American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-03-11
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News from Utah, New Mexico aud Kan

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The Missouri Republican of the Cd, has
the latest intelligence from Our Western
and Southwestern territories. j. NJ. Hack
aday, Esq, U. s. Attorney for tht Terri
tory Of Utah, was in St. Louis on the lst.
lie left Camp Scott eaily in January. He
says that the U. S. Utah Army had not
been put upon half rations as reported. but
il has beer deemed expedient 10 lessen the
quantity OF some articles at the same :ime
lthat others were increased"
! Judge Watts from Santa Fe. was in st.
Louis on the lst. From him the Repub-
lican learns
Capt. Marcy who was dispatched by
: Colonel Johnston, from Camp Scott. with
Company of men to proceed to New
Mexico, for the purpose Of procureing ami
mails to be used in the transportation OF
supplies, &o.. into great SILT Lake City,
at the beginning Of operations in the spring
reached tbs neighb. rhood Of Santa Fe on
the'2 OF February. He hal been If we
mistake not, more than sky days in ma
king the trip. and lost large number OF
his mules. besides suffering gaeat hand
ships. He would proceed at once to make
his purchases for the expedition, and re-
turn as soon as possible. The trip will
not be made with greater expedition and
comfor! than has attended the present
one.
A correspondent Of the Republican,
writing from Santa Fe on the 3lst of jan
uary. gives the following information.
On the 18th inst, very serious rem
counter occurred between deputy Surveyor
Kelley and his party and lot Of Mexcans
at little town in the Deighborhood ofAl,
: buquerque. Two OF the Mexicans were
killed-the only lives lost-though Mr..
Kelley and party. as learned suffered Sc
vsrely in the way Of property and animals
stolen. 1t appears that some Of Mr.. Kel-
ley's party missed a stol under circum-
stances which placed the theft oft, beyond
doubt, upon Mexican OF the little town.
who had visited their camp. The survey
ing party followed the thief to the town,
in one of the houses Of which he took ref
uge. A demand was properly made for
the property, but it seemed that the au.
{ thorities and people determined to protect
the culprit, and the demand was refused.
The surveying party persisting. were at
\ tackled with stones and missiles, and a
resort was soon had to pistols, with the
fatal result already mentioned. The mat
ter was undergoing judicial investigation
al the last advices. but no doubt is enter
ia, ned here that Mr.. Kelley was juctiia'
BILE in every respect.
The Republican in an article OF Kansas
news, thinks the country should be salts
fed that the Black Republicans and Lane
lies do not wish to see peace restored il
sths territory. as they have ga self-consti'
tutsd lawless committee going to the Ter
tory, and driving ont Of it every man wb'
viii not beruled by them This is Ger
tainly bad. The Republican has before it
aEtonished eyes an .original note addressed
40 ore Of the members Of the Legislature
elected from Leayenworth county. in whicl
IL Is said.
Alta meeting Of the citizens Of Leaven
worth.held at Market Hall ,on saturday eve
nipglast. George H. Shotwell. M. NJ. Jeweti
4 !. N, Dickson. and G. w. Hogeboon
we're appointed committee to ask Of thos
who we're candidates upon the Democratic
Gicket,voted for on the fourth day of Janu
ary last, under the Lecompton Constitution
an answer to the following question