Arizona citizen., 1871-07-08

than one hundred head Of horses, mules and horned cattle; and, whereas, tsaid Indians were pursued by Lieut. Charles Morton with detachment of 30 soldiers from Camp Verde, and, by sixteen citizens from Prescott and vici- nifty, under command of J. B. Town send and, whereas, the combined force did, on the Sth and 9th of June, overtake the marauders and kill fifty six of them and their tribe; therefore be it
 ResOlced, That by the festivities of this occasion we desire to testify our gratitude to the officers and men of the mixed commands of soldiers and citizens, who, by consistently follow ing the murderous, thieving, mule eating redskins to their homes, have taught them that they cannot forever perpetrate their barbarous deeds with impunity.
 Reso1ced, That while we mourn over the death of John Can't, who was killed at his post of duty by Apaches, on the evening of June 5, we do most heartily rejoice that hls death was so promptly and signally avenged by the killing of his murderers and their aiders and abettors to the num- Der of fifty-six.
 Res0lced, That Lieutenant Charles Morton, commanding Troop A, Third U. s. Cavalry, has won the regard of this entire community by the gallant bravery he displayed in leading his men to the attack upon the Indians on Thursday and Friday, the Sth and 9th of June, and that we tender to him and the brave men of his con- mand the thanks of this meeting in be- half of the public, and deeply regret that they are unavoidably prevented from associating with us this evening in this celebration.
 ResOlred, That we are most happy to thus show to our brave fellow-citi- zens, that their arduous labors of the two weeks past, in " camping on the trail" of the deyilish Indians who have carried desolation and death to the hearthstone of SO many of the the pioneers of Central Arizona dur ing the past eight years, are fully ap- preciated, and that we consider their example worthy of imitation.
 ResOIced, That the sixteen citizens who were concerned in the retributive deeds of June Sth and 9th, whose names are :: Captain J. B. Townsend, c. Davis, J. E. Thomas, L. Ellit, c. B. Genung, Thomas Roddick, I. Bar ricklaw, Wm. Smith, N. P. Pierce, J. McCafferty, J. Carder, R. W. Grant, John Bullard, J. Ryland and James Smith, deserve to be remembered by all Arizonans as men who have done the State some service"
 Resolued, That in behalf of the citi- zens of Prescott and the Territory of Arizona, we hereby express our thanks to Major N. A. M. Dudley, con- manding at Camp Mcdowell, for the whole souled style in which he received and entertained the above-named cit- zens, who, with Lieutenant Morton and command called at Camp Nc Dowell weary and way worn, on their return from the homes of the Tonto and Pinal Apaches.
 Resolced, That we ask that the public will notice the fact that ill this rejOio- ing we are jubilant, not merely for the reason that fifty-six Apaches have been killed, but because the identical Indians who murdered Can't and -ab- bucted the cattle he was guarding, were caught red-handed and punished as their deeds deserve.
 Rssolced, That a copy of the proceed ings of this meeting, and of these re- solutions, be furnished to The Arizona Miner, and THE ARIZONA CITIZEN for publication.
 The preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted as expressing the feelings of those present, end on motion the committee was discharged
 On motion that three cheers begiven for the participators in the expedition: the cheers were given with will and tiger"
 The President then announced that the principal business of the evening the destruction of the fluids and solids-was next in order, and advised direct attack which was vigorously made without delay.
 The festivities were prolonged till late hour of the night, and no other business was transacted necessary to refer to in this report, which IS respect fully submitted.
 HENRY A. BIGELOW.