Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-24

80 ~sft<t AxASE 0ttoCh 60y sDS
amount will probably reach hun
1reds Of thousands of dollars and
that the robbery extended over a
period of ten years. The clerks
have been arrested.
Reitcf go the sunerers.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, August
23.-The Commissary here, by di-
rection of the Com missioner Gen.
eral, at Washington, will send the
sufferers at Grenada 5000 rations
each OF flour, beans, coffee and
sugars, 300 pounds each bacon and
pork. There are three cases of fe-
Yer here-all refugees.
Fatal Shooting ARsay.
ST. LOUIS, August 23.-A Joplin,
Mo-, special says that Ben Shoe
maker, residing there, to-day shot
and fatally killed q young man
named Connolly, aud fatally
wounded Connelly's father-in-law.
The citizens threatened to lynch
him, but he was safely lodged In
Jail at Baxter City.
Kearary Hl ss. Lpuis-Fsver Fund.
ST. Louis, Aug. 2sd.-Dennis
Kearney arrived to-day. He spoke
tonight in Lucas Market to one of
the largest crowds that has gather
ed at public meeting for a long
time. He received no official rec
ognition by any of the Working
mems organizations. He spoke an
hour and half in the same de.
nunciatory style used elsewhere
and was frequently and uproari-
ously applauded. His strong de-
nunciations of the press, capital,
etc., being most vehemently
cheered. He goes hence to Gin
cinnati.
Nearly $4,000 was subscribed by
merchants to-day for the yellow
fever fund.
Black Mitls Road Agents.
DEADwooD, Dakota, August 22d.
About o'clock this morning the
north bound stage from Cheyenne
was stopped between Cheyenne
river and Lightning creek, ninety
miles south of Deadwood, by three
road agents, who, after compelling
the passengers to throw up their
hands, went through their pockets,
obtaining two watches and small
amount of money. After securing
what the passengers had, they cut
open the United States mail sacks
and appropriated all the registered
letters, leaving the balance of the
mail strewn over the ground.
Kuied BY Lightning.
| CHEYENNE, August 23i.-Capt.
Rodgers, of the fifth cavalry,
whilst ell route to join his COM
mand at Fort Kinney, was struck
and instantly killed by lightning
this afternoon, about twenty-five
miles north of Rock Creek, on the
Fetterman road. He was in his
tent and two Indian scouts with
him, both of whom escaped with.
out injury.
Indiau Pris0ners en- Route.
CAMP ROBINSON, Neb., August
23d.-About two hundred Chey.
enne Indian prisoners arrived here
to-day ell route from Fort Lincoln
to Fort Dodge, Kansas, in charge
of Ben Blake, we'll known Chey.
enne interpreter and scout and
guarded by company of the Sew
enth cavalry. These are the hos
tiles that were captured near Lin.
coin some time this summer whilst
going north to join Sitting Bull.
Big Wolf, their chief, is well
known here. The company of the
Seventh cavalry which has guarded
them thus far, will return to Fort
Lincoln, their present station, anG
detail of the Third cavalry from
this post and Camp Sheridan, will
/. guard them during the remainder
of the trip.
Order Against Political Military
ClHbs.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, August 23.-
In consequence of reports from
Phillips county, that organization
are being formed with view O.
deprIving colored men of the priv
ilege of voting at the coming elec
! tion, Gov. Miller has caused the
following order to be issued:
Special Order No. 14.-Special
, information has been received al
!, these headquarters of the forma.
, tion in Phillips county of political
campaign clubs, organized after
the manner of military companies.
Although unarmed aud intended
, merely as temporary associations
for the ordinary and legitimate
purposes of political campaign,
} such organizations afford occasion
for Misrepresentation and might, il
tolerated, at some future time fur
nish a precedent for abuses. AS no
association of military nature
eau lawfully exist in this State ex.
cept as authorized by the Com
mander in Chief, all organiza-
tiOns in the county of Phillips
purporting to be of q military
character or enrolled or Differed
in military form, other than in the
case of the State Guards, duly mus
tered and reported, will be imme-
diately disbanded, the three COM
panies of State Guards constitute
ing the regular active militia of
the county being, in the judgment
of the Commander in Chief, suffi.
cient for the support of the civil
authorities in any emergency. no
further enrolment, in any charac-
ter, will be made without orders
from these headquarters. This or.
der will not be construed as in any
manner interfering with the right
of citizens to unite or parade in or.
ganizations of q civil character for
any lawful purpose. By order Of
the Commander in Chief.
lSigned) JAS. M. PoMERoY,
Adjutant General.
Railroad Controversy Decided.
DENVER, Col. August 23.-The
decision in the United States Cir
cult Court for Colorado, Justice
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