The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-30
Interesting from New Mexicos
Correspondence Of the s. Loais Ro uonoan.

TCuYrospondspce Of the g. Louis Re uunoan
This Afternoon the auts 70 mail reached us, and the
cleaning Of my corep"ndenoe and the papers you nave
me season has been unusually dry AMI cold and the
crops lock very badly. 50 little rain has fallen that the
little stream near santa 70 is dried up
little, and FER q while all hustle aud CONFUSION
Since the novelty has worn of things have presented
excitement place and people woali prs.ea. the
appearance they have always done s this season OF inc
year.
warmer a. the time approaches 10 make the selection
BAIds friends are very san goine, ami 90 Ars Otsros-
each asserting that their favore viii be elected Ether
Of them vii make very good representative for the
country.
mocracy passed series Of resolutions expressive OF their
feelings respecting gel snun box presented 70 Governor
Merrwether In Washington CITY, tribute of respect for
the faithful discharge Of his duties Governor Of New
Mexico They davow having had any slsdge Of suoh
Intention and say that nothing would be more re'ugoan
thcr feelings and that It very CRAFTY Ing to tnem
that he left the country when he did.
The new Governor has MOI arrived yet but looked for
Hin W n. Davis Is still acting a. Governor He In.
tends coming away in ocsober next.
Indian Expectations still the order Of the day. Col
Bonnevile's command have had enough 10 do recently
and their success has been very xpectd. Dol Miles
and Capt. Ewe attacked the Coya'ora Indians and kei
Il and look AZ prisoners The cornnelds OF the Indians
destroyed and 2b fine horses captured in ADDITION
Mexican captive recovered Seven OF the troops
Wounded ~ also sus steen and Davis Thus much for
the ella expedition all the others skfully
managed We would hear less Of the troubles attendant
upon there visits Of the Indians 10 the several neighoor
hoods and unprotected towns.
Grest,r mail facilities for the interior OF the Territory
asked for and should undoubtedly be granted TO
them.
The mining fever Ii still a. high a. ever and ~ soon
. both the companies enabled 10 the machinery
they are now erecting may expect 70 hear of results
that will HArte these OF US resident In tho Sates
from the santa Fe Gazette, July 26.l
LATE AND IMPORTANT NEWS FRON rHE GILA.
military express arrived at headquarters in his city
on the RIO ella By 1t we were put in por,e.si
very late and important ates from the conmand of
Colonel Bonn'yie On the 27th ulimo the Column under
encountered tho Coya;ero Indians strongly posed the
ella river II Indians were mmed rely attacked, and
ssangunary battle ensued Ia this fight forty one war
riors killed aud forty five we're taken prisoners
Numerous fields Of the enemy destroyed,
hUnsrs and TWEEN ave horses were ten and MsAcsa
sioep, OF the Sd Infantry, and Lieutenant Davis,
Of the LIST Dragoopr, were slightly Wounded more Sare
killed. or the rank and file seven were wounded 10
cludrg one Pueblo Indian private letter shown
states that twenty eight Indians found dead the
were killed.
We congratulate the army and fellow cuzoas upon
tho Success attended this expedition sgsns, the
red enemy: The gallant men that have been pursuing
him tho sterile and waeress plains of tue ella
sion under broiliEg sun deserve success
from zoe Gazette, August III
Durirg the have nptoe1 the arrival In tie city
OF DR. Steeck and XII Carson Indian agents. Col John
". Gsrrenon sad patty, f.om a surveying expediton;
G Mitchell, Eq Of Tecoote. Colonel John Garrison
returned last week improved hoalh from risi. TO
the Las Vegas hot 5prisgs and Leu'ensnt John vii
kiRs and family returned fom the Upper Rio Grande ai
tary stations Tuesday last Lie itenant A. MOD Nc
Cock arrived in to~h yesterday from he "sest OF war"
on the Gla
EXECUTION OF SUMNER.
Jame, SIMMER shas Jsmes 8. Boy nion, soldier In
United States army hanged by sherf De Pew at
Taos ON the nth ullmo obedience the pro-
nounced upon him by Judge Brocchus at the late special
term OF The court Sumner was convicted OF murder In
tfa Nstd pp m ira a n
In the same regiment he was about ~ years Of age
Upon the TRIAL he exhibited the most inc,rrgbe hardness
OF heart until the being pronounced pom
him, when he burst into tears He however soon recov
his rridy OF feeling and sportee with bis doom ar
his parents in Ne. Bsmpshre contrasting his quit and
admitting the justice o; his sentence He hsd also wife
and child In that State, from whom oe oeggef thai the
true OF his death might be forever concealed He
spoke Of bis approaching death in the most hppanl and
unodncerped manner, and exhibited = oaousnc@ and
tuud Rev Mr.. ssoddord ehapsin at Fort Union,
RENTING tn bis vain endsavor. to bring tbs mind Of the
sy.D % s S upon s
correspondence of the ~ Louis Republican
WeTroRr, August ~, 1887.
In advance OF the mails l send you importan, news
nom the Plains by The arrival OF the Santa Fe mali on
Tho mall inbound m e Colonel Sumner on 18th inst
. little above Old Fort Atchison, bound 10 Bens Fort
previous smoky Hill For killing nine Of aer number,
completely destroying all their camp property and taking
oil their loose ANIMAL Samner did not are upon them ~
ALL but charged, preepitanG them with terror In light
They still fleeing, and the probability that he
would not overtake them He hoped, however, 70
give them another pull above Bents.
Al express reached santa Fe the 2,h ut giving In
formation Of epgAgs ment betHse Colonel hills
oosnsn and large force Of Apache Indians, considera
BILE distance south II the army depot. on the ella
Twen'ysix Indians were killed AMI thirty wounded.
Lieutenant Davis OF The LIT dragons, and Lieutenant
seen Of the 3D. Infantry, and nine OF the colu
were wounded. The force OF the Ind very
ge and their animals and osher property captured and
destroyed.