The Morning herald., 1877-08-30

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rors. A special despatch from Norfolk, re
celved last night, states that the commits
sion now engaged in Investigating the affair
OF the Norfolk Costume House would Civ
no information as to the cause of Mr.. Get
terlich's arrest. The accused was for clever
years engaged In the Baltimore Custom
House, and for the past fourteen years ir
the Custom House at Norfolk, and has al
ways borne good character. There will
probably, be other arrests made, for which
special agents of the Treasury Department
are hunting up evidence. Getterlich claims
residence In Baltimore, where his family
now occupy house.
CUSTOM HOUSE DEFALcAT1oNs.
NV YORK, Aug. 29,-A dispatch from
Norfolk, Va, states that the Committee OF
Investigation from Washington engaged in
unearthfng the frauds committed at the
Custom House during Luther Lees admin
stration there have ascertained the exis-
tence of embezzlements so far amounting to
SSo,Ooo. The committee will divulge moth
ing to reporters until the report is sent to
Washington. Deputy Collector Getterlich,
the cashier, Miller, and the Treasury agents,
Chamberlain and Aver, will doubtless get
clear, and the securities of Lee will have to
reimburse the Government. The labors of
the Committee will be at an end in dav or
two.
THE INDIANS ACROSS THE YELLOWSTONE,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The following
despatch was received at the War Depart
ment this morning.
HELENA, Montana, Aug. 2S.-To General
E. d. Townsend, Washington, D. C.:-Just
back from Brenton, and show all well. In-
dams have got across the Yellowstone, be-
low Lake and above Falls, killing two par
ties of visitors to Geysers, sparing ladies'
Howard has replenished his stores and is in
pursuit. Other parties watch their issue
east of mountains.
1 will start west for Missoula day after
tomorrow and continue to Walla Walla,
but the garrison here being small I will
have but small escort. Gibbon should be
reinforced, and the Sd Infantry seems most
available. If Sheridan applies and the sec>
retary approves, you may order 1t to Ogden,
Utah, thence to march to Montana.
After this affair is over Howard will re-
urn to Oregon, leaving Gibbon here too
weak. l see no signs of danger from the
north, but it is apprehended here.
W. T. SHERMAN, General.
TROOPS FOR THE BLACK HILLS.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 29.-The following
despatch was received at Department head-
quarters yesterday evening from General
Bradley -
CAMP ROBINSON, Aug. %, 1S77.-I send
me company from Fort Laramie and one
rom here to the Placer Hills Tomorrow,
With thirty days supplies. Fourteen men,
i've women, and three children, from Lame
)eer's band, came into Spotted Tail Agency.
4ame Deer's village of fifty-four lodges, is
t the mouth of the Little Powder river. I
hall send out another party to try and get
hem in. This is the same party of hostiles
hat was struck by General Miles last
pring, in which engagement Lame Deer
nd several other Indians were killed. The
and is remnant of Sitting Bulbs village,
OF yet driven in by the troops in the departs
lent OF Dacotah, and their coming i'll and
will render the hill country
afe over at the northern extremity, which
as been beyond the reach of the troops.
ATAL ACCIDENT ON THE HUDSON RIVER
RAILROAD.
HUDSON, N. Y, Aug. ga fatal acci-
ent occurred on the Hudson River Rail-
Dad at the depot in this city at midnight
'st night. q
A passenger train from the north, due at +
l:52 p. m, arrived late, and while taking 7
ater was run into by freight train No. A t
'lescoplDg the sleeping car, which was di>
'ctly under the Ferry street bridge, cross :
g the track.
The bridge was completely destroyed. &
ngine No, 6S was disabled aud several E
lrs were wrecked. Thomas Ryan, fire. f
an of Rhinebeck, was killed, and Charles
'mers, an engineer of New York, injured.
he disaster was caused by negligent fire.
an, who displaced the wrong light. All
e trains were delayed several hours.
ARREST OF MURDERER.
WATERFOWL, Aug. 29.--The murderer Il
Stephen Barber, in Belmont, was arrests Il
last evening On d stage coach, between Il
and Plattsburg, and taken to Fl
alone. |.
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