The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-19


from Gen. Sc0field, dated the 18th: No
news from Gen. Gillem since the 10Th. but
l hope TO hear of decisive action this even
ing. All the available troops are ready to
move and if the next reports make it ne
eessary [ will go to tn, ront if my presence
there seems desirable
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Edward P.
Smith, Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
has telegraphed as follows to Agent Dyar
at the lava bed The commission is dis
continued. Advise Commissioners Mea
cham and Rosenborough
/ SAN Francisco. April lS.-Gen. Gillem
/ telegraphs Gen, Scofeld that he has fought
/ the Modocs all day, and has driven them
to the immediate vicinity of their strong
holds. Lieut.. Egan was wounded, and
three other men killed and nine wounded.
| SAN Francisco, lS.-A private dispatch
from the Lava bed this evening saws the
Modocs fed to the hills south east Of the
Lava bed. The cavalry went in pursuit
The Sergeant of Company K. captured a
Modoc battle flag and took the scalp OF
Scar-taced Charley The savages mutila-
ted the body Of Eugene H. Ovey fearfullv.
Mr. Meacham is improving rapidly.
LAVA BED, April ls.-Eveninc The
troops captured the medicine fag. which
has waved in front ot CAPTAIN Jack
stronghold since his entry into the Lava
Bed. The modocs have been driven from
their stronghold The indications are that
they are travelling toward Willow Spring
on the old emigrant road and the cavalry
will start for the country east The troops
are in excellent spirits and anxious to pur-
sue the Modocs We hope to announce
the death of the last of them in week
WASHINGTON, April lS.-Prof. HARDEN.
in charge of the United States expedi-
ton TOR geological survey Of the Terrific
rles, who last year visited the lava beds in
Oregon now occupied by the M0doc In
dians, informs reporter of the EreuiRq
Star that the lava beds are an overflow Of
volcanic matter forming a perfect sea OF
melted rock which, in gradually cooling
became broken. Numerous little streams
have worked their way through and the
whole place is filled with caverns. Often
they connect with one another and extend
for miles under ground They vary in
width from fifty TO five hundred or six hun
dred feet. Entrances to them are gener-
ally very small and therefore can be easily
defended. The lava beds comprise from,
fifty to one hundred square miles. It will
be dltflcult thing to surround the mounds
and there is great danger Of eluding the
troops on account of the familiarity Of the
Indians with the lava beds. The Modncs
are the same as the Digger Indians, and
hive upon rabbits, lizards. suckers. and all
kinds OF bugs and insects, which are found
in the caves.
The Attorney General this afternoon tel
egraphed the following to j II. Beckwith.
t'uited States Attorney at New Orleans:
Sir-Iou are instructed to make n
thorough investigation Of affairs in GRAFT
Parish. and if you find that the laws of the
United States have been violated you will
spare no pains or expense to cause the gull
ty parties to be arrested and punished, and
II military aid is necessary to execute anv
United States process you will call on Gen.
Emory for that purpose, who has been in
strueted to furnish it. GEo. Fl. WILLIAMS,
Attorney-General"
WASHINGTON, April lS-Representa- |
tive Crebs, Of Illinois, has returned to the |
Treasury his extra pay Crebs SAYS: As |
| gersistently opposed the passage of the |
bill ter the increase Of pay, | cannot CON
sclentiously accept the money
HALIFAX, April lS.-E, NJ. Donald. Col |
lector of Customs here, gave Judgment in |
the Atlantic inquiry to-day in open court. |
he commended the conduct of officers af /
ter the ship struck, but condemned her |
management from the time she bore up for |
at P. NJ. on the 5lst OF March. |
the Captain conduct in leaving /
the deck at midnight Hiscertifcate might |
mo pan0piluH hsrt IN l.
forts to save life it shall be revoked for two
years. John Brown, fourth officer. is to
be suspended for three months
tltty,,nine bodies were recovered yester-
day and twelve to-day
LONDON, April lS.-A di pa c. from
Berlin says the death of the ..,,e is re-
ported II that city this morning. No credit
IS placed in the report here
ROME, April lS.-The Pope is better but
still confined to his bed Il
LONDON, April 1S.-The remains of 4
Bishop McIlvain, Of Ohio, who died in
Florence, are in Westminster, awaiting
shipment to the United States. Funeral |,
services will take place to-day. Benjamin
Moran, Secretary OF the L. s legation, will
be a pail bearer /,
SALT LAKE, April lS.-RufuS King, Il
postmaster at Silver City, has been issuing
| large number of money orders in the
lames of different men on the postoffice at
Nock Island and other points east He
presented the orders here and got $3.50 as
seth X. Jones, but not being identified he
sold them and being indorsed they were
,ashed he was arrested at Ogden this ,
svenlng sg He has in his possession a large I
lIlloer ~ ~ oi money orders, which he intend
ID to get cashed.
NEW & ORR, April ls.-The Jury in the
ohreifiln wife murder case came ;ntn - conrt
1t midnight, with verdict of mnrder mr., in
me second degree. The prisoner was sen-
fenced TO imprisonment for ifa e' vas SeH
A. Columbia, ); O., dispatch states thu,
James NJ Allen, Treasurer of GreenvilIe
'cunfy, was arrested Yesterday charged
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