Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-29
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the Iadiaas Want Fe~c..
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2Sth. -Secro.
tary Schurz to-day received u short
dispatch, written by Special Agent
Adams, from Pleautea Creek, the
2lst instant, and forwarded by Los
Pinos, from which it appears he
did not take surrendered captives
Mrs. and Miss Meeker, Miss Price
and two children) to General Mer-
ritts camp, but Immediately sent
them with a scout to Lake City to
proceed thence via Del Norte to
Denver. He adds in the dispatch
that the Indians are anxious for
peace, and desire full investiga-
ton upon the question of the
trouble.
Agent Stanley telegraphs Secre-
tary SchurZ from Los Pinos the 23d
inst. as follows: "The women and
children are given up. All the In.
dams want peace. Ouray will do
all he can"
Secretary Schurz and General
Sherman had a conference with the
President to-day at the Executive
Mansion, and subsequently Secre.
tary Schurz telegraphed additional
instructions to Special Agent
Adams, who Is expected to arrive
at Los Pinos Agency the 30th inst.
They all continue to think the
prospect of an early and satisfacto-
~ settlement Of the troubles very
probable.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Follow-
ing are the postal changes on the
Pacific Coast for the last week:
Offices established-Coyote, San
Bernardino county, Aaron G.. Lane,
Postmaster; Jacksonville, Contra
Costa county, Jacob Lauds, Post
master; Sheet Iron, Colusa county,
CAL, VIM. e. Reed, Postmaster;
Fern Hill, Clatsop county, Ogn.,
Mrs. Mary A. Dennis, Postmistress;
Cotton, Whitman county, w. T.,
John B. Standby, Postmaster.
Offices discontinued Williams
Creek, Jackson county, Oregon
Neff's Mills, Salt Lake county,
Utah.
Postmasters appointed - b. F.
Libby, Bernard's San Diego coun-
ty, CAL; Miss A. L. Stranahan,
Hood River, Wasco county, Ogn.;
John Anderson, GilleH,. Yavapai
county, Arizona.
Treasure from EagIand.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-The steam
er City of Chester to-day brought
sl20, $50 gold.
ConsIcted.
PITTSBURGH, October 2Sth.-
James II. Riddle, head of the firm
of Riddle, Coleman &c Co., and
President of the Franklin Savings
institution, and his son, George ID.
Riddle, cashier of the latter, who
hitherto were looked upon as solid
and substantial business men, were
yesterday found guilty on four
counts for embezzlement and two
for conspiracy. The account of
Riddle, Coleman IL Co. was over
drawn to the amount of S36, 495. OF.
The account of Frantz 81 Co., of
which firm the cashier was men,
Der, was overdrawn $2,457.04. Be-
side these amounts, $5;S47.71 was
ombeZzled from the Saving Institu.
Ji0n. The Directors knew nothing
of these transactions, and when
the institution went up, an inves-
tigation was made and the over
drafts discovered; also notes dis
counted for the firm amounting to
100000. OF which the Board of
Directors claimed they only
authorized and knew of $4,000. |
The capital stock of the bank at
the time of Its collapse was only |
100000, and stockholders who had |
to make up the deficiency pros
ecuted the Riddlers, and the case
has been on trial for nearly three
days, attracting wide attention.
The jury returned their verdict of
guilty, as above. with q recom-
mendation to the extreme mercy
of the Court.