, 1877-11-24
Telegraphic News.
EASTERN STATES.

Oakley Hall is advertised to lecture IN
Boston and other cities in the east.
The reported outbreak cf leprosy IN
the Chinese quarter is officially contra-
dicted. II is believed the cigar makers
started the report to prevent San Fran>
cisco Cinnamon being sent here.
Copp's Land O,oner contains full
report of a recent decision by Secretary
Schurz in the case of Homas VS.. st.
Joseph and Denver City Railroad Co.,
which settles certain questions of very
general interest affecting numerous
claims of individuals and of corpora
tions that are grantees of public lands.
The main points established by 1t are
as follows: A valid homestead entry is
an appropriation of the land covered
by it, and remains such until forfeit
ure is declared in accordance with law
and the rules and regulations of the
general land Office and until the reser-
vation is removed. These regulations
in regard to the method of declaring
homestead claim abandoned and the
entry Cancelled are necessary to the etfi-
cient execution of the homestead law.
Cases adjudicated under different
view of the homestead law are not to
be reopened. The rule is now made
for future guidance.
PIrrsBUEG, Nov. 19.-The grand jury
made their special presentment to the
quarter sessions on the July riots here,
animadyerting on the refusal of the
state officials to testify. They trace the
causes of the strikes in low wages,
combined with the action of labor
unions, etc, and express the belief that
the sheriff did not exhaust his power
before calling in military aid. They
had been unable to trace the author
ship or authority of the proclamation
issued in Gov. H,rtranft's name be-
yond the Pennsylvania railroad depot.
The governor certainly did not author
ize it, as he was slumbering in his car
near Salt Lake City at the time. The
report condemns the railroad company
for using harsh measures and clearing
the track by force on Sunday. which
act was followed by pistol shot from
the crowd, whereupon. as the testimony
conclusively shows, the soldiers with
out orders commenced firing. and be-
fore they we're checked ten citizens were
killed. The coroner reports twenty
two deaths on Saturday and Sunday.
This was unauthorized, wiiful and wan>
ton killing by the private soldiers which
the inquest can call by no other term
than murder. The jury lay great en-
phasis on this chapter of the tragedy as
it was the beginning of the riot. Speak
ing of the Philadelphia troops in the
round house and the dispersement of
the 14th and 10Th regiments in de-
moralized condition, they say the whole
military operations from first to last was
blunder, and showed pitiable lack
of training. The occupation of the
round house was almost a crime and
invited attack. The report denies that
citizens sympathized with the mob, but
declares they did most efficient work in
stopping the fire and restoring order
They reject the doctrine that the city
or county are liable for the work of the
mob excited to violence by unlawful
acts of the state military. They allude
to the massing of troops in Pittsburg
after the riots as a mark of disrespect
and contumely to citizens. not called
for in view of the unparalleled prompt,
ness with which they crushed ont the
rioters and brought them to punish>
ment. This grand jury has indicted
nearly hundred rioters.
CHEYENSE, Nov. 90 There are now
but nine men in the Keets mine, at
Deadwood, the rest having been cap
tured by the sheriff and deputies at diff
ferent times as they came out fo1 food
and fuel. The soldiers that are to as
sist in dislodging the belligerents are
now at Sioux City and expected TO ar
rive at the sceze of action tomorrow.
The intrepid Scott Davis started with
few others from Lance creek fourweehs
ago, in pursuit of gang of horse
thieves who have been operating on the
Black Hills stage line for some time
He to-day telegraphs from Green river
that he overhauled two of them with
II head of stock, capturing one and
wounding the other.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-The bank of VIM
Smith. of Hamburg, the largest one il
southwestern Iowa, made an assignmen
thislmorning.
New YORK, Nov. 20. The Sun print
conspicuously in bold>face capitals
list of the Democrats who voted for
standiag army of $4,000, as we'll a
those who were absent. In the frs
list is Luttrell's name. That paper say
these gentlemen should never be for
gotten, that they have betrayed tn
cause of the people and the peopl
should remember them to the end.
A special from Columbia. $. c., say
tho election to fill vacancies in the stat