Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22

ton of the exploring party, consisting of
nineteen persons, became separated from
the Polaris during severe gale, when in lat
itude az degrees 30 minutes and after
great deprivations, sufferings and narrow
escapes on the ice of the Arctic Sea, were final
ly rescued by the steamer Tigress, and brought
to st. Johns The fate of the Polaris and
those On board is not known, and probably will
not be for some time When the escaping
party last saw her she was under steam and
canvas, making for a harbor on the east side
of Northumberland Island She had no boats
left of six which she had taken with her from
the port of New York. The number remaining
on board was fourteen, and they had plenti-
full supply of provisions.
A duel was fought near Richmond, Va, a
few evenings ago, between John B. Mordecai
and Page Mccarthy. Both were wounded
Mordecai fatally. The seconds were arrested.
The difficulty occurred about a lady.
dispatch from Yreka on the night of the
18th states that Donald Mckay's Warm Spring
scout had found the M0docs in the lava beds,
four miles south of their old stronghold, near
the foot Of Snow Mountain, where they were
strongly intrenched.
The excitement over the recent Development
of the Bender murders in Cherry Vale, Kan
sas, continued on the 10th. The Roach family,
of LaGone seven miles from the slaughter,
| consisting of the old man and wife, and son
and wife, and Stephenson, John Harness and
wife, and Thomas Tylle, wife and daughter,
had been arrested. A. NJ King, q travelling
district preacher, had been arrested at Parsons,
and a notorious murderer, once pardoned
from the Penitentary, named Major Munford,
and a woman with him, were arrested at Fort
Scott.
A courier arrived at Yrcka On the morning
of the l2tk, with news of 3 battle Of Has
brouck's command, in which the Modoc
Indians were repulsed.
The Secretary of the Navy has stated that
from all he could learn the P0laris would
probably be able to reach some extreme north
ern port, but if, after allowing her Il reasonable
time, she should not do so, vessel would be
dispatched i'll that direction, with the object Of
her relief, or of obtaining information, if pos
sible, concerning her.
According to the account received on the
18th OF the recent fight between Uasbrouck' 5
command and the M0docs, it seems that on
the morning of the 18th Captain Jack 5
band rode within 100 yards Of the camp, all
dismounted, and charged on the camp firing
into the herd and guard. The first yolley
stampeded the herd While the men were
getting under arms the Modocs gave
yolley after voley, killing four soldiers
and one Warm Spring Indian. rally
was made and the charge sounded. This time
Mckay and some Of his men united and drove
the Mod0cs into the timber, capturing twenty
one ponies, three pack mules, one Modoc Who
was left on the field and nineteen mules.
| They packed of six bodies before they re-
| treated. The trail was covered with gore and
| the Indians beat hasty retreat toward the
| McLode range of mountains. In this fight the
| Modocs lost their entire stock Of ammunition,
except what they had in their pouches. Cap
tain Jack was clothed in General Canby's uni
| form.
| A call has been issued for q representative
convention of trades unions, to be held at
Cleveland on the 18th of July, to organize an
Industrial Congress CT National Trades As
sembly
| 4 dispatch from Yreka on the night of the
| 14th saws the Modocs have another rocky for
tress, which they were making still stronger.
| The position is about twenty miles south OF
the last stronghold
4 dispatch from the Modoc seat OF war
| 18th, says that the Modoc5 had made stand
in a rocky fortress which was still stronger
than the last one and about twenty miles
south Of it. Bogus Charley, who had been
seen on the upper Klamath, but not
captured reported that there were thirty
of them, and that they would fight until
the last man is killed Lieutenant Harris
who was wounded in the battle of the Goth OF
April, died in camp May II. The present force
at the command of Gen. Davis was not con
sidered sufficient TO make successful attack
upon the Modocs in their new stronghold but
the General will endcaYor to hold them where
they now are, and await renforccmcnts with
mortars that are hurrying forward and are
expected in a few days.
A commission has been appointed 10 meet
the Sioux Indians and obtain a reversion tc
| reservations III Nebraska, III order that the
land may be made accessible to homestead
prc-emptiOn
The New York canals opened for navigation
on the 18th.
The police authorities of Chicago are strictly
enforcing a city ordinance requiring the closing
Of liquor saloons at eleven O'Clock at night
The proprictors of one Of the leading establish
ments have resisted the enforcement Of tho
law and been put under arrest, and will carry
the matter to the Supreme Court for final de
cision.