, 1873-04-14

Gen. Canby.
Tho telegraph las nlroady furnished tho details
OF the cruel and troacherouH murder Of Drig Gen.
Candy on Friday lust by Capt. Jack, tho loader Of
the Nodoc Indians, ut Il conference appointed by
tho 1attor. BY his doath tho country loees tho
aorVcoR 1T ono Of tho most accomplfehod 0on-
tlomon md gallant soldiers In the aruy.-an Of
hcor who won distinction both in tho Mo.icnn
war and tho Var Of the Rebellion, and whoso
eminent executive nbillty in tho work Of racon,
struction commanded for him tho rcspoet and
admiration Of both North aud South.
EDWARD Ron Srn1oa OANDY was born In KIM.
tucky about tho your 1917, graduated at West
Point in 1880, and was appointed Socond-
Lieutenant in tho Second Infantry. Ho
became Assistant Commissary Of Subsistence
In October, 1889; First Lieutenant in June.
18a0, and Assistant Adjutant- Gcnoral in March.
l847. During tho Mexican War ha particularly
distinguished himself at Cerro Gordo, aud vas
brovettod Major for gallantry at Contreras and
Cherubusco, Aug. 2o 1847, and Lieusenant-
oolonol for gallantry at tho Dolon cato Of Moxi-
co, sopt. 10. III Juno, 1851, lo became Captain
IN tho Second Infantry, aid in March, 1866;
Major in tho Tonth Infantry. In 1859-'G0 ho
served in tho Utah expedition untlor Gen. A. s.
Johnston, and had command Of Fort BriL1er.,
When the War Of tho Rebellion broke out in 1871
ho WAS stationed In Now Moxico ut Fort Craip'
and exhibited great ukill and bravery in dofend-
ing the Territory against tho Texan Confedoratee.
especially In tho attack OF tho latter On Fort
craig. on hlny ID, 1861, ho waH madc Colonel OF
tho Nineteenth Infantry, and on March 81, 1869.
was appointed Brigadior- -Gonoral Of Voluu-
teors. In September, 1862, ho was relieved
from duty In Nov Mo1ico, and on Nov. vaa
7rSI tn {41t,, S,t>4
drafted mon collected thoro from Western PENN
eylSansa. In 1864, aftor den. Baulss' Red River
disaster, tho departments lying wost of tho
MlHslselppi wero formed into the Military Diyis-
ion OF West Mississippi. aud Banks was relieved
by don. canby. The department was entirely
roorganizod, and some rogimonta woro re.
cruited from tho plantations, but no ex-
tonsivo military operations took place
In tho State (Louisiana) until near tic close Of
tho year. In tho lattor part of November he or
ganized an expedition OF cavalry, which loft
Baton Rouge, destroyed tho railroad to
Jacknou, captured Ftanklnyillo and West pasca-
goula, and rendered worry effective aid to tho
movements of Gen. Sherman. In April, 1866.
while Gen. Wilson waa advancing agnnBt Selma
and Montgomery, moyomont was organized
for tho capturo Of Mobile, thon occupied by
about IL, 600 troops under Con. Richard Taylor,
The Federal forces consisted of tho Thirteenth
Army Corps, undor Con. Granger, and the
Sixteenth, under Gen. 4. J. Smith, Gen, Canbv
being in chief command. It is needloss to do
tail the skillful manwuvres Of the land forces
which led, in conjunction with tho fleet, to the
Investment Of tho city and its surrender, which
was made to Gen. Candy and Rear-Admiral
Thatchor, on the 18th Of April. Seven days af-
forwards, an officer Of Con. Tnylor's staff ar.
rived at Gen. Canby's headquarters with flag.
Of truce to mako tormH for tho surrender Of the
troops east Of tho Mississippi, and on May tho
surrender Was executed. On tho 29d Of May,
Brig. Gen. Bront, of tho Confederate army an5
aoyeral staff officers, reached Baton Ror ~
to consult with Gen. Candy On .f,o
terms Of tho surrender Of Con u;sha
smith's army: Tho terms were arr .raoa an.,
tho surrender mado On tho 2Gtt nr,s;Ir< H., IT,
latter part OF tho year, when tb' military ;1enart.
monta were roorganized, >aon ranh1 1'p. .roa
assigned to the Departmor = ~ To,,,a;sn. ,,;t.,
hia headquarters at Nor or1cans T1,a aerv;caa 1,
in TINT State, both in orcan,yinv a military nro.
soe.1on Iol piau.' - and in establishing the
s;,a " te@ .ions OF FREQ labor adopted by
=. Nv ~ - saHury Agent, we'll AZ bis efforts
~ asra. :. .!eace and good order, and to recon
os'aos 40 Government Of the State
aes" .ssas" him as m oficor OF grea
e1oa' 1.-Two ability. In August, 1867, tht
w .rse Of Gon. Sickles, who was in command
' 1 tic Department Of South Carolina, not meet
, ing with tho approval Of President Johnson, III
waB removed from command and relieved BY
Gen. Canby. During bis Rorvioe in that Btatt
he compelled all who had do1nicled thero to giTt
the required parole, prohibited the provost
courta from exercising Jurisdiction in cortai1
civil suits, established tho question Of Jurors
qualifications, completed tho registration OF tht
State, and convokod the Convention whicl
framed ia Constitution and civil government
During the last two or three yoars he has been
/ In command OF tl1o Department OF the Colunl.
bia, in Gon. scloaold'a division, with 1eud-
quarters at Portland, Oregon.
| An Engliahnlan, named Ruok, Inns recently
made HI invention which he claims will utilize
! the hydrogen In water for purposea Of light and
heat. His process iB thus described: "Tho
| water being first reduced to steam, is passed
through d red-hot tube In a hoating furnace,
whore It Is snporhoatod till the oxygen ind
hydrogen arc roady to dissolve their alliance. It
il thon passed. into retort filled with lnoandes-
cont coko and Iron fragments. Tho oxygen Is
taken up by tho iron, and tho hydrogen, passing
| through tho rotort becomes n heating gas, the
cost OF which il but pence per 1000 cubic
foet. This hoating gas, by further process,
| can be carbonizol for Illuminating purposes,
and In this condition can DO produced Of quail
ity eaal to Bixtoon-candlo coa-Gaa at prico less
than 30 oouts por 1000 cubic foot" Another
Englishmnu, Mr. Wright, Of Sheffield, Inns alao
just patented q now invention for producing
hoat and light, air being the matorin, which is
carbonizod, thus producing combustib1e gas
which, 1t IL said, burns brighter thau ooal-gas.
Tho high price of coal in England, aud tho ab-
soluto certainty that lilo supply must 10 ex-
haustod within given timo, has stimulated the
inyontors and scientific mon of England to pro-
vide aome substitute for ooal. 1t IL by no means
improbable that tue problem ia noar solution.
Wifc-NIlrdcr.
Ur1cA, N. T., April 18.--Iho vito Of Robert
Pierce WIS found doad In her house near Chm
don, this morning, having been killed. by her