Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-28

ralnstorm prevailed III that region last
week. AT Winfield the rainfall on
Wednesday afternoon is estimated ut
twenty-five inches. The whole country
: Is inundated, and great damage done Is
crops Bridges and fences were carried
away, and cattle, hogs, and poultry
drowned. The children Of a farmer
named True, living ON Beaver Creek,
We're drowned, and Mr.. Bell, living on
Badger Creek was also drowned Con-
siderable damage was also done bv
lightning.
THE rENAS BORDER.
A Galveston dispatch. under date Of
June 24th, says the NqeS Eagle Pass
special, states that Gems. Mackenzie and
Shatter arrived there last night; their
commands arrived to-day; they pene-
trated Mexico about forty-tive miles
from Newtown, the place Of crossing
and about eighteen miles east Of Sara
goSsa, where they were met bv de-
tacEmcnt Of the Mexican army. under
Col. Nalmcdez drawn mp in line Of bat
tie. The Mexican commander INQUIRED
/ the purpose Of this INVASION informing
Mackenzie that he had orders to repel
| the American invasion, and that he
/ Macken2ic) should not proceed further.
The Mexican position WAS obstructing
the American progress. Mackenzie
warned them to get out Of his way,
saying if they did not do SO by four
o'clock that day lie would shoot those
Mexlcans who We're standing i'll his way,
and 1T the same time began putting his
men in order for battle At the ap-
pointed time the Americans advanced.
Their numbers appeared to overawc the
MeXicans, who hastily withdrew to safe
distance, keeping sight of the American
| troops. Mack en2ie asked Valdez if he
intcndcd.t to obstruct the American route
again, to which Valdez replied it was
his, Mackenzie's, business to guard
against that, he would come again soon.
! Valdez offered detachment of his
force to escort Americans to place of
crossing Mackenzie declined the
offer, saving that lie was able Ia
take care of himself, however, the Mex
leans saw Mackenzie safely across the
river. The Mexican force was inferior
to the American, hence no blame could
be attached to Mexican officers for not
attacking. No captures were made
during the expedition. This is the
American version.
INDIAN CAMPAIGNING.
A Boise City dispatch under date Of
June 22d, says parties from Fort Hall
aud Lemhi via Wood River and big
Camas Prairie, report having seen 200
Indians on Wood River, about POO miles
east of this place, who claim to be
friendly and on their way to the Fort
Hall Agency These Indians stated
that James A. Dempsey, a.
white man, who had an Indian
wife, and who had lived many wears
with the Indians, and who was with the
hostiles III the Lava Beds ut the COM
mcncement Of the outbreak, had been
killed by the war party before they left
the Lava Beds OH their raiding tour.
Small parties of Indians and traces
of larger bodies are daily discovered
in the country bordering the overland
stage road These Indians arcno doubt
scouts and Struggling reinforcements on
their way from the east to join the main
body now in thencighborhood ofStcins
Mountain. They are keeping up Il reg
lar line Of communication between
the Lava Bed region and the place
Of rendezvous and Watching the
movement of the troops. Mai.
Sanford, who is tonight 1t CANYON
Creek, forty miles cast of this place,
will arrive here tomorrow night and go
with Gen. Grover to join Gen. Howard
in the Melheur country. Gen Howard,
with about 400 men, will proceed to-
morrow III the direction Of Stems
Mountain, where it is understood the
Indians have concentrated and decided
to make II stand
THE BADGER INDIANS.
st. Paul advices Of the 22nd say The
best informed persons here have been ut
terly incredulous as to serious Indian
troubles il Wisconsin from the first
and the opinion is confirmed by n re-
port of the Pioneer Press representative
who went To Grantsburg, and telc-
graphs, after full investigation of the
matter, rs follows: The panic
is great. Houses i'll the country
are being deserted and the
towns Of st. Croix Falls, North Branch
and Rush City are filled with fugitives,
but no ground for fear can be discover
ed. No hostile Indians can be found
or heard Of, Thercport can be traced to
personal quarrels Of Indians with the
whites, in which the former have suf-
tered. One Indian was killed by his
companion for spreading rumor5 Of
trouble. The Indians dcprecatc the
panic, fearing punishment. II is
evidently groundless panic on
4 large scale. Gen. FORSYTH, Of Shcri-
dams staff, went to Rush City tonight
lie makes light Of the whole matter.