Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-12
CONDENSED TELEGRaMS.

Secretary of Colorado, arrived at Den
yer yesterday.
A cable dispatch from London re-
ports a heavy failure in the metal
trade.
Ottman's bail was reduced to S40,-
900 yesterday, but he couldn't furnish
the amount and went to jail
Letters from Rome state that the
clerical party, by Union in different
cities with the Moderates and Liberals,
have triumphed in the municipal elec-
ton.
Ex-United States Marshal Shaffen-
burg surrendered himself at Denver
yesterday, and demands trial on the
charges of fraud preferred against him
by the Government.
The United States District Attor-
ney at Omaha has brought suit
against John P. Baker, formerly In
dian Agent, to recover SIG, 40l due the
Government.
Owet Clark, an old resident of Jack
sonville, was found dead yesterday
morning, about a mile from town. The
inquest found that he fell from bank
and dislocated his neck.
Surgeon General Reed sends the
following dispatch:
FORT BARRANCAs, Aug. 11.-No
new cases or death. Every patient
convalescent.
On the relation of the testimony of
Col. Long before Marsh, Commissioner
at Cheyenne, Assistant Secretary Cow
an states no flour has been paid for
at the Red Cloud Agency by the Indi-
an Office, except that which had Col.
Longs certificate attached to it.
An Oakland dispatch of the 11th.,
says: A we'll dressed man to-day
walked deliberately into the Bay at
the foot of 2Sth street, took out pis-
tol and fired two shots at himself the
first grazing his forehead and the Sec
ond killing him instantly. He was
about 35 or 40 years of age. i
The President has approved the rec
concentrations of Secretary Delano
that that portion of the Pacific Rail-
way, from Marshall to the boundary
line dividing Texas and Louisiana,
from Marshall TO TeXarkana, Ark,
and from Sherman to BrOoksron, Tex
as, which was favorable reported on
by Commissioner Sturgis, be accepted.
Albany, Oregon dispatch of the 11th
says there is a painful report that Rev.
s. w. Stratton, our Presbyterian min
lister, who was ruralizing at Fish Lake
in the Cascade mountains, one hun
dred miles East of this place. went out
cunning Friday morning. Up to 2P.
NJ. Saturday he had not returned to
camy. Searching parties are organ
izing.
A passenger car attached to the Eas-
tern bound train on the Denver and
| South Park railway was thrown from
the track yesterday fourteen miles
| from Denver, and James Smith, the
Western Union Telegraph repairer,
was thrown beneath the car and in
stantly killed. Amongst those fatally
injured were Mrs. John Lane and
daughter, of Denver. A number OF
others were severely bruised.
| The Cincinnati Gazette's special
from one hundred and forty county
seats where the late flood occurred
says that the prospects are much bet
ter than it was expected. The wheat
and oats suffered. The loss of the far
mers is great. Two-thirds of the
wheat crop will be saved, and of the
latter less than half the crop can be
saved.
General Crook and Col. Stanton re-
turned to Omaha yesterday from the
Black Hills. They say that the min
ers, of whom there about 1900 there,
are preparing to leave. Prof. Jenny
and his party are still in the noun
tains prospecting, and will stay there
till October. A town of Stonewall has
been laid out, which will be occupied
by the United States troops. The
miners have covered up their richest
lodes, and the Indians still insist that
they shall be kept out of their reserva-
tion, according to the treaty. Crook
and his party had fine hunting in the
Black Hills, killing red deer and elk.
A New York dispatch dated yes
terday says the decree in regard to the
public sale of the property of the North
ern Pacific Bailroad was so amended
yesterday that for the present so much
of the Company's property as consists
of lands, granted and conveyed to 1t
by the Government cannot be sold for
the reasons that large part of the
lands have not been surveyed and
cannot be distinguished from the pub
lie domain. No deed has been given
the Company of that part of the land
which has been surveyed: and, in case
of sale the Company could not give
valid deed to the purch aser. 1t is
said that the Government refuses to
give the deed to these lands because
the Company declines to pay for sur