The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-02-07
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Modoc war, is to the effect that Captain Jack
is evidently contemplating raid ON the set
Element of Battle Greek, within forty miles of
Yerka- In the recent fight, the Indians cap
tJIred seven guns, and q considerable quantity
of ammunition. An eye witness saws the
troops fought with determined bravery. but
could not see their foes. Once only during
the day did the Indians manifest a willingness
to tight IN the open field. company charged
upon them, when they fell back to their rocky
coverts. The dense fog protected each party
and prevented the Indians from picking of
the troops with rifles at long range. The
Oregon volunteers acting a rear guard
made gallant fight, and prevented the wound
ed men, howitZers and camp equipage from
falling into the hands of the Modocs Cap
tain Jack preserves regular military discipline
drills his men every day by the assistance
OF persons well acquainted with military tao
tics and ambushing probably renegade whites
who have become his allies.
The st. Petersburg Official Gazette. in an
article ON the Khivan question, express sur
prise at the attitude assumed by the English
press with regard to the Russian movement
in Central Asia. The Gazette says the nego-
tiatiOns between Russia and Great Britain on
this question have all along been conducted in
a friendly spirit on both sides. The object
Russia now has in view, is to render the peace
of Central Asia more secure. 1t is difficult to
settle the boundaries of unknown countries,
but no encroachment of the country of Afghan
istan is meditated. 1t is probable that there
will be an understanding between the two
governments at an early day.
San Francisco-The late additional reports
from the scene of battle with the ModOcs gives
the whites known to be killed at ten, and
wounded thirty. Lieutenant Robert of Fair
child's command. cannot live. The MOdocs
fought naked, and with the greatest despara-
ton, springing from rock to rock, picking of
soldiers, and obliging many to hide themselves
till darkness afforded means of escape. The
H. ,n,n,, x,f
the lava bed, and were repulsed. Captain
Jack has the strongest natural position in the
country. The howitzers could not be used to
advantage, owing to dense fog.
1t is reported that a steamship has been dis
covered sunk at the scene of the collision off
Dungeness lighthouse. The opinion is becom-
ing general that the vessel which ran into the
North Fleet also went down with all hands on
before the emigrant ship sunk. The owner of
the Spanish steamship Muriello, which landed
at Dover two hour before the collision occur
red, believes the steamer was his vessel which
was in the collision with the North Fleet, and
that both we're destroyed.
The President has approved the following
acts of Congress: An act to abolish tho
grades of Admiral and Vice Admiral in the
United States Navy an act to provide for the
erection of public building at Nashville, Ten
nessee an act transferring the control of GER
tain Territorial Penitentiaries to the several
Territories in which the same are located; an
pTeme Court of the United States, and for
other purposes.
Particulars of tho terrible marine disaster
of Dungeness lighthouse have been received.
The North Fleet was lying at anchor at the
time tho collision occurred. Her cargo con-
sisted of railway iron. Three hundred and
twenty-one persons we're drowned, including
the Captain of the Inflated vessel. The name
of the steamer which ran into the ship has not
yet been ascertained, and she is believed to
have been Spanish vessel bound from Ant
werp. The Board of Trade of London have
offered a reward of G100 for her discovery.
1t is said by the Mining Journal that the
Mormons of Coche Valley are indignant and
threaten to lynch their Sheriff because he did
not kill the offers of the United States Court
when the latter attempted to serve a writ of
habeas corpus. Il is stated that further in
reference of the United States authori
ties with affairs Of Mormon officials will be
met with more efTectual resistance.
The Greeley National Statue Committee
have determined upon a bronze statue in Cen
trail Park, with base and pedestal of granite
from New Hampshire, the birthplace of the
deceased and that q simple memorial be
placed over his grave at Greenwood. The sum
10 be raised is $40, 900, of which $4,000 has
already been subscribed.
The National Theatre, New York, was entire
IL destroyed by fire last week, and the Impe-
rial Hotel, adjoining the theatre, damaged to
had just opened at the theatre, loses heavily.
The loss on the theatre which is owned by
VIM. r. Rapley, is estimated at 100000 upon
which there is an Insurance Of S14, 900.
The sentence of Major Benjamin L. Runkle,
late Superintendent of the Freedmens Blu
reau in Kentucky, who was condemned by the
late cOurt-martial at Louisville to pay fine of
$1,000. to be imprisoned in the penitentiary
four years. and to be cashiered the service, has
been remitted by the President, except the
last feature.
The announcement is officially made that
from and after February l. 1873, all rates be-
teen offices of the Western Union Telegraph
Company for ten words, that arc now more
than 81. 80 will be reduced to that amount.
This includes messages to and from the Pacific
coast.
A special from Raleigh. North Carolina, saws
a bill has been introduced in the Legislature
there, granting amnesty and pardon to all Of
tenders under the act furnishing with felony,
the going in disguise, under which numbers of
Kuklux had been apprehended.
Senator Sumner is still quite feeble. 1t is
doubtful if he will appear In his seat IN the
Senate again this session. The attending
physician still visits him twice day, the last
call being at 10 p. m, when he njects morphine
into the Senator's arm to enable him to sleep.
Accounts of the ravages of the late ice
flows and floods III many tributaries of the
Delaware river, show that large amount of
lumber have been carried away dams have
been destroyed and roads obstucted by i'm
mense deposits of ice left by the receding
water.
Laura D. Fair lectueed at Sacramento last
week in lager-beer saloon, having been una
BILE to obtain any public hall, on the subject of
The Wolves in the Fold" Finding that no.
body paid to enter the cellar, she ordered the
door thrown open for q free lecture. The
place was Immediately filled. She the went on
the platform and delivered he lecture.
When the condemned Foster returned to his
cell after the sentence, he fell down and wept.
The other prisoners IN the TOombs were fear
fully dismayed by Fosters sentence. Stokes
and Foster now occupy adjacent cells.
In a case pending in Brooklyn, wherein a
Mrs. Spicer claims n large amount of money
on the ground that she is the wife of dead
sportsman, husband of the lady, whom she
abandoned thirty years before, appeared on
the stand, causing a sensation.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have agreed to allow nearly two millions for
the construction of the Courthouse and post
office at New York, two millions for that at
Chicago, and one million for st. Louis.
Theo. Miears was hanged for murder at
Denver, Col, last week, after a second trial
and sentence. His last words were 4" Farewell
l am going to another world"
The Russian Official Gazette states that there
are no important differences in the views of
Great Britain and Russia in regard to the pre-
sent movement in Central Asia.
Later intelligence from the scene of the
battle with the Madocs gives II whites killed
and % wounded. The troops were obliged to
leave their dead on the field.
Ex-Empress Eugene has concluded to soon
leave Chiselhurst Sho viii not, however,
leave England, but will take up her residence |
in some other county
A Mr.. Shute, cashier of the National Granite
State Bank at Exeter New Hampshire, has alb
seconded, leaving a defalcation amounting to
sl25, 600.
A Paris special to the London Times SAYS if
Greece refuses to put out the question of the
Larium mines to arbitration, France and Italy
will withdraw their representatives from
Athens.
At a meetingof the Federal Council of the |
National Workingmens Association at New |
York, committee was appointed to confer |
with the Cuban Junta, to prefer the aid of the |
internationals in their cause.
Thirty-fve Carlists were killed. and many |
wounded and taken prisoners. A band under |
Cassantlebare, have also been dispersed. The /
instruction is considered crushed.
Madrid-General Gonzales, commanding the /