Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-07

Department of the Platte when re-
quired for emergency. When the
order to send forward troops reach
ed Pope, he promptly sent it to
Crook, requesting of the Indian
Office troops, dated September 18th.
The Tribune to-day says: Files of
newspapers received from the West
within few days mention several
excursions, on the part of miners,
into the Ute Reservation.
Punishipg the andiams.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4. Gen. Sheri-
dan received the following this
morning from Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas:
Morrow came up with Vic
toria and his band on the Goth
of September near Aqua Caliente,
and so far, after two days, reports
having inflicted severe punishment
on the Indians, captured sixty
horses and mules, including twelve
or more of Hooker's horses. Vic
| tOria Is in an almost inaccessible
country and was well fortified, but
Morrow continues the fight. / am
sending Apaches just enlisted in
a company of the Sixth
cavalry and two compa-
MES OF infantry from Stan.
ton to him, and have no doubt of
the final result. This relieves me,
and / can attend to the Ute coun-
try.
(Signed) HATCH.
Colonel Commanding.
Analysts OF Malta Returns.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4-The Lewis
ton, Maine, Journal, in giving an
analysis OF the recent vote of the
State, says: Davis lacks 1,119
votes of an election by the people.
The total vote has been increased
IS, 200; Republicans are 1850 over
the Democratic and the Green
back vote combined. OF the 1900
stay-at in 1878, who
come out this year, 900 voted the
Republican ticket and 400 the OPP
position ticket. About 5000 voters
who supported the Greenbackers or
Democratic ticket last year this
year voted for Republicans.
LOTTERY Matters Not MaiIobie.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The AS
sistant Acknowledgement for the
Postoflice Department declares that
letters addressed to lottery compa-
MES or to agents for such compa-
MES are unavailable, and Postmas-
ters should refuse to register letters
when SO addressed.
poisoning Case.
NEW HAVEN Comm, Oct. 81
Mrs. Martha Baldwin, of this city,
yesterday poisoned her imbecile
and widowed sister, Mrs. Dicker-
man, and then poisoned herself.
Both will probably die.
The Missing BaiiOonIsts.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.-Nothing has
yet been heard of the missing bal
loonists, and the anxiety for their
safety is OH the increase. The the
DRY that they descended voluntari-
ly or involuntarily in the MacCOu-
pin Bottom. Illinois, has gained
numerous advocates here, and John
Wise, son of the Professor, and w.
Il. Marsh, of the Times and Journal,
left tonight for MacCoupin Sta
ton, on the Chicago and Alton |
Railroad, not far from where, it is |
said, the balloon was last seen, and
if they obtain Information to justi-
fly it, they will organize search of |
the MacCoupin wilderness.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.-Wm. e Burr,
President of the st. Louis National
Bank, brother of George Burr, who
accompanied Professor Wise will |
offer reward of $3.50 for the recov-
cry of the body of his brother, or
for information which will lead to |
its recovery.
The ~. Louis aud san Francisco
Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. SIN an inter-
view with Judge Baker, Vice-Presi-
dent of the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad, that gentleman fore
shaGowed the project for a speedy |
extension of that road from Vinita,
Indian Territory, it's present west
ern terminus, TO some point in New
Mexico, q distance of some 600 |
miles. The proposition is, to have
what Is known as the Central d.
vision of the Atlantic and Pacific |
Railroad, extending west from Vim
itia, sold under foreclosure of mort
gage, with consent of the bond
holders, who will of course become
purchasers, and carry the road
across the plains as rapidly as 1t
can be constructed. Judge Baker
says ample funds to buy the At
lantic and Pacific Road and the st.
Louis and San Francisco Road are
alreaey provided, and that If the
contemplated arrangement is made
with the Atlantic and Pacific bond
holders-and the Judge says most
of them have already sanctioned
the scheme-men will be at work
on the extension within three
months. The purpose is to connect
with the California Southern, which
already has 800 miles of track, and
thus form another transcontinental
line.
General GOrdon surrounded.
BOMBAY, Oct. "A telegram
Gordon, who is holding Peiwar
Khatal, is surrounded by hill
tribes; that his position is critical.
The 18th and Goth Laucers and part
of the Slst regiment have been sent
to reinforce him. This is probably
an exaggerated version of the re-
port from Simla, but communica-
ton with the British troops had
been cut off that day by tribes on
both sides of the Shutargarden
Pass.