, 1864-06-22
HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
Regular Msnthly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
the Hbrary.-The Hay1jo Indians.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Chicago H1s-
tordca1 Society was held at their rooms yesterday
afternoon. The Secretary read the following re-
port Of contributions for the Library OF the So
ciety for the month just passed:
Books q; unbound books and pamphlets go :
rare Newspaper ! !: nles OF newspapers II; alca OF
serials ! manuscripts 10; maps aud charts 6;
cabinet collections 2; collections Of miseellAnies
The aboye, received from ttfy-sour contributors,
embraced Important publications from the Ame1i-
ss sons sseSees nt sss
LtbEaTy Aseocations Of New YORK and San Fran
cisco the Fir Lands Historical soeiery Of ohio;
Essex Institute Of Massachusetts. and Canadian
Institute Of Toronto, c. #.
Valuable publications Of the Sanitary comuls-
Louisville and Springfield. From the army, man!
valuable gifts were rsceived L. H. Everts sending
IRON Chattanooga the journal Of rebel private;;
chase q @pisntation t1pPiles;" several i Ws1
Maps," recently published by the q. s. Coast Sur
vey Office, were Forwarded by non, !. n, Arnold ;
es 81 1ba ~
and evening newspapers Of Stockholm, Sweden,
carefully prse eer1ed by the Society.
There were received for the month 70 letters,
and written 81. Besides letters Of business among
those aceompaDy&n. donations, were read letters
een1,ng an autograph Of Daniel D. Tompk5ne,
.
and from Amos II. Hyde, q s. A.. Memphis. on
forwsrdine forns OF Treasury Regulations" In
captured territory
Mexico, presented to the Society remarkable
scnlp of Navajo Indian OF New Mexico, the
origin and hietory Of which were given IN letter
presented; besides which. General CLARK gave In
writing the following interesting account Of the
Eavsto indiana, who have been the scourge Of
Eew Aexico fol more thsn two centuries:
Whose bead this scalp vas taken, is in some re-
epects peculiar Until within the past .three
months, they have occupled-zather, roamed over
exception, extending from near the 10th 10 ti1th
meridian. and from the 34th to the 37h parallel Of
latitude. They have reeisted, with the most etub
have been for tic greater palt Of the time or more
ahites. The !spaniards and Mericans made M
f. h.1s besa bs o ts
inhabitants Of New Mexico. from it, first settle
neuf, stealing immense quantities or stock, and
murterfng annually many Of the people. IN this
and Of goata. and hlge herds Of horses. asses
and Iau!es- They Cultivate the caEth-raislng
considerable quantities ef wheat, corn, beans,
very superior blanket, and a coarse woolen cloth
It IL supposed they were ones IS Poehlos. Hiring
M ~ Lr.aus..-: ~.
no n1ea naotstones M Inen aweatnea H. sse haHs.
eons.taStgo q pFusa. @ ~ hs % Met Tssu
Efaee eoo o1ankeH MMcn tne1 soahooe s Wnen. M..
esea piopPasa tJl ~ i1ai1.e =. a. =; -. s xs!
nave alfo neen 1oaoa As1ng In eaFes III lAe toess
On the sldes Of deep canons.
Several campalgns hare becn made agAlnss
taen BY our troops since we acquired the terrific
=, and 1re.ttes made With them bGt pssee h. -
lime. During The past ye-r, Gen. Carleton, in
sospd Of he 81 NeT Msoa r.
policy Of removing them from this country to
the Pecos rve1, about two hundred miles south
esst trom Santa Fe: and has been @ 80 tas success,
iul that, at last accounts, over nve thousand bad
.een fathered there, ana i = connoenu{ Espostsa
ua1 1ne IemA1nQef-numpe17neQ one OF TWO; tnou'
sand-will submit. and 90 upon the reserve In the
eons q re ns Is s
aoo tnat tneSe ln9iane WILL be speedily converter
aea'n INC fueolos =, @
ecnooi nes oeen e9tAoHsnea upon inc 1eaetee,
Tor The education g. the ch'losen. and ehapel
bu1iE ana pGsts st1tlonee aM9hS aasm 70 1i1
1ena 70 tneif epu1tu9 WANTS. u 9o.esoment Wv
new DO its dnfS, oene!e Laat n zen Jeats tois
Wild tribe viii ee IS ar nasaneeo IN casin5auoa 10
inc fteplos O. NeM 1 uS% aus nf NJ