The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-09
Chief Joseph Closely Invested
In RavInes and Kept Under
a Calling Fire.
Seventeen Killed, Including looking
Glass and Fonr Other Chiefs and
Forty Wounded, is the Result
Of General Niles hunt Of
the Nez Perces.
Mr.. Morrlson's Chances for the Speaker
ship Fades With Ms Known Opposition
to the Texas and Paoiho--The
Louisiana Senator's Eustls
and PlachbaCk.

The Vacancy ON the supreme Bench
VIII be Filled by n Southern Man
Munt, of louisiana, and Hariand. Of
Kentucky, Favoritcs.
WASHINGTON, October s. Secretary
Devins will ask Congress, ut its extra
session, to appropriate S265,OO to COW
er the deficiency In the appropriation
for the department of justice during
the past fiscal year.
Mr.. Blackburne, of Kentucky, has
arrived.
Senator Dennis, OF Maryland, will
| be In his seat on the 10th.
Secretary Sherman, with number
of his subordinates, left for Ohio for
voting purposes.
The supreme bench, except Justice
Hunt, called on the president this
morning and opened the regular term
of court.
The counterfeit $1,000 greenback,
three of which have been passed, have
the portrait of Robert Morris, and no
yignette.
The committee appointed to instl-
gate the fire in the interior department
report unanimously it was the work
of an incendiary.
Mr.. Morrison, otIllinois, is reported
as opposed to the Texas and Pacific,
which is equivalent to retiring from
the contest for speaker.
Justice Hunt was in town, and 1t 10
limited, failed to accompany his breth-
rem in their usual pilgrimage to the
white-house, in the interests of Mr..
Conkling. The sore has not yet come
to the outlcle.
The president is loosely quoted that
he will fill the vacant seat on the sn.
preme bench by person from the
south, not over sixty years old. Harlan,
OF Kentucky, and Hunt, OF Louisiana,
are favorites among those who augur
from excellencies aud experience.
General Miles telegraphs from Bear
Paw, October 8: ~ surprised the Nen
Perces, capturing about six hundred
horses, mules and ponies. The engage
ment was severe one. The Indians
lost seventeen killed, including Look
ing Glass aud Joseph's brother, aud
three other chiefs, and forty wounded.
Joseph gave me his solemn pledge yes
terday that he would surrender, but
did not, and they are evidently wait
ing for aid from other Indians. The
Sioux are coming to their aid. They
are closely invested In some deep raw
ines and kept under FIRE. To take them
by assault would cost many lives. l
may wear them out and eventually
compel them to surrender. They fight
with more desperation than any In
dams | ever met. Our killed are,
Captain irwin, 9th cavalry; Lieuten-
ant Biddle, 9Th cavalry and five
non.commissione officers and pri-
Yates. Wounded, Captains Moyler
and Godfrey, First Lieutenant and
Adi,tant Baird and lieutenant Ro-
weyn thirty.eight non,commlssioned
officers and privates and two Indian
scouts.
The business of the supreme court
was confined to the admission Of
fiedglings to practice. Among them
are III. A. Herbert and ID. s. Troy, of
Montgomery, Alabama; also A. w.
Handy, of Mississippi. Chief Justice
Waite announced that the court would
tomorrow commence the roll call Of
the docket and under the twenty.sixth
rule.
Judge Leonard, republican member
OF congress from the fifth Louisiana
disirict-formerly represented by
General Morey, who was ousted from
his seat by Colonel spencer, who va
Gated 1t to become chief justice under
the Nichols governments quoted:
He did not see how the senate could
longer refuse to admit Mr.. Eustes
from party standpoint. The republic
cans were bound to admit Pinchback,
as he was part and parcel OF the kel-
loeg government, but having declined
to do this, they declared 10 effect that
the seat was vacant from the time OF
Kellogg's resignation to assume the
governorship Of the state. Such being
the case, the undoIbted legislature
organized under the wheeler compro-
mise, clearly had the right to fill The
vacancy. Judge Leonard says he re-
members having heard Mt Morton
declare that the seat belonged either to
Pinchback or Eustes and that he
(Morton) could not see why the forms
of law had not been complied with IN
the election Of Mr.. Eustee, and that
the republicans would stultlfy them-
selves II they kept the state unrepfe-
sented.