Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-07-24
The West.

United States, under command of Capt. Jack, did,
as representatives of said Modoc band, meet under
a flag of truce and suspension of hostilities Brig.
Gen. e. r. S. Candy, U: S. A., commanding the
militia department. of Columbia. captain of the
peace commissioners on the part of the United
States, L. Thomas, A. b. Meacham, L. S. Dyar, citi-
zens of the United States, all representing the Gov
ernment of the United States, for the agreed
purpose of discussing and arranging, terms
upon which the hostilities existing between
the United States and said band of Indians
might cease, did therefore, III wanton violation of
the sacred character of a flag of truce under the
laws of war, wilfully, feloniously, and with malice
aforethought, murder Brig. Gen. Candy, u. S. A.,
near the lava beds, situated near Tule Lake, IN the
State of California, within the territory of the
United States, on the 18th day of April, A. d. 1873.
The second specification is very near a copy OF the
above, except the name of DR.; Thomas is substi,
tuted. Charge second is assault with intent to kill
A. b.. Meacham and i. s. Dyar.
The first three witnesses examined were t.
F. riddle, his Indian woman Toby, and Il, s.
Dyar. Toby swore positively that Capt. Jack
shot. Gen. Candy, Schonclin Meacham, Bos-
ton Charley DIR. Thomas, Hooka Jim tried to
kill l.. s. Dyar, and also that Barncho knocked
her down with a gun and tried to take her
horse. The testimony of Riddle corroborates
amounts to nothing. He could swear to
nothing positively except that he was present
when the firing commenced, and that he was
chased by Hooka Jim.
A CURIOUS turn has been given to the Cor
don-Gordon kidnapping case. 1t Is shown
that when the Minneapolis party were arrested
by the pursuing Britishers, they were on
American SOIL. The indignation OF the Mani
tobans about disregard of extradition~t treaties
and international comities may now be fairly
retorted upon them. Work on IowaS new
Capitol is almost at a stand-stin again, the
State contractors at Quincy, ILL.,, having failed
to furnish stone according to contract. The
Western crop reports, except from the locall-
ties devastated by the storms and floods of the
first week in July, are generally favorable.
The trial of Capt. Jack and his fellow-assas-
sins by Military Commission was concluded at
Forth Klamath, Oregon, on the 9th The
evidence for the prosecution was of the most
positive character, leaving no doubt of the
guilt of the prisoners. The only witnesses
produced for the defense were Scar-Faced
Charley, Dave, One-Eyed Nose and William,
Their evidence amounted to nothing in favor
of the prisoners, but was simply a recital of
what the Klamath Lake Indians had done and
told them (the Modocs) since this trouble
commenced. There is no doubt but the Com
mission will find them guilty on all the charges
and specifications.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, was visited by a dis
astrous confiagration ON the 18th inst. One
hundred dwellings, and a number of stores.
mills, hotels and other buildings, the whole
covering six of the most thickly built squares
in the city, were destroyed. The loss is nearly
half a million, of which 800, 600 is covered by
insurance. TIL Arizona Mormon mission
projected by Brigham Young to settle in that
Territory and build that section of Tom SCOTS
Southern Pacific railway has proved a dis
astrous and complete failure. The entire
COLONY u over lUU arc OH Elelt way 10 OCdn
again. The emigrants experienced terrible
suffering. Tho character of the country was
completely misrepresented. 1t WAS sterile,
with no water and pasturage scarce. Tho
sad, and it is said tho result has shaken the
faith of the Mormons i'll the infallibility of the
head of the church as an inspired prophet.
THE losses by the fire at Grand Rapids,
Mich, will not exceed $500, OOO... ..Keokuk,
Iowa, has been agitated by a terrible do
nestle tragedy. A man named Dennis Hayes
was murdered by his wife and stepson, aged
16, and, to conceal tho bloody deed. the body
was buried early the following morning. Upon
disinterring the remains, the skull was found
fractured in several places. The weapon used
was a potato-masher. -. Prof. Marsh and the
Yale exploring party have returned to Fort
Mcpherson from Niobrara river. The trip
was successful, and many interesting discov-
cries were made. Many new and extinct ami
mails were found, and among them several
fossil horses, camels, and rhinoceroses.. =.
The wheat crop of Iowa promises a larger and
better yield than ever before.
TACOMA, in Washington Territory, has been
chosen by the Commissioners of the Northern
Pacific as the terminus of hat road. The
Industrial Congress of the United States, COM
posed of delegates from the various trades Or
CARNATIONS, was i'll session i'll Cleveland last
week. Over 100 members were present, rep
resenting q constituency of 1875, 900 working
men..-..The State Temperance Union of Hi
nOlB mOG III JdChSODVlllG ldSC week. Ouiy
fourteen delegates being present, the body ad-
journed sine die, without transacting any
business "A two-year-old child died in Dubu-
que, Iowa, the otherday from the bite of arat.
There is great scarcity of farm laborers in
Iowa. In the northern part of the State
farmers are unable to get help enough at So
a day. II is reported that the Indians, to
the number of 5000 or 1000, are concentrat-
ing on Powder river to dispute the further
progress of Stanley's Yellowstone expedition.
. -r.HF hR S0IrfO
The farmers are moving in the Old North
State. At a meeting in Raleigh, the other
day, a State Grange was organized IA pro-
ject is on foot at st. Louis for the consolidation
of all the steamboat lines of the lower Mis-
sissippi river, which, if carried out, will con-
stitute one of tho largest and most powerful
transportation companies III the world.
The first bale of this years cotton crop was
received at New Orleans on the 18th inst,
from Brownsville, Texas, on it's way to New
York. Ali the seconds in the late Richmond
(Va.) duel have been indicted for murder -.
The 100000 prize in the Louisville lottery
was drawn by three parties in that city, all
poor men,
TROUBLE is again reported in Pope county,
Ark, between the citizens and militia. Three
men were instantly killed, and several badly
injured, in a coal mine near st. Louis, by AN
Immense piece of slate falling upon them.
Crop reports from Alabama, North Missis-
sippi and West Tennessee are very encour-
aging. -Four young men were drowned at
Baltimore, last week, by the capsizing of u
boat.
JACOB THOMPSON has written a letter, which
appears in the Memphis A0dldnche, in refer
ence to the story of a deficit of 1921, 900 in his
accounts as Secretary of the Interior. His
explanation does not differ from that which
has already been given. The defalcation was
the crime of a clerk in the Department, and is
in no way to be charged upon Mr.. Thompson.
A committee, consisting exclusively of politi-
cal opponents, declared the Secretary, twelve
years ago, to be guiltless in the matter, and
their report was unanimously approved by
Congress The ticket drawing the capital
prize ($1OO, OO0) in the Louisville lottery was
held by L; H. Keith, of Kingston, Mass
Willis Morley, of Giles county, Tenn,
drew the second prize of $50, 600 -.
A large meeting of citizens of New Orleans
was held last week, at which the Beauregard
unification resolutions were Endorsed. The
caterpillar has appeared in the cotton fields in
portions of Alabama. .. Louisville was visited
by four fires on the 15eh inst A high wind
prevailed at the time, and SO great was the
alarm that Cincinnati and Indianapolis were
appealed to for aid. The losses were over
800, 900. :. Cotton was planted more widely
this year than usual in the Southern States,
and if all the conditions had been favorable
the crop would have overtasked the labor
available for handling it. AS it is, the Depart
ment of Agriculture reports that wet weather
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