r
O
o
o
33E
e
o
o
o
O
G
O
O
O
o
o
o
0
o
o
o
o
O
O
c
c
o
o
o
THE ENTERPH
OREGON ("ITT, OREGON, M.tY 21, 1873.
Tec Present Judication.
Thoeu-lork Herald, in review-!
,. . .. ' i
ing tho result of the spring elections
in the East, says that the Republi
can have suffered a remarkable de
feat. From tho figures given in the
Connecticut election, it shows a fall
ing oil" of the Republican vote this
yearr, as compared with last. Of
nearly twenty thousand , two-thirds !
of the loss falling upon the Repub
licans and one-third upon the Dem
ocrats. Here is something more of
a loss to the party in power than
that usually resulting from general
apathy the year next succeeding a
successful Presidential contest.
Says that paper, there have been dis
satisfactions in tho Republican col
umns in Connecticut. But how is it
that while they loso their Governor
by some fou.iythous.and majority for
the other side they have the popular
vote of the State on their Congress
men, by some two thousand major
ity? This is easily explained. The
Connecticut Congressmen the whole
four being re-elected presented a
good record to their constituents.
They were not mixed up with those
Credit Mobilier shares or dividends
nor 'blackened by any other of the
many disreimtable, nefaroous and
scandalous doings of the late Con
gress. They kept well to the wind
ward of public sentiment, and so J
they have not been wrecked on a lee
bhore. Eali of these Member of
Congress stood upon his ow n record,
and the record of each being good all
arc endorsed for another term. On
tho other hand, Mr. Haven, tho Re
2ublican candidate for Governor,
represented the party ring of the
State, and stood before the people as
the champion of this ring, and of all
the ruling rings of his party at
"Washington and elsewhere, and of
their acts and measures, and of their
plans and policy, right or wrong.
Hence his inglorious defeat. Local
grievances and prejudices will not
account for it. The Connecticut
people have struck, through him, at
those above him and bovond him,
and this defeat of Haven is a warn
ing and a rebuke to the Republican
party of the State and nation.
In the results of oilier recent elec
tions,' in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleve
land and elsewhere, there are evi
dences or indications not only of
general apathy in the Republican
camp, but of general insubordina
tion.. In the State elections of Sep
tember, October and November next,
from, present appearances, this Re
publican insubordination against
patty rings and party candidates will
be very emphatically made manifest.
The issues between the opposition
and the tlominaut party growing out
of the shortcomings of the corrupt
doings of the late Congrtss have
haidly taken a definite shape; but
in the interval to the Fall elections
the Republican0budget of blunders
at "Washington and that at Albany
will be fully exposed.
There are no r.iore general Con
gressional elections to be held this
year. The State elections hencefor
ward to come off "w ill be local in their
character, and will be largely con
trolled by influences operating in
behalf of the consolidation of all the
opposition elements first, for the
Congressional elections of next year,
and, secondly, for the grand cam
paign, notwithstanding the enor
mous power of patronage and spoils
possessed bv the Republican party,
and notwithstanding the apparent
poverty-stricken helplessness of the
Democratic party, there is nn invit
ing prospect for the opposition forces.
In the very strength of the Repub
lican ia.-tv, and its overweening
tense of security, lie its greatest
dangers the dangers of continued
reckless extravagances and corrup
tions, and of clashing intrigues j
among the party leaders for the sue
cession. In 1852, when the Demo
cratic party of the country, under
Pierce for President, carried all the
States except four Vermont and
Massachusetts in the North and Ken
tucky and Tennessee in the South
the Democratic leaders supposed
thev were good for a lease of power
of twenty years. Rut in 1S5G they
Mere saved from a disastrous defeat
by "the skin of their teeth;" and in
1H"0 they were scattered to the four
winds of heaven. So the Republi
cs can party from its overwhelming vie
to rye of 172 may recklessly do for
itself the work of the opposition for
187G in preparing the ways and means
for another political revolution. The
Connecticut election and .other re
cent elections, East and "West, fore
shadow a general popular reaction in
this direction against the bold
and reckless Jehu driving off the
government provision
party in power.
train bv the
The steamer E. N. Cooke was sent
down the Columbia liver last wtek
to meet Senator Mitchell. There
were quite a large number of the
class who want office, got office
and lackies on board, and Mr. Hol
laday was highly complimente 1,
toasted and cheerod by the crowd he
too with him. Ho appears to like
this fun of getting up receptions for
his Senators so he can hear his own
proiKe fitvner.
TIi? Salaries of Cong -essmcn.
AYe find in the New York Tones of
April 23d, a statement as to tho pay
of Congressmen, -which we presume
to he correct as to facts. According
to tllA Avri tor- Dinvn 1 -i 1 ,i-.r-.-r- en .--"n
. .-
Acts faxing the rate of compensation
of members. The Act of September
22d, 1769, fixing the rate of compen
sation at G per day and $G per twen
ty miles cf travel, which was
to continue until March 4th, 1703,
after which the compensation was to
be S7 per dav and S per twenty
mnes
March 10th, 1700, compenf-a-
tion Avas fixed at 0 per day, and SG
per twenty miles traveling fees.
March l'Jth, 1S17, this Act was re
pealed. January 22.1, ISIS, the rate
was fixed at 88 per day and $8 per
twenty miles traveled, August 10th,
1S5G, the compensation was fixed at
$3,000 per year, and one mileage per
year at S per twenty miles. July 2Sth
18GG, the Act iner ased the salary to
$5,000 annually, and decreased the
mileage fifty per cent. March 3d,
lbTo, the Act increased the salary to
7,500 annually, and traveling ex
2cnses in place of mileage. All these
new and increased compensations
were taken advantage of by members
of the Congress that fixed the sal
aries or pay; so that the. latest Act of
the kind, which has been rightfully
called the " Stealing Act," differs in
nothing except in the increased rate
of compensation and the repeal of
the mileage system. However, a per
petuity and repetition of wrongs do
not convert them into rights
The Feaneino Pkivilege. The
San Francisco Aft i says that the re
peal of the franking privilege, which
has been chiefly an abuse, is not yet
dead and will not be until the expi
ration of f . .w months after the ad
jonrnm -nt f r" ngress. The honest
members of our last Congress having
been driven against their will to do
something toward abating the scan- j
dalous operations under the franking
privilege, tried to get even on the
newspapers by repealing all the priv
ileges they had previously enjoyed
in the way of sending their papers
free through the mail. This was re
venge, not statesmanship not eve;
a specimen of tolerable politics.
Meanwhile, up to the 13th of June
the mails .ire to be loaded with all
kinds of documents and what passes
for such under the frank of the ex
mcmbers. Rut the repeal of the
"privilege" is to be rejoiced over,
n; eiti.e.e s. For it is noL the sav
ing of postage that it will ensure,
but undoubtedly it will result in an
immense reduction of expenses in
p h.iitig of d on'.' w -i in j- ' -
I fore had little or no claim to that
honor e .cci -t ti.a: tl.ev made an t asv
and .-heap or rather a totally inex
l pensive method of communicating
j with and bribing their constituents
; by sending their documents at the
expense of the nation.
The Indian Ring, pays an exchange,
has many ramifications, embraces a
variety of character, and succeeds in
inr a vast deal of evil, but nothini
of good, so far as we have ever been
able to ascertain. The fanatics who
belong to one portion of this "Ring"
are ready to excuse tho savage under
any and all circumstances, and to
pardon him for any outrage upon the
whites. These men are probably
honest, but lack experience, if not
common sense. Rut what is usually
meant by the "Indian Ring" con
sists of an association of rascals,
whose business it is to get as large
an amount as possible appropriated
by Congress for the benefit of the
Indians, and then to swindle the
Government and the Indians as much
as possible. AVhcther the swindling
has the effect of bringing on an In
dian outbreak or not, concerns them
not. A recent decision of this "Ring"
which was tho giving out of con
tracts for Indian supplies, made a
contract for furnishing all the beef
to be supplied the Indians on the
1st inst., and to effect t heir purpose,
rejected a proposal made ,by Mr.
Dawson, who is not of the " Ring."
and gave tho contract where it would
tell to their own benefit, at almost
a half a million dollars more than he
had offered to fill the contract for.
The Radical press of this State at
tempts to shift the responsibility of
the Indian policy pursued by the
Administration on the shoulders of
Secretary Delano. This is a very
w eak dodge, and connot deceive any
one. If the Secretary is not acting
in harmony with the Administration,
why does not the head of that Ad
ministration remove him, or compel
him to change his policy? He is re
ceiving the endorsement of the Rad
ical Administration by being retain
ed in his position, and no amount of
abuse cf the subordinate officers will
shift the responsibility from the
Radical Administration and its party.
How is Tins. AVe clip the follow
ing notice of one of our Brigadier
Generals, which w ill le hailed with
joy by the exposed settlers in the
Modoc country:
Mart. A". Crown once a typo em
ployed in the Courier office in this
city, is now editor of the State Utah is
Democrat at Albany, Oregon, one of ; ol"sia ratcs that finally use him up.
the leading papers of the .state; is a ! Low rates of interest should be main-Brigadier-General
of Militia, and is ' tained, but experience fails to dem
soon to take the field against the Mo- j onstrate the utility of usurv laws in
loo, O.'t'mira, ly-a. Dmornt. soenrinsr this desuWaf urn.
frt-k-WJB.ff'fTr-,.'.!Tk-;:
Indignation Meeting.
" The citizens and neighbors of the
murdered Mr. Ilasbrook, in Yamhill
county, held an indignation meeting
at Sheridan on the 9th inst. at which
the following resolutions were adopt
ed: ' Whereas, Rerjamin Ilasbrook, a
peaceable, honest and industrious
citizen was, on the evening of the
4th of February last, shamefully as
1 sassinated: and
AVhekeas, "We believe it to be the
duty cf every cit.zei. in the vicinity
where the murder occurred, to aid in
investigating the matter, and, it pos
sible, bring the guilty to justice; and
AViiekeas, J. Laiuson and others
did, at great self-sacrifice investigate
the matter; procure the arrest and
aided in the prosecution of Joseph
Coxon, the only one upon whom any
trace of guilt could be found; and
"Whekeas, The prosecution pro
duced an amount of testim ny which
carried conviction to the minds of ail
who heard it of his guilt; and
AViiekeas, The jurors to whom the
case was submitted, have expressed
their belief, since the trial, that he
did the killing and yet rendered a
verdict of ''Not Guilty;" therefore,
l!eolred, That this community sus
tained a great loss in tho death of
Renjamin Ilasbrook, and that we
sincerely deprecate the commission
of such a crime in our midst.
2. That J. Damson and others are
deserving of great credit for the
promptness, vigilance and persever
ance with which they engaged in the
investigation and prosecution of the
case, and we believe that they were
actuated by no personal motives;
but simply by a desire to see the laws
ol our land vindicated, and the guilty
party whoever he might be
brought to justice.
3. That while the officers of the
County and State, who were in any
manner engaged in the case, dis-
charged their duties faithfully, it is
the firm belief that the
rors to
whom the case of Joseph Coxon was
submitted, either misunderstood the
instructions of the Judge or they did
shamefully betray the confidence re
posed in them, and have justly mer
ited the course of all good citizens,
in thus' giving loose reins to vice and
crime, by their verdict in the face of
all evidence and their own avowed
convie-.i.!iS.
4. That the Secretary be instruct
ed to f.iriiisli a eitj of these resolu
tions and preamble to soir-e of the
leading - papers in the Stat, with a
request that all other State papers,
the State papers of Iowa and the
city pavers of Chicago, 111., copy.
The lnglcrii us ;v of the Lava JSccb
She I'.sca j-c -i" Capv.iia Jack
and His ilaiwl.
The New York Herald
thus sums
up the result of the o.n:
ai
n against
the Modocs:
The Kins: of Franco w ith fort y tho;
ITIil
v.vu,
Marcii'd up lh hill, a:nl then marched
down ;i;un.
And this is substantially the story
of the deplorable fiasco of the war
upon Ca;:tain Jack in his lava bods,
so far as we can gather it from the
accounts already received. AVas
there ever a more deplorable military
failure than this? Here we have a
band of some seventy-five Modoc
warriors to begin with, encumbered
with their women and children, poor,
miserable, half-naked savages, with
out supplies of any kind, and armed
with such weapons as they were en
abled to get from time to time from
our Indian agents or from captured
and plundered emigrant trains, de
feating our United States troops, ten
against one Indian, in a regular bat
tle, baf.ling them in their peace con
ferences, treacherously murdering a
whole detachment of our Peace Com
missioners, excepting, one man, and
then, after three days' fighting against
twenty times their force, mysterious
ly disappearing from their strong
hold and for parts unknown. This
is the summing up of a six months'
campaign against seventy-five half
naked and half-starved Digger In
dians in tho lava beds of Northern
California.
It is stated that Mr. Mitchell de
nies having anything to do with the
removals of the Radicals from Fed
eral offices. AVell, who has done it?
It seems that Senator Kelly must
claim the credit, as we see it stated
! that quite a number of Democrats
are being appointed to postolfiee po-
sitions, among them George E. Cole,
1 of Portland, who has the only nc
! ommendation besides being a Dcm-
ocrat, that he has been a most sub-
servient tool of Mr. Holladay. AVe
have no doubt but what Mr. Mitch-
ell is perfectly innocent, and that
j the credit should be given to either
j Senator Kelly or Mr. Holladay. AVe
! don't know which.
The Pkers asd the Usury Laws.
The subject of the usury laws is a
I theme of considerable discussion at
this juncture among the newspapers.
Their repeal is almost universally
advocated. The Lvnchbnrg Virgin-
tan expresses the opinion that these
laws only make the sharp money
lenders more rapacious, while they
increase the difficulties of the needy
uorrower compelling him to pay
1
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
Summary of State News Items.
A sash and door factory 13 being
built at Lafayette.
Miff. Gov. Woods and son, arrived
in Salem la ;t Friday.
Senator Monroe of Wasco County,
died at his residence last week.
Col. W. AY. Chapman is at A'ieua
attending the AVorld's Exposition.
East Portland is the dryest town in
Oregon it has but one liquor shop.
The fine showers of the past few
days have been general over the
valley.
The volunteer company raisi d in
Goose Lake valley is said to consist
of forty-live men.
The East Portland Water Co. has
commenced laving mains through
the streets of the city.
It is expected that Bishop Morris
has organized an Episcopal church
at La Grande,
The first shipment of wool from
the Dalles was received at Portland
last week.
S. A. Clarke of the Farmer, has
gone to the lava bods as correspond
ent for a New" York paper.
A man named Robinson, formerly
from Josephine county, had his leg
broken, near Eugene city, last week.
A man named S. N. Hughs fell
dead in Portland on Thursday even
ing of last week from heart disease.
Cornelius is full of people who are
looking for farms. There are plenty
of farms to be had in Oregon for the
asking and the coin.
The Military Department of the
Agricultural College, at Corvaflis
lias received its quota of new Spring
geld rifles.
The Society of Natural History at
Salem will probably purchase the
cabinet of specimens, fossils, etc..
collected by Rev. P. S. Knight.
The " Long Hairs " of Monmouth
got away with tho Albany " Short
Hairs" in superb style last week, in
their little game of base ball.
A letter from Baker City savs:
There is considerable scare here but
no one hurt yet. Our people are
organized for defense and want arms.
The first protestant church organ
ized in the northern part of Idaho
Territory, was by Rev. AV. J. Mon
teith, at Lewistown, a few days ago.
A few days since a boy named
Hodges, in Benton county, got into
an entangling alliance with a sulky
plow, and had the two bones in his
left leg broken,
Two miners, named Casey and
Johnson, were killed by a caving
bank last Tuesday while at work in
their claim on Sucker creek in Jose
phine county.
The Benton county farmers are
building a warehouse at Spring Hill,
on the river, throe 'miles below Al
limv. It w ill have a storage capacity
of about 11,000 bushels.
An individual who was somewhat
inebriated went to sleep while cross
ing tho river in the Salem ferryboat
one dav last week, anil when he
awoke he owed the company 27 00
for ferriage.
A destructive fire broke out in tho
woods at Tillamook, a few dayssinee,
.ays the Jni!,'i:i, destroying the
residences of Rev. Mr. Jacobs. Ste
phen AValkrr and T. R.indidl, also
destroying other property.
Dayton has three dry goods audi
grocery stores, two bhlcksmith shops,
one saw mill, one flouring mill, one
sash factory, one livery stable, one
saloon, i lie frame and picture store,
one shoe shop, t w o wagon shops.
E. J. Tavlor and a man named
Allison, lhing near Rooster Rock
on the Columbia river, indulged in
the pasture of shooting at each other.
Allison got a lot of buckshot in his
person into the custody of a sheriff.
Quite a destructive fire occurred
at Auburn, Raker county, on the
morning of the .tli. Four buildings
occupied by Chinese were consumed,
causing a loss, goods included, of
about Si. ."(!). The fire resulted from
a defective flue.
A leading firm at. Eugene has on
gaged 10.000 pounds of wool at
twenty cents a pound and is prepared
to buy any quantity at this rate.
The expectation is that it will soon
reach twenty-two cents, and may
gradually advance to twenty-live
cents.
The Orrofian says: " A movement
is on foot towards building a bridge
across the AVillamette river from
Columbia street in this city (Port
land) to Asylum street, on the east
side. Some 10,000 has been sub
scribed by many worthy citizens in
aid of the enterprise."
The vacancy in the Board of Rh-oc-torsof
the Hi raid Printing Company,
occasioned bv the resignation of A.
R. Halh-ck, has been tilled by the
election of Hon. J. AV. Nesmith.
lion. George L. Curry has been se
lected to till the office of President of
the company, vice A. R. Halleck,
resigned .
The Raker city Democrat of the
7th says: "The ranchmen on Rurnt
river are sending their families to
more secure places than they at pres
ent think their homes to be. In
dians are plenty, and very impudent
and saucy, on Burnt river, in Ore
gon, and on Snake river, near the
mouth of the AVeisor, in Idaho."
The CSiftrd says: Persons in Sius
law precinct report that several
bands of Indians sniposed to be from
Siletz Reservation, have passed
through their neighborhood, going
south. It is also reported that an
Indian known as " Suislaw John,"
who was the unhappy possosror of
'two sqaws. has killed the old one
and left with tho other for parts un
known. The Mwevrt says: " Owing to the
delay of the several local agents of
the 'Board of Commissioners of the
School Lands, and the management
of the common school fund, the
Hon. Board have not been enabled,
as required by law, to make an or
der for the yearly interest distribu
tion until the present week. The
number of school children in the
State, compiled according to the
County School Superintendents' re
ports, is 3G.512. The amount of
coin interest accounted for, subject
to distribution, is s22,to3 51 ; amount
of currency, ditto, s0,IGG 21. The
coin rate of distribution is about
G3 89 cents per capita, and the cur
rency rate about 23.00 23 cents per
capita. The amount due Marion
county for 4,313 children is2, 753 G5
coin, and ?1.117 73 currency."
Telegraphic News Summary.
Washington-, May 17. The Pres
ident to-day appointed John M.
Eckfeldt melter and refiner in the
mint at San Francisco, and Jefferson
W. Babcock as coiner.
New York, May 17. The Suv says
that the expedition to explore the
mysterious country lying between
South Pass, in AVvoming, an.l Gal
latin Valley, in Montana, will be
under tho command of Captain Jones,
of General Ord's Staff. It will in
clude a' scientific corps numbering
fifteen.
Washington, May 19. The Cen
tral American missions are to be va
cated on the 30th of June next.
One Minister is to be accredited to
all of them, and for this position the
President to-day appointed Judge
George AVilliamson, of Louisiana.
The President has not concluded
to appoint a successor to DeLong,
and therefore lie may continue to
hold the Mission to Japan.
Following Postal changes have
been ordered for Oregon during the
past week: Offices established
AumsviUe, Marion county, Oregon,
AV. H. Towell; Rye A'ailev, Raker
county, Oregon, M. Kness.
Yklka, May 11). The rain of Sat
urday afternoon and night has been
general throughout this part of the
State and Southern Oregon. It will
be productive of great benefits to the
grain crop.
The Oregon & California Stage
Conqiany commence running on
Summer time to-morrow, making the
time from Redding to Roseburg, the
railroad terminus, in fiftv-two hours.
New York, May 20.---The latest
intelligence from Peru is to the effect
that of 80,35-4 coolies ship:ed from
Macao to Peru, during the past
twelve years, 32,220 perished from
shipwreck, and five per cent, of the
whohp from suicide or sickness.
Ex-Judge Edward Pierrepont lias
declined the jnissioji to Russia. He
is mentioned by a AVashington spe
cial as the probable succesor of
Chief Justice Chase.
Georgo Francis Train has been
sent to the Insane Asylum in New
York. Charleston, May 18. M. srs.
Cain and Kainser (colored), Con
gressmen from this State have nom
inated white youths who excelled in
competitive examination for AVest
Point Cadets-hips. Cain also nomina
ted a colored youth to Naval Cadet
ship. Home, May 18. The Tope to-day
received the French Legation and a
deputation of foreigners. The
Pope's condition is still feeble, but
indicative of improvement.
Vienna, May 10. Edward Fellora
was married to-day to a sister of Mr.
Jay, the United States Minister.
St. Petersburg, May 20. The
Shah of Persia arrived at Moscow
yesterday, and was warmly welcom
ed. His three wives remain in Per
sia. Atlanta, Ga. May 21. In the con
vention of Governors to-day, there
was considerable discussion on the
proper method of building the great
canal, a majority thinking it should
be Government work, and not under
the control of rivate corporations.
New York, May 20. A sensation
al Washington special says the Gov
ernment lias a grand annexation
scheme on hand, and the acquisition
of the Sav.fi witch Islands is to be the
first step made. I learn from official
source.-; that a. commissioner is about
starting for San Frsnciseo to proceed
thence to the Islands, to ariauge the
preliminaries with tin? King. The
next '-.top will be the formation of a
new State out that part of Northern
Mexico w hicli contains the old silver
'mines, and its annexation to the Uni
ted States.
Judge Franchor has granted a writ
of '.",'. rorats in the ease of Train,
returnable Thursday. It requires
the State to show cause why Train
should not be released.
Rriksi-.i.s, May, 21, A dispatch
from Rome says that the Pope has
had several severe attacks, anil is now
in danger of suffocation. Commis
sioner Cardinal Antonelli is ready for
any emergency.
Chicago, May 20. J. M. Bailor,
editor of the Danbury (Mass.) AW.,
is in this city en route to the Pacific
States.
The Secretary of tho Navy has de
cided to have the eight sloops of war,
authorized by the act of Congres,
built as follows: One each at Norfolk,
New York, Kit lory and Charlestown
Navy Yards. The last named vessel
is to be iron, the others wood. Ano
ther is to b ' built at thoKiltfry Yard
of material furnished by the Navy
Department, the contract to be given
to the lowest responsible bidder.
The sixth, seventh and eighth are to
be built by private yards by contract.
All are to be screw propellers.
San Francisco, May 21. An In
dian's head, said to be that of John
Sconchin, is in possession of officers
at army headquarters in this city.
Soldiers at the Presidio are getting
up raffles for the benefit of the wid
ows and orphans of their companions
killed in the Modoc war.
It is stated a revolt has reached
I Gen. Schoiiold that the Modocs have
obtained animation through soldiers
giving it to squaws who have visited
the cam). The General has issued
stringent orders against such con
duct in the future.
Sacramento. May 21. General R.
K. Cow en. Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, passed here to-day en route
to San Francisco.
Gen. R. S. Ripley has started for
London to negotiate f jr the Newport
coal mines, at Coos Ray.
The Alia says that the bad pros
pect of the wheat crop will stimulate
the planting of cotton in the San
Joaquin valley, for it is not yet too
late. The area planted will much
exceed that of last year, several hun
dred acres being already in. The
cotton fly did some damage in April,
1S72, in Fresno county, but so far
has not made its appearance, and
the cotton farmers hope to escape
its persecutions this year. Twenty
tons of Dixon seed are offered for
sale. About 150 bales of last year's
crop have been or will be shipped to
England, but the yield of 1873 will
probably be consumed at home.
i A change of venue has been taken
from Polk county to Marion in the
case of the State vs. A. II. AVhitley.
This is one of the cases growing out
of the feud heretofore mentioned as
the result of much bai blood about
' alhv.
CAPTAIN JACK MAKES HIS ESCAPE,
THE PITTS OX THE fVAR PATH.
From the Seat of War.
Lava-Reds, May 13. The Modocs
are now entrenched in the crater, or
mass of lava, a little to the southeast
of this camp, and distant fifteen to
eighteen miles. Captain Ilasbrook
is camped within watching distance
of the enemy, with a force of 211)
men.
Lava-Beds, May 14, 7 r. m. One
of the sentinels reports hearing fir
ing in a easterly direction from camp
at an early hour this morning.
Camp South of Tele Lake, May
15, 10 r. m. The report is confirmed
that the Indians have secured a
strong position and intend to give
battle, and that they have cattle in
their army, but the news signaled to
Boyle's camp this afternoon is to the
effect that the Indians have again
escaped, taking three different trails.
The commands "of Mason and Ilas
brook are in pursuit.
May lGth, 5 a. m. No news re
ceived from scouting parties to-day.
Donald KcKay is in camp recover
ing from his attack of pleurisy and
rheumatism.
May lGth. 2 r. m. Tlie latest news
is that the Modocs are now encamp
in the Snow Mountains, twenty miles
south of Sorass or Dry Lake. Ilas
brook has started in that direction.
Mason remains in the lava-bed.
Perry's command is cruising around
the southern borders of the lava-bed
and is likely to come in contact with
the Indians, probably in ambush.
Donald McKay-thinks the Indian
killed in the recent engagement ami
brought in by the AVarm Spring In
dians was the notorious Boston Char
ley. The face was too much disfig
ured by the dragging process to ren
der the identification complete.
Sacramento, May 1W. Governor
Booth lias ordered seventy-five stand
of arms supplied to the settlers of
Scott A'alley, with which to pro
tect themselves against Indian depre
dations. The Pitt River Indians to the num
ber of about throe hundred warriors,
gathered together, and were in coun
cil, having been called there by Old
Dick, the head chief. Dick is peace
ably inclined and friendly toward
the whites, and the settlors there
have every confidence in him.
The Arizona Citizen, of May 10th,
says that troop D, First Cavalry, by
command of General Sohoficld, have
been ordered to California to engage
in the Modoc war.
Sacramento, May 20. Governor
Booth received a letter from General
Schofiehl informing him that the ser
vices of a company of volunteers, to
the number of fifty, will he accepted
on the following terms; Thev to find
their own arms and ammunition, the
Government to furnish them with
rations, and the company when or
ganized, to report for service to Gen.
Davis at the hiva-hed.
An army ollicer just from Arizona
says tho young Apache warriors in
Camp A erde Reservation, are very
discontented, and that 200 of them
had left and gone forth on the war
path agjti'i.
Yrej;a, May 21. The re;
courier arrived at a late hour
night, bringing news that the
cular
last
Mo
docs were out to the south and west
of the lava-l)ed, causiug fears that
they wore endeavoring to get around
on ihitte Creek and Rogus.
From Capt. Miors, just from Big
A'ailev we learn further items con
cerning the Pitt River Indians.
From Egg Lake on Pitt River, trails
have been found leading toward the
lava-beds and Modoc camps which
shows that there has been constant
ommunication with the Modocs
sine; hostilities commenced. The
Indians have been giving war dances
occasionally, and not long ago a
council of fifty warriors was held at
AVillow Creek, Chief Paddy Dick and
his Big A'alley band of thirty being
present. The whites hearing of all
these doings got an Indian named
Jack, who was raised among the
whites in Shasta A'alley, to go and
find out what they wore about. When
lie reached there, one warrior said
they could whip the whites and
would help the Modocs, anil then
stopped, a warrior having cautioned
him on account of Jack's presence.
The Indians looked and talked fight.
Shortly alter, Jack talked with Pad
dy Dick, the chit f of the Rig A'alley
band, telling him he could not whip
the whites, which caused an angry
dispute, in which Pat used very in
sulting language towards Jack.
AVhen Hasbrook's command passed
through Rig A'alley, the Pitt Rivers
were excited an.l badly scared, as
though guilty of attempting treach
ery, and kept up at their' natural
fort on the head of Juniper Crock in
the Sierra Nevada range a very
rocky place where they have, plentv
of water, and a locality in w hich Gen.
Crook lost a great many men in at
tempting to carry. The "Indians pro
fessed great friendship at that time,
but as soon as the troops left and
they new where they were going,
the Pitt Rivers began to act as lofove.
Another Indian, raised among the
w hites, called Sam, who works at the
hottl in Adin, got Riad at a lot of
them one day, and after cursing them
awhile, asked "why you talk peace
here and war at runeherie? Why
not talk here same as at ranchorie V"
The Pitt Rivers have threatened to
kill Sam and also Jack and his broth
er for posting the -whites. Thev en-
deavor to make out that-they tell lies,
while the whites have great confi-
dence in them
At the council which was held at
Fall River ias.t week. Doten said
every Indian in the neighborhood
was undoubtedly there as none could
be seen along the river or in the val
leys, as usual, when he came through.
The Piutes are all away from their
country, some of them undouhtedly
with the Modocs. Twentv-five Piutes
were lately seen in Snroris. A":,n-
; but they suddenly disappeared, no
j one knew where. Old Shavehcad,
i chief of the Hot Creek band, goes
round telling the Indians that if they
do not fight, they will be forced to
go on reservations, and if lie could
! have had his way, the Pitt River
, tribe would have bee with the Modocs
at the start.
ing to the tribe who are eager for a
fight, and the long delay in whip
ping the Modocs will soon start them
on the war path. If the war against
the Modocs had been prosecuted dur
ing the winter, when it was impossi
ble to traverse tho mountains, the
i Modocs could have been easily whip- , one so young and apparently yofo
' pvl anl the delay earned by the mis- ' vnrod of fortune.
arable Teace Commission w7"
may yet be the res,,! t . m
m.'inv flinnsfiti.la T -! $5eltliw
many thousands nf T.i;
war nath. Tt is nt ,n;.i i !
flmoilllt of fimmnn if 1 -i
i -.v i-uu ilia I, n !.,
So
- .1 nil ueen
sol.T
in euMieiii oissjvoil tr
the stores. ostenolUr ...i '. f
rom
to be resold to Indians, as thcViT 'C'
tity was more than the whites im'n
use for years. Some of the sottl
say that in case of trouble 'slW ?
they need ammunition, thjy vr, i '
have to go to the Indians to 1
Camp Sox tk Tvef. Lake Mn.
10 a. m Lieutenant RontenjT
ports the Modocs at war anions tllt l "
selves. Tho day after the battle . re
Sorass or Dry Lake, two third's ft
the warriors decided that there iv
no use cor, t;nuing the contest Son'
of the Modocs even made bo ,!
say they would not fight any morp , v
cept in self defense. Jack w- f
wroth at this disaffection, and th'v
ened to kill the recreant warrS"
Finally he agreed to a cessation Yf
hostilities, and dispersed the w.u
riors to their cov.cl.es in the rode
Then he called together a few of 1 U
braves, collected the finest v.eap.,, s
ammunition and horses, and stait. j
for the Pitt River country. '1 he
docs fought by Hasbrook's comr-n d
w ere encountered by a detaching
under Captain Jackson at first a,,j
routed afterwards. The main on,
mand under Ilasbrook stirred tJ c
up a little. The Modocs stamped
at the approach of the sohbVrs
May 20, 10:C0 a. m. Latest ai
vices state that tlte Modocs li:,vo
been seen along the road betv.fta
here and ATan Bremer's.
Jac-ksonvii.ee, May 21. A cv.--pany
of forty-live volunteers fron
Douglas county, under Capt. R..v'rs
passed through hero yesterday after
noon on their way to the front. This
makes 3 0J5 men who have left here
for the Modoc country.
The Capitol IJuiIdii!r.
AVe have this from the Statesman
of Saturday:
AVe called at the office of the Car
itol Commissioners yesterday ait.r
noon to look at some of the plans n
hand one from this county, :
from San Francisco, and one' fr. n.
Portland. AVe examined the latter
more particularly because the draw
ings showing the elevations seemed
tons to exhibit something like tin'
size style and cost of hnihlingproj., r
; for the State to undertake. This
plan is f:om Kiumbien k Gilbert
architects, Portland. The building
is crucifoj m having four wings, two
long and to short." The front ele
vation shows the longer wings, r,r.r
hundred feet long each, and with tl o
centre or main front, making an en
tile le: gt'i of two hundred and sixtv
fcet. 'lit- building is three stori.-s
high, Rfv nfy five feet, with a dome
in the centre ov.e hundred and seventy-five
feet high. The ground ijoor
contains a nuni!r of committer
rooms, offices, etc., and the apparat
us for boating the structure. The
Senate Ciiambcr and Ass mblv Hail
are on the first floor, in the opposite
long xrings. The Senate Chamber
is ;0 by To feet. S:J feet high:t..
Assembly Hall is 7a by o fett hiVi
with a gallery. The 'Library Il.'u,',
is 70 by 7." feet with Fght on l;f.c
sides. T3:e plan con ti-m plates the
heating r-f the whole building with
steam. Particular attention has been
paid to ventilhition and accousf i.-s.
The style of architecture is plain bra
neat and handsome, an.l the propor
tions are admirable. AVhether br.di,
f stone or brick it would be a ha::d-
some building. Accov p ;n-s iug. is a
plan also of the C; pirol grounds
which are tasfefnilv iaid ojf with a
terrace, w inding walks and road in.:s.
with a fountain '"n the cent e ch
This plan has three miles of walk,
and one mile of drive, with a v, 3.'
blocks and lots included for ori a
mental treess, shrubs, flowe rs. ct.
The plans thus mentioded are vcrv
generally commended by ail wh"
have examined them. The Comiai'--
sinners ::ilorm us that sevrrsl
j j.i.- ;., - c veoreit
arrive within :i
j(''"' u-v, : J-Iie whole number, so far
as now known, will be seven ej,
from Indiana, four from San Fra:v
ciseo and two from Oregon.
Later advic es say the plans from
Ki umbien Gilbert have bee n ad -ed,
and that work on the ground v : s.
to be commenced last Monday. 0
Jest So. The editor of the Rose
burg P.ttaraj.h -who knows wl.r.:
h- is talking about, and where the
Administration party is dri
:ilmg.
thus speaks:
"Many of or.r Republican ex
changes are allowing themscbes to
rest in fancied security in the beJif
that the Democrae-v is dcid,
and so far buried as to be V- bar
to tho future snj.remacv of the Re
publican party. Upon 'what ba-is
such an idea can be built is bevor.l
our comprehension. The Democrat
ic party has been dead and buried a
score- of times witlu'n as many years,
at least so claimed by its opponents,
but, like the vegetation of Spring, it
comes forth, and buds at each return
of a political campaign. It is foil v
for us to think that victories achieved
will be a guarantee for future suc
cess." Take Notice. The law-prescribes
a penalty of line and imprisonmcr t
of every person guilty selling arra
and ammunition to Indians. Dealer
111 t-":c articles an- hereby notified
tliat violators of this law w'ill be rig
orously prosecuted.
T R. OaKN T.X Ij,
Snpt. Indian Affairs.
Sudden Death
last Friday savs:
The Lad let in cf
News has born
received here of the death of the
Countess do Pommies; daughter ('
Ren Holladay, Esq. The unexpect
ed and sad event occurred at Chicago
yesterday. This lady had reside!
here for a considerable time, and had
made many friends, who will deeply
deplore her untimely death. It vhl
be a heavy blow, a deep and poigr
ant grief to her family. She left lien'
with her husband a few weeks ago.
Europe. Her death was the resin
of an attack of billions intermittent
fever. She was a woman of-rare in
telligence, sweet disposition, a"'
varied accomplishments. How lit
tle death is a respeotor of persons i
seen in ins selection of a victim