Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-17

RIVERSIDE. NOV. l5th.-Ihomas
Nickerson, President of the Cali |
fornia Southern Railroad, and par
ty, including Chief Engineer Os-
good, arrived in Riverside to-day |
neon overland from San Diego. s.
@. Evans, President of the River
side Land and Irrigating Gompa-
ny, also came up with the party. |
The Niokerson party was rendered
a public reception at the River
side House by the citizens. A fine
display of fruits and nuts was a
prominent feature of the occasion.
Mr.. Nickerson goes to San Ber-
nardino TO spend the night and to-
morrow his party goes to Arizona,
and thence to Guaymas, Mexico.
The line of the California South
ern is not definitely announced,
but the best information to be had
is that IL will come down the TIE.
mescal valley, thence up through
Arlington and Riverside to San
Bernardino.
Fire at Anaheim-TeieEra PIN Omcc
end swo Bundsngs Destroyed.
ANAHEIM, Nov. 10th. = Last
night, between 10 and IL O'Clock,
two buildings on Los Angeles
street were destroyed by fire. The
fire originated in the store of e. E.
Duncanson, and q few minutes
after the fire was discovered an ex-
plosion of powder shattered the
building considerably and deferred
any attempt to save the goods.
Duncanson had the stock insured
for $4,000. In the second story was
the dental rooms of DR.. Cowan,
who lost all his dental tools, furni-
ture, clothing and $110 in money.
He was awakened by the explo-
sion, and was forced to crawl
through the window on to the
versndah and slide to the ground.
Leopold and Max Cohn also had
rooms in the. building. The latter
got out his clothes. AS his brother
was following with trunk on his
shoulder, and had reached
the top of the stairway, the
explosion threw him from his
feet and he fell to the bottom of
| the stairs among lot of debris.
He was severely but not seriously
hurt. The other building was
used as telegraph office. The in
struments were saved; also the
furniture of the operator who,
however, los. much of her cloth
ing. The night was calm, other
wise the fire would have swept
many buildings. The Masonic
Hall aud other buildings were on
ly saved by being drenched with
water from the fire hydrants. The
burned buildings were owned by
Mrs. Metz, who suffered her insur-
ance policy TO lapse few months
ago, after she had had a continuous
insurance for eight years.
| Tho Ar,snma Ceurs Martial.
Tucson, Nov. l6th.-A Citizen
special from Fort Grant says: The
case of Dead Shot is not yet fin.
ished, owing to the absence of Col.
Tiffany.
| Private Peters pleaded guilty to
numerous charges of drunk and
absence without leave at Camp
Bowie.
Dandy Jim, the alleged murdel-
err of Capt. Hentig, was arraigned,
charged with using a gun against
his superior officer, in violation of
the 2lst article OF war; mutiuy,
violating the 22d article of war;
knowledge of an intended mutiny,
violating the 23d article; assertion,
; violating the 47th; murder, violat-
ing the 5Sth. The penalty of any
of these crimes is death or such
other punishment as may be d.
rected. He pleaded not guilty.
Lieut.. Cruz, this afternoon, in
Dandy Jim's case, identified him
as one of his scouts; be was report
ing to General Carr, as officer of
the day, when the firing began,
and he Immediately dropped into
the grass; the firing came from
where the scouts stood; in going
to Cibicu the roads forked within
about three miles of that place;
the Indian scouts insisted on TAX
ing q trail through the hills, brush
and ravines, but the troops prefer.
red the more open and level road,
which is shorter; the Indians got
very angry, and Interpreter Hur-
ley drew his attention to the fact
that Dandy Jim was the most an.
tgry of any of them; soon after a
large body of armed Indians met
them, having emerged from the
road; the Indiaps wanted them to
talk about the taking of the Medi-
cine man; these indians followed
the troops to camp; Hentig ordered
them out; he heard sn Indian ha-
raDgue the others, closing with a
war whoop, when the firing began.
Lieutenant Garter, Acting Adju-
tant to Gen. Carr, identified Dandy
Jim rs a scout; saw him just as we
got to camp; the firing came from
the scouts and Hentig and others
we're killed.
The Court holds till 5 o'clock.
Col. Tiffany has arrived.
Ano'her Report.
: FORT GRANT, Nov. 18th. The
trial OF the Indian scouts was re.
summed this morning. The case OF
Dead Shot was not closed, waiting
for the arrival of a witness. The
, case of Dandy Jim was taken up.
, Lieutenant Cruz, the first witness,
testified that he was at the Cibicu
fight; after the arrest of the medi-
cine men several Indians rode up
to the camp stripped ready for a
fight; reported to General Carr as
officer of the day; was about to ex-
. eoute orders when heard soldier
| say, "They are going to fire." then
heard a war-whoop and q volley
l Il. L. 1
fire and the Indians retreated; Gen.
Carr ordered Lieutenant Stanton
with his company to charge the
Indians, which he did and drove
them out of the bushes; the fire
came from the direction where the
scouts were. In his cross-exam-
ination the witness stated that he
did not see Dandy Jim fire at any
particular person; the volley came
from the direction he was in.