, 1879-06-19

struction, made few we'll chosen remarks
giving the Indians some wholesome advice
in regard to education and work, which were
replied to by Howlish Wampo, acknowledge
ing the benefits Of education and work show
ing for example some OF the more indus.
trious Indians, and ending in an appeal to
his people to follow the example of the in.
dustrious whites. Tewalkany and Una
kowlish made short speeches showing that it
was not always the red man that was in the
wrong; that in their treaty with General
Palmer many things We're promised them,
which they never got He declared their in
tention of remaining and cultivating their
lands. The council then adjourned until
Saturday, the lith inst. After adjourn.
ment the press correspondent accompanied
Major Cornoycr and Prof. Powell on a visit
to some of the working Indians, and found
very comfortable homes thrifty gardens, fair
grain fields, horses, cattle, fowls, in fact
everything to be found Oh hrst-clasS farm
such homes as would create envy in the
hearts of many of our wealthy farmers. They
were scrupulously neat, nice snowy white
beds, pictures, &c, all going to show that
with proper treatment the Lo family can be
made to amount to something.
A Dcfaulter Convicted.
SAN Francisco, June 12.--Lawrence Otis
Hall, defaulting clerk OF the London and
San francisco bank, was placed on trial to.
day on charges of grand larceny. Letters
from Hall to officers of the bank were read
in evidence, showing that he had stolen
some S24, 900 of funds OF the bank. He,
however. denies taking $4,000 in green
backs, missing OF the day of his departure.
fNha i'm oft ,e
returned verdict Of guilty, recommending
the defendant to mercy. Saturday next was
set for sentence.
Helping Duncan.
Strenuous efforts are being made to obtain
bail for Joseph G. Duncan, which aggregates
$4,000. Bonds have been drawn and
signed by several well known citizens, in
GLIDING A. A. Cohen ard Delos Lake.
The Fiendish Outrage at WheaLland.
WHEATLAND, June 12.-Although the town
is more quiet than yesterday, still very
deep feeling of excitement prevails in the
community concerning the outrage on Mon
day night. The girls, Ida Dunn and Cora
Hezlep, are more comfortable this morning,
and passed n good night. The air is full of
rumors, but officers are yet without tangi-
bic clue. Everything thus fur advanced,
when dssected, falls to the ground A pa
per to raise reward for the apprehension
of the perpetrators, was started an hour ago.
Five hundred dollars is already subscribed.
Papers have been sent to Sheridan and
Marysville, and it is believed that before to-
morrow morning o reward aggregating $3,-
600 will be offered, exclusive of that of Gov.
Irwin, who only awaits the report of the
physicians to publish a proclamation for q
reward by the State. The doctors find no
evidence of outrage on the person of either
of the girls. Fassett, man arrested in
Colusa on suspicion, it appears, received
blood stains on his clothing in street fight.
The negro is still in custody, but is believed
to be innocent. Although suspicion has
cast its shadow on many, it is being removed
under the light of investigation, in every in
stance. Parties intend seal ching tho river
bed this afternoon, as it is believed that the
man who carried Ida out may have got rid
of some clothing on which was blood of the
victim. Rodden feels confident he can rec-
ognize the man. He saw him ut q window.
He thinks there were more than one engaged,
but the general impression is that there was
but one.
SAN Francisco, June IA Wheatland
dispatch says that Ida Dunn and Corn Hez.
lep are in about the same condition as last
night; unconscious, but there are slight
hopes of their recovery. The affair is still
shrouded in mystery, no clue whatever hav-
ing been obtained to base certain inquiry
on.