The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-16
INTERESTING FROM NEW MEXICO.


We understand that the War Department
has received from Col. Washington, com
mandlng 10 New Mexico. the interesting in.
,elligeuce tina, he had concluded treaty Of
peace With the formidable tribe of Nopujoe
ladions. Col. w. returned to Santa Fe on
the 25,h Of September from an expedition IN.
to the country Of the Naval es, during which
hey entered into the treaty. Previous TO
concluding The treaty, however,rhe head chief
OF the tribe, Ndrbond, MAS killed IN Skin.
mish. This chief had been for thirty Years
the scourse OF the inhabitants Of New MeAi
CO. The valleys in the Navaloe country are
represented as being exceedingly fertile, and
the corn crops very abundant. The Tribe
numbers from seven 10 len thousand souls, #
whom between two aud three thousand are
warriors, who are generally we'll mounted,
and armed with guns or lances, and bows and
arrows.
The expedition under Mai ;, S. Sieen, Of
he FIRST Dragons, had Isl returned TO San
ia Fe from the coun'ry Of the Apaches. Va
the l9h jay an aff,r had occurred between
the hos lie Apaches and the troops al Sierra
del Sacramento, which was highly credtlablc
10 our Ulcers and men On The 9th Aug.
gust small dragon orcc, under this "thcer,
| defeated a large party of Apaches near the
Copper mes, on which occasion the MaJt
was severely wounded after which Lieut.
Bryan, Of the Topogrsphica Engineers, sue.
ceeded 10 the command Of he detachment.
o. the same day, och August Lieut..
Burnside Of the Third Artillery, had an at
fair with the Apache Indians IN he ,lcinity
Of Los Vsgas, which resulted IN heir defeat,
With much loss only ten cut o fort. escaping.
The Lieutenant Vas slightly wounded
Captain Pap,n, Commanding al Los Valas,
with his company Of volunteers, surprised q
parry OF maraudlng Apaches on The night Of
he 9Th September near San Vagas, killing
and wouudlng number OF them, the bodies
nf SIX indians having been lefl upon The field.
The noted chief Pttrilfo was killed and his
wife taken prisoner.
he battalion uf six comp MES THIRD In.
fanny, under Rrsvr, Mnjnr J. Van Hume,
which marched Tor San Antonio, Texas ar.
rived a, E. Paso on Septic 5ih, all we'll.
Owing to the necessity 81 opening the road
the march occupied one hundred Gays.
Early in O.rbrr II was The Intention Of
Bre,ei Lieut.. Col. J. f. Jphusion, Of the To,
geographical Eoghee and Capt. French
Assistant Qiartetmastrr, TO return to San
Antnnio, aud tIpy were to be esc"rted by a
company Of Infantry under Capt. King
WHEELING SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
| the Wheeling Gazette OF Friday says:
"Z,nes Ferry. from The Wheeling shore 10 the
Is and which has pied 10 and fro Tor prod OF
ysars dating as far back as tho Oldest inhsbitant
can rsco'Iect. was yesterday discontinued, and all
rgts p raining TO II Transferred TO the ouspension
Bridge in accordance with the purchase IN ade by tia
company. During tie day oil the market wagons
from Ohio. in returning parsed over lhs Bridge IN
perfect safety We wers not littio amused BY con
uasiing the eoni nd satisfied manner m which ooi
country freRds drove upon tl.Is immense platform
swung tho air. with the lncfeduIous feelings which
prompted them TO declare fow months ago taa.
they would no, risk their lives on such q thing Tor
the world! The greatest creations Of genius. when
successfully completed appear simple, however com
plex and ncornprehensb!s they may have previous.
iy seemed Such ,Impl though huge and maguih.
cent structure does tho Wheeling Suspension Bridge
now appear 10 the observer. The Ugh. and fairy
step of imld woman. the heavy tramp Of tie bur.
dsned horse. or the crushing wheels Of the ponder.
Gus car may alike traverse this structure, with The
assurance that the platform beneath them is firm.
safe, and enduring as the rock ribbed aud everlasting
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KENTUCKY CoNvENTION-JUDIC
The Kentucky Constitutional Convention
has arrived at sorne practical results in res
ton to tho Judiciary. The organization OIL
the Court Of Appeals is TO be as follows:
]. Tho Cour, of Appeals is to conss, Of four jndg
e. elected by the peope-three 10 constitute quo
/ rum.
2. The four judges to be elected in four districts
in each. and to serve for eight years or those
FIRST elected. one 10 10 60 out in two years. one ia
siI and ono in eight yssfs-to be determined by lot
3. Ths judges to b removable by'a vote Of Too
thirds sfthe General Assembly for any ofspes moi
fmpesohabls