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l,-!'t& ? m?o :si:lli:y Rt H'!icre It
ii-'IoifiTi.
O
T -M-,-.trs from the dispatches that
- - - --
d";".i.iit," a i l n
To -la -e that the
wir rnsi nwarrea, nor tor revenge.
. .
aal hi'h'v f tvored leader; of tlie na
tion, and lvinn; nj:rabc-red with those
q who h.u-e to toil to earn ova- broad
as th ihvrs di I who were buteh-
ere 1 l.y tin
ava?es. wo natural! v
iv-.i ii u s,i;i i:u;u i ine jaoor
iagmvsses, and b-;Iieve that the mar
der of two of tho;e .settlers should
h i"e i:, 1 a; mnch "irdi''nat:on"
i-v- 1 V ' c. . i ll . 11
l 1 .-al'.el
t lo i
1 f):
r;?re!;e as the
murder of tho last nocable per-iiins.
In s,u,id::ag thus of this matter, v.c
fe ure to b.; n a -ier.-too. ; as not wish-
O
jag to withdraw one :ota of merit
"i'oia t'ae liohorahh
aS.i-
e I citizens r
cc-r.tly mirrdered. Their
T-1I v.'.'-eiti.or.i bjth hers and Cali
fornia have paid proper and deserved
respect to tlieir stations. ut the
(fO"ernru.."it shonl.l have enforce 1 ns
r i -Ti l measures to puni. h the bloody
ea.-a j'r.i for the mnrd.er of one Iium
b e cilh'.en as ii now prMii.-es to t;i-
f irce f..u- tlie m"ue-r
C -:a ni-oioners. The
f the IVuee
GoveruMCJi
eh ;ild not seek f'-dre ss for cm
class
of its citi.'M
;"inv more than for 11:1-
other, simply because one "is
n offi
cial an 1 th6 other an humble farmer.
Tito bloil of the iJrot'.M-rton f.milv '
callel hs !:iu ;! f-r reiribiithm ;n j
Indians iu the hearts the family !
of the murdered as it
now does in i
tQ.'L-e friends who a?-o t.ereeve.l bv
t:.elatbnt .herv. The Admini: tra-1
... I
t:on is respousilue for the murder of j
the Conimi-sioner.v, Hal the infa- I
... . -i . ' 1 t - . . ,
mas pe.ve polic'V not been insisted
upon by the Administration, Gen. I
Caiibv and Dr.
Thomas would nrob-
ablv to-da." 1
.'inO '
Tids cannot 1,.. s ii.l tlf th.-.vo i..f !
Tiiis cannot
settlors who were butchered over six !
m nuns i,et .re, and lor which otle-nce 1
t.ie Administration w.u trying to
patch up a dishonorable peace with
tlm mur.lerers, an I prooosed to give
them aim d a ay term, they desired
in order t o gain that peace. The Ad
ministration went so far as to oropose
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U to imin ,;o-i :iu .;io: iiiCM. nave 1 --- kik-.-m.. j.i l:i4 policy Jiu-a iiee-l j me views e-i eex n.-.i "i . .. ,
O r , 8, M ; hive been captured at a time when . n U;if;n cf tne l'.-iu-e (..nmiisMt ncrs will al"x ,Aclu auw!. A .U-.-- tic JUam.il.i
?.r ;)? t.wible. an.l w.ulo ti:e mar- the pre.-.oncc of snow and t!.absene- ! a ""V' !-.- . soon he commenced in lu-v.- York. i.r Jl-us sutler store, :it Camp Tide, ! aroand, pamted
d r ! t i'1 i of o ti- ;--;- fro'itir ' of aass would ha c iv-."or-f.l'"thA?r 1 The treacherous and horrible itsas- j the larpos.' of a penend con.ntltation j has ju&t arrived from the front, iav- i dances. They 3
,i:i t.., r. " ! U,r.t :iV. , ' . t, ! sination of Ck-end Canby and the i .i Jndh.n alir--. The I'cmnu.ioncrs j tft at two o'clock p. m. on Fri- twenty, and are v
Ori .: : . 1 , un ! Ad V,- " v . X 1 1;r4:..t i I-ee O-.mmissioner by tlie i)mrl,r- -;f 'VVil1.1, I luy. lie reports the Indians still in ! er there be dancer or not. the peojdr
O , . " a1,t to ! "happv huntin-' trrou'ids" in r.l-i.-e I Modocs, tlie fill details ot Silica , M 1-;,, has done i.aii to de-I vadicds, some of them having are alarmed, ami one famil. has lef
t:PT:n'" "lr':s' s:neo tie as- 0f v,, tU. m?miune sphere with wr Z1' iu our iV'1 " ..VI -r;y --'."-i---V the elli.-ac.-y j been seen where young liovey wa j the nei-hborhood vaere they mo, t
r.-v-uiiatio-i of C.-vi Canbv, and Tvn-,- ! thr-i-i-esen.e-an 1 lms!, ,f terdav, though in itseit a nauoiial i ol t!,e pe;.eo tou.-y. loose of the Con!- she;, c-vide-ntly ke-pin ci en com- : c.ii.'jreijale.
O 'pt. ' . ?, . i V. J V 7, 1"'n' !,A:iv hvt!,. loss of such ku hon- h"-?1"?? wf- ve .-x.ress,a any l;iliuio;ition i, t fT A n.d.l Mendenhall's command
. :i.-, L.i-,-t utu tl LU:iL V III' "'imiri-.Mi.''. J uiil i'lii it .. I :? I. t
b-it in a christian and n-im.we man- tv of oar State law in an auLmot to j delusion that the treacherous, thiev
ner a ? a nrniaT to all other Tndiaps I nVrest those murderersbv State forces. ! Jsh 1111(1 llou,J tnirty savages are to
3 and that thr, Topmast be extern- 111 tlieiirst lh ih neral man- j eon.piered by kinones lP;";
o i n.: r Si I agement of the Indian tribes i by V i'vors or held in sub,,e fciui
x . . ... . ir. weanny til0 fjnstit--.t ion ar,.! l.-.u-s ti." f -v unv sentimeni oi trrauuiwe ur
O ro-ua of the Circuit Court of Jack
son county where they had been in
dieted for, murder. The ieoph of
Oregou will re-gird the power at
W ishhigtoii as responsible for the
murder of the last two men, and also
(th m !rde? of manvmore before this j
terrible v.a:
...v.i !
onoe.
matter co ihl iiavc been Settled with !
tne loss Oi i ut :. few lives, and the i
w lives, and
Indiana learned a I.-sson which fli.-e t
woall not have forgetten for years j
toouie. Jh..t no: the Administration
Jill, l l.l.-i.- T .11 V! T I-.' C 11 1 I ! T . 1 i".T:
rej.ir.iel t.l.?-;. llir.oce-lt ail I iionost
. . . - - :
1
uo.ieer;
u far worse than the Indi-
aas, ;uid so;
r.iem
fv
oin
taeir faulted
i-
inidan. nt. AYhile
vis iicpiore toe assassination of tho j
Peace Commissioners, it ap)tars to j
have been tlie only thing which could 1
indue-.! the Administration to realize
the a .-tn d' condition of affairs, and
to awaken it to it -i duty. V.'hile the
11 idical press ot Oregon is publish
ing column after column of abuse ed'
tTe pe.u-e p ilcy, they foil to ;-tt i.-h
tao power responsible for it. and the
po.mle jnnst hold the ll e Ileal party
am: na'Te for its suicidal, ilisgraeoful
and murderous policy. J.et the re-spon-ibility
be placed v, heiv ille
longs, and-when the- people are again
called up 0:1 t sele.t th ir so-rvant',
let them remembe r that the bup'herv
of Cien. Canby and others was the
result of tho doctrine set forth in t!e
-, , , . ,',,' .
Philadelphia IVutorm upon as inch j
Grant was o-ctO'l, and so heartily J
re-lers will recolhict tha. at the com- j
m--.:ue.:ie.it of t!ie p-.ee:it Indian
troablts, several ll.ivilc.ji paper of
thistSt ito tided up aimed their en
tire i.-s.iojCv.'f rheir respective jour-
nais with ri.iicile and burles.pio.
T-iis, no doubt, ha I CMuoh t do iu
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in the Ihist
tl. .11 iUl.1 l.l- I'"- '!
ili.Ti .
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4
ajaiiist oar c.i;..ens a.10 i'loi-.ii n.1.1
iU WMiot in imijeueing tne .vamm-
An eiithnsiatie unn iu Phihide-1- j
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phia, vows max ne ua, .0 a a ear 10
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; v rn. iorsc.1 ov toe ika.ucai partv, and i ; . V iW .-..ui. iciiiounou. xne ; auu Humnio svii oonui mi uuiiai tji-iuvtoiM, t!i.l:n iaiiv, trco. it. v., ur- ait ousmess is suspfeiiuea 111 a greax 'jrlf Ycv to Yn-V-i hoif'd -t b
which an incompetent ami iinbecilo -'" mnrdt-r of eighteen of j until he become proprietor. .He ! r.v, James Finlaysoh, C. 12. Moor, measure. We are hourly in expoe- i tmveled without eseoits as i is'd-m-C
'mines' r-i-on -t.-'ct, 1 ,,.,, ! 1-caused us to expect this ; thinks Grover vetoed bills pertaining j lni Townsend. j iahion of hearing of the massacre of j -crops "
.Vi lIUlll S tl .1 iiOll iliIC.l'.lll I l i.O C.ll IV 1 I-;: 'f. .1 V , .1,1 .1 . 1 ! -I- , ,1 1 1 .1 I ... 1 ,. - 1 - 1 "'
t.,ri. . , ., .,: . ""n-'o- . ilieto 1., not a liostue Mo- : to the railroad ana other hcm.-.ne.s . -r v-:,, elected Pn -d- some oi the deieoetess citizens hv- ; Yki k -m-d "11 I ti
out. This is whore the 1 e-oonsibdi- , doc ho is not guilty of murder mi- j through fear of the appropriations j , f. '.as ' in in these valleAs. i r -iv- rvi'-tvo rr tu n od Vo SV l
tv belong.; this is where the people . provoked. Those who survive the ! being used against him .GroAer) in '-' ot tl-Convention. J. ll. Lro'vn Jf ,m muke A ta!d ! a,?itV.u ii'l " 4t
-j will placo it. . j nap.enuing battle, should be appro- j the next election. Would like to see j Secretary; Gen. M. V. UroAvn, of the together in anv place. Ave will soon j r " Cabu'ilss v,.,,,.,,,.,! fp.u v
U i "-"ued anu delivered for civil trial some one el-e in Governor. No ! i..,.n.xr.7( Crrc-uonding Secretary, have the lad one, but if ther scat-! t tlie
O Nor BtAaizss. M;t of our tJS::: tUi' WiU dt1 7', ?m U tirtt. ' proceedings Avero harmonious j ti-r in small bands it will be m-M to I captured. The Vl I squaw bought
tho.W ni ers unintentionally com-:. .1 1 :, .1 , , . vee inatder- ; No D.vxami. Some of the people ; . - .: ,.( ;;,e'v i,u ..;.i. A tie-Id. is co-ne- on about one m . ! n.- r-i ...1 m m.
. . j "".iu. uaaiiattM nv these su'ne .,v- ' 1, . . . . ' eo.n-ii.i.ion, 1...1-V y. y f . 7,. . , V T i , avus an along
milted a great Avrong against our j ages, an I this sam- Present 1 In tlx '-,itt,-rn JlT"1 Lastern St;Ua j ovo,i the murderers of Gen. Cmbv, i r eeioamp. 1 urnig heavy and steady. : the hue during tlie dav's i'eht s.ivs
Ht.it., and are not entirelv blameless poscnl to reward the wurde-rers witli ' liaVH suc!l irrfect knowledge of ; Bev, Thomas, and perhaps Mea.-h-; --uis that the escort is driving j lie has counted tAvelvoVarr'Lrh Wain
- ..e , , . . . . .,. . , i cifts. a-annsi v i v.. ' : .m. t -.. n ! nra? It mav be thev are skuiknm ! 1,10 .Modocs. land how manv ...iv. ....!
JJf liW iwaiw UU'.v OelUa ruiil.eo.. ; r ' . "" reserva- : .Jim'.-, ina. una me 01 me oom- - , . . . ., ' t , . i.-;,.;., p.,. .0 -c 1 , t , ' '"u 110 one
turn. God has fobiddeu -f m i .1 -it 11 n from the stglit oi th people Avliom j lO.lo. 1 inag lias ceased. No knows, lie has the fu-e and s-.di,
M'n -'-' - 10:1 that tiie Modoc troubles is 111 tho ; ,. , , . 1' iri.-.h.m ! Part culars before the couriers leave ,.t I'UC ana
8pm I f r the purpnso of having G d Te.rrr,0 c T ; 4 . great danger of hein- sculped if they f"mv.ng too rrc 01 mo coAvard. so V.muH us 10 aes iioiu v.enerai , Jiad to turn back. KdcIio L.omnw 01 ur
' .0 Department of the Columbia. ' j cae- The principal settlements of j Thft proposition of the Illinois l'-: yesterday he reports beingshot i Twi'i'mo'Iocs arV su?i.ost,l to have adol.hia, IVnn.
n-- !h.v f 4P.1 -ip.:- i T"rr' (Oregon are as secure from Indian Trmi of Tmin-es-rdatives 1S: to 1 ! at twice, when four miles thiRideof . Wn K-ill...l 'v.-iu.. w' A term of the Circuit C'ontf for
he Same CiotJi.
A writer in the Herald, over the
signature of Citizen, says:
! " It lias been my opinion thai after
j the Modoc murderers were indicted
I the Governor should have called oc.r
I the militia as a r)(,.v co.w.,,., f'
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a a. -rt l u-.ji '!Lu :iif;n:ir
111lfin i,;.,,.,,. invlA :.. n..; ,:..1 "
United States jnace-l under tlie con
trol of tlu Federal Government : b
sides that, one-half of our population, !
wnuii cor
in
1 .. i. .: ivn-t v
Hove- that the Stat. has no ri-rht
. . . . . . i ' -' - . i .
or Lower tSiat. the Cenend (-..verr.-
Vi-rii
meijt or even the Indians are bound
t:ct: un l in view of the man
ni.r in which the urmv lias been used
in the reconstructt d tt,d-s it is nu re
tiian jirobalde that (rrant aiul his
Oregtm " minister of justice," rein
forced by their " pow wow policy "
advisers, w.uld have int-rpo-i-d the
Cniied Slates troops lxtwecn tlie
State forces :nd tlie murderers for
protection until uiey iiaa tune to tio
hut thtv m iv iu.ve ttl re-ad v done
,ca:e Ee-.i'Ie3. the S(:t!o Would
have been involved, in a heavy ex-ptu-o
in the support of troops, no
part of which would iiave been j-aid
by the jiresent party in power under
tue pretense that they were called
out without Federal authority to act
in antagonism to the pea-i-c policy of
the Admin istraiion.
"Citizen" must understand that
the Governor had no authority to
oiiCr out a ?o--v
v. ui. or,
-1
eejiiand havinii; n mat to on mm
i,
The first duty of the Sheriff was to
try the :.frrougth of the people of his
e ra.iLv to
:ing the murderers to
trial; if that was not pullieient. his!
next resort was a demand on the
Goerno: We have. ::ot the sltght-
e.-.t dtuibt in our mind but had such
a d maud been m.ile, the Governor i
ould have furnished the required j
- , . 4t .o- it,
lorce. Lut v-Aizen is proba-iy j
not aware of the i'a.'t that the Sheriff j
.C? T. .O -.. i... ., Tj 1 v,.l !
Jutuvsou con my is a ivaaicai, ami
would have regarded it as no better
tuan lugn treason to cue Govern- 1
1 A. I. I I II. --I..1 .-I ..... I
'oeiit iiiki lie c.k.i.iii!-u!.i viiiOiee
1 4.- I.T.f,
an order of the State Court, while i
State Court, while
"High l'eac
"'.,.,,i,i;.--;...,nvv " u-ni-,. I
. o m 1 1 1 1 s si o n e r s w e r e-
in.mmg a pow -wow uuu ptoposmg 10 :
let them off if thev would ordv name
the terms. The Governor of Oregon
has Lft nothing undone within his
power to bring the murderers to jus
tice, and we are glad, that notwith-
Jackson county one with tlie back
bone of such men as Fond ray. Klip- j
pel and others, we have not the least j
,l...r.!.t 1,"t wieit H,.o,iiii-,l..v,rs -.viiiil.!
'-'V." be good Indians made so ,
uvmi me ena oi a lope. x-.u iaa- ;
icalism makes men for
pmdciice, and tney lxome the i
slaves and tools of a central power. !
IIH. IIIUI.IUH. o.' . livill.l iiaiv. --.i- - i ,
1 1 .- .1. .- i ... . ti, ,.: 'V . - -r
Poaipiiv, uuc.i t.j mo eavnu
..-ksoii county, and it any murder-
ers Ave re fouind in his county, to have
a ''-
at all hazards
Telegraphic Correspondence.
On April lbth, Gov. Grover re
ceived from the managing editor of
t' s
lit:
j di--p-ilch:
l or n. t'OJi, ut luaun iiiD
1- t TI- 7 I H. . e 11 "..
NeAv Yoi-c April lsth, 1873. 1
Governor Ci rover: Will vou great-
r v-i ei-iior 1. 1 roA er : v in vou mea
i lv oblige us and our Fa-tern friends,
ly- i.id ic;,.tieg immediately to-day m !
a oriel telegram t!aieelli)g 1 1 V7iegon
in ree-ard to Modoc assassination
and the policy proscribed by your
judgment toward hostile Indians,
Jacou 11. Srir-mox,
M-fi't-fin-i Editor of tc World, j
i , r, ' ,
which the Governor made the ;
i
To
c n 1
moowmg re! v:
Poriiajid, Oregon, Ap.ril IS, PS7o. j
'"A"."' 1 'ork World: I
! T-
- he i'eeling of Oregon in regard I
to tie Modoc assassination is that of i
the deepest sorrow and of intense .
V.- uov:i;.
The di-o.ah-hos :lv tha
t "the
lags oiti,e 1 ie.-ideid ni.l ,.f j : .,,,.-.., 1
.lerm-'u a- fie su.hlen annoniiee
meur (of tin masacre of h. t.-,
t'tnnmission 1 a. are -.f the most in-
sorrow and indim-.d. i
ic-i-i wis nu an
. ".---..MU'll, ililll
ui- i.ivu s hesitancy
ll ii" ll'M-iliril'ln'l t ! 41 -vi 1
1 1,, , - -a'M
IJ'S
sio.iu oe made to sii-V.-r t
tlie so- !
: 1 exom i.,r tnoU-
Tiiis
; Th(. presitlent h
3
scanning some Radicals attempted to i ao numan power has ever yet t-eeu 'n'ZuhU t ti.V. l.tmr I t J ,-iieas. Mot of their his u :n . Ll; c.j Vd.aek
ridicuie his hr:n and timelv protest ! e.jnal o the. arre..t -r po.,r- m.,r. th-oi t!-e india-.s. n,. u pai-i.-u- I worn n and ehiluivn v.cro removed j ytY p,-,..,!.-.
. -,. , it 1 j ponemeut of tncu- tab-: aa attempts l.o- in s;,l isiiajr hint ai'idtt hoe poli.-v before the ma'-sacre oi t.he IJe;.ce ; i, t ,, i
against a dtshonoraoie peace, thev ! to civiii:,0 th,.m h&VQ thliS fur mu itt- iritH,Ul the ..Ihe to ivli,. t.ie Commissh.m-rs; therefore a h c I 1( p ' ' V , ' , r ?
are now ready and forced to endorse j appeared to accelerate tlieir doom: ooirdeiers of the sm v-yors. and - j ,(,i-tion of ti.e-i still live. T' - e, I Z hV'' i ' rlV'u. -vV
., . . , , -it t l i -t . t t ,. , la Ves it IS the doitv oi lh( t-e . l m!.( nt. I 1 , , .'., " ' . 1 O'.-t iwlleU (wsUt v. j.iiiv.el ON .Vieacll-
the i.osition taken by lam. Had ) the Inoes inot a-lvaaccd m the .arts j w!ietcver ir mf.-.; i-. t s.:n I. v.-v.y .s wen- al.,.:it U.0 men, wo.m n. nnl j iUnf p.o iviii,i(l ,,. . s,!ivii
throv. l..-n hem . rd ie Sheriff in I n civihatU'U are tne iut to perish. I into an tndioi eoantrv, ; o ad v:-o the I children, six! v of hem eouhl Ih.rht. ...,!.. t ... i . i . o ii... i .. . :,.
li. 1 .
& - n inhere. . con. at lar,.. J fl ceiap,:,v nlm r!l out .kv ! O.-.vr.-iv.ie,,. hu it -o t-ild Lv hill home in CiAn-vllis.
The reucc Policy.
The Seattle Iltatch , edited by
Beriuh Brown, Esq., which ought to
be named the '-'policy of the Adminis
tration to prevent the settlement and
-r T i .TIT 4Pn
a license tor inuiuns to u a
whitrs. of our frontier." It expresses
'
ored and distinguished (-ihcial as
i il.-'MT.! Ca-iio-. Was 1 -rohahiv i!c
i;:by, War
lieCessarv
- J
one thin
to tiif-j.et the
sentimental delusion which has cost
the lies of thousands of innocent
men
women ail-1 cJiii.iren in li.e
i -i i .i
.411,,, ...... . i ,,,,, il...
c-ntier s'-ttiem-ni.s and iipon t!a
i overia-ii.l iiae.- ox uau-i t.if.,s ie
-t T 1 IT1 TTT1J.I.T s 1 T
I ' V .'ill lj. - Tit
150 long as tee viCiims
were oniv amom? tlie set tIC-rs Sklal
,1 . . -i -
th.- e11.:r,-..-ts Jn the W'lII.s
of life, they comman-led little sym-
pntli v Irom the Government and
their 'murderers were prop.iliated
hh beads and blankets, which fur- j
,
inshed fre.hmol. joes to party fax or-
lies. Oeeavmnallv a (ie-lceai :on ot
thes rd-hunded ih.'nds ware invited
to i.s!t "Vitshinrtn to be enocrtain
ed as guests of the Government,
ai:d receive the iivutionsof t:ei:tieeu
tal C:iritian men and romantic
women, while their
lodcte
th
wilderness were garnishe.i with The
scalps of white women and children
tortured, outraged and slain in wan
ton gratification of their r'.udish
lusls. Tlio jiionnrs of civiiiation
have too lore suirered from this sen
timental policy to regard itr? advo
cates ps any thing less than ignor
ant or hvpocritieal pretenders. The.v
( i know irej-a oos.'rvation and. exoe
eu
mat. any policy C-.t ila
eded upon
41.
theorv that the
nature 01 th.
Indian can be
formed b
n.
or th d he can ho ma le a ooaser.tino:
and UM-ful mt r.da r of civilixed so-
Clot
,s a- nn lenaine
a
tneorv
j that ti;
.-ild
anim.ds of the h
re
oan tie tamed r,i 1 oeiestie o-noeci-v
like the horse or the ox. Naiure
may be converted or toil
m - '-, as "
rule, itie li.'t tiger mav he suoiect-
fo a KUporiov ,uj , lU tlu! lvJUno
e.f bis kind remains the :-ame, and
hw -.oite.-i - Js ti.-.t mmih-iivoiI l.i- l.I
pos-iii ni n.n'io-.ea 10 ms
' 'loU:): . Vf; -"verted In-
........i-i .i;,.,,,...-! :,o i
- .
is a Us'-icSS UU'i a elolU
tiO !
failure; his native instincts 1
Lmg in
iilX-.-OIl-'ll.il1 CO!:i;;i'l VUUl JUS OUUCa-
c- ...--.-.. ,,,1 AM ..;,v...o '
(.er trktl t oit!.t.r t.ivilii;0 Chris-
tiani.e, or amalgamate them with '
the whites, have proved f idares.
In the irovideuce of God, like the i
heal hen of old they, and their pos- ;
teritv vanish before the advance oil
ivilization, like- the wild beasts
In a h
.-.e patent
! folly and madness, no favor to them I
' . . . I
and' d.ownrigld cruelty to the white.
to temporise or treat with them as if
tl'f-y were iidlueueed i v
i:iv other I
(;f n.w...1 .lU,x f,,u. t.f ,M5nisl
hone
nt. ! i
j,..Jic- h.
vrore pursued. u
tenm ori.iuir wstn and irvaicr to i-ro
pitiate th-en. lavs neither won their
iv
ect or alarmed their
ars
not o
the distinguished vi-tims
, i !,, T ; , O '( . C ' 7 f ! I i '
l . . . . ?.. i.. e a 1 .
on.. nm.-a c-.s oei-ie ii'-iM. mve ,
;' ., 100 ,0 tms most p.-.m-
ei.ia. jMiii. ; ; iiju.ia ii. i.:e e-ini r;:-
tm-nt has be-.-n the chief instigator
I an 1 most v-owe.-ful a'lv of the sav-
1 -
ages m
1 1
fre-: ;- c ;--i -v ii".
imes upon mo,
whites. Ki
h men as
Crooks and
ohoreian are tho only proper peace
commissioners to treat with the In-
.
a-vns, ami it would i:e only an act 1
. . . . !
i : us! ui,'i ;;; mom i' .o ui sei i -lie: .nice
tii- i ho peorue living ci-ni iguous to
Indian territory, to hang oa i ry peact
'ommissioner cat-gut temperm.o
tho Indian ; wnh the view oi
I compromising their crimes.
n'yjlsi rikc to Sett
Tho Iloscburg Pc.nt vjraph has the
foilowiiTg:
nian wno rmes vo
r'uu sa.ys 1,0 r," Vi
debt to the amount of one and a hah
. -i.- i 1 .1 (i ., - o
million ilollars, and then th.e Weo-
Hen. If. the man Avho "rules to
ti;
Avill l-o ma le to stir their stumn
insie.i-.l of holding all the lands, and
content Avith' selling a buckskin and
going barefooted. And he has the !
audacity to compare Oregon with
Kansas. Our credit remaining good, I
Y"os, and shouhl ihe peopie oc so
Oi
ih.eir best interests,
feel-;tt1(lv ,viH
ibid this debt upon them, j
Should he be- able once to control;
the Governor, as ho has been able to
control the Legislature, tho people !
Avill soon find tnat they have gratilied ;
hi ; th-siro -;. Gov. Grover has been
-------
the ob-.tae-le iu his Avay for ihe past :
twi
M-rv miast 01 our seitiemenis, ana
"I A. 1A X 1
k 1 irfMoni 1 t 1 t t.i-- At-ni 1 it a in :
"""" " " !
I love for tlieir neredttarv enetaies a
ilcis it is ui'iiai s m mien; '
1 j dl". i j. - v. ' 1. t ; .11, v. u . :
! a ears. ; ton to fix nn the Peace Commission. 1 G. Fourth Artillery. froi. lea- h i be on th,. t:. di .a- ii.
Courtesy of Bancroft library,
Telegraphic News Summary.
Nkw Yohk, April 2a. Judge la;is,
to-dav, granted a motion to set aside
the allegations of" errors presented by
the attoi iit v. ior Slokcs.
Nkw Yoi:k, April id. The recovery
of neulv a quarter of a million of del-i
l.irs in L idled States hunds, which had
Ik-.u obtained hy McDonald, aiias Ihd
v !. una Lis associates in the late Haiii:
land fi.'i . l ies, was eili'ctcu to-
cnd-;-mn the'rder for the e.xlei nin.i
tion of the Motiocr, ti iimin-jr ihatif
would Le done liu ie in a ii veiigeft.1
spirit tiian a desire n neaeei'ully s. lve
the dangerous and dillhult proilein.
Tlie nuni her of pasei;gers I km kevJ to
cross the All.mtic tins seiuson is l,:;w.
(General Huth'r is auuouni-''d to le a
i-andidate fm- i;:vt rnor of il.issaehu-.si-tts.
and he is coniiJcnt t f eit . tion.
"'i'A!ii'Viii., Aptii HI. .ener;d
S.-hor'. )-. ft leirraphs that he has e-ry
c ii ei' icii'-e i! his troops, and is .! i n ir
... :. i . ... t. ........ I
i,.llft .vMi.naiun.iv, um. .
i " emeias a.'.tai: I I oi.es, nwili
i... i, . ..."l,,. .-n :,. . ,,, i ., ,
.;.,vernor Ki lloirr iii:'ti.is tl
!to,--
neva eneral Inal matters ar. nuiei m
l i'Ui.-suna e.vcepi in t..ut 01 n.e i..ni-ti.
1 f i .. .. . :
Cs.ai.o icquesis lor Hoops u.
t-e .-...lit
;,,.,' s to l i he I'usion oilif-ers in tirant
parish, or any oti;. r than tle.-e llrst
commission'..
. Y,J:tK A!,,n A V.'ashin.ir-
ton -vpeei-.I ci rone. rii-,i v slan s hat a
.MOU hnd i:;u;d to Uu,U on
i l ...... . T I . I... i 1 ... w.i.l .r U t 1 1
whi-.-h tue .iuad.':r niiiavs are located
ho fore the attempted fraud v as dis.-cv--r"d.
Tin vvorei " ih " aj;ji; ais to Juivc
he. n suhtit'Ued hr "n." ht fore tin
words " oateni liaving b"ej;."
'i:.w Oc.i.r.vvs, Ac. il lie. V steftiner
lais left for Colfax with United Stale.-
tioeps. The imp! . ssion is frainine
iroo.nd t'a-.t t!:M prest nee of Fvd.-:d
troops will t e reomrod in veiy palish
of tlie Slate to enu.-re ed.ruier.ee to th"
Kclh-.-r'T Jovcmaicr.t
Nkw Voitic. April Tj. There in-t'oi-e
excitement h.ero over ihe M ed ..
st reaeles. Tin general opinion favr.-s
tlieir extermination as a waii'injr
atainsl treachery, jjich as v hich mui
uered (icncral 0.tilv. There 5
a..ixiety het-o r-.h the po-sil h. r-:-
uh 01 the v'.,.;-,-r ?: -; .rtss:ore in
1 l.ouiiuin. No :.iicqu::!c ex-
i lanation of the affair has h V u ncule.
Vt present it looks as tie. ueh lo'der.-d
n:t.
io-,:t:on m:lV O" 1 i-1 SlU'ilsli J
!.)
i !(
ut a
itter v. h-iw. en lie w iiitr
! 1 I
l ie!; r:e"s
r s'tp.-i-miiec.
Ilejny W . r I Jieeeher in a sermon
hi-l r.iiht, iuvek'e i the lather of ,dl
m-mkittil to 1 em. iii! in mri-i-v ti.e
mid
1 of fores'- whose P'eU-o.p
j w !'(
i-i luel di ivei theiii to hlov.ltsiifd
.iMt iii il oiieci murder.
'Wash i Ni ; : Apr!) C mn.:s-.ion-er
1). i;e.h,s has ;sta-d t-rders t. ail As
scs.vis "of Int. ro d 11- veiuc- to turn
er all papers of their respective ais-
irieis to tiu iv. ;;ir!'-e, oxce
l those
s!-.o-,vi!g a 'i-t -f pt rswiis iudel.ted,
vhich will I ,e sent to the J 'ep:'.i lm'-.it.
iios ri!er is ls.-aieo ;.r oai.Uoi v to I
a .
!.i;
1 : er
tho o!th-
ot
Assosfc.
w'ii.-il will he done t he "-'I'th U-! V of
M t v, accord i m to -.u-t of ci -uuress.
A s::eial d i - pal e 1 slates that the P .'
.-!" 1 ! 11 1 . e . 1 m I 1 U.i !i i 1. .r
t'll!. .:! 01-il :! V '''owes V.'-.-'i-
5nrton special su s ote of Use Quaker
ii 1 1 i i 101 hi. : 1 1 in lo.il.io ,vn,;ii .tl -
rived Ueio lo-oav and turmshe't I no
cretarv ot ti.e Ji:
ri , it w i Mi ? i. n.
w h it ingenious aiicio-'
conduct oftiie fi,
ior
...... ..
Hie i e.- e:.f i
. cme.
n mint
h-r-
irg a part v
sin ve vm s. on tin
loi"- 1
!U;IS'.V
ders eU' jv;insa-. lie's, is tlie Ir-diaus
..Ks";t!
idle ion.
Slil Vi V!!iS as tilel- mo! l:.l ( !!. -
I Jl.e I 1 e;--i. se: s ot i :K'o- :ol;l-
Thev w.rc i'ui tie r hid i mn d
I I .. i 1 ...i.: . . ' r ... , .
to crime lie wtit.k v. turns ho t hem :
m oi.ii
: im.lers.Hiul 1
V t , t l.l-,., .1 t-x .Oil'
"u ;
t ti
vers no !
not intend to drive them awav
Farmkii's C'OXVKVTIOX. Th'". fid
i - . .,
lowiii'r oroceeaunrrs ci interest m me
1
late 1 armor's Convention
ere aec.-
o, '
omurt
wee a
The two j
ado; it-d i
following r; soluiions wer
in !.ddntiru to th
i lislu-d:
ua-ejar;
pno- !
l
i, mat Av!i.:eM:r pi.t-ti
pJo j.. ,
imperative d.ntv of the ;
farm'ds of tho Willamette Vallev t;
(latroui.e and
f.'.'l".' h-
rai
vs ay to eneoa?-.igo the Wiilamtle
Ti'-'.: A .nrtar ieM ( ' .re ) -
I t - ... .. ..... ..
7 , ' ,0 I'.u f' ,-..-. vd hvn
.,.,,,,.,.,,,,1 !,.,- th.. r..-... of .,,.1,
i l .- 1 j 1 L I IOI lll'.l O I'l l. 11
jjiveincl m this State organize into
bib
md report
1 in
. -1
aUl'-S O;
their
r.Ul.,..rs to tie- Se.-retary of this Con-
,.,t;....
'OlU"ll
nuneitiutel v a.f'.er tuoir or
ganization, and that eucli precinct
i organization t;ot ronri-senfeil iu this
('unvcnlinn, l;e entitled to on,-delegate
at ihe next meetiiige.ef t!iis C-on-
ve-ntion.
The f ol 1 o av i 1 1 g eo m
nttees Ave re ap-
pointed, who are to report at tlie I
41 1 1- 4 1
next convention, to b" hent at Aleanv '
I, ' . . T -
on ihe second Tuesday 111 June:
Cow .;,? on. Co-t'tt! 'of T. W.
Davenport. Jesse Stumo. G. 1. Cur-
re. Wm. Itublo.
omiiiti'.'-'i v,i (. r,n,.ri'-e. l. 1 .
Powers, Jos. Watt, John Minlo, th habits, the sole support of poor nnd jiroj on .;i,..:n rrom ':QliVil roi.
Hartless, Win. Jhder. j aged parents, who by bis loss are Major Thomas threw a shell and
Spdth 3 :niel Clark P Loav W. C
lin. If . Hvilt.
Jf i, f..in re-:. G. V
inV.rmil I ; or,'i: .on . .1 . il. ,
and give evidence that the Convention
AVll
result in
rood to our 1 arm in
community, and of course. Avhat Oen-
,.iitd!d l...c(irs the State i
1,. .
....-r I
Tlie Saiem M ;.'T'o-7 Avauts to krio-.v j
whore is lash Applegate ami the
others of this State who were, a few
n.. cohs -er.i y,t, - ipe. tl-at thev ' lidn-
....... . ... ,1 ... 0 -....
Vly the Administration at Washing-
- I
lin the families of tinur murdered
viiuimi it kit 1 ; it v ;iii- imu. i km - .
1 -
MODOC XEU.
Indian sail in the Luva-be:K-Stvea-!
Miulot-s Wafted into tho Dim
Herruftfr Ktcort At l;iciL.c-.i, nuii
Fijlitiii4r Goiny On at lMtt Anomiti
Kelt Urn ?Iuli AbnuKl-'itlaiuaih
iVaZ "
fcUatw",I-cJ
Yi;i::ca, April ii'J. Xo courier ha'
arrived from the front to-dav, but
Itiver Inriiaiu Making IIoiiilu
number of shots v.eie fired nhme- tlie
lire just beiore he left, and tho
troops ure stiii remaining 111 the lava
beds. Colonel Berry with 100 men start
ed at six p. m. on the day Merritt
left for the south side of the lava
beds, on the Tiickner lioad, to cut
the Indians oil' from the swings.
The Indian found in ducks cave
was Sear-faced Charley, without
doubt, from the description given,
and ho was found dead, instead of
wounded as before reported.
Ku gene liovey 's body was buried
near the canip on Friday afternoon.
It was so horrioly mutilated as to be
scarcely recogi: i viable.
From a note from Hon. J. K. Tmt
trell, who went out yesterday morn
ing with the company of volunteers
from this place, we learn that the-y
organized yesterday noon at the foot
of Goose Nest mountain bv electing
J. C. lhirgess, Captain; J. G. Ifal-lei-k,
First .Lieutenant, and A. Noble,
Second Lieutenant. They are all
well armed and mounted, ami num
ber eighteen "r twenty men. They
arrived at Bali's last night and would
have for tlie lava-bods at two o'clock j
this ino-min?, escorting the regular
courier to headquarters.
HtaAi.',' .'.vjfiKi.s I)AVa-:;d, April
i 1
-Xotithig further has iranspirod.
Vaitiie tho return of the Cavaii, 1
tho -.'.riu F,.,ingi? Indians are scour- 1
ing the country east of the battle- j
ground., working round toward tlie
craters which nd the high ledge of
tho Mo,ioc stronghold to ihe south.
U the IWodoes have lied to the east, j
will f-tiike th.-iv trail and tlie
command will follow as soon as no- j
itii.eti. i'art or ail the cavalry will
re
1 :l o. emiiv
J -....I.A V. . .. I - " ...I.. '
d,a!lkV:ow
whether they have lied to the ? mm.
Tie Warm 'Sprin::s Indians and tho
avalrv will irobablv e-le.mooii'-.de
with e;i.eii other to-ituv. (.
1 !
Mason has moved his camp up into
.hu k's lair, and hohts it now. Tiie
lava bed iresents a horrid spectacle.
Bodies are being discovered in crev
ices, and from under beans of ro.-ks
a sickening stench exhales, hlliiig !
tee air wuh sickening odors. i
There must have been many - ilh-d j
ana weun.i-.i wiu we anew mumrg -
of. Our loss was d;c kdled J'-id ;
tv.e tve wounded. n e nave evuk-ueo i
.f th
lieaui en s ve-me;
a Modf es. j
if.ii , , ,
Jtie ir W OUlHleU jmiM
1 .
eat-.
ratio than ours, for
the sin lis tore j
!,,,.,- i.i. n,rf..v Tlift .rr.. .end
j l terally covered with, fragments of
! broken shells all over the t.-l-ice.
'Three shells fell in the main ravin;.
:.. !...,..,. ..e il...: ....
1:1 u": u"'11 ''' i::eii i auio. se
dler-
l'ronaolv in teen warriors wire
dain
, 4i, 4 i ....... (,.,i i
j lil t.H IIOC- O.iV 7 llw'Ol,
! iTostv-rday the boy; eaptnrcd aii old
! s.piaw. -. ho v. as uiiaVie to escape.
lie conhvms tee death iseirrn j; ee.
! i'lllS t
el chief.
tne s.:t
slo t bv Meaeham
I ariue massat'le.
II is head is now in
he wore ui; that fa.tal
I eamv-- ti e oui.
1
da v.
, the
udians do not make a stand.
ii.is c r.nt' v a
11 I
m a norrj... st-ite
j tiii-- Summer
0.1. .-ii :ii 1 ...
V, ii L
iv 'or
i 4-
ail teed
c:dl!
thoi:
, and la
COlilOo
TO
aba.isl.ei their r.uiehe
y ii . v i e - -
through these
1 lerai
sas aires roamo";
"o'.'lvV cail UTS. I " i.i AS
o-d ..
iiicaicuhtble h-m igo to ie-operty t.j:d
ca-tso a ioarfci i- ss of life. Tbev
A.-ili lay waste the country, while the
soldiers Avill be comparatiAoly pow
erless, because they cannot hunt
When Ibey lind them they a-, iii ren
der a good account of them, but to
lind them is the trouble. We cannot
venture Avithout. an escort, for Ave
know not but everv rook or bunch of
age-em
tt cone:
.1..
dt :-' rate foe
Th
troops vi 1 1 not be idle.
-".
alodocs Avill have no chance to rest
and recruit their shattered forces.
ih termination is the word, and not j
till tin: last one bites the. dust Will j
. , !-,-!
justice be stdtsiied.
Mr. Hovey came in la-t night, and
will raise the remains of his son and
take them to Yreka for iviiiternv.nt.
This is a eeauliarlv sad case. Youmr
liovov was a youth i exemplary
mrovv u 0.1 ine iruiinn ui ti.e co;a;n u- ;
1 nitv m their ohi age.
M . 1 11 I- i
1 lie country around tms section is
f excitement
. j
i.uj.,mm,,. , ' , 1
Ji.VTAi; Id a. m.- 1 iring has 00m- ;
menced in the h.eul of the hum' cave.
av here Ave Avert attacked the Indians
I coming down to water. An escort
- , . '
coming m to meet a paesc-tram has
also bo-en attacked. The men Avere
ordered to lad in Avitli tueir compa- .
- - - j
s' 1
Light Battery P.. Fourth Artillery, j
is on tlie way here from the Presidio;
II -11 1 1 I
tuev Aviii an
. .! ill -W , A 1
-intivv, .Aj.rn i. amies irienn
.v.v .. ii.-'i.iiv.. iiwii:.;
1. -I- i." , ,. - : 1
as cavairv. janerv f iiie. u arm Sor r,..i: ...m.
- , -i '11 nlt-rt w.lnvn 41.
bolore vpsteraay avah. u.
The settlers on liogus ana mow
creeks sue much excited and all are
pre taring to move into town.
It is reported that three Indians
;f Boa, a few days since, and others
j Shen down near Picard s on Klamath
' river. Supposed to b Modojs.
i At Crvstal creek, in Scott valley
Avero so
en m the neignoornoou
iver Indians were
and leaving war
number liftn or
ell armed. Whoth-
i h-. l.en ordered to move by way of
j Shasta valley instead of lhtt river, to
head. pm '-tors in the lava-be-hs
Several teams left for the front
with stores of different kinds this
! morning
The eoizootie continues to epread,
though in a mild form. So far the
sta.ee- company has lost but two
horses, and make their regular trips
but little behind time.
It has been, windy and cold to-day.
Quito a shower of rain laat night.
CYm:;:A. April 22. The following
dispatch has jee-t been received:
Lava-f.k3)S (Cni.), April 21. The
packt'-ainon leaving the camp for
Col. Mason's camp at the lava-bed,
under e: ecrt of Lieutenant Howe
and twenty men, was attacked yes
terday at about ten a. in. Prior to
this ?in escort from Ma::o;fs camp,
com in rr to meet it. was attacked at
the head of a long cave. Lieutenant
Learv and men sought si teller be-
himl the rocks and diove the M-ulocs
b;:ck. "When Lieutenant Howe
came near them they (the Tdodocs)
attacked them, but were again driven
back. Lieutenant Leary lost one
mAU
rice train arrived safe, 1ml
wns fired cu when he entered the
hiva-bed, and ;
in on his lufuvn.
When vrto.rr.ivig. on this -.id.e of the
T r . 1 1 - 1
c.tvn 1 love Vas again atc.u.Kea nv
jWs. who f.diow'ed itiin to camp
ih-jj-o on ids team. Thev came
u -podii lUO hundred yards, food
at iiiC j.ickeis and sort a c.iJey
through c-r.nn. btjor Thomsfs sent
iX shell' into their ml.ht, which seat-
,,.nt
tcred them.
rle-re were
eleven in
distribui
me
1 . . . i. f -
r I 1 " .
rn:s were
cd to
in t'.Uui). and v.e
r,....K- for tlern. l.ui thev .-oui
hA
! I
:e roc
r.e..,.
ii:C vv a; m ri'li '.ua ! u:w
n i
to-day, and .-Lar; to hunt the Mode
: out. iiiev are a:l scat-er.. d ii i-m.:
parti:
low i 1
uul it will be t!Jhi-dt to f..-
The roailf? are r.ot Fafr to Yreka.
The country is in a great f.o ni.-e!
Yju.ka, April 22. The regular
i courier nrriv . d a: lour o elooic this
uf.iC., ,,,.,.,
havi'.g hft there vesier-
p.,.,- n-a, r,.,;1!J?
The v'--mahis
Lu-vne Jbtvev
lxa,.i ..j linV!; ;.t ,.,oVvn
iUn-niig, escorted bv tl
eh ck this
Vo! unloe'.-S
i,...i
out
tle-'U, but
ux. i.-. i-.:.. ;.t p.,)-..
n. His fuii-ial took phi
j ano v a
j 'ivi.
! eort.iec
I .. I-IV, '
.'(,: Tl ;aO; M.
.' : -i tht: olUllie: r. l"-S-
. e--.-'.-j v. .maim; to town.
1 w; r ! i I a;i"i-:: i h! . it
ii leaned that Se:rf;;;d Charley
V.ll- ln-l Allied, toe O ..1
torn eut.
Yatl:uatae, another young ,
oe, v..- alse re-ef.girh-.ed union;-- the
j dead, 'j'he sh-ell tl; it killed Scon
..I.. 1 jl : - ,
I com an. l o. ui. r ; v.;.' piCKCil Ut OA'
up 1
V.
.tehuutuits bef.
le it exploded to
j see 'd...i it a-. e.s iiiiid..'. of, v. he:-.i it
j to.irsi in hi. l.-a:;d. From tie n.y
things lo-.'he.l in the cae, and tlie
i.iabi'g ammuuiti provisions
am", other aitich's, it w.;-; evidejit the-
Indians left in
doubt --epposih
would be b!o-,v
Sewrai Indian
a
hurt v no
ll e'ir sti '.UiC h'-.hl
r.p any moment.
r;;.d.s, or at least
tho .0 of seee, Aori
1
e t ween
i aujen-dii s pVec and lite lowc? end
of ivlamath iaiio, .a1. at tho opinio:- oi
maiiy .-e-etiis io be that small parlies,
may search around after good horses,
while enough will remain in the lava
beds to 1.4'op tlie soldiers there.
The foi lowing is from the Yreha
Jc'r,.:u's correspondent at the front,
and will be published to-morrow
morning;
Iava-beds, Apiil 20. Just as a
train W as c. nam
i.vrn AtaswU scamp.
it niv nist Avnting. it was tired on
Mu M,h,cs "driven bach. An
t;c.r osc,)rt following wa also at-
t cdmo j-nd hd a liveb- si-tto i-.
"l hLU' vi-1 A-"u ll-h' sexto 1.1
siglit of the signal station. The
Jk,-h again drove them back, and the
irain passed on and Icaviit" tiie es-
cort moved on safely, entered the
rooks at Hospital point. On their
v tu rn t-ast this m.ird th..-i- t--,.i-..
scaMere 1 thorn hVe d ... rj. AT,,
does ;.T.,v l .- e...m..i ...t ;..
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ST.,..ti ,llS,p,,s m.. ,-..,.1 t .. ,,
- j..i j vu 11 .... 1 ..i. i 1 t t. e i:
,iX veslevlay. was tjU,,wn Sconchin's
U :Xl :uu s.,;o . -.. . , . . 1
-- nn. xiie. iii;,a
Avas cut oil' lor medical use. and w hen
L.m...-i. i. 1 . .
S;,id
' ; . -v't 'lVl Rdiltiws, tJiev
.-:i....i .10; v .s. in .-u .soitaws, thev
said: ''Tliat's hc-Aucliin; no Avas kill
ed by M-eacham at toe massacre of
the Peace Commission: v . 41. ,,.,1.
though j
1,,. d;,t f , .. ;
- ioi n;iy or two.
The cavalry traveled in ail about
eighty miles in making tl e circuit
of the lava-beds, but saw 00 I n,l ;.i
rr-. ... 7 . --MitLi.-i.
'li. - knor started with the evoress tu
1 hi-.l' vnir. ., ... r t
. i"-ou, saw f oaocs ami
-. i;. -. S it I -
! o I o rvi-f t1i.ii- ."1T.1 1. T
- ........ ..... um not ueneve it
having told so many false stories
mu peuj-ie ewa not appear in unv
way alarmed about the Modoes go
ing that way if they eseivped from t'ul
lo, .l,...l rl. i;,e; ..... r " 1R
jhaving given up tlieir anas somj
j time ago, still seemed as friendly Z
ever,
There is mnch specr.lation in re
....vi i.m ... iii-iitcf indiaim
j gam to tne .Uodoc-, gaming aid fr0iu
I other tribes. It is possible that all
j 1 ho tribes except the "Warm Spring
j sympathize with Captain Jack i
; ! his w.ir on the whites, but tliov ar
! sutisiied that to aid him me.in M
term in d;on. Tin Pitt-river Indian
ve lh" .k ..-ill not be likely to join
'ae unl-.-s- lie forces them 'to do v..
! They are a miserable set, and hnvL
. Deeome so ticmoratized over the
many severe chastisements bv Gen
Crook that they have lost all courage
to fight the whites. The Smok
Creeks, abo it Fall river, are a moan
set and really belong to the Piutes.
The Snake . and l'iutes w ho roam"
about vjtoosc- Lake, ami f urther north
are vicious customers, and although r
belonging to some northern reserva
tion in Idaho or Oregon, are con stantly
prowling around that "sec
tion of country comprising- Gnnse
Lake, Chewoean and other vrdlev
in Eastern Oregon, Northern Ne
vada and Southern Idaho on thi
side. The Shastas scarcely nnmlw
a half a dor.en warriors, and ther
have always been bitter enemies t f
the Modocs. Th.e Scott-valley and
Klamath-river Indians, although
soue-ht for aid, have never shown
tho least disposition to take any,
stock in Captain Jack's crusade.
The Indians hereabouts and through-
i out Scott vaiiev are as well posted
as the whites on the movements of
the 3Iodoes. and signal tires huvo
been reported on some of the hills in
Scott valley whether to signal tho
Modoes or not Ave are unable to sav.
Summary S te News Item.
The Yaquina Iay j'oople are again
nervous about struggling Indians.
A large number of immigrants ar-
t rived on the steamer Oriliamme.
,Taser John.-on is re;d est at
agent in Pueblo Countv, Colorado.
Fare on the stage from Salem to
Dallas has t. reduced to one dol
lar. M.di.le, n little daughter of J. 13.
?.J; Claiie-, of Salem, died on Sundav
la.-t.
The bank of Ptrifish Columbia in
going to have a new building in Port
land. Patrick Guerin has been sent to
tlie Insane Asylum from Multnomah
county.
A daily mail a, ill be established be
tween Salem and Silverteui on the
1st of ?day.
Judge O. X. D.-nny of Portland
has de dined the appointment of Con
sul at Amoy, China.
The Gov. Grover had o-i passeng
ers on le. r upward trip last Monday
i vtli'fl see arrived at Sah-m.
Writ. Sloan a fireman on the steam-o-Calliope
has br-en ''mysteriously
d -appeared'' since tlie 12th inst.
Andrevv Ladd was indicted Saturday
a' C'orvallis for the poisoning of
Charl. s liiiurs about six years ago.
Major Hawkins, brother of Mrs.
vhr.. Ca!. by, is expected to arrive on
the next steamer to take the body oi
Gen. Canby eat.
-V man named Perry made hash of
another man's nose last Aveek at Ihn
pire City, tiud is now digesting it in
jail.
John G. Iiicliardson, seventy-six
years old, a. ho came to Oregon in
ISol,
inst.
died near Seio 011 the loth
rhy, S-.tton mid Whitly have all
been bo and over to appear at Court,
to ans for the Dallas assassina
tion .
LaCreole Academy turned out ten
teach rs at the last 'annual examina
tion by tlie School Superintendent
of Poll; county.
AVo vegn t to learn that Judgo A.
J. Thayer, of the Second Judicial
District, is Aery sick, and iu a dan
gerous condition. 0
Mr. V,. D. Clark's farm, 400 acres.
sit. tat oil in North Yamhill, sold at
Sh riffs sale the other day for tpC,
-100. Good price.
Lith'r Kia -r of Benton county
h n been sentenced to one year in
t;ie penitentiary for running away
Avith a girl Avh.o Avas not "sAveet six
teen." jThe barn of air. Ira Lyons, of Ilills
loro. Avas ! u-ned on Wedne.silay last.
Ail the grain and feed he hall was
burned v.ith it; also a tine young
horse.
The Albany Democrat says: "Tho
7or. frer.-c is Avell patronized.
Sho now arrives at this city tho
s nno day upon Avhich she leav-
Pjrtland."
An unlucky dAveller on the Luck
iamnte had th ar meat the other dny
whon a Justi.-o did to him mete out
a line if $2) for converting aleer
into venison.
The proceeds of the concert held
at Jackson A ille last week for the lie-neat
of those who suhered by the late
lire at that place amounted on the
lirst night to bitd oO.
The Benton l)euiO. rot now begin
its third volume. It shows signs of
prosperity, and deserves a good sup
port front Benton count v people, as
it is alwavs full of ne-ws.
The Avomen of St. Louis. Marion
county, the other day notified a. h-i"
nor vendor that he must clear out.
Thev gave him oniv till 7 v. M. to
leave toAvn. lie packed up and start
ed. Biddle's w.'fe says that Boston
Charley tried to scalp Meacham, but
she c ried out: "Don t do that, the
soldiers are coining. Boston ran,
after cutting an ugly gash ra the
scalp.
Governor Grover has appointed
Samuel K. Carpenter ana Henry U.
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