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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23
TIE PEACE COMMISSION.


The members of the Commisson
with Gen. Candy went forward with
the troops, and the first essay was TO
hold an interview with Capt. Jack.
Bogus Charley, Boston, Mary, land twu u
other squaws, arrived i'll camp from
the iavu-be.l. a conference was held
with them by the Peace Commission
that evening, which was strictly
private.
They were sent back TO Jack to tell
him that Tie troops were coming into
camp ncar TO him, as = menace, but
the message was soitcneH with
blankets, shawls, shoes, and tobacco,
to propitiatc the Modocs and render
them friendly to the proposed visit.
Capt. Jack was opposed to the
coming of the army So near him, and
protested against the advance. lie
was willing TO meet the Commissions
era, Gems. Candy and Gi!lem, aud
enough citizens To make ten whites,
and Chief Sconchin, his two aids,
Little John aud John Riddle. If the
troops came il would look like hos
tile demonstration, for they march,
ing up from this side and the other
troops from the opposite would look
like surrounding him, and in the in
tercsl OF peace he protested against
this movement.
The troops moved on Monday, 3Ist,
and the next day were i'll camp, hear
iy as noted in our map. \ CORES.
pondcnt writes thus Of the first
council:
Soon after breakfact April q we
learned that the Commissioners and
Jack and party, about q mile beyond
our picket line.
Gen. Candy opposed the council,
and McachaEi, Thomas aud Dyar also
spoke. Capt. jack and Sconchin
John, o., the. part of the Indians,
made the same old speech over
again cmbodying their former re-
ported speeches. The Indians re-
fused to accept the proposition of
their removal, and wanted the mill
tary 10 so home and let them alone.
The disgusting farce was embeliish-
ed by Meachain, who went into a
learned explanation of where Gen.
Candy, Thomas, Dyar and himself
were born, ami th.. mild, peaceful
aud nutritious diet ON which they
were raised, all of which was edify-
ing to the Modocs. The red broth
crs listened stolidly to tho l,arangue,
and then signified their willingness
to accept all the grub the Com,nis.
sioncrs were willing TO advance
them. They lad plenty of Indian
food in their stronghold; so they
sad. But every one who came to
| camp went hack loaded.
Mary aud party returned will
the Commissioners, and when the,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

The spotted fever, is raging in
various parts of Kentucky. Many
deaths are reported ut CarYollton,
Owensboro,a Bowlin Green and in
Ballard county. iu the latter the
circuit court, which was set for last
week, was adjourned on account OF
! the prevalence Of tho disease.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

The first case of criminal laZiress
that We have heard OF comes from
Wimona, Minnesota. whrro q mail
clerk, named j. B. Brown, has just
been arrested for burning mail mat
Ter 10 save the labor Of distributing
II
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

All hut thirty meinb, !, vi the last
Congress have drawn ilicir "back
pay,' &td fiiireI " hn had drawn
have returned their i!i.:utten gains.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

\ movement Is On foot in ST. Louis
10 call a convention OF Wr.ierti ana
Southern Congressman In that city aI
IN early dav.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

Sir Samuel B.kcr aud wife. it 10 re-
ported, were lately murdered BY ma
tives while travelling in Africa, and
The affair causes great excitement ia
London.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

Dispatches from Vienna say the
buildings will not be flushed in time
for the opening of :he exposition OH
The lst Of Nav.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

a Connecticut editor, having been
cctcd fcncI-vicwcr. calls on all who
ave fences. 10 tc viewed TO bring
hem to his Office, under penalty OF
the law.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

This time we hear ofa Cartist sue
cess in spain, sisnpiy bccause ~
comes through Carlist sources.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

The Custou,-house authorities at
Halifax nre prooeeiipg, against par
Ties who plundercd the dead Of the
Atlantic wreck. -.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

mtliananolls l,wyers bad rather
shoot u duck on the wing than gains
murder case.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23

The legaE,cnd"s, outstanding to
date are SJ7,2il, ,47c.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23
LACK EjSY.

Witira force ample and eager to
storm Capt. Jacks stronghold, the
paciiic policy was adhered to. Mean
while Jack was busy by deputy out
side. Late in March, llookcr Jim
and party were seen hear Alkuii
Lake, wEe:c they corraled from fifty
TO scventy-five horses. On the Tues
day night following they were at
Yainox, and talked all nj ght with
the Modocs and klalnaths, trying to
get them to join Capt. Jack. 1t is
said five tribes had promised to join
Capt. Jack as soon rs lie left
the lava-bcds. and told the rescrva-
tion Indians that it wouId no! he safe
to rrmiin friendly to the whites.
During The nj ght lie sent two squaws
TO Jordan, g squaw man, with money
to buy powder. They told Jordan
JLc!; had lots Of gold 10 buy powd der
with, Ju: Jo:ian refused 10 sell them
n,S
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Paris is going TO. spesd S,00o, 900
francs ON new bridge over tho
Sieue. eN
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Now ia the time t0 subscribe for
the Lexington Weekly Iatclli2enccr.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23
Hedge Plants.

800 600 Osage orange Hedge Plants
TilOR SALE, dys miies Southwest OF Aullville
II Hrice 70 two suIt the timss. Terms cash
mhls-lt ED. YOUNG.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23
THE ORDER OF EVENTS.

Tn another part oftiiis issue more
formal history is given of the order
OF events in the Modoc affair, the
most signal and startling feature of
which was the rcpu!sc and defeat Of
our troops on january II, under Col.
Wheaton. On the 2sth. of January
Gen. 4. G. Gillcm arrived, and held
Il big talk with Capt. Jack on The
seth. Early III February the Presi-
dent appointed Hon. Il. Il. Meacham.
Jesse App!cSatc and Samuel Case. all
of Oregon, and Er. Thomas, of So
noiua county, Cal. Pearc Commis-
siouers. Gen. Candy and Case were
at Jack sOnville, Oregon, February 10,
aud were to meet with the others Oil
February 10. These gentlemen OF
the Peace Commissioners We're chosen
from the near vicinity OF the troubles.
The whole region was in alarm. more
especially in the near range of peril
from Capt. Jack. The people OF
Sprague river valley are fcarfullv OK
cited, and we're leaving or preparing
to do so. The Modocs and hlamati.s
on the reservation are also seriously
alarmed. The Hon. l.. 6. Mason ana
Capt. Barnes presented a petition OF
the citizens of Goose Lake asking the
GoycIor of Oregon for protection.
These preparations occupied the
month of March,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23
TIE MoDoc RESERVATION.

AS some inisstatcmrnts have been
published concerning the new res
ervatiou rejected by Capt. jack and
his gang, few facts might prove i'll
tercsting. Instead of there being
only thirty o. forty acres fit for cul-
tivation, there is ut least $500 acres
adapted TO the growth of small grain,
and portion OF it suitable for the
cultivation of vegetables and Or
chards. Mr.. Campbell has 10O. acres
in grain on the place this season, and
another settler has some improve
mcn,s. a large portion of the III
dians have expressed n desire TO re-
move without unnecessary delay ,ard
the change will take place in the
course of five or six months. 1t is
said To be the policy of the Depart
mcnt 10 collect ali the indians on the
various reservations as soon and as
far rs practicable. The advantages
claimed Cor he new location may be
summed up about as follows: 1t is
Government land, and saves 4 rental
of s., 800 per annum. 1t has abund-
ancc of wood and water, and timber
for milling. The improvements made
will be permanent, and on account
of the Government.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23
The Modoc Region.
Events Preceding tnc ASsaslnatfon,i
peucc Negosintiona : Tho First
Councils.
From tho Ciicsgo Tribune. ~

THE TOPOGRAPHY. ss.; sy,
The northern portion Of California
has not yet been thoroughly explor-
Ell, though travellers, surveyors and
so-called scientific men have been
travelling over 1t, and writing long
articles about it, ever since 1910. In
fact, so little is known Of it that the
hastily prepared map we present
herewith is made up from a study of
four large maps, all declared authen-
tic, and the fruits of recent surveys,
but. each presenting discrepancies
that needed careful adjustment to in
dicate accurately the topography of
the theatre of the Modoc war and
the fresh appalling tragedy. 1t is
true that most of the valleys have
been visited, and the greater portion
of them contain settlers; but there
arc vast tracts of, mountainous and
broken country which have never yet
been carefully examined or properly
described. Along the line between
Cslnoraia aud Oregoti, there ia n
great tract, clearly of volcanic origin,
whici. is filled with lakes, caves and
yawmiug ahy sses. (among which the
Modoc Indians slre now operating).
and great mountains covered with
s.Inw. These niountains are clothed
to the snow-liUc with immense for
csis Ofpine and fir.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
How a Quaker Refused TO Fight.

l once witnessed curious scene in con-
nection with the CONSUMPTION law of the
Confederate Government. A young gen.
tleman of good family, who belonged to
well known Quaker connection in the
county of Maury, and in the State of Ten
nessee, had been run down by one Of the
official 6LoOdhou1ds employed by the Davis
despotism to collect conscripts. This
young man was about eighteen or nine
teen years of age he ives blooming, hand
some, genteel in his manners, and we'll
dressed. When brought into camp he at
once stated that he was of Quaker origin
and creed that he had been brought up
TO believe that all fighting was wrong, and
that to shed blood upon the field of battle
was the greatest crime of which human
nature could possibly be guilty. he was
singularly intelligent, and sustained his
non-combative attitude with great ingenu-
ity and with the aid of most opposite cita-
tions from Scripture. General Nancy,
the commander holding this interesting
young man in charge, came to me at Chat
tanooga, and told me how much he was
perplexed and agonized with the case,
and requested me to visit the young priso-
ner in camp and talk to him. 80 indeed
| did. NY conversation with him was q
long and public one. 1 could not over
come his objections to enlisting, and to the
last he refused 10 bear arms in the fratrici
DIAL war then going on. General Nancy
did not shoot him, as the conscript law di
tected his humanity forbade this. Th'
young man underwent great sufferings o
every kind for some months, and the wal
at last ending he returned TO the enjoy
ment of life, liberty, and the society of hi
family. have seen him repeatedly in the
last year or two. He recently obtained
patent for soma useful invention, and Il
now prosperous and happy citiZen.-H
H. =, -, 4 nIo
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
Church Dedication.

The services in connection with the Ded-
icat;on Of the new Methodist Church at
this place were held on Sunday last, Rev.
DR., Cobleigh, of Atlanta, Ga, officiating,
assisted by Rev. J. B. Ford, of Knoxville,
and several other gentlemen. The sermon
of DR.. Cobleigh was an excellent one, and
was listened 10 with marked attention by
the large and intelligent audience present,
many of whom had come from distance.
After the sermon, it was announced that
three hundred dollars were required to
clear the church of all Indebtedness and TO
furnish it for use, and steps were accord
ingly taken to secure that amount, by sub
scriptions and collections, which was ac-
camplished after somewhat protracted eff
forts on the part of the ministers and peo-
pie VeHey Meas, ofLhe l2th
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
EIGHTEENTH NATIONAL CAMP MEET
ING AT KNOXVILLE, TENN.
To Commence Sept. IL. 1873. and Con-
Iinue 10 Days.

LOCATION.
\ more healthful and beautiful location could
not be found or desired. 1t is four miles from
Knoxville, on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad.
The grove is very beautiful park of 20
acres, Of large fine shade trees, free from under
brush, affording a free circulation of pure air
The surroundings are beautiful. clean, pure,
and heslth-givng. None can be injured by
tenting, while invalds may be greatly benefited
Water will be abundant, pure and cold
TENTS
Will be of the very best quality and provided
with "fies,' they will be equal to the best used
last year. When requested lumber for floor:
will be provided
Those wishing TO rent tents will please address,
at once, Rev. j. B. Ford or S. 7; Angel, Esq.
are the rates: Size, l2xl6 without floor, Sc
with floor $50.
BOARDING.
Splendid boarding on the ground at 81 pei
day or single meal, breakfast, 25 cents dinner
80 cents; supper, 80 cents.
RAILROADS.
The following is the arrangement with the E
I. & Va. K. r.: Parties coming to the Ma
tional Camp Meeting can procure return
tickets" from our agents, on the 18th of Septem
Der, and on Fridays and Saturdays during the
continuance Of the meeting. n. BoGARr.
The Knoxville and Ohio railroad will carry
passengers from Knoxville to the camp ground
and return for Is cts. No Sunday trains.
THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION
is thoroughly organized and therefore ready
and able to meet all demands made upon them
1t is composed of live, energetic, Christian
men.
The religious services will be exclusively UNI
der control of the National Association
Judging from all we can learn, the gathering
promises, to be the largest ever convened il
| East Tennessee. The great Tabernacle will b.
on the ground. ..
| Come one, come all, TO this great feast in tn,
| tented grove, Gods first temple Come from
North, South, East and West. Come praying
and expecting the greatest triumph for thu
| Master ever Witnessed In this country.
! Come Methodists, Presbyterans, Baptists
! Episcopalians and Lutherans. In short, CONF
all, bring your families and tent on the ground
| Come with banners flying, inscribed upon then
Holmes TO the Lord"
| J. B. FORD
President l.. c. VI. Association.
S. p ANGEL, Secretary
Papers in the State please copy.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
A Wounded Confederate.

A single shot, followed by a loud shrek,
told US that one Of my best men, Bradley,
was wounded. He proclaimed his agony
with loud voice, turned over on his back
and commenced kicking so vigorously that
the surgeon had difficulty in getting in
reach of him. Poor fellow said the
doctor, AS he saw whitish liquid Oozing
out; "shot in the bladder; | am afraid its
coat. "Oh, my God" said Bradley, I'm
a dead man I'll never get over it," Keep
up your spirits, my boy never say die, "
said Captain johnson, kneeling kindly
over him.
Doctor" said the wounded soldier,
feebly, will you write to my mother, and
tell her that died bravely doing my duty,
with my face to the foe, and that thought
Of her when was dying?"
'Yes, yes and the doctor, with dim
ewes and husky voice, Il will write to
her and tell her too;' but, suddenly
springing to his feet, with an indignant
and angry voice, he added:
"Why confound 1t, man, you are tnot
l.~urt bit it's only your canteen that's
sb, IT, and that's the water from it; get up,
will Vou?"
BraL' ley raised up slowly, felt himself
all over, and, with an exceedingly foolish
countena nee crawled back TO his position,
amid the uproarious laughter of the whole
regiment it,. a.. a. ..a,,
90 an camD. and sometimes in the stiffness
otthe night, you would hear voice in
one direct\on demanding what l shall
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20

cholera is toxicemia or blood poisoning.
| Entertaining this view, therefore, could
not longer see the necessity or indeed even
| propriety of the calomel treatment, except
on the single ground that it is q chloride, a
combination of chlorine aud mercury.
The reputed effects of this agent on the
blood, moreover, in certain weakened
conditions of the system led me to
seek substitute - one that should
afford us fair amount of chlorine in
moderate compass. Chlorate of potassa
was first selected. This was administered
hypodermieally by my intelligent friend
and co-labUrer, DIR. +. l.. Deaderick, and
1t was also administered internally in small
doses every hour. The patient who had
been pulseless for several hours before this
treatment was employed was Rept afloat
for "a hours by it. We then placed her on
Tr. Ferri Chlor. 10 or 10 drops every hour
To our surprise she lived another'24 hours,
although entirely devoid of pulse. She
was next placed on Perchlorids of Iron.
No marked advantage of this agent over
the other combinations ofChlorine, which
we had employed was discovered. She
died sometime in the evening, having lived
for more than 60 hours as pulseless as q
stone Regarding it as a matter Of impor-
lance to improve on the indications fur
nished, and to avail ourselves of the bene-
fit of this important agent, in some shape
or other ordered ike following compound
as combining antidotal with tonic'and as
tringent virtues
R.-Tr. Ferri Chlor., drachms-
Acid Hydro-chlor., drachm.
Tr. Opii,
S.-15 drops, in wine glass full of wa
ter, every half hour to hour, according to
diarrhea; as the latter abates, make the in
tervals between doses longer.
have not found it necessary to change
this formula, but have changed the
prescription to ten or twelve drops, this
having in almost every instance proved to
be sufficient. But it was deemed advisa-
BILE to instruct the patients attendants,
that as the discharges began to assume
(Which they speedily do I'M
der the use Of the remedyD to substitute
the chlorinated Tr. Ferri, eight to ten
drops every two to four hours in wine
glassful of water. L have generally found
that this dose, unassociated with any opiate
whatever, is amply sufficient. But lest
we weary your readers, for the present we
StOD,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20

III the
Ivy steps of
-, and sent bushels
nImney into servants
- basement. Strange to say
.r the ladies, the infant nor the nurse
girl experienced anything more than a
slight shock followed by nausea.
About hundred yards from Mr. White
sides residence stands a large oak tree,
near Gilmer street, on ]. L. Divine's
grounds. This was struck simultaneously
with Mr.. WIS house, and shattered from
top to root.
Mr.. Charles Manning, who resides with
in forty feet of the tree, was slightly shock
ed says he felt as if an indefinite number
of needles were gently tickling him."
We learn that house was struck near
the water reservoir. Nobody hurt.
Altogether it was day of lucky acct
dents.
Water fell during the storm, forty min
utes, to the depth of q inches.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
A CHATTANOOGA STORM.
Wonderful Freaks of Lightning in the
Mountain CITY,

Wonderful Freaks of Lightning in the
Mountain city.
Chattanooga has its, freshets which sub
merge it for many feet under water and it
seems now to have terrific lightning. The
Times of the 18th gives the following ac-
count of storm of the day previous:
During the storm, about twenty minutes
after the rain began TO fall, there was a
fearful crash of thunder, and everybody
said, as everybody always does in such
cases, that it must have struck some
where" and for once everybody was right.
The most serious, and at the same time
the most curious performance of the light
ming was at the residence of Mr.. Il. G.
Whiteside, corner of A. and Gilmer streets.
1t struck post of the porch in the rear of
the house, that was splintered by the fluid
into small pieces as straight as they could
be sawed. From the post it leaped about
five feet to the outer wall near the rear of
"sll that run along the west side
4 room; entered
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
a Gang of ROgues,

We are informed that gang of colored
thieves carried on a high business during
the prevalence OF the cholera at Jonesboro'.
1t is not known exactly how much thew did
steal, but some six or seven sacks of flour
and seYera! hundred pounds OF meat were
found in the possession of one of the rogues
they captured on Wednesday, The leader
Of the gang, one named Bacchus Kinds,
with several of his followers, is still at large,
but hopes are entertained that they will
finally be captured.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
THE CHOLERA.
Pathology and Treatment.
BY w. r. SEWER. N. d.


MEssRs. EDITORS: In brief article,
published in your paper few days since,
advanced the opinion that the cholera,
now prevailing in this and other sections
of our country, is toricemia or blood pOis-
oning and that chlorine, in some one Of its
multitudinous combinations, furnishes the
proper antidote or remedy an opinion
which, am happy to state, has since been
fully confirmed by a rigid test of the REM
edy in multiplied number of cases of ex-
IRENE character, where the formula here
tofore given was the sole remedial means
employed.
Without celebrating tediously, 1 beg
leave to instance the following facts in sup
port of the prevailing cholera, (which is
"uquestionably of the purest Asiatic type, J
'xicemis or blood poisoning:
Patients havo ~~"re instances,
st vie 0ulseless :;
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
anusbis aaleku Chronicle aalsonesOap august o. 1873

tell your mother" and perhaps a half a
dozen responses would be heard, Tell
her l died with my face to the foe" and
then "Canteen Bradley" would come out
and angrily hunt for the man that said
it. He seldom found him, but when he
did there was certain to be a fight.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
Fen Acres OF Land for sale.

T'HE SUBSCRIBERS OFFER THE ABOVELAND
for sale, which part of Deaderck's Addition 10
the city, and lies inside Of the city Of Knoxville Ten
nessee within less than mile to the depot 1t is all
marked out into building lots and will be sold al
bargain For terms and all further particulars enquire
OF DANIEL WILLIAMS, Box ZIG, Hyde Park Iu~
eeTne co., Pa. yiiQw21ns
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-20
what Brigham Young THINKS of H..

New YORK, Aug. l3.-John W., oldest
son of Brigham Young, is now here. He
said, in an interview last night, that Mrs.
Eliza Young has been induced by outside
Gentiles TO begin the suits against his faith
er TO make schism in the church. Brig
ham had not consented 10 any compro-
mise, but would fight the thing out.