The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-16
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News Items
StH FHAN@lsco, april i "A
cnur.cr has arritvd b - troo In,
l,,va heGS aud frrrr,s that Mir
General Catby aud Dr.: Tnnuus wcrs
'hu deied by the Moducs yesterday
while holding l peace c,nf, tcnce.
Lava FEh CAMP, Al ri Il, via
lEEKA, l2.- Yesterday artcrnoon five
lnt1anS and four sqnaAs camu ii!tu
oar camp aad wee made presents ST
clothi"g AMI pro, iso'.s by the peatj
Commissioners, aud mes ago WIS
sent out ly the tommi. sinners askine
FOR talk this morning at point
about Ii mile from our pi,kc,
line.
Later III tho evening. Boon,
| Charley came out aud told the picket
! that he could take his (Bogn.
Charlcy'~) gun that he (Cua,lei>
lid MT Intend to g, back any more.
The picket brought hi,n in and took
him |" the tent IF ecu Candy. where
Charley left his gun, and he himself
iemdsnna at the tcnt of Frank Rid
die. This tnrrhi,g Boston Charley
came in ana ,uiu the Commission
that Capt. jack and five other Indians
wo"lc. meet 'hc Commission outside
our llncs. Is .ston Charley and 30 ,us
Charley then mounted Infses and
started for the taFa he'd. About All
hour alter their departure, Gen. Can.
by, Dr.. Thomas, Mr. \. II. Mescham,
and Mr.. Dyer, vi FIaik Niddle aud
his sqnaw for interpreters, started for
the place appointed.
The party arrived at the appointed
place, and were closely watched by
signal officer, Licntenrnt Adam, from
the signal station in the hill overlook.
ing onr Camp. About half Ill hr,.r
after the party had atrivod, IA crf
'rom the signal station was heard;
saJ Ing that ,hc ("dirns had attacked
the Peace Commission; and that tn.
engagement had commenced between
the Indians and Colonel Mason. In
a moment the troop, were under arms
and dcp!uynd as skirmishers, mlier
coriln'and Of Colonel Greon. aud orders
wcrG, given to forward at the double
quick.
Very shortly after Mr.. Dyer return.
cd ana told u, that the Indians had
attacked thcm, and he though. he was
the only one who had scarcd but III
aicT 'homcnts after Riddle and Iis
cIna~ we're seen within the picket
t!ac. Ac"!n !:im wo gather the ,ol-
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commenc@1 Mr., Mcacha,n mad. u
snort peHch to The !ndiaus, followed
ny ""'. E"nhy, ,anl tt"n D.. Tn mas,
1hcn Ga!t. Jaci; maNo q short speecl,
asking for Hot Crtck uud L,nl Cot.
tonwood, places now occuried BY
Fall6hild and Doris for a rese,vaA
ton: Mr.. Mcacham told Capt. Jack
tnat 10 vas not possible to give him
what be asked. Sckonchip. told
hieaetam to say no more that ho
(Mcacham) had said enough upon
that subject. r
While Schonetin was speaking,
captain Jack got up and walked le.
h'nd the Others: lie turned back and
exclaimed, All ready. lie then drew
MS pistol and snapped cap at Cen.
oan6y. .,5 ~ lie cooked his pistol again
ana hred, Gen. Candy fcl dead Shot
under the eye. Sebonchin then shot
Meacf am in the shoulder and head,
but nc is still alive. Boston Charley
and another Indian shot and killed
1f: Thomas: lIookon Jim chased
oyer for some distance, but Dyer
turned upon him with pistol in his
hand and lin run and knocked the
s4uaw Of Riddle off her horse and
took it, but Capt. Jack made him re.
turn it, and then another Indian
chased Hiddle and shot at him. Some
allowances may be made for the truth
OF this last statement.
The troops are pow about mile in
the lava bods lying on their arms
and will probably advance tonight
under cover Of the darkness. Tnero
are here about six hundred troops
which can Re broueht irto active