Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-08

of the fire that the bodies were burned to
ashes.
F. L. Taintor, cashier of the Atlantic Ma
tional Bank, of New York City, is defaulter
| to the amount of some 800, 900, which he con-
fesses to having lost in Wall street in stock
I speculatons. Taintor made no attempt to
escape but was arrested and lodged in Ludlow
street Jail.
| Twenty-seven delegates from the various
| trades unions in the United States met in
| secret session in New York City on the 25th
and, after discussion, resolved to postpone any
attempt to enforce the eight-hour rule till
| 1874.
| A Charleston dispatch says that advices from
neghboring coast sections report disastrous
results to crops from the killing frost of the
| Goth Much of the cotton will have to be re-
planted, and the injury to early vegetables is
| irreparable Frost so late in the season had
not occurred in that section for fifty years.
| General Gilem has forwarded to General
Sherman full official report Of the circum-
stances attending the murder of General Can
by. He says that the night before the confer
| ence the interpreter came to Gillem's sick-bed
| and called him to witness, in the presence of
several others, that he had warned them all of
the danger of holding another parley with
| Captain Jack away from the protection of
| troops. Gillem became satisfied from in
dicatons coming under his observation
| that reaction was intended, and he determined
next day to send a courier to General
| Candy with message instructing him to be on
| his guard. Just as he was about to write he
| heard firing, and moment afterward he saw
| the assault and murder of Candy and Thomas
| that had been committed, and that it was then
| too late to save them.
| The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
| the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
81 900 900 in gold on the first third, and fifth
| Thursdays, and 81 100000 on the second and
fourth Thursdays, in all $4,000, 600, and to buy
$500 600 on the first and $500, 600 on the third
Wednesday of May, in all 100000. The Sec
| rotary has also directed the payment without
rebate on and after April %, of interest due on
| bonds May /.
At Iowa City on the 2Sth, the building
| known as Market Hall caught fire and was
| burned, the falling walls burying five persons
in the ruins, two Of whom, Robert Love and
| George Andrews (cOlOred), died soon after be-
| ing taken out. Mr.. Hart, University law
student from Comanche, Iowa, it was thought
| would not survive. The Others had their limbs
| broken, but were not otherwise seriously
| injured.
Adyices from the Modoc seat Of war, ria San
| Francisco, Goth, bring intelligence of fearful
slaughter of L. s. troops by Capt. Jacks band
of Modocs. On the 26th ult., force of sixty
nine men, composed Of batteries and K of
the Fourth Artillery, and company Z of the
| info of
Thomas, went out to reconnotre the position
supposed to be held by the Modocs in the lava
beds The object was mainly to find out how
| the Modocs were situated, and whether the
mortars could be brought up and used effect
lively against them. As the troops approached
the cave in the lava beds, about half-past ten
the command was brought to a halt and the
men allowed to take rest. While in
this position the Indians opened fire from
bluff to the eastward of where the troops
were stationed. Capt. Thomas Immediately
threw his men into diminishing order, with
| Lieut.. Wright's cOmpanr on the right. The
latter, however, had not got into position be
fore they were thanked to the right by party
of fourteen other Indians, that had come up to
the advance of those who fired first. The
cross fire on Wright's men proved very demon
aizing and they broke back in confusion,
leaving their gallant leader in an exposed con
dition, and supported by few of his non
commissioned officers. In the meantime an
other small party of Indians had obtained a
position to the left, and opened raking
fire on the two batteries of artillery. 1t was
a fearful trap, and the first four shots wcre
only fired to draw the troops more directly be
tween the fire of the twentv-four Indians OF
, the right and left. The rout complete
The officers and non-cOmmissiOned officers
mostly lay stretched the rocks will
their life blood ebbing fast away, and
confused and demoralized they were, the
men became an easy prey to the Modocs, who
confident in tie protection of their native rocks
shot them down like so many frightened deer
Forty nine were killed and wounded out of {
command of siyty-nine men. The officers kill
ed are, Captain Evan Thomas, Fourth Artl
lcry; Lieutenant Albion Howe, Fourth Arti
lery; Lieutenant Thomas Wright, Twelfth In
fantrv, and Lieutenant Arthur CranstOn, OF
Battery A, is missing-probaby killed. Tho
MOdocs, it is stated, were armed with Spencer
carbines and brccch-loadng muskets. Then
loss could not be ascertaincd, their dcaC
and wounded were sccrcted in the caves
Colonel Green, in an official dispatch con
tanning the report of the disaster
says: "Justicc to the memory of the gallant
dead compcls us to record the following well
authenticated facts: When Capt. Thomas
found himself and his men surrounded by the
vindictive foe, true to his nature as a soldier
he sought to cheer the soldiers on to the bitter
end, obtain, if possible, life for life, and sell
their lives dearly, saying: Men, we are sur
rounded. We must fight and die Ike soldiers :
In his noble efforts to sustain the courage OF
his small command, he was ably seconded by
Lieut.. Howe and Lieut.. Wright. After receiv-
ing his mortal wound he buried his gold watch
and chain among the rocks and empted his re-
volver among the enemy before dying. If
living, he would also write in terms we'll de-
served the praise of Lieut. Harris, who was
: similarly situated.''
A dispatch from Portland, Oregon, Goth
says that 400 Indian warriors are camped at
White Bluffs, Yakima river, above Wala
Walla, putting up breastworks. The settlers
are greatly alarmed. The Indians are travel
ing about painted, warning the whites to leave
the country. The Spokane Indians are threat
ening, and also warning settlers to leave.
| Massacres like those by the Modocs are feared.
A dispatch from Yreka, Cal, 29th, says the
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