The daily union., 1854-12-16
G ZEN ERAL NEW 8.

zette of October 30 find the following letter from Hon
H. H. Davis, secretary of the Territory Of New Mexico
II is addressed to Lieut. W. Davidson of United States
dragons:
Sm our letter of this date in reference the inter
view between his exceency Governor Merrwether and the
Jicarila chief Chacon, at which present has Just
been received and il affords much pleasure to be able
10 answer your queries During the interview reduced
writing the request of the governor the conversation
that took place between him and Chacon and they ad
dressed each other through the medium of interpreter
bad ample time to write down all that said by either
party with accuracy In referring to the original notes of
the interview in speaking of the action at Cienegula
Chacon made the following remarks
az The Americans killed chief Pecheco and ball cut
out the entrails OF woman who survived nephew Of
Iobo also killed About fifty Indians killed at
Cieneguila.
The above all that was said in reference to the loss
of the Indians and understood, and recorded it,
referred particularly the battle at La Cencguia Ho
ping the information communicated will be entirely salts
factory have the honor to remain
LARGE TRAKspoRrATIoN.--The jackson (Miss) Mercury
of the 9TH says that the Vicksburg and Jackson railroad
is in fine order any railroad in the Union We learn
from Mr. Cunningham the superintendent that about 200
bales of cotton per day conveyed the road last
week
HELP RussIASs.--The Hon. Clinton Roozevelt
has sailed from New York help the Russians He is
said TO be possessed of information of late great discov
cry and improvement in bomb shells and other mate Of
war, which will render them marvellousy destructive
The celebrated Lancaster guns will find their match
PIRE AT THE BRANCH MNT.--The United States branch
mint at Charlotte, North Carolina fire the 7th
instant The fire, however, discovered before it had
made much progress and by the active exerons of those
who early at the place exngushed before it had
done any serious damage
FATAL AcoIDENT.On Tuesday, 2sth ultimo, while Mr..
Willis Crowson and Sheppard Foster on hunting
tbe in In.
hands of the LATTER the lock of which caught in twig
accidentally discharged and its contents lodged in the
body of the former which caused his death Thursday
following No blame whatever is attached to Mr. F. The
deceased leaves wife and two children to his sud-
den death.
The ARcrIcAn investigation of the circumstances
nected with the loss Of the steamship Arctic going
before the grand jury in the United States circuit court
New York.
THE HoosAc ruSSEI---The Greenfield Republican states
work building the Hoosac tunnel will be vigorous
begun in the spring capitalists in New York having
combined execute it, The expect employ
power-drs and let daylight through the mountain for
less than two million dollars.
THE STORM THE BLACK sEA.-Among the vessels lost
by the late the Black the Egyptian three
decker Muptahi Djeha 1t is stated that she down
with the Admiral tassan Pacha and roo men.
pRUNK.--The ST. Louis Intelligencer publishes
the of jury who, after they had acquitted man
tried for MURDER adjourned to his CELL having been invited
to do where they ndulged in regular carousa one
half of them becoming beastly drunk.
Cor. BENTON IN New YoRK.--The New York Express
that Col Benton has been invited lecture before
the Mercantile Library Association Of that CITY, and is ex-
peced to address them Tuesday evening next upon the
subject of Pacific railroad, and the practicaby of its
construction
GOOD IDEA--A New York correspondent writes
"A proposition is started--and am told il is viewed
with favor by majority Of the clergy Of all denomna-
onsthat special collections be taken up in all the city
churches Christmas day in aid of the suffering poor
Just there is general distress among the labor
ing poor of this city than has been the years.
MARRIAGE or AN EDrToR-George w Kendall of the
New Orleans Picayune, has recently taken unto himself
wife She is a Partisan by BIRTH and the marriage was
consummated at Paris.
The above paragraph has been going the rounds of our
place two or three years ago.
A srABBryG ArrAR.--A by the name of Bloxton
stabbed in four different places Thursday night in
Augusta by another named Crawford. The knife used
small penknife and the wounds are not considered
dangerous,
DHoRcE GRANTED FOR INTEMpERAScr-A ship-builder at
Agers opposite New Orleans has been divorced from his
wife the ground of intemperance her part and
ceived the entire custody of his minor children.