Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-10

Mayor Murphy, Tilden's and Rob-
inson's friend, fell off from 672
Democratic majority to q Republic
can mai GRITTY Of 643; ex Governor
Roblnson's hume, Chemung coun-
ty, shows a falling off of 1896. Next
take Clinton county, the residence
of the pure and immaculate states
man, smith NJ. Weed, the .fdes
ochates of Samuel J. Tilden, Of
Cipher alley, and what is the re-
suit? Garfield's majority in 1880 Is
1850, Hayes's majority in 1916
WAS 706.
rhe Mia-auri CongressIonnf Dele
| CATION.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The 1rib-
une's st. Louis special says: The
Republicans have two Districts
Van Horn In the Eighth and SEES.
singhaus in the Third. The latter
the Democrats will claim ny virtue
Of having thrown out 400 votes
more because "haus" was spelled
"hause" in the Republican candi.
dates name. The four Greenback.
ers will act with the Republicans
In organizing the House aud on all
other questions, excepting finance,
so that the Missouri Congressional
delegation stands: Democratic, Z;
Republican, G
Heavy 9rasa sh,I,oehts 30 Europe.
New YORK, Nov. 9th.-Tbe
grain shipments from this port to
Europe during October amounted
to 2,029, 209 bushels and gave en-
ploymert to 500 vessels, making n
grand total for the past ten months
of III, 0lS, S27 bushels, being an ill.,
crease over the corresponding
months last year of many million
bushels. L. Is confidently expect-
ed that November and Decem Der
will be the largest shipping
months of the year and that the
grand total of the year will exceed
1875 900 600 bushels, an increase OF
over rs per cent. over last year. II
is stated that every vessel in port
has been chartered to carry grain
and more are waiting for engage
ments.
The Warren Court Of InQB:ry.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9th In the
Warren Court of Inquiry to-day
Brigadier. General Lock testified
that when he bore the message
from Warren to Sheridan the latter
only replied, "Tell Gen. Warren
that by God he was not at the
front to~day-thaps all | have to
say.n The witness was so i'm
pressed with Gen. Sheridan's
angry manner that he wrote his
words down.
Jena K+lsy Reported Assassiasted.
|, CHICAGO. Nov. 9th.-A report
has rescued here that Kelly was
assass mated in New York. 1t is
not credited.
Ges. snestdna's Report.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9th.-General
Sheridan's annual report to the
Genera! of the Army sets forth
that there are in the Department
of Dakota 1850 officers and men, in
the Department of the Platte $50,
in the Department of the Missouri
APO ami In the Department of
Texas 1910. He wished again to
put himself on record az consider.
lug this force entirely inadequate
to the great territory and the nu-
merous demands upon the army
from tue northern and southern
borders. iha ratio is about one
man to eve = 70 square
: miles, aud In Texas one man
to every 125 square miles
] The result is that the troops are
overworked and often compelled 10
take the field against greatly supe'
|. rior numbers. The officers auG
:. men are equal in Intelligence, &C
: army in the Woffu;H & dt'Ko ARMY
of its size accompIishes one-thirc
as much hard work from one years.
end to another. He refers TO the
9 rapidly with which emigrants are
taking up land in the far West, and
! says: Our frontier is SO extensive
that for the present we are com.
PEELED to adhere to a system OF
small posts, though it is both In.
convenient and costly. Gsn.Pope,
in his annual report calls attention
to this fact and urges u change, but
until the railways now being built
throughout our western and south
western country are completed, it
will not be wise to alter the exist.
ing condition of affairs. When
,, these roads have made their con-
nections with the Pacific Slope and
established railroad termini In the
mountains, it will be time enough
to move in the matter. Still, this
time is not very far distant, and II
Is well to discuss the situation of
permanent posts and regime entail
garrisons in advance, and
II therefore call particular
attention to General Pope's
arguments In favor of a change In
our existing frontier system,
Among our strongest allies north
of civilization on the frontier are
the various railway companies who
are now constructing their nsw
lines with great rapidity in the
Department of Dakota. The North.
ern Pacif ic Railway has crossed the
Missouri river at Bismarck and is
now about $50 miles west of that
point and 1t is confidently expected
that it will reach the banks of the
Yellowstone river by next sum-
mer. The Chicago aud Northwest
ern Railroad has completed
branch road to Fort Pierre, on the
| Missouri river, and has already fin
ished surveys to Dead wood, Dako-
ia, which it is expected to reach
next spring. The Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad has
branch ofits road within few miles
OF the mouth Of American creek,
on the Missouri river, and expects
to reach the Black Hills of Dakota
by next September. Tue roads
above mentioned lead to the exteh-
sive basin of the Upper Missouri.
lying between the Big Horn noun
talns and the Black Hills of Dako.