
Intelligence was received on the 18th OF an
attack the day before by Indians near sher-
man. Tex. Several Of the rangers had been
killed
Two trains on the Erie Railway collidcd on
the morning Of the 18TH near Canascra9a \.
Y while going at the rate of twenty miles an
hour. One man was killed and about twenty
were Hore or less injured Both trains We're
badly shattered. The forward first-class car
Of the westward train, which was full OF
ladies and children, left its trucks, swept
everything above the floor Of the smoking
car, and only stopped at the wreck Of the en-
gines, where it remained exactly on the floor
Of the smoking-car. Among those injured
were r. g. Heryey, Of Terre Haute Ind, and
o. W. Barrett, Of Chicago.
Intelligence was received by Gen. Sher-
idan on the 20th Of fight with the Arrapa-
hoes on the 10Th near Camp Stambaugh,
Wyoming Territory, in which twenty-five
Indians were killed and $50 ponies cap
tured The loss Of the troops was four
killed and three wounded. On the 18th a
large body OF Comanchcs attacked Il com.
pany Of regular cavalry about thirty miles
west of Fort sin, in the Chickasaw Nation
Col Carpenter was badly wounded and six
of his soldiers were killed. besides great
number wounded All Indian traders had
predicted Il general uprising in the Terri
tory.
4 special from East Saginaw, Mich, reports
the existence Of immense forest fires north of
that city.
A ST. Paul dispatch Of the Doth saws that on
the afternoon Of that day eX-Atty.-Gen. Clark,
OF Manitoba, was outragcously assaulted by
Capt. Hay, Of the Minneapolis police, and SO
badly injured that his recovery was considered
doubtful Hay had been arrested on the
charge of assault with intent to commit
murder.
A Washington dispatch of the DIST says that
acting-Goy. Davis, Of Mississippi, had made a
formal call under the Constitution, upon the
President for military aid to enable the Govern
or 10 prevent domestic violence Two com
panies Of regulars had been sent to Nicksburg
TO rcpress the disorders that might arise on
the day OF the coming election,
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, in a
letter addressed to one Of the Friends who
demanded the removal of Special Agent Miles
because he called upon the military for aid in
protecting his agency, says that the demand,
if persisted in, would work great injustice to
the Indian policy OF the Government, and de-
clines to remove him.
From returns TO the Department of AgricUl-
ture, published on the DIST, it appears that an
increase in the corn area OF fully 100000
acres t. apparent, or per cent. above the
breadth Of last year, The percentage Of in
crease is largest in the South. The increase
in acres is largest in the West The condition
Of corn is generally good in the West but
elsewhere variable Only Massachusetts of
the Eastern States reports an average condi-
ton. only Pennsylvania of the Middle
States and Maryland, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, and Texas of the
Southern States report The same. Minnesota
Is an exception in the Western States, report
ing uinety-four. California and Oregon fail
to give full average The percentages Of
condition above average are as follows; South
Carolina, iOl :, Massachusetts,, Florida, Michi
gan and KANSAS l02; Maryland and Iowa.
l04; Illinois, 1O5 Texas, l0d; Indiana and
Nebraska, l09. The States averaging 100 are
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Mis-
souri,
On the morning of the 22d a destructive fire
broke out in the jewelry store of Giles
Brothers, Nos. III and l23 State street, Chi
cago Loss estimated at $50, 900.
The order OF the Secretary of War sending
two companies of regulars to Vicksburg,
Miss, to rcpress anticipated violence was
revoked on the I'D,
On the morning Of the Esd, at Cleveland,
Ohio, while Il tank of crude oil was being re-
moved from the cars at the Atlantic Il Great
Western Railroad to the oil warehouse, it
caught fire from a lantern. 4 huge explosion
followed. The reservoir was shattered and the
three attendants blown into the air a long
distance, enyclopcd in burning OIL. The oil in
the cars aud adjoining tanks exploded in
quick succession.
4 Green Bay dispatch Of the sd says that
forest fires had been raging for several DAYS
in the region north and northwest Of Tat
city Near Shiocton over 500 acres OF cram
berry marsh had been burned over
Bids aggrcgatjng 100000 were received
at the Treasury Department on the 93d TO- the
new bonds
Personal.
The statement of Mr.. Tfiton, detailing his
grounds OF ollcnse against Mr. Becchcr, made
a., "a, Tnyasf;.r4fip.. te,r,ufrt4y If plNu,.D+b