The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-18
Lake Pepin Open.
President Grant in st. Louis
The Indiana Riots not
suppressed.
Accidents, Fires, Grimes,
Etc, Etc.

San FRANCISCO. Apfii ! 4. - NeDefal
Scotield sends this dispatch to Gen Gillem
Please inform me Of the situation 50 |
may send more troops if necessary, or it
the Indians escape from the lava bed. that |
may send troops 10 operate against them
frora another direction. Let me know
fully what YOU wish | suppose you have
force enough to destroy the outlaws unless
they succe in eluding you Nothing
short of their prompt and sure destruction
will satisfy the ends Of justice or meet the
expectation Of the government
Signed. JOHN NJ. SCoFIELD.
The remains of Gen Candy and Dr.
Thomas reached Yerka this evening. \
procession Of citizens went 10 receive them.
Flags are at half mast. Delan0 was hanged
in effigy at Yerka. Candy body is in charge
of the Masons. The body of DR. Thomas
will be sent to this city The following
additional particulars of the massacre OF
the Peace Commissioners has been reeeiy-
ed Capt Anderson was at Col Mason 5
camp when the attack was made on the
Peace Commission party. He says lIeuts.
Sherwood and Doyle were allured out
from camp by white flag, They went
400 or 500 yards where they met what
the supposed were only two Indians who
said they wanted II talk II Little Lyee,
Col Mason, They were told they did not
want to talk and the Indians should go
back to their camp and they would return
to theirs As they turned around the In
dians four in number, fired upon them,
w0unding Lieut. Sherwood IN the arm and
thigh Capt Anders N, who was on duty at
the signal station on Hospital Rock, saw
/ plainly the attack upon Col Mason : front,
| and telegraphed General Gillem u notify
the Peace Commissioners Immediately.
/ Col Riddle, who was at the signal station
at Gillem headquarters, when this mess
/ age was received, at once placed his field
/ glass upon Gen. Candy as the party sat
/ together about one mile distant Very
soon the whole party scattered lie fol
lowed the General $ course with his glass
while he ran about fifty yards, threw up
/ his arms and fell backward, dead Two
of the Indians who were following him
| jumped upon him One, believed to be
Capt. Jack, stabbed him in the neck and he
was completely stripped. DIR. Thomas was
also entirely stripped. His purse containing
about 500 was found under the body, the
Indians having dropped it Mr. Meach,
am was shot in three places He was
found about fifty yards from the spot
where the slaughter began in a direction
opposite to that taken by Gen. Candy
He was entirely stripped and bewildereC
in mind Meacham says he thinks he shot
Shouchin in the abdomen Blood wa,
! found which indicated that one of the In
dians had been wounded. The soldiers
who were ready started on double quick
Immediately upon the firing OF the Shot
and met Dyer, and Riddle and his wife be
tore they were half way to camp. The In
dams retired They retreated about 60t
yards in advance of the soldiers. who fol
lowed them half mile beyond the murder
grounds There they remained till dark
and were withdrawn. as they were no.
provided with supplies To-day would b,
spent in closing upon the red devils. and i
a general assault was not made to-day i
certainly will be tomorrow
A special messenger returned from
Yreka o-night from the lava bed Their,
had been no fighting up TO the time h'
left
A Chinese small pox patient escaped
from the pest house to-day and ran naket
into a street car of the Bay View road
crowded with ladies and gentlemen. Th'
passengers and conductor all fed Th'
driver went rapidly with the car till h.
met Meacom. who lassoed the Chinamal
and led him back to the house, giving tn
patient all the rope he wanted
OMAHA, April 1.-Two trains frou
the west arrived at Grand Island this al
ternoon. The track is clear and trains ar
moving the whole length of the Union Pa
cifc. The storm lasted for three day
with unparalleled severity Persons wh
have lived in the country for sixteen year
say they never saw anything in the way {
a storm approaching it before.
New YORK, April IA New Orlean
special states that United States troop
left there yesterday for Grant Parish, an
will be stationed along the banks of tn
river to prevent further trouble.
: The Secretary of War upon the recon
mendation of Senators Mitchell and ke
! ley, has directed 500 stand of breach loaC
ing rifles to be ordered from the arsenal {
4 vancouver to the authorities of Oregon fl
r lhe use OF citizens of the frontier.
t RoME, April II, The Pope is still su
b lerlng, ana It Is known that there is no in
$ pfoVeineht IN his condition to-day Pc
!; Suns "lo nave been admitted into the pre-
r ence oi ms heilness make the most eontri
e dlctory reports in relation to his illnes
j The Italian government exhibits anxie,
. in regard to the malady of the Holv Fatl
Il er. A courier has left the Vatican &
a Germany, with instructions for the p,,;,
i ance of the Roman Catholic Bishop in tn
n country in case of the demise of the Ponti
II PITTSBURGH, April president Gra
e passed though this city at nine clock th
$, morning. en- route to St. Louis.
y WASHINGTON, April l7.-Senator Ba
ard has paid his extra compensation
s. member OF the Forty second Congress,
T. to the United States Treasury
| Mn W IrLzrz. IL OF L. Dos.,r,