The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-31
WEST.

It is estimated that not less than forty
persons were killed by lightning in Minnesota
last week
In Minnesota the grasshoppers have
undoubtedly destroyed a million and half
bushels of wheat, and are liable to destroy an
other half million bushels. The wheat crop
of the state may be roughly estimated at from
twenty-five to twenty-five million bushels
Barley, rye and oats promise well.
Agents of foreign insurance compa-
MES at Chicago, have received Instructions
by cable The Scottish Commercial has de-
oided to withdraw, and it's agent will take no
more risks The London Assurance, North
British, Commercial Union, Queen, Lanca-
shire and Imperial, all English companies,
have instructed their agents to raise their rates
to fifty per cent. The Liverpool, London and
Globe have not sent any orders.
The miners at the Lake Superior,
Cleveland, New York, Lake Angeline, and
Barnum'a mines, at Marquette, have been on a
strike since the 2Oth. The miners have thus
far been very orderly, but they guard the
mines and will not allow any workmen to re-
main in the mines. The strikers number
about two thousand men, composed princi-
Pally Of Swedes, Norwegians and Cornish.
A Fort Sill letter of the 10th states,
that on the 14th the wood camp Of Mr. Evans,
thirteen miles from the fort, was attacked by
Indians. small detachment of United
States troops followed, compelling them to
abandon about sixty head Of cattle. The
body of white man was found, full of ar
rows and his head scalped.
In connection with an application of
General Sheridan for effective operations
against Indians, Kiowas. COmanches and
Cheyennes, the secretary of war his instructed
the general of the army as follows The
guilty Indians viii be pursued and punished
wherever found, and reservation lines should
be no barrier to such operations. Care should
be taken not to strike innocent or friendly
Indians who are near tho agency, and who
have taken no part in the recent forays.
Measures sheuld be Immediately tlken tc
keep friendly Indians from others, and per-
mission be afforded to others who are friendly
and have not had opportunity to Join them to
come in. Then all who persist in hostilities
should be pursued and punished.
A dispatch from Eureka, Nevada,
says terrible water-spout burst in the noun
tains on the 25th inst, and swept through Tia,
town, killing twenty persons, and causing
spout crossed the Central Pacific track be-
tween Humboldt, Weels and Toane, washing
out the track. The west bound emigrant trair
was wrecked and five passengers killed. Il
had been raining with great vio!e ce from ear
ly in tho morning till noon, when a cloud burs
on the lofty range of mountains to the east
A vast volume of water rushed down tn,
canon where the town is located. The east
ff,ff 1,a
utss by the fearful rush Of water constantly
increasing in violence, depth and impetuosity
The people of that portion OF the place wer,
hemmed in every moment. Houses were torn
from their foundations and swept away Will
their occupants. Ropes were procured and
line formed of brave men, who thus protected
dashed into the torrent aud saved many lives
Only few women and children were lost
The body OF one, Mrs. Bray. was recovered
R)dger Robenott, reporter or the Sentinel, i
among the drowned. The Sentinel Office wa
swept away. Bodies are being brought to tn
court house as fast as recovered. Three Chi
namen lost. Thirty houses swept away. Al
parts Of the town were involved. The dane
houses and other places OF amusement ar
gone The food lasted only half an hour
The total loss OF life is not yet known. It
believed it will reach twenty-five or thirty.