The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-11
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WASHINGTON, June 10.
Surrendered.

| WASHINGTON, June 10.
Surrendered.
Michael Kane, who is charged will
the murder OF his brother John Kane
in March. surrendered himself to til,
authorities last evening"
The Massacre of ModOcs.
The National Republican this morn
ing denounces in the strongest term'
the massacre of defenseless Indians By
the Oregon volunteers.
As anticipated last night in these
dispatches, Governor Campbell, of Wyo
ming,was appointed member Of Sioux
commission.
Modoc Troubles.
The ASSASSINATION o! the Modoc
prisoners has stirred up the adherents
of the peace policy to renewed efforts
in behalf OF the remaining prisoners.
One of the main points they make is
denying the legality OF the military
commission to try the culprits on the
ground that General Candy was not
killed as commander of the Army ol
the Department Of Columbia, but was
killed while acting as peace commits
sioner, having been placed at the head
of the commission by special agree
ment between the President and Secre-
tary OF the Interior, with full power in
the premises. The Secretary OF War
in the order announcing the death Of
General Candy, dated April 18th, says
he was killed while endeavoring to
mediate for the removal OF the Modocs
from their present reservation. AS to
the killing Of Major Thomas and those
with him at that date, the commission
can take no cognizance OF that affair.
Should the President overrule these
objections the peace men will propose,
it is said, to bring the whole question
| before tae Supreme Court Of the United
States, by suing out writ Of habeas
corpus. The peace men claim that the
language of the order from the War
Department announcing Gen. Canbys
death, shows cenclusively that he was
acting as q peace commissioner. and
they quote therefrom that portion which
speaks OF General Candy as having
gone with the peace commissioners
after which he seems to have accom-
panied them to a last conference with
the savage chiefs in, as he supposed
friendly council, and there met his
death by treachery outside of his mill
tary lines.
The SoutIiern Claims Commission
The Southern Claims Commission
have suspended their operations until
the second week in October. The
Commission will then resume and
continue until the middle Of November
| when the examinations will stop and
the members will prepare their third
annual report to Congress, and send II
| in with the reports on over $500 cases
embracing all the insurrectiouary
States.
Halls Expedition.
Professor Barnard, OF Smithsonian
Institute, who has been aiding in the
examination OF the survivors OF the
Polaris, expresses the opinion that
the results already secured fully justify
the expedition, even il the records OF
the Polaris should not be preserved.
The Reward OF Traitors.
Colonel J. S. Mosby though he refus-
es all official responsibility for himself,
nevertheless he is very active in obtain
inc places for his friends and old COM
psnions in arms. Colonel Chapman
and Captain Samuel Chapman, former
" of Colonel Mosby's battalion, have
Just beeen appointed postmasters at q
salary OF $1,000 each.
A Consummate william.
For the pas! three months parents
and husbands have constantly visited
Captain Giving, of the detective force,
begging him to arrest a good looking
Young man about twenty-five years old
who was in the habit of meeting young
girls on the street, making appointments
with them, giving obscene publications
to them aud in some cases leading them
to correspond with him and annoying
Young married women by his imperli-
nence. They also stated that he had
seduced several young girls and destroy
ed peace in the family circle. The de-
tectiye to-day arrested the man snc
took him to the central Office, where
he was searched and gave bis name al
B. F. Fauaham, but refused to give his
address. 1t is understood that he is II
the real estate1 business. He had
memoranda on his person when arrested
which it is claimed will prove seriou;
charges against him.
MARYLAND.