The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-06
Important from Arizona.

PROVISIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MURDERED
IN soNORA-INDIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
CHILD CARRIED INTO CAPTIVITY, ETC.
[Tuoac March Icy correspondence OF the St Louis Re
publican
public meeting Of the citizens OF Tubac ard vicinity
held last evening 10 consider the proprety OF the
movement free discussion Of the question revealed
tie fact that our citizens arc almost opposed
10 II. Objections were urged on every side, and 1t
generally admitted by the advocates Of the prov
sional government, that would not only be impotic
but utterly out Of the question: TO resort to direct taxation
means Of for the support OF the government
After the subject had been freely discussed the following
preamble and resolution adopted
Whereas. convention has been called, to meet at Tue
the drst Monday in April next. TO take into
Iteration the policy of establishing provisional govern
this part of the Territory have been requested
send delegates TO represent their wishes regard to such
. movement
Resolved That we earnestly protest against the rorma.
ton Of any government this Territory which Is in
consistent with the Constitution Of the United States
which viii cause heavy tax TO be assessed for the sup
port Of any goyernment-provsOnA other wiseup0n
the Of this part Of the Territory and that del
egates instructed accordingly.
The citizens Of Mesla We ley have already chosen dele
gates and public meeting for similar purpose will be
held in Tucson 70 morrow.
Intelligence reached yesterday Of the murder OF
Enghsb chemist and minera!ogist named D. Aumaie,
white his way from Fort Buchanan the city Of Santa
by wolves and the murder generally supposed to have
been committed by his body servant Mexican The de-
gagged IN scientific pursuits, returning from the ella
riye copper mines, whittier he had gone to make
examinations for Colonel Gray.
The Indians still continue their depredatone, and al
daly have accounts OF their appearance in diff
ferent localities The miners engaged in working the
gold placers Tubac constantly annoyed by their
attempts the animals, and finally were compelled
to abandon their degngs. They returned home on the
18th having with much encouragement, but had not.
up the hour of abandonment struck dggn9s yielding
larger average than three dollars per day TO the man
They spent cay before returning prospecting and
found promising dggpgs than those they had aban
dopcd.
intelligence sent in this afternoon, by express
rider than American ana little girl had been
stolen by the Indians from the pinery thirty miles dis
ant carried into captivity The woman daughter
OF one OF the Oldest settlers, and was married not
than months since TO q urnbermAn In the pnery.
While these scenes being enacted here, 10
Tucson, aged Apache chief makes his appear
snce, sueng for peace in the of his tribe, and
insisting, as usual, that the white man, not his
fed treaty OF last year II is unnecessary TO follow him
10 his argumeuis, They merely eepetition OF Oft
repeated appeals, which the naturally eloquent Of
the forest know fu well from experience have vast
effect But they have been treated with mild measures
too long aco nov the eXgences Of the times call for the
early attention OF government
Colonel Edward f. Cross and three other gentlemen of
the St Louis Silver Mining Company, have arrived nj
Fort Buchanan, on Their way to ihe boundary mine
We learn from the passengers by this day Is stage
Orders have been received Fort Buchanan 10 report
10 the number OF At present
1T for active service aud TO hold the in readiness 10
march the shortest notice. Stirring tines 1t would
SEEM about 10 take place. but surely the government
not intend to Another campaign against the Iu
dams That 10 scarcely necessary for those living
Nj he comnaiD most OF teprecafious