Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-19
THE MODOCS.

The following contains the chief
points of interest in yesterday
mornings dispatches from Yreka
YREKA. April T.-Mr Costello. q
special courier. arrived at noon.
having left headquarters at the lava
beds at o'clock last night with
news of yesterdays work. Both the
Union and Journal issued lengthy
extras.
Last evening the Modocs had a
big fire in their camp and Major
thomas Dropped a shell! directly in
it. provoking frantic war hoop
and sudden extingni>hing Of the
fire. Another shell was dropped in
the same locality. followed by yells
of pain and dismav. The Modocs
then appeared and challenged the
soldiers to come ont and fight. An
other shell was the answer and they
were driven back. At A. NJ. after
another fight, the Modocs gave mp
the attempt to break through the
lines and retired. it was thought to
their lair, scattering shots only he
to advance upon them. At 8 o'clock
Colonel Green's command moved
forward from the position gained on
Tuesday, and sOon they occupied
the ridge next to Jacks camp. Col
onel Mason then moved his right for.
ward as rapidly as possible to form
a junction with Green's left. and
thus to cut the Modocs off from the
lake and their only source of water
supply. The junction was effected
about noon.
The Louisiana troubles are quite
as bad as a: first reported. Judging
by the tone of the following there is
an Immediate necessity for that in
reference Of the national authority
which has already been delayed too
long:
NEW ORLEANS, April Is. - The
troubles in Grant parish arose ont OF
the distribution of the parish offices
Tie Lynch Returning Board ignored
all the officers elected by the people
of the parish. and Governor Kellogg
filled the places with his own APP
pointees. These failed to qualify
and the Governor then ordered the |
parties originally elected to assume |
office. A large force Of negroes in
stigated it il said bv several white !
men. members of the Kellogg Leg |!
isl:,ture, armed themselves and took /
OF the Court huuse ut
Colfax, and erected barric.ades.
from which they issued. plunIering
stopping steamboats, for
supplies of food. etc. Meantime the
whites Of the parish began to gather I
1t Coifax to consider what to do !
they were joined by the whites Of
he SUR ,nnding parishes, and by
.tnra:,y there were $50 whites en-
,amped around the Courthouse at
Colfax. in which were several Lun-
lre,l n-.rpes. most of them armed
with Enfield rifles. The white lead
srs Of the negroes slipped on hoard
. passing steamer on FRIDAY evenin.
md went to New Orleans. ont of
each Of danger The first fight o.
:nrrpd on Saturday, in which the
whites under cOmmsnd Of HAlnOt
. member of the Fusi"nist Legisln
ure. were defeated. Int there was
~ loss of life. On Sunday noon
he final fight took place. The bar
'icsdes were stOrmed, the negroes
lriven into the Court house. and the
being unable to force the
loors act fire to the Court honse
md ~ the negroes ran out to escape
he flames shot them down one by
me to the number of 100 MANY
'thers we're wounded aud the rest
scaped hut We being pursued.
me whites lost only two killed. in
luding Hadnot. their leader, and
evrral wounded. At last a.lvices
lot . negro was to he seen in the vi
Unity of Colfax.
LAKE TAHOE iic itrno State
n,vnai has the following report OF
fairs at the Lake: