Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-25


to say no more; that he (Meacham) had sa
enough upon that subject; and while schol
schin was speaking, Captain Jack got III
walked behind the others, and turned bacl
and exclaiming, "All ready" drew his pist'
and snapped cdp at General Candy. Il
cooked his pistol again and fired. Gener
Candy fell dead, shot under the right ey
Schonschin then shot Meacham in the shou
der and head, but he was not killed. "Bosto
Charley" and another Indian shot and kile
DR.. Thomas. Hockey jim" chased Mr.. Dyi
for soiiie distance, but Dsar turned upon hi
with pistol in hand and Jim ran. Thtnev
of the massacre caused intense excitement i
San Francisco, Yreka, and at other points
San Francisco dispatch of the 10Th SAYS I'll
people at Jacksonville were loud i'm denuncit
ton of Secretary Delano, and held him respor
sible, and bad burned him in efligy
Washington dispatch of the 18th says
SThe feeling of indignation against the Modo
murtlcrefs, as attested by conversations wit
all leading officials in Washington, reaches
degree of intensity which no degree of India
treaclcry has heretofore created. Every men
Der Of the Cabinet here has alluded to til
necessities which the outrage have precipitatet
and it can be said that there is no difference G
opinion whatever as TO the policy that shoul
now be pursued toward this particular band G
Indians"
General Schofeld telegraphed General Shei
man ON the 18th that he had sent dispatch I
Colonel Gillen to let the punishment of tn
Modocs be as severe as their treachcry ha
meritcd.
A San Francisco telegram of the 10Th says
"On the 11th of March, Gus. Swain, John Nc
Donald and Geo. Taylor were murdered by
large band of Apaches. The savages were pur
sued by the troops. Seventy nine warrior
were killed, and scventy-six women and chill
dren taken prisoners. The troops were unde
command of Lieutenant Rice, now ut For
Whipple. They followed the trail of tn
Apachcs, and learned that Taylor had beel
captured alive and subjected to the mos
horrible torture. Captain Randall reports al
engagement with the Apaehes, in which HI
killed forty-seven warriors and captured sever
women"
In the town of Hyde Park, near Chicago
two brothers, Anton and Henry Alders, aget
nineteen and twenty-five years
had returned home from "haying good timC
with the boys" both being under the influ
ence OF drink, when q scuffle ensued between
them, during which they became irritated a
each other, and Henry, the Cider struck An
ton several times in the face. The latter be
coming greatly enraged, drew pocket-knifC
and plunged the blade into his brothers right
breast, inficting a fatal wound. Anton wa,
taken into custody. His father has since be
come insane in consequence of the terrible
tragedy.
A dispatch ria Key West, Fla, 14th, say:
that the troops in Porto Rico had revolted in
favor of republic. The crews of two Ameri
can vessels in port had discmbarked to restore
order. Aid had been asked for from Havana
and two war vessels were about to leave that
city.
An order has been issued discontinuing tho
land offices at Council Bluffs and Fort Dodge
Iowa, and the land districts of the same name
and transferring their archives and business tc
the Des Moincs district.
Enoch Ferdinand Sham was recently hanged
Mt Preston, Ga, for the murder of his wife
May 4, 1872. His paramour and acrnmplice
:su5an Eberhart, is under sentence TO be hanged
May2
Secretary Delano ON the 14th stated that he
should ask no mercy whatever for the Modocs
He did not think the massacre would seriously
affect the peace policy, which protected the
friendly Indians, but punished those who were
hostile. Gen Candy was in accord with this
policy. In a dispatch TO General Schofield
General Sherman says: "The President now
sanctions the most severe punishment of the
ModocS and hope to hear they have pet the
doom they so richly have earned by their in
science and perfdy."
A Washington dispatch Of the 14th says
General jefferson G. Davis, then in Indiana,
had been directed to Immediately assume the
made vacant by the death of Gen.
Candy
II. q. Gam, editor of the Warren QI) }
Sentinl, while preparing for a hunting ex-
cursion few days ago, handled his gun very
not knowing that it was loaded,
when it accidentally went off, shooting his
wife, inaicting serious, and perhaps fatal,
The Detroit Daily Tribune establishment
was partially destroyed by fire on the 18th.
Loss about $4,000.
A post-oflice was recently established at
Va, for the first time, although
jamestown was the first place permanently
settled on this continent.
A regular war has occurred in Grant Parish,
Louisiana, between the whites and colored
people, and many Of the latter were killed.
The difficulty grew out of the political con-
lict in the State. 1t seems that a few weeks
lgo the white men and supporters of McEnery
who claimed to be the rightful law officers at
JolfaX Courthouse in Grant Parish, were as
sailed by party of colorcd men and driven
rom the place, the latter party intrenching
themselves in the public buildings and prepar-
ng to resist any attempt to dislodge them
This state of affairs continued for few days,
when, on the 18th, party Of about $50 whites,
lnder command of Hadnot, Fusion Repre-
sentative, attacked the place and brisk fight
vas kept up for several hours, the breast
works surrounding the Courthouse being
'aptured and the negroes driven into the build
ng, the doors Of which were barricaded
rhe following is the telegraph's
iccount of what followed: "After some
lighting the negroes threw out a
lag of truce, and several detachments of men
advanced on it, when they were fired on by
he besieged party, wounding several, one of
whom was Captain Hadnot, who was shot in
he bowels, and it is feared, fatally wounded
They retreated on the outside of the breast
works, and as the only means of dislodging
he negroes, the Court House was set on fire,
md they were shot as they came from the
'urning building. 1t is reported that between
Eighty and one hundred negroes were
oiled, and there are none now
o be found for miles around" :"
There are conflicting statements as to the merits
If this contest, one being to the effect that the
4ynch Returning Board ignored all the officers
Elected by the people in the parish, and Gov
Kellogg filled their places by appointces of his
'wn. These failed to qualify and the Gov
mor then ordered the parties originally
lected, both Republicans and Fusion
sts, to assume the offices. William
Ward, a member Of the Radical Leg
stature, then repaired to Colfax and organ
zed the opposition to these proceedings, and
he difficulties reeounted above followed.