Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1877 — DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE [ARTICLE]

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

Idast. A. Hartupeo’s large foundry and machine shops, at Pittsburgh, l’a., wero burned last week. Loss estimated at $300,000. A man died in New York, the other day, with what tlio attending physicians pronounce a “genuine cuho of Asiatic cholera,” The Hartford CournrU advises tho public that it will lie very foolish for any one who holds a policy in the Charter Oak Lifo Insurance Company to sacrifice it. Tlio lowest estimate vet made liy any one of the value of the assets of the company puts them at $6,000,000. Even at that a policy is worth saving, and as soon as a receiver is appointed the necessity for making payments ceasos, and at some time each policyholder will receive his dividend on the present value of his policy* Forest fires are raging iu tho vicinity of Fort Fairfield, Mo. Vast areas of. timber-land are burned over and many buildings destroyed. Ex-Gov. Tildeu sniled from New York for Europe last week. Comte nay and Riley, two professional oarsmen. wore matched torowaraco on Gtcenwood lake, not far from New York. Large sums of money were staked on the result, and an immense crowd congregated to w itness the eonteit. Just before the start Courtenay was taken suddenly ill. He and his friends claim that lie was poisoned by some of Riley’s backers. Great perturbation among llic sports in consequence. ■West. Lieut. Col. M. V. Sheridan returned to Chicago a few days ago from the battle ground where the bravo Custer and liis troops were slain. The bodios of some of the dead were found to be decomposed beyond recognition. The bodies of the privates which could be identified were properly buried and the graves marked. The remains of twelve officers wero boxed and brought to Fort Lincoln. The bones of the gallant Custer will bo taken to West Point for interment. Those of Col. Custer, Capt. Yates, and Licuts. Smith, Culliouu and Mclntosh will bo removed to the National Cemetery at Leavenworth. The remains of the other officers await the action of tlnii; friends. Thoso of Lieut. Crittenden were given permanent burial on the spot whore he fell, in obedience to tho wishes of his father, who,objected to their removal. Following tlio failure of tho Butchers’ and Drovers and Second National Banks of St. LouiH, comes the announcement of tho closing up of tile North St. Louis Savings Institution and tho Bank of St. Louis. Tho Chicago Journal says: “Tlio crop news continues good—only good, and very good. There is no exception to tho rule. From the East, West and South the news is in the highest degree cheering, and embraces the entire range of tho products of the earth.” A Walla Walla (Oregon) dispatch says the Indians have killed three men and one girl on Cow creek. * A day’s doings in the Black Hills is thus noted in a dispatch from Doadwood: A camp of freighters near Crook City was attacked by a gan£ of horse thieves, who stampeded and got away with about seventy horses and mules. A war party of thirty-live Indians were seen on Spearlish creek. A party of ten Indians came down upon a ranch on the Red Water, fired sev-

eral shots and lisappeared. The Cheyenne and Dead wood stages were stopped near Cheyenne river by six road agents, who roblxid the live passengers of all valuables. A telegram of the 19th from the seat of the Indian war in Idaho Hays : “Since the rough handling which Joseph and White Bird have received from Gen. Howard, the war seems virtually ended. The Indians were badly whipped and thoroughly demoralized by the heavy stroke received, and are said to be divided in opinion, and quarreling among themselves. Small parties are constantly breaking away from the main baud, coniing in and surrendering themselves up to Gen. Howard. ’ A Portland (Ore.) dispatch of the 20th states that the regular cavalry and Lewiston volunteers came in sight of Joseph's band near the Weiner Camas ground. Tho savages fired upon McCouville’s scouts, constituting the advance guard, killed two and wounded two, and came near sun-minding the whole party. The whole force, regulars and volunteers, that had been engaged in the -pursuit thereupon beat an inglorious retreat, leaving the Indians masters of the situation. A gang of Mexican horse-thieves recently made a raid into San Diego county, Cal. They were pursued and two of the thieves killed. A number or citizens went across the lino to see about the matter, and were arrested by tho Mexicans. Great excitement was caused among the Americans at tlio outrage. At last accounts they were arming, and it looked as if tho affair would become a serious one. HO Mi 11. No action has been taken by the War Department toward ordering more troops away from the South. The Second infantry, recently on duty at Atlanta, having been ordered West to reinforce Gen. Howard, but few troops are left in the South.