Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-02

The guard of five soldiers at the
ferry and the employees of the sta
ton exchanged fire with the 1n-
dians, when the stage left.
|. A body Of volunteers left here for
Snake river and O small detach-
ment of troops from Fort Boise are
EN- route for Mundy's ferry. A
band of hostiles, supposed to be
Bannocks, returning to the scene
of the original outbreak, Camas
prairie. IL is expected that Bru-
neau Valley will be again raided.
SILVER CITY, August 1st.-Two
scouts of party of six have just
reached here from the vicinity of
Three Forks, Sucker Creek. The
scouts met the party of hostiles
who killed Piute Chiefs Big George
and Pretty Johnny. They report
that jeff Carter and Seven Up
Smith ale undoubtedly killed.
Volunteers leave here might for
the vicinity of Bruneau.
Scents have been sent in various
directions during the past "a hours.
AS yet 10 body of Indians bigger
than forty in number have been
discovered at any point.
I.d,"n DsProdAsio@n stii. GeiDg
SILVER CITY, Idaho, August !. =
Intense excitement still continues
here. The bostiles are raiding
throughout the country alorg the
border of Sucker creek, Snake
river and the Owyhee. They are
taking off all the stock they can
find and committing other depre-
dations. Heavy firing was heard
at Camp Lyon last night. Great
indignation is expressed towards
Gen. Howard for taking Egbert's
troops from that point some weeks
ago and doing nothing with them.
An armed guard left here this af.
ternoon for Munday's Ferry, to
bring in the body of mail driver
Hemingway, killed yesterday. He
will be buried here tomorrow. Mr..
Chrisman is reported to be killed
by sayages nsar Sucker creek.
James Geer, reported killed yester-
day while in charge Of Somaner-
camps stock, reached town this
morning. The friendly Piutes
here were brought to town last
nj hit. None of them were killed.
No Jury tn the Lnrd Cnse-Tenspo.
rary Ersanity.
SAN BUENA VENTURA, August
1st.-Up TO adjournment at six
o'clock this evening, only ten
Jurors had been secured to try Lord.
Some seventy names were exhaust
ed in getting these. One of the
jurymen summoned this afternoon,
upon being questioned as to his
opinions, said he had often heard
il said that More ought to have
been killed; had said it himself and
still thought so. The Judge dis.
missed him with an emphatic word
or two.
On the arrival here of the
schooner Hueneme the Captains
wife was brought ashore suffering
from symptoms of insanity. 1t il
hoped TO be only temporary. Fol
some time previous to making port
she had TO be closely watched
manifesting suicidal intent.
Howard stiiI Pursuing.
BOISE CITY, August lst.-Gen
Howard with the main body of thu
troops was at Rocky cafion on Nal
heur river, last night in pursuit o
the hestiles. The Indians who at
tackled the stage yesterday wer,
estimated at about two hundred
and they have gone up Snake rivel
towards Bruneau valley. Partie!
lust arrived from Payette valley re-
port two small parties OF Indian:
on the tributaries of the Wieser.
ChInnmen Kisied by Indians.
| SILVER CITY. August 1st.-Tht
hostiles on their way up Snake
river yesterday, stopped at Rausch.
mayors ranch and encountered q
number of Chinese employees, foul
of whom they slaughtered. The
savages have beeh committing Sc
rious depredations at Sucker creek
and other points within fifteen
miles of this place. There is nc
probability that they will come
nearer town.
suicide by strychnine.
SANTA CRUZ, August lst.-Mrs
Harry Benton committed suicide
this morning by taxing strychnine
No reason is given for the act.
Saw Nsl Rurued
PORTLAND, Ogu., Aug. 1.-The
large saw mill of Boney & Co., o
Glencoe, Washington county, was
destroyed by fire last night. The
building and machinery was all
destroyed; also about $50 thousand
feet of lum Der. The loss cannot be
estimated. No insurance. Sup.
posed to be accidental.