The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-05-07
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noiterers--a party of HttilIery NJ d
Infantry proceeded in the directioh
Of the present Modpo, ,sst.!ronghold.
Captain Thopas, comino nding !
dozen Warm Spring Indians, was, ex'
pected 70 GO operate on reaching tho
bluff. The Bfodoo bro drove the
troops to shelter, and as usual tho
foo was unseen. The Indians deliver
ed cross ana enflading 6re. pwo
wounded reasbel, the camp, whom four.
companies wore sent TO- the rescue.
They carried a ,etrc!cher' for tho
wounded, but could not rssoh ,hom.
LATEn-Tbc. wapnded aud killed
have. beer. collected, and arc waiting
conycyanco to camp: Sixtrcn wore
kilIeA Including Capt. Ehomss and
LieuNRants Howe aud Wright, .pnd
eight additional wounded. The
Modoc' had Speucer and blea'ph load.
ing rifles. SJmc nIe, known to have
two or moro rifles. Tina Indians
Numbered twenty.one when the sol
diors took refuge in the hollow,
every point Of which tho Indians ccm
mandel. The soldiers could not show
their hcads Or hands without certainly
being wounded. Very few scapcd,
and tho rest arg either killed or
wounded. The killed and wounded
Of the Modoc. is unl nown.
! LATER.-Tt is difficult to recognise
the dead, but from somo. article Of
d"e"s, thcir lineamcnts beiug horribly
dcfaccd. Eight men were buried in
the fold unrccognizcd.. Lieutenant
Cranston of Battery n, with four
men is still missing.
IT, The reoonpei,erihg, forca, consisted
of Batteries. K and AZ fourth Artil.
lory, and company Il, l2th Infantry.
VMG'SIA CRY, April 2o.-The
Ptage from Hamilton to Piocho was
robbed. The driver was killed. The
robbers were painted like Indians.
New Yokk, Mayn,s,-Tho ooppors'
sttrikkee, has ended. Tho largest faoto-
RIGS conceded. -,
Col. ". o. Cameron, who com.
manded tho 9Th United Statos, ,Ar,ille
5y during the war, shot himself to-
WisrinSe44o'ss. My a.-Goo. B.
tiicha diod at Cleveland, from p,raly.
sisr He will be remembered by the
journalists of the South as the assist
ant agent Of tho Associated Press,
under the go.nee,TSl agcpcy Of D, II.
Craig, and BY telegraphers as thS in
vontor of tho automatic repeater.
My Yonx, May ,3,-The failure
Of N. II. Giillett,,. i heavy ten mer-
Tho coopers' strike Slosod to-day,
ny the employers agreeing not to use
any more barrels made at Portland or
Bath, Nc.
:. The Celtic and City Of Paris took
S'TR''}y r. Es$sBss T. is's' q BBj.bsB ast,r.;n.
will be removed from tho steamship
City of Baltimore, tomorrow, when
they will be conveyed to St. Paul's
Church, Whc!e impressive, .ceremou-
les will be held ahd the funeral scr.
mon preached by the Bishop of. Now
York after which the BODY will be
conveyed to Cincinnati by,a ooumnmit-
tee., appointed by the. Diocese of
Amos SCOTT, a weli.knnewa;' ! and
highly. Eetpected citizen Of, Obcster
County, died last evening, at bis resi-
dence in Manhattan, from poison. 1t
appears that arsenic had been sprink-
led upon meat to destroy rats, and it
was left on the kitchen table,, SCOTT
being hungry, and thinking tho white
dust on the meat was Hour, eat Il.
He. we serenity. i've years old and
man Of wealth leaves q wife and
grown-up family. =,
BosroN, May "A fire broke out
about | O'Clock this morning it Port.
land street, and extended to Cause.
wsy street. Total loss estimated at
$6psoU6.
MEmpn's, May s+Florine won
the first race Tho frst heat was dead
between Falmouth and FIoriue the
SECOND vas by n neok--time 2.2O4.
2.24. falm9uth was the favcritc in
the poole, Quarter master won the
seoond-time 1914, ia9, l5lI.
Frank Hampt2n-time $40, $50.
The sheriff fas taken POSSESSION Of
the banking house of tho jackson In.
surance Company. It is believed the
bank is solvent and will soon ro.open,
PIocnE, May 3.-The Excitement
over the mine decision is unabated.
A number Of street fights occurred to.
cay. A Daan named Weloh, wounded
in tho fight yesterday died to-day.
, 81. LOUIS, May 3.--Advicos from
Cloud County, Kansas, state tina. an
other fearful snow storm bad OCCUR.
yed in that region, BY w6ioh num-
Der of lives wero lost and much nro.
psrty Destroyed. The ROOT Of house
owned by Mr.. Snyder was Blown off
and Mr.. Snyder, his wife, i've ohii.
dren. and q farm labor6t, wore buried
in the snow and frozen to death witbin
. few miles Of the house., A family
named Ulrioher shared a sim;Iar