Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21
Miscellaneous News
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MedtOfd street, 0OlneTNIlle. pMlIS ~
the highly inhamahle character Of tho
building the flames spread rapidly, and
all. save one building were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at from Son.
coo to SS00,000 insurance, Sl5O000.
The buildings, constituting continuous
chain, six in number, and the two
main ones, six stories high, covered an
area of four acres. Extensive cellars
extended under the whole range, i'll
which large amount of meat
was stored in various stages OF curing.
Besides the buildings and machinery
and the meat in the cellars, 200 newly
slaughtered hogs, 1900 live hogs, 1000
tierces, Loco casks, and 500 barrels of
lard, large amount of bacon, and
1.5O0 barrels of glue were destroyed.
Also two frame tenement houses, and
ten others slightly damaged. The
fire departments OF tins city and Cam
bridge were summoned. Some twenty
families turned out in anticipation Of 4
general contiagration, and considerable
loss was occssioned III the excitement
of hasty moving. Five hundred men
are thrown out Of employment. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
TIE ANNUAL INDIAN WAR.
\ Boise city dispatch, of June 10th,
saws Major Downey who is on the way
with his commend to the sheep ranches,
has Ieceixed orders to return to Fort
Harvey, i'll consequence of lntorma-
ton received that Edgar, II Pintes chief,
was at the head of 400 warriors, and re-
solved to go upon the war path. This
band is composed of Indians who left
the Mohleur Agency. Some of the
military authorities here recently inter-
viewed Lambiago. the Indian now I'M
der sentence of death for the murder
of Alexander Rhoder Lambiago says
that the Bannocks are led hy Buffalo
Horn and two other Indians, and states
that their plan was to rendezvous at
Juniper Mountain. and mt Sheep Rancho
get parties % join them; then proceed
north to Salmon river. Lambiago has
been III confinement several months, but
his story is corroborated by other infor-
nation and proves that an outbreak has
been long contemplated. The settlers
of Brunas and the adjacent vicinity,
have abandoned their homes and come
to this place for safety. The settlers on
the Boise City and Carson stage road,
in Baker county, in Oregon, for the dis
lance of GO miles, have also left their
homes and sought places of safety.
AT WHITE HORSE MEADOWS.
A Winnemucca dispatch of the 10Th,
says 80 or 40 whites at White Horse
Meadows, at Grant county Oregon, are
threatened by strong force Of hostile
A ,t1.l
volunteer company will start from
Camp McDermott tomorrow, TO rem
force the White Horse Meadows set
tiers. Our county officials will try and
send more men and arms from here to-
morrow.
THE MEXICAN MIDDLE.
The Galveston Ne,pS' special from San
Antonio of the 10th has the following:
"A dispatch, received at headquarters
this afternoon, dated at Laredo, from
Captain Cunningham, who is i'll com
mand, says: 81 have just seen General
Foto, commanding on the opposite side;
he states that all the revolutionary
parties are broken up. or disbanded for
the present, except Escobedo, who has
small force about go miles above here
near Amile. He has sent out force
to that point, and expects Escobedo to
cross over into Texas tonight or to-
morrow. sent Fountain with 40 men
last night mt midnight TO point op-
posite Amile; he will be there tonight.
General Foto gives list Of the killed
and wounded in the fight Of the 9th as
Reyolutionlsts, killed IL, wounded z and
prisoners %; the government troops
lost one killed and seven wounded. The
number of revolutionists engaged was
1870; the government troops, 1O5. He
also states that Generals Salinas and
Garcia Ayala revolutionists, who We're
in the fight, are on this side of the Rio
GrAnde, endeayoring to rcorganize."
BRYANT's FUNERAL.
A New York dispatch of the 18th
saws that the funeral service over the
remains of VIM. Cullen Bryant took
place to-day, in All Souls church,
which was crowded with distinguished
citizens, members Of the several arts
ard professions. The services lasted
about one hour and half, and were
conducted by Rev. Henry w. Bellows,
who also delivered the address, in
which he said "Thc whole country il
bending with us, their favored repre-
sentatiyes, over the bier that holds the
dust Of Bryant AT the conclusion Of
the services, an opportunity was given
10 view the face of the honored dead
and at half-past one o'clock the body Of
Mr.. Bryant was removed to Roslyn,
Long Island, and placed by the side Of
lie wife ~ he had wished
MEXICAN MUDDLES.
New Orleans dispatches Of June 14th,