Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-26
NEWS FRom NEw HExIuo.

The correspondent Of the St. Louis Repub-
Iicln, writing from Santa Fe, June 10, gives
some interesting particulars in regard to mat
ters in New Mexico. OF the state of feeling
in regard to the present crisis, be says little,
from which we conclude be hai nothing favor
able to bis cause to report
The fifth and seventh regiments, the CORES
pondent SAYS, are ordered to the States. They
will not leave, however, before the volunteer
regiments are organized aud equipped to sup
ply their place. Ceran St. Vrain and Miguel
E. Pine, are appointed colonies Kit Carson
and Samuel Chaves, lieuteDa ant colonies /; Jesus
Maria Bscalay SaIazar and Francisco Chaves,
majors. Col. Candy now commands the de-
partment Of New Mexico, Col. Loring having
resigned and left for tho Southern Confeder-
acy, accompanied by Paymaster Robt. B. Rey-
Z nolds. Col. John B.. Grayson, Of the subsist-
ence department, and DR.. Edward n. CoveY,
have also quit the service, and will doubtless
soon turn up in Dixie's land. Ii. o. G. Wag-
nsr, in pursuance Of an order from Washing
ton, will leave this evening for The States.
Major Whiting and son were passengers in the
last States coach, which arrived here on
" ednesday last.
Fl. D. Connolly, for many years a merchant
in New Mexico, has been appointed Governor,
but will not qualify himself uEtil after the eX-
piration of Gen. Rucker's term Of service.
About 3 O'Clock Friday morning Charles
Wolf, a soldier, returning from q fandango,
was waylaid and %inhumanly murdered. Fran
cisco Pancho was arrested upon the dying de-
c~laTation Of the vic i'm, as the man who COM
mitted the deed. He has since had a hearing
and been discharged
A party Of men on their way TO the San Juan
mines, last week, were attacked near Navajo
Springs by Navajo Indians, and one Of the
number killed. On the % ut. the same tribe
run off sixty-One oxen belonging the train Of
Mr.. Vicente Pine, between Lunas and Laguna.
About the same time they stole eighty head Of
cattle from the Puebla Of Islesa.
The Arizsna Apaches are in open hostility
to the whites OF that Territory, notwithstand.
ing several OF the bonds regularly received
arm from the United States government. In
consequence of recent demonstrations on the
part Of these Indians, it is said that the Pine
Alto mines have been deserte as also the set
Elements on the Rio Mimbres; in fact, we have
accounts from almost every part Of the Terri
tory of ranches being abandoned in conse-
qusnce of the marked hostility Of the Apaches,
and il is not unlikely they will soon % Ike an
inroad upon the Valley Of the Mesilla. There
can be no doubt bat that they are infinitely
more wariike tn n ever before.
The Placer mines, within sight Of Santa Fe,
an again being worked. They are now man
aged by practical miners of large experience.
There is no question but that the quartz Of
these mines excel in richness those Of any
others known in this country. The great diff
Guilty heretofore encountered in their profitable
working, was the inability of the miners to
save the gold after it had been separated from
the quartz. Last Saturday an experiment was
tried, which resulted in the production of
thirty-four dollars of gold from fifteen bushels
Of quartz.