The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-04-19
second Dispatch.


wounded.
Second Dispatch.
From the DEMOCRAT Extra of Sunday.
The following additional particulars
have just been received:
On the afternoon of April IL, five
Indians and four squaws came into the
!. the military camp, and were made pres
ents of clothing and provisions by the
Peace Commission, and talk was ar
ranged for the following morning The
same evening Bogus Charley came in
and told the picket he could take his
gun, as he (Charley) did not intend TO
go back any more. On the morning of
the 18th, Boston Charley came in and
told the Commission that Captain Jack
and five other Indians would meet them
outside the lines Boston and Bogus
Charley then mounted horses and start
ed for the lava-beds. About an hour
after this, Gen. Candy, Meacham, DIR.
Thomas, Mr.. Dyar, and Frank Riddle
and his squaw, started for the appointed
place of conference. A signal officer
on the bluff near the lines watched very
closely every movement Of the council
party. Soon a cry from the signal
station was heard, that the Indians had
attacked the Commission. Troops were
at once put under arms, and deployed
as skirmishers. Mr.. Dyar, Riddle and
/ his squaw escaped, and give the follow
ing account OF
HOW THE MASSACRE COMMENCED.
Meacham made short speech to the
Indians, followed by Gen Candy, and
then DR.. Thomas. Then Captain Jack
made speech, asking for Hot Greek
and Cottonwood, the places now occu-
pied by Fairchilds and Doris, for re-
servation. Meacham told Jack that it
was not possible to give him what he
asked Sconchin told Meacham to say
no more that he (Meacham) had said
enough upon the subject; and while
Sconchin was talking, Capt Jack got
up and walked behind the others, and
turned back and exclaimed
GALL READY"
Drew his pistol and snapped cap at
Gen. Candy, cooked his pistol again
and fired
GEN. CANDY FELL DEAD!
Shot under the right eye. Sconchin
then shot Meacham in the shoulder and
in the head, but he is still alive. Bos-
ton Charley and another Indian shot
and killed Doctor Thomas. Hookah
Jim chased Dyar for some distance, but
Dyar turned on hi with pistol in hand
and Hooka Jim ra against an Indian,
knocked Riddles squaw down and took
her horse, but Captain Jack made him
return it; and then another Indian cha
sed Riddle and shot at him. This last
may be taken with grain of salt.
Third Dispatch.
.[From the DEMOCRAT Extra of Monday. ]
CORVALLIS, April IA, 400 P. NJ.
Secretary Delano was hung in efigY,
at Yreka ON Saturday night.
The bodies of Gen. Candy and Rev.
Mr.. Thomas have arrived at Yreka, and
will be embalmed and forwarded north
Intense excitement at Yreka and
Jacksonville.
MIR. Meacham was shot in three
places, one ball entering at the inr er
corner of his right eye. and another in
the side of his head. These are both
believed to have lodged within his era
mum. The third ball passed through
hir right forearm. He also received a
cut in his left arm and a scalp wound
FIVE inches in length. He is conscious
and in no pain.
Gov Grover has been telegraphed to
for 300 volunteers.
The troops now surround the lava
beds, and fight is hourly expected.
How 1T WAS HoNoRED-The New
York Herald, in an article on st. Pat
rick's Day, remarked; From all parts
of the United States, and from the
Provinces covered by flag which yes
terday's vivid and splendid celebration
was a protest, there comes tiding of the
manner in which the sons of the Gaels
have honored St. Patrick.s Day. The
nineteenth century has not in its history
such an example of people scattered
and oppressed who have more vitality
and more persistence than the people
who yesterday honored their far off ma
tive land.