Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-24

lie did not think the massacre would seriously
affect the peace policy, which protected the
friendly Indians, but punished those who were
hostile. General Candy was i'll accord with
| this policy. In dispatch to General Schofeld
General Sherman says: 1.-The President now
sanctions the most severe punishment of the
Modocs, and hope to hear they have met the
doom they so richly have earned by their in
science and perfdy."
The Detroit Daily Tribune establishment
was partially destroyed by fire on the 18th.
Loss about $4,000.
A bloody battle has taken place in Grant
Parish, Louisiana, between the whites and col
| ored people, and many of the latter were killed.
The difficulty grew out of the political conflict
in the State. 1t seems that few weeks ago
the white men and supporters of McEnery at
ColfaX Court House in Grant Parish were as
sailed by party of colored men and driven
from the place, the latter party intrenching
themselves in the public buildings and l'repar-
ing to resist any attempt to dislodge them.
This state of affairs continued for a few days,
when, on the 18th, party of about 80 whites,
under command of Hadnot, Fusion Repre-
sentative, attacked the place and brisk fight
was kept up for eral ~ the breast
v works ,u sss e"i ;sto being Ing
building, the doors of which were barricaded.
The following is the telegraph's account of
what followed After some fighting the
negroes threw out flag of truce, and several
attachments of men advanced on it, when
they were fired on by the besieged party,
wounding several, one of whom was Captain
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feared, fatally wounded. They retreated on
the outside of the breastworks, and as the only
means of dislodging the negroes, the Court
House was set on fire, and they were shot as
they came from the burning building. 1t is
reported that between eighty and one hundred
negroes We're killed, and there are none now to
be found for miles around" There are con-
ticting statements as to the merits OF this con-
test, one being to the effect that the Lynch
Returning Board ignored all the officers elected
by the people in the parish, and GOV. Kellogg
filled their places by appointecs of his own.
These failed to qualify, and the Governor
then ordered the parties originally elected,
both Republicans and FusionlstS, to as
sumo the offices. William Ward, a mem
Der of the Radical Legislature, then re-
paired to ColfaX and organized the OPP
position to these proceedings, and the
difficulties represented above followed.
Parties in the Ward interest claim that they
were acting in behalf of law and order, and
that the statements made by the other side are
false and malicious. They say, previous to
the battle of the 18th "We submit, in all con-
science, that the Republicans of our parish
are deserving of the highest communication for
the moderation and forbearance shown to
some bad men living in our midst, who now
happily by their own act and on their own mo-
ton have left our parish"
While a number of children were playing
about the ruins of Il burned building at Matte
avian, y. Y, recently, a chimney which had
been left standing after the fire, toppled over
and buried five little girls, one Of whom was
killed, and three others so seriously injured
that it was thought they would die
An Omaha telegram of the 10th reports an
other severe snow-storm in Nebraska Snow
drifts from ten to twenty-five feet deep cover
ed the railroad track at Grant Island and Vi
| entity. Trains were unable to proceed.
1t is said BY one of the Board of Peace Com
missioner5 that the murderers of General Candy
and his party will be severely punished, but
that the act of Captain Jack will not alter the
policy of the Board
On the evening following the murder of
General Candy and Peace Commissioner
Thomas, the Modocs attacked Colonel Mason's
pickcts, one and a half mile east of the Modoc
camp. The pickcts were quickly reinforced,
and drove the sayages back. One MOdOc was
killed, and ten horses were captured. The
funeral ceremonies, on the 18th, over General
Candy and Commissioner Thomas in the camp
were very impressive.
recent issue Of the Augusta Ark BuIc-
tin contains the details of a horrible affair
which is alleged to have occurred few weeks
ago in Union County, in that State. Accord
ing to the account q negro had brutaly out
ragged and killed married lady, having kept
her for three days tied to Il tree in the woods.
He was captured by a party of colorcd men,
and acknowledged the crime. His captors took
their prisoner to the husband Of the MUIR
dcrcd woman and asked them what they must
do with the fiend. He told them to burn him.
The mon who had him were all negroes.
They built two log heaps and put Kim in
the middle. They twenty-four hours
burning him. They cut off his toes ana made
him swallow them, and then cut strips of his
skin and of his body, and made him broi them
on Goals and eat them; and they would roll
him in the Goals and take him out and talk to
him and put him back. At last they built
hot fire. put him on top of it, and let him burn
to ashes. There not Il white man that had
anything to do with it. Three other negroes,
who knew where the woman was at the time
she was being searched for, but would not tell,
were shot to death.
Peter Fay, Of Brooklyn, y. Y, who kicked
his little son to death because the little fellow
refused to purchase beer for him. has been
found guilty of manslaughtcr in the fourth
degree.
An Omaha dispatch of the 18th says the re-
cent great storm lasted for three days with I'M
paralleed severity, its force being mostly
confined to the limits of Plum Creek on the
west, and Columbia on the east. Persons did
not dare to leave their houses during Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. But one case of
loss of human life had so far been reported,
but it was probable that the loss of stock had
been great
Vicc-President Wilson is reported as having
said on the 10th that peace with the Modocs
was now out of the question, and that they
should he eXterminated at any cost. Still the
peace policy should not.be abandoned in deal
ing with other Indian tribes.
A New Orleans dispatch of the 18th states
that United States troops had been sent TO