The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02


cepre atoms ON the mail party 1T Pawpes Rock Toe
So eded in cutting through the CANVASS and stsAay
end the property recovered. These lndisns said &
have become troublesome OF late by in.imidAtcg an
robbrg emSrants en- their way to California and SAL
Lake,
A fKlRMIsH BETWEEN THE SHERIFF OF 81 PAso
AND PARTY OF MRxICANs-rROoPs AT HI PAso
From an extra Of the San Antonio Western 7rdn OF the
l3th ult extract the following late intelligence from
e Psso;-
The mail from Santa Re and II Paso arrived here sbou,
noon With IL comes Lsutenant Thomas formerly o
the United States army who % Au tin FOR tbs pnr
poee OF delivering TO GoverporP I'm portsnt
cations from Governor Mefrwsther OF New Mckee, 10
lation TO Indian affairs 10 that Territory We not o.
ncal informed OF the precise nature OF the mission 81
Mr. Thomas but ia not far fetched suppositon III, "
the object is to efect co operation between this s.s
and the territory OF New Mexico In ot serious din
cutes with the CSmsnohs IndiAns-dific1,t whtcn,
nm er the present aspect OF affairs may be anticipated at
difficulty occurred few days since In the Territory
OF New s,xico between party OF M"xic,ns and the
Sheriff OF Fl Psso county II seems that Mr. hagoin Of
ksstfnsvflle claims 10 be the owner OF salt ake la
the Territory near DolA Ana number OF Mexicsus
from the latter pace went to the lake to get salt NJ
Mag fin procured warrant for their Arrest, which
psced In The hands OF the Sheath OF FL P.so county BE
summoned posse went to the ground found the xsxi
cars upon whom he nrsd thus driving them from their
carts The then de ashsd and brought to Ell
Psso The carts left the road. Serious ques.
tons arise ont of this affair between the Territory OF
New Mexico md the State Of Texas Certainy the Sheriff
of FL Paso b highly cspsursble for the in which
lie conducted the Transaction. But We have tims for
General Garland ia at FL PAso he is bringing the troops
s'a.o. ed in New Mexico around him Ia such manner
10 be able within four Ave dsys, TO concentrate
Them At any point Tor any smsrsency-shsr to r'Psi or
isg.lsrsly believed in that section o, the county,
thai .roher war bstwsr Mexico and the United States
Everything At present quiet in the Mesla Valley 1t
Ia tie understanding between the two that
no rsops thA be stationed there while negotiations are
p@neDg.
Mr. Gsesdeu, Minister in Mexico. has addressed Ave
several communications General GAsnd, usiog the
Mexican mall. for their trausmisson Four out OF avs
bad beer broken and rsselen when they reLchsi the
General who has iusmated to the Minister tn send all
future OF Importance by special express
From private litter received by US make the fol-
loving extract relative to the fight with the MsxoAns 1T
the salt lake. mentioned shove As correspondent
eye witness Of the affair, and We know him to be
tirey reliable doubtless bis account is oorrsct sup
pose are aware 'ha, Don Santiago hagofa is part
owner and whole rertsr OF salt lake hun red and
sixty miles neith OF tfs place On the eth inst party
Of men numbering one hundred and twenty with
twenty six cars left DonA and L,H Crazes with
intention Of taking salt from the Aforesaid lake On the
sth Don Santiago apprssd of their intention AM
oesracbea twenty eight men in command OF Sheriff Suy
DER to arrest all the and take possession OF all their
property We left here at p n, the sth inst, and
after arriving at San Augustine spring determined to wait
the arrival OF the party from the lake
San ustpe about htty miles from here Their the
roAt from the ealt lake forks, to Dona Aus, the
other to hasofhnsvills. After remaining there three
Gays, and the Dora Adams not appearing was agreed
that should meet them We started, and after trAv
elm forty miles, came In front of the train at about
sundown the evening Of the 18th inst. The sheriff
went forward and htsehtd the property and told all
hands they pfiAoners The hextcsps treated the
sheriff. 'hority with contempt aud tol him to g
home they had left home for sa. they h'd salt In ths
carta and they should keep it or die d.enting It, This
all founded very we'll The then turned out to
water whuss they were bus5 drinking our little party
got together and the order was given 10 seizs al the
cattle, ard Bill every WHO dared resist. We had
cannon with ns-a twelve pounder-Hhisa wac loaded
with grape and canister and ready, in OF need
fire into the herd The listed, and the signal gun
was fired BY the saerih when general fight ensnsd,
which lasted about twenty The Of tho affair
wss, that three horses, Eve mules ard twenty three
steers killed; thres MexicAps killed. Ave seriously
wounded We then Grove of the cattle aud arrive here
From another private lstte, we Nuke the owpg
tract showing the feeling among the population Of that
part Of Mexico the subject OF the treaty recently uaie
with fexico by Gen GAdsden:-
Much excitement prevails on account OF the report
that parts of the States OF ChihuAhua Sonora sold
to the Uotsd States The head men here very ndig
rant and swear before they shall be sold como Bore0o
they Will annex Themselves to tho United States Gen
Garland 1T Msgon's The otjsct Of his visit is the
lection Of site for fort and, understand he has al
ready selected sits half way between Magoio 's aud
mi his in low range Of sand bill. Perhaps yoi can
Tsp ember them as you msst have tesn them often.
Nsso6ns expedition to the salt lake creates consderA
oe talk and is generally viewed in favorable light
DEATH OF DON MANUEL ARMIJo
Tn. Santa Fe Pals Of December H. in choncli, ths
Cssth s General Ar mo says:-Gen.rAl Ami, most
phsticsny self made man Deprived in hIa youth o.!
tie advantages Of . collegiate education, by the
~ OF his character ID intellect he eIsvated hi
hip hest honors Known to the depsrtm mt ia which
I'd sbe discharged the dsties Of the Offices he hst
With fidelity and ability unsurpassed BY any of h!s
oecessora He held the eff OF Governor and sperA for
twenty years. and to the time of the occupation
Of this territory by the Uuitsd States Ca the approach
Of General Ke.ny to the territory OF New Mexico fading
himself with forces and by tbs govern
mept Of Mexico, he forced to repair to the lower
country from which he returned 1t the close OF the
He continued to live in Lemsr among his reghbo's and
extensive acquaintance mp his DEATH ths and
beloved Of all He 6ied the 9th instant a. hin reside
in Lmar from tn. effects of gun shot wouud received
some years since from Apacoe ad He leaves but
one hei 10 his large estate wbo daughter His death
will mourned BY the whols territory
NARRATIVE OF THE eUFFERINGt OF MRS. JANE ABE
LINZ VII SON, DURING HgR RECENT CAPTIVITY
AMONG THE CANANCHR INDIANS.
Twas sorn In Alton H. the 18th day jane, 1887 and
am therefore, in the year Of my age Al, ut
eight years ago moved from this pa,s to TEXAS
sst'led Paris In Lamar oouaty Here fa.hs: and
mo, her lied within day of each other Ielvng six
phan children behind them. lived VITA several neigh
bcrs until the LIST of last February whom arded to
Mr. James WILSON, young far uer, just beginning Hfs
With little property He but nineteen years o. age
when we we're married. l vas not sixteen,
We had heard that psopls became rich very fast In
California we concluded TO move and mepcs life
In that distant country We gathered together the little
properly -e possessed and joined party OF emisants,
consstii Of atty two men, twelve snd several
children There in a twenty two wagons and tbs
Wnoie company was placed uH0er the com DAnd OF MI.
Henry Hickman. We startsd from Hunt county on the
9th Of April last and took the route for FL Paso We
rived At the Guadaupe about the LIST Of June
Here the Nascaero Apaches stole from nineteen head
OF cattle. Six started in pursuit but driven
hack by the Ineians. We vent thense to Ell Paso Ny
husband not being able to travel well with Mr. Hcsmans
train he determined to remain st Fl PAso till the arrival
OF another party of California emigrants While the
Mexcaps stole nearly ell the property We had and left
unable to proceed journey We could do nothing
except make way back to Texas About the last
OF July started return with the fragments OF
which the thieves bad spared On the LIST day
OF August my husband and his father left Aod fell into
the bands Of the Indians sss them after this
'as told that they had been murdered.
Uuable to continue journey returned to Fl PAso,
where remained till september when stsrte onoe
Tor TEXAS with my three brotberf ia law, In
psny with small party conss i,s Of ave Americans aud
one Mexican. As We red seen only Infian the
route eatteied ourselves that should DOT be
e'ted by any OF the tribes which in'es. this rou to-
when the borders OF Texas OF our own party
stole three animals from Mr. Hart and OF Mr. Hwt,
anxious to oveftake the theves started In pursuit. tskioy
with him my Oldest brother in law lad some fourteen
years OF leaving myself Mexican ana the two boys
TO follow rapidly We couli. We 81 this time
within three days Journey OF a military post A. anton