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Show Wright Massacre. The Bc -- . Commission Jtutch-- ' Jare yl,hc K lS5t in Men cently. At the time agreed upon both parties were on hand, the Indians armed with bows and arrows, while the whites had loaded revolv- ... ers. Xhe From the S. P. Chronicle treacliery of the Modocs in murdering the men who them on an erran I of t tl) mcct has destroyed, in the public-laie of sympathy J. every veti-have beeu liich miiht otherwise aud fully justified the U fur them, which is now extermination nr of l';uur so relentlessly waged by the Nevertheless, ,;"vcnnncnt troops. another bloody is pnge in the thcro ltoryof this doomed tribe of red ion a. perusal of which will beliko- it'grcc, the ;v f modify, i" a Sreat brutally n iwi.v it does not work, an revulsion ef sentiment in their bitter ieeinij; vrainst them, if actual unwrittIt is a matter of history en though it be that twenty-on- e van airo those Modoc? were the vicv t;ms of a perfidious action, blacker nr aoi uioro deadly in its 'results than that in which the lamented uacralCanby'aud Dr. Thomas lost thtir lives. From gentlemen now in this city, but who were residents uf Vreka at the period referred to, tiie following particulars have been obtained : the country all a border of disturbed by Ir.diau In the year 1S."2, hIods the northern was Cali-i'urni- Whether the rod man or the white man was most to blame it a impossible at this late day to deride; but, utauy rate, numerous dep-- r d (tions were constantly being committed by the Indians upon white x'tt.'ers and mining prospectors, and armed bands were scut imiMtly niter the spoilers. In the Spring if liii'l a company was organized in Vreka, under couimaud of a man limed Benjamin Wright, for the purof fighting these identical c ple Indians, who have since attained e nek a celebrity. These nen left Yreka, Well armed and and quipped, proceeded without y to the Indian country .around 'hie Lake and th.3 Lava Beds. The Mjcs, it would seem, were a.s brave imis they have proved themselves m recently, for iC is said that in different skirmishes with Capt. Troubles. Mo-i.t- world-wid- de-ls- ti Wright's t secoud-bst.- company,' the litter cam e , - Captain W ka force was Indians The pipe of peace was smoked and the discussion as to the terms to be observed by either party was in progress, when suddenly Wright gave his men a signal which had heen and, drawing his revolver, fired point blauk at the Indian who ttood nearest, killing him instantly. Quickly lulluwaig the report of Wright's pistol came the sharp crackings of twenty other revolvers, and in less than a minute eighteen white man's treachery were rolling on the ground in the expiring throes of mortal agony. Several of tho Indian party, who either through chance or because they suspected treachery, had remained at some little distance from where this original ''Peace Commission" was transacting its business, succeeded in making their escape, but not before they had sent a few vengeful arrows whizzing among their enemies, two of whom were beriously wounded. So perished, perhaps, the fathers, uncles or other relatives of the very men who last week planned and executed the bloody deed which has roused a cry of indiguation in every civilized land and a demaud for the total extinction of the tribe of Captain Jack was then a boy of but nine years ; Johu Schouchin was nineteen ; Boston Charley was un infant, only a year old, and llooka Jim about the same age. liut it is probhble their kinsmen fell victims, aud the duty of avenging it was instilled early in their hearts ; that the desire for revenge grew with their growth aud htrengthened with their strength, and that the murder of Cawby and Thomas was but the consummation of the vengeance for which the'r savage souls had thirsted. Certain it is that their vengeance had slumbered long, its execution was fearful and bloody. Captain Wright and his command haviug carried ont their atrocious programme as arranged at Yreka, scalped the murdered Modocs and returned to Y'rcka, flourishing the bloody trophies and boasting of their cowardly and treacherous deed. Their wounded comrades were borne on stretchers on horsed'-backs.The residents of Yreka, whu probably at the time were not" aware of the disgraceful treachery attending the prc-arrange- d, - Mo-doc- s. - right soon found that not sufficient to bring , under subjection, cor to any punishment upon them. killing of the Modocs, were overMe returned to Yreka, not, how- joyed at the death of so many of the w,with the intention of giving up dreaded savages. The people turned Jte tt'nx i a i i... a out m masse to welcome tho return of , r j v j'wvw achcruus A public replan which he bad con- - the valorous warriors. wel fins was nothing less than ception was held in their honor, the scheme of wholesale poisoning u proprietor of tho Yreka Hotel having wieaie which was simply diabolical thrown opca bis house for the pur"s conception. He bought ia pose. Songs were sung by Dave ireka a large quantity' strychnine, Helm and others, toasts were drunk w openly avowed to Several persons and speeches were made in honor of intended to use it for poison-"Sw- e Con Wright and his men, whoso Je Indians. His language, as praises were on every tongue. The fated by a gentleman who heard it, occasion was one of unrestrained re 1iS ''I'm going to use this stuff to joicing and hilarity, and Uie festivi wrewme beef for the Indians." ties were kept up far mto the night. "we were quite a number of dBen Wright remained the hero of Indians in hour until after the first flush of the Yreka that at otted most of them and rejoicing at the deexcitement J being practically slaves by the whites. .One struction of so many Modocs had tllc?c Indians, who was known by passed off, aud in their sober second J expressive name of "Swill," was thought the people began to realize "", of Judge Snelling, now a the character of the deed that had of been none by Wright and his men. Gilroy. In Then a revulsion of feeling seized a ru3s CTeat ii abut il .rch many mindsj and they heartily con"nght was induced to abandon demned and despised Wright and , ProJt'ct for a LnwM; lrmo his fellows for their base treachery. in 'common charitv, But there were others who sustained H j that'St, ho' never really onter- - Wright, contending that' the end jusMien a oasc tified the means. So strong was, the 'o13 cowardly nature; were it not that influence of the latter class thatlhey showed him to be desti- - secured for Wright au appointment r;ol:' l"at spirit of honor- which as Indian 'agent, wiith his post uear the mouth of ltogue river. From T air;m treachery of any kind. VnlTn ,th,e end of Sammer Capt. the day of the massacre of the Mohis ( Client... company to the In- - docs, Wright had been fearful of be 100 moroJ ostensibly ing repaid in kind by some vengeful 'i:h th tfeiiy- metnwror the tribe. Jle took every Tc,i,1.makins" tpeac ' ludiana were known possible precaution against the venfir cessation of hos- - geance that liis fcars'8uggcsted,;but he never felt entirely sale. His fears proved ' W:iS lim- - One dark Th! night, while the door of oxtri4cly i Ilia,house yv was s securely locked and nitre ''"ores vere vijwuu with! received as lie supposed, no laiu sreat barncaaci, , "lal'it,.. conference peace wns ',d"ia down with his arms beside him to ice 'fl- -ct : -- . ;nt i Chief Enos gained access to his cabin, with a few companions, and Wright II is never awoke from his slumber. was mutilated to terribly body by the savages as to be scarcely recognizable. Chief Enos and pome other Iudians. 1UE HAVE OPENED IN LOGAN & OGDEN, BRANCHES OF OUR WAGON and MACHINE DEPARTMENT, so that the people of the Northern who werj supposed to have been with l Counties cau purchase without coining to Salt Lake City. him and assisted in the murder of Wright, were taken prisoners aud WE & MACHINERY hanged, but they died exulting that to theise points an being the belt, after much rtuJy and exparieie, und kuow that Piiwhawr they had wreaked vengeance on the 'Sipplied uu tvly un this tecouiineuilutiou. leader in the base massacre of their murdered kindred. WM1TEWATEI5, GUARANTEE WAGONS BAIX and STlDIJiAKIlU WAGOMS. THURSDAY, 24. Gleanings rom S. L. Papers. C1IAMPIOX, WOODS EXCELS I OJt ami WOULD 9IOWEI18, Broppcrs or SolflJakors. Miss Grace, a colored lady of easy virtue, and Wesley, a gentleman of similar morals acd color, were before the police court yesterday and fined ; the former $100, the 1 itter $50. They are both in confinement. TIIi:i:SIIIi The Celebrated - 4 t7 t Clint Floyd, who playfully carved with a razor, and put a pistol bullet into Gale's breast bone, as related in the Junction of last evening, was yesterday held in $1,000 bail to answer the charges before the Probate Court of S. L. County, Montague, the trapeze performer at the S. L. Theatre, while making one of his terrific leaps last night, caught his left hand in a hook on one of the trapeze bins and tore a bad gash in his hand, which prevented the eontinuance of his performance and necessitated surgical te - .i 0 NMOOTIIIXU 1IARKOW. warranted to iiireuted. grain, corn or potutuM, jet aik b..t Kri th tt Our MOSES THATCHER, AOKNT, LOGAN. DABXAKU WIIITK, AQKNT, OODEJt. SOtf r 8Mt T H. B. CLAWSON, Superintendent. aid. GROCERIES, HARDWARE Mr. G, L. EricBon, inventor of the best snow plow now in use, is constructing a & CROCKERJ; new plow at the depot block, S. L. City, and is thus described by the Herald:- "It has a bed of Eolid planking, firmly boiled together, wilh upper ptaiiug of froc. to pass iron, and shovel-tihapethrough impacted snow or ice. Embody- IMPLEMENTS TOOLS, & STOVES; d DRY GOODS, STAPLE and FANCY NOTIONS, ing ihe principle of a horizontal und shovel, it will cut the snow oa either bide of the track, and in the centre, at the tame time it lifts from the ground on to the plow, throwing it back and clear of the plow on either tide as the locomotive propels the' m .chine The hight of the plow to the upis about tea foet, and any per cross-basnow of less depth than that cau be passed through and clear track made without backiug and dumping; thus enabling a track to be made through eight or nine feet of snow at the rale of say eighteen to twenty milts an hour. In deeper snow, the machine would have to bo backed and dumped." CARPETS, OH, CLOTHS, UPIIOLSTEUY GOODS, CEOTIUXCJ, HATH, HOOTS aud SHOES; tor-war- r Wall Paper, Bordering, Decorations; Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines: WISES, LIQLOKS, ALE and POUTER; t r Singers' Sowing Machines, in Variety: Boot and Shoe Departncnt; Bespoke i Rufus'King, the gushing P. M. of Silver City, has another name or two besides Jones aud . MoGuffey." At the Pulawski Hotel he booked himself as Mr. Land; at Corinne he called himself Walker, and walked off with $50 on a 'ice man, Rufus. bogus P. 0. order. .j. Leather, Findings, Beltings, &c.; GRAIX, BETTER, EGGS, Ac.; PRODUCE " SCLlLiTTLER . Mr. Paul A. Schettler writes to the S. L. Herald, under date of March 18th from Damascus All the Palestine' party MACHINERY IN ALL ITS BOB WAGOAS, SLEDSi AC. BRANCHES, AC, were well at that date, and expected to leave next day for Beyrout. The S. L. Tribune calls attention to the case of the two boys who committed the TO terrible crime at Hooper some time age and were sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment, and wants them educated Will find the Largest Assortment of Merchandise in the several Department and reformed as well as put to manual Z. C. M. I & ftboie, thai can be eecn in tie Wedt, and all at fair prion. labor, Wholesale Purchasers and Visitors SJVXaT in Mcsical. Bl-- to-da- LjKIE CITY H. B. CLAWSON, tf Professor Careles3, of Salt He is in Lake, called to see us town in the interest of the Mason and Hamlin Organ, which he pronounces Miperior to any other cabinet organ in the market. Calder and Careless have the agency for the Territory, John Boyle has it for Ogden. of Superintendent. y. CUIIER G. P. I & CO., GROESBECK'S BLOCK, SECOND SOUTH STREET, SALT LAKE CITY, singular suit ling been brought in a Louisiana court against Governor who is Ptied for damages by a AVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE AND VARIED STOCK The convict wlipm he had pardoned. which is for person bringing the suit $10,000 damages sets forth in the complaint that while nerving a sentence lor manslaughter ,in the State penitentiary he was pardoned by the Governor, and AND that he was entitled to his release on howwas 1872. He -3, not, February ever, set free until August 15, 1872, and claim the amount mentioned on ,,th ground that his retention in prison Wa? caused by the negligence of Governor Warmouth. WhU'h tbey are oflToring at lywer pricca than ny other house in the A War-mout- h, OF J! Groceries indoW Glass, 4 No'tingbam, Feb. 2nd, Naomi lintt, yeaja.: iPtteUdu" ft:it faithful Ltttter-tUSint,- and .died ia full faith of thMp4- v.;.! : At Derby, March 16th, Elder John jCariw right, aged 82 years, 1 month-aud"1 d,ivs. .He bap.Uiea 1' et. 152, . a Large Stock or Vl At aged 02 bcH-ucoi 0 y - j r . ?tv ' .l.V ' i'.A t s.oy .ALL XINI)R. AT , ,t.'i I ' ' rfl . s . w: . was not tar from avenger oroouea over "uere 0 eneral Thom ' ',by ad lw.Uile he la v, buried in slumber the were slaughtered ft: rWnLn-M'odocs came upon him. jat !tot AS Thmo Departments will alun pive information and receive orders for Tt'RBIXE WHEEL?, MACUlNKis, ORIST aud SAW MILLS, or otlior article not imuully kept lu stock. Mingo well-founde- f THOtt MACHINES and SULKY HAKES. Id and to thMtt cultivator for gra, ran have a Harrow on trial. , . M I. G. n. , i Pertiy.--.V?- . .VW. J. Freight1 iJ4.T I rn the country 'Promptly Filled. ' " .lf"; v S3-- l v |