Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
INTERESTING FROM NEW MEXICO.

II AN1nnLcAANd fHOM NEW MEXICO.
The last Western mail brought file Of the Santa
Fe Gazette, from November 9th to the 26h Of
An evidence that better Of things is dawpinp for
Santa Fe is found in the fact that Msssrs BEcK C1p
DISGs had just received from the States eleven hundred
head Of tocksheep, among which were eighteen fine
Saxon bucks and twelve or thirteen Of the same
This is said in the Gazette to be the first attempt
to improve the stock Of sheep in that Territory and il il
thought that il win be attended with the most favorable
results New Mexico is great sheep growing country
the climate being particularly adapted for this purpose
and in the present demand for WOOL and for export to
California this adventure fail pay we'll Messrs
Beck Gddngs have established their farm In the town
OF Preston on the bank Of the river Pecos place adm
rably suited for the purpose.
letter from Don FERNANDEZ DE Taos, dated on the
9th November, says:
cit is reported herf paa Gov. Brigham Young is
Waglng war o. eA.enua,e against the Grand River
Mexico have joined their brethren Of Red River 20 eht
the Mormons Whether this true or not we cannot
The Gazette says:
:" party returned some days ago from hunting ex-
curson in the Sierra Blanca and Sangre de Crsto
tans. They met with very good success having Killed
deer elk, antelope, and wounded two or three grisly
They report avoaby Of the country at the head
of the little stream called Cucharas and of the valley Of
the Huerfano They also state that the valleys between
the mountains admirably adapted to grazing
This part Of the country viii doubtless distant day.
be great stock region for here horses CATTLE goats
sheep &C. subsist well the year round without grain
This part of the country is supposed to be in Nebraska
The Green Horn settlements few miles beyond this
considerable settlement is being made the Ar
kansas, Mt or near the mouth OF the Huerfano Many
Americans from ths Dart of New Mexico will emigrate
there this winter early in the spring Ts is beau
ful section Of country and one Of remarkable healthi
considerable settlement is expected here by
fall Should the Central route be adopted the Pacific
| railroad would pass near here
The dragoon force stationed at Fort Mas sachusetts
will winter here in the immediate vicinity. The in
fanry company in charge of Fort Jackson will 60 AL
buquerque, leaving twelve behind garrison the
fort and to keep out Chico Beasques and his company
CHICO no doubt would like to take up his winter quar-
ters in the fort
In the Gazette Of the 10Th find account of the
shooting Of HUGH N SMITH, Esq, and of the immediate
execution Of the who fired upon him. by virtue Of
Lynch law. Mr. Smith did not die from his wounds al
though this supposed to be inevitable and at the
latest date recovering:
Severa citizens Of unquestionabe respectability were
diverting themselves at game of monte in back room
when the harmony of the amusement disturbed by
the entrance OF stranger somewhat intoxicated, with
companion who seemed to be sober The name of
the former Stephenson and the latter Scaion Ste
phenson commenced betting the game, and from q
casual remark hearing the of Of the dealers
toned Stephens exclaimed that he could whip any
OF that in Santa Fe This obtained prompt reply
that the bank would be bet that upon any
IDing eise ratner however, Jocuariy than IN anger
Here the affair seemed end but very shortly after
Stephenson again sought collision which he seemed
regularly bent by bullying and annoying the party, who
anxious for his removal appealed to his friend Scaon
to take him away This appeared to exaperare Stephen
still more, and resulted in of the citizens Of Santa
Fe remarkng, that if he from Texas, he kept
frequently repeating he would find that at Santa Fe there
were men to whom no name country could eommuni-
cate terror. Words rapidly ensued, eccasonng an inn
mediate demonstration Of contacts this, however,
prevented by the Scaon who had been observer
only of all that had passed, drawing heavy Colts
volver and firing the persons present. loudly vocfe
rating his design Of clearing the room which, they
were all unarmed, he might perhaps have accomplished
by force of slaughter had he been arrested in his
murderous intentions.
"Scallion fred three shots the first struck his
companion, Stephenson in the hand, and the second
struck the Hon. Hugh n Smith in the chest the right
side and afterwards cut out from the back part Of
the shoulder The wound regarded mortal by all
present. as it supposed, from the direction the ball
seemed to have taken, to have passed directly through
the lungs Under the excitement occasoned by this be-
lief, both Scaon and Stephenson Immediately
rested by the citizens present Stephenson sent to
Jail, but Scallion not fortunate court at
once organized by appointing citizen to Judge,
who ordered jury of twelve to be empannelled and
the prisoner put upon his trial for murder and after
patient hearing Of the case he was found guilty and inn
mediately hung"
Letters received from Zun dated the 9Th November
state that the smallpox raging fearful extent in
that village. number had died. and the epidemic was
on the increase The Indians entirely ignorant Of
the disease and unless they received immediate
lief it feared they would be decimated The disease
also raging in the Moqui villages greater
extent than at Zuni It had not reached the Nevaos
but they could hardly escape.
Gen. GARLAND was in Santa Fe about the middle Of
| November, on his way to visit Cantonment Burgwin.
81. Louis Republican.