Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-26
atest Eastern News.
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Me-tisE Of the Gnbinet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25th.-In
he Cabinet today the Attorney
aeneral read "a number of kilograms |
rom parties in South Carolina |
of the trouble there |
N account of politics, but it was
greed that nothing could be done
~ the Federal Government while
judicial processes of the United
states Court are not resisted, and 1t
8 acknowledged that they are not.
The supreme Court, according to
he reassignment of its calendar,
will next month hear arguments
INVOLVING the copstitutIonality of
Nj laws heretofore made, bearing
IN polygamy, in Utah. The deci-
sion will involve the legality of all
avs, National, State or Territorial
10 crush out the Mormon mode of
life.
iisicit Dfstiisers Asking Csemomcy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 235;h.-Some
four hundred illicit distillers and
tobacco blockaders now indicted
before the United States Court at
Statesville, North Carolina, petit
tion the Internal Revenue Bureau
to have the same clemency eXtend-
ed to them as was recently axtend-
ed to number of Illicit distillers
in South Carolina, exceptipg only
those who had violently resisted
the revenue officers. They offer to
pledge themselves, if this clemency
is granted, not only to abstain
from further violations of the in
tsInal revenue laws themselves,
but to use their influence to pre-
vent others from doing SO. The
Department will probably grant
their request. q
steamshsp F0undercd.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25th.-The
steamship City of Houston, which
left New York for Galveston, foun'
dered off Frying Pan shoals on tn {
23d inst, during the fearful gale
Passengers and crew rescued.
Philadelphia wUoa Market.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-Woo'
dull, prices steady without decided
change; supply moderate, but am
pie for the limited demand.
Cheyennes Captured.
CAMP ROBINSON, Neb., Oct. 25 =
Tuesday afternoon companies Z
and d, Third Cavalry, under the
command of Capt. J. 3. johnson
and Lieutenant Thompson, Will,
scouting in the Sand Hills, abou
seventy miles southeast of thi!
post, came upon about one hundred
and fifty Cheyenne Indians unde
chief Dull Knife. The hostiIes a
first showed fight, but, seeing
themselves outnumbered, gave VI
and were brought into Major Carl
toms camp, on Chadron Creek
where they were disarmed anC
their stock taken away, til,
latter, numbering about 140 horse
and mules, were sent here
A courier from Chadron Creek thi
afternoon reports that when tn
hostiles were informed that thei
destination was Camp Robinson
they refused to 60 and scatterin,
over the prairie, commenced dig
ging rifle pits with hunting knives
They appeared to have rifles Sc
creted which they secured, havin,
given up a few old guns and revol
vers. Artillery has been sent from
here to shell them from their posi-
tions should they continue thei
resistance
The Famous Sherman letter.
Indianapolis, Oct. 25.-Satur
days Herald will contain an inter
view with James e. Anderson, nov
stopping in this city. Anderson
clears up the mystery surroundin,
the Sherman letter and exonerate e
Secretary Sherman from all com
plicity in the matter. He says th,
authorship Of the Sherman lette
lies between Senator Kellogg ant
Colquit Clark, who was his privat,
secretary at that time. Mrs. Jenk
never saw it. The original lettel
Is now in the possession of a gen
tleman in Philadelphia and can bt
produced at any time. He says
Kellogg could exonerate Sherman
at any time and will do so as soor
as the Louisiana appointment;
made in his interest are confirmed
Movement Against I,iictt DfsIl-
ievs.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 25.-Informa a.
tion from Overton county says
that citizens are signing petitions
to the quarterly Court all over the
county praying for the suppression n
of Illicit distilling and the disper-
sion of the armed bands of moon
sinners. The Court has just issued
orders to sheriffs to summon a force
to arrest or bring TO punishment
the offenders.
Yellow Jacks Doing.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Oct. 25th.-Six
new cases and two deaths. w. j..
l.. Holland died at 2:30 to-day,
Relief funds are exhausted.
MORGAN CITY, Oct. 25th.-Seven
deaths since last report.
NJ Trouble in sOuih Caroline,
CHICAGO, Oct. 25th.-The Journ-
ats Washington special says: At
torney General Youmans, of South
Carolina is here for the purpose of
the Administration
that all the stories about outrages
there are false. He claims that the
canvass is peaceful.
A Righteous Indictment.
BOSTON, Oct. 25th.-Charles d.
Hartwell, the conductor who Is
charged with having caused the
accident at Wollaston, on the Old