Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-23


speech in the light of the history of
Michigan. He has hunted up off,
cial records exhibiting the course
pursued towards the Indians Of
Conger's own State, as follows: In
1856 a treaty was made with the
Ottawas and Chippewas, of Mich
igan, numbering about 5000, by
which several reservations were set
apart for them on the islands of
Lake Michigan, and in seven coun-
ties of that State, upon which they
were allowed to locate eighty
acres per capita; but in 1872 the
greedy Michiganders induced Con-
gress to violate the treaties and
open up the reservations to pre-
emption and homestead settlers.
The Pottawattomies of Huron, To-
Gated in Conger's Congressional
District, were settled among marsh
es and sand knolls, and were in u
starving condition, although they
used to dominate the councils of all
the Indians of the Northwest. Bel
ford also says he has found reports
on file in the Interior Department
which show that the godly people
of Michigan not only wanted to get
rid OF the noble red man, but also
sold bad whisky to them. All this,
and more of the same character, he
will ask Conger to explain before
indulging in further reprobation of
the people of Colorado, as unjusti-
| fiably solicitous for the removal of
the Utes to good location else.
where.
Rumors are current that conn.,
promise Is likely to be affected be-
tween the hard and soft money
wings of the Democracy in Con.
gress by agreeing to adopt resolu-
tion providing substantially that
from and after the expiration OF
National Bank charters in 1888,
the only legal tender currency OF
the country shall be gold and silver
coin, and that the government
alone shall issue the paper money
required for purposes of commerce
In the form of treasury notes not
legal tender, except by special con.
tract, but receivable for its dues and
redeemable in coin; it being also
| provided that one-third of the
amount of such outstanding notes
be kept in the treasury in coin.
Careful inquiry fails to discover
any foundation for this widely cir.
culated report, except the confer
ences of comparatively few Dem
ocratic Senators, and there seems
to be very little probability OF any
such agreement in the party al
large, although some such resolu.
tion will undoubtedly be brought
forward for discussion after the re-
assembling of Congress, and 1t may
have the effect OF forcing the fight
upon the National Bank question,
which the majority of both parties
have heretofore apparently wished
to avoid.
Colonel Deabna, late Collector oi
Customs etc., in Alaska, publishes
O letter that several members of the
Senate Finance Committee, name.
ly, Senators Bayard, Voorhees,, AL.
lison, Morrill,, Herman, Ferry and
Beck, have united in request tC
Secretary Sherman that position
in the Government, commensurate
with his capacities, be given him,
in political recognition of the
wrongs which he says have been
done him, and of which, he adds,
he has personally made frequent
though unsuccessful, complaint.
The Nicaragua Canal scheme.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2Oth.-Ths
Commercial Bulletin says of the
Nicaragua Canal: The promoters
of this scheme have been using
certain journals to practice on the
credulity of the public and Con
gress. They have neither capital
concession nor grant-all of which
1t has been affirmed they had; snt
as, in addition to these lacks, they
have not a practical schedule, they
may be properly dismissed from
public attention.
Attempt TO Murder won,au.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22d.-During
the temporary absence, this morn.
ing, of Frederick r. Werner, oil
Long Island City, his hired man,
Max Messe, entered the house and,
approaching Mrs. Werner, told her
| he would murder her If she would
not give up the keys of her bureau.
She refused, and the servant
knocked her down. He then sprang
upon her, and, drawing a large
sheath-knife, plunged it into her
throat several times. After that
he took from her pocket the keys
and ransacked the house. A guam.
tity Of wearing apparel and $3.50 In
cash were the plunder obtained.
Gov. Stan ford's Horses Coming.
OMAHA, Dec. 22d.-Two carloads
of thoroughbred horses, recently
purchased for Leland Stanford, of
San Francisco, at a cost of about
$45, 900, left this city to-day, after a
days rest here, for San Francisco,
on the regular express train. They
will be rested day or two at Og-
den. The horses were bought fol
Governor Stanford by his private
agent, r.. III. COvey, of Lexington
KY, and Nashville, Tenn. Six OF
them came from the latter and
thirteen from the former place.
They are all running horses and
thoroughbreds. Three are by Lex.
ington, four by GaInnel, two by
Virgil and several from imported
Bugden. One of the latter is the
famous running mare Fannie
Lewis, concerning whom a quarrel
last Fall, between President Lewis
Clark and Captain Moore, her own
er, resulted in the fatal shooting oi
the former. Some are retired turl
horses, which are bought for breed.
ing purposes, and others will go on
the turf in California next Spring.
A RObber Admits Hts Guilt.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22d.-Thos.
Wall, alias Robert Smith, who, in
1868, robbed the Southern Express
office OF $4,000, to-day pleaded
| puilty. Wall. after the robbery.