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Cannibalism--Massacr aud Summary Re-
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Major Bartlett, Commssary of the Boundary Commission, who arrived in New Orleans on the 25th iDst., communicates to the Picayuue informa- ton of the following tragic scenes:
 Major B.'s party when about 225 miles this side of Fl PaSo, discovered a smoke at some distance. They sent out party to Teconnoltre, and diScov cred a negro man and woman in the act of cook ing food, and on further search the head of negro was found in the fire. They said they had been compelled 10 kill one Of their company for food. They had been nine days out, thelr gun had burs- ted, and they were in a state of starvation. The account they gave of themselves this: they were all slaves of man named Owens, near Hol- ly Springs, Miss, and had run olf together last corn planting making for Mexico The boy killed was about nineteen years of age, the other from twenty seven 10 thirty, calls himself Henry; the girl, bright u,ulatto, about twenty one, named Malinda
 These last two were taken 10 San Antonio, and left in custody of one Antonio Nayana.
 Major Bartlett brings accounts of Soine horrible scenes of disorder. riot, murder and execution. which took place at Socoro about the closing days oG January II seems that bands of armed ruiiians, discharged eamsters and soldiers, and frontier des peradoes, had been overawing the qrtlet inhabt- ants of Socouo by parading the streets armed and committing all manner of lawlesS acts. They rob bed and killed openly, without any pfoyocauon or remorse. Instances are given of their selzlng an unohending man. taking away hiS gun and killing him with 1t, without the shadow ot cause, and brutaliy beating the women. Through the 2sth ana 29th of January they ranged like wild beasts, committing all sorts of crimes. when pag rof the citizens sent express to inc United States troops at San Eiezarlo about SIX miles of, asking for pro- lection, which was declined, and the applicants referred to the civil power.
 On the night of the 29th most aadacouS out rage was committed. The rDbber band seeking man named Clarke, tE. C. Clarke, sad 10 be the
 I Rhode Island went to a iandaDgo or dancing par ty where he was, and malLrea,ed the whole party of males and females. They placed sentlBels at the entrance fired of pistals al the candles, and otherwise terrified the women threatened death 70 man or woman who should stir; and finally. The leader, one Alexander Young, assisted by three others, John Wade Marcus Butler aud William Craig, fell upon Clarke and gave him nine or ten mortal wounds. Another man, named Charles Gates. washadly shot. Next morning. some nen- bers of the Boundary Commission, who were pre- sent 1T town, resolved to arrest the muFleTers at all hazards, and sent an express to the man body of the commission a. San EiezaTio for help ln three hours, large party of Americans and Mexi- cans arrived, m such force as to be enabled to search for aRd seze eighL or ten of the worst, ln cludng Wade, Butler and Craig. Young, the ringleader escaped.
 These men were brought befoEe adge Berthold on the 3uth January, examined and committed, and committed, and Ihe next day they were trSed by jury, sentenced tq be hung within one hour, and notwithstanding the threats and preparations of their aSsoeia' s the sentence was enforced, and they were ng np to the branches of a Tee, on Friday morning. Tie bodies of the murlerers were buried, aud at P.a., that of the murdercI Clarke was also buried
 large reward, Si00, was offered for the arrest of Young. Ha was arrested on the 10th, brought to Socorro on the ilsh. He immediately made full confession cf his crime, but was nevertheless pat on trial on the l2th., His own written confession, which he repeated and s.saed. was added 10 the other testimony He was found guilty. condemned, and executed on the same tree where his conp1a ions were hung.
 Maj. Bartlett repeats, that these examples, So- zorro has been perfectly quiet and orderly.