New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-02
LATER FROM NEH-.uEXlCO.

From The 50 LOWS Republican, Dct H.
The Western mail last night brought 10 ME OF
The Santa f. Gazette up to the 29,h OF September.
The detachment Of Iecrui 8 under Bf.-malo; Rcl-
srdsop Sd infantry, arrived p, For Ca)n o. the 10TH
ut They numbered four bundled and thirteen rank
ane file.
The folio Dg Off ers were on duty with the de
tachment: DR.. G. Perrin, [. ). A., Lleats ii. j..
Schroeder, NJ. l.. Davis, NJ. j. Carr, j. VI Sneads
AID j. L. Mercer. Tne command was accompanied
by tie following officers, Va; brevet Major W. A.
Nj .hols assistant adjutant-gerers brevet 1t Col.
J. II. GIaysoo, conmi-sa'y Of subs sepce; Mejo- A.
bert j. Smith, paymasttr t. :. ~, aud brevet MAJOR
w. A. Thornton, ordnance department
Judge DavenIor haG appointed De Marie, esq,
clerk OF the United States District court for the first
iuoicial district il Place OF LOUIS d. Sheets resigned
On account of the ilness of Ju1ge Brochus, Judge
Usvepporl was 70 hold the Ter n nj laos.
Alpheus ). Williams, late of Connecticut, died at
Santa Fe on the b Of september of consumption.
Judge Benedict aud family s1ived at Santa Fe on
the 9th of September. $500
aue on the 18th iLst where ne ha1 been 10 negotiate
the treaties WITH the Jica lss aud Mnhuache indians.
Tbere were some five bundled indians OF these tso
tribes in attendance at TIE council with whom treaties
were made They expressed themseve, as tired OF
wsr and desirous 10 live on friendly terms wi'h the
WI ties; ard We most sincerely hope they will Keep
their prouis The Jcsrillas in par ular, we're in
the II ost ahec. condition, aud had suffered terribly
duirg the war The head men OF both nations were
az the council and promised to keep thor people III
subsection. Each tribe has been assigned 10 sep
srate region of county for their future homes-the
Jicarillas upon head waters Of the Chama river,
and the Utsbs the district they now inhabit. The
eaties contain the usual genera provisions.
Gov. Merrisether appointed Elias l. CLARK OF Los
LuctTos to be treasurer OF the Ier,tof! oil
vice Charles l.. Spencer resighed.
The total vote given at the election for delegate to
Congress was as follows:
E! G.isso''..'......... .:..:..ss5
Gsilegoss majority ............'.....'''' W
But tie election lie 10 be contested on the grould OF
ilegsi,y in some of the counties The Ga-ette gives
the following account of the snatchng OF tie poll books
from tire messengers of Rio Arriba county;
Mr. + las 1. Clark, clerk OF the Prooate court,
was appointed by the project TO bring the polbookd
of Rio Arriba county to the Office of the secretary OF
the Territory While bis way to Santa Fe on Sat-
turday the 18th inst, accomp ,ned by Attorney gen
era Wheaton, be was met near PoJu.qus creek by
Merrill Athurst, Oliver +. Hovey, james Owens,
Francis Redman and William Rowan. Both parties
halted and passed the usual compliments the former
rot suspecirg the object OF the latter One OF then
asBed Mr.. Clark if ne had the po:oeoks' and ne sald
re bad. After chatting few minutes, aud We be'
lisye drinking together, MIR. Ashust AMI party being
duounted,) two Of EN- seized the arms Of Messrs.
CLARK and Whea on and censnded the poll books
each one of the assistants, we are hformei, having
six 81 ooter in bis hand.
Being thus SUI Iised and overpow sred they csuld
make Resistance ana were Obliged TO submit 70 the
ou.rspe One of The number seized Mr.. Clsrks sad.
de b6gs who took out the poll books, and returned
tba has TO the owner when, their objec being
conn lisLed Trey mounted and rode OF 10 toe north
The same evening two of the number returned to San,a
Ff bringing the DO l.books with them.
tMessrs. ClaTk ard Wheaton Continued on their
ysy and arrived al Santa &c about 10 O'Clock the
sane ligbt A warrant was inn edi.teiy obtained
for the sres' of the whole party, and placed in the
hands of the sheriff, who with Mr. Clark and posse,
started in pursut 1t suspected their intention
was 10 proceed 10 the house OF Mr.. Clark, and en-
desvour 10 obtain possession of the duplicated poll
books left there which suspicion proved to be corres
Three CT them reached the house early the next
morning and asked Mrs. Clark TO deliver to them the
poll books, which she refused 10 do. They then rode
tt for Oh off er 10 aid thsn in their OBJ ct but While
zone Mr. Ca!k ard The sheriff arrived, aud when they
returned they were srrested and the other act o. po
hooks procured 10 psce o. those taken. They we're
brought TO SAINTS Fe he evening, and liberated
upol bail the o.her two were arrested the mex. day
al d the matter is row In the ands )f The Law.
"As we 90 10; wish 10 do sny of tie parties njus-
tce We will state the they themselves allege
fOr doing this Z A good deal OF warmth was m4n-
Tested in The lse contest for Congress- and the poll
books for Va eniia county, which gave Mr.. O.ero FIVE
huuded majority, not being returned to the etsrys
office soon his fien6s thought they should be re-
tuIIed the runei started hat toey hsd beeu de-
sroyed by the oppOs party for the purpose ofthr0F
irg out the vote of that COUNT.
at is also s4id that friend o. Mr.. Galegos re-
NAKED 10 al Otero man that the poll books were go
irg down tie Rio del Note. Tee county OF Rio
ATlbe gave mE jri'y of DeN,y seven hundred for
Mr.. GsLegos and protesting TO believe that the poll
books OF ValeT Ella had be-n destroyed, they sege
that they ustidebe in seiZing upon those OF Rio
Arf.ba. ard Withholding them VI III the former came
IL and understand they said 20 Mr. Clark st the
tire Ley took the po-books ffor bin hist THE wss
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