The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-10-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Miner.
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pEsTRUCTTIvE coSFI-AGRATioN. : . New York, October, 13.--Just after tic , ninety employees of K. N. Nayes cnail , factory. at S3l East 6lst street, had resumed
 work this afternoon, David Keep, an errano
 boy. Nyhisrered to the workmen that the
 factor,, vcas on fire. So successful was the precaItion on the part of the boy, and
 speedy action of the foreman, that nearly Ievery one of the hands were safely ont oi the building before the cause of their re-
 treat was generally known. I he factory was soon burned to the ground, the hre eN- Itending to the tenement houses on First avenue, burning along the TOW to 62d street, and then igniting another block Of tenement houses. all of which were totally or par tially destroyed.
 NEGROES COMMIT oUTRAGES, AND MEET
 WITH SUMMARY PUNISHMENT. I Indianapolis, Oct, l2.-A dispatch to the 1 Indiapols News says that, on Monday nlght seven negroes outraged some prostitutes, near Mt. Vernon, Posey county. Last nlSht Deputy Sheriff Oscar Thomas, while attempt ! ing to arrest them, was killed by Daniel Williams, enc of the negroes. This morn- ing a mob of nearly three thousand men assemb bled and shot Williamson and hanged two others. and propose to hang tine rest.
 PRAIRIE FIREs-INMENSE LOSS OF PROPERTY. St. Paul, Oct. I2.-Advices from Swift county report prairie fires extending over thirty miles square, destroying many farms with barns, horses, cattle, and grain. Many farmers have lost all their worldly effects and are reduced to a condition of destitu- ton. There will be much suffering ms winter in consequence.
 woMEN's CONGRESS.
 Providence, Oct I2.-The Womens Con- gress, to- day, elected Ka!e Melville Dagset, of Chicago, President. Among the Vice Presidents is Caroline NJ. Severence, of California; and among the Directors is Ellen Clarke Sargent, of California. ,.--.., VICTORIOUS BURGLAR CAUGHT-HEANY
 -'-- 'i MINING SUIT. '.-t Ht''~t
 San Francisco, Oct. PA dispatch from Stockton says that Burgers, the Bank of England burglar, was caught yesterday at Niles, by Chief Detective Henderson, of London, and Allen Pinkerton, the celebra- ted detective of Chicago. Burgers visited l Stockton three weeks ago and then departed | for Niles. When found he had enough | money left to take him back to England' l He was expecting to take the emigrant train in a few days. Burgers was heavily ironed and brought to Stockton. PinkertOn left on the morning train for San Francisco, to meet Henderson to take the prisoner.
 X new suit has been brought i'll the l2th District Court, against the Consolidated Nir- ginia Company, by John Burke, a stock holder, 10 recover four million dollars, alleged to have been illegally converted by the managers. This is one of a number of suits 10 be brought instead of the thirty F five million one.
 =: MORE RAIN.
 San Diego, Oct. 15.-Heavy rain here and all along up the coast. Tie telegraph Is interrupted, and little report came through.
 THoRNDURGH's EXPEDITION A FAILURE.
 Chicago, Oct tJ.-The Times special from Running Water, Nebraska, 40 mics northeast of Camp Sheridan. says Thorn burgh's command reached there on the 10th inst. and that the expedition will probably | having resulted in an utter failure. The march was through country which is q geographical blank. The wagon trans DOT tation was abandoned at the Platt river. The scouts reported the savageS encamped 1t Whitehall Canyon, and the men took two days rations and started northward, at o'clock in the morning. X dense fog pre- vailed, and before the trail was struck 20 miles had been lost in obiectless deiours, and the savages had escaped. All the scouts deserted, and Thornburgh could only push on in a northern direction, in the ] nope. of striking the trail. Camp was , made at night at the head of the Blue Wa ter, 5 miles north of the river, Rations for the men, and forage for the horses, gave put on Sunday, and the men were compel ed to breakfast en fresh beef. Sunday ] hey marched 30 miles and struck the great :. ana hills of Nebraska. The sand was. a to the horses, and stirred by the | e wind into blinding clouds. The column r marched 45 miles without water, and with n 10 food save hardtack and raw bacon. On a%t Tuesday they struck Careton's trail and tC ollowed it, abandoning all hopes of inter epting the Indians. They marched 40 niles and passed dry camp made by jarleton's men Horses and men that had ,i ropped out of Carletons command, from L came struggling into the camp, B ear an alkali lake, at all hours during the = light. Wednesday morning it was feared he whole command would perish in the and. New couriers were sent forward and ~. very effort made to relieve the increasinr fs istress, and succeeded in effccting commu Eel atiOn with Carleton, at :. o'clock, and an our later camped on the head of Snake = liver, where Carleton's relief joined them.
 GANBETTA sPEAKa. T Paris, Oct, l5.-Gambetta made stir ing speach, on Thursday last, in which he as altered the moderate Republicans. He redicts that the ElectsOn will give the Re b1 E" ublicans majority of 20 in the Senate, pl
 SUDDEN DEATH, tddee Paris, Oct. l2.--Bishop Dupanloup, of ppgr 'i leans, and member of the French Senate. ca jed suddenly yesterday. tri
 THE GEAR OBSTINATE. tn Russia claims that the territory lyino ,h ,h etween Constantinople and Adrianople is raj ot affected by the taeaty Berlin, and that .. leretore under the preliminary treaty of - t. stefano they have the right to occupy it ntil definite treaty shall be ipcluded.S '
 ANOTHER THEATRE STAMPEDE. Tn An alarm of fire created panic in the su ollseum theatre, tonight, and the audi, Ho ice ot nearly 5000 people rushed from 'T9 eir seats crushing to death over 90 per. ns, and iniuring many more. ' DIAN MURDERs-oNE MAN KILLED. ONE tVal
 WOUNDED, AND A BOY MISSING. We, Prescott. Oct. 18.-Was informed br C lver City, last evening, that the Indians nar ot and killed an old man, named ConneTs | Knights ranch, 30 miles west of there