The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-17
TELEGRAPH:[IC.
The Modocs Attack our
Pickets.
They are driven Away.
Gen. Davis on his way to his
Command.
The Indiana Riot Ended.
Accidents, Fires, Crimes,
Etc, Etc.
The Indiana Riot Ended.

Peace Commissioner Thomas, the ModOcs
attacked Col Masons pickets, one and a
half miles east of the Modoc camp. The
pickets were quickly reinforced and drove
the savages back One Modoc was killed
and ten horses were captured
Donald Mckinna and seventy-two Warm
Spring Indians arrived yesterday Mr..
Dyar will 60 back to the reservation as
soon as Mr. Meacham is pronounced out
of danger to attend to the Modocs and
klamaths there
The Snake and Pitt River Indians are
still quiet, but are watching the contest
with great interest.
The funeral ceremonies, on April the !
18th, of Gen. Candy and Mr. Thomas in |
camp were very impressive. The troops !
were drawn up and received the remains /
in the customary manner, with salutes and /
muffied drums
SAN Francisco, April l5.-Yreka dis
patches say Gen. Gillem sent word to Gen
Scofield that 1t. Sherwood died at l a m
to-day.
A dispatch from Gen. Gillem to Gen.
ScOfeld received in this city tonight says
he will use every endeavor to prevent the
escape of the Modocs If possible not an
Indian shall be left to boast over the muir
der of Candy.
SAN Francisco, April l5.-The regu-
lar courier arrived at Yreka tonight
Yesterday morning, while the signal off
GERS were engaged between Gillem head
quarters and Col Masons camp, the Mo
docs got up on a ridge near Jacks camp
with white rag ona pole and initiated the
movements Of the signal officers, waving to
and fro
Meacham' condition was more hopeful
Dyar, the Commissioner who was unhurt,
telegraphs to Washington for instructions,
saying it IS useless TO try longer to make
peace with those Indians There is no
doubt but the Modocs expected TO get Gil
lem and Col Mason Gen. Gillem expec-
/ ted to have been present at the Council,
but on the morning of the massacre was
too indisposed to leave his tent 1t is now
stated that both Gems Candy, Gillem, and
the Commissioners talked about Riddle
warning and came to the conclusion that
| it was only a ruse of Riddles to delay ne
gotiations They had not the utmost con
/ fdence in Riddles veracity, but on this oc-
! casiOn II seems he was right in his supp0-
sition.
| CHICAGO, April l6.-Gen JEFF. c. Da-
Wis passed the morning here as the guest
Of Gen. McClurg and left Tor the scene of
the Modoc war
ROME, April I6.-The health Of the
Pope is improving.
/ ROME April l6. Reports that the Pope
Is in a critical condition are false. His
physicians believe that the indispoSition
will last some time, but it is not dangerous.
The Holy Fathers spirits are excellent
/ KNIGHTsvILLE, April ia riot has
been in progress at the blast furnace ofthe
Western Iron Company in this place since
four o clock last evening between the new
negro laborers from Virginia and the white
miners and puddlers who are on a strike.
Three Of the guard detailed from the police
Of the town were cruelty beaten. Rev Mr..
Mathews, who appeared on the scene en-
deavoring to secure peace, was set upon by
the mob and was struck in the head by a
large cinder which cut a severe cash but he
, is not seriously injured Two of the guards
John Derby and Geo. Murbayer, were
badly bruised in the face and body by q
woman who took the lead in the affray anC
urged the rioters on.
: A detachment of police commanded by
General Dan Macauley, of Indianapolis
arrived at $40 this morning, since which
peace has been restored and several ring
leaders arrested, who are being taken IL
/ Brazil, where they viii have their trials
r The miners and puddlers are confident anC
a defiant
INDIANAPOLIS, April l6.-The indica
> tons are that the riot at the Knightsvill,
I mines are ended The Emmett guards, o
4 this city, left for home this afternoon,
: detachment of Indianapolis police remain
. ing in case of further outbreak Most O
the ringleaders were arrested, and man
: who were released on bail to be tried a
/, Brazil tomorrow morning escaped on tn
. early train this morning for the east Al
Il quiet and the crowd has dispersed
HARTFORD, Wis, April l6.-A Nh
J. McHugo and wife were found dead in
= cistern this morning 1t is supposed tn
y wife had descended to get out a pig an
n the husband fell in while assisting he
L out
= MEMPHIS, April l6.-A man. suppose
+ by letters found on him to be c. H. Har
/ cock, of Lacon, Ill, was found dead in tn
e. northern portion of this city this morning
I" An inquest was held and a verdict
death from sickness and exposure rer
dered.
r ATLANTA, April l6.-Last night. DR.. .
oi W Craig and Judge Thomas Pullun
u, members of the firm of Craig x Co, toe
10 a drink in their store, and by mistal
v aeonite was put in for flavor instead
t. elixer of orange. Craig died in four hou
III in terrible agony, but Pullum recovere
st Mr. Jones, an employe of the firm, pr
s; pared the drinks.
II i New YORK, April l6.-The coroner
n Jury in the case of Jacob Young, fatal
=, stabbed on St Patrick's Day, have re
i. ~ dered verdict against JAS Mcdonald al
~ Michael Bronkler, for being accessories
VI VI the crime committed by some person u
= known.
er ST LOUIS, April l6.-The ClarksviI
We Sentinel gives an account Of a poisonil
raj case at Spencerburg. Pike county son
ire days ago, in which DR. Jordan administe
all ed aconite and arsenic to d. NJ karle
1re and after the death of the latter ran aw
it with his wife, with whom he had for sol
ain time held criminal relations The part
yer were pursued and overtakeA and a les
the examination of Jordan resulted in his CO..
les, initial for murder.
ely CINCINNATI, April l6.-James Grace
striking shoemaker, who kicked To dea
'rs. Michael Reardon for refusing to ioin
}oI- strike, was to-day held in sI9. 600 hail
answer the charge of murder In the sec seco
degree.
of The inquest on Michael Reardon u
and died yesterday from the effect of a he
at I ing by men supposed to be members of !
Order of st. Crispin, developed testimr
T; that deceased had been expelled from
. Order of Crispins and that one of
parties arrested on suspicion had threat
ed him violence.
LEXINGTON, April l6.-Last fall