Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-19
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial To the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph Cnmpany.l
Pacific Coast News.
~ essey Mmrke 81.

Pacific Coast News.
ss.ney Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Legal
tenders, 99s bid, 995 asked; Mexi-
can dollars, 92 bid, 90 asked; Trade
dollars, 81 bid, 97t asked; half dol
lars, 81 80 bid, 50 asked.
Cturt and Othrr Iem-.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1Stb.-The
examination of the police broker
age business was continued to.day
in the Police Court, but no testi-
mony was ELECTED tending to show
that Bachelder and Hinninger, the
brokers, had any connection with
the Commissioners.
John w. Pearson has brought
suit in the Nineteenth District
Court against the National Gold
Banx aud Trust Company to re.
cover Sl07,S74 92, moneys alleged
to have been advanced by plaintiff
to A. P. Minear, and for the pay
ment of which the defendant Is oil.
legged to be responsible.
Alta levies an assessment of 81;
Silver Hill, SO cents; Belcher, 81;
Modoc Consolidated, so cents.
A petition in bankruptcy has
been filed in the United States
District Court by the San Jose
Mill and Lumber Company. LA
bilities, $232,S74 80; assets, $780,.
800.
OAKLAND, July 1Sth.-A large
can filled with wax and turpentine
on being lifted from the range in
Mr.. Defremery's house. on Adeline
street, fell and the contents ex-
ploded. The servant girl, nam ed
Ryan, was burned to death. Her
body was fearfully charred, The
hostler, named Cassidy, was seri-
ously if not fatally burned. The
flames were eXtinguishcd with n
garden hose.
The New riacers Ia Ariz INA.
YUMA, July 1Sth.-The recently
discovered placers lie from G to 10
miles back from the Colorado river,
on the Arizona side and are found
at the base of high mountains and
even back into the gulches and ra-
vines. They are worked by dry
washing. Ira E. West, who has a
ranch In the Chimihueves valley
opposite the landing for the mines,
writes to Capt. Polhemus, his inti-
mate friend, concerning them, and
says his hands have deserted him
for the diggings. An intelligent
Mexican, formerly mate on the
river boats, came to Yuma from
the scene of the discoveries TO buy
provisions, etc. He gives good
account of them and returns ac-
compsnied by others. An Ameri.
can left here short time ago with
with dry washing machine, say
ing he had something good in pros
pect. His destination proves to be
these placers. Gold has been dis
covered before in the vicinity. The
new placer diggings are twenty
miles above Aubrey, to which
point steamers run regularly, leav-
ing Yuma every Saturday morn
ing. The nature of the country
will admit of water being taken
from the river above and brought
by ditch direct to the mines, Civ
ing an abundant supply at little
cost.
ElGssitcs Returning,
LA GRANDB, Ogn,, July 1S.-The
hostiles turned yesterday and are
now returning back on the trail by
Which they came. The cavalry
under Col. Forsythe are close on
their trail.
The Hos,i,es Reported Desnor-
missed.
BAKER CITY, Ogn., July 1Sth.-
The Umatilla Indians under For
sythe struck the hostile camp last
night, about two miles and q half
from Stark's ranch, on the DAILY
road, killing seventeen warriors,
capturing twenty-five women and
children and 60 or 20 head of horses.
The hosliles are much demoralized
and the captive squaws report that
they are breaking into small bands
with the intention of fleeing to
Weiser an2 making their way to
Bannock or the buffalo country.
Last evening the Nez Perces
scouts under Lieutenant Williams,
accompanied by the white scouts
belonging to Col. Sanford's COM
mand, went into camp on the North
Powder. While sitting around the
camp fire, all dressed in citizens
clothes, a man named Haines, Cap
tain of volunteer company, who
had seen the party enter the tim
Der, fired two shots into the scouts
from tree abou' go yards distant,
killing one of the Nez Perces
scouts and mortally wounding an.
other. The Nez Percs, are much
incensed at Haines and it was with
much difficulty that the white
scouts and Lieut.. Williams could
restrain them from killing him at
once. The Indians were rendering
very efficient service and now they
will scarcely continue longer in
service. It is feared that this will
also drive the Umatillas from the
field. At last accounts Haines was
under guard and will probably be
brought to Col. Sanford's camp.
General Wheaton telegraphs Col.
Sanford from La Grands that a few
hostiles have made their appear
ance in Grande Rondo Valley. He
hopes, with Sanford's help to cap
turs or make speedy work of them.
suicide from Too siuch whisky.
VIRGINIA, New, July 2sth.-A
shoemaker named Gravelly shot
himself in Gold Hill last night nd
died this morning. He had been
drunk for several days.
The More Murder Tria,.