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ae ‘ahd’, General Cantly, Meacham and Dr. ‘Thomas sat together, faced by Captain Jack and Schonchin. Mr. Dyar stood by Jack, holding his horse, with Hawker Jim and Shack Nasty Jim to his left. ADDRESSES BY MEACHAM, CANBY AND THOMAS. Meacham opened the talk, and gave o long history of what they wanted to do for them, after which General Canby and Dr. Thomas both talked for some time. JACK’S CUNNING SPEECH. Captain Jack then talked in an apparently good, serious strain, and when he finished stepped back to the rear near where Meacham’s horge was hitched. SIGNAL FOR THE MASSACRE. John Schonchin then began to talk, and while he was speaking my informant, Mr. Dyar, heard a cap miss fire, and looking @round saw Captain Jack to his left with his Pistol pointed at General Canby. This was the signal for a general massacre, and a dozen shots were fired inside of half a minute. MBE. DYAR’S NARROW ESCAPE. Mr. Dyar, after hearing the cap miss firo, turned and fled, followed closely by Hawker Jim, who fired two shots after him. Dyar finding Hawker Jim gaining on him turned and drew his Derringer, whereupon Hawker Jim retreated and Dyar made the best of his way to the camp. GENERAL CANBY SHOT DOWN. and added, “if they will go I wash my hands of.all blame in the matter.” ot SINCERE REGRET FOR GENERAL CANBY. The murder of General Canby has thrown a gloom over this camp, and created a bitter feeling in the hearts of the men that will exact a bitter reckoning from these treacher- ous savages. I have never known an officer 80 universally respected and esteemed as General Canby. He was a true Christian and brave soldier, and died in what he believed was the discharge of his duty. For the past few days he has CLOTHED AND FED THESE INDIANS, giving them blankets, food and tobacco, I saw him give Boston Charley money out of his pocket to goand buy some things at the sutler's. When the squaws came into camp they rushed to General Canby, and they went back laden with provisions, calico, ke. Yet the first to fall was their kindest and noblest benefactor. DR. THOMAS was the most earnest and best member of the Peace Commission, and never hesitated to go to meet these savages when he deemed his duty called him there. COMMISSIONER MEACHAM’S WOUNDS. Mr. Meacham is still in a dangerous condi- tion, suffering from a flesh wound on the right forearm and a pistol shot entering behind the right ear and escaping three inches above. He also has an incised wound on the had, Captain Jack fired again on General Canby, and the noble old gentleman ran off to the left, but was speedily shot down and killed instantly. MEACHAM WOUNDED AND KNOCKED DOWN. Meacham was shot at by Schonchin and wounded in the head. He tried to draw his Derringer, when two Indians ran up and knocked him down. DR. THOMAS SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD, Dr. Thomas was killed almost instantly by two pistol shots in the head. ONLY THREE OF THE PARTY RETURN. Riddle ran off, and it appears they did not fire at him, but they knocked his squaw down. Dyar, Riddle and the squaw returned in safety to the camp. The above story I obtained from Mr. Dyar. ‘THEY ARE FIRING ON THE COMMISSIONERS.” Iwas lying down in my tent just after lunch, feading a book and rather sulky with the Peace Commissioners for refusing the press access to the talk, when I heard a shout from the signal station on the side of the bluff— “They are firing on the Peace Commission- ers.” I jumped up, and, buckling on my revolver, Yan out just asthe drums and bugles were gounding the call to arms. COLONEL MASON’S CAMP ATTACKED. I then learned from General Gillem that the Indians had attacked Colonel Mason’s camp on the east side of Tule Lake, and he showed me a half-written note which he had hastily penned to send as a warning to General Canby. . AT THE SCENE OF THE ASSASSINATIONS. I rushed out with Colonel Miller and Major Throckmorton’s tw6 batteries that were lead- ing the skirmish line, and, after about five minutes’ tramp over the broken rocks, we arrived at the scene of the massacre, . FLIGHT OF THE SAVAGES, In the distance I sow three of the per- petrators of the murders running round the edge of the lake on their way back to their tocky fastness, MR, MEACHAM FOUND BADLY WOUNDED. About a hundred yards to the west of the place of meeting we found Mr. A. B. Mea- cham badly wounded with a pistol shot over the left eye. He was immediately attended to and carried back for medical treatment, DR. THOMAS’ CORPSE FOUND. Fifty yards further on was the body of the Rev. Dr. Thomas, lying on his face and .stripped to the waist. Life was extinct from pistol shot wounds in his head. THE BELOVED VETERAN GENERAL STRIPPED AND DEAD. ‘Tho body of General Canby, the hero of many a fight, was stripped of every vestige of clothing and Iay about one hundred yards to the southward, with two pistol shot wounds in the. head. THE TROOPS HALT, Pausing only to cast a glance on the body of the man they both loved and respected, the troops dashed on and the two leading batteries ‘were withing a mile of the murderers when the bugle call sounded a “halt.” Lieutenant Egan and Major Wright’s companies of the Twelfth infantry were behind the artillery and «then come the cavalry. Genoral Gillem and Colonel Green and staff were up with the men, but as soon as they ‘found that the Indians had all got back to “their stronghold the troops were ordered to fall back, and active operations will commence to-morrow or the day after. ATTACK ON COLONEL MASON’S CAMP—A LIEU- TENANT WOUNDED. ‘The attack on Colonel Mason’s camp, as I learn through Lieutenant Adams, signal offi- cet, commenced by the Indians firing on Lieu- tenants Boyle and Sherwood, who had wan- ered some five hundred yards outside their picket lines, Lieutenant Sherwood was shot through the arm and leg, but Lieutenant Boyle escaped without injury. Both officers got safely back to their camp. (, RIDDLE, THE INTERPRETER’ 8, WARNING. In justice to Riddle, the interpreter, and his pquaw, it should be stated that they both warned the Peace Commissioners and General Cauby not.to trust implicitly in the Indians, where the Indians tried to scalp him, ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Report of the Attack via San Francisco— Boston Charley Delivers Up His Gun as a “Blind” when in General Canby’s Camp—Lieutenant Adams Gives the First Alarm from the Signal Station— Mr. Dyar’s Statement on Arriving in Camp. Lava Bep Camp, April 11, Via YxwKA, Apitl 12, 1973, Yesterday afternoon five Indians and four Squaws came into our camp and were made pres- ents of clothing and provisions by the Peace Com- missioners, and a message was sent out by the Commissioners asking for a talk this morning ata point about amile from our picket line. Later in the evening Bogus Charley came in and told the picket that he could take his gun; thathe (Charley) did not intend to go back any more. The picket broughi him in and took him to the tent of General Canby, where Charley left his gun, and remained at the tent of Frank Riddle during the night. THIS MORNING BOSTON CHARLEY CAME IN and told the Commission that Captain Jack and five other Indians would meet the Commission out- side our lines. Boston Charley and Bogus Charley then mounted @ horse and started for the lava beds. About an hour after their departure General Canby, Dr. Thomas, Mr. A. B, Meacham and Mr. Dyar, with Frank Riddle and his squaw for inter- preters, started for the place appointed. The party arrived at the appointed place, and were closely watehed by the signal oficer, Lieutenant Adams, from the signal station on the hill over- looking our camp. About half an hour after the party had arrived a cry from the signal station was heard, saying that the INDIANS HAD ATTACKED THE PEACE COMMISSION, and that an engagement had commenced between the Indians and Colonel Mason. In a moment the troops were under arms and deployed as skirmish- ers, under the command of Colonel Green, and orders were given to forward double quick, VERY SHORTLY AFTER MR. DYAR RETURNED and told us that the Indians had attacked them, and that he thought he was the enly one who had escaped; but ina few moments after Riddle and his squaw were seen within the picket line, From him we gather the following account of how the massacre commenced :— MR. DYAR'S ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK. Mr. Meacham made a short speech to the Indians, followed by General Canby, and then Dr. Thomas, Then Captain Jack made a speech, asking for Hot Creek and Cottonwood, the places now occupied by Fairchild and Dorris, for a reserva- tion, Mr. Meacham told Jack that it was not possible to give him what he asked, Schonchin told Mr. Meacham to say no more; that he (Meacham) nad said enough upon that subject; and while Schonchin was speaking CAPTAIN JACK GOT UP AND WALKED BELMIND the others, turned back and exclaimed, ‘Ali ready!” He then drew his pistol and snapped a cap at Gen- eral Canby. He cocked his pistol again and fired. General Canby fell dead, shot under the eye. Schonchin then shot Mr. Meachaim in the shoulder and head, but he is still alive, Boston Charley and another Indian shot and killed Dr. Thomas. Hawker Jim chased Mr, Dyar for some distance, but Dyar turned upon him with a pistol in hand and Jim ran off, An Indian knocked the squaw of Riddle off her horse and took it, but Captain Jack made him re- turn it, and then another Indian chased Riddle and shot at him, Some allowances may be made for the truth of thfs last statement. THE TROOPS ON THE ALERT. ‘The troops are now about a mile in the lava beds, lying on their arms, and will probably advance to- night under the cover of darkness, There are here about six hundred troops, who can be brought into active service, and it is believed they will end the Modoc war. Mr. Meacham is not expected to survive, GENERAL CANBY AND THE MODOCS. His Experienced Views as to the Neces- sary Means To Be Employed—Force and Not All Peace Palaver—Why the In- dians Refused to Treat with Him—His Last Despatch to General Sherman. It has been apparent for several weeks past that the Peace Commissioners were only obstacles in the way of a final settiement of the irritable Modoc diMculty. General Canby, more than any one else, seemed convinced of this. For along time he had been desirous of ending the peace manipulations, realizing that the military suasion was far mere potent with Indians of the Modoc type than all the peace palaver of men known to have an interest in the war. The Indians fought against General Canby’s interference because they had learned of his military ability and his success in many a fight against rebels coequal with themselves, They gained the first VICTORY OVER THE UNITED STATES TROOPS, and boasted that they would make the most of the advantage they had gained, The government, they had understood, would avoid bidodshed, if Possible, in order to carry out a certain line of policy, whick policy was to give the Indians any- thing they asked to keep them off the warpath. Lonvinced of their strength while able to hold their naturally impregnable position in the lava beds, knowing also the desire of the authorities for Peace at any price, they could afford to dally with and dape the men to whom the government had assigned the office of Peace Vommissioner. Their talk was all in reference to the peace men, some of whom they knew, and ardently desired to have the pleasure of scalping them, They were only waiting for an opportunity to se- cure revenge for supposed wrongs at the hands of several of the first Commission. But when General Canby arrived they had to adopt entirely different tactics. They could not hoodwink him as to their numbers, &c. He immediately set to work to have their tastness surreunded by Uncle Sam’s boys in blue and thus, as far as he dared, bring physical force within their vision suMcient te overpower them and aid by his warlike preparations the en- deavors, such as they were, of the Peace Commis- sion, He had several talks with Captain Jack and Schonchin, who endeavored to induce him to leave them in the lava beds and then shield them trom the results of the murders committed in Oregon, aiter which they wouid be quiet for a while. WHY THE INDIANS SHOULD BE REMOVED. The first of these requests the General argued against trom a public point of view, and, accord- ing to our correspondent with the army, gave the letter from the Modoc Peace Commissioner, Meacham, in which he says the principal impedt- Ment to peace negotiations is the iear that the In- dians indicted by the Jackson county Grand Jury Will be given up ior punishment, The Peace Commissioners and military are, how- ever, working together hi manlouay to overcome the distrast of the Modocs, But difficulty is en- countered trom the intervention of bad white men, who, irom mercenary motives, desire prolonga- tion ef the war, Mr. Meacham says the desive of the government is well understood by his col- leagues and the military, and that no means will be left untried to secure peace. SKETCH OF GENERAL CANBY. General Edward Richard Spigg Canby, of the United States Army, who has been, according to our despatches from the seat of war, killed by the Modocs, was horn in Kentucky in the year 1819, and Was consequently in the fifty-fourtn year of his age when he lost his life, He gradaated at West Point in 1839, and served in the Florida war from that year to 1842, and was made Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of captain March 3, 1847, and was distinguished at Cerro Gordo. He was brevetted major for his conduct at Contreras and Cherubusco August 20, 1847, and brevetted lieutenant colonel fer gallant con- duct at the Belen Gate September 13, 1847, and ap- pointed captain of the Third infantry June, 1851, and major Tenth infantry March 8, 1855, He was made colenel Nineteenth infantry May 14, 1861, and brigadier general of volunteers March 31, 1862, He served in the Utah expedition under General following reasons why they should not be left there :— First—They cannot live there without stealing, sis country produces notiing for their sup- Second—If the government intends to feed them it will cost 200 per cent more in the lava beds than on any other reservation of a more appro- priate nature, Third—ihe country will be perpetually dis- turbed by quarrels between the Oregon settlers and the Indian nd Fourth—Sucn acquiescence to all their wishes, alter the United States troops had received a whip- ping, would be an encouragement to the snakes and Pitnes, already disaffected, to make war and demand their own terms, LOGICAL REASONING, His reasons touching the second request made by Captain Jack are herewith reproduced from a uespatch forwarded by him to General Sherman and dated Tule Lake, California, April 7, 1873, which despatch, strangely enough, represents his lears of the treachery to which he has fallen a victim :— If the Modocs surrender as prisoners of war tho general government would have paramount and exclusive jurisdiction over th» cases of all, The same result would be secured by treaty; but are not treaties with Indian tribes prohibited by recent legislation? A reservation within the limits of either California or Oregon would not bar State jurisdiction until atter its cession by those States, aud would have no retroactive egect; and tor crimes committed witiin the limits of such reservation it is douot{ul—under Mr. Justice Mil- Jer’s decisions in the Kansas reservation cases— ier the State jurisdiction would not prevail. murders of citizens were committed beyond the limits of any reservation and wiihin the juris- diction of the two States, and, of course, anterior to any arrangement with the Modocs, 1 do not question the right or THE POWER OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT to make any arrangement that may be thought proper; but I think they should make such as to secure a permanent peace, ioe veg with liberal and just treatment of the Indians, in my judg- Ment, permanent peace cannot be secured if they are allowed to remain in this immediate neighbor- hood, The Modoes are now sensibie that they can- not live in peace on Lost River, and have aban- doned their claim to it, but wish to be lett in the lava beds. This means license to plunder and a stronghold to retreat to, and was refused. THEIR LAST PROPOSITION 18 TO COME IN and have the opportunity of looking for a new heme not tar away, and il they are sincere in this the trouble will be soon ended. But there have been so much vacillation and duplicity in their talks that I have hesitated about reporting until some definite result was attained. All the move- ments 0 troops have been made deliberately and cautiously, so as to avoid collision and to impress the Indians that we have no uniriendly intent. Thus far we have succeeded very well, but their conduct has given s0 much reason to apprehend that they are only trying to gain time that I have organized a party of scouts to operate with the troops, if they should go to the mountains or renew hostlities, The First Commission. The First Commission, composed of Mr. A. B. Meacham, Jesse Applegate, Samuel Chase and Oliver Applegate, Indian Agent at Yianax, as clerk, met at Fairchild’s ranche about the middle of February last. The representatives of the press were religiously excluded from their discussions for some occult reasons. Mr. Steele and Mr. Fair- child, both old settlers, were engaged to assist them in their negotiations with Captain Jack, the latter being present on the occasion of the visit of the HERALD correspondent to Jack's stronghold. After much unsatisfactory discussion in council the following terms were offered to the Modocs through Mr. Steele:— First—To surrender to General Canby and re- ceive full amnesty ior the past, Second—l'o be removed to Angel Island, where they are to be fed with soldiers’ allowance and clothed until a new home can be provided for vhem and they are able to support themselves in it. Third—To be furnished by General Canby with transportation for their women aud children to the island, and thence to their new home, perhaps in Arizon: Fourth—General Canby is of the opinion that he can promise that Jack and some of his head men should go to visit the President, and that the President will permit them to select for them- selves a new home in a warmer climate, They had a long talk over the matter; but from the first they evinced a marked dislike to leaving the home of their forefathers, and finaliy sent back word by Mr. Steele that they would only live in their own country. THE GREAT BLUNDER. These terms were finally refused by the Indians and shortly afterwards the first Commission was dis- soived, the following report being sent to Washing- ton, by Jesse Applegate giving the reasons why vhey had failed to secure peace :— HEADQUARTERS PEACE COMMISSION, FAIRCHILD’s RANcH, Cal., March, 1873, pal hs B. CLum, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs :— Sik—The Commission appointed to examine into the causes and bring to a conclusion the Modoc war, baving concluded its labors submit the foliow- Ing as its final report, to wit:— virst—The causes leading te war were the dis- satisiaction of Captain Jack's band of Modocs with the provisions and execution of the treaty of Octo- ber 14, 1864, and the refusal to abide thereby. To What extent the wrongs justified resistance, the Commission, having no power judicially to investi- gate, cannot say. Second—The immediate cause of hostilities was resistance by the ludians to military coercion. Third—Unconditional surrender of the Indians and the trial and punishment of the guilty by the civil authorities would have been more satisfac- tory to the whites and a better example to the In- dians than more lenient conditions. Fourth—Yerms of surrender Were offered the In- dians to save the turther effusion of biood and se- cure @ permanent peace by the removal of the whole tribe out of the country—a fesult scarcely to be hoped for by continued hostilities. Fyin—The terms agreed to by the Commission were suggested and must be carried into effect by the military. A commission to negotiate a peace was therefore unnecessary. Sizth—A commission to inquire into the causes of the war should be composed of men wholly dis- interested in the findings of the commission di- rectly or indirectly, and clothed with full power to investigate. Seventh—Some of the personnel of this commis- sion being obnoxious to the Indians it was a hin- drance to negotiations. Having no power to ad- Minster oaths nor send for persons and papers, and the official acts of the chairman to be revised, its Andimg must have been imperfect and unsatis- factery in regard to the cause of the war, We therefore consider the Commission aneexpensive blunder. JESSE APPLEGATE, Before the Commission broke up Judge Ros- borough, of Yreka, had been added to the Commis- sion, at the suggestion of General Camby, and that gentleman, assisted by Mr. Elijab Steele, of Yreka, did good service in the negotiations that followed General Canby’s proposition, Mr, Steele made several trips to the lava beds, and would have suc- ceeded in obtaining the surrender of Captain Jack and his party if the lies had not upset all their cal- culations, The Indians had gone so far as to agree to come out and surrender. They were to be met by wagons half way to carry their baggage, but on the appointed day not an Indian made his appear- ance. The Second Commission. The second commission, composed of Meacham, Judge Roseborough, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Dyar, has been as unsuccessful as the previous one. Several interviews have been held with certain of the In- dians, and tnis despatch from Mr. Meacham to A. S, Johnston, and tn 1859 and 1860 commanded Fort Bridge~, Utah. When the rebellion broke out. he was in New Mexico, and exhibited great skill and judgment in defenaing the Territory against the rebels, He afterwards served in the War Department at Washington, and com- manded the troops in and around New York city at the time of the riots in July, 1863, and resumed his post in the War Department November, 1863. May 7, 1864, he was made major general, commanding the district embracing the departments of Mis- souri, Arkansas and the Gulf. He commanded the expedition which captured Mobile April 12, 1865, and May 4 received the surrender of the rebel General Dick Taylor and his army. He Was appointed brigadier general United States Army July 28, 1866. During the reconstruction campaign he commanded successively the Fifth and First Military districts, and was, at time of his death, in command of the Department of Columbia with headquarters at Portland, Oregon. THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON. Sincere Regret of the Officials at the Capital Over General Canby’s Assassi- nation—Mr. Meacham—Why He Was Appointed—Captain Jack’s Treachery Seals the Fate of Himself and Bani. WASHINGTON, April 12, 1873. The announcement of the murder of General Canby and Dr. Thomas and mortally wounding of Mr. Meacham, of the Peace Commission, by the Modoc Indians, while holding a council with Cap- tain Jack ana other chie!s, was at first not be- Meved by the Cabinet officers, to whom the infor- mation was conveyed by your correspondent, but the detailed statement of the incidents of the sad occurrence which soon followed convinced them of its truth. General Canby was 80 well known, hot only to the army, in which he was considered one of the most meri- torious officers, but also personally to many of the citizens of Washington, where he had at different periods of his military life been stationed, that his death will here be very generally regretted. WHY MR, MEACHAM WAS APPOINTED, Mr. Meacham is a prominent citizen in Oregon, and an intimate personal and political friend of Attorney General Williams, at whose suggestion he was appointed one of the Peace Commissioners to visit the Modocs and see if some arrange- ment could not be made by which a war with this'band could be averted. He was for several years and until recently Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon. It appears that the appoint- Ment, though made with the best intentions, was an unfortunate one, as the Indians were particu- larly incensed against him, looking upon him as the orinator and cause of their removal from their old homes to the reservation from which they fled, It will be seen by the report that when Meacham said they could mot remain in the region where they are at present that the Indians said that ended all talk, and then Captain Jack, walking behind General Canby, before he was aware of the treachery, shot him dead, the other Indians killing Dr. Thomas and mortally wounding Meacham, CANBY’S WAR DESPATCIIES. General Canby, from the tone or his despatches tothe War Department, appears never from the first to have had the slightest confidence in the success of the attempted peace negotiations. Though @ very humane man, and desirous of avoid- ing bloodshed if possible, from his thorough knowl- edge of Indian character, gained by long service on the frontier, he was convinced that the Indians would come to no terms unless they were dictated by themselves, principal among which was not only protection for the murders they had com- mitted, but also a reservation secured to them in the region from which they had been previously removed, and which would of necessity dispossess certain of the white settlers, BY THIS ASSASSINATION, which, even in Indian warfare, has been but rarely, if ever, equalled in its treach- ery, Captain Jack, in the opinion of officials, has sealed his own fate and that of all his band, He has doomed them to death, 4nd know- ing his fate will fight doubtiess with the despera- tion of @ man conscious that if captured he will be hanged, a death which, among Indians even more than whites, is looked upon as @ disgrace, “a dog’s death,” as they term it, Of course the troops largely outnumber the In- dians, as there in the neighborhood of the lava beds an available force oi about six hundred, in- cluding portions of the First cavalry, Fourth ar- tillery, with howitzer batteries, and the Twenty- first infantry. THE CAVALRY is commanded by Major John Green, who entered the army during the Mexican war as a private in the Mounted Rifle regiment, was promoted for gallant conduct to a lieutenancy in the Second dragoons, served with distinction during the late war, since when he has been stationed in Arizona, where he was actively employed in campaigns against the Apaches. He is considered an excel- lent Indian fighter. The senior officer now present is Brevet Major General Gillem, Colonel First cav- alry. A BATTLE has probably taken place before this. The result of which 1s hourlyexpected by General Sherman, and the last news received was, the troops had advanced on all sides and would take up under cover of night positions from which they could throw them- selves on the Indians at daybreak. The savages are 80 well protected by the rocks and broken nature of the ground that it wil be a hard contest to drive them from their fastness, A considerable loss among the troops may be looked for, but, in- furiated as they have been by the treacherous murder of their much esteemed commander—for General Canby had a wonderful faeility of getting the affections of the men who served under him— they will fight under the stimulus of a flercer de- termination to bitterly avenge his death. THE MODOCS WILL CEASE TO EXIST. Even if it were possible that the troops should be repulsed, such is reported to be the feeling in Oregon and Northern California that several thousand volunteers would at once tender their services te the Governors of their States to wipe out the tribe, and public opinion would ferce these Executives to act promptly in the matter, regard- less of their acceptance by the general gevern- ment, which doubtiess, however, in such an emergency would avail itself of the offer, and this would he dene the more quickly because of the belief that these Indians, agai successful, would not only be largely reinforced by the restless Washington proves how little faith be had in their be ol WASHINGTON, April 1 The Secretary of the Interior received 1873. day & young Warriors from other bands, bat that it will also spread to entire tribes, and thus an Indian war, of vast provortieus. with all its horrors, be i —“‘“‘isé Again inflicted upon the unfortunate settlers in that valuable section of our country. FRONTIER IDEAS OF TREATING INDIANS. The frontier men never were much in favor of the Indian peace policy, and just now itis out that we are at a terrible diecount, ‘ihey deride the idea of taking men from the Eastern States, who never saw an Indian except when he came out om his good behavior to see the Great Father and get a lot of presents, make them a board of Indian Commisstouers to settie the diMculties on the frontier, which they do by invariably finding the Indian in the right, and the poor settler, whose home has been destroyed, his wife and children murdered, always in the wrong. They who are the sufferers by the Indian outrages bitterly protest against this policy, and say that there is such a thing as philanthrophy run mad; that all the dimculty with the Indians arises from the fact that the government has never met this question in a proper manner. WAR DEPARTMENT VIEWS, Tt is very simple, if properly handled, Treat the Indian, says the War Denartment, just as you would a wandering, ignorant set of whites. ‘Tell them that for the good of themselves aud the community it is necessary that they snould give up this wandering and vagabond life; let them know that they are amenable to the laws; who. ever of them commits a crime against a white man shall be punished, and be also certain to punish offences against them by the whites. Establish in that way equal and exact justice, place them on suitable reservations, with flocks and herds, instead of trying to make them fuil-fedged farmers at the start, regardless of the historical fact that even the white race in its earlier days was but a pastorial people and that our boasted civilization, with all its luxuries and advantages, was only attained in the course of many centuries and that it isa pure absurdity to think that the Indians will not re- quire some preliminary training before they become tillers of the soil and producing Portion of our population. They will point to these last murders as an illustration of how little the Indians can be trusted, though the negotia- tions were conducted by men a:quainted with the Indian character. It is looked upon as a mis- take, dictated by the Indian Board in this city, which has resulted im the loss of such valuable lives, GENERAL CANBY graduated from West Point in 1839. The same class with Generals Halleck, Isaac I, Stevens, Ord and other distinguished oMcers, He joined the Second infantry, served with credit in the Mexican war, was made an assistant adjutant general at a time when such appointments were considered the most desirable in the army, which pleasant position he resigned to accept the more active life of a line oMfcer. He was made Major of the Tenth infantry on the organization of that regiment in 1853, and was with it in the Utah ex- Pedition at the outbreak of the rebellion, He was in command in New Mexico, MARCHED AGAINST THE SOUTHERN TROOTS, which, under General Sibley, had invaded that ter- Titory, and, after a well fought battie, in which he displayed admirable generalship, forced the enemy to retreat back to Texas. 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Now Lewn raise my head quit sily, and even turn it around wh sleeping postur ‘he loose bones have airendy become happy to say the preparations hi rf ch of discaved mitier from the head-and nose that the olor has almost entirely gone, and [ones more can tall and associate with triends without mortifkeation and chagrin, Yours gratetu MARTITA STEWART, Bustleton, Pi Metaphysical treatment given at the Universty, St fond street; also patients treated at their houses. The METAPHYSICAL DISUOVERY, in three 1402, botties, for Eyes, Kars and Scalp, with full’ directions for using, will be sent to any address om receipt of price by l’oss Onlee order, $6. Cristadoro’s Excelsior b ir Dye Tranw forms hoary heads into youthful ones instantancously Sold everywhere. Creuse’s Tasteless Lodide of Irom-Never Dlackens the teeth. Sold by all druggistse Depot 186 Front street. 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It is cheaper than lead pipe, as it will last nearly four times longer, and is worth nearly double as old material, It is recommended by nearly every archi: tect in New York as “superior to all other water pipes.’ tin-washed or tin-c mple of pipe, sent by P, cents a pound, Address COLWELLS, LARD MFG. CO, Jentre st., New York. Also manu- facturers of Block Tin Pipe, Bar Tin, Pig Tin, Pig Lead, Bar Lead, Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead,’ Solder, &c. Orders filled at sight, at the lowest market price, Great Sacrifice.—Must be Sold Before the Ast of May. GORHAM SILVER WARE, 30 per cent discount. LATED WARE, EATHER GOODS, GILT FANCY GOODS, Fans, of choice colors, mounted in Ivory, Pearl, Tor- toise Sh ded with Real Lace, &c., &c., at40 per All goods warranted to be ilest class, before purchasing elsewhere. 93 Broadway, opposite WM. J. N. Hupson, Special. Grace church. D, HANNON, Agent. .—Barker’s Aurora, Harme hanges rats hair to golden; $2 90. Broade yur! ee! Jess as wate: way, near Thir o Smoothly and Agrees he answer of a connoisseur to the ee WHISKEY, For sai ere. “Gocs Down with me so well” Ww: question why he lik by reputable deale Holyoke’s Celebrated Fever and Agae ernment but, what was extremely rare in officers in his delicate position, won the esteem and regard generally of the Southern people. Not only to the army, but to the country at large, the death of such an accomplished officer and s0 excellent a citizen is a great loss—a national regret—and the loss is deeply deplored by the oficers of the army on duty in Washington, Over the California. SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 1873, The news of the massacre of the Modoc Peace Commissioners creates much excitement here. The policy of dallying with the treacherous sav- ages is strongly denounced by all classes of people. The folly of such @ course was demonstrated in Arizona before, in the Brooks Campaign, WAR WITH THE APACHES, SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 1873. On the 11th of March Gus. Swain, John McDonald and George Taylor were murdered by a large vand of Apaches, The savages were pursued by the troops and overtaken, and during the conflict that foliowed seventy-nine warriors were killed and twenty-six women and children taken prisoners. The troops were under the command of Lieu- tenant Rice, who is now at Fort Whipple. They followed the trail of the Apaches and fearned that Taylor had been captured and subjected to tne most horrible tortures. Captain Randall reports having had an engage- ment with the Apaches, in which forty-seven war- riors were killed and seven women captured, OBITUARY, Mare Girardin, M. Marc Girardin, the well known French jour- nalist and scholar, died suddealy, from the effect of a stroke of apoplexy, in Paris, on Friday, the ith inst, He was seventy-two years of age. FIRE IN FIFTH AVENUE. A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the First Baptist church of Harlem, that caused a damage of $30,000. The building was situated in Fifth avenue, between 126th and 127th streets, and was entirely consumed, It was insured for $18,000. The flames burst out in the rear, and Fire Marshal McSpedon will hold an investigation into the cause of the dis- aster on Mond: Excitement Treachery in Blue Birds Come with the Spri do Bed Bugs and Fleas. big aga blesses tl curses the insects, and all the world and chase KNOWLES’ INSECT POWDER to exte latter. No living insect can resist its paralyzing operation. A Fine Assortment of Meerschaum GOODS can be tound at KALDENBERG'S stores, No. 6 John street and corner of John and Nassau streets, Le- pairing in all its branches, “The Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man,” says the poet; and of no article is this more true than the HAT. Hence the wisdom of getting the bust, For this go direct to the manufacturer, ESPENSCHELD, 118 Nassau street, between Beekman and Ann streets. A.—Herring’s Patent CHAMPION SAFES, 251 and 252 Broadway, corner of Murray sire ot. 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