, 1878-10-12
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SPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE STATESNlN-Prs
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| Great Fire Mt Portland.
PORTLAND, Oct. S.-Shortly after , O'Clock.
this morning. She old Gro Fino Theatre was
DESTROYED by fire, with several buildings in
the vicinity The loss in buildings and mer-
chandize is estimated at $50, 600, covered bv an
insurance Of Sl0,o00. The following are the
principal losers MIR. $. A solomon, restaur-
ant, loss S91o3; j. III. Lappeus, Orc Fino
Theatre. loss 5000; Joseph Pinney, saloon,
$1,000; Benls, saloon, $500 Noss, restaurant
$500; DOllinger saloon, $500 Several par
ties lost smaller amounts The fire is sup
posed t. have isinated Ill the Chinese laundry
ITO the rear Of the building.
Indian Ouirascs in kansas.
ST. LOUIS, Oct "a special from Topeka.
| Kansas gives a summary Of outrages commit
| ted by Indians who went north day or two
! ago After crossing The Kansas Pacific, they
started northwest to the Decour country and
r..iled the settlers there Their depred;,tions
were on Joppa creela and every residence for
twelve miles was plundered and almost every
| thing destroyed All the cattle Were STAN
pe,ed, and what Of the crops were left by the
! Indians has been eaten or destroyed by stock.
| The number Of killed Is not Vet known. 1t is
said there are 5000 Of the Indians.
4 General Indian War Anticipated.
! OMAHA, Oct 6.-The Arapahoes 10 strong,
have left their reservation III the vicinity of
! Camp Brown, Wyo. l., in twuS and threes. 1t
Is thought they have gone tn join the Chey-
ennes The Arapahoes are fierce and deter
mined warriors. Ii is generally believed by
well posted men that We are on the verge OF
| general Indian war, notwithstanding 1t : 80
| Late in the season.
| Yellow Fever.
| MEMPHIS. Oct 6.-The weather is clear but
! cooler The board of health reports % deaths
occurring in the city for the twenty four hours
ending at o'clock tonight
| Baron RorGE, Oct 7.-One hundred and
eleven deaths Of yellow fever We're officially
reported during the last forty-eiSht hours
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. deaths, fl eases
reported, ll5; total deaths, 52l2; cases, 10000
short ON Dividends.
SAN Francisco, Oct The trustees of the
Consolidated Virginia and California mines
held regular monthly meeting this evening.
No dividends were declared. The amount of
product Is slightly in excess of the expenditures
Gen. sherman on the Military Posts.
WASHINGTON, Oct Gen. Sherman, who
returned this morning from his extended trip
in excellent health, speaks in high terms of the
various military posts He regards them as
models of neatnesS and efficiency.
negro InSurrecisen in fae west Indies.
KINGSTON, Oct 5-The Jamaica insurgents
in Santa Cruz are burning estates In the en-
ga.emeuts at Burlo Leon estate the negroes
were routed and 200 killed. English and
French frigates are daily expected at tine Island
ieen. Wilbur 20 Resume n. Yakima.
P0RTI Ayb, Oct. S-A@ent Wilbur, of Yak
ina, he's f-liv settled all his accounts with the
government and viii immediately resume his
dutia- II the post he has occupied SO long
: Pacific Mail Steamer Wrecked.
hrw YoRK, Oct Intelligence Of the loss
of the Pacific Mail steamer Geoy?an WAS re-
c.iyeI kv the company this morning. y dis
match states that the Georgia WAS coming out
Of the hlrb0r Of Punta Arenas, about forty
EIGHT hours sail from Panama, when she struck
on n reef and got aground. The steamer was
.,oin- to San Francisco. Passengers and crew
end everything on board were saved: The
Georgia had Eve cabin passengers and forty III
the sterra.e, besides large c;'rS" al merchan-
die. i'aItain Howard vas commander OF the
steamer, cost S400, 600, and was fully insured
indians on she VarpaG,; In Texas.
GALVESTON, Oct. IA special from Mason,
Texas saws that information has been received
of Indian raids near J Junction City Three lrlS
and a boy named Bowling were killed. The
Indians in the surrounding country are stealing
stock and numbering settlers. y general raid
is feared.
a., ,.o ,,frrs ,r rbc HrookI,D Bridge in
Position.
NrW YopK. Oct 6-The last wires OF the
Brooklyn bridge were put i'll position yester-
dag.
City Of Glasgow Bank Failure.
Ioxpox, Oct THE excitement over the
cnll,,sse of the CITY Of Glasgow Bank has sub
sided. The name of the Glasgow firm III ship
builders which failed on the ith INST Is VIM
simmons < Co, Of Renfrew. 1t Is now be-
Ii,yed the assets Of the heaviest debtors OF the
C;ty of Glasgow Bank will turn out better than
ut first expected
Death of Lord CheifaeSforti---Nartn IN fhoia.
LONDON. Oct. 6.-Lord Chelmesford, for
merlv lord chancellor Of England, is dead
BOMBAY dispatch says that it was intended TO
attack Ali Mstord on Monday.
Steamers TO sail.
PORTLAND. Oct S-The steamer iRcon Is
announced to sail from San Francesca to-day
The steamer City Cf CheSttr viii san from 'hiS
port for san Francisco tomorrow. The steam
ers Gygdt Rputiic and Elder will sail Tor FORT,
land on Thursday. The steamer O5fg@n arrived
tbis morning and will probably sail for San
Erancisco on Sunday.
s,eamer Disabled.
UuATuLA, Oct. S-9:45 \. M.-Ihe steamer
S.olnne is stuck on Umatilla Rapids. Can't
say Yet how badly she is hurt
\. Democratic Stale Convention.
Ntw YogK.. Oct. S.-The democratic state
convention met to-day, and elected Nni- iur-
cell. of Rochester, chairman. Tins Is aeieat
Of the Ti!ton men, whose candidate was Gen
| Faulkner.
| Battle betw cen d. =. Er,enne COLLECTORS aEo
Mo0nsh:ncrs.
Nashville. Oct deputy L. S. Revenue
Collector Phillips, has returned from a rad IN
| Oyerton. Jackson ard Putnam COUNTIES. SeY-
er,I Illicit d;stiIleries we're destroyed and When
| = few miles from IIevanston the revenue force
| found about 90 men armed with long range
rifes waiting for them. Firing immediately
| bean. and continued until the ammunition OF
the revenue force was nearly exhausted com
| uell:nr them TO retreat 1t Is reported thal
| four distillers are killed and several wounded
Cheyennes with Red Clouds Indians.
| CAMP ROBISsoS, Oct "a courier who ar
rived at nine this morning from Req Clouds
new location on White Clay creek, reportSth
| band of Cheyennes arrived there at noon yes
terJIay, and are said to be with Red Clo0d :
| Indians.
Red Cloud Coin: TO bIs Agency.
OMAHA, Oct. s-A dispatch received from
Thornburg's command says the Indians have
separated. Capt. Manck was forty miles be
I;pd tbe indians. Goa O'Brien telegraphs the
comm;s.ioDer of Indian affairs from White
| SIa, a,,.ngv that a scout lust arrived there