Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-20
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EASTERN.
Removal efDishonest Federal Omciais
In Texas.


In Texas.
CHICAGO, October 1Tth.-A Wash
ington special says Ex-Governor Davis
and Boulds Baker, are at the head of
the delegation. from Texas which ar.
rived to-day to assist the authorities
in selecting men to be appointed to
Federal Offices which are to be vacat-
ed. The removals decided on are the
Postmasters of, Dallas, Galveston,
Houston and Brigham: the Collectors
of Customs at Corpus Christi and Gal
weston; the Collectors of Internal
Revenue at Galveston, Benham and
Tyler. The Internal Revenue Districts
of Galveston and Brenham are to be
consolidated oW
The Democrats Make a Clean sweep
h in Imdfala. hat.u.
CHICAGO, October 18th. = An In
dianapolis special comedies a Demo-
cratic victory and majority in the
Legislature of six on joint ballot,
thus insuring the election of a Demo-
crat in the place of Pratt. 1t Is gen.
orally understood that Hon. James NJ.
Macdonald will be elected by the
Democrats to a place.
Black Hills PrOspectors Attacked by
r. -sfr Indians.
A Yankton, Dakota, dispatch says:
"A party of en,rwho left here few
days ago for the Black Hills, were at
tackled while in camp, at the mouth of
the Platte river, by a party of Sioux,
who killed two aud wounded three Of
the party, but were finally repulsed
with ten killed and wounded. The
party returned to Yankton."o, ,-.-
a5.l Suspicious Robbery. .., &
+ NEW YORK, October i7th.-Bryant,
who had a stand on Fulton street, ap-
parently for the sale of coins, was re-
Gently arrested nthe charge Of buying
postage and revenue stamps from boys
who madea a practice of stealing them
from their employers. Bryant was
lodged in the !Tombs, and while there
his house was entered and robbed OF
100000 in money and valuables; $70,-
600 in twenty-dollar gold pieces, each
marked by a small hole in the head of
the Goddess of Liberty; $1,000 in mu-
tilated currency; $4,000 in, legal ten.
der notes; 800 In new fifty-cent and
ten-cent currency, and a quantity of
clothing, jewelry and silyerware.
Bryant offers reward of $4,000 for
the recovery of the property. Some
police officers doubt the truth of his
story. e2a r-.a rr e-A ~~-.
-Noyember Interest.
WASHINGTON, October 17th.- The
Secretary of the Treasury directs that
the interest becoming due on the 1st
of November, be paid with rebate on
and after Monday next till the 25th
inst, from which time it will be paid
without rebate. r.f.
New Orleans Troubles.
NEW ORLEANS, October ISth.-The
Concord Parish Grand Jury, COM
posed of two white men and the bal
ance of colored, have found a true bill
against Young, a colored member of
the Legislature, for embizzling $780,
900 belonging to the Parish; also
true bill against Owen Stewart, Sher-
if, for obtaining money under false
pretenses.
FRANKLIN, October 17th.-The Par
ish Nominating Convention of White
Leaguers of st. Marys was held here
to-day, and adopted resolutions recog-
nizing freely all the political and civil
rights of colored citizens, and in order
to demonstrate this fact, gave power
to the Executive Committee to retire
the names of some of the candidates
for Parish offices nominated to-day,
and to replace them with those Of any
competent men up to half of the tick
ct. They also invite the colored men
to meet them in mass meeting, Octo-
ber Oath, to nominate their candidates
and accept this proposition.
About Alaska.
WASHINGTON, October 18th.-It Is
understood that the report Of special
agent Elliot, on affairs of Alaska, will
urge the removal of troops from that
country; the establishment of better
and cheaper supervision of the Gov
ernment's interests there, which are
now suffering under the clumsy and
inefficient system of protection of the
sea otter trade; and the extension
there by Congress the criminal laws
of Oregon aud Washington Territory,
SO that murderers and other criminals
may be punished. The proposed i'm
migration of Icelanders to Alaska, is
condemned, and immigrants are rec
commended to settle on Puget Sound,
where the climate and resources are
very superior.
A Good Showing. Nt-f,'
WASHINGTON, October 18th. Re
turns to the Department of Agricul-
ture at Washington show that the
aggregate wheat yield west of the
Mississippi is short of last year.
Missouri increases twenty-nine per
cent. Minnesota declines sixteen per
cent, Iowa two per cent, Kansas five
per cent. Grasshoppers have been
destructive to Spring wheat in these
States. The quality is below last year
in aitexcept Minnesota, which i'm
proves twenty-five per cent. The Pa
cific Coast crop is generally increased,
and fully five per cent. above the GEN.
sus year. California has increased
eleven per cent. Oregon equals the
quality of last years CROP. California
improves hers by three per cent. The
total yield will nearly, if not quite,
equal the census WELD -