Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-16
WASHINGTON.
The Massacre Of Gen. Candy.
No News from the Modoc Country for
Two Days.

PHILADELPHIA, April l4.-Georg9 IL
Stuart, of the Board of Peace Commission.
ers, says the murderers of General Canby
and party will be properly punished, bui
the act of Capt. Jack will not alter the
policy of the Board.
.11lJ H0nOrs 20 the Dead. a ts~s
NEW York, April l5.-Gen. Candy
having been member of the Methodist
church, and Rev. DIR. Thomas its book
agent at San Francisco, the Preachers, Asso-
ciAtion will commemorate their lives and
deaths by suitable resolutions and services.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Govern
ment has received no dispatches from the
Modoc country the last two days.
Terrific StOrm-The Wires aII Down
'o'aa across the Plains.
OMAHA, Neb., April 15.-The storm on
The line Of the Union Pacific Railroad proves
to be one of the most violent of the season.
1t began two days ago and continued last
night and to-day with unabated fury.
There is no means of communicating with
San Francisco or of ascertaining anything
further about the army movements against
the ModOc Indians. The lines of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company west of
Grand Island are all down, while the lines
of the Union Pacific road are worse of,
reaching no further than Schuyler station.
The wires are loaded with sleet. The
storm is from the north and mostly be-
tween the North Platte and Fremont. No
one can face the storm az Grand Island or
in that vicinity which appears to be the
centre. No trains are moving.
The Masacres in Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, April superintendent
Hoag has informed the Indian bureau that
he has ordered thorough investigation into
the murder of the surveyors by Indians.
In bis communication be encloses a letter
from SPECIAL agent Jno. T. Williams, who
says it appears if said outrage was COM
mitted by Cheyennes it was probably
done by some Of the young men in the ab-
senee of their chiefs, and while intoxicated.
This view Is strengthened by the bodies
being buried in the sand, which is unusual
among the Indians. They scalp and leave
the bodies exposed. The investigation
viii be pursued especially with Indians on
their arrival at the agency to which they
are moving, and we expect no further
trouble.
CuriOus Sequel Of thesCanby Massa.
cre-ReIease of Indian Murderers
Convicted Under Texas Law.
The Chiefs and head men of the Kio-
was, COmanches and Apsches Indians
having petitioned for the release of Santanta
and Big Tree, and having restored all stolen
property, and by guarantee for future good
conduct, their petition is granted. San
tanta and Big Tree are now held only until
provision can be made for their safe escort
to their own country.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day nothing
was said about the Modoc difficulty, as the
matter is now in the hands of the military
with full instructions.
The Japan Mission.
The Secretary of State laid before the
President to-day letter from Minister De-
Long, received Saturday evening, some
what in the nature of resignation, but
leaving it optional with the President TO
accept it as such.
Legal tenders outstanding $35S,55S,542.
Sentenced.
Tom Wright was sentenced to-day to be
hanged May 80. The Supreme Court re-
fused to grant new trial.
The Case of O'HelIy.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The Star this
evening has an article on the O'Kelly case,
which is believed torefect the opinions and
fec lings in official quarters here. In the
case of O'Kelly, it must be remembered
that he went to Cuba as an independent
American citizen, nos as a par
tisan, and that he has never disguised nor
attempted TO disguise his true character.
10 var IN no inf no I'm
ban lines as a newspaper correspondent,
and the Spanish authorities gave him leave
to go, but also gave him the comforting as
surance that he would be shot if he return
ed. Subsequently the Spanish General in
whose jurisdiction O'Kelly was, modified
his threat, and said he would Danish him
if he returned. O'Kelly returned, was
arrested, and orders given for his trial as
spy by court martial. a late dispatch
says that two letters from President Ces,
pedes were found on his person, and if this
is true, his case is made considerably worse.
There IS no Disgusting the fact that O'Kel-
Iy has been guilty of a serious offense, that
the Spanish authorities would be justified
in sending him out of the country, but they
are not warranted by the fact in treating
him as spy, for the reasons that he lacks
the distinctive features of spy, viz: dis.
guise. We trust that Gen. Torbett, the
American ConsUl-General at Havana, has
taken firm stand in the matter, and has
placed O'Kelly's case in such q lght TO the
Spanish authorities that they will content
themselves by sending him out of the cOun-
try. AS a matter of policy they would find
il great blunder to execute him.
Bad Treatment of Teachers.
The teachers of the public schools, who
have had no pay for months, were to-day
excluded from one of the school buildings
where they had agreed to meet end see
what could be dOne to obtain the money
due them. This treatment of the teachers
is calling forth the severest comment. -
The SIaughter-HOuse Decision.
Special to the Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-In the famous
case of the State of Louisiana, known as
the slaughter-house case, Chief Justice
Chase and justices Bradley and Swayne
Joined in the dissenting opinion of Justice
Field. There was good deal of feeling in
this case. Judge Field read his opinion
with very earnest and emphatic tone,
and Judge Bradley denounced the slAugh-
ter-house monopoly as one of the numer-
Gus acts of fraud and injustice pepetrated
on the Southern people in the last few
years. There are other important cases be-
fore the court involving similar constitution
al inquisition, such as the right to confscate
liquors sold contrary to State1ay and the dis
qualification of women for the profession of
the bar, both Of which will probably be sus-
tanned under this decision. The action of
the court is entirely consistent with its re-
cent connivance and completely with every
act of nsurpation and oppression both by
the Federal and carpet-nsg governme nts.
Z Noble Charity. ...
Mr.. Corcoran has sold two hundred acres
of land near the city to the government as
an addition to the Soldiers Home, for the
sum of $375,000. He will donate the
money to an endowment to Louise Home,
a charity created by him for impoverished
ladies' who are unable to support them
selves.