, 1875-06-17
Arrived, steamer Colon from Aspin.

Arrived, steamer Colon from Aspin-
wall.
CHICAGO, June 12.-Col. j. W. Fore
. syth. who left Fort Buford on the 22d of
May to explore the Yellowstone river,
telegraphs from Bismarck. Dakota, that
his party will leave for Chicago to-day.
The party reached point 4S5 miles
above Foit Buford. Col. Forsyth thinks
i. that tor three months in the year the
Yellowstone is isnavigable from its mouth
to the mouth of the Bighorn and thinks
it much better than the upper Missouri
river during the same period.
P1rTsBURe, June IA serious fire
occurred this afternoon at the Brilliant
} Oil Works seven miles from this city on
the Allegheny Valley Railroad. The
fire originated in tank containing
/ 90, 1000 barrels of oil and in less than 20
minutes the tank was enveloped in
flames which communicated with an
other tank containing 10000 barrels.
, Engines have been sent frcm this city
and 1t is thought the fire can be confined
to the two tanks.
Later-The two tanks exploded at II
o'clock tonight and the burning oil has
scattered in all directions setting fire to
warehouse and large house contain
ing several thousand empty barrels.
both of which were entirely destroyed.
The fire communicated to two other
tanks which. with one tank of benzine
and two of tar were destroyed. 1t is
thought now the fire is under control
though the oil is burning fercely. The
telegraph wires are burned. 1t is esti>
mated that the loss will reach S15O.0O0.
GALVESTON, June PA Brownsville
special says Gen. Steele and Maj. Dwyer
left yesterday for Rio Grande.
Cap. McNeilly and part of his COM
pany are watching for raiders now on
this side.
Gen Cortina is shipping to Cuba
many of the beeves having American
brands. Men assisting in the shipping
say the beeves were stolen from Texas.
About 10U.0 900 pounds of dried beef is
ready for shipment, which is undoubt>
edly American, as Mexicans do not raise
half enough of beef to supply their
own market.
Above here cattle stealing is terrible, |
and oxen are driven off amost daily. |
1t is reported that Cortina's resignation |
mas been accepted. He don't intend to
go and report.
Gen. Steele gave orders for rangers
not to cross the Rio Grande on account
of the exasperated feeling of the Mexi-
cans and the danger that they would lay
waste the country between Neuces and
Rio Grande before force could be sent
there to cneck them. The war feeling
is strong ON tie Mexican side.
New YORK. June 13.-The Boston
Express train due here at IL 80 ran off
the track about miles above the city,
parlor coaches were overturned and
number of passengers were quite severe
" burned and bruised, Vice President
Wilson was in the rear coach and es-
capped injury. Miss Annie Louise Garry.
vocalist, was slightly injured. Ex-
speaker Blaine occupied a seat in the
first coach and received injuries which
will confine him to his bed day or two.
ST. JOHN, n. B. June 12.-Kerrand ,
& Thomas hardware and silverware
establishment and Barfe's store were 6
burned last night; loss $4,000. =
Her Majesty's steamer Swallow has 8
left here in search of the missing Vicks- g
burg's boat.
MONTREAL, Canada. June ia tele- I
gram from ST. Johns, to France 6 Co. in t
this city states that nine OF the crew and :
passengers of the Vicksburg were |
brought to st. Johns by an Amerisan
fisherman. The Government has sent S
out steamer to look for the missing
boat. t
TORONTO, Canada, Juno 1.-THE a
steam mills of Edwards & Co., Ottawa i
River were burned tonight with eight i
dwellings, stables and 100000 feet of t
lumber, loss $3.50, 900, insurance 5000
ST. JOHN. N. F.. June H. Survivors
of the Vicksburg disaster who reached t
here Saturday, report that six boats I
were lowered from the Yicksburg. Two I
capsized alongside. one two hours after t
leaving the vessel, and their own was c
picked up. One of the boats unaccoun- f
ted for, is no doubt that containing the a
5 men who arrived at New York. The I
Captain and officers are said to have 2
behaved well, but the seamen acted
badly. The Captain and women went 2
down with the vessel. Another vessel
has sailed to search for the missing. \
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, June 1.-THE prin- l
ciple residents of Anna Arundel county, t
in which the recent Outrage upon Miss G
Jackson was committed by the negro q
Semms, came into the city early this v
and proceeded to the Jail, went
to the cell where the negro was and L
forcing him away without releasing him u
from the irons and at short distance t
from the city, hanged him to tree. r
where he still hangs. The mob went n
provided with pick-axes, crow-bars and a
other instruments for gaining admission t
to the Jail, had they met force or lesis- 4
tance. The negro did not say word. r
Boston, June 14.-In the Superior :
Court this morning Thos. W. Piper was
indicted for the murder of the child,
Mabel N. Young. in The belfry of the
Warren Avenue church few Sundays
ago. /