The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-08

CnarieS dOOQrIcn III tHdt City, las ucOH uO-
clared hopelessly insane and has been trans
ferred to an asylum.
It was ascertained, on the 10th, that seven
persons had lost their lives by the Chicago
fire. The bodies of two men and child had
been found in the ruins of house on Clark
street.
Galveston dispatches of the 18th convey in
formation of two engagements between the
Texas Rangers and the Indians. The first of
these occurred about twenty-five miles north
west of Jacksboro, on the 18th, in which the
Rangers were forced to retire with loss of
one man killed and several wounded; the
other occurred ON the 18th locality not stat
ed), and lasted several hours, until nightfall,
the red skins again being successful; the
white loss was three killed, five wounded,
and fifteen missing. Troops were dispatched
from Fort Richardson to aid the Rangers,
but do not seem to have overtaken the lndl-
ans. On the same day that the first fight oc-
Cured, the Indians attacked Laving's Ranch,
in Lost Valley, but were driven off. after kill
ing one of Laving's men.
A dispatch from Rawlins, Wyoming Terri
tory, 18th, says that a mining camp at Semi
mole, twenty-five miles north of that place,
had been attacked by Indians, and that the
fight had lasted for two days. The miners
only numbered thirty-five, while the attack
ing party was believed to be not less than
two.hundred. The Governor of the Terri
tory had telegraphed Gen. Ord for assistance,
who at once dispatched a company of cavalry,
and party of citizens, fully armed, had also
left from Rawlins.
Two express trains on the Erie Railway
came into collision near Canaserago, N. Y,
on the 18th, badly injuring several passen-
gers and smashing the locomotives and cars.
Nathan Isaacson has been arrested at Chi
cago, charged with firing the building that
| caused the fire on July Il. The testimony
taken goes to show that he offered peddler
named Wolfson, $100 to fire the building, ano
that he had himself once attempted the deco
unsuccessfully and then boasted he woulc
have better success next time.
/ A horse-thief, named Oliver P. Froket,was
hanged by the vigilsntes at Nevada, Vernon
county, Mo-, on the night of the 18th.
Fred. Olds has made confession of thu
murder of D. W. Ferris, in Shawnee county
Kansas, in March last. His father. Franl
Olds, who was arrested as an accessory, ha
been discharged from custody, there being nj
evidence against him.
General Sheridan received dispatch from
Lieutenant Olmstead, on the Goth, announc
ing that fight had occurred somewhere il
Washington Territory, between the Araps
hoes and force under Captain Bates, i
which the Indians had twenty-five warrior
killed. The loss among the troops was small
William and Robert Wallace, brother an
cousin of Sid Wallace, who was hung q
: Clarksville, Ark, recently, were shot an
: killed from the bush near that place on th
night of the Goth.
A dispatch from Austin, Texas, to the Ga
weston Neacs, says that lase intelligence n
ceived at the Adjutant- Generals office frol
, the Indian Territory, states that on June
the Comanehes, Kiowas and Cheyennes a
tackled the settlement of Dotywelps and wei
repulsed with loss of fifteen killed an
twenty-three wounded. A large number
! horses were killed, and three surveyors, en-
ployed by Hook, Bush & Armstrong, wei
i killed by Indians near Antelope Hills.