Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-09

and make improvements at the
bar at the mouth of the Colum bia
riyer. Referred. to the Committee
on Commerce.
Booth introduced o bill to reduce
the price of public lands within
railroad limits. Referred to the
Committee on Public Lands. 1t
provides that all public lands
within the railroad limits, which,
heretofore, have been subject to
pre.emption entry at 81 so per
acre, shall be reduced to ST. 25 per
acre and all bona tide settlers under
the homestead laws on said lands
shall be allowed to enter 100 acres
thereof.
purchase OF SILVER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. sth.-The
Treasury to-day purchased four
hundred thousand ounces of silver
at a price slightly below London
rates.
Mcetiug Festpsned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sth.-The
meeting of the Potter Committee
called for tomorrow has been post
poned until Friday, by which time
Gen. Butler is expected to be
present.
Pacinc Nail FINANCES.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company have is
sued rerort showing tho financial
condition of the company Decem.
ber lst, 1878, when the liabilities
exceeded the cash assets ST, l,873,911,
as against an excess of $2,112,339,
April 30th. or this Indebtedness
81, l,400,0 900 is due the Panama. Rail-
road. The cash assets included in
the settlement do not include claims
of the company amounting to ST.
000,000. part of which, it is believ.
ed, can be collected.
The Creinatsrs - Road agents. Ar
rested.
OMAHA, Jan. Sth.-Gov. CARRIER,
who retires tomorrow, is consider
ably elated over the fact that the
Custer county crematers were ar
rested during his term Of office. He
and the officials of the Court have
determined to move Olive and his
fellow prisoners to various parts OF
the State, keeping only two or three
of them together in any one place.
This is to be done for various reas.
ons, the principal among which is
to prevent q rescue by their friends.
This separation will also perhaps
lead some of them to make a con.
fesslon. Olive, the principal pris-
oner, will be taken to Lincoln to-
morrow. Kearney Junction Is
quiet, but the citizens remain de-
termined to hold the prisoners un.
til they are lodged In places of safe
keeping. No access is allowed to
the prisoners and no one is permit
ted to speak with them. Olive will
make y desperate defence on his
trial, while the State will push the
prosecution without regard to ex-
pense. The defendants may de-
mand separate trials.
6. Monroe and John Little, sus-
.pected of being stage and train rob-
bers, were arrested at Kearney to.
day, ct the instigation of detective
Leach, of the Union Pacific force,
aud will be taken to Pine Bluffs,
where they have been operating.
The Union Pacific are after all these
rascals red hot, and are fast break
Ing up the gangs who have had de.
sigma on their trairs.
ExaHr.3onnasus for Life.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 8th.-
The Board of Pardons has recon-
mended the Communication of the
death sentence imposed upon
Biasius Pistorius, an ex.Catholic
priest, to imrrison ment for life.
rae Teller Tnvcstigasion.
New ORLEANS, Jan. Sth.-At
the meeting Of the Teller Commit
tee ]. n. Mitchell, of Tensas par
ish, testified concerning armed
bands from other parishes and from
Mississippi, visiting the parish. He
had heard q great many things but
knows the reports were greatly ex-
The armed bands did
some things which he could not APP
prove. There was hostility between
tho negro and white man he would
not attempt to disguise.
Fleming Branch, coloYed, of
Tensas, was the next witness. He
testified that he was at the Fairfax
House October 18th, when Capt.
Peck's party came. Was in the
room with Fairfax when Peck
rushed in and fired twice at Fair
fax, who ran out ut the back door.
Another negro named Senator
Stanley was there. He was shot
dead. Peck knelt upon him and
fired five shots into him. Mr..
Kemp grabbed at me and Mr.,
Golden shot me through the arm.
The witness barred his arm and
showed where the flesh wound was
made. Peck was shot and killed
by some one in his own party,
Fairfax did not fire shot. Fairfax
escaped. I and a number of colored
people took refuge in tho bushes.
was an upright man and a
Republican. suppose he was at
tackled on account of his politics.
Daniel Kennedy was the next
sworn. He is a resident of
Tensas parish. This witness story
corresponded with that of Branch.
He was shot while looking out of
his window trying to recognise the
took to the woods; there
were several others in the woods.
They had all heard that white men
from other parishes were inquiring
for them and they wanted TO hide
themselves. On the Sunday fol-
lowing the attack on Fairfax, the
killing of negroes hegan. 1t was
reported that some eighty negroes
were killed altogether. l ran away
and came to New Orleans and have
been here ever since.
Viola Wallace, colored, sworn.-l
Am a resident of Tensas. This witt
ness testimony was similar to that
Of Branch and Kennedy.
Rebecca Ross, colored, sworn.-