The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-15
THE M0D0C MASSACRE.
Further Particulars by Telegraph
nav TIE NEWS OF CANBY,s DEATH
ES RECEIVED.
,.,rr;T OF PRESS AND PEOPLE
rroRsHa.E ExvERusNATs0N OF
TssE M0DoC>.
y'hc News at Washington.


>,,9tion oI K.icadicrGcncral Candy 10y tue
Nraoc chief, and the intelligence received at
.I.,. .a.oc ,iMc Of the murders committed by
-. \rar,r>. cause profound techn% OF
.,~.r qr, Indignation, which finds express
..n.. IN al quarters. particularly III the army,
.,..-rr Gp2, raj CHuhy was held in great
,;r,m ANA affection, with uiteranccS OF an
.-,.g>, desire for the determination OF the
I.,, feeling of indignation has taken the
...... vi III ideas VI hatclrr 81 peace. and the
,..;u>, ys,,> tIrraiion cannot be given TO
.., .,..,.y PROPOSITION than TO move ut once
...,,,r.r>i punishment Ct the Modocs.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
NE fa,law,a. is the dispatch received at
. r,'Irr OF the Acknowledgement of the
rul.
..IIf,I4,; lrTgE> DIVISION OF Tng PAc,F1c,I
April II. 1878.
...,,...7i II. +. >,crm0n, Washington
.glrt,llawl.g report uthorrihle treachery
..j murder ha, inst been received. have
.,.,.-.,,..;G Colonel GIllcm 10 LET the pun
,.,u,E; Of the ModocS he severe as their
.r.~,.,,cry has .,"rilrtl. aud hope TO hear soon
-A1i ~. !;I, made III end O. them.
u. N. ScUcfIELp,
Maior-Gcn"ral commanding
aI,, Of ic!.ranl 10 \. 4. e.. Department
.ti..iforn:q FROM the Mnd0c expedition:
,,trnrrd Caubv. with the Peace Com
.....>srnr:-. went 10 meet the Indians about
.., r.,c in front Of the camp At ll:u3 tins
,..,.,f'u-. Al go Z. vi. the signal officer
oa.4 lad watching the conference re-
....'.l rring. Upon lc:lciiia@ the pace OF
r...."- found that General Candy and the
t.. H.. FnGnu> had been Killed and Mr..
S., ..5n wounded The ether commits
...,,,.. NJ Dyer. escaped umhurt. small
. ul... commence Hr;I.c operations against
49,. l.l;jgu>. .AlylN Cullen,
.,ColOurl First Cavalry, commanding"
The above wa, dated NJ the camp south
# rul Lake, April II.
s.s.f..la< at TIE NEWS BY TIE PRESIDENT.
ia,. information NaS communicated to the
g., ,,,i,.nt ~ Elc hol,r las! night by AdlG-
'4a..(rrclat Townsend. and General Sher-
man MRS also gpi'r'ct, Al late hour Of the
,..,'.rrrac". The feelings "i The President
..rI ;Ar General at the sudden announce
,a"al were OF the most intense sorrow and
INDIGNATION. aud there was not i moments
h,>i;ancv in The declaration !hit tnc Modoc>
>,:.ll hc maGc 10 suffer 10 tie scvcreSt extent
'Et 'i.ulE u til.c.
!: i now evident that the act was long
,rW,di'at. and this tact adds to the deep
-.,>. ~ wealth that the massacre has aroused
Ire. President has i!nrcSrrNcuIy expressed
.>.ai.r;ipn ut the ,ryereSt measures now
..,..,l,r "a properly punish the Nodes,
4,G n.- views in this RESPECT have been fully
.'a..i T., ti.r authorities acting under the
Wa.ll,Ya.1lI.cnt. General sherman has also
I r,iS sob in -tr I'M
=, ia.,. tlr entire force M once upon the
l#4i.r-.
AK. New York EEcraEss's DiHssaicss.
We sunday H.raH special furnishes the
'1t"iv, additional particulars Of events
.n H- rh. ModoC massacre The troops
s.,j Nrarli.ln about one hundred yards
W,.s at The place Of meeting badly wounded,
n#aa ;.>tol->hCt over the left eye. He was
ua."G1,civ attended to and carried back
l... .u, .i..-l Treatment. Fifty YARDS further
ul H., lad the body Of Dr.. Thomas, lying
.1 AZ" lack and stripped 10 the waist. Lie
'U> ,>.tHl from psto.-shot wound
q. The head TIE body of General
,a!., "a- stripped OF every ycStlgc
4 ,.ot:iu.. aud ay about one hun
trH wards -outhward, with two pistol
-, w1urGs III The head. Pau>ing only to
l.
nl,d .,ni respected, the troops dashed on,
sad t.,ciWo irading batteries We're within a
,.3rotluemurdrr,rs Whrn the hu"le sounded
.A,t Tn" Indians having reached their
-.run-huG. the troops were ordered 10 fall
..l., for the present. The attack on Colo
IT,. .nu>on's camp commenced BY the Indians
igilg on Lirulemnts Boyle and Sherwood,
who had wandered some tive hundred yards
outside their picket line. Sherwood was
.hot through the arm and leg. but Boyle was
yui:iMcd. Both got back safe to camp.
sr.cfEC REGRET FOR GENERAL CANDY.
The murder Of General Candy has thrown
e., 2I.oH over this camp. and cieated a bitter
lr.in- il the hearts OF the men that Will
,Nact Il bitter reckoning flom these trencher-
.u., >:iyI4">. have never known IN officer
-. universally respected and esteemed qs
:.,a,ru Candy. He was truc Christian ana
.,Nc soldier, and died in what he believed
WIS he discharge o! his duty. For the Pas!
f." days hc has
CLOTHED AND FED THESE INDIANS,
&i,.lc lLcin blankets, food, and tobacco. !
,.~ him 1--WE Boston Charley money out OF
III Iorhri 10 go End buy some things at the
-,:.rT'-. y hen Tie sqlawS came into camp
'.r; ~, he'd 70 GcuciaI Can5y, and they went
'">n LtGcu wiki provisions, calico, &c. 1et
:v tg.t 10 tili was their kiudcst and MODEST
lcueiactor.
DR.. Thomas was the most earnest and best
member OF the Peace Commission, ana never
heel!ated to 20 to meet these savages when
be- deemed bis duty called him there.
Cauhy.s War Dispatches.
General CANDY, from the tone OF lis dis
iu},ar- TO the War Department, appears
'.trr from the frs! to have had the slightest
..niiGrnrc IN the success at The attempted
;,.... M .otla,ion>. Though a very humane
u.aa. and dc>r"u> Of avoiding bl0odShcd II
possible. iru:n hi thorough knowledge OF
iud.;,a c',a: ,trr, gained Ey long service on
lHc igoH.,s, l." w::s convinced that the In
Gan> Muj!tu come to no terms unless they
Wc!r dictated ~ themselves. principal among
which WAS not only protection for the muir
Cr.. they llnd committed. but also i rc>cry;i-
ItoH secured 10 them in the region from
Han'l they hali been previously removed.
..3I WJ,c'! would ii necessity dispos>css GER
','H ~ t.Ic white settlers.
!G1H,@na;iOEi OF THE Border Men.
~ !EA>cI>CG, April l2.-The news Of
TO" luHrti''r OF Ge.ie.al Candy and DR.. Thomas
&c! treat 'Vc.tlEent in Jacksonville to-
n-"l. Tie people were loud in their de-
na:tci2'ioG of secretary Delano, and say they
Nil i"!d him responsible. Lie was hung in
"H.Si there tonight.
Comments of the Press.
Nav foEg, April 1a.--The New York
journals all have editorials on the Modoc
massacre.
The Herald says: The massacre places O
Neal not only upon all half measures with
We Modocs, but we hope with all other re-
L.r'uIN Indians. General Sherldan'S Ulun