Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-16
S,SFB.Nc1scn. Anil II.


SAN Francisco, April II.
Following is the latest news from the
Modes: Headquarters Of the Modoc tx
poai.ioa, Lava Bed, south end of Tule
Lake, April -, G p. m.-There is 10 I'M
portant change in the situation Of affairs
General Canby's remains were sent to
Yreka to-day in charge Of Lieutenant Ii.
r. Anderson, of his staff. They will be
embalmei and taken TO Portland, where
Mrs. Candy lives. There is hope now
that Meacham may recover, his wounds
not being 50 serious as at first supposed.
He will have one of his fingers amputated
to-day.
Last night the camp was alarmed by
firing along the picket line, but it was
found to be a false alarm. Colonel
Green had narrow escape to-day. An
officer was handling a pistol when the
weapon was accidentally discharged, the
bullet cut away the front of Green's cap
and slightly bruised his forehead.
The attack on Colonel Mason's COM
mani seems to have been preceded by
treaehery. Lieutenant Sherwood, officer
Of the day, in Mason's camp, saw white
flag waving from the rocks in front OF
their nickel line, and he and Lieutenant
Bowie went out to see what it meant,
When they got to the flag they saw an In
dian boy, who wanted them to come up
in the rocks where he was, but they re-
fused to 60 At that, Steamboat Frank
raised I'D from the rocks and called them
to come. They again refused, and then
the Indians opened fire upon them
Lieutenant Sherwood fell.
PORTLAND, Or, April Il.
The feeling here is one Of intense sor-
row for the death of General Candy, grief
for the other victims and unutterable i'll
dignation against the Modocs. Flags are
everywhere at half mast. Mrs. Candy is
almost heart-broken and very low. 1t is
feared that her condition is critical.
SAN FRANcIsco, April ii.
The flags upon various public and phi
vate buildings are flying at half mast in
respect to the memory Of General Candy
The army headquarters in Howard S new
building. corner Of OFarrell and Kearney
streets has presented scene of activity
during the day The troops at the pres
lido are in readiness to leave for the Mo-
doc country in case of an emergency,
| About half-past ? O'Clock this afternoon
fire broke out in two story frame
building on East str get, known as the
shipping masters exchange. A laboring
man named Vim. Keefe, one of the ten
ants Of the building, assembled to the roof
to put out the flames and had the misfor-
tune to slip off and fall to the sidewalk.
He sustained severe injuries, principally
about the back, but may not be permo-
nently disabled. The fire was extin-
guishcd b fore material damage had re-
suited.
The alarm Of fire at half-past o clock
this morning was caused by the partial
burning of a building on Howard street,
near Iwenty-fourth, owned by a gentle,
man named Doyle, and occupied by John
George Destyak. The Fire Department
squelched the flames after they bat
caused $500 worth of damages.
The epizootic seems to b
i. raging all around San Francisco
but from some cause the horses here have
not yet been affected. Inquiry at sew.
eral large stables to-day, fails to bring tc
light single case CT the genuine Epi
zootic, or any thing, in fact, of decided
Epizootic character. In Oakland severa
stables have horses sick with the disease
H. W. Scale, the contractor, has severa
valuable horses sick with it at Menlt
Park, but none in this city. The trottinl
mare Black Fawn, Traveller, Bracelet
and other valuable horses belonging t
Mr.. Scale, are all at Menlo Park. Osca
Lewis trotting mare, at the same place
is also sick A large number of horse
: at San Joss have the disease, and even q
+ Oakland there are several cases.
r YREKA, CAL, April Is
: A courier arrived from Balls to-da,
e but none had reached there from IL
front, A gentleman who came to Ball.
however, learned that the surgeons h0
extracted four bullets from Mr.. Meacl
ans body, two being from his head. I
> was doing as well as could be expecte
y though it was doubtful about his reco
+ cry. The Pitt River Indians are qui
and peaceable, and no fears are ente
/ tanned of their aiding the Modocs or con
h hitting any degradation.
/ From Mr.. Hurst, just in from Big Va
Al ley, we learn that the settlers are mut
alarmed about the Indians, in Chewoc,
"a Valley, north of Goose AXE Valley,
!. Southeastern Oregon, and are prepare
" to drive out their stock and leaye on d
count of not being strong enough to ma
any defense against the Indians, who a
ID very saucy and kill stock whenever tn
lg need any. There are number of Put
) and Snakes in the valley. and they ha
u been very peaceable until the Modoc OF
ls break. Fears are entertained by the S,
tiers that there will be general uprisi
to of the Indians whenever they have an G
er opportunity.
m SAN Francisco, April 10
ut The Chronicle publishes to-day let
10 from its correspondent in San Salvad