New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12

manner for Captain Jacks wife. The tear.
came into Mary's eyes, and in an emphati,
manner she said, 'Me no like such talk. HI
dead. He my brother. Hurt me here,
placing her hand on her heart. No amour,
Ut petting could get Mary into good
hu1nor again. Jacks favorite wife was in
camp but not visible. The reporter caught
a glimpse OF her through the trees, and saw
that her lace was painted black DIS badge
| of mourning.
The Modocs appear to be very sensitive
and when asked 10 dance declined doing So
saying that they had lost too many friends
lately.
| The Princess was married to white man
1ro!n whom she separated, and, until lately
was living with Miller Charley. whom she
mas also quarreileG with and left, to the
delight of Nose, who laughed heartily al
his rivals discontinue
There are four very old women in the
camp, ali OF them claiming 70 lbs over 100
years OF age. The Oldest IS Steamboat
FRANKS great grandmother.
The men are very reticent in regard to
| their troubles with the United States gov
eminent, and Bogus Charley is the only one
at all communicative on the subject. The
| reporter tried to draw Scar-face out in re-
| gard to Canby's assassination. The chief
sald: Man IN camp shoot Candy. Me
KNOW man. Ne no tell" and then relapsed
INTO silence. He claims that the tribe were
removed from perfect paradise on fully
Lake to barren country. and love of home
Drought Thorn back and prevented their
leaving without fight. When the war be-
gan there were sixty-five warriors in the
tfloe, anu during all the fighting they had
sixty-seven women and fifty four children
10 look after and care for. From the above
statement an idea OF the desperation with
"nich they fought can be CLEANED. The
tribe now numbers lj2 persons all told:
thirty warriors, tiity-two women, and
the remainder children
ocar-faced Charley is the only member Of
the band who remained faithful to Captain
Jack throughout. Bogus Charley, Steam
boat Frank, Sognostie Jim and Hooker Jim
went over to the enemy and acted as scouts
until the tribe surrendered. Scarfaced
could not be connected il any wav with
Candy s murder, and none of these five men
TOOK part IL the massacre at Lost River.
Bogus, especially, was opposed to the mas
sacre, and did all he could TO prevent it.
one month ago Steamboat Frank and
Schenchin Pete began learning to read by
means OF o pictorial chart and are progress
sing very rapidly.
Whlle Frank was reading t0r the benefit
OF the strangers he asked his wife what
jug spelled.
jug" was the reply.
w no make III
Christ"
What do with ii!'
'Put whisky"
''What do then!'
Drink whisky
''What do then!'
''Raise he'll, which ended the questioning.
Strange to say, Long jim. who is very
melancholy over the killing of his pappoose
by soldier and the loss OF his wife, laugh
ed at this.
SO far tie Modocs have made very little
progres S. IN cultivating their lands, having
been bnslly engaged in making fence rails
and putting up fences. Their spirit seems
to have been broken, and the agents have
had no trouble with them whatever so far
The members of the tribes obey the chiefs
promptly, maintain good order, DO not fall
out among themselves. aud are not Jealous
of each other. Twenty seven OF the young
sters who attend the Quapaw school are
boarded by the government and clothed by
the Society of Friends
Before concluding, a word about Curly |
haired Doctor. His skill as sleieht-ot- |
hand performer is wonderful, and the in |
clden1 which follows is vOuched for by sew |
eral gentlemen who were visiting the camp |
at the time. Scar-taced Charley had been |
complaining OF pains in his breast and back |
for couple of days and Big Medicine was |
sent tor He came, and after getting off q |
lot of gibberish placed his mouth 10 the
breast Of Scar-tace. He kept it there a few
moments and then spat out a fuli sized |
crawtish. He placed his mouth to the
chiefs back with a like result and repeated
the experiment until he had elected six
crawtish. The chief was satisfied and
claimed to be we'll Immediately afterwards.
la conclusion 1t should be said that the
agent IS confident that the Modocs are dis
posed to be friendly, and that they will
Grove one OF the most industrious tribes IL
he territory.