Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-14
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Eleven persons perished on Satur.
day from gas i'll the Downing wood
colliery, shropshire.
The receipts for toll on the Illinois
and Michigan Canal, at the lock at
Henry, for the month of August, were
as follows: Sl3.648 4s, against $1S,-
966 25 for the corresponding month Of
last year, showing falling off of S.
339 n.
The Commissioners of the Freed
mans Bank say they authorize no per-
son to represent or act for them In
in paying dividends. They propose to
dispense with all agents and pay from
the Washington office, direct. 20 rer
cent. There is now on hand $5l5, 900.
A Syracuse special says that ex. Gov.
Hoffman and Governor Tilden will be
in town during the Democratic State
Convention, which assemblies Thnrs-
day. There will be strong anti-infla-
ZIONIST element in the Convention, and
should the country delegates support
initiation contest on this point il ex.
pected.
A London special says the condition
of Bosnia is tolerably quiet, and the
previous reports of widespread re-
sumption of hostilities by the Insur-
gents, aud sacking and massacre hal
not yet been confirmed.
A Washington special says that the
Treasury Department has obtained its
first conviction under the whisky ring
prosecutions. 1t was in the case Of
the distiller at st. Joseph, Mo-, whose
place was seized with other ST. Louis
seizures. The distiller pleaded guilty
yesterday. The evidence is nearly the
same as in all the other cases. Active
efforts are making to crush the Cali.
fornia ring.
Everything is quiet in Williamson
county, Ill. AS far as heard from,
nothing new has happened there since
Friday. Allen Baker was arrested by
officer Lowe, .at Duquoin, Friday even
ing, and taken to Marion Saturday
and lodged in Jail, and Groin is sup.
posed to have left the country for an
other State. Runners have been sent
to all their friends notifying them that
the sentiment of the public is for i'm.
mediate justice to those known to be
connected with the banditti.
The Red Cloud Commission expect
to finish the examination of witnesses
here the present week. Mr.. Samuel
Walker will continue the testimony
this evening. Prof. Marsh and Com.
missioner Smith were at the Commit.
tee Rooms to-day. The latter will
make statement occupying less than
an hour. Prof. Marsh desires the per-
sonal attendance of several more wit
nesses, among them MIR. Brewer, now
in Michigan, who was telegraphed for
this morning. He has sent q state
ment, but Prof. Marsh desires him to
be interrogated. No witnesses are to
be examined besides those already
summoend unless the names be fur
nlshed to-day. Mr.. Bosler, the beef
contractor, was examined as to the
purchase and delivery of fcattle by him
under the Freeman contract for the
year ending the 30th of June last. The
whole number of cattle purchased was
1885. The number delivered at the
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and other
agencies, 2S,6O8, the difference having
been lost by stampedes, theft Of In
dians, etc. For cattle delivered, the
Government paid S700,850. The cost
of the cattle, with the expense of de-
livery, was S551 1851; and deducting in
terest on account, and incidental ex.
penses, there was a net profit to the
contractor of $130,00O. With regard
to the contract of 1873, every head of
cattle receipted for was delivered.