Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-03

companies from Fort Robinson and
one from Fort Laramie, and one
from F TT Fetterman to march al
once to the railroad to meet emer-
gencies. Gen. Gillis Is ordered to
confer with Gen Merritt and 10
forward temporary transportation.
Have you any orders2
r. WILLIAMS,
Asst. Adj't. Genl.
A Baud Of Preparations Impressed.
MUsKoGEE, 1. IT,, Oct. 1-t.-In-
formation was brought in last night
from Sac and Fox Agency thar a
fight bud taken place Saturday be-
tween a party of twelve despera-
does infesting the region of the
Agency and party of soldiers
from Fort Sill, resulting in the KILL
ing of nine OF The bandits, the kill
ing of Jim Parker and the capture
of Triplet by Cherokee Sheriff.
Ges. Grnst nt sf"as-io.
MODESTO, Oct. The excur-
sionists on their return from Stock.
ton, accompanying Gen. Grants
special car, we're met here 10y the
booming of cannon, firing of rock
cts aud blazing of bonfir+s. The
town il in a glow of enthusiasm,
and the Generals Car is SURF ounded
by dense crowd.
TIE Pnb,ic Dsbs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The pub
lie deDt statement shows decrease
for September of $2,5B3,75l cash;
cash in the Treasury, 1924 778 879;
gold and silver cert ficates, $40. 49,.
$50; legal tenders standing,
S346 6S1 .Gl6; fractional currency,
TAI SOC; refunding certificates,
So, Cos, 900.
The btOck Furry.
NEW York, Sept. 30th-The
financial article In this evenings
Post says: The speculation in
stocks and certain classes of bonds |
extraordinary, both in
and spirit. The year has
witnessed such surprising move
ments in stocks that nothing new
appears Incredible to the average
,peculator, aud about all that is
thought worth while TO inquire
about stocks IS not what are their
values, but who are buyers and
what are their purposes.
The favorable events which have
'Ostered the craze are, first, resump-
lion of specie payments; secnnd,
he refundiug of all the five and six
per cent. bonds into four per cents,
which converted rom fixed into
1oating capital $500 100000; and
bird, the large crops here and the
l ficient harvests abroad. Nearly
$40 .0U0, 900 of gold have been inn
JoIte !, and the outlook for imp port
ng S25 ,000, 900 more between now
md next January is better than
t was on the 1-t of August for i'm
porting S25 100000 by tie 1st of
october.
Murder nnd huiciGe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. lst.-John
u Germ ~, killed his d.
yorcsd WIFE early this morning,
tdDolHS litT Hlteen or IWeHty
lines with tanners knife. He
afterwards fatally shot himself,
lying about II o'clock.
Latest fr"sn Mt'h river.
LATER-9 p. M.-We still hold
,ur position. Every man is busy
iigging trenches, hauling out the
lead animals for defense tO-mor.
ow, etc., for we fully expect them
o attack us at daylight.
stack subscriptions.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Cote Euro
3edn states that the Societe des
nmeubles de Paris will, on the
.4lh, call for 100000 francs on
Itock subscriptions.
The Messenger de Paris states
hat the aggregate stock subscrip-
ions invited during the past three
nom his, exclusive of the Panama
Canal, amount to ZOOS, 900, 900
rancs, and still they come.
Fr,son H.rve~, IL NJ usc"w.
ST PETERSBURG, Oct. 1.-The
TOtOs states that IL, 854 persons
we're incarcerated In the Central
Prison. Moscow, during the sum-
ner. 10,477 of whom were con-
iemued to exile in Si"eria.