Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-01
WASHINGTON.

Washington, 80. Gen. Sherman has re-
ceived the following dispatches:
San Francisco, %.
To Gen. Sherman:
The following interesting intelligence is
received:
Lava Beds, April %.
To Major General Schofeld, San Francisco
On the 26th inst, Major Greene, COM
handing the camp on the west side the lava
beds, ordered Capt. Thomas of the 4th artil-
lery and party of Warm Spring Indians,
about 20 soldiers and IA Indians, to make a
reconnaissance in southeasterly direction to
point about four miles from the camp The
party left camp about u NJ and reached the
designated spot and were resting. No In
dams had been seen. Suddenly the party
were fired upon by Indians when in search
ing the lava bed chasms. Lieut.. Thomas F.
Wright of 18th artillery, Lieut.. A. L. Howes
and Capt. Thomas were first found. Lieut..
Arthur Cranston of the 4th artillery has not
been found and is undoubtedly killed. Lieut.
Geo. NJ. Harris, acting assistant surgeon b.
Semigy are seriously though hope not dan
gerously wounded. Thirteen enlisted men
were killed and six wounded. All the Off
GERS and part Of the men remained together
and fought like heroes, bu. the Indians Sc
CUTSu advantage VI pOslllOu D6lOEe DSlnR us
covered. The remains of officers will be
taken to Ireka tomorrow. Bodies of four
warriors had been found near the scene of
the battle. Capt. Mendmhall reports from
Burlettsville and is expected to JOIN on the
30th. Indians occupy position in the rocks
four miles south of the old cave. 1t will be
impossible to surround them with the force at
or enroute TO this place circumference of
the lava beds is about thirty miles. General
Davis is expected
(Signed) Alvin C. Gillen,
Col. LIST Cav, Com.
Gen. Davis started from Yreka for Lava
beds this forenoon.
(Stgned) J. NJ. Scho6eld,
Major Gen.
Gen. Sherman has. after conference with
acting Secretary Robson, telegraphed to
Secretary Belknap and President Grant in
way Of consultation as TO future army move
ments.
A telegram received from the special com
missioner at Vienna appointed by the Presi
dent to examine into the alleged irregulari-
ties of the original commission, is to the eff
feet tina, some If the suspended commission
ers appear to be implicated in charges of I'M
properly receiving money. 1t leaves the fol-
lowing free from the charge of any irregular
NY fis III. 2hHtuOuy oufpaoSi. HOuidS
McElrath Lewis Seasongood, J. c. Patten,
G. S. Bodgett, ii. Ganetson, Edward Got
thiel, Clayton McMichael, Isaac Cook, A. G.
James and VIM. f. Round. They recon-
mend that no part of the suspended commits
sioners be restored at present. 1t is under
stood that tn result of the examination and
the grounds on which the recommendation is
founded are to be Immediately forwarded
The postmaster general decides that the
postal cards containing notices of assessment
etc, that have once been properly transmit
ted though the mails and stamp thereon can
celed, can, after being returned to the sender
in sealed envelope, be retransmiited to the
person originally addressed with the word
paid stamped or endorsed thereon, by piac-
ing upon the card one cent adhesive stamp.
Also that postmasters are not authorized to
sell postal cards to any person in large guam
titles or small for more or less than one cent
each.
On account of irregularities in the United
States depository at Mobile, Secretary Rich
ardson has Dc cided to close that office, and
hereafter the business at that point will be
discharged by the assistant treasurer at New
Orleans.
The secretary of the treasury decides that
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10 20. From all other sources for the first
four months of 1872, Sill ,0+5,936. F5r the