The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-04-15

Inc plan was to advance upon the Ma.
doc position slowly, taking everything A,
'ney went, having water and provisions
along with them, In this case ii may b,
TWO days before the trouble is ended.
THE BODIES OF THE VICTIMS,
II is presumed that the remains Of Mai
General Candy and Commissioner Tbomc.
VIII 90 forwarded TO San Francisco. and
should arrive tomorrow.
THE MoDoCs DESPERATE.
By many persons it is believed that the
Mcdocs are utterly desperate, and will
nght tiii their last nan falls, and that
they will not leave their cover in the lava
bed, By others it is believed that thew
have already made their escape aud will
begin relentless war upon all weak par.
ties of whites they may encounter.
1t is supposed that Scar Faced Charley
and Curly Head Doctor were with the In.
dams who attacked Col. Mason's position.
and that this attack was blind ia At
tract Gen. Gillem from the, conference
between Capt. Jack and bis men and The
Commissioners.
PUNISHMENT OF THE APACHEs
SAN Francisco, April l4.--On the 18th
OF March large band of Apaches killed
three men. Troops followed under COM
mand Of Lieutenant Rice, who reports
killing 70 warriors and capturing % wo.
men and children. Captain Randall re-
ports killing II warriors and capturing T
women.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
NEW YORK, April l4.-The Herald spe-
cial furnishes the following additional
particulars Of events of the Modoc mas
sacre:
THE BODIES OF MEAcHAM AND THOMAS,
The troops found Meacham about one
hundred yards west of the place of meet
ing, badly wounded with pistol shot
ovor his left eye lie was carried back
for medical treatment, Fifty yards fur
Their on was the body of Dr. Thomas, w.
ing on his face and stripped to the waist,
and shot in the head
GEN. CANBY's BODY DIvEsTED OF CLOTHING.
The body of Gen. Candy was stripped
of every vestige of clothing, and lay about
one hundred yards south, with two pistol
holes in his head.
EAGER FOR REVENGE.
Pausing only to glance at tho bodies
Of the men they both loved and respected
the troops dashed on, and the two lead
ing batteries were within one mile of
the murderers, when the bugle sounded
halt. The Indians having all reached
the stronghold, the troops we're ordered
to fall back for the present.
FIRING AT THE WOUNDED.
The attack on Col. Mason's Camp was
commenced by the Indians firing on Lieut.
enants Boyle and Sherwood, who had been
wounded some FIVE hundred yards outside
their picket lines.
Sherwood was shot through the arm and
leg, but Boyle uninjured both got safe to
camp.
Adyices from the lava beds early Sun.
day morning, report no hostilties. Mr..
Meacham may recover.
MEETING AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April IA meeting was
held at the Congregational church upon
Indian affairs. Among the speakers, were
Gen. Howard and Indian Commissioner
Smith. The Commissioner stated that the
whole number Of Modocs entrenched in the
lava beds, men, women and chill
dren, Numbered sixty-seven. The Federal
troops in the vicinity, about six hundred.
Commissioner attributes tho difficulty to
bad faith on the part of the government
in violating the treaty made nine years
age.
Gen. Howard advocated cooninng the
Modocs.
Secretary Delano shed tears.
WASHINGTON, April l4--President leaves
for ST. Louis. Gen, jeff c. Davis succeeds
Candy.
GEN. sHERMANs ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON, April II, 1873. I
To Gen. Gillem, ModoC Camp, via Yreka,
California:
Your dispatch announcing tho terrible
loss to the country, of Gen. Candy, by the
perfdy Of the Modoc band of Indians, has
been shown tothe President, who author
ICES me TO instruct you to make the at
tack so strong and persistent that their
fate may be commensurate with their
crime. You will be fully justified in, their
utter determination.
W. T. SHERMAN, General.
TWEED IN CANADA.
TORONTO, April l4.-Wm. N. Tweed ar
rived here Saturday night.
FORT WAYNE, IND, April 1.-THE st.
ose phs River and tributaries are still ris.
ing. Bridges washed and roads flooded.
GAS STRIKERS.
New YORK, April 1.-two Germans
employed at the gas works attacked q
party of strikers, whose ringleader they
shot. The Germans would have been kill
ed, but the police rescued them, arresting
the leaders Of the strikers, and tits stated
that money lenders in Wall street, in re.
threatened usury prosecutions
and have combined to withdraw funds and
refuse to lend at any rate.
GET.
George Francis Train has summoned in
IS witnesses in behalf Of his sanity near
" every statesman, financier, editor and
physician here. The examination will be
confined tomorrow.
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