Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-16
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San Fr"DcIscO Aii.SOrts.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-The
Board of Supervisors held a special
meeting last evening to consider
the Auditors estimates for ex-
penses for the coming fiscal year
and the necessary tax levy. The
Board made reduction of $500, 48O
on the estimate. of which SlOO, 1000
was taken from the School Depai t.
ment and the same amount from
the Street Department.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax lectured
last evening at Platps Hall to a
large audience; subject, "The Life
and Character Of Abraham Lin
coln." The lecture, which was
mostly anecdotaI, was well received
hy the audience.
The Democratic County and Ex-
ecutive Committees last evening
accepted the designations of John S.
Enos and julius Cert as nominees
for the Constitutional Convention,
and chose in their stead William
Simpson and DR.. Cleveland.
! SANTA B"rbwr~ News.
SANTA BARBARA, June 15.-The
weather continues foggy in the
neighborhood of the city, but on
the other eide of the mountains it
Is clear.
Wheat will not suffer as much as
at first anticipated. 1t is thought
there will be about three -fourths of
crop. Barley is hardly touched,
aud beans, corn and most of the
growing crops are in the best con.
dition.
The work of rebuilding the wharf
Is being actively prosecuted, and it
i, confidently expected that it will
be finished by July 18th.
The Non-Partisan, Working
men and Democratic Committees
are busy preparing for the coming
election.
IHiian War News.
SAN FRANCISCO, June l5.-A
Winnemucca dispatch says that
thirty or forty whites, at White
Horse Meadows, Grant county,
Oregon, are threatened by a strong
force of hostile Bannocks. The
Winnemucca mounted volunteer
company will start from Camp Nc
Dermitt TO- morrow to reinforce the
White Horse Meadow settlers.
Our county officials will try to
send more men and arms to-mor-
row. A Boise City dispatch is as
follows: Major Downey, who is on
the way with his command to
Sheep Ranch, has received orders
to return to Foit Harney in conse-
quence of information received that
Egar, the Piute Chief, was at the
head of 900 warriors and resolved
to go on the war path. This band
is composed of Indians who have
left the Malheur agency. Some of
the military officers here have re-
Gently interviewed Tambiago,
the Indian now under sem
tence of death 70 the murder of
Alex. Roden. Tambiago says that
the Bannocks are led by Buffalo
Horn and two other Indians, and
that their plan was TO rendezvous
at the Sheep Ranch, get the Piutes
to join them and then proceed
northward to Salmon River. Tam
biago has been in confinement sew
eraf months, but his story is
corroborated by other inform alton,
and proves that the outbreak has
been long contemplated. The set.
tiers Of Bruneau and vicinity have
abandoned their houses and come
to this place for safety. Settlers on
the Boise City and Carson City
stage road in Baker County, Ore.
gon, for distance of sixty miles,
have left their homes and sought
places of safety.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-Flour
= -Unchainged. Wheat Quiet;
good to choice milling $1.75@1SU,
Barley-Quiet and steady; new 80
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