The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-23

ers During the war the Modocs killed
and wounded about three soldiers for every
warrior in their force, at no time number
ing more than sixty FIVE, and that, during
the first three days Of the fight this
| band not only held out against 500 troops,
armed with every appliance of modern
warfare, but kept a passage open for re-
treat which even the Warm Spring scouts
could not close
| Meacham advises that those not guilty
| of participation in the massacre be return
/ ed to their reservations. To distribute them
among other tribes would be a punish+nent
to some only. His idea Of the best policy
| for the future is that all tribal lines be
abolished that the Indians be amenabe
to the laws, and be placed on the same
footing with other members Of the COM
munity
This afternoon, while Nathan Hash and
a porter named Charles Leonard, were
beating up old cartridges in Harsh Bros
two thousand cartridges strewn over the
floor exploded The front and back win
dows were blown out, and two men sitting
in front of the store were violently blown
into the street but not seriously injured.
Mr. Harsh the porter Leonard and Mr.
Harsh three little sons were found fright
fully injured. One of the children, For
rest Harsh, was terribly disfgured the
skin being burned off the greater part Of
his body
! OMAHA, June 2l.-On Thursday nigh,
two men, one white and the other colored
entered the house Of Mr.. D. ODonnell
about two miles from Sidney, while all the
members Of the family were absent except
Mrs O'Donnell and two small children
After entering the house they shot Mrs
, O'Donncll in the head and arm, in.
fiictine serious injuries She was broughr
to Sidney in critical condition Yester
day twenty-five mounted citizens and si9
soldiers started from Sidney in pursuit O
the villains, whom they overlook near Pot
ter Station While they were endeavorinl
; to escape the pursuers fired upon them
killing the negro instantly, and MORTAL,
wounding the other The name of tn
white man is given as Phillips. and the ne
gro is supposed to be E. Berry
New YORK June 2l.-Wm Fl. Meme
j yens. sentenced to be hanged July 18th
e 1871, for shooting Edward Hines, and al
=, ter new trial sentenced to fifteen month
L IN the State prison, has been arreste
again for drawing pistol on another MAJ
: Patrick HalHck, who, with gang {
: ruffans, broke into the apartments
# Phelps, ieweler, in June, 1872 and O
: being discovered shot and wounded PhelI
t so that his life was for some time de-
e paired Of, and who for over a year hi
evaded the entire police force Of this cit,
Il was arrested last night in a dining salol
l. on Tenth avenue
! The jury in the Sharkey case brought
n verdict Of murder in the first degre
N The Jury added 70 the verdict a recommel
A. dation to mercy, The counsel applied f,
A. a postponemeut Of the sentence until Mo
a day to give time for preparing an apple
h tlon for a new trial. which the Record
/ granted.
re NASHUA, June q. Miss F. Wood, vi
Is was shot in Hudson Bay by Henry ,Iewet
a died this A. NJ
e. Franklin, Me. June 2I.-A YOU
no German girl, named Lizzie Koek "
rayiShed this morning by negro. nam
K George Fields, near Augusta, Me, abe
sc ten miles west Of this place Field "
as followed by the Sheriff and other Officer
he and arrested, near Labadic taken back
Augusta, and hung hy 4 mob. Ever
sc thing Is quiet now The negro j. =
,c hanging.