The silver state., 1880-10-28
TELEaRAPHIC ITEMS.

refutations of sensational story pub
lished in the San Francisco papers over
the signature. of G. S. Gilbert, charging
that General Hancock, then Quarter.
master at Los Angeles, did, with the
aid of United States troops, in 1859 or
1860, dispossess him Of AN, oil refinery.
thereby causing him to.lose $4,000 or
1000. The Major says: John Han
cock, of FL Dorado county, CAL, has
lowned one-third of the Rancho La
! Brea since 1860, ! have had charge Of
my brothers interest ever since, and
have myself since purchased the other
two-t thirds interest, and have resided at
the Asphaltum Springs almost continu-
ously since 1865. The United States
patent was issued in 1873. Gilbert
never owned a square inch of the land
He never had an oil refinery there, or
bored any oil well. l know be- under.
took to prs-empt at or near the spring.
The only oil refinery ever there was one
of William Howard and BENZ. Dreyfus
in 1856, Howard then owning two
thirds of the rancho afterwards bought
by me Henry Hancock). One Mr.
Seyenoaks did undertake, about 1865,
to start distillery near the spring, but
failed and abandoned it." 1t may be
added that Major Hancock resided ON
rancho near La Brea from 1856 till 1865,
when he moved to La Brea Rancho.
A dispatch fram Cincinnati, Ohio,.
says; The reigning sensation in politi-
cal world is still Garfeld's Chinese
letter. But little stock is taken in his
denial of authenticity. The Republi-
can organs suddenly find themselves
placed on the defensive, and have to
come down from the lofty attitude as
sumed after the October election. They
denied the existence of Morey and the
Employers Union Of Lynn, but report
ers have investigated the matter and
find that Morey did live there and was
the agent of the Employers Union.
Mower, of Mower BIOS, Lynn, shoe
makers, has been interviewed, and
said:' "My brother and myself were
members of the Employers Union. The
Union did certainly exist. Everybody
in Lynn knows it, and it is nonsense to
deny it.. We formed4a union or COM
binaton Of employers to protect our
selves against the strikers. We rented
room as place of meeting, in which
the Union held meetings, discussed the
situation and formed our plans as to
what we had best do to protect our
interests. There can, be no question as
to the existence OF the Employers
Union inLynn during the labor troubles
of 1878. was,a member of it and
know it existed"
Great uncertainty exists at the State
Department in regard to the oircum-
stances of the apprehension of James
Redpath in Ireland. No knowledge of
the facts being at hand as yet, it would
be impossiblo.,to say what would be
done, as the diplomatic action would be
controlled entirely by the circum-
stances as showa> to exist; but on one
point there could he no doubt, that il
quietly pursuing his, professional voca-
tlon as newspaper correspondent, he
would be protected, if he is an Ameri-
can citizen. If, however, he should be
found to have been guilty of seditious
conduct, in open violation of the Eng
lish law, England would have undoubt-'
ly the right to deal with him accord
ingly.,
1t will be recollected that about a
month ago DIR. Talbot, a prominent
citizen of Marysville, Mo-, and editor
Ola Greenback paper published in that
place, was shot through the window Of
his residence and killed, while retiring
for the night. Tuesday his son, Albert
Talbot, was arrested On. charge OF
committing the murder, and Mrs. Tai
bot-wife Of DIR. Ed. Talbot, another
son-and hired man We're arrested as