Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-14

questions or lmpeacn nimseiI. his
clients life might be dependent
upon this very testimony, given
by man now dead, who had never
been cross examined and cross
examination OF him had been de-
MED by a Justice of the Peace, a
man not necessarily supposed to be
learned in the law. Finally the
Court decided upon the law points
that the testimony was admissible
if Hickerson was then mentally
able to testify irtelligently, on
which point medical opinion will
be heard on Monday.
Nancy ss"rme,.
SAN FRANCISCO, July i3.-Legal
tenders 99s bid, 995 asked; Mexican
dollars 81 bid, 93 asked; trade dol
lars 81 bid, 974 asked; half dollars
973 bid, 99 asked.
Whtas Field Rurued.
STOCKTON, July 13th.--A fire on
Roberts Island last night destroyed
about $50 acres of wheat, the pIop.
erty of Nj. q. Fisher and Elliott.
Fishers interest Is covered by in
Surance.
Iadiaa News and M,vsmrnis If
TrOeps.
BvKER CITY, Oregon, July 18th.
"A dispatch says hostiles have
made their appearance on Glover
Creek, a tributary Of North Powder
river. Captain VivIan's company
of Egbsrt's command, while scout
ing yesterday in that direction,
captured seven Indians, eight
squaws, some children and some
twenty head of horses. After n
tedious pursuit thirty or more of
the hostiles escaped. Scouts from
Meacham report large trail
through Blue mountains, passing
toward Snake river, made early
yesterday morning. Egbert's COM
mand has been ordered to the Pay.
ette country to watch for returning
hostiles, who are evidently moving
north towards Idaho aud the SAL
mon river country as fast as possi-
BILE. Sanford's command has been
ordered to join Miles in Fly valley,
near Daily ranch, and then follow
on the trail of the Indians north.
The prisoners captured yesterday
are now on the way to Fort Boise,
under Egbert's escort.
Murdered by Mes Pesces.
HELENA, Montana, July 13th.-
A special from Phillipsburg, Mon
tana, at midnight, says that the
Indians passing through murdered
VIM. Joy on Rosse's Fork of Rock
creek. Jack Hayes and Amos
Elliott were also supposed to have
been murdered at the same time
and place. 1t is believed that the
same Indians murdered men on the
Dearborn river and Elk creek.
They are probably returning Nez
PerceJ.
Iadtnn Outbreak Om tne Reser.
PORTLAND, July 18th. The fol-
lowing startling news has Just been
received from Pendleton, dated
July 18th, from ]. B. Keeney. The
dispatch is addressed to Governor
Chadwick: Will try and get an es-
cort for the wagons in the morning.
We have been having exciting
times here to-day. Hostiles are in
force on the reservatian. George
Coggan and AL. Bunker, of La
Grande, were shot this afternoon
about six miles from here on the
stage road to Cayuse. Coggan was
killed. Bunker is supposed to be
mortally wounded. Fred Foster
was with them aud only got away
by luck. Bunker rode with him
for about two miles after he was
shot and he was compelled to leave
him. Foster gave us the news and
we started a team with fourteen
men as escort, to go for Bunker.
They got as far rs Chief Wincum
Shoots farm when they were at
tackled ard compelled to return
after exchanging u few shots. The
Indians are abOu. $50 strong. The
Umatillas are undoubtedly fight.
ing with them. Major Conyor
was with the party attacked and
they think they killed one Indian,
as he was seen to fall from his
horse. The Cayuse House
was pil!aged and burned.
Our stage station was not
burned at dark. Capt. Miles's
command will reach the agency
tonight. His soldiers are ali very.
much exhausted, and should they
go into the agency thinking the
Umatillas are all right, they may
get the worst of it. Our families
are at the mill and Court House,
and the town is well guarded.
Col. Effinger, of this city, has
just received the following displtch
from Gov. Chadwick:
Umatilla, July l3.-I have made
a call for 800 volunteers. Take
those Of Captain Sears, 100 of
Portland, equipped by the citizens.
See that he has men, not so much
for numbers, but for courage, &C.
tivity and endurance-short work
boys. l will get the balance here.
The hOstiles are all over the reser-
vatisn. If they succeed they will
go to Moses.
Capt. G. G. Sears, of the Portland
Volunteer Rangers. has Just re-
ceived the following:
Umatilla, July l3th.-S A. M
Come at once as you propose.
have guns at Vancouver now; will
get them. s. +. CHADWICK.
The Governors proclamation
calling out the volunteers in sub
stance recites the condition of af-
fairs, that all the friendly Indians
will go to the hostiles whenever
they find that they can be success.
ful against the whites; that all the
friendly Indians, with few excep.
tions. are midnight allies of the
hostiles and aid them by removing
stolen stock and pluuder, and that
their promises and pledges of
friendship cannot be relied upon.
They have misled the settlers and
soldiers and have acted as spies and
scouts for the hostiles. He further
cautions the volunteers against do