Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-02
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NEW YORK, May lst.-It is ru-
mored that $. ]. Tilden will live in
Washington next winter and give
many brilliant entertainments.
n Walk Around the Earth.
TORONTO, May Jas. Hender-
son Duff, of this city, starts to.day
to walk the distance of the circum-
ference of the earth. He proposes
to walk forty miles each working
day for two years, which will give
him day over what he requires
to accomplish the $4,000 miles. He
is to receive the sum of $4,000 If
he accomplishes the task. During
the walk he will try to bring down
the best records for various distan.
ces. He starts here and will con-
tinue his walk in the principal cities
ofCanada and the States, crossing
afterwards to Paris and then to the
principal places in Great Britain
and on the continent.
Tho Kauiz Court Martial.
OMAHA, May 1.-The court mar
Wal tIiai VI ocL' As " AuutL Ue-
gan this morning. All the MEM
bers of the court are present, with
Gen. Augur acting as president.
The charges and specifications were
read to the defendant, who asked
until tomorrow to prepare special
plea of defence. The court there
upon adjourned till tomorrow.
sitting Buii Seeking Pence.
CHICAGO, May 1st.-Gen. Sheri-
dan this afternoon. received a re-
port from Gen. Miles, dated head.
quarters of the District of the yell
low Stone, Fort Keogh, Montana,
informing him that Sitting Bull
had sent half breed to General
Miles enquiring what kind of a
peace the United States would
make with them and saying that
the Great Father was of course too |
rich to expect the Indians to give
up their poor little ponies and their
old guns. Gen. Miles in reply in
formed Sitting Bull that if
he desired to stop hos
tilities, peace could be made
which would end all trouble be-
tween the whites and Indians and
that when the Indians gave up
their ponies and guns they will re-
ceive cattle and other property of
greater value in their place, and
that when peace is made the gov
eminent will provide for them as it
does for all friendly Indians.
NEW YORK May 1st.-The well
known DIR. Helmbold was arrested
In the streets early this morning
and later was taken to Bellevue
Hospital suffering from acute in.
sanity. His physicians think he
will recover in a few days.
Horse Thieves in wyomiag.
FORT FETTERMAN, May Ist.-
On the night of the Goth four
masked men broke into the ranch
If John r. Smith, near Fort Nc
Aenney, stole everything of value
n the house and ran off four horses
md two mules. To-day a party of
wenty cavalrymen, under the IA
nous scout. Frank Grouard, left
Fort Mckinney to scour the
country for the thieves. The road
between this post and Mckinney
s so infested with organ
zed bands of horse thieves
hat travel with horses or mules is
almost impossible, thieves running
IF the animals every opportunity.
4 vigilance committee Is strongly
alked of.
DEADwooD, Dakota, May IA
eliable report received here to-
lay states that two horse thieves,
names unknown, while attempting
o ford Cheyenne River, 100 miles
rom here, were drowned. Their
lorses, which were stolen from
hrs. SCOTS Ranch, at Jennis's
were found on the bank
# the river.
Defeated by Mexican Regulars,
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, May L.
IN Friday two hundred men at
Iarronds, eighteen miles from
ere, who attempted to cross the
sio Grande, were met by Mexican
egulars and defeated and eight
lade prisoners.
Revenue Informer shot.
WASHINGTON, May lst.-Inter-
al Revenue Commissioner Raum !
!, informed that s. f. Cummings, I
Tho has furnished revenue officials 9
18th information, was shot by I'M q