Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-22
fsrislC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM CALIFORNIA.

SAN Francisco, May q.
A dispatch from Ireka says on
Monday H~asbrouck'S command over
took the Modocs near Fairchilds. n
savnges made stand among the mis-
and "a lively fight ensued. The MO
docs were driven of with a loss Oh
five killed and ten SOU TVS ana pap
pooses captured. The Modocs were
last seen on the Tickner road, making
for the wooded mountains shout Butte
and Antelope creeks, evidently mop
ing t. reach the Pitt-river country.
Hasbrouck and Perry are in hot pur-
suit. There are only a few troops ! II
the Lava Beds. 1t is reported that all
the ModOcS are out of there.
The Horticultural Fair was 4 finan-
cial failure. The deficit is about 5000.
Mrs. Page, of Vallejo, whose hus-
band shot and wounded her and
killed himself, paid a visit to the con-
demned murderer, Russell, in the
county Jail. The husband suicided
and attempted murder on account OF
his wife and Russell.
a fire broke out in the county jail
this afternoon, but was quickly en-
tinguished with but little damage.
The was no panic created among the
prisoners.
An Indians head, said to be that of
Schonchin, is said to be in the pos
session of the officers at the army
hea iquarters in this city.
The British steamer, Lord of the
Isles, from Hongkony, is several
DAYS overdue.
In the cas- of the young man, Jas.
Holden, convicted of housebreaking,
the father of the prisoner appeared in
court to-day and asked the Judge to
send him to the State Prison. He had
done all i'm his power to reform him,
hut he failed to do so, and wanted
him punished severely.
SACRAMENTO, MAY 81.
The Governor pardoned A. j. Stow,
from Sonoma county, convicted and
sentenced for bigamy. The prisoner
was paralyzed and perfectly help
less.
CAMP SOUTH, TUIE LAKE,
May 20th-lO \. NJ.
Liutenant Boutelle reports that the
ModocS h ld a row among themselves
the day after the battle near Sorass
or Dry Lake. Two-thirds of the war
riors decided there was no use in con-
tinuing the contest. Some of the
Nodocs eve made the assertion that
they would fight no more, except in
~Seli-defense. Jack waNed wrathy al
such disaffectiOn and threatened to
warm the recanting warriors, but
finally he agreed to Il cessation of hos
tilities. and dispersed the warriors to
their conches in the rocks. Then he
called together a few OF his braves,
collected the finest weapons. ammu-
milton and horses, and started for the
Pitt river country. The Modocs, who
We're fought by Hashrouck's Com
mand were encountered by q detatch-
ment under Captain jackson at first
n routed afterward by the main
command under l~lashrouck. who
stirred them up a little. The Modocs
stampeded upon the approach OF the
soldiers.
LAlER-May Goth, 1890 A.. M.-The
late It advic $ state that the Modocs
have been seen along the road be-
tween here and Van Bremer's.
OAKLAND, May 81.
The GOrdon-RobinsOn case is again
before the public. Robinson has been
writing letters to the young girl Cor
don and threatening to get even with
the father. lie drew a revolver and
shot him. The people of Oakland
are greatly incensed at Robinson.
The Liberal Reform party held a
meeting last night about forty were
present. The Executive Committee
Is to report a plano organization next
Friday.
NEVADA.
AUSTIN, May u.
~Shoshone Indian was badly if not