Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-17

AOCu OuuOIukn WIZ OutuC1s ~" many
persons murdered.
DsArn or Ma. DoDsX CossisAsp.--
Tue " ,shineton Union ststes shst i0for ma.
ton has ben feee lived at the Department
OF the In,erior, confrmstory Of the painful
rumoss that have beeu ei cuis'ed rsspec ing
The fate Of heary L. Dodg-, United States,
agen. FOR the Navajo Indians, IN New NIX
leo, who has been missing Tor some tin
past, 4. .dwlo, II vas supposed, hal bern
captured and confined, or killed BY thr Ind,.
ans in that Territory.
Major Kendnck, commanding al Fort
Defiance, sent out command 70 search for
Mr. Dodge, dead or alive. amt his corpse
Vas discovered q . rOiu' sbont thirty lies
,ou'h Of the Zspa, and towards TIE heal
waters Of tn q sla. 49, -.
Mir. Dodge beng a great fayofase amoLg
the Nsvajos, and devoted 10 inlre IS renders
ibis " icksd and wanioL act Of infideii '
and cruelty inexplicabIs. TIE writer states
that the Indians "srruck Of the hand that
fed them, and, Josl.like, smose The brne-
factor Of their race.
II 10 stated that % soon as e. ass Is sutiic len
Nv id vanced 10 sustain horses l 0cO troops
will take the field against tbs. lndans, ami
ehsstiss them - that they will iearn the
miseries Of ie,ribu'ivn upon treachery and
murder. 4
The victim u Has cruel act IS the son OF
the Hon. Henry Dodge, the venerable and
distinguished ex.Ssn ,tor tom Wisconsin,.
fs'cHTsuL N".nss ~ sIAvEs
,denca T.. inform, q, that : herr;bi. mu,.
der was comm,,ted By .oms slsve, npor J..
body Of their master. w. n Harvey. Of
that n.ishborho,A an Na,vrd.v the or
inst The ci,cum,iances. as the gentleman
de,ailed them. are th.ss; Easlv IN m.
morning OF that dsy. Mr.. Harvey Started on
: me mr.. when he came out AZ N.
house. AZ old negro woman struck him with
come heayv weapon, from the efF.c,, AZ
which he fell. Two n%eroes Then sc,,eA
him. tied one end or rore around his neek
and the other 70 his feet. and swinging him
under a mule conveyed hin Aistanee NJ
half q mile frorn h. house. and split h,s
sculi with an axe. Our informant was At
the rl.r. Of the murder, and saw the rains
OF the victim scattered on the ground.
These facts y ere elected from 4 nero e;rj.
who would only diyu,ee them under N re.ts
OF death. What seems em.rk.bie il. tha,
the OLD woman who began the assault, h ID
been the nurse Of Mr.. Harvey when a chill
The greatest excitement prevailed in the
and Wednesday last was an
pointed 4, the dsy On which to b m The
neyroe.. Another remarkable feant. of
the affair il. that Mr.. Harvey vas y,rv
lind and indulee nt in the .res, meut of h
servants. Memphis Enquirer. March Z.
,:>Ol
WAsH'NcToS, An" ~.
or'esns papers otn receiveo. Arriva! neo
vera Cruz. ad''ce' from Mexico, March
2Nn
Inc IN eHse"c~ OF me rs)uhcu9n OF zoe I
Sorsyth treaty cr~A''i considerable dlssP-
Poin'neh'.
S.o'ea' go os"cF ',aa "c''iri ed al Zen
auntepec '.sai NIX "a hA 81 many l'ses,
shu seiioo ~ an'efa fe!",oh', me origin
had no connecfion Win the Transit route.
IT ops ha'' s"ss t" the -eetec'the dit )
hcuHy' n
CoHo"tr' = re mol Pfotni en- candle
date Tor Inc f,rs'dei'
NURSES are oeig collected al New or'
!. airs fof Wa'keFe army. % "orkmsn q
tie Ienaun'epsc f"h'- have T-itsase' -
New orleans
New York. April ~
The steamer Ror.ssia from Hamburg arr
rived here this y. NJ. bringing Hamburg
ds'es 70 Apl ISL anu London and Liver.
pool oy Telegraph 10 March 81. n" newsof
inbortaoce
NV CnLEASs, April Is.
Preparations ave msK!ng 10 send one mo
u'ahd men fIom charleston I" relief OF wal
ke.. New Ur'eans contributes $o,oVo.
snow fe' Yesterday IN Vlcksousg, ana H.
so summit, Miss.