The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-12-16
FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
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TucsoS, December 4th, 1871. ciisoys Arizona Niner. At last VIC have

Our people were exceedingly rcjoiced when the mail arrived from San Diego, on Saturday morning last, to read in the papers dispatch form San Francisco, dated No- yember 23d, stating that the War Depart ment had at length determined to do justice to the long-sufferng people of Arizona; that General Crook is to take the field again at bis discretion, against the hostile Indians, and that there IS to be no "let up," this time, to active and vigorous operations against such as refuse to go upon reservations and remain thereupon, until they are subdued and submit to the authority of. the Govern ment. Full authority is invested in the De- par,mcnt Commander to adopt such meas ures as may be necessary, in his judgment, to carry out and give full effect to the policy of the Government
 UNFORTUNATE, MAYBE.
 It would seem unfortunate, at this partic- ular juncture, that the 3d Cavalry Is under orders to hold itself in readiness to be re- leved by the 5th Cavalry, and to then proceed to Fort McPherson, Nebraska. The officers and men are by this time thoroughly efficient, are perfectly familiar with the topography of the country, and know all the trails and usual daunts of the savagcs So, in case General Crook resumes the field again at at early date, the loss of the ser vices of these troops may be seriously felt | However, the General is wise, prudent, dis erect, contemplatve and far-sighted. It may be tha. he will order into the field next time, the companies of the lst Cavalry, now in his Department. The Sd Cavalry, us you know, came here about two years ago, from New Mexico The officers and men have eaten no bread of idlencss since, but have performed long, arduous and faithful service in the field, fighting the inexorable foe. It can yaunt itself on having some of the atlcst and most energetic officers in the entire army. There arc, to bc sure, a few "scala- wags" appended thereto; but those time and courts martial will eliminate, and thus purge and purify favorite old regiment, which was, in times past, the regiment of Mounted Rifles.
 | LIVELY.
 am glad to be able to report that, during the past two weeks, business generally has been reviying. Our merchants arc daily re- ceiying heavy invoices of gods, etc, from San Francisco and San Diego, and arc filling large orders from the farmers, retail store. keepers and others from the environing coun- try. Now that positive and vigorous meas urcs are to be exercised against the enemy
 and as Crook is universally admitted to be just the very man to adjust that business, a
 new feeling of security and confidence will
 be created in the public mind Those mon. eyed men, capitalists and spectators gener. orally, who have heretofore been discouraged
 and deterred from coming to Arizona and
 making investments, will henceforth feel safe
 and justified in seeking this new field Of op. crations. X fresh impetus will be impartcd
 to travel, and to trade of all kinds; and
 thus, times for one and all will be better
 than they have ever been before "withir the memory of the oldest inhabitant" o
 the Territory.
 STAY or EXECUTIONS ASKED. His Excellency Governor safford has beer petit0ned 10 order a stay of execution 1T 3 the case of the young man, William Ger trude, who was tried (changc of venu,
 from Yavapai county) in the District { Court at Arizona City, recently, for tn,
 murder of Mary Anschutz, at Prescott, ir
 September, 1870, convicted and sentenced tc be hanged on the 29th of this month.
 The Executive has been also similarly SD piled to in the case of the Indian Que-cha- ca who was convicted of the murder of Sherii
 Dana, of Yuma county, and sentenced to b. = executed on the same day. The Goveuo '. has declined to interpose in either case, de ciding that, in the first, the Court that trie, Gertrude has power to grant the relic sought (the point sought to be made bein, = that one of the jurors was not at the time f citizen) and, in the second case, that tn
 crime alleged to have been committed b,
 the Indian, was against the laws and peop l. of Arizona, and, hence, was tried in Cour l. of competent jurisdiction (thc point beini e that the Territorial Court had no jurisdiction n because the accused was i0 some manne C under United States care). These are inter
 esting legal points.
 l. GRAVE CHARGEs.
 $ The Marshars deputies left here on th 7, 27th of October, for Camp Grant, to arres ,s the Indian Es-ke-yan.zin, who the U. S Grand Jury had indicted for the murder O Charles Mckinney, in September last. Tn,