Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-14
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Military Conn mission.

military Conn mission.
WASHINGTON, August l3th.-A
board of officers, to consist OF
Lieutenant General p. H. Sheri-
dau, Brigadler- George
Crook and Colonel J. G. Davis, ha-
been ordered to convene in Chi
cayo, for considering and correcting
the differences of opinion relative
to the actual positions and move
ments of the troops engaged in the
battle of Chicamauga.
Troops for Arizona.
WASHINGTON, August l3.-The
Superintendent of the mounted re-
crulting service has been ordered to
prepare and forward seventy five
recruits to Maricopa Wells, Ari-
zona, via Lathrop and Fort Yuma,
for assignment to the Sixth Cav
airy.
T.mmany and Gov. gobinsop.
NEW YORK, August 18Th The
Herald preiaces the TammaDy
anti-Robinson resolutions as fol-
lows: "Every district. Tammany
organization is unanimous i'll their
decision TO stand by Kelly, and noi
support Rrbinson's claim to the
nomination for Governor on any
preteXt whatever"
Tue CaunGs Phe Ge sS.sisOnd.
NEW YORK, August l3lh-A St.
patrI tuI N Df 4 ANA
dian officers arrived here from all
inspection of the country north OF
Lake Superior. The country trav-
ersed was of the widest possible
description, worthless for settle
ment, but having rich, undevelop-
ed silver mines. The officers re-
ported almost insurmountabie diff
ficulties attending the construction
of the Canada Pacific Railroad in
tho region through which they
passed. On two sections of the
road, which pass through dense
and almost inaccessible country,
the grading Is completed, after
blasting $4,000 cubic feet of
granite. The two other sections to
be graded must be blasted through
solid granite for a great distance,
and will cost S2,000,000 each.
About 1000 men are now at work
on the line.
wneeibarr0w Contest.
NEW YORK, August l4th.-
Federmyer, the wheelbarrow man,
began q walk with q wheelbarrow |
at the American Institute this
morning, covering fifty miles by
10 o'clock. He promises to walk
five hundred miles in six days. He
wears nothing but canvas trousers
which are much soiled (being the
identical ones worn during the
tramp from San Franciseo,) and a
red flannel shirt.
Commercial Convention.
NEW YORK, August 13th.-There
Is large ga herring of members of
the Cotton Exchange aud others in
the trade to attend the Convention
here to-day.
Eze.v5 SAT-.
New YORK, August 13th.-Suit
has been Instituted by the govern
ment against b. L. Baboit, the
well known soap manufacturer, to
recover $83,4S0 "A, together with
interest and penalties, for income
tax. The SUIT is based on under
valuation of property by Babbit of
income during about ten years
and the amount claimed with in-
terest is over Sl50,000.
Cotsan Crop prospects.
NEW YORK, August 18th. The
Herald says: Careful and detailed
reports collected in all the cotton
States give promise Of at least an
average crop, with IA probability oil
better results than last year. There
is little doubt that cotton planters
will have rs satisfactory harvest
in the South as wheat farmers in
the North.
suspiciOnr Cases "a; ~. Lauts.
ST. LOUIS, August l3tb.-Mrs.
Boland of Memphis, who has been
here about three weeks, was taken
sick with fever two or three days
ago, and, with her two children,
has been sent to the quarantine
hospital as suspicious cases.
sSh.eIbsrr W Lu.nitc.
ST LOUIS, August 13th.-Potter,
who has been trunulug q wheel
harrow across the the continent
from San francisco some months !
past, has arrived here. He will re-
main several days, then pursue his
journey to New Yor6 via Pitts
burg.
Iron Trsds Revival.
MoRRIsTowN, N. j August l3.
Reports from all portions of
North New Jersey indicate the
most pronounced revival in the
iron trade.
Coal Nine STRIKE
WILKsBARRE, Pa, August 18th.
The strike Of the drawers aud
runners of the Enterprise Colliery
has stopped mining there.