Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-21

carry the election, his delegates will
vote for Groom. All three candidates
have rooms Mt Barnum's Hotel to-
night, which is the scene of an inn
mense gathering of politicians, dis
cussing the chances of their favorites.
More lively times are expected to-
morrow. Compromises are talked of,
but nothing definite is settled.
Safeguard Against Danger.
FALL RIVER, Mass, July 20th.-The
result of the Granite Mill disaster sew
eral months ago and the terrible eX-
element caused in the mines by an
alarm of fire, has necessitated the pur-
chase by the city of hook and ladder
truck. Its exhibition to-day was wit
messed by 1000 people, the city Off
GERS, and mill agents and operatives.
Its working is pronounced satisfac-
tory.
Fraud Investigation News fro.s. iHayti
NEW YORK, July Goth. THE special
committee to investigate the alleged
Indian frauds held another private
meeting to-day at the Fifth Avenue
| Hotel, which lasted nearly four hours.
Prof. Marsh appeared before the Com
mittee and explained some portions of
his pamphlet at greater length and
furnished the names of witnesses to be
summoned. The committee hold an
other meeting tonight.
The following gentlemen were elect
ed officers of the Erie Railway at q
meeting to-day: Hugh j. Jewett,
President; Shearman, Tracy and Mae
Donough Secretaries.
| Advices fram Port au Prince, Hayti,
under date of June Goth are as follows:
A grand celebration took place here
on the occasion of the laying of the
corner stone of the Haytien National
Bank building.
The President gave a reception to
the Foreign Diplomatic Corps, headed
! by the L. S. Minister, when compli-
ments were exchanged.
The national loan of so, ,000, 900 francs
was being placed on the European
market by the Credit General de
France at 75 per cent.
Gen. Bieron Canal and his bro ther
are still refugees in the L. S. Minis
ter's residence, who refuses to
deliver them up to Haytien
authorities to be tried for taking up
arms against the Government. So in
censed are Haytien authorities against
this violation of international law that
Mr.. Bassetts residence is surrounded
by troops, egresS and ingress being
| only allowed to outside parties, pro-
vided with military pass. The pro-
priety of asking for a solution of the
question at Washington between the
Haytien Minister, Mr.. Preston, and
the L. S.Cabinet, is under serious con-
sideration by the parties in, Port au
Prince.
Patrick Kehoe, who was lately con-
victed in Jersey City of murder in the
second degree for killing his wife was
to-day sentenced twenty years in the
State Prison.
Nan Shot.
MANCHESTER, n. H., July 10TH
The tramp shot by Officer Alder this
morning, while in the act of robbing a
workman, will be arrested as soon as
his condition will permit. The ball
fired by the officer passed through
the tramp's arm, severing the main
artery, and he is now under medical
treatment. The wound will probably
prove fatal.
Au Ex- Priest MObbed.
PHILADELPHIA, July Goth. Rev.
Father Gerdemann, the eX-Priest of
st. Bonface Catholic Church, was
mobbed this evening by two thousand
men, women and children. He was in
beer saloon at Second and Oxford
streets, and u squad of police was at
once dispatched to the tavern and car
ried him safely away. If the police
had not arrived in time, it is probable
that the eX-Priest would have been
killed.
The Centennial.
Information was received at the
Centennial Headquarters to-day that
the Swiss Government had appropri-
ated $4,000 in gold for participation
in the Centennial.
The Black Hills.
WASHINGTON, July Goth. Reports
from the Black Hills Committee to
the Indian Bureau indicate favorable |
prospects for general council near
the Red Cloud Agency on the lst of |
September.
The Ch0rpending Claim.
WASHINGTON, July Goth. The opin-
ion of the Attorney General on the |
Charpending claim case will not be |
delivered for week. A further ex-
tension of time has been granted to |
the claimant to present evidence.
A Collision at Last.
OMAHA, July 19.-The Omaha Herald |
will tomorrow publish letter from |
its correspondent accompanying the
command sent out to treat with the |
Indians for the Black Hills from the |
Red Cloud agency, under date July |
10th to the effect that the treaty has !
been seriously a5struct ed by an unfor-
tunate collision between party ofIn- |
dians and the soldiers. Great excite
ment prevails ut the agencies. The af- |
fair as derived from Indian sources is |
as follows: Several weeks ago horse |
stealing expedition called q war party |
OF about 200 was organized by the wild |
est young bucks of the Red Cloud |
and Spotted Tail agencies to the Pom
cas-. They had fight with the Poncas and |
stole some horses, when they encoun-
tered party of forty soldiers from
Fort Randall, at Little White river |
crossing 1872 miles from the Spotted Tail |
agency. The Indians were asked for |
apa ss showing their right to leave |
their reservation which they could not
prod uce, and they were informed the |
troops had orders to shoot any Indians
on their reservation without permis- |
sion. The Indians said, 1--WE are agen-
fsU nd 4 .