Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-20
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10.
THE INDIANS IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Gov. Pile of New Mexico, in letter of June
10th, states that he has visited the southern and
southwestern portion of New Mexico for the
purpose of investigating Indian affairs, and
found the southwest part of the territory, eS-
pecially along the line between New Mexico and
Arizona, in a state of constant trouble between
the Indians and citizens. Gov. Pile stopped a
large party about to leave Silver City for the
purpose of attacking the Indians. But for his
personal intervention there would probably
have been repetition of the Camp Grant mas
sacre. The governor recommends an earnest
effort to get Cochise and his bands to go on
reservation, and, if they refuse, vigorous war
should be waged against them. Gen. Schoield
writes that the Indians feel willing to work, and
if the government would furnish them with
means of agriculture and stock raising, they
would soon become Self-supporting.
The president has directed the commanders of
different western military divisions TO assist
Vincent Colyer, of the Indian commission, as
much as possible in collecting the wild Indians
of New Mexico and Arizona upoa the reServa-
ton at Canada Alamosa.
SETTLED,
Paymaster Richard Washington, in whose ac-
counts a large deficit was recently discovered,
has settled by paying to the government large
portion Of the deficit, no evidence of intention
TO commit fraud having been discovered.
THE KUKLUX.
Col. Higgins, who served in the federal army
from Ohio during the war, and was afterwards
agent of the freedmen's bureau in Mississippi
for eighteen months, and is now United States
assessor at Aberdeen, Miss, testified before the
kukluX committee to-day, that, while on an
official tour in the vicinity Of Aberdeen, last
March, he was captured by a band of 1870 dis
guiSed men, who, after making him promise,
under threats of death, to leave the county and
state within ten days, whipped him and left him
insensibe. They told him their object was to
rid the country of radical office holders. He
knew of other instances where the same pur-
poses had been aYowed. Subsequently, through
his efforts, some thirty members of this band
had been arrested and bound over for trial.
At Oxford, Miss, several schools have been
broken up, one colored minister killed, and sew
eral white preachers driven away by violence.
These outrages had created great terror among
the republicans, who, in that section, are al
most exclusively colored sNbut, in consequence
Of the recent vigorous action of the United
States authorities, better feeling prevails at
present, As an indication of the sentiment of
the people, the witness stated that, when he
first settled in that part of the country, being a
Baptist, he applied for membership in local
church, but was refused, unless he would con-
TESS his wrong in fighting against the south.
Afterward, however, he and his wife were in
vited to join, but concluded not to accept the
invitation.
The secretary of state has transmitted to the
secretary of the treasury letter for Sir Edward
Stanton British minister in which it is stated
that Lord Granville had been advised that in
October last and in March of the present year
the British ship Trinidad and bark Grace Red
path were stranded on the Florida reefs, with
cargoes valued at S250,000. At the time this
occurred the United States revenue cutter Reso-
lutte, under command of Lieutenant Walter
Maldin, rendered exceedingly efficient SER
vice TO both vessels, the commander stand
ing between the masters and the wreck
ers, and supporting the former by his
advice and counsel. Through his watchlulness
and zeal, the whole amount of property was
saved in both instances, The British minister
states that he has the honor, in compliance
with Lord Granyille's direction, to bring to no.
tice the valuable services rendered by Lieut..
Maldin, and TO ask that the thanks of her
majesty's government may be conveyed to him
for the kindness he showed in rendering assis-
lance to British ships in distress. Lieut.. Nal
din has written 10 the department, stating that
he was not in command at the time, but was
acting under the orders of first Lieut.. William
B. Randolph.