Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-24
General News.
GREAT STORM IN ENGLAND


rapidity with which the tempest ey.
tended in area was extraordinary, and
creates the utmost astonishment here
Throughout England the damage cans.
ed by the storm is very great and re-
ports reach London from all parts Of
the country describing the destruction
of property of every description.
THE DEVASTATION EXTENDS
to such well-known cities as Oxford
where the university buildings Were
damaged and many residences injured
Cambridge, where similar destruction
occurred; both, though in compare
lively sheltered positions, suffered: and
Windsor, where many valuable trees
were overturned in the royal parks
At Oxford the great glass roof OF the
Great Western Railroad Station was
blown away, and the building otherwise
damaged. The splendid trees of the
famous Christ Church walk at Oxford
were uprooted, and hundreds of build
ings We're damaged. The destruction
at this ancient city is unprecedented
The gale extended
OVER IRELAND
and Scotland, intenupting telegraphic
communication and spreading destruc-
ton over a wide area. At Penzance.
Cornwall, and the Sicily Islands the gale
increased TO hurricane, and many
distressing rumors prevail as to the loss
of life and property along the coast
THE WEST INDIES.
Havana advices of the 10th state
that a fearful hurricane visited Curacao
and the neighboring islands Sept. %,
which caused great damage. The wind
blew from all quarters. The sea wash
ed away the lower part of the town of
Wllhelmstadt, and nearly every house
in what is known as the Petrimay quar-
ter was destroyed, and Notifications are
in ruins. Many families are destitute.
The damage to property is estimated at
over 100000 a Dutch man-of-war
and two Dutch schooners were wrecked.
Several lives were lost. All the salt
ponds in the neighborhood Island of
Bonaire are ruined
GEN. MILES CATCH.
\ Helena, Montana, telegram of
Oct. 10Th says: Leaving the battlefield
on the morning of the 9TH, Gen. Miles
moved southwark few miles, and was
compelled to go into camp, owing to
severe storm of snow and sleet which
prevailed. Before leaving the field,
some of Miles soldiers discovered the
war chief
WHITE BIRD
buried III one of the rihe-pits and Gov
cred with buffalo robes and slight top
ping of earth, who. when he was drag
ged from his cover, presented most
woe-begone spectacle, and begged hard
to get away.
On yesterday twelve Nez Perces war
riors came into Gen. Miles camp and
voluntarily surrendered In capturing
THE sQUAW CAMP,
Miles has undoubtedly secured the en-
tire band and all warriors now outside
will undoubtedly rejoin their squaws
and children.
The commission left for Fort Benton
this morning, and went into camp on
Marias river this evening. Tomorrow
they will be met by their escort, con-
sisting of three companies of the %
cavalry, under Capt. Tyler, who Will go
as far rs the border.
NEW YORK EXPORTS.
\ New York dispatch Of the 10th
says there were exported from this city
to Europe during the past week 7S7 ,653
bushels of wheat, 5l6,5l5 bushels of
corn, 1898 barrels of flour, 14,445
packages of oil cake, 44,726 bushels of
rye, 5,l06 bushels of peas, 81 ,SS4 bush
els of barley, 5000 bushels of oats, %
2G6 boxes of cheese, 5,307 boxes Of ba-
con, S37 barrels of beef, l.077 barrels OF
pork, and 5000 packages of butter. The
weekly export of cotton was 9,44o bales.
OUR WHEAT AND CORN.
\ New York dispath of the 10Th says
the grain crop of the United States this
autumn is a vast increase over that OF
any preceding year in the history OF
the country. 1t amounts in the two
principal cereals, wheat and corn, to
325, 600 900 bushels of the former, and
$50, 0OO,O 600 of the latter, according To
the careful estimates of Mr.. Walker
the statistieian of the New York Pro
duce Exchange.
THE ESTIMATES.
A Washington telegram Of the 10Th
inst says the estimates Of approprla-
tons required for the military for the
fiscal year ending June 80 1873 rs fur
nished by the secretary of war, togeth-
er with special estimates and appro-
priations required by the several exec
utive departments for the current ana
past fiscal year, is a. follows;
War Department. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. go, 49,, 7ti
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