Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-06

by hre on Inc night OF the 18th. Loss about
100000. Over 200 poor families were rem
dercd homeless. One fireman was killed.
1t was reported on the Goth that Gen.
Sherman continued to be of the impression
that the hostile Sioux had been divided up,
and that they were endeavoring to get out
of the Powder River and Big Horn country.
He was Of the opinion that they did not
want to fight any more, and that they would
cndeavor TO cross the Yellowstone to ret
away.
The second race off Chicago, on Lake
Michigan, between the yachts Frolic, Of Chi
cago, and the Ina, Of Toronto, Canada, came
off on the 2sth. The Ina came in slightly
ahead, but the referee decided against her
because she did not round the stake-boat
from the port side, which the articles Of
agreement called for, but sailed in on the
starboard side. The distance sailed was
thirty miles The Frolic having won the
previous contest on the Goth, was declared
entitled to the stake money, but the Cap
tain of the Ina protested, and refused to al
low the stakes to be delivered up.
On the Both ult. the managers of the Cen
tennial Exposition decided to have two
more twenty-five cent days-Sept and Q.
The Dayton Short-Line freight depot at
Cincinnati was burned on the morning of
the Both ult. A large quantity Of freight
was destroyed, involving loss of some
$500, 900.
Reports were received at New Orleans on
She 29th ult. TO the effect that the residences
Of David Faulk and Isaac Garrett, near
Monroe, had been fred into, and an attempt
had been made to Kill Lamay Faux, q
planter, living on the river below Monroe
Mr.. CARROTS house received about seventy
bullets. Mr. Faux saw two men, both
coored, enter his gate. They exploded two
caps, aiming at him, and went on. Several
white families in the vicinity had come to
Monroe for safety, and appeals had been
made to volunteer companies there for as
sistance. Monroe telegram says it was
thought this trouble grew out Of a disturb
ance which occurred few nights
before at Republican barbecue On
the afternoon of the 30th, Dr. b. ~
Dinkgrove former Sheriff. and late Tax Col
lector of the Parish, was killed while going
to dinner. His assailant was an unknown
man, who rode rapidly away after shooting
his victim The Impression is said to have
been general that this assassination was the
result Of an old feud growing out Of the
Doctors killing man named kimberley, in
self-delensc, some six years ago.
There were sixty-hvo dismissals in the
United States Treasures office at Washing
ton, on the 3lst ult. 1t was stated that, with
in week all the departments would have
made the necessary reductions of clerical
force,
Advces from Decatur, Texas, received at
St Louis on the 3,st ult., say: "Rev. W.
&. England, Methodist minister, his wife,
step-daughtcr and four sons were muir
dercd at their home, six miles from Mon
tague, last Stturday night, by a party of
disguised men, The particulars Of the tiend-
ish affair have not been received, but il is
supposed that the bu'chery was committed
for money, as the family is rich"
An Omaha telegram of the 3lst ult says
\, A. Jones, agent of Clark's pony express
at Deadwood City, who arrived at Sidney
that morning, says the Indians raided the
road between Custer and Deadwood on the
Goth, killed Weston Smith, a minister and
three miners named Ike Brown, pollins and
Mason, carrying of their stock. On
the 22d they made raid on party
five miles south Of Custer City, and killed
James Kidd, Samuel Wallace, Jacob
Welly and Thompson The Indians were
supposed 20 he Northern Sioux from the hos
tile camp ON The road TO the agencies, Jones
SAYS the country was full Of Indians. \
statement, previously sent, that Dcadwood
had been corraled is pronounced untrue.
The Chicago Typographical Union have
recently voted to reduce the price OF compo-
sition on morning newspapers from forty
seven to forty-two cents, and on evening
newspapers from forty.two to thirty-cighi
| c uts per thuusan d ems.
4 courier who left the camp Of Crook aud
Terry ON the 2oth ult, at the mou h Of Pow.
der River, arrived at Fort Fettermau on the
ON a trail which was estimated at 10000
ponies Campdrcs indicated seven distinct
bands There was reason 10 believe that the
Indians were almost destitute of food.
and traces left in the deserted camps
indicated their reduced extremity, using raw
hides for food An the Snake allies had
gone homc, the Crows remaining. Gen,
Crook fully expected TO strike Sitting Bun
in IA few days,
PER- So>AI.
Tho final obseQuics of the late Speaker
Kerr tool, place at New Albany, Ind, ON the