The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-07

the deceased came to his death BY strspgulataee,
caused by hanging, by persons unknown" Nobody
did it ! Mr.. Smith, (by the way glorious fellowO
in defiance of the doctors is in fair way ofreoovery,
and il worth Q dozen dead men yet How he e.
capped death is wonderful. The pistol was large
dragoon revolver heavily loaded. fired within an
making hole as large q quarter Of dollar, and
lodging in lis left arm. He is possibly reserved for
o higher end. .QwIe~ Sabe
fear We shall soon have trouble again with the
White Mountain Apaches, serious difficulty with
them having as usual originated with the Mexcans.
1t seems that their most influential chief Cuentus
Azules, had visited Fort Fillmore with his family and
afew Of his people to pay their respects to the Com
mandante at the Fort. While there, some Mexicans
from the other side Of the Rio Grande living in the
MessDa valley, came over and claimed horse the
chief was riding. The case was submitted to the off,
of the fort for settlement who decided the Next
cans had no right whatever to the horse. When the
Indians lett for home the Nexicans followed them,
attacked Cuentus Azules, and beat his brains out
with club His body was brought back TO the fort,
and decenuy buried. The other Indians fled, swear.
ing vengeance, and they will have it but who will
be the victims, time will determine. / am afraid not
the murderers / had known this Indian for some
time, as one of the very best men of his tribe. He
had great Influence over his people, and exerted it
always to their best interest This Messla valley
getting to be the resort Of all the vagabonds in the
country, and they commit their rasc aties with
impunity, as the Mexican government will not, and
the American government dare not, take them. :.
/ am sorry to say tn 1t the small pox Is prevailing
to great extent in the western part Of the territory
One OF the Pueblo villages OF Moqui has been entire
y depopulated. 1t has also made its appearance in
Albuquerque, and Is spreading rapidly.
The Pacific railroad exploring party, under com.
mand Of Lieut.. Whpple, left Albuquerque two weeks
ago, and are now on their way west They report
the route, far they have come, to be well adapt
ed for the railroad and far they had met with but
few
early next spring. Lieut. Gunnison, )mman ling
the expedition over Bentons route, left Green river
September %, and expects to winter at the Salt
Lake. They also make good repor. Of the route
over which they travelled, meeting with but few OBJ
sIacles by the way.
settlement Of twenty-five or thirty families will
leave Taos next spring for the HuerfanO river, being
lear where the railroad is to be located rs they sup
pose, being near the western boundary OF Nebraska
territory.
have inst returned from weeks sojourn among
the Placer Gold Mountains, but as ! have written
sufficient to tire your patience now, will wait until
next month to send you the ITEMS
Charles King on the Sandwich Islands.
The fifth lecture in the for the benefit OF the
Charity Fund Of the Protestant Episcopal Mutual Benefit
Society, delivered in the large chapel Of the Unvsr
sy last Tue day evening, BY CHARLES King Ii D,
President Of Columbia College Subject" The Sandwich
Islands and their relation to the United statsso The
before large ard fashionable utiencs:Ihs subject
suggested to him by paragraph In the Courier
and Enqirer to the effect that the inh Abitants Of
the Sandwich lanes want be admitted into the Union
That the Iteration Of these opls mainly wing
American commerce and enterprise IL fit subject for
American audience Tbs Sandwich Islands were re-
vesid jest about the inc when Uaited States re-
veahd their Independence to the worlc-on the 18th
January IT'S They we're discovered BY Captain Cook.
He skisd with his two VESSELS, Ia July--in the
month that In which Independents dec AIRED.
The islands ten in umber Of whi,h eight inha-
bittd. They d slant from America about two thou
fand eight hundred miles. The lecturer . de-
scrpuon Of the inhabitants He spoke Of their govern
genera Of the islands al the time they were
discovered by Captain Cook. He went into . rather
frightened description Of the death Of this great
navigator, who killed by the sAvagss, But although
Cook believed himself to be the real discoverer II
that certain islands marked down Spanish chart
Ieved 10 te the same 1t WAS seven years after Cooks
death in 1885, before the islands sgsin visited BY
Eur pears In 1872 when Capt Vancouver vent there,
he received fAvsrabs reception Tho king OF the group
felt then the necessity Of being good terms with for
eigners. Capt Vancouver made himself agreeable
to the king that the athr dea sma leland to the
British; but accepted American vessels
the most ftequent viriters the islands afterwards.
They went there to trade for randlewcod Honolulu bs
the principal prt for foreign shipping The native
population ssi then under what jailed the vices
Of civilization Captin Cooks estimate OF the popalA
whole CUP at only $50 0o0 In theyssl 1910 the Amed
tiesby terrain Board Of Foreign Missions tshhei
sceeo Tor u educ ttOn OF Young PsgAcS The hrs
tionaIy company {Wh ch established in 1870 was
wis.y apizd Wren the American E,.sso. aries arrived
tf he shore they did not And beathsn kiug they
expected, but ore who had been ips,ructed-o who
bad oIepsd the way for the lgh. OF the Gospel The
mist zries well received In 1922 another embas
~ wss sent nth The cssson has been kept ~ and
by earrest striving for the temporal and eternal welfare
OF these islands they have bee, -ght to Chris
tisIiy After the mssiorare, permitted to build
white tried to make the king believe that they
we're forts they were erecting Happily, the king
man Of rerss ard truth He kept his word and gave
sioosres and hence the unfsvorabs reports that we're
brought Lcms But too, liable TO pro Ach fer
the common saior the typo Of his countymsn to for
egn people, Is less cared for than any other class LIST
btpe that Improvement In the condition o. the com
mon sailor RAY be sbronclsd. II s possible
that the nrsiorafe to II sandwich Islands may
remarked the absence OF Amusement among the
youth, was told that 1t Was feared to alo~ Them
to return to their old practices Whstever the mar
be- II is last that The missionaries have given this peo
pie written LANGUAGE. schools book, and churc bes
sv.s zoo in The issps. Come pris t. q Rome stsIy
attempted 10 obtain part Of the fund raised by these
taxes They have 60 far succeeded to be allowed the
permission Of having schoolmaster, - soon - hsy
obtain ffcent number OF scholars In these slAuds
there 224 oo0 CT land capable Of producing
gar u remainder Ia estimated ct half million OF
II would undoubtedly be for annexation tbs
Inhabitants Of these islands that ready market can be
found here for their sns.r, duty free The transitions
from bar bsrism 10 civilization noticeable everywhere
here in the habis customs and dress peope-and oil
curing the short space Of twenty The destruction
pIOVeu OF pc AuvG the
fsLcs, IS ths people have teen diverted from SEEK
ing It. and have turned to the cultivation Of thu land
will be that Americans have connected them selves
with these islands than any other nation The aues
tion for government will BE-, what will be done
with thsmS for they look to naturally for support
England France. and RsssiA pretend have right TO
them. Amo ling paper annoutc sd to-day thai . Rus
sim oipl, motto agent in the about procsed
there to ool after the interests Of his country In lS46
France and England both bound themselves by treaty
to claim them, either dirt city indirectly For
the Of they very BILE to us now.
But must wait pAtieptl, for annexation. In the
time, our language TO be spread them But should
desire the alton Ct this island group con
tiEenu Separated by waste Of waters where others
Al We AbA 10 extend tn than the