Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-04
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. 7 A. NJ
The President passed q comfortable
night, and Ia thought by the ply
sicians to be in about the same
condition as yesterday morning.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Sept. 8,
1880 P. M-(Oficial Bulletin)-The
Presidents condition has not ma.
teriaIly changed since the morning
bulletin was issued. Pulse, 104.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Sept. 3,
P. M.-The condition of the Presi-
dent has not materially changed
since yesterday, although he was
thought this morning to be a little
weaker and less animated. 1t
seems to be growing impression
among the attendants that he ia
beginning to be unfavorably affect
ed by the weather and the malari-
GUS air from the Potomac river and
fats. Rank vegetation, which is
fertilizsd by the city sewerage and
stimulated by ths abundant water
aud hot sunshine, covers these
fsts during the Summer,
and is now beginning to
decay, and since yesterday
morning a faint malarious mist
hung over the river from the water
front Of the Executive Mansion
grounds to Long Bridge. Almost
every man who has recently been
engaged In the work of improving
the channel of the river has been
more or lees sick from malaria.
A Nevada Rsns Runner.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The
Daily Stock Erchonge says that at
a meeting of the directors of the
Nevada Bank on Thursday Louis
McLane was retired from the Pres
idency and Jas. G. Flood chosen in
his place. Both Flood and McLaue
are absent from the bank at this
hour, owing to the noon closing of
The subordinate officials
have no knowledge of any such
having taken place, and in
fact denied fatty the truth of the
report.
0eneras Walscox CONFIRMS enc Re.
pert ef the AsSsoMa Disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "a dis.
patch from General McDowell's
headquarters, at the Presidio, says
A dispatch from General Wilcox
received last night, says he has re.
ceived news by an Indian running
that Carr's command, including
himself, ak other officers and six
ty.four enlisted men, were killed
on the 31st., and that Pedro's men
had killed seven or eight men, in
an expressman, be-
tween Apache and Thomas.
A dispatch received from General
Wilcox this morning Gays he has
received news that few had es.
capped from CARTS disaster at CiOicu
Creek, which is forty miles west of
Apache. Those few who escaped
are fighting their way to Fort
Apache, doubtful if they can get
In. Pedro's band attacked Fort
Apache, but the Department
Com N mander-thinks he must have
been repulsed and now holds the
caflon through which the road
from Thomas to Apache passes.
Further CoDnrmassoa Of she I.as.
an Mass~ure.
TUCSON, Sept. 3.-The Tucson
Star has just received the follow
Ing: "Fort Grant, Sept. I'd: All
day the Indian runners have been
coming into the Han Carlos Agen-
cy with reports Of the fight with
Gen. Carr at Cibicu Creek, In
which they say there were seven
officers and about one hundred 10 en-
killed. They also report the ex.
pressman and seven whites killed
Oh their way from Camp Thomas
to Fort Apache on the 31st. The
White Mountain Apaches are the
only Indians known to have been |
in this outbreak, and |
they number about 400 braves; but
others may have been drawn to |
their forces. Ifthese reports are con.
firmed this will be serious affair |
for the Territory as well as the |
force. The killed are
General Carr, Lieutenant
DR.. McCreary, Lieutenant
Stanton, Lieutenant Cruze, the
Captain Commanding of the Sixth
and a son of General
Carr who has just graduated from
an Eastern College. Troops are
being hastened forward, and by to-
it is believed couriers will
arrive with particulars. General
Wilcox is moving soldiers toward
the Indians from all points that
his limited force can cover.
LATER.-The following is given |
as the latest from an official source,
Sept. 26tb, 168l.-Lsiut
Haskell, A, D. G., Fort Grant:
No courier from Apache, but ru-
mors through Indians that Carr's |
com mand were all killed. His
Indian Scout Company comm enced |
the fighting upon the troops and
the other Indians finished them.
The runners say that Pedro's band
Fort Apache and have
been repulsed and that 1t was Pc
dro's band who killed the eight
men near the post.
STILL LATER.-A report from
Thomas says that Mills's Indian
scouts, who were with Carr's COM
mand, turned and made the frat at
tack on our troops. After the fight
part of the Indians hastened to
Fort Apache and took the fort. 1t
is thought some escaped, but not
Several of the officers
wives, including General Carr's
wife, were in the fort.
steps Tekeu eO Destroy NRus,s Hand
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 3.-The
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