, 1877-10-20
EASTERN STATES.

OF. LOUIS. Oos. ia special 10 tne
Times frcn Mexico. No.. says James
Berry, supposed to be one of the Union
Pacific railroad train robbers, Vas cap
tured to-day iu Galloway county. He
had 81 500 on his person and was badly
wounded in the leg. He sold $4,000
gold in Mexico few days ago and left
for Texas. This gold is said to have
been identified as part Of that taken
from tho train at Big Springs.
NEw ORLEANs. Oct. 15.-Caps. Pres>
catl. of the schooner Jennie Wood.
from Ruatan. reports q heavy gale there
September. Goth. lasting twenty-four
hours. Great damage was done to plan
tations all along the coast of the bay
island. Many Thousand houses were
blown down and several coasting vss>
sells were lost.
CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-The 1ribune's
Washington special says whatever other
Republicans may think. it is already
evident that the presidents civil ser
vice views do not meet the approval of
a very considerable number OF Repub-
lican congressman at either end Of the
capitol. No manifestations are made of
q desire to embarrsss the president or
antagonize his views. but there are very
strong desires expressed for radical
change of the cabinet. and q modihca-
ton of some Of the presidents posi-
tions.
Naw YeRx, Oct Is. The Suns spe-
cisl from Washington says Randairs
nomination BY such tremendous vote
on the first ballot means simply and
only that the Democratic party is not
going to abats its opposition to stand
ing armies. ey.ravagant appropriations
and the corrupt system Of subsidies to
corporations Randall was firmly op-
posed by all these interests and by all
rings and organized lohbies represented
here, and his triumph is 4 triumph OF
the better element Of the conn;ry.
An Ohio gentleman now here. says
prior to tho election in that state Sena-
tor Thurman informed him in the event
Of the Democrats obtaining the legisla-
ture, he would resign his seat in the
senate In order that both Pendleton and
Ewing might be chosen. Thurman said
be would do this because he believed it
would be the means Of preventing any
division among Ohio Democrats in coa>
sequence of the senatorial struggle. and
would leave him in good condition for
the national campaign in 1880. whom he
expects tho Democracy to unanimously
present him for tho presidency.
LoU1sv1LLE. Oct. ia special to the
Courier -Joarnoi says David Hall. Of
Franklin county. was whipped satur-
day night by masked men. Hail met
John Thompson this morning and re-
sognzed In him one of the assailants.
he at once shot him, wounding him Sc
vereIy, and Was after wards arrested. He
readily gave bail. 1t is thought the re-
suit Of this affair will be the uneai thing
and bringing to justice Of = band Of So
called Ku-klux Who have been disturb
ing Franklin county for years.
LEAvENwoRTH, Oct. Is John III.
Crowell, special agent Of the possofics
department, reached this city last oven
ing, having in charge Charles ". Press
sott, assistant postmaster at Great Bend
Kansas, whom he arrested last Satur-
day for ritiing registered letters. Pres
eott confessed to taking several hur-
dred dollars. He stood highly in the
community, and has many relatives
amongst prominen. respectable people
in that portion Of the state.
SAN Francisco. Oct. 16.- "A Nez Per-
ees Indian. called Buffalo Blanket. aged
about l6. was drought heavily ironed,
to the lcity prison last night by Captain
Spurgin. Of Howard's command. He
is SAID to be ono of the crew who COM
mitted many of tho murders in Idaho
which laid the train for the present In
dian war. After committing these mnr-
ders he fled to the Grow reservation.
where he concealed himself. He was
given up by the Grows short time ago
to the authorities at Fort Ellis and was
sent to this city en- route to Portland,
Oregon, where he will be tried by .
commission on a charge Of murder,
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