Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-05
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DEADwooD, D. Il. Jan. 4th.
Yesterday ten men, employs, of
the Keets Mining Company, were
arrested OH charge of grand lar
csny preferred by the Aurora Min
ing Company for removing ore
from the mining property claimed
by the latter.
The herd of ponies that so mys-
teriously appeared in Spearfish
Valley, about two weeks ago,
turns out to have been the proper
ty of q rowing band of Crow In
dians, from whom they were stam-
peded in Powder River Valley by
order of Maj. Evans. The citizens
who held the stock returned it to
the owners.
Good coal discoveries are report
ed two miles southeast of Raped.
The newly discovered oil re-
glons of the Hills are beg ginning to
attract considerable attention and
many parties are locating claims.
Hii, nnd Halter on the u and Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Senator
Hill, il was believed, would vote
for the Bland silver bill, but he
makes the following outline state
ment: am unwilling to have the
Democratic party take position
which will injure the National
credit and especially unwilling
that the South should aba ndon all
her old positions, pref udices and
unquestionable interests, and join
in this modern demand for the I'M
limited free coinage of the silver
dollar and with it the indefinite
postponement Of the resumption of
specie payments. AS matter of
policy protest that the Southern
people shall not be put in an att
tude Of even apparent hostility to
the National credit. Senator Bnt-
Ter, of s. c., who has been regarded
as favorable to the Bland bill, has
informed his friends that he is OPP
posed to Unlimited coinage aud that
he will undoustedly vote against
the bill in its present shape.
Traiu Ascfdent-Faiiure.
OMAHA, Jan. 4th. Last night at
alf-past ten, as train from the
east over the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad was APP
preaching ON aha, one OF the flues
of the locomotive bursted, filing
the cab with steam and terribly
.caldiug Gus Johnson, the fireman,
who jumped from the train over u
fifteen foot embankment, and re-
ceived further injuries by breaking
his leg. Engineer John Kennedy
jumped out through q part Of the
cab on the engine, thus escaping
the steam.
Henry Doble & Co., dealers In
boots and shoes. failed at 3 p. NJ.
to-day. Liabilities, $4,000. Tue
assets are said to exceed this
amount, but they are not in an
available shape. This makes the
sixth failure in Omaha in the last
six weeks.
Ratch OF iaaercsiiaE News.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4th. In the
Board Of Aldermen this afternoon a
resolution WAS adopted declaring
hat greater benefit could be gained
for the city by the discharge of
VIM. M. Tweed from mprisonment
than by his longer detention, and |
recommending the Attorney Cen
eral and Corporation Counsel to
release him from prisenmsnt,
after securing for the city such
as he now possesses and
after taking means to secure his
testimony necessary in any suits
which might hereafter be brought
by the city.
Two men were killed and third |
probably fatally wounded, at Glen.
iale, l.. l., by the explosion of a
dynamite cartridge, while prepar-
ng blast.
In tho suit of the Western Union
Company vs. Geo. Har-
ington, Il. A. Edison, the Atlantic
md Pacific Telegraph Company,
lay Gould and others, Trustees Of
he Automatic Telegraph Compa-
~ and the Automatic Company,
Judge Freedman granted an in
junction. restraining defendants
rom bringing or prosecuting any
uits in relation to the patents
which cover the quadrupiex in
trument, except the Atlantic and
pacific Telegraph Company's suit,
low pending before Judge Sanford,
nd excepting two suits by Har-
ington t. Edison and the District
f Columbia, lowest the title to the
atents on condition that they
tipulate ten days to allow the
Western Union to put in its equit-
BILE defense to those actions. The
rider also enioins the transfer, ETC.,
f the patents which are the SUBJ
.ct of action.
The butter makers met to-day
nd passed resolutions forming the
National Association for the pro-
ection of dairy products from
dulteration, for the enforcement
# the statute relative to the sale
4 oleomargsrine and to procure
inform State laws regulating the
lie of the same. The name will
10 "The National Association for
'revention of Adulteration Of
sutter.n
'nrficuiars of tho Eiizario DIM.
Guilty.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The Cab
net was in session two hours. The
iscussion was general upon Mexi-
an relations. 1t was thought
roper to make public the reports
f s. G. Slade, Collector at Ell Paso,
egardlng tho recent troubles. In
letter to the Secretary of the
,reasury, dated Ell Paso, Oct. 23d,
he Collector says: ~ deem 1t nv
uty to make you acquainted with
he facts relative to the recent
roub'e s on this frontier as near AS
have bean able to learn. AL
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