The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-24
Terrible Indian Atrocities.

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Tucson, Arizona, Jan. 90, 1870
A terrible state of affairs exists
throughout Arizona, in the face of all
opposite representations. The Apaches
are increasing their works of theft and
murder. Within two weeks they have
captured train, killed one man, and
wounded several others, between
Phoenix and Wickenburg. Another
train was attacked between Camp Nc.
Dowell and Florence, and they stole Is
mules and killed George Kane Tully.
Odwa 81 Co.'S train was surprised thirty
miles southeast of here, stock stolen,
and one man killed. The carriage on
the last down trip between Wickenburg
and Phoenix was attacked, and only es-
capped by the amazing exertions of the
driver and team. Near Tobac Joe King
was shot through the groin, and num-
fleeing hence for safety. The friendly
Papagas have had many horses stolen
by the Apaches. Sixteen mules We're
stolen near Florence, and 100 cattle at
the same place This state of war is
similar in Central and Northern Ari-
IONA, near Prescott.
Representative men from all parts of
the Territory are here attending the
Legislature, and several mass meetings
! have been held to counsel what is best
to do.
In this critical period an order comes
to transfer six companies of cavalry from
Arizona to the undisturbed Washington
| Territory.
Added to the Indian horrors is that
Of an apparent determination of the
Mexican and other outlaws to plumber,
poison and assassinate the citizens.
Along the CHA road from Arizona city,
! 80 miles eastward, recently, Mexican
! bandits massacred Charles Reidt, James
Lyle and Thomas Oliver, at Mission
Camp, and sacked the station, stole six
fine horses and escaped to Sonora, and
have not yet been captured, though the
Government offered 81 900 reward and
the citizens $500 more. About the oath
inst, John Kilbride died from the eff
fects Of poison, believed to have been
administered at the instance of Next
can woman. On the Doth, half dozen
more men were poisoned, but survived,
at ella Bend, reasonably believed to
have been the work of Thomas A.
Jones, acting in concert with Mexican
outlaws. Gov. Stafford promptly offered
a reward for the capture of Jones, and
within twenty-four hours thereafter he
was taken within thirty miles of the
Mexican line, whittier he was trying to
flee for safety The Governor also adj
dressed message TO the Legislature re-
questing authority to place not to ex
ceed twenty men in the field, in such
emergencies, to pursue, capture, and re-
turn the desperadoes. With the active
thieves, prisoners, murderers, hostile
Apaches, and wholly unprotected for
eign border, nearly all our boldest citi-
zcns who never are noted for tcmerity,
are abandoning their farms and sta
tons, acknowledging, what they never
have done before, that they are dis
couraged.
The delegates from Arizona and New
Mexico should present bill to Con-
gress for the protection of the southern
| border, and enlist the California and
Texas Senators and Representatives in
its behalf. The Mexican bandits avow
| their intention to clear the ella settle
ment of whites.
teenth amendment enforcement bill,
which passed the House on the 18th
inst, contains nineteen sections, cover
ing twenty-four printed pages, and
| principally amendments. II provides
for the appointment by United States
Circuit Judges, of two supervisors of
election in all towns having over TWEEN
| ty thousand inhabitants, and prescribes
their powers and duties. Italso author
lies the United States Marshal to APP
point special deputy marshal to assist
the supervisors Of election, and pre-
scribes their powers and duties, and au-
thorizes them to call to their aid by
ISLANDERS or posse comitdtuS direct. The
authority to call on the military autho-
rites is struck out. 1t also provides for
the appointment in each judicial dis
trict OF chief supervisor of elections,
and prescribes the powers and duties.
1t extends the jurisdiction of the United
States Circuit Court to all cases in law
and equity arising under the act. 1t
also provides that hereafter all elections
OF Representatives TO Congress, to which
elections the whole bill is confined, shall
be 10y ballot, written or printed; any.
thing in the laws Of any State to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
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THE HOUSE FULI.-For the first time
in ten years there are now 24l men,
bers of the House, l22 of which make a
quorum. This leaves but three vacan.
cies, one in Ohio caused by Schenck's
resignation, one in Pennsylvania, caused
by Covode's death, and one in Georgia,
arising from contest. Should the
Senate decide to admit Senators elect
Miller, Of Georgia, every State in the
Union will be represented for the first
time since 1860