Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-07-11
From the Santa Fe Gazette.
Our Indian AlIaiTs---Sad Condition
or Things

md so completely ai the mercy oil Inc lndl-
ans, as at this time. ltappears as though |
all the Indians Of she Great West hod COM
bined to ovelrun and destroy US. Within
The last fortnight. the county Of San Miguel
has been sadly dealtwlh by band ol Chy-
annes and Kioways from the plains, near
The Arkansas river. They made descent
upon the defenceless frontier, murdered
twenty herdsmen, carried off ten shepherd
boys cap,ives, and drove off a large number
Of horses and mules. and in the wantonness
of their acts, they slrewed the valley with
the dead carcarses of cattle and sheep. In
the southern part ofihe territory, the Mes.
caleros are in full blast, and almost daily
robbing our citizens Of their sheep and cat
tie, on their way TO California. Many Of
the emigranl parties have suffered severely
from murder and robbery.
The Camanches seem to have turned
their attention particularly to the northern
par. Of Mexico, where they fairly run rio. in
their devaslations. They have murdered
as many as twenty citizens in single day,
and seem TO set al defiance all attempts to-
stop their incursiors. The Jicarillas are
almos, lost sight ofin the hosIili!ies Of other
tribes: they appear to DO almost entirely sub
dued. The Navajos, the mos, powerful
tribe in the country, have also commenced
depredaiions. Seven Of them ran off 300
sheep, bu, Ag,. Dodge has procured the re-
turn Of one hundred, and hopes TO be able
TO return the balance.
An Express has been sent 10 Gen. Gar.
land. now at El Paso, urging his return to
headquarters, where his presencs!is much
needed. The acting Governor, the Honor
able VIM. s. Messervy, has very properly
ordered ou, portion Of The Militia 10 repel
the invasion Of San Miguel county, in addi-
lion TO those ordred out TO defend the county
of Rio Arriba.
Col. Cook hos ordered ouI company of
Dragons to pursue ths Cheyennes and XII
owas, who arc now devastating the frontier
OF San Miguel county.
| Under the circumstances. II becomes the
duty of every man TO hold himself in readi-
ness TO answer The call Of the acting Govern.
or, 10 take up arms. In the Two counties OF
Rio Arriba and San Miguel, where the call
has already been made, we hope the citizens
will respond promptly, and .urn out to a
man to defend their homes and property
If we do not want a general Iadian war, we
mus, &C. vigorously and pu. down the tribes
that have already risen.
We last. week noticed the death Of wor-
thy citizen, Ennis J. Vaughn, Esq" by the
hands Of the assassin. The announcement.
of this foul deed excited in us and the pub.
lie an unusual feeling Of horror and indigna'
lion towards the perpetrators.
The circumstances ofihe death OF MIR. ",
as nearly as they can be ascerlained, are as
follows:
Mr.. Vaughn KEEP. store al Real del Pu-
er.o, place about ,hir.y-six miles from
Santa Fe, and was principally engaged iii
trading for gold with the miners al the Pla-
Ger. There was no other American resident
al this Placer except himself. -
On the night Of tho 10Th insto The mur.
derers must have asked adminance al his
store after he had closed for The night, as he
was found bu, partly dressed, candle placed
near the head Of his bed in room adjon-
ing the store, and some newspapers lying
near it, as though he had been reading when
the call or knock had been made at the
door. He opened the door, probably rec.
ognizing the voices Of those applying Tor en-
trance as those Of persons in whom he had
confidence.
Immediately upon their entrance the as.
sassins must have struck him Two
blows with q stone held in The hand upon
the temple, near the forehead, both OF which
fractured and sunk in the skull-'he muir
derers had then seized on axe belonging 10
Mr.. Vaughn, standing in The room, with
which they had struck him three blows. two
ON one side and one on the back Of the head
Each blow had buried shs axe up TO The
helye in the head. The murderers robbed
the house ofsome $435, Of gold and silver
coin, and some few articles OF goods, locked
the door, taking with them The key-and nc
notice was received OF the murder al SAINTS
Fe unul the 18th, the third day after. Sew
eraI Americans repaired at once to the sPo
and found the remains Of The murdered
man as above described. The house was
vel closed when they arrived, and had 10 be
broken open-,he murdered man had ,her
been more than three days lying in his owr
blood.
No certain clue has ye. been obtained as lc
the murderers. though suspicion is awake
and we trust the Governors proclamation
found in another column, will arouse suffi
cient activity 10 insure The arrest Of the mis-
Greats.
Mr.. Ennis ]. Vaughn was naive o.
Kentucky, whence he emigra,ed when quite
young, with his father 10 Missouri, and
from that State the father and son again en-
grated about the year 1897 10 this Terrilo'
ry. where the latter has principally resided
up 10 The day of his death.
| In New Mexico, while a Mexican pro.
vince, he was engaged in various occupa.
tors, and under the government established
by Gen. Kearney after The conquest in 1848
he held then the imporian, and truly difficult
office OF High Sheriff Of the county of Santa
Fe, the duties Of which he discharged in q
manner highly creditable TO himself and
and greatly 10 the benefit Of the community
The leading prominent CHARACTERISTICS oI
the deceased were integrity, honor, ruth and
courage. qualities which had greatly ep.
deafed him 10 all who knew him best, His
death leaves space among the few who
have been always with us, that cannot be
supplied. ai
SHEPHERD OF THE VALLRY.-The 81, Lou.