The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-19
TROUBLES IN ARIZONA-ANOTHER MAS


SACRE.
A correspondent Of the ST. Louis Republican,
writing from Tucson, Arizona, under date of 25th
ult complains bitterly of the neglect of the Gen
eral Government in not affordnC them either
civil or military protection. awe have lved''
says the writer, Through lawlessness and crime,
with over fifty deaths per annum by violence, in a
community not numbering more than 5 900 whites,
and have inaugurated enterprises which will en-
rich future generations, but now all our energies
are Frustrated by the neglect of Government. Al
ready, this year, though two months have scarce
elapsed, we have lost eighteen men by Indian mas.
sdcres, and our future promises to be record even
more bloody than the past
The correspondent furnishes the folio inr nartic-
ulars of the latest massacre:
Last evening party returned who had gone out
to the aid OF several persons en- route for Fort
breckenridge. Intelligence had reached us the
day previously that the party, consisting of six
men, in charge of an ox-waeon laden with provi-
sions, had been attacked and routed. Four of the
men had come in, each giving different account
to the number of Indians, and all ignorant of the
fate OF the missing men. The scout of citizens
which went out from here found the remains of the
wagon at the spot indicated. The road at that
point runs along ridge, upon one side of which
is precipitous bank. They there found eighteen
holes in the ground which had been dug by the
indians as hiding-paces, and as the wagon APP
preached they were enabled to fire upon them with
out being themselves observed in the darkness of
early night. The two missing men were riding in
front, driving some loose stock, while the remainder
about 81 500 worth of goods. But one voey was
fired by the Indians.
The two Americans in front, as ascertained BY
following their trail, both wounded and their
horses taking fright, ran down the precpitous
bank, and kept along the ravine several hundred
yards, when the horsemen halted, as is supposed
unable to ride further. The body of one, John
Page, was found on this spot. The blankets, pistol
ana knife OF his companion were also found, but he
and his horse were both missing. Pages horse had
been killed, and, as it appeared by the missing
man, in order to quench his thirst by drink of the
animals blood. lie had stayed with Page till the
spark Of life had fed and then gone off in search of
sustenauce. 1t is not thought he was mortally
wounded. as his activity was too great for one in
the throes of death. He had ungirthed the saddle
from the horse in order to obtain his blanketsWbich
he was packing in that manner, and it is supposed
the animal took fright and ran away. The saddle
was found near by. He has probably started afoot
Tor the pass, but whether he reached it finally or died
upon the way, do not know. Page was the
husband OF the young woman who was taken cap
tive by the Indians nearly year ago; and whose
wonderful narrative of sutferings during the six
teen days In which she subsSted on roots and grass
when left for dead, naked and wounded by the saw
ages, was the sensation item of the press for some
weeks.
y FEAT IN TRlGONOMETRY.-At the soiree of the
Southampton AthenGum last week, Sir Henry
James, the director Of the Ordnance Survey, said
that they had received authority at least that they
had Inserted it in their estimates, and trusted that
Parliament would grant the sum of 81 900 to ena-
bic them to connect the great triangula ton of this
| Kingdom, from which they had derived the exact
| or AS they believed the exact-measurement, ex-
! tent dimensions, figure and density of the earth
! with that of the Continent. They now found that
| the trigonometric&l surveys of Belgium Prussia
and Russia were so far advanced that if they could
| connect our trianguaton with that of Belgium we
should baye the means of giving still severer test
| to this measurement, and to measure an arc of
| parallel, extending from the west of Ireland to
beyond the Oural m0untains-no less than one
NTH OF the entire circuit of the globe, and he trust
! ed that If they were favored with seasonable
weather in the spring they would carry it through
| and bring it to a close. This would be the GREAT
est trigonometrical effort ever STANDARDIZATION
! Times.
| RESPONSIBILITY OF LIQUon DEALERs-One clause
OF bill in relation to the sale of Intoxicating Ii
| quors, which passed the Massachusetts, House of
Representatives on Friday, provides that the hus-
band, wife, parent, child, guardian or EMPLOYER of
| any person who hereafter may have the habit of
| drinking spirituous or Intoxicating liquors to
excess may in action of tort against any person
| or persons who shall sell or deliver unlawfuv to
the person having such habit, recover as damages
any sum not exceeding $500 and not less than S2l
The Charleston Courier says: We assure the N.
! y Times that the letter of Robert Lyons of Able
vlle s. G., is absolutely and totally false in essen
| tial particulars. We know nothing of the writer
! but we know that some important and emphatic
statements in the letter false in all senses and
We therefore give credit to other portions of it.
|