Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-11


type plates were prepared and hat
been inserted in over eight hundred
first class newspapers and fperiodi'
Gals in the Northern, Eastern ant
Middle States. Grant came tt
Denver to secure land for the pur
pose, and bought nearly thousand
acres in the sand hills forty miles
north of Denver, in another county;
which was plated and recorded as
North Denver. Although known
here but a few days, q perfect ava.
lanche of mail matter commenced
coming for S. A. Grant and the
] Denver Land Company. The fraud
fwas denounced by the, local news.
iEnspers and bitterly condemned by
citizens. The Postmaster reported
to the, Department, and last night
received orders to deliver no regis
tered letters and pay no money or
ders to Grant. 'I'hS arrest WAS
made by a'special agents.
Co,I,s,on ns sea. >s.s
LEwEs, Del, Nov. S.-The ship
"Lady Octavla," from the Break
water for New York, came in col
lision with the steamer Champion,
from New York for Charleston,
striking the steamer amidships,
and sinking her in five minutes.
Twenty. five persons are reported
saved and thirty-two lost. The col
lision occurred twenty-five miles off
the Capes, at four o'clock yesterday
morning. The ship is badly dam
aged and is being towed to Phila-
delphia.
A FaiIen candy Factory.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. S.-Coole's
candy factory in this city was total
ly destroyed by fire yesterday. A
large number of employees were in
the building at the time, and the
rapidity of the fire was such that a
large number were unable to es-
cape. Six were burned TO death,
add twelve were severely though
not seriously injured. The roll of
operatives was called to-day and all
were accounted for except two boys
aged about fourteen years. Search
is now being made among the
debris for their remains. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
Senator Conkiips In.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Senator
Conkling is i'll town en- route to
Washington, quite III. His fri ends
are quite alarmed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The
following telegram has been re-
ceived at the War Department.:
Fort SILL, 1. r., Nov. 9.-Gen
eroI Sherm0n-Deputy United
States Marshal Johnson arrested in
this vicinity about ten citizens,
three of them for receiving stolen
United States property. johnson
started to Dallas with his prisoners,
but was overtaken by Sheriff
with posse. Johnson and his
prisoners were brought before the
local civil authorities, by
whom the prisoners were re-
leased, and johnson was held to
answer for false Imprisonment.
Johnson rearrested the prisoners
and was fined for contempt of
Court. He then went to Dallas,
returned with warrants and arrested
the local civil officers for resist
ence to the authorities of the
United States. The prisoners first
arrested defy Johnson. They are
and threaten to resist him
and to prevent the removal of the
civil officers held as prisoners.
The Marshal is powerless. All the
headed by the local and
civil officers, resist and obstruct
him. l am satisfied he could not ar
rest the men taken from him by
the local authorities, nor remove
the civil officers held as prisoners.
The ordinance storehouse has not
been robbed by the citizens, but
about year ago by soldier who
is serving out sentence therefor.
have declined to take any Of the
prisoners into custody or to take
any part in the squabble, unless
to do so by competent au-
thority. EsKRIDGE,
Commanding.