The Van Buren press., 1873-01-28
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Special Dispatch to the Republican,
Indian Affairs.
Later Particulars Of Fridays Battle

| later Particulars t Frtday oo"e
| SAN FRASCisco. Jan 30.
Additional reports from The sceLe ~
fridays hattie with the Modocs gives
| the whites known to he killed, ten !,
wounded, thirty. Lieut.. Robert Fair
child cannot live The Modocs fought
naked and with the greatest desperation
sprpging from rock to rock. picking off
thc,sol oilers. and obliging many To i'ide
themselves till the darkness afforded a
means of escape, The troops made sev
eral charges along the line OF the lava
bed. but were repulsed Capt. Jack has
the greatest natural position in the conn
try The howitzers could not he used to
any advantage, owing to the dense fog
Four companies Of United States
troops, two artillery, one infantry and
one cavalry, started for the theatre Of the
Modoc war to day. from this city The
artillery will take the field as infantry
Total number about 300 Later inteIli
renee from the scene of battle with the
Modocs gives IA ~hite. killed, % wound.
ed. 4. The t,oops were obliged to leave
the dead on the field, The volunteers
will leave in few days, rs their term Of
service will expire,
VIRGINIA, NEv, Jan. 81.
The legislature his morning. the
hlanches voting separately, elected John
IT. Jones senator. MAJORITY in the house
8, and IL in the senate. Joint session
to morrow when the vote will be official
ly promulgated.
GEORGIA
ATLANTA, GA, Jan %
The fifth ballot in the General Assem-
bly, to day resulted in the election Of
General John Gordon United
States scna.or. Gordon received ll2
votes. Stephens Sc, and Akermsn Ii II
is believed that Stephens opposition to
the Cincinnati movement caused his de
feat A movement is on foot to nd
him to Congress from the Eighth disC;ict,
made vacant by the death of Gen Wright.
Stevens will be elected without opposi
ton. He will accept the nominat on
LOilSlANa,
NGw ORLEANS Jan 90
Mcssrs. For nan, Southmayd and
MITCHELL members of the state returning
boart, left this evening for Washington
with the official returns of the state elcc
| tion held in November last. Th> 81 gen.
temen have been Summoned to testify
before The Judiciary cummi tee
The McEnerv and X 'llogg h uses have
each appointed large number of tax as
SCISSORS and collectors
of'. W WAsHlNGroN, Jan %.
The House bill t. ahol Ii the frauking
privilege as amended and passed by the
Senate to day is as follows
Be it enacted. aud 70 that the franking
privilege be. and the same hereby i ahrl-
ishrd from and after the Is, day Of July
1873, and that henrrforth, Ill official cor
rpsbondrncc Of whatever nature, and
otlier naiInb matter sent from or adj
dressed to any officer of the government
or't anv other person now authorized
t. frank, such matter, shall be chargca
liie with NJ the sime rate Of pos'a e rs
may be lawfully imposed upon Ike mat
icf sthC bv or addressed to- her persons :,
provided that no compensation or allow.
ahce shall now or hereafter be made to
scnhtors. members and delegates Of the
iIhh c Of Representatives on account Of
postage
The above bill differs from that of the
Hohse in the addition OF the proviso and
the changing af the date at which the
bill'is to take effect. and also in striking
out the second and third sections provid-
ingfor the prepayment OF official matter
and punishment OF countcrteiters Of
stamps The bill goes back to the House
to act on separate amendment