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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
ORDERS TO MOVE.

Gen. Gillem, who had been waiting
for the arrival of his stores and the
Warm Spring Indians, issued orders yes
terday for tents to be struck and drawn
compact in place near Hospital Rock /;
for the troops to be supplied with three
days rations and one hundred rounds of
ammunition forth cavalry to be ready
to move at two a. IN. to-day and for
Col. Mason, on the opposite side of the
lava bed, to move at the same hour on
the enemy
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
HEADQUARTERS MODoC Expedition,
CAMP SOUTH OF TULE LAKE,
April 18th 1879

ApEH lOlL, 100
The day opened warm and still, but
was ushered in by the roar of musketry
and the occasional booming of howitzers.
Colonel Mason's camp was at Hospital
Rock, on the north side of Captain
Jacks position and directly under that
famous stronghold.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24

THE PEACE COMMISSION ABOLISHED.
WASHINGTON, April Is.
Indian commissioner Edward P. Smith
to-day telegraphed Commissioner Dyer
as follows
Commission discontinued. Advise
commissioners Meacham and Rosen-
burgh. F"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
- IENIsHING.

At daylight we heard an irregular
fusilade on the opposite of the lava bed.
and knew that Col. Mason's forces or his
skirmishers were at work.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
A DARING ESCAPE.

These movements were faithfully e-z-
executed, probably hurried a little on
eur side by the escape of Long Jim. a
Modoc, who was under guard as a pris-
oner of war. At midnight hr Ieaped
past the guard and escaped, though
many shots were fired at him.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
DISPOSITION OF THE FORCE.

Col. Perry and Lieut.. Cressan, with
cavalry, were to move from point be-
yond the main cave and conceal them
selves until joined in the morning by in
fantry and artillery. 1t was hoped that
when the latter companies lett camp,
the Modocs would observe them and, in
an attempt to cut them off. fall into the
hands of the cavalry.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24

Such was the rapidity of the onslaught
and so unexpected, that the troops were
on them before they knew it, and.in a
few minutes were masters of the sltua-
ton, and our brave boys were behind the
rock resting at their leisure. Gen. Gil
Ian had set orders to Col. Mason TO stir
the Indians up on his side, and he LET
into them with a vengeance, distracting
their attention and materially assisting
our troops. The charge was a gallant
one.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
Address of Charles Francis Adams
at the Seward Memorial.
ALBANY, April IS

ALBANY, April 70.
The Senate and Assembly, Governor
and State officers, and the Judiciary and
Common Council of this city met at the
Capitol at 10 a. M, and forming in line
marched TO the North Reformed church,
to listen to the Grafton of Hon. Charles
Francis Adams on the late VIM. II.
Seward. After music, prayer and the
reading of the memorial resolutions OF
the Legislature, Mr.. Adams was intro
duced to the audience by Governor Dix,
and proceeded to deliver
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12
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POLITICAL NOTES

Hamilton, Ohio, interdicts the sale of news
papers on Sunday. .. -.
Hartford, Conn.,, is considerably excited over
the discovery that the foundation for the Capltols
entirely inadequate 10 support the proposed building
The Post says the walls are cheap aud altogether sham
and calls upon the Legislature for an investigation.
According to The Topeka (Kansas) Comm on
reah ex Senator Caldwell "hss killed and laid himself
out politically and could be elected Councilman OF
the ward In which he lives" That is the
aging news which has come from Kansas IN long time
A dispatch from New-Orleans says: The
Fusonsts State Convention OF people TO protest against
the kellogg administration, TO be held here in June will
adjourn 10 reassemble when Congress meets. A call,
extensively circulated for the opponents OF Gov Kel
logg meet on Saturday night armed at LAFAYETTE
square, created excitement but evoked no response
Several Western Congressman who have
pocketed their shares Of the salary grab are firing
themselves out by writing letters two three columns
In length explain why they did IT, II is waste OF
ink and paper gentlemen That money belongs IN the
United States Treasury aud simple statement that you
have deposited IL there is the only thing your consttu-
ents want from you
The Cincinnati Commercial suggests as plat
form for Gen. Butler run for the Governorshp of
Massachusetts, and later for the Presidency those two
absorbing questions OF the day. salary Grab and Credit
spects 20 public Judgment regarding these
H. by testing It, he can get OF the 100000 voters
his State. he will have the satisfaction or knowing
that there is a majority u ninetenths against him.
Here is Gen. Grants speech at Galena, ILL.,,
in full Although 1t is probable that never will live
among you, but In the future be only visitor, as am
at present, yet hope 70 spend some days with you
every year and remain longer than have been able to
this time and expect TO cast my vote here always
repeat my thanks for this cordial reception" Dsre-
spectful in the West inquring whether
there is any provision OF the Constitution which gives
the President more than any other man, the right 70
vote where he doesn't live When man gets carried
away with his eloquence IL is unjust to hold him 10
the literal meaning OF his words.
The absence of the President from the OBJ
seques OF tho ChiefJustce, Saturday, occasioned
some remark and some inquiries TO the business
which detained him. His personal organ In this ety
yesterday, gave the following explanation In Its Wash
ingtou dispatch, which will be generally accepted US
satisfactory
The President was out on the road today exereisnsa
pair Of under three year old colts when no mas pust
had sent from his farm, near ST. Louis one ish udrA
bay aud the other beautiful dappie bay. DIlNen to,
gether, they show superb 50 e, speed ana hcton hu
are pfJOaby the finest pair OF horses OF their age ever
brought - Washington. They arc colts OF the t,vsr
dents own raising and ne scarcely aware nnu ns
saw tAen on tho Arm that such neW poSseesion uu"
deIshi were ia s1Ogs i0T LiAI.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12
Tgr Police COMMISSIONERS.

A we have before stated in positive terms,
THE TRIBUNE has no names to suggest ana
no persons to recommend to Mayor have
meyer for the offices in his gift under the new
Charter. But as one of the chief influences
which forced from the Legislature the Mayors
present grant of power and patronage lhE
TRIBUNE is entitled to speak to him freely OF
some of the reforms demanded at his hahus,
which viii be largely affected, if not indeed
accomplished, by the appointments nc mas yet
to make.
And first of all let us speak of the Police
Department, and for the present OF TINS only
Heretofore the Commissioners of Police nave
been appointed, the superintendent mas peeh
selected. the Captains of Precincts have Decn
transferred, and the whole force has been WORKED
almost entirely in political interests. More
than any other branch of the City Govern
ment this Department should be kept aloot
from such influences. Hitherto in every cleo
ton, through every order issued, at almost
every critical moment involving the pubic
peace, the Police have been used for partisan
purposes. 1t is of vital importance to our
security as well as to the effective organlza-
ton of the body that it should be held I'M
partial as between all political parties. In
short, it must be made what it never really
was, peace preserving not faction saving
force.
This is to be accomplished only through the
appointment as Commissioners of men wholly
independent of politics. The new Commits
sioners will be men of character, ability, and
integrity; Mayor Havemeyer's previous ap-
pointments have assured us of this much.
But this is not enough. All the rest goes Tor
little if the Commissioners are the creatures
of any party organization. They have before
them, as immediate, pressing duties, the reor-
ganization and disciplining of force which
politics has corrupted; the closing of a nu-
merous class of demoralizing establishments
which exist only because the Police Is corrupt;
the hunting down of large horde of crimi-
nails who make the city dangerous, solely
because in the past politics and the Po-
lice have protected them. First of all
the new Commissioners are to give us security
and auiet more is demanded of them In this
respect at this peculiar juncture than has ever
been required of their predecessors. Only men
of such independence as we suggest can ac-
complish this and such men the city has
right to expect the Mayor will send in to the
Board as anticipated to-day as his nominees.
Men who claim the appointment because they
are at the head of <this party organization or
Chairman of that General Committee, or be-
cause of party services in the past, are the
very men who ought to be rejected, for these
men possess the very disqualifcations which we
suggest,
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12

Policy IL was No Policy. The literal but blum
dering Oregon agent did not appoint himself; no
more did any hostility to the Presidents sup
posed plans have anything to do with what
next happened. To put Indians on reserva-
tions. treat them kindly and help them earn
their own living while there. and thrash them
soundly when they will not stay, is sensible,
wise, and just. No such treatment as this was
involved in the ModOc business; that was
question of bungling, merely. To say that the
Presidents Peace Policy, as it exists on paper,
is assailed by those who caustically criticise
the shiftless management Of Indians by civil
agents generally, is most unwarrantaole as
sumDtiOn,
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12
THE LAST POLAR EXPEDITION.


The fate of the North Polar Expedition
under Captain c. F. Hall, which sailed from
New-York on the Goth of June, 1871, supplies
the most startling chapter in all the long his
tory Of Arctic adventure. The first voyages
in the frozen regions of this hemisphere were
undertaken in the interests of commerce, to
find a short passage between the Western and
the Eastern world. Next came the searching
expeditions dispatched inthe cause of humanity,
to look for the lost. Capt. Hall was the rep
resentative of a third era of Arctic adventure,
prompted by simple enthusiasm for science.
The problem of the Northwest passage was
solved long ago. The fate of Franklin and
his companions was no longer mystery. But
the geography of the polar regions was still a
secret. The open sea reported by Kane to lie
beyond the icy barriers Of Grinnell Land was yet
unvisited. 1t was to complete our knowledge
Of these fOrbidding regions and throw light
upon certain phenomena thus far imperfectly
understood that Capt. Hail. aided by the United
States Government. sailed from this port with
the POlaris nearly two years ago. 1t was his
purpose to penetrate to the North Pole itself,
either with his ship, or if that proved impossible
with sledges and boats. He was last heard from
in August, 1872, when letter reached the Navy
Department, written by him full year be-
fore, as he was about leaving Tossac in Green
land, "the most northern civilized settlement
"of the world" on the adventure which he
expected TO consume several years. "Never,"
he wrote, "was an Arctic expedition more
completely fitted out than this. There is
every reason to rejoice that everything per-
tanning to the expedition, under the rulings
of high Heaven, is in far more prosperous
"and substantially successful condition than
"even 1 had hoped or prayed for. God be
"with u.s."
We now learn that long before this letter
reached the United States, Capt. Hall was
dead. He never accomplished the main pur-
pose Of the voyage, though he succeeded in
getting little further north than any man
had gone before. The POlaris followed Kane's
route into Smith Sound and Kennedy Chan
mel, passed beyond Kane's Winter quarters,
and in September was laid up for the season
at POlaris Bay, in Lat. 80 49,, long. Go A.
There is some discrepancy in the telegraphic
accounts of this portion Of the voyage !;
but it would seem that the ship had
gone as far north as lat. so TO-, or more than
A degrees further that Kane carried his vessel
in 1s53-further than any ship had ever been
before. After the Polaris was moored in her
Winter quarters Capt. Hall made a sledge
Journey of two weeks, and crossed the sup
posed Polar Sea, which was found to be a
strait about fifteen miles wide, sgith an appear
ance of open water. however to the north
Kane's companion, William Morton, reached
this strait twenty years ago in lat 60 81, and
az Capt. Hall crossed it he must have passed this
point by several minutes at least,-thus going
nearer TO the pole than any previous explorer
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12
DIAMOND POINTED GOLD PENS.


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hehly worthy OF well as extensive patron.
sce important inventions q the present age Is that OF
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Gold Pencils AsiO House Their value Is
tested time lie has been engased city II their mane
ture. -
t for number Of cheer1 recommend tD tC
tbose perfect Gold Pen
Sguel by the following Gentlemen and UJJ others:
J. Il Will President MetrOp1ita National Bank.
s COe President American kNcEange National Bank.
J A Bea-7aslsy Cashier National Bank Of NOrh America
IN A. FaIs. President Corn Exchange BaEk.
r. H. LOwrr, Bsrsdent National Bank Of the Republic
2. D. TaUpan. President Gallatn National Bank.
C. r. Tmpson, Cashier Continental National Bank.
Laae g. ogden Cashier Nev-York County National Bank
WH. l. jenkins Pres lent Bank Of America
J W Lewis Cashier Union National Bank.
Bank OF y. y v Banking Association
J. L Southworth President Atlantic Sational Bauk
WIN y. Coz cashier Mrosanios National Sans
james Bneu Presile Importers and Ijers National Bank
J. NJ Crsn- Cashier Shoe end Leather National Bank
Geo. W. Wilett Cashier BLAs Head bans.
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THF TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1873 is now
readV Phoe Seven oT o.
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1rm'Durk Daily GribH1ts.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, MAY 70, 1873.

An investigation has begun at Liverpool IN the At
iantic supplementary elections have been
held in four departments In France. - The election
at Madrid is favorable to the Federal Republicans.
The Polars expedition has failed, Capt Hall having
died last Summer and 1s OF the having been lately
picked up by the Tgress after spending several months
Oh an iceberg. - oakes Ames was buried at North
Easton.
The funeral services Of ChiefJustce Chase held
60 The legal expenses Of the Brooklyn Board Of City
Works are enormous s=== The excitement relative TO
she East River Bridge continues. - Gold, n7i. 49,
usa. Thermometer, 500. GO, 5Oio $50, SO. bOo
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MUSIC.


BrooKr YN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The fifteenth season of the Brooklyn Phil
harmonic socety closod on Saturday evening with I.
concert, of which the following was the programme;
PARTI
SYMPHONY No g. in minor tnew) l. Ritter
Miss Henrietta Beebe.
''''' ~ 'D' ''"''id. Mr. F. BeicDer D'rSel
PART IT,
HsIRi t5e Ia %I,S5 Ilef,1
Miss Beebe' Miss Finch. Sir. Bush Mr. Aikcn.
taeketahI MeyerDeer
Mr. Rtters symphony has been the occasion Of q good
deal Of local warfare and 1t charged cer.
tain members Of the Philharmonic Society attempted TO
have It removed from the progamme,-sOmo said De
they could not play IT, others because they did no,
Ike IT, The first stat ment abundant y dispioyed BIZ
the resut. for It played very we and tho second
is discreded by the character Of the work. for Ills.
decidedly interesting production, worth all the trouble
which the Society had evidently bestowed upon IT,
Although it is departure from the standard forms Of
symphonic writing, and betrays in many particulars %.
influence Of BerlIoz, II does not belong 10 the painful
school OF Lszt aud Wagner IL does rcyel IN ds
sOnances and difculues and II contains tiie which
yerest stickier for classicsm could not enjoy In
respect 1t suggests the Symphonic Poems Of Lsz II
development OF the thoughts and emotions inspired byA
poetical selection and the flow OF 0xpressons Is con
ments there are really three distinct parts,an nTOdue
ton OF rather vague bue beautiful and ingenious
ries, a charming romanza, sud finale IN winch the
principal themes Of the Introduction brought 10
gether and effectively combined Tie symphony Is 70 bs
PRAISED for symmetrical aud well dednel
Of ideas, cearness compactness, and rich and
what novel scoring, and We believe IL will add 70 the
reputation which Prof Ritter has already acquired fO
learning aud good taste.
,fa tba Vypra
well rendered Miss Beebe deserves word OF special
praise for her faCile delivery Of Sir HenIy BlshOps
charming song, OF the best specimens OF the old
English ornate school. The Heroic symphony given
with spirit and with sJnOothness than usual
MUSICAL NOTES.
The farewell concert of Miss AntOlnette
Sterling will take place tomorrow All true !Oyers Of
music will feel regret at parting. for season
two with lady who has done much FOR the develop
ment taste and the honor OF her proiessiUn She
one Of the few singers before the public who 1--we
art rnore than self. or applause or money.
The remarkable series of RubiDstein concerts
OF which we have already spoken Is 10 begin this after
noon when Mr. Rubnstein will illustrate the earliest
school of panoforte playing, represented By sebaS
tian and Emmanuel Bach Handel, ana ocariatu, VITA
Mozart who marks the transition to the period OF eo
thOYen
On Wednesday the Garden Concerts OF Mr..
Theodore Thomas Will reopen for the season. The NO
torious conductor returning crowned with aures from
Cincinnati viii doubtless receive dcmonstratiye wei
come. HIS orchestra has never been M such superb
condition as it is now and may reasonably anilcf
pate from iLs work sumner VI unusual envy neAL
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12

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ploded. Mr.. Thomas has proved that the sue
cess Of well-managed festival will be in
exact proportion to the elevation of its inns.
aud hereafter all such gatherings must be
Judged strictly by their artistic merit. We
risk nothing in predicting that the next
musical celebration in Boston at any rate will
be of very different character from that Of
1000
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12

Massachusetts, just now trying new experiment
in Prohibition, has had trouble enough in that way
heretofore; and we really think that history Of
legislation on the subject by that State for the past
forty years would form an interesting and instruct
i've volume. What with License laws. and Ten
gallon laws, and Prohibitory laws, and PeUnsslye
laws, the whole round Of experiment has been tired
and not it must be confessed, with the most brll-
liant success. correspondent Of Boston news
paper states that during the last ten years TINS I'M
portant subject of suppressng sales has occupied
Onetenth part of eachontire session Of the Legsia-
ture and that the expense of tnkering the Prohib-
itOry law alone must have been over S50O,oW. Per-
haps it would be only fair by way of set-Off to in
quire how much the liquortrac has cost the State,
is likely to cost it, in the way OF prosecutions and
the support of prisoners. But what shows the real
feeling Of the people is the persistence with which
this legal reform has been urged. There have been
bunders but the great end desired has never been
lost sight Of and never abandoned The temperance
people of the State honest and in great majority,
cannot be discouraged by the blunders of law
makers
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12
Amnpgments, etr., Chs Gpcnina.

BooTu's THHATER-" Amy Rohsar,." Miss Nelson
GRAND OpRRA House." Monte Crlsto" Cntss. fcchter
NEW FIiTgI AyENUE THEATEE.--" divorce .
NIRIo's GAEnKN.-" Azrdsl: or Tle Magic Charm
~ Y,,r.- TIN ATER -" Humpty Dunpty." Geo. L. Fox.
UNION SQUARE 1HEATER.-" Frou-FrOu' Miss Agnes
Etnel =. s,,,,, .,
L. A. SOthern.
soMERvILLE ART GALIERY.-ExhbitonoiO OIL Paintings.
sTElNwAY HALL-At2 2: Rublnsten Rectal.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12

false and wanton rumor of the death of Gov.
Dix was extensively circulated in the city yester
day evening, and was even announced from several
uptown pulpits At DR.. Taylors church the an
nouncement produced profound sensation. The
peTperator of the outrageous and senseless hoax has
not yet been ascertained.
New-York tribune., 1873-05-12

Imagine a turtle-fed Lord Mayor of London
actually figuring at fancy dress ball as Louis Qua
torze, in dress of blue Genoa velvet, with crimson
mantle Of the same material, and gold 1euT-de-s! /!
Imagine porty LadyMayoress figuring as the Queen!
Yet this was the exhibition which might have been
seen at ball at the Mansion House on the sd ult.
Twelve gentlemen of His Worship's family appeared
as testers, and very much we should like to read
report of the jokes which they made. There GER
tainly was good material if they had the wit to
it, which are inclined to doubt.