Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-18

ana brave Solller, ahu 0leu IN WDat lie
b l.eved was the discharge OF his duty. =
Fer the past few days he has 81 thed and
ted the Indians. giving then. blankets, food
and tobacco I saw him give Boston Char
ley mo- ey out of his pocket to 60 aud buy
something at the suffers When the
sqnaws came into camp they rushed t, GelI-
rral Candy, md they mt b,ck laden with
provisions, calico. s.. VT the first to
Iall was their kiudest and noblsst benefac.
tor
The same dispatch adds :: a
DIR. Thomas was the most earnest and
best member OF the peace commiSsi IN, and
T'eyers hesitated to 90 apd7meet these saw
,ge~ when he deemed his duty clIled him
4bers. Mr. Meacham Is still il danger:
on the right forearm aud pist, shot enter
Tug behi.d the right ear aud escipiug three
inch's above. He also has an incised
sould on the head, where the I4dian tried
10 seal him 80 ta
10 justice to Riddle, the Interpreter and
his squaw. it shnull be stated that thew bot,
v,'oed the peace commissioners and Gene.
Il C.nhy not TO trust impliat'y in the H.
i',ur. AMI added IT thsy viii go. l wash
my hands of all lams in the ma tr"
THE LAVA BEDS
A Washington dispatch says that Camera
ohe'nap de cribes the difficulty that G .ner.
Lyons had with hostile Indians Who took
t fuge in the wa IDS 0. Oregon before the
late war. The Lava beds are. 90 the horde
Of SIN il lake in which are mang .i>lapds
Their ambushes were. so eff, tive aud their
manner OF warfare SO advantageous. to them
that at frst lit lie progress was made. The
Indians woud make such resistance az wa
po.s'' ls and when pressed closely they
woul take to their boats aud padol.5 the
lads, where they could not lie followed
General Lyon con tructed boats, and ship
plug the troops 10 them, succeeded i'll reach
ing and investing these isl ,nds, and at
fackt d the Indians on all sides, finally ex
terminating Them ,.:,.., s..
e4t. Iii, CAPT JACK AND HIS BAND. il's 80
A correspondent writing from Yreka some
six mouths since. on the most notorious OF
the Nlodoc band. said of Captain j 4ck :sIle
Is a sralwart Indian. who is W IL known at
'his places having come heae often topur-
chase supplies of wbskey aod abe like =.
Captain Jacks costume on these visits con
,i,tad 1t nothing hut black silk stoye-ppc
aud gray woollen blanket He always
carried hius If ra her ms lertly, aud had
many quarrel here with people who he
ancied had nsulted him TIL 9th prom
inent members of the bard .re Sara
Ch nl4y. Bogus Cha'l.y. Ons-Eycd Wat:h
mau, the Doctor. and B ack jim. The
rner Is an Indian Of gr at ir,v ry, and is
said to be desperate ui the worst kind -
he. too. has often visited Yreks. H.
speaks English quite well. and at the begin
ming OF tae trouble acted as interpr' t,r be.
tween the tr'ops and Captain Jack, who Is
| iguoraut Of the language. The 9th ~ I di
ans abou' ninety in number, are Ill wor
ri'rs and are r garded as desperate men
THE RECEPTION of THE NEWS IN WARRINGTON
| AND EL>EwuERE-THE PRESIDENT SANG.
TIoNs THE sEvERE>T MEASURES
A Washington dispatch of Sunday says ::
The terrible news OF the treacherous AS.
sas>natlon Of Br'gadier General Candy b,
| the Modoc Chief, AMI the Intelligence re-.
ceived at the same time Of the murders com.
mittsd sbv the Apaches. cause a profound
feel Dg of grief aid indignation, winch tiads
expression iual quart rs. psrticua ly in the
army. whrre General Cauby was bell IN
great esteem and Affection, with ut,erauce.
OF an earnest desire t,r the determination OF
these savsges. Tits feeling OF mitigation
has tax n the lace OF all IDEAS whatever OF
peace. an the slightest consider ton can
not be given t. any other prnpo ition than
that to move at ouce to The $, verest
| punishment of the Moaocs t
Ire following dispatch was received at
the office Of the acknowledgement of the
srmy: e-,.,sy-~~
Headquarters. Diuisiion Of tie Pacific
Appl Y 1873 Getr,al W. I. Sherman,
Washington The't i. lowing report Of bor.
ribIe 'reachery and murder has jusr been re-
ceive'i: L have 'lagraphed Coton,l CT I'm
| to | t the punishment of the VI odocs b. as
severe as their treachirg has merited and
hope to hear soon that h has made an rnd
of them sag u NJ Sen FIELD.
399i III 'Msjor General. cotnu,anding.''
gs The idforan, tlon was CONN uneatei 10
| the President'at a late hour LIST night BY
/ Adjutant General Towustnd, aud General
Sherman was also app:ised at late honr OF
the occurrence The Hf4e lin S of the p, es-
dent and the .G4ntral at the Sudden an-
nouncemctt were Of the most inlcuse .sor.
row and iudl4 ton, and there was not mo-
ment's hest ncy H. the declaration that the
Modocs shall be made to suffer to the Sc
" r'st ext nj for til If crime. '-.
1t is now evid ut that the act was l,ng
premsditated. and this fact adds to the deep
sense Of wrath that the massacre has nused
The President has unr s4rve5lv expressed
has sanction OF the severest measures neces.
sary to properly punish he Nodocs. aud hi.
views in this respect have been fully stated
t. the author tics acting under The War De.
pr ment G'n raj Sherman has also tel >.
grsphed 10 General Schofed to move the
entire force at once upon thu Indans
THE PEACE pnLIcY'-sEcRErARy pELANo
HUNG IN ETFlGY. 4.
A San Francisco dispatch says: The
news OF the murder of Gsntr,l Candy and
DR.. Thomas caused great excitement in
jacksonville tonight. The peoEl. were
loud 10 their deuunca ion of Secretary De-
lano, and say they will hold him response.
'ls. He was hung in efigy there t'.night.
The news of the massacre of the peace com.
mlssinners create also much excitement in
San Francisco. The policy OF dealing with
the trtacherons .savages is strongly de
uounced ty al classes of ,,eople. The folly
of such course was demon, trated in Ari.
IONA before in tire Brooks campaign
A Phladel phia dispatch says: