| Show BY TELEGRAPH special TO THE DESERET sims sins per PEB WESTERN LINE AMERICAN the following comes as asa a correction c of the tile general order of sher slier mans dated we ra re com mence the tile sentence he was afterwards ter wards transferred to the tile E enst east ast to a more active and important sphere where lie exercised var various lois high commands ant and at the close of the tile civil war was ki in chief command of the tile military division of vest west mississippi in which lie had received a painful moufid vou iou fid but hut 1 had llad the honor to capture mobile and compel the tile surrender of tile tilo rebel force of the southwest south west since the close of the war lie has ilas repeatedly been chosen for special comment by reason of ills llis superior knowledge of law and civil government his known fidelity and the tile wishes of the executive and his ills chivalrous devotion to ills his profession in all of which llis ills his success suc sue eess cess was waa perfect when fatigued by his llis long aall anel an d laborious career in 1869 lie voluntarily consented to take command of the department of the tile columbia where lie expected to enjoy the repose lie so much coveted this modoc difficulty arising last winter and being extremely desirous to end it by peaceful means it seemed almost providential that it should have occurred within the sp sphere hereof df general can bys command he responded to tile the call of his government with alacrity and labored with a patience that deserved better success bu but t alas the end nd is borent different dlf dif from that which ills his best friends had hoped for he now lies a corpse in the wild mountains of california while the lightning flashes his requiem to the furthermost comer of the civilized world though dead the record of ills his name is resplendent with noble deeds done and no name in our army anny register stands fairer SAN FRANCISCO franeisco IO 10 there is a sensational report in lit the city of a miss collins alio sho vilo vho recently went into a trance condition when red spots appeared on her hen ter feet and hands from which blood flowed the tile bleeding is said to have ceased but the tile pots spots remain members of the catholic clergy iro uro are ire reported to witness tile tiie strange occurrence and it is received as a miraculous representation of the crucifixion miss aliss collins lives on oil pine st the body of another unknown nian man was found in the bay last evening near bay may view 11 M taylor an embalmer lias has addressed a letter to general scho seilo field reid asking permission to embalm the bodies of captain jack john boston charley and cooka jim taylor does not ommer offer to assist in capturing the subjects on which lie desires to experiment it is feared that joaquin Bu islay the young gymnast who was so badly bitten by a do dog q a few d days ays since slice will die from tiie tile ti to effects of his ills injuries CAMP CAMPT criE LAKE lare april A battle has been in progress from early morning the troops aided by their warm spring indian allies have driven the bodocs from every position into their strong hold hoid the cave in the lava bed at 6 p in the were nearly surrounded rounded and the mortars in position and throwing shells into the I 1 adlan camp but six of our men have llave been wounded so far as heard from in the days fight sacramento iga bold attempt was made about one this am by bya a man named W T flyn supposed to be the brother of mortimer the murderer to release him from jail jall flyn succeeded in scaling the wall and ran rang the bell of therall the tile jail jall and when til the keeper opened the door lie drew a pistol on him hill i the tile keeper however got in the first shot killing flyn daniel Asi bone sent to the tile states prison from frisco in 1839 1869 but who escaped two years ago was arrested 11 heme here today to day xi NEW aw YORK 17 there is a n decided Imp improvement roverne nt in the general tone of fbi thi financial ancial affairs inconsequence in conse of a decline in the tiie rate for money mones but one more failure has 0 occurred C cu and the tile general belief is that the worst vorst is over the senate amendments to the tile new york charter were concurred 1 in n joy by the hou house so yesterday Horen noren horencio clo elo bibos Venez venezuelan aan Qan consul at this port for the past four years yeam died yes ses yesterday berday washington 1 17 the secretary of war on the recommendation of so senators lito mitchell and kelly has lias ordered five hundred stand of breach loading rifles from the tile arsenal at Vanco vancouver uyer to be dell deli delivered vered to the tile authorities of oregon for the tiie use usaf of citizens on the frontier vice vlee president wilson said yesterday in coners conversation atlon that peace with the bodocs was wim now out of the tile question and they should he be exterminated at iet any cost still the peace ace aco policy should not he be abandoned in dealing with other indian tribes washington 15 the president haq hai appointed thomas 11 fuller collector of internal revenue for montana washington ac M the tho post office department announces that it will commence issuing postal cards may lith NEW YORK 17 general canby hain having been a member of the tho moth meth odist church and the rev nev dr tb thomas omas its book agent at san francisco franciso the tiie preachers association w will M commemorate their lives and deaths by a suitable resolution and services cervices jer services vices arrangements are mik mil making miling ing by the french residents in this tilis neighborhood for a national celebration on tile tiie approaching evacuation of france franc by the tilo german troops NEW YORK 16 the tile steamer russia today to day took in silver bars bam A detachment of militia arrived at knightsville Knights ville this am where the tile riot between the negro laborers and the white employed emp loyes of the western iron works occurred yesterday quiet is now restored several of the ring leaders have been arrested washington 16 the supreme court has affirmed the decree of the circuit court of texas that the texas and elpaso railroad is entitled to the exclusive right to locate land in said state and to obtain patents tile tiie result releases fremont from all obligations gat actions at ions lons NEW YORK your 17 charles boulch implicated in the tiie voucher robbery at the tild comptrollers office died last night the tile government sold a million and a half in gold today to day 17 20 ta to 17 51 NEW YORK 16 the jl derald herald this morning has a long letter from okelly 0 heily heliy kelly dated march ath he states that ilat general garcio commander of the eastern department says that reconciliation with spain I 1 is is imps impossible sible sibie except on the basis of ind independence 0 P endens the only term the C cubans ban s have llave to afler offer are that the spaniards go away and leave cuba to take care of lier her own future they have no faith falth in I 1 anthe the permanent establishment of the spanish republic cespedes espres es similar views he also asserts that tiie the cuban forces are in better condition now than ever beforehand before and that the force now consists of from 1000 to armed aimed men this force however is subject to great fluctuations decreasing after defeat and increasing largely after victory they lately received large accessions from the spanish forces mostly cuban volunteers and cespedes thinks that nearly all these will eventually desert the tile cause of spain when the triumph of the cubans will be insured NEW ORLEANS 16 the troubles in grant parish arose out of the distribution trib ution of the parish of flees offices the lynch returning board ignored all the officers elected by the people of the paris parish 1 and governor kellogg filled the places with his own appointees poin tees these failed to qualify and the tile governor then ordered the parties originally elected to assume the offices A large force of negroes instigated it is said by several white men members of the kellogg legislature armed themselves and took possession of the courthouse court house at colfax and erected barricades from which they issued plundering plantations stopping steamboats steam b 01 oi 01 ts for a supply of food etc in the meantime the whites of the parish began to gat gather gautherat herat at colfax to consider what to do they were joined by the whites of the surrounding parishes pari parl siles and by saturday there were whites encamped around tho the court house at colfax in which were several hundred negroes most of them armed arth wrt h enfield rifles the tile white leaders of the negroes slipped on board a passing steamer oil on friday evening and went to new orleans to bo be out ol 01 0 the tile reach of danger the first cht dit lit occurred on oil saturday in billeb li tho tile whites under the command v pr hadnot a member of the fusion legislature were wre defeated blit but NI vas ag no lit loss jos 9 of life on sunday noon the tho final battle took place the barricades were stormed and the negroes driven into the court house louse and the assailants being unable to force the doors set feet fire to the court house and as mg the tile negroes ran out to escape the flames they tiley shot them down one by ono one to the tile number of one hundred many others were wounded tile tiie rest escaped but were pursued tile tiie whites lost only two killed including hadnot their leader and several everal fc wounded at last advises advices not a negro was to be seen in the vicinity of colfax springfield MASS fASS NV 15 in tho the tiie chicopee Chi copee mills which were burned last night there were about nine undred hundred li looms loonis containing 2500 cuts of logli rioth and pounds of filling pounds of coarse yarn were also bur aured 0 am the loss is now estimated at haifa million covered by insurance might eight undred hundred li are thrown out of f employment three fourths of them girls af NEW v YORK 15 london papers received today to day say that on the re capt flat of the finst first dispatch announcing the loss of the atlantic its owners attributed the tile disaster to the watch on deck mistaking sanburn light for devils light it appears that miss rawdon reported as among the cabin passengers disembarked embarked dis dig at queenstown Queens town indianapolis INDIA 15 A serious riot is in progress at knightsville Knights ville between the striking coal miners and the tile negro miners lately imported from virginia the whole town apparently is engaged in the melee at midnight governor hendricks was called on for troops VIRGINIA nev 17 0 A san boum an olk old oid anaw anabell ell eli known stock operator died very suddenly this tilis a in m ke he complained of feeling unwell yesterday and retired between 9 and 10 shortly afterwards he was taken with severe cramps and at his request liis ills wife gave liim film him some morphine to quiet the pains some time afterwards his wife noticing he breathed heavily attempted to awake him liim and sent for a doctor but all efforts to bring him to consciousness proved unsuccessful no blame is attached to his wife about noon today to day a german named henry liens committed suicide icide by shooting himself liim self seif through the head bead on account of financial difficulties nev nov 17 john ludwig alias dutchy was shot and instantly kil kli killed led byE Needham this evening Dut dutchy chyl had been drinking and had insulted and abused several citizens of the town threatening to kill hill some parties he was very abusive in his language an to needham and threatened fo to ca carve M him up needham went after his shotgun shot gun and meeting liim him in durens store shot liim him the charge taking effect in the iche right side and penetrating the lungs killing liim him instantly SAN FRANCISCO 17 gen schofield has sent sect forward several hundred troops including two batteries of artillery to reinforce col gillem in the lava bed they left this p id m from the tile Pre presidio hon amasa walker delivered an address before the chamber of co commerce in tilis tills p m he speaks against the introduction of paper money into this state say saying ing that it would be profitable to only a few speculators and that the rates of interest would advance largely he spoke in praise of the advantages of california as an agricultural mining and manufacturing state his address was listened to with marked attention IL NV franklin hab has been sentenced to the bounty jail jall for two years for swindling various parties in this tills city LAVA BED 16 during C the night aur our ur troops held the tilo mme ame position that they ot occupied coupled at sunset yesterday evening A hot lot fight took place with col greens left th this isam a m the indians endeavored to get to the lake jake for water but our troops succeeded in keeping them away A dispatch was received from masons camp at seven a m I 1 saying that some of the bodocs had passed pa ed out on ills left and were on his flank and rear during the tile night the mortars under command of maj thomas thomm had llad kept them very much annoyed the indians could be heard yelling at an awful rate at two this a in the troops tinder under colonel green ordered to move forward from the position they held during the night the whole line started with a cheer and before 10 a m had bad reached the top of the ridge next to jacks camp which vio waso vt hotly yesterday vest erdAy but which has been n nearly L ariy arly deserted today to day when our men biad gained this pos position cheers could bo be heard along the whole line orders were then tilen given to swoop the tile lava bed and a dispatch was sent by signal to captain calta i n burrl Burri bumard ard ordering him in case the bodocs had got out on colonel masons left to pursue them immediately with cavalry and give them no rest at 10 our troops had gained considerable sid erable ground and firing was becoming more frequent the tile general impression is that tile the lava bed is ours orders have been given for colonel mason to move his right forward as rapidly as possible pes sible sibie and join colonel greens left tills this will cut them oss off from water from 10 to 12 there was considerable firing from the south of the lake only part of thello does docs could have llave got out oil on aia Ala masons sons left as indians can be heard in the tile vicinity of jacks cave the mortars which 1 have ceased since daylight have been ordered to a new position within yards of the cave and near the tile water of the tile lake at about 12 colonel colona green and colonel masons commands effected a junction which entirely cuts the tiie offa off from water after this movement was effected occasional firing was heard bieard at it different parts of the line and it was decided not to push our men on the indian strong stronghold hold hoid as we might 11 lose many without killing an art indian and if we could keep them from water they tiley would have llave to leave their position and we could not find them in lit a stronger one our losses in the two days fight have been five killed kille dand and ten wounded the tile only yet wounded is lieutenant Egan who has received a flesh wound in tile the left leg he is doing well the junction has been formed between greens right and masons left five indians are reported killed we have some scalps none of our killed or wounded have fallen into the indians hands it is evident that if our men can hold the position of the tile lake shor shoren eMr fr modoc will have to leave or surrender A heavy fire of musketry is now going on near tife lake shore bhore tile tiie indians are arp evidently fighting for water every one who lias has seen our troops in in action speaks of them with the highest praise bruise 16 about a hundred thousand |
