Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-09-30
DOHlENIlC.

A Santa Fe dispatch OF the 10Th says ire.
mendous storms had prevailed throughout
New Mexico during the previous ten days,
and the town Of Las Cruces had been nearly
destroyed by the bursting of water.spout.
Great damage had been done to the wheat
crop,
A New York dispatch Of the Goth an
nounces the prevalence of a serious disease
among the horses in that city, similar to the
epiaootic of two years ago. There were
10000 animals suffering from the complaint
The Grand Council To treat with the In
dians relative TO the cessiou TO the Govern
ment of their rights in the Black Hills as
semhled on the White River, about six miles
below the Red Cloud Agency, on the 2lst
Red Cloud refused to attend ut the opening
of the council, Senator Allison opened the
conference with speech In which he eX.
planned to the Indians the desire of the white
people to secure a right to the Indian Black
Hills region by giving them a fair equivalent
for the same.
The Chicago Tribune OF the 2lst SAYS:
"Thc severe frosts of the last few nights
have, to some extent and in some localities,
nipped the growing corn, but not disastrous
ly, The great bulk of the crop had passed
the point of injury, and is safe"
Washington telegram OF the 22d saws
there remained only SIS 900, 900 of the new
5per cent. bonds for negotiation, and that no
further call for the redemption OF the old
bonds would he made until demanded by sub.
scripuons 10 the new.
The news received on the 22d from the re
cent flood disasters ON the coast of Texas
shows that the storm had swept over the
whole line of the coast, aud, in addition To the
damage done at Galveston, that at least nine
towns had been nearly or quite obliterated.
namely: mdiauola, on the west shore of Mat
agorda Bay, having about 1900 inhabitants.
where but three houses were left standing
aud from $50 To 200 lives were lost: Saluria,
on the Matagorda Island; Sabine Pass: Cal
caSieu, san Bernardino; Buffalo BAYOU;
Lynchhurg, town of about 1000
Inhabitants; Matagorda, the capital Of Mata.
gorda County, and Cedar Lake A large
number Of lives must have been lost, and the
restitution and suffering of TIE survivors were
very great One dispatch 10 New Orleans
from ludianols says; Send us help, for Gods
sake!' Aid was being rendered 10 the suffer
ers 10y the people OF New Orleans and Calves.
ton. Acting Mayor Davis, Of Galveston,
telegraphed 10 the Mayor Of 81. Louis
on the I'D, appealing for aid and
saying the survivors in the towns DESTROYED
had lost everything, and that provisions,
clothing aud every necessary Of life were
needed. These floods were caused by steady,
heavy winds blowing the waters OF the rulf
in huge waves upon the coast
Mail accounts received on the 3Sd of the re-.
cent storm and food disaster at Galveston.
Tex, represent the loss Of property as far ex.
ceeding in amount that given by previous tel
egraphic reports. Three hundred houses
were swept away, and the destruction 10 rail
road bridges and other improvements would
run the aggregate loss up 10 between S5.0oO,
coo and 100000. II was thought on the
sd that the total number Of lives lost along
the coast by the storm would reach, il no,