Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-11
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Reception 60 Ponca Csiefs.

dacy for the Presidency in favor OF
Randall.
Reception TO Poasa Chiefs.
New YORK, Dec. 10th.-Josiah
M. Fiske gave private reception
last night at his residence on Fifth
avenue, to the Ponca Chieftains,
who are about to bring suits in the
United States Supreme Court to re.
cover their lands, OF which they
claim they had been defrauded by
the government, and to right the
wrongs inflicted on them by Indian
Agents. A number of alleged phi
lanthropists, including Joseph
Cook, were present.
Bayardps Financial Views.
NEW YORK, December 10th.-The
World publishes the following ex-
tract from a letter recently received
from Senator Bayard: sit fs not
hostility to the South that makes
the North solid; it is apprehension
lest an unwise and ridiculous ad:
ministration of finances should in
jure Northern property and invest
ments. No instrument is so dan-
gerous as legal tender paper cur
rency, the redeemabillty of which
may be endangered. L do not care
half SO much for party success in
this connection (although l value
it most highly as do for the great
service it would do our whole coun-
try and generations to succeed u.s."
Crime in New YORK.
New YORK, Dec. 10Lh.-Twelve
persons were arraigned in this city
yesterday, charged with homicide
or attempted murder. They in
clude three cases of alleged wife,
murder. One criminal Is charged
with killing two men. The most
of the crimes were committed re-
Gently, though one case is two
years old. Rum was the original
cause in nearly all cases, of course.
Denial from TiIdea's Friends.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10th.-The Tri-
buue says: Tilden's friends here
deny that he is preparing paper
withdrawing from next years can
vass.
wnrnaouih CouaIed Oas in Eouis-
lana.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10th.-The
Tinles's New Orleans special says:
Returns from Plaquemine and st.
Bernard now in show that eX. Gov
ernor Yarmouth, Republican can.
didate for the Senate, has been
counted out, and Spaniard named
Estophinal, of st. Bernard counted
in. 1t is already shown that sever
al hundred more votes were counted
than there are registered in the
Parish of st. Bernard. Yarmouth
will contest and bring out some
startling evidences of fraud.
Irish Relief Movement In Montreal.
MONTREAL, Dec. 10th.-St. Pat
rick's Society, in relation to the
troubles In Ireland, will only en-
tertain the relief question, leaving
politics alone. They will endeavor
to secure the cooperation of all
without distinction of creed, ma
tionality or party.
q Eich Enu's VIII.
CHICAGO, Dec. l0th.-The will of
the late Solomon A. Smith, be-
queathing one million dollars, was
probated to-day. The property
goes to members of his family, and
his son is appointed executor of the
estate.
Tno Eluraerers or Meeker VIII
be Given Up.
Los PIEos AGENCY, Dec 7th, via
LAKE CITY, Gel, Dec. 10th.-The
answer to the demand of the Com
missioner is just delivered by
Ouray. He says: "We will deliver
for trial Douglass and those In
dians engaged in the massacre of
Meeker and employees, provided
they are tried in Washington. The
people of Colorado are not friendly,
and fair trial here or in New
Mexico is not to be expected"
Runners have just started by order
of Ouray to bring those Indians
called for by the Commission.
ships Destroyed by Ice.
ST. JOHN, N. B. Dec. 10;h.-The
ships Miramichi and Thule, which
started from Chatham for sea the
Goth of Novemb Der, did not succeed
in getting out. They were cut
through by the ice, and filed.
Pardon of Insurgents.
HAVANA, Dec. 10th.-The Gen.
eral commanding the Department
of Ciuco Villas has issued a circu-
lar saying that, considering the
favorable condition of the Province
and that many of the scattered in
surgents fear to surrender, believ-
ing that they will not be pardoned,
the term during which pardon will
be granted to all insurgents who
surrender has therefore been pro-
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