Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-05-09

Our usual monthly files of the Santa Fe Gazette have
arrived containing melange of intelligence, but prn
cipay of local character. The politicians of the Ter
rory busy with meetings and other means for the
distribution of the offices among themselves and friends
correspondent of the St. Louis Republican thus sums
up the general of the Territory the lss ef April
"For the month previous the weather was unusually
pleasant enabling the farmer prepare his ground and
plant his seed without Interruption and fires were
not needed In the houses Business throughout the Ter
ritory dull many Of the merchants making prepara
tons gotothe States They, together with all other c
felt much anxiety about the appointments of the new
Administration, and when the last mail arrived and gave
them intelligence respecting of the future officers
pleasure and dissatisfaction were visible in the counte
nances of many, especially the interested ones. The
recent Democratic demonstration at Albuquerque was
quite considerable affair." and Esquire Collins was re-
commeded as suitable person for Governor and Otero
as Delegate to Congress.
ssDuring the last month there were good many diff
culties resulting in the death of personsha of
Dr. Gruber you have already had notice Of The sol
ders who broke open the prison and shot him. and some
other persons handed to the civil authorities
to be dealt with according law The two men who rob-
bed the post Office have been convicted and sentenced
the penienary, for years and the other for
four years. The military express for Fort Union was
by several Mexcans yesterday and the
man badly wounded A surveyor in the southern part
of the Territory having lost some animals Capt Gibbs
dispatched in pursuit of the Indians them
and killed the whole of the party and recovered the ami
mails Capt Gibbs was badly wounded but viii
Extensive preparations are making to commence an
active campaign against the ella Apaches The move
ment will commence the 1st of May and if the Indians
do not retire into Sonora it is they will be taught
the best lesson they have had The Mexicans hav
ing murdered Utah and his wife, apprehensions are
seriously entertained that difficulties will be had
with them too; and if both tribes be chastised
the same time the troops will have their hands full An
officer who sent into the Koway villages to ascertain
their feelings and Intentions reports that they
friendly towards the whites and the chief informed him
that they intended to make up their difficulty with Bent
This comes from good authority and be relied on,
and will prove very satisfactory to the traders and
others crossing the plains this summer"
We remarked in our notice of last month arrivals that
the January mail from Independence to Santa Fe had
not been heard Of Since them it appears, the mail had
been received. 1t was detained On tie plains owing
the heavy and deep that have prevailed during the
winter One party of travellers seems to have been
saved from destruction by the provdentia arrival
sistance in another party, and the Santa Fe Gazette
with apparent propriety calls upon the Government
establish intermediate posts wen for better pre-
lection against Indians for the succor of travellers
winter
Our readers have already been made acquainted with
the recovery of part of the remains of Indian agent
Dodge, killed by party of GilaR Apaches These re
mains taken from the arroyo where found For
Defiance, in the Navajo country, and there decently
buried
The fights with Indians in different quarters Of III,
Territory have been and sharp, and attended
with loss of life The Indians however, generally sui
fered the most, and in instance ornpletely
wiped out, to use the phraseology of the plains.
It does not appear that the Indians alone are guilty
dsregarding the difference between aeua and tau fol-
the Gazette contains the following touching the state
affairs in the heart of the capital of the Territory itself
"Robberies have become frequent in Santa Fe lately
that whenever inquiring the of the morning
the Plaza we not told of some burglary committed
the night previous in the city, rather sur
prised than otherwise. These robberies have become
almost nightly occurrence. The other night the Ia
drones enough to rob the Sisters of Chart,
and the female students in the Convent