Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-04
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EASTERN.
The Dssps radO Gliisp:e.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Internal
Revenue Agent Tracy, operating
in Franklin county, Virginia,
writes to Commissioned Raum a
detailed account Of the attempt to
capture the noted Dan Gelllspie.
That officer has offered $1,000 re-
ward to the person who will lodge
Gillispis in Jail, but few, he says,
seem anxious to undertake the cap
turs of this notorious desperate.
The report says that since the raid
in Rumet bog, on the Goth ult.,
Gillispie and his crowd have com
mitted shameful outrages upon in.
nocent colored people in that
neigh orhood, whom they charged
with giving information to the
revenue officers. They went in
disguise and whipped man and a
woman, robbed one or two of
money, destroyed their property,
drove them from their homes, some
Of them half naked, and formed Is
If them into oae party on the road
to West Virginia and ordered them
to leave on penalty OF death IL they
returned. This revival of the Klu
Klux Is by the Illicit distillers and
their friends in the mountains of
Franklin county and has terrorized
good citizens to such an extent
that they are afraid even TO
speak of the outrages, much less
conde mu them. There Is no such
thing ia Franklin county, on the
part Of responsible citizens, as SYM
pathy for the enforcement of the
laws regarding the making or SELL
ing of spirits, either State or ma.
tiona'.
Conference On Misis.ry Matt,r.-
0ther News.
WAsHINaToN, May 3d.-General
Sherman, General Sheridan aud
the Secretary OF War had q long
conference with the President to-
day relative to the Encouragement
of military departments. Sheridan
returns to Chicago tomorrow. Ii
is believed that all the departments
will be merged into departments
East and West and will be COM
manded by Generals Sheridan aud
Hancock, with other Generals to
be assigned to duty whenever more
are available.
Additional articles Of agreement
have been concluded between the
United States and Canada for the
~,~o..o - N ~ ri 1 n ~ I N n roo sod fooil-
tiles for the exchange OF letter cor
respondence and also for prevent
ing the evasion by publishers of
the postal laws aud regulations of
the United States.
Six per cent. bonds were received
at the Treasury Department to-day
for conversion into 81 per cents.
amounting to S7,s6S, $50; total to
date $e0.690,l $50.
Boom Collapsed.
WICHITA, Kansas, May sd.-The
OkIohama boom collapsed to-day
on the receipt of the news Of the
unfavorable termination of the
Paynes trial.
The Prssident's Views.
WARRINGTON. May ga report
er of the Western Associated Press
visited the White House tonight
aud obtained the following version
of the Pres dents letter to Senator
Dawes. The President did not re.
tain a copy, but the note was short:
In the first place, the President
wrote that he was in favor OF free
ballot and fair count not only in
Virginia, but in every State, and
would encourage 1t, but he would
not assist in elevxting a man who,
40 the editor of = daily paper, is
constantly attacking and defaming
him and his administration. This
referred to GOrham, editor of the
National Republican and nominee
OF the Republicans for Secretary of
| the Senate. The above is substan-
TALLY all that the letter to Dawes
contained. In 1t the President said
nothing about the pending nomi.
nations in the Senate. On this
subject, however, the President
maintained the same position he
took before the caucus committee.
He says no sent all the nominal
tions to the Senate in good faith
and that II the Senate sees fit to
pass some of the nominations over,
that is the business of the Senate,
but the President cannot counte-
nance any movement or suggestion
for selecting certain nominations
for consideration and leaving
others Enacted upon. AS to what
the Senate shall do, he has Moth
ing to say or suggest; that Is for
the Senate to determine.
The President has been invitad
to accompany the Yorktown GEN.
tennial company to visit the site of
| the battle of Yorktown on the
steamer Despatch, on next'Thurs-
day.
Money and stock Market.
NEW YORK, May 3rd.-SiI.
yer bars, 112a; money fairly active,
2@5. Governments quiet. Stocks
closed firm and steady. Western
Union, 116a; Quicksilver, III; Pa.
oific, SGT; Mariposa, u; Wells Far.
go, 1173; New York Central, lat;
Erie, 4s4; Panama offered, $3.50;
Union Pacific, 1lsa; Bonds, 1851;
Central Pacific, 81, Ebonds lis;
Sutro, 2; Silver Nugget, 81; Min.
sral Creek, 165.
Propssea STRIKE Of B,aksmen.
TORONTO, May 3rd.-Ths Home
Committee Of the Grand Truuk
Line BrAksmsn call upon the
men to hold themselves Ia readi.
ness to strike on Wednesday, at
midnight, and warn them agalnet
Committing any Violence or In any
wv oon1foVon1ng The Law.