Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-28
Railg agir9iaian.
Later From Arizona.

by the arrival Of tho overland mail via San
Antonio we have the Tucson Arizonan Of Dec
20. which gives ono weeks later nows from tha,
quarter;
The Ariron,an has tho following account OF
the success Of Captain Elliott and his command
in inhletiug Il severe and signal punishment on
n party of Pinal Apaches on their return from
Sonora.
For somc weeks past, Captain Elliott has been
scouting IN the vicinity of Dragon Springs aud
on the evening of the 18th inst. discovered large
rnrty Of Ararhes making their way to the noun
tains with horses, cattle, mules etc, stolen ~
usual from Sonora. lie followed their trail close
y, and early next morning, about thirty miles
northwest Il Dragoon Springs, while the Indians
were around ther camp fires cooking the meat oi
three of the cattle they had butchcred, intending
to have II gloraus least .onme in sight "G them aud
prepared tn attnsk, Dividing his command he
Charged them lr M two points; Int unfortunately
the horses OF tue ludans, hearing tho morse, gave
the alarm, o. 70 surprise would havo been COM
plcre, All not ono could have escaped he succeed
cl, however in furnishing them to degree thct
viii long remember killing six warriors. he.ilrs
woundns several, aud recovered thlrty-lne head
# stock, nlvr horscs. npd two or three atha-scs,
also burning their camp aud taking >lx quyers
filed with arrows, lanccs, etc.
The Ariz uuan has nn article hcn lei What
will CouErrs. do?" in which it remarks:
We hope to see f"rther facilities granted 10 tho
large aud inrrcnseng population LIVING ON
the Pacific well as 10 The citizens OF ths Frrri-
tory. in the increase of mail privileges. Let tou-
gress give II daily mull over land. The cx'
pertinent has been tried. and thus far has proved
SUCCESSFUL iesnnI measure. Tho land 1nute Is
'hc only uur. Ia carry the mails from tho East To
The West; ani II /, the policy ut oar GuYrInmont
"a mid aud f .irr it rs rne Il tho most iu.re.tAut
interests II thu country; making IT n 1t should be
III" channel -. day communication between the
Atlantic a'id tire Pacific.
We shall LOOK for some action hy Congress this
winter that my lead To the construction Of the
Pacific Railroad. II has been talk, talk, session
nilcr session, ill the people are Disguised and
tired. 1t is t.mc that our t'terumrm should
nd 'It some mcans hy which this great work may
he commenced 1t is called for hy the large and
increasing interests oi the Pacific; aud is work
"t such vast imp ,rancc binding, it will, close
~ together ua,ts Of our country widely scpn-
rated, that longer delay IL uncuc1 ior and suic-
dal We Trust this measure may receive the at
tcntion i, 50 impcra,yciy demands, and that tho
action of the present Congress may uil in some
way its early completion.
The people of this Territory expect from the
present Congress recognition of,heir just claims,
Again we are applicants for the privileges of pro-
lection and representation, guaranteed TO us, un-
der the Constitution. Once more, do present
our position fur Territorial organization, and it
is TO bo hoped. our wishes will be needed. A
country vast IN SIZE, possessing a sufficient pop
! nlation, bordering on foreign country without
law or protection, has peculiar claims on Com
III the organization OF the Territory.