Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 30, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. ‘WATCOHES AND JEWELRY. OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF A\ 8 By AT COST! order to muke room for our Spring Btook fr ‘atohes, wo_shall close out our present 150 Tabs 10 tho X Oliday DLado, ot pas sotial X o Sont of manuthoture snd importations. - NO RESERVATION % & 000 GOLD. WATOHES, ut from $30 to L osaluo ‘ench ; usnal ‘prico, $40 to $300. GILES, BRO. & (0., 266 & 268 WABASH-AV,, 334 WEST MADISON-ST. TO RENT. STORE 'T0 RENT. No. 40 Randolph-st., 26x100, four stories and basement, fin- ished in the best manner. Ap- ply to THE WESTERN NEWS COMPANY, 42 and 44 Ran- dolph-st. ) TO RENT. Second and third floors of 74 end 76 RANDOLPH-ST., very light. To -right parties a low rent will be made. Apply to J. L. WAYNE & SON. TO RENT, Three Floors, separately or togeth- er, of large building on BState-st., near Van Buren, well-lighted, with elevators, suitable for wholesale business ormanufacturing purposes. Apply at No.' 523 Wabash-av. Well-lightad offces, fintshod In Srat-olaes style, on La- .+ noar Randolph, corner of allay; first floor, 820 Ball 0 885; sccond, B15 to 853 thted, 813 to §30. WILLIAM H. QONDON, 47 LaBallg-st., Room 3, TO RENT, Desirable Btores and corner Basoment in iggs House, corner Fifth-nv. and Ran- dolph-at. Afipfiym OHASH & ADAMS, 31 Bryan Blook. TO REINT Tro, Well Lighted Offoes e First, Floor, with, £ood oy St tor Banis a watiablo. for Tionl Kefatay Rallroads, or any kind of Offico-Businose. ~ Also, Sultes of fioes in Socond and Third Btorios of Garver's Building, 03, 48and 48 Bouth Cllrk-s noxt ‘ko Shorman House. a1 E!ll ‘Room No. 15 So Jark-s TO RENT. Fr arots , No. 111 Bouth Woodat, 1o Eom May Iah farmlihed house? t?numafi'e’bbmko? itk arn, eto. ; all me improvenants. A st onoe to D0, BRADLEY, 160 Wasningtomate oo RISINT. Offices, Offices, Bxchange Building, corner Clark and Washe s inzbongl’tu., Room 43. TO RENT, Degirable Offices in the M.etrogoli- tan Block, Inquire of A. A. - GER, Office No. 8. . HOTELS. Summer Hotel. The new Hotel at Highland Park will be opon Juns 1. This Hotel is only throe storios high, but contalns 125 ¥ooms. It {a B0O foot long, hias broad halls ruoning full longth of bouse; 600 feok of plazza 19 foot wide deck on tho top of the house, 300 foot long, overlooking Lake Miohi, Itisoneioiris vids fron Obleago, in ¢ Highland Park, wharo s pler is boing sasure exouraions from roquet Ground; lishment in connieotion with the it pgma.;:rfizl:’“fi‘ i , or ¥, P. fons, ‘Agent H. P, B. Co., o 4, Ohi a broa BRIGGS HOUSE, REBUILT, Corner of Randolph-st, and Fifth-av, OLD TERMS, 83 PERL DAY. RICKOORDS & HUNTOON, Proprietors. . ¥, WELLS f Brlggs House, A L T e e | Oloris. GENERAL NOTICES. Chicago & - Northwestern Railway. SPEOCIAL NOTICE. d after Thuraday, May 1, the Oity Of- P ey stloof lwzeké!- il bo 4y squih: VO eoantation Piokots will bo #0ld ab this offigo only. MARVIN HUGHITT, Gen, Supt. W. A, THRALL, Gen. P, Agt, THE PORTSHOUTH IRON BUTLDING Amaolation bave satablished an agonoy st 43 Bouth Olark- #t., where thoy will bo happy to rocelve ondors and make ‘estimatos for contractors and bullders. Room3, J, H, BMITH, Agent. CARPET OLEANING. KING CARPET CLEANER Boston Carpet Cleaning Co, 44 AND 46 WEST ADANS.SE, Brauch, 80 TR o 2 oo, BTORAGE, STORAGH. IMPIRN WARENOUEB, 198 TO 310 MARKRY.ST, Sicrage of all kads of marahandies at somtouable ater, osirios 1o hold goods will d {l o8 e 1B WONTD, DICKINON a"60." JEWELRY, &o. FINE WATCHES, We have the largest assortment of Fine Watches in the West, which we are selling at remarkably low -prices. ‘We have just received another large invoice of| GOLD GUARD CHAINS. N. MATSON & €0, STATE & MONROE-STS. OHINA.. CROCKERY, &o. AT RETATT. FRENCH CHINA, CROCKERY, ‘GLASSWARE, Silver-Flated Goods, TABLE CUTLERY, &0 BURLEY & TYRRELL 274, 276 & 278 Wahashav., CORNER VAN BUREN-BT. WE ARE SELLING White China Dinner Sets, 141 Pes, for $35.00, White Chita Tea Sefs, ~ 56 Pos,for 640, In faot, we aro closing out our entire ‘Wholesale Btock, at Retail, AT WHOLE- BALH PRICES, in ordor to make room for an elegant Retail Stook for 8pring Trade. Seott& OvingtonBros, - 219 West Madison-gt. PAPER HANGINGS. Don’t Fail TO CALL ON HILEER, JENKINS & FAXON, 107 STATE-ST,, And soe the largest and most gom- plete stock of Paper Hangings, Dec- orations, Window 8hades, Lace Cur- tains, Lambrequins, Bedding, &oc.,to be found in the city---all New and Beautiful Designs, FLOWERING PLANTS, &c. FLOWERING PLANTS, Bonguets,and Floral Designs. A cholce sssortment of Houso, or Dedding Plants, at reasonablo prices, at the large Consorvatory on North Olark-st., ono blook narth of Ohfoaga-av., or at southeass comor of Stateand Washington.sts., entrance through Roddin & Hamilton's, Jewolers, WM. T. SHEPHERD, | Fr.omIeT. _ CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. JOHN MIDDLETON & SON, Garpenters & Builders, 60 end 62 Third-av. GENERAT, CONTRAOTING, TORE & OFFIOE FITTING, COD LIVER OIL, WILLSON’S CARBOLATED COD LIVER OIL Is a Apecific and Radioal Curo for CONSUMPTION AND SUROFULOUS DISEASES. ofjamgmber the namo, v+ Willson's Qarbolatod Ood Liy |, Tl 6-8h e, bearin, fventors slgeatiro, Sad 8 30id by tho bees Droggiati, Prepared by J, H, Willson, 30 Platt-st,, N, ¥, ‘Wholoeals Western Dapo IURLBUT & EORALL, 44 46 RversL., Ciig, T0 LEASE, OR FOR SALE, LONG TIME, The most desirablo looation outside the fire-limits, near Ashland-av. and Van Buren- st., in separato lots or one entire block. T, 1, PATTIREON, 45 Mi; an-av., Room 3. BUSINESS CARD, John Lyle King, % LAW OFFICE, 128 OLARK-ST., Betweon Washington aud Madison. CHICAGO BMACHINERY. - RICHARDS' IRON WORKS, 47 & 49 South Jeflferson-st. W. B. BATEHAM, Peest. _J. O, RIOIARDS, Bupt, BUILDERS OF FIRST.CLASS 3 I Portable and Stationary ENGINES, AND IMPROVED ELEVATOR MACHINERY. THE *'OLD RELIABLE" Bicharg,s Power Corn-Sheller, ver 1,500 In Daily Uso. WARRANTED toshell alegn from the cob without eute o OF biviaing tho grais, aad oloam tho 6orm 1n Arsbelsss condition for markot, “Eho, talevol Shons zmuchines tho past susson havo ox; fendoa" Winghott 50 Yo, 23 Calitornln and (ol Bl tation Focst valu Tommonts, “Hhol simpliety of Boghacfim '8nd ubstantint conatruo: ouraciast tio asperian that they wil do moro qud &llu' WOrk, ¢! osh exponso for ropnirs, high_ropuf 0 any othor machines in the market. ‘Wo mako a BPECIALTY of the construction of, IMPROVED ELEVATOR MACHINERY, bt A 538 bian’ s s vat i 16 ag ng" 3 el S reted v Ho: s i thows ontomplating goat many 'llnl‘tg improvoments in o lfiilfi&%fi’rflffif wr gonstrustion O oy A O hongn Bossd of Reade, Bar jormpanios, Aills, & Bond for Untalo; BUSINESS CHANOCE. TREMONT HOUSE FOR SALE. Fraiare, Firture, and Léass 0f the Present Tremont House, The house is most admirably adapt- ed for families, having 120 rooms, 40 of which are in suites, with all the modern improvements. Furniture 'in most excellent condition, most of it being new. The house is in splen~ 1 did order, rent low, end will be sold yupon liberal terms. If not disposed .of on or beforo Monday, May 5, it will be sold at public suction, due notice to be given hereafter. JNO. B. DRAKE. STOVES. RANGES. &o.. " RATHBONE'S STOVES Are favorably known ali over tho United Btatos. » tho most popular pattorns is the yFor n‘fid OQoal, Boft Coal, nr Wood, with Low FEnamoled COOKING STOVE, 1 aserval, or withyPlpos for flosting Watar ouns, ote. over 0, To! Among v Wo also manufsoturo o Jarge varloty of GOOD CHEAP STOVES, Uting the ssmo quality of Tron na fn the Fontl s e beuas ke o ae an thtorior Risve,™ FOR BALE TO THE TRADE ONLY, BY / RATHBONE, SARD & 00, 388 & 4.0 Lake-st " Above Btaves aro forsalo at rotail by tho prominent deal- ‘ors in tho clty and country, TELFE NIEVRT ENPIREGOOK STOVE THE FINEST EVER MADE! BOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW! ¥ins More Good Fentures Than Any Othor! An Examinstion Will Convines You! Mlnn{;nxt,:rr:,fl. !*Ig;v;'l‘l‘yfl.nlmb) I Baldme:;la sod JOHN D, MACLEAN & CO, 335 STATE-ST. FINANOIAL. ASSIGNED ESTATE OF THE Enterrise Tnsurancs Company, "The second dividend (forty.threa por cont) awarded by tha Auditor, will be paid by THE PHILADELPHIA TRUST, SAFE DEPOSIT AND INAURANOE OOM- PANY, Asiguoes, at their Offico, No. 421 Ohostnut.at. A form of recoipt will be sent to each oreditor whose addrose is known to the Amsigneocs, L. L. ERRINGER, Vige Prosidont, OHARLES 1L, onowan B. PARKER PIERCE. PIERCE & BROWER, " BROKERS, 28 MAJ?E_EON—ST. Local Btocks, Commeroial Paper, Govern- ment and Western Beourities, Illinois 10 per cent Registered Coupon Bonds. $10,000.00 Fourth National Bank Stock for Sale, - For pri d partioul: ) v R e TED. 2 “Lumber. A Gentloman who has been In the Tumbor Buniness, und who understunds It thoxoughly, wyishes to engngo with somo Yard as Salesman or Couutry Sollcltor, Onn farnlab tho very best of reference. ‘Addres IS 28, Tribuno ofe fce. b fronsos . BLACKSMITELS AND BLAOKSMITH'S HELPERS || For i F wakamite B achar it e doPelpers: r::k.fl " Soply s BiboR (F0R " Horper Works, i lorn-aY. REMOVALS, - REMOYV.AT. FIRE INSURANOE OFFIOR CHAS. H. CASE, To No. 160 Washington-st. OAPITAL REPRESENTED OVER 16 MILLION DOLLARS. SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MARINE INSURANOE 0., OF. MAHS. NORTH AMERICA, OF PHILADELPHIA, X, RO X A gbx:g bfiy'dré%c:ya Oompanios amount OF LIVERPOOL. T:ons08 to ovor $ Drellings, Houdohold Tumiture, Btora Bulldings and contenta fnsurod on favorablo torms. 160 Washington-st.,, Chicago. REMOVAL. MRS, &, SCHOEN & (0., MILLINEBERY, 266 Weost Madison-st, The Latest and Choloost Stslos of Parisand Iondon Fashions, é:rrdmlwm pleass ovorybody. Call and ‘convinos yoursolt. REMOVATL. | J. M. W. JONES, STATIONER, Has romoved from 63 Oanal and 107 Olark-ste. to Nos. 104 and 108 Madison-st. A SPLENDID STORE, PLENTY OF GOODS, AND FAIR PRIOES. AMERICAN EXPRESS (OMPANY. REMOVAL. Tho WEST, §IDE Bran this Gompany has e N L R R A o sty coroee of Mediion. | The GOUTIL SIDE Branch Oiflos, 530 Wabaah-a¥., will bo romoved to Wabab: cornor of Twolty4uoaid.at., Bpy b G. BEATON, Agent. April 25, 18% "REMOVAL. Our office attor this dato wifl be at Room No, 44 Port- ) D Wi 0fa, e, A SR T WV e, FIDELITY SAVINGS BANK, SECURITY FROM XLOSS BY ROBBERY, FIRE, OR ACCIDENT. FIDELITY ‘Savings Bank AND Safe Depository, In tholr now Fira-Proof Bullding, 1438, 146 & 147 Randolph-st., Rocolvo for safo kooping In thelr GREAT FIRE AND BURGLAR.PROOF BAFE DEPOBIT VAULTS (smong the bost in the world, having cost over ono hundred thodsand dollars), Coupon Bonds, Becurities, Family l’l:\‘lo Cotn, Deods, Wills, and Valuables of every do- N ; “Ahic, Tont Safes In tholr Vaalts af from 810to 8K & ar, acoordis 50, %R udtyof evory kind rocolved and executod. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits, JOHN O. HAINHS, President, REAL ESTATE. 2 Desirable Mmvestment. 1 am {nstruoted by ownors to offor for sals, on favorablo torms, B, 10, 20, 30, or 40 acres of the proporty known as the *'Btool Farm, slwatod in Bec, 9%, T. 5, R.13, In the southwestarn part of the olty, bounded north spd south by Twonty-sixth and Thirty.first.sts, and onst and ‘wost by Kedric aad Mowry-sts, This propo jolns Lawndalo on the south, and is oartain to sdvanco rapidly in value. The attention of Capitalists is called to this Advertisement. Applrto JOHN JOHNBTON, Agont for Owners, Room 4, Noa. 8 and 85 LaBalle-st, $5,5600.00. HOUSH AND LOT, Monthly Paym ents. Ofr will snorifige for all or half cash. Oneleft on Forty-firat-st.,, between Oottaga Grove oand Vinoennos-ava,, built wel th nioo fnish, marble mantols, inside blinds, gas, cistern, large barn for two_horses, o cow, an oarriage. Oall on owner, J. L. MOKERVEER, 133 LaBallo-st., Room lé, or any evening, a7 University-plade. FOR SALE, House of ® rooms, with lot. 50 foet front on Lake-av., nosr Xenwood Station, with or without tho Furniture, at o bargain if sold =oon. Apply to M. O. » Room 1, Nevada Bloalk, At a Sacrifice. Thras-story briok housg, n & good uelghborhood, B &ndfnhlt.. nu‘r(BIlzngutI;a lhllnd.:d for 91,300 to good Sa0e 67,500, Bt ho s 3 AVRES € LOYY, 1 Washingtonat, ACRE PROPERTY Nour Contral Ba, b sl Tty g blogken, agenaw bl of W 4 SRNG TN £ RORANH Mihland Park Builing. Co, Offios 183 BIONROEBT., Room 4, Kont's Building. ‘Houaes and Lots for salo on easy torms, FRANK P. HAWKINS, Agent. o EORBALE AMBERG'S Lotter Holder, File, & Binder, WITH INDBEXES. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & C0, 118 AND 120 MONROE-ST, BLANK BOOKS, In great variety and at low pricer L ROt g “TREES! TREES! 8, is0n-! ufi' thn:ll‘find ii:'flgl‘llud Austrian Plne, from fwo to b, forty rods north af éng'“fig?fn’d" X tal , hiraba, Y815 Depor, 4 North 78, Auirersaly o Oatres, &t tha Yrasciand Comec riat. oars in gonneotion wit) Sioanfouss and Ded dingous ark.al, Cstalog . W RULLER & BRO. , WEDNESDAY, APRIL’ 30, ;57,'3..1 INSURANCE, ¢ INSURANCE! THE AGENOY OF SMLMODRE (O, OFTERS - Tndemnity Unsurpassed ‘To Partlos doalring Insurance on DWELLINGS, ! HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, | . BUILDINGS, MERCHANDISE, LEASES, GRAIY, PROVISIONS, And Othor Proporty lisblo to the PIRIL OF CONFLAGRATIONS, Beven Relinble Companies are ropresented by us. 8. M. MOORE & 0O. COATL. COATL. E. L HEDSTROM & (0, MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF Anthracite Coal, AND DEALERS IN OFHI0, INDIANA, and ILLINOLS SOFT COALS, Havo now afloat and for sale tho following cargoos: Sohr GILB'T MOLLISON, Fe 3 Hohr ORIENT, trom Kale Yoo, Mo, Bl tona Ranae ctiz CORTILS) from Fale avon, 60 tos Ghostout, Bohr JAS, PLATT, from Inir Havon, 304 tons Sm. Egg.. Sone O RE. TOND: from Kalr Havon, 435 tous Yy e Sobr LILLIE PAREONS, Fair Havon, 420 tons fiango, com LoiTald, 900 tons 2 Bark REDWING, from Bufialo, 850 tons Jtango, Chicago Office, 148 Market-st, Will shartly romove to 71 Washingtan-st. 'YARDS—North Branch, cor. Kinzle and Kingsbury.sta. Bouth Branoly, foat of Kaet B -t Rotatl ordors Hllod prompily and withsorer HORATIO PRATT, Agent for Chicago. Princips] Eastorn OMoo—~DBuftalo, N. ¥, Lak 1 — & Lok Bipping Potuts—Duflalo, N.'Y.; Fair Haven (on FISHING TACKLE, KNIVES, &o. “FISHING TAORLE” BPORTSMEN and DEALERS wlll find overythlu frablo in Rods, Li; d B R0 Ho, iy Sgnenis, & BI0 “FABLE ENIVES,” In Trory, Bono, and Rubbior Handles. Thirty steles, 3,00 E"flr Boaon wpward. " BIGGS SPEROAR & O 435 Wabash-av. “POCKET KNIVES.” Flyo hundred differant dostgas, of the vory fincst qual® 1o7, ouir o mako, IXE. nd [todgers'y from 35 ocnds i 880,00 pash. " BIGGH, SPIENOAT & CO., 105 Wabasb.av. “CORKSCREWS,” piamssEns ot ot ek, Techy 2od e BPENCER & CO. pl’tfl Wnl)nlh-ln oreties WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS, CALL AND EXAMINE HARTFORD Woven Wire Mattress At the Company's Branch Office, 286 State-st., Chicago. THE BEST BED IN THE WORLD, For sale by tho FURNITURE DEALERS everywhero. J. T. BSTONE, Manager. CLOTHING. Clothing. SPRING OVERCOATS, FINE ABSORTMENT, Crstom Department at West Side Store, EDWARDS, BLUBTT & (0, 45 and 47 West Madison-st., 808 STATHE-ST. OARRIAGES. Carriages. . B. IXIT.T, Doaler 1n & groat varloty of I'ine Rackaways, Viatorias Taroughos, Phagtons, Jump-8uats, Blide-Heats, Top an Open Bugglos, Pony Phaotono, Ushoords, &« Ropoa- '8% & 20 SOUTH CLINTON-ST., NEAR WASHINGTON. do. GS, o 1 HENRY N. HOLDEN ‘Wholosale and Rotatl Doalor n all kinds of HARDWO0OD LUMBER. Also, Mahogany, Ronsewood, Florida Oedar, ‘Veneors, &o. Partioular attontlon paid to fllling bills for any kind of Hardwood or F'anoy Liumber, QFFIGE AND YARD—No. 211 South Market-gt, DRESS-MAKING, Fashionable Millinery AND DRESSMAKING, At Mrs, D, A, Jackson's Parlors, 8R STATE-ST. Fibune, THE MODOCS. The Lava-Beds the Scene of An- other Fearful Massacres A Small -Body of Troops En- trapped and Shot Down, Twenty-five Killed and as Many More Wounded. List of the Victims as Far as Known. 8A% FaNo15C0, April 20,—A courier who hias srzivod here reports anothior torriblo fAight with tho Modocs, in whieh 10 of our men woro killad, including Cepte Thomes and Licut, Howe, of tho Fourth Artillery, and Liout, Wright, of tho Twolfth Infantry, snd 323 wounded, including Ldont, Harrls, of tho Fourth Artlilory, Others are missing, Partioulars scon, LavA-BEDS, April 20,—A. roconnolsaanco, composed of Dattorles X and A of the Fourth Arlillery, sd Compsny E of the Twolfth Infantry, loft camp at 7:0 this moruing, procooding in o direction known to lead to tho presont Modoo strong- hold, Capt, E, Thomas, of the Fourth Artilléry, boing in .command, Adozonor o of the Warm Spring Indiana wors cxpoctod to co-operato on. Onpt, Thomas® Teft, Tho troops, having formod a line of skirmishor, advanced without hesitation until thoy arrived at tho foot of tho bluff south of the lava-beds, having in the mosnwhile signoliod to thoesmp that no Indisns could be found. On resching the bluff the Modocs oponod a ovors fire, causing tho troops to seok auch sholter as thoy could find in the crovices and chasmn, and, sa usual, the foo was unscon, Tho first position became untonable, owing o tho fact that the Indlsns obtained both & crossonfilading firo and a Airect firo, Booxposod was tho position that up to tho progent writing (T o'lock in the cvoning) only two of our woundod oould go to camp. As nino ‘wounded, including Lious, Wright, of the Twelfth Infantry, hod sought sholtor in a orevieo which woa particularly open to the Modoo fire, grave doubta exist of thelr ultimato safaty. An 500 as information was recoived at hesdquarters relativoto tho peril of the troops, aid was atonoco pushod forward to thelr rascue, four compantoa boing ordored out—two of cavalry from this camp snd two from COol. Msson's, _Btretohors for the conveyance of tho wounded wers forwarded, Theso returned just now without having schiovod the objeot for which they wero fntonded, Poor fellows!a bittor cold night at loast is beforo them, It in baroly pos sible thet, considoring tho ohsracter of tholr enemy, somb of them no longer heed edther tho cold orheat, Tholr comrades wWho ere comingin camp show plainly by their demeanor the heartfalt sorrow thoy fool for thom, but they aro powarless, April 27—5:30 8. m.—A_dispatch rocetved from Col. Qreen, of tho First Cavalry, who went out with roin- forcomonta yesterdsy morning, shows the surpriso to ‘have been much mors complete, and was more terribly fatal, than wos at firat supposed, Tho dispatoh atatos that Capt, Thomas snd Liout, A, K. Howe, of the Tourth Artillers, wore Lilled; Licut, Horris, of the Fourth Artillory, badly, porhaps mortally, woundod ; Liont, Cranston, of tho Fourth Artiliery, missing. A full list of tho killed and wounded caunnot be ob- tained, but it is knovwn thst privates Ward, Battery K, and Parker and Oolling, Battory A, aro Killod ; private Boylo, of Company E, Twrelfth Infantry, and ono othior man of the samo compnuy, aro supposed killed, and that the Modocs burned thio bodies of the two Iatter, In sddition to tho list given above, tho nemos of Trirst Bergt. Robert 8. Roemer, Dattory A, and private John Iiggins, of Battory I, Fourth Artillery, aro glven as bodly wounded ; Afntt Murphy, Company E, Twelftli Infuntry; Jsmes Noblo sud Charics Onfr, Tattery A, Fourili Actillery, slightly ; Acting Assistant Burgoon 15, Somig wns wotindod [n ‘two places whilo attouding the woutided troopa. 5 P, a1, April 27.—From a sccond dispatch sent Ly Col, Groon it appoars that thore are now collected and waillng convoyance to camp sixteen men killod, in- il;lll.‘lllllég Capt, Thomas and Licut Howe, of tho Fourth Llnll‘,ywrl?ht, ‘Tyweltth Infantry, snd eight wounded, including Lieut, Harris, Fourih Artilory, Theao, added to tho number of wounded men above cltod, show o Iarga porcentago of casualtiea from the smalt number of men eungaged, Bome aiaty or slxty-ono Modocs aro armed with Bpencor earbines and broech-loading muskots ; nor fa it a singlo instance only whero tho Modoo has boon own to have posseaaion of two or moro Spencor rifles, enabling bim to lenr up a rapid firo of shots from his natural or artificlal breastwork of rook, Tho surface of the gronnd in many places is torn up by ‘voleanio action, leaving crovices, and theas aro adapta- blo fo purposts of either hiding or polnts of de- fonse, Thero woro meversl instances of soldiers Kmowing mothing of tho topography who havo como unawarca on ouch fissurcs ; therefore, they could not oscapo; thelr positiona woro confronted with a wily Indian rifie loveled, with fingor on trigger ; death, or ot loast o dangerous wound, was tho rosull; and too “often tho cowardly redskin ‘cacapes by 50 many paths Jnown only to themacives, TAVA-BEDS, April 27—8 . m.—Col, Groon's dispatch, glving an nocountof the dissstrous repulso by the Modocs on Sunday, states, ss & sample of tho treachery of tho savago mnlnfi, that s portion of the Batterics Amnd X, Fourth Astillry, aud Gompany E, Twel(th Infantry, fnding thescives in danger of boing out- tianked, Yook sheltor{d a hollow spot, which affordod o parlial cover, Home twonty no s0oncr dono 50 than the Indians, who know and com- manded every egross from the cavity at that polnt, and. numbered twenty-ono warrlors, detachod soven of thelr number on ono alde, fourtcon remaining on the othier, and opencd 8 crose-Gre on the poor fellows, who could not show Load or hand without the certainty of bolng struck, Very fow eacsped injury, and the rost wore either killed or wounded, Tt is noxt to impossible to ascertaln the numbor of Modocs rlled snd wounded yesterday, Capt. Mooy roported that his Warm Spring Indfabs bad taken four sealps, This may Lo the whole, and may be only & porilon, of thoto killed, tho Modocs being vory careful to destroy, as far as possible, all traces of thelr casu- alties, burning the dead bodles, Thelr wounded aro supposed to bo hidden {n caves, But few of them havo biecn scen 80 far, Justice to the memory of the gallaut dead compels us to record tho following well-anthentleatod facts : ‘When Capt, Thomas found himself aud his men sur- rounded by the vindictive fos, true to his naturp as a soldier, hoe sought to choer the soldiers on to the bitter and, obtain, i€ possibla, 1ifo for life, and soll thelr lives doarly, sayiny Hon, we are swrrounded. Womus en and soldiers,” In his noble of« n the courage of his smail command, he was ably soconded by Lieut, Howo and Lisut. Wright. After receiving his mortal wound he burled his gold ‘watch and ohaln among the rocks snd emptied his re- Yolver among the enemy_beforo dying, 1f living he would also write in torms woll desorved the praisc of Lisut, Harrs, who was similarly situated, Oapt, Thoinss, with = porilon of his D.Mo{‘y K, Fourh Artillory, sotsn exsmpleof bravery and do- Yits mon, nttering such sentiments as those already quotod, mot that they required such ex- preasions to stimulate them to deeds of bravery, When every man would willingly have followed elthor officer whérever ho choss to load ; yot thoy show the ‘mutusl confidonce exiating betwoen them, Sinos they ‘wero to fall, it is 8 pity that thpy had not boen whers Thoy could 'Lsva opposed a worthior foe ; but itis a ‘motrnful consolation thot each—Gapt, Thomas, Lisut, oward, and Lisut, Wright, tho son of a soldicr—met a soldice’s death in tho dofense of thelr Government and tholaws of the country. 'Of tho men killod or wounded, its porhaps sulictent to sy that they proved tholr Lravery with thelr blood 2o\ba formavr With their lives, and tho latter in thelr Taial or partinl dlsability, :30 p, m., April 37.—Roinforcomenta sent out undor Col. Groen, togother with tho killed and wounded, ara gapested momonturily, Tha heavy rain, now faliing, 1n boneficinl o flio Poor wounded meh, alloviating thelr ‘sufforing and”roleving Uielr fofered limbe. Thelr arrival o mont anxiously looked for by thoir ‘more fortunato comrades in camp, Evory proparation liow boen mads for tholr proper reception. ‘Wiion thio nows of tho massacro reachod the camp soldiers whio Liad grown gray In tho sorvice wept liko bables nt the fato of thoir oflicors and comradea. 6. m., April 28.—The troops, with the killed and wouided; sro roturniog. In addition totho death-lst glven, add: First Bergeant Tobert B, Romer, Battory A, and private Jamea X Listtary I Tourth Artlllery, diod yeatordsy; Ser; Yack, Datfery A, camo in woundod, Ho was oo s Viously mentiousd, - In maay nstaices it it ditioult to rocogulzo the doad but for somo article of dress known to livo belonged to them, Indlan barbarity hes defaced the lineamonts of those Xilled to an oxtent that fow riends of the poaco policy would readily bellovo, In tho prosont inatances the Indian policy has offected, indlrsctly, the death of Gon, Ganby, and_ sn_equally noblo Obristisn, Dr. Thomns s yet the rocent history, begiuning on the 16th, 161, and 17tk instants, was & continuation of the wame policy, but it requirod the massacro of tho 26th to ndd thio' orowning featlior of glory to the Indian Nuroau and it supportors, ‘o comploto list of killsd and wounded is now i camp. KBiod—Capt, Evan Thomas, Fourtls Actllery, Dat- tery A ; Lieut, Albion Howe, Fourth Artillery, Dattery A7 erat, Robert8, Tomer, Fourih Attillery) Dattory A ; Private Parker, Yourth Artillery, DatteryA; Prle valo Johin Lyneh, Fourth Aridllery, Battery K Private James Ross, Fourth Attillery, Dattcry K;' Private Josovh W. Wand, Fourth Artliery, Battory K; Private NUMBER 254, 3fichaol Wallace, Fourth Artfllory, Dattery K : Lsout. Thomna Wright, Twelfth Infantry, Gompany.Bi; Pris vate Areed,” Twelfth Infantry, Company X; ocitizen Tevien Wobber, of Biskiyon Company, Twelfth Ine fantry ; Privato Willism Boyls, Gompany F, Twelfth Infaitry s Privalo oward, Company . whelfth In- fantry: Privato Nowhury,Company T, Twolfth Infantry. Tn addition (o the forcgolng, olght men wora burled on tho flcld, whose namok_cotild not-bo_sacertained, Lisut. Arthfr Graiston and four nisn of Battery A are atill missing, Wounded—Privato Joneph B, Toderick, Dattery A, Fourth Artillory, left thigh ; Privato Mathow Murphy, Company X, Tweltth Infantry, rllw-nngor; ivato Jdnmea McMillan, Battery A, Fourth Artillory, palin of Tight hand ; PrivatoJohn I, Gifford, Battory &, Fourth Attillory, back and thigh; Corp, James Noble, Dattory X, Fourfh Arttllory, neak ; Private Oharles uff, Com= oy F, Fifteonth Infantry, houd; Sergh 3L ounody, Company, E, Twelfth Infeniry, right dluow dnd 'ra'fil'hn_ l'fllvn(nbmgn:nnn' 1. Dutt ompany I, Twelfth f)-: ntry, omplos ; Private Joun 1h gins, Dattery,, 2 Fonrth Artillery, ‘through head and shouldors y .3 e Frank Rolls, Tattory X, Fourth Artillery, loft Ya Private Wi Company E, Twelfth T rm, McCoy, Dattery K, F¢* buttock and right fin MoLaughiln, K, ud ; Privatel 23, ttery Fourth Axtillory, botl;:53 and right shionider; Bers geant Aug. Back, Baf @ '—, Fourth Artillery, ‘right 3 Flrst: Borgean!'2 iyton, Company E, Twelfth - ntry, loft leg; # & to M. Breman, Compsny E, Twalfth Infantry, bo; 5 tms fractured ; 'Liout, G. M. Harris, Fourth Ark} ‘< !, back; Burgoon B, Bemig, Unitod Btatos Armyy- ¢ log. BAN FOANOI500, A" 10.—A diapatch from Yroka to-night aaya that'th, "< >plo of that place and Boott’s Valloy are arminig, approhonsive of & gencral war. Tho ladies Lavo takon moasurcs to aend tho sick and wounded lint, bandages, frult,'aud otlior noccasaries, ‘Mendonholl's troops, 130 in’ numbor, wero oxpooted to Joln Gillom Jsat night, ‘0 sottlora n the villages of Orogon, abovo tho lake and Iava-bod, aro gotting out with tholr cattle snd roparty, Thoy axgafiaid fo xemain any looger. o urther nows from tho front, New Yomit, April 29,~Tho Herald apocial from tha Inva-beds, dafod %tho 201h, says : % The forco uudes Capt, Thomes, which stariod to rconnolter tho posis tlon Zstipposod 1o, bo hold Ly the Modocs, nume borod fxty-ning inon. Tho objoot wea meinly to find out how tho Modocs woro aituatod and whother moriars could bo brought up and used glfotivoly against them, At tho troops approaclied tho cavo and lava-beds, about half-pnst 10, our coms ‘mand was brought toa halt, and tho menallowed to iake 5 rost, The story of tho first fira {8 differontly _xoported, somo uay fvo or six shots woro fired, snd 'othora only four, but Ticknor Blaten positively'that it cama from a party of nino In- dians who occupiod the Bluff to the esstward of whero the troops were stationed, Moj. Thomas im- meditely threw tho men into skirmishing or- dor, with Licut, Wright's company on tho right, The Inttor, howaver, had niot got fato posltton sbefors thoy wero flanked t6 the right- by a party of foiirteen othor Indians that had couo up to tho advanc of thods wiio o first, Tho cross fire on Wright's men provod vory domorallzing, and thoy broke beok in confusion, loaving _thir ~ gallant Toador in ati oxponed conditon and supportod by a faw non-comminsioned ofiicers, In tho meantime, anothor gmall pazty of Indikmn had obiainod posilion to- the Toft, and oponed s mking fize on the two bng’mfl of_artill jory, It was n fostful trap mnd the firat four shota were only fre to draw the troops more dircotly between the fire of the Indions botwoon the right and left, The rout was complote, and with tho excoption of the ofticors and non- commissionod ofiicors,tho mafority of whom lay strotche od on the rocks with their Life-blood ebbing fast awsy, tho watohword was sauvequi peut, Coufused and dee moralized ss they woro, the mon hecame an easy prey 1o the Aodocs,who, aotifidont i tho protection of thetr notive rocks, shot thom down like so0 many frightened decr., Occaslonally news was brought in by tho scarod stragglors, exuggorated in the oxtroms, but llgnmunlullumudxm disastor, Many of thess men. who had desorted thoir offlcers in tho time of porll had soon an hundred Indians all around thom. Foar had distor tholr viston, 6nd made thom g0 helploss (hat ono of {helr number was_ aftoewards found dead on tho flold without ashot, He had been bLutchered by knives, snd so snic-struck ho could not fire & shot in his own do- onso. Thoro wag s mystory about tho attack that no- body sppeared fo solve, as_to Low the troops were 0 completely murpriscd. It appeared so sirango that n porty of ulstyino men siould bo aimost surrounded by Indiana without their baing aware of a #ign of an Indian a4 far as they could seo, This fack alono will glvo tho publio an ides of tho nature of the gronnd in which those Indinus fight, and what our soldiers havo o contond_against, During tho night tho Indians woro crocping fhrough {ho rocks {o pealp nan atrip (he dead, Bolalers coming, through Col, rcen’s ine told him whero the re- mofosof tho mombors of Dalterlos K and A were to be found, Col, Greon immedlnb‘:‘xiy moved forward his line to the placo indicated, andthore,hid in some sage-brush,wore the naked bodies of Maj, Thomas, Liout. Howe, Sorgt. Romer, and six others, Gol, Wright'a body sy a litio Lo the loft, and on tho Tight was Liout. Harrls, sovorely wounded, snd tho bodiea of five of his men atripped of all their cloth« jng, Forty-nino wero killed and wounded out of the command of nlllx-nlne men, ‘WasnnaToN, April 29.—A comparatively brief tele- grom was received by General Sherman to-night, It containa nothing now rolative to tho Modoe cxpedition in_addition {o tho press accounts, which it cone firmed, Wasitvaron, April 20.—Capt, Thomas, reported among the killed by the Modocs, waa the son of Gen. Lorenzo Thomns, formerly Adjutant-Generalof the Army, Liout, Howe was tho son of Ma], Marshall Howe, and son-in-law of Gon, Bnrry, commondant st Fortrees ‘Monroe, Lieut, Wright wea the ‘Wright, and nepliow of ‘What of the late Gen, Georgo 1ato Gon, Bumner, the Indian Commissioners Think of the Redskins, New Youx, April 20.—Tho Indisn _Commisslonere, 1n thelr discyasious Inst night, thought that their moat important 8eld was_among {ho Sloux Indisns, who nuriber about 85,000, sud many of whom may disposed to givo troublo if a satisfactory arrangement in niot mado with thom in rogard to tha Northorn Pa clfio Tailroad, Bpotted Tnil's bandl a reatloss becauss of thio recent muzdr of somo of thotr Chiefs, A fielog o foared in Mo Dlaok Kiver and Powder Hill country, should a now expedl- tion seek to open that country, Tho Commissionors will liave s council with tho Nez Pozcos in the sum- mor, snd do mot expoct troublo from thom; nelther 85 ey oxpoct traublo with the KinmetLs, Sakes, oF othor Tnalaus in the Modos country, Indinn Troubles Anticipated in Oro= gon. Han FRANQI8CO, April 20,—A dispatch from Port- Jand to-night ssys 400 Indiaus aro camped at White Binfs, Yakima River, sbove Waolla-Walls, and are putting up breastworks, Tho sottlors oro groatly Barmen. " Tadinns are. travellng sbout painted, and warning tho whitos to leave tha country, Tho Bpoliano Indians aro threatening, ‘and also warne ing the sottlers to leave, Mnasacres like thoss by the Modocs are foared, METEOROLOGICAL. signal Sorvice Burcau Reports and Prognostications. Cu1cA00, April 20—10:18 p, m, The followlng reports have beon received from the placea mentioned below : Weather. Clesr, Olear, Olear, Olear, Clear, Clear, | Fair, Clear. Statfon, Tiar.| z'm-L TWind. 0| 47|N. B, gontl Sonti ) PRODABILITIRS, WasniNaTox, D, 0, April 20,—Temperature will ine oroauo to-morrow in tho Misslasipp! Valley and generw ally ovor the country eastward, For the Norihwost anit Upper Lakes, and thonco to Missouri and Hene tucky, northoaslorly and southeasterly winds, falling baromoter, incressing cloudiness, and raln, For the Woatern_Giulf Btates and Tonnossce, sontheasterly winds, clondy woatlier, aud oocaslonal Taln, For tha Eastern Qulf and Houth Atlantic Stafes, northe erly and southeastorly wind, rising tompoerature, partly cloudy weather and cccasfonsl raln, For tho hiddle Staten and Lover Lakes temporary coariag snd partly cloudy woathor, with occasionsl ra'n_and light, varis« blo winds, In'Canada and New Eugland, generally cloudy weather, occaslonal rain, and southeasterly and northoasterly wind Ocenn Stonmship Now QuzeNeTows, April 20,—8toamship Idaho, from Now York, has arrived. LivesrooLn, April 20, — Steamships Dremen snd Main, from New York, biavo arrived out, BSteamship Ville du Havre has arived at Vrest, Niw Yonk, April 20,—Arrived—T"1a steamer Hum« boldt, from’ Ooponlisgen, Bbo experienced heavy weathior and loat two faus of hor propeller, e Navigation Xtemus, Maoxntao, April 20.—No chiange in_tho condition of theee. Thérmonitey, 80 degrocs. Taning, ‘Atniny, N, Y., April 39.~1t ia now thought the Os 0 Canal can be opened by May 18, ‘unex Rivzns, Oxnads, ADril 3),—Tho 8t. Lawrence fu cloar of ice to Montroal, ~ Sloamora commence rogue Tar trips to-morrow, Obituary, Wasnmiazow, April 20.—Kx-Gov, W, L._Sharkey, ot Misalunippl, dicd horo this morning, aged 83, Lonvow, April 20.~Willism Oharles Macready, the well-kuown Knglish aotor, i dead, aged 80, ndowater, |