Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-30
Telesraphic Dispatches.
SPECIAL To THE PIocHg DAILY RECORD
Pacific Coast.
SAN Francisco. April %,

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.
The following is the latest dispa. oh
from the Modoc war of the late fight
The Indians killed four Commissioned
officers and nineteen soldiers, and
wounded twenty-,hree in the fight Sat
urday. -Four Modes were killed and
wounded. The soldiers were surprised
and became demoralzed. Twenty-one
Modocs and about sixty United States
soldiers were engaged in the skirmish. !"
YREKA, Cal, April 20.
A courier arrived this morning and
reported another fight with the Modocs,
in which nineteen of our men were killed,
including Captain Thomas, Lieutenant
Howe, Lieutenant Wright, and twenty
three wounded, including Lieutenant
Harris. Lieutenant Cranston and four
priyates are missing.
LAVA BEDS, April 2G.
A reconnaissance composed OF Batter
les X and A, fourth artillery. and Com
panies A and Z, 18th Infantry, left
camp at 100 this morning, proceeding
in the direction OF the Modoe stronghold,
Captain Thomas being in command. A
dozen Warm Spring Indians were ex-
pected to cooperate on Captain Thorn
as left. On reaching the bluffs, the
Modocs opened severe fire, causing
the troops TO seek such shelter as they
could find. As usual, the foe was IN
seen. The first position becoming un-
tenable, owing TO the fact that the Indi-
ans obtained both cross and fanking
fire, it was deemed expedient to retire 20
better cover. During the retreat many
fell. SO severe was the fire, and so ex-
posed the position, that up to I o'clock
p. m. only two wounded could go to
camp, On receipt of the news at head
quarters four companies were ordered
ont, Dispatches from Colonel Green,
who went out with reinforcements yes
teriay show that the surprise was more
complete and more terribly fatal than
was at first supposed.
SAN Francisco, April 20,
Tyler Curtis, who has for considera-
bic time been a sort of lion in political,
commercial and social circles-who ran
against VIM. Alvori for Mayor at the
last election-who was President, until
within the last three or four weeks Of the
State Investment and Insurance Com
pany-who was the proprietor of an
extensive wholesale leather and findings
establishment at $40 Market street-who
was a large stakeholder in the Mahog-
any mine and the owner of several build
ings and lots in the city-an authority
on change-an honor to drawingroom
and pet among ladies-and who, most
notable Of ALL was the widower Of Mrs.
Captain Smith, the widow of the original
proprietor OF the Bodeno Rancho, con-
tanning 5000 acres, in Sonoma county
this shining social light and infuen-
tial citizen, has squandered the estate of
his step-children, cheated his friends,
obtained money under false pretenses,
deceived miscellaneous young ladies',
secretly married Anna Kenzir, the
singer, and absconded. seldom has SO
great scandal occurred in San Fran
cisco. He married Miss Kenzir and
sailed for Panama on the Great Repub-
lie last Saturday. Mr. Curtis is indebt-
ed to several persons in large sums Of
money. To the State Investment In
surance Company and the Bank of
California, he also owes money, and it
is the general opinion that he has lost so
much in stocks and in his election cam
paigns. that be cannot have taken very
much money with him.