Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-15
Dailp Natlonal 1rmOtrat
Late and Interesting from Texas and
Arizona


From Mr.. Wentworth, a member Of the
newspaper press of Buffalo, N. Y, who ar
rived in San Francisco Wednesday, by the
overland stage, the Bulletin has the follow
ing interesting news, obtained by him on
his travel across the plains:
A detachment of the ID regiment U. s.
cavalry, under Major Thomas was defeated
in a fight with the Comanches. near Camn
Cooper, where the command is stationed on
the both of August Mr.. Wentworth came
as far as FL Paso in the coach which left Sv-
racuse, Mo, on the 10th of August. and re-
ports passing Major Thomas command on
August oath, consisting of only part of a
company encamped near mountain Pass %
miles west OF Fort Chadbourne out on a
scouting expedition. The succeeding stora
brought news that fight had taken place
on the Goth, between ten of the cavalry nm.
der Major Thomas himself, and about the
same number of Comanches, which resulted
in the return to camp of the troops with six
men wounded, including Major Thomas
Yhe loss of the Indians was not known.
The depredations of the Comanches upon
the Mail Company's stock are increasing in
frequency and boldness, while the troops are
utterly powerless. The Indians are better
mounted and equipped in all respects and
move with the utmost celeritv, and nothing
but regiment of Rangers will suffice to put
them down.
A Comanche squaw arrived at Fort Davis
on the 9th of August, with a pass from Fort
Lancaster. She stated that she was the sole
survivor OF party of II of her tribe who
were defeated and killed near San Fernando
on the Rio Grande by the Mexicans while
on horse stealing excursion She was sent
on to Taos.
The Texas negro excitement has about sub
sided, although the frontier towns are still
patrolled. The inhabitants are very reserved
and facts are difficult to be ascertained
They confess, however to having hanged a
large number of negroes, and several white
men. Many of the inhabitants with whom
our Informant conversed, condemned the pro
ceedings altogetheI.
1he town of Ell Paso, just across the boun-
dary line, in Mexico, now in the hands of the
Liberals, was daily expecting an attack from
the Church party, which has possession of
most OF the State of chihuahua. 1t is de-
Tended by 200 troops, who are expected TO
yield without firing gun
The Provisional Government of Arizona
organized some months since, having failed
owing to the absence of its principal officers
at the mines, the PEOPLE of Tucson held a
meeting, on the Cd September, and organized
a Mutual Protectian Association, the objects
of which each owner of property is morally
and pecuniarily pledged to assist in carrying
out,
The Territory continues to be much infest
ed 10y guerrilas and other bands of robbers
and assassins On the Sd of September q
company of about dozen returning Califor.
mia emigrants, robbed a man of his horse and
saddle near Tucson, and refused to make res
titution, bidding defiance to the authorities
at the same time. Wnen the coach passed,
an armed force of l5 men was being orran-
lied to attack them.
-Four of the poems connected with the as
sassnation of Messrs Brunckow, Williams
and others. some six weeks since, have been
arrested in the interior of Sonora, the Cover.
nor of which States says he will deliver them
up i'll case the Arizonians will render him
similar favors in future, which has been
agreed to.
The Tonto-Apaches are again becoming
mischievous and threaten trouble. They
have recently stolen some Of the officers pet
chargers, near Fort Buchanan.
FAe last two mails have been detained con-
siderably by heavy rains, all through the In
dian territory and Texas, and the passengers
have been subjected to much Inconvenience
in consequence