Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-21

dams coming into Fort Keogh
come virtually as prisoners of war.
They will be promptly disarmed
and dismounted. and their arms
and ponies sold and the proceeds
turned into provisions for
their temporary subsistence. Even
tually they Will be turned
over to the Interior Department
and transported to some point on
the West side of the Missouri river
and as far south as practicable,
where they will be placed on the
reservation and kept there by such
means Of restraint rs may be found
necessary. The War Department
does not understand that the eight
cen hundred or more Indians who
have surrendered, or who are on
their way to surrender at Fort
Keogh. have any other than q
merely nominal connection with
Sitting Bull. They went north at
the same time he did, but have
never been TO any extent under his
personal control, and tue nove-
ments and intentions Of that Chief
are regarded by the De-
partment with Indifference.
If he chooses to come in and surren.
der. we'll and good, II not he m st
stay on the Canadian side Of the
line. The General Of the army
does not think that Sitting Bull sx.
ercises, or has exercised, any i'm
portant influence over the Indians.
from their appearance In such large
numbers at the Agency. Troops in
the vicinity are fully able to check
any hostile movement which
might take place and the disorderly
conduct reported is regarded by
the War Department as the natur.
al lawlessnes and turbulence of the
savages coming in in such large
numbers, but without hostile in
tentions.
1edscsien " Newspaper Postage.
WASHINGTON, August Goth.
and after the first of October the
postage on newspapers addressed
to countries or colonies of the Uni.
versal Postal Union shall be the
same as on printed matter general.
ly for the same destination. viz:
one cent for each two ounces or
each fraction of two ounces.
The Law'sss E,emsns sabJrot.a.
ST LOUIS, Aug. 2Oth.-Captain
Dugan. Superintendent of the
Wrecking Company, has received
advices from Asbport, Tenn, that
the Sheriff of Lauderdale county
has so far got the upper hand of the
lawless element there that all
members of the crew of the wreck
Ing boat Eckert have been released
aud that the work of wrecking the
steamer Vicksburg has been re-
sumed.
teasfui STORMS ,u Texas.
ST. LOUIS, August 2Oth.-CoI.
Baker. Superintendent of the West
ern Uuion Telegraph Company, has
dispatch from Corpus Christi,
Texas. which says that it is report
ed there that Brownsville. Texas,
near the mouth of the Rio Grande,
was nearly destroyed by fearful
storm which prevailed along the
Texas coast on the 18th and 18th
instants, and that many lives were
lost. The telegraph wire along the
coast from Indianola south, were
Frustrated and are still down south
of Corpus Christi.
Colorado Democratic Nominations.
LEADvILLE, Col, August 2Oth.-
The Democratic Convention has
made the following nominations:
For Governor, John s. Hough, of
Hinsdale county; Lieutenant-Gov.
srnor, w. G. Slower, Of Larimee;
for Secretary of State, c. o. Unfug;
for Congress, r. 3. Morrison, of
Clear Creek. 8. s. Wallace, J. s.
Wheeler and Nap Nathan were
chosen Presidential Electors.
Fatna Family Complication.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, August Co.
The Sentineps Neenaha special
says: Mr.. Albert Huxley, Of the
town Of Clayton, WInnebago 0oun-
ty, aged IS years, WAS shot this
morning by his son-in.law, Morris
Emmons, who lived with him.
Emmons then shot himself. Both
died within an hour. 1t Is UNDER
stood that the fatal act WAS the re.
suit of family and business Difficult.
ties. The parties lived together
for three years, and their relations
had been pleasant up to year ago.
Mr.. Huxley leaves a wife and mar.
ried daughters. Emmons leaves q
wife and two children. Both par.
ties were we'll known and respect
ed, and the double tragedy causes
intense excitement.