Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-20
The Modocs and their Plumber.

The following dispatch was received at San
Francisco on the 18th inst:
BoyLE's CAMP, June l2.-This afternoon
the Modocs sent for DR.. Cabaness and request
ed Il second interview, in order that farther
facts relative TO missing articles, ornaments
aud wearing apparel, might be made known.
Black Jim acknowledged that he stole SIS
from Meacham, and passed in the amount
Boston Charley said he had Meachams pistol
hidden under rock, and would return it if
he had chaace. Meactams memorandum
book was destroyed by squa1s.
Steamboat Frank said he kuew where the
coat and vest of DR.. Thomas were and they
could be obtained in half day. The rever-
end gentleman's gold watch was carried off by
Warm Spring Indians. Lieut.. Cranstoa's
ring was lost.
The leading braves, including Capt Jack,
said thirty or forty shots were fired during
the massacre Of the peace commissioners, and
actively shifted the responsibility for the mur-
der from one to another. All agreed how
ever, that Bogus Charley did not participate
in the massacre, and from first to last con-
demned it unfair and unsafe proceeding
Pending the arrival OF orders from General
Schofeld regarding the disposition of Cali
fornia troops, decision as to immediate
movements has been obtained.
The first account sent by mail. though Off
cial, of the number of captives is inaccurate.
The total should be reduced to Sc.
A Costly DRIYK.-In the will of the late
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, admitted to pro-
bate August II tn, 1868, is the following
eccentric clause:
If, at the end of FIVE years, Thaddeus my
nephew, shall show that he has totally alb
stained from all intoxicating drinks through
chat inn In IN
one-fourth of the whole property. If at the
end OF the next successive i've years he shall
show that he has totally ahstained from all
Intoxicating drinks, they may convey to him
oue-tourth, beiug one-hnlf the property. IT at
the end of another consecutive five years he
shall show that he has abstained from all in
toxicating drinks, they may convey the whole
to him in fee simple. In case my nephew, or
rather the annuity of said Capt Thaddcus
Stevens of Vermont, should expire before he
has enabled him to become entitled 10 the
corpus or fee simple of my estate then | dis
pose OF whatever may remain as follows If
the aggregate sum shall amount to $4,000,
without which no further disposition can be
made, give it all to my trustees to erect, es-
tabSh and endOw house of refuge for the
relief of the homeless and INDECENT orpllars.
From the following paragraph, copied from
n Pennsylvania paper, it appears that the Or
phan Home will be founded
The nephew of the late Thaddeus Stevens
having failed to comply with the conditions
of his will relative to abstaining from the use
of Intoxicating drinks, the executors are about
10 apply the residue of his estate estimated
variousy from $50, 900 to 500, 600 to the
founding of the Orphan Home in Lancaster,
Pa, desguedby him in case of such failure
The will provides that no preference shall be
shown in respect to race religion or color, in
admission or treatment, and that all the in
mates shall wear the same style OF dress and
eat at the same table.