The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-29
foe, ever ready to take and hold any
advantage. They lost one killed.

SAN Francisco, April 1912 80 A
MA private dispatch from DR.. Simig
at the Lava Bed this evening says the
Modocs have fed to the hills southeast
of the Lava Bed. The cavalry are in
pursuit in the forest. The Sergeant of
Company K Cavalry, captured Modoc
battle flag, and took the scalp of Scar
faced Charley The savages mutiIated
the body Of Eugene Hovey fearfully-
Meacham is improving rapidly.
LAVA BEDS, April 1873 P. M-From
officers who came in with the cavalry we
learn that the enemy have been driven
from their stronghold. The lava bed is
ours The ModQcs are no y galcsTiIlas
During the afternoon We cuti1d see
smoke from the south of the lava bed,
indicating plainly that the Modocs were
travelling toward Willow Springs, on the
old Emigrant road, or for the country
between Clear and Goose Lakes The
cavalry will start for the country east
of the old Emf grant road, from Oregon
for the country east of the Tnle Lake
some time this evening The three
days fight results in total loss Of ten
wounded and five kille1. Both wings
of the troops are in excellent spirits,
and anxious to pursue the Modocs :
Part of them occupy the Lava Bed now,
and will prevent any Modocs from re-
turning Every thing is working ad-
mirably. We hope to chronicle the
death of the last Modoc within week.
Too much praise can not be awarded
the officers and men.
SAN Francisco, April 18.--A late dis
patch from Yreka tonight says eigh,
Modocs are known to have been killed
in the fight of yesterday with the cavalry.
The Warm Spring allies have been
mounted, furnished with three days ra'
tions, and sent in pursuit of the MoGocs,
in southeasterlv course from the lava
beds.
1t is feared that the band may divide
up and do great harm to the settlers
A party will leave Yreka in the NOR.
ming to get Hovey's body. Some will
join the cavalry in pursuit of Jack.
A captured squaw says John Schon.
ches, who was wounded by Meacham,
died Of his wounds.
New YORK. April ia Yreka spe-
cial says that Scar-faced Charley had q
leg broken in the fight, and while trying
to crawl off was dispatched by private
of Company X.
This Warm Spring Indians found hall
dozen wounded Modocs hidden under
the rocks and scalped them.
A correspondent had his ear clipped
by a Modoc bullet A citizen of Yreka
while driving two horses up to help 6
battery, was killed, stripped, scalped, ,and
piece Of his stomach cut out by the
Modocs His body was recovered and
buried by the troops.
SAN Francisco, April 20-A Yreka
dispatch says: Frank Merritt just ar
rived from the front, having left at 2
P. NJ. Friday. He reports the Indians
still in the lava bed, some Modocs hav
iug been seen where young Hovey was
shot, evidently keeping open communi
cation with the lake for water. A mum.
Der of shots were fired along the line
Just before he left.
The troops are still remaining ir the
lava bed. Colonel Perry, with one hun
dred men. started at six O'Clock, A. NJ.
the day Merritt left, for the south side
of the lava bed, to cut the Indians of
from the springs. The Indian found in
Jacks cave was .'Scar- faced Charley
without doubt, from the description
given. He was dead instead Of woun
ded, as before reported.
| Eugene Hovey's body was buried
near camp ON Friday. 1t was so hotri
bly, mutilated as to be scarcely recogni
Fable.