Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-01

appointing the governor, attorney-gen-
eTal and state auditor, to confer with
Hamilton county officers as to the price
for which the State can purchase Long
view lunatic asylum. In the senate u
general appropriation bill was passed,
on the sixth attempt, by a two-third
vote. Among other things it contains
an appropriation of sixteen thousand
dollars for the payment Of the Morgan
raid claims. The bill now goes back to
the lower house for concurrence in the
senate amendments, and it is highly
probable that the battle will In renewed.
The following bills also passed: The
house bill to authorize trustees Of col
| leges to change their location and TO
erect and maintain academies auxiliary
! thereto; house bill to authorize the pur-
chase of the unfinished railroad and
complete the same; house bill providing
| for the conversion of plank roads into
free roads; house bill to provide for
vacating bitches; a vigorous discussion
was called out by a series of resolutions
endorsing the present peace policy Of the
general government relative TO Indian
affairs. The resolutions were laid on
the table, there being a decided differ
ence among senators as to the question.
OmciaI Account OF the MOdoc Fight.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-General
| Sherman to-day received the annexed
dispatch from General Schofeld:
LAvABEDs, April 2S.
On the twenty-sixth Major Green,
commanding camp on the west side of
the Lavabeds, ordered Captain Thomas,
fourth artillery, and party of Warm
| Spring Indians, absut seventy soldiers
and fourteen Indians, to make recon-
noisance in a southeasterly direction, to
a point about four miles from camp.
! The party left camp about twelve
O'Clock, reached the designated point
and were resting, but no Indians had been
seen; suddenly the party was fired upon
by Indians. When on searching in the
lava chasms the bodies of Captain
Thomas and Lieutenant A. p. Howe,
fourth artillery, and Lieutenant Thomas
f. Wright, twelfth infantry, were
found. First-lieuteDant- Arthur Gran
stOn, fourth artillery, has not been
found, and it is supposed they were
killed. Lietenant George NJ. Harris,
and Acting-Ass B. Semig
were seriously, though hope not dan
gerously wounded. Thirteen enlisted
men were killed and wounded. All the
officers and part of the men remained
together and fought like heroes, but the
Indians had secured the advantage of
position before being discovered. The
remains of the officers will be taken to
Yreka tomorrow. The bodies of four
warriors have been found at or near the
scene of battle. Captain Mendenhall
reports from Buerlettsville, and is ex-
pected to join us on the thirtieth. The
Indians occupy a position in the rocks
about four miles south of their caves
Ii will be impossible to surround them
with the forces at or en- route to this
place, as the circumference of Lavabeds
is abOnt thirty miles. General Davis is
expected tomorrow.
ALvAN GILLEM.
General Davis started from Yreka for
Layabeds this morning.
General Sherman has, after conference
with Acting Secretary Robson, tele-
graphed to Secretary Belknap and the
President in the way of consultation as
to future army movements. A Wash
ington special says the result of the con-
sultation between General Sherman and
Secretary Robson will be the transfer of
large number of troops from east of the
Rocky mountains, and determined ef-
fort to exterminate the Modocs.
ST. Louis Items.
ST. LOUIS, April 29.-The round
house, paint shop and oil house of the
st. Louis, Kansas City and Northern
railroad, situated between Harrison and
DadieT streets and the railroad and
Broadway, in the upper part of the city,
were burned this morning. The build
ings were all frame ones, and of no great
value. Three locomotives in the round
house were very badly damaged, and
one Pullman and one chair-coach de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at from
fOrty-five to sixty thousand dollars.
The property was insured, but the names
of the companies have not yet been
ascertained.
The chemical steam-dyeing and
carpet-renovating establishment of
Messrs. Langetras & Co., 1923 Second
Carondelet avenue, burned to-day. Loss
about twelve thousand dollars.
The arrangements for the congress
sional convention, which is to meet
here May 18th, are about completed.
The programme will embrace for the
first day the welcoming addresses and
the conventions work. The second day
the convention will meet in the morn
ing, and visit the various places of in
terest about the city in the afternoon.
The third day will be devoted to an ex-
cursion and banquet on the river.
Mayor Brown will deliver the welcome
address; Henry T. Blow will then speak
for the citizens of st. Louis, Governor
WOOdson for the people of the State, and
Congressman Stanard for the mer-
chants. Ex-United States Senator Hen
derson and other distinguished citizens
will also address the convention. The
governors of all the States will be in
vited to attend the convention.
The railway excursion to Galveston,
Texas, will start Monday, the sixteenth,
Uia the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, to
Venita, Indian Territory, where the Off
GERS Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
road will take the party in charge and
convey them TO Dennison, Texas; from
thence they will pass over the Texas
Central, and Houston, Henderson and
Galveston roads to the Gulf. Returning
they will pass through a portion of
Kansas, and reach this city again Uid
the st. Louis, Kansas City and North
ern railway.