The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
BETTER TO s. R. DE LONG.

Ffttjtd DtIoHg :-lt IS H1tn regret that ! have to inform you of the killing of three more Americans by the fricndlics of Vincent Colyer, Johnny Apache The mail left here as usual with, Bce as driver, and Mir. John Petty, formerly in the employ of the mail company, who, having thrown up his position, was going to Tucson. In the last errGsSr, as you go out upon the plain going vest, they were attacked, killed and stripped, and the mails carried off
 Fms evening, about 2 o'clock, the driv, T coming from Tucson, John Bedford, came in afoot, and reported that he had been attack cd by Indians about two miles from the post, and man named Tom. Donovan, who was riding a mule, and on his way to Texas, killed.
 Captain Smith and myself, with eight In fantrymen, started out to ascertain the facts We found, first, Tom Donovan, in the road dead; also the blackboard, but no trace of mail matter.
 We then fofboued she road on oat Of the pass, to the last arroya, where we found the bodies ef Bicc and John Petty, stripped and horribly mutilatcd No signs of blackboard or mail. We found some papers scattered around, and an address of pair of slippers sent you by blackboard.
 Bedford does not know how he escaped. He says be jumped from the blackboard after the first fire, and ran that bullets were whistling round him. He escaped with a slight wound in the finger, but is SO demora- hzed that he will not return without strong escort. Yours truly, c. w. HAMoR.
 THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Petty and Bice Cor Byas) were well known in Tucson. They came to Arizona, under stand, with the Fifth California InslStry Vol unteers, commanded by Col. c. w. Bowie, of San Francisco The th;rd r-an Donovan. who wos Eilrd came to .His ,ity one week sgo, from 8lckenburg, and formerly drove stag between ~.csenburg and Prescott. lie seemed discoursgrd, and was on bis way to Texas. He na, frie1d- !i7.ng in Sacramento, California Bedford Is at the hospital at Bowie, under the care of Dr. Achuif, Post Surgeon.
 THE MAILS SENT OUT AS USUAL.
 We have no further intelligence from Bowie. Messrs. Bennett X Iesnskls--ss.sss tractorss dispatched the mai. a sJ,wsrd as
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 ~ rS1tbERERs DEFiANp. ,srv Iuilxfed that the party of soldiers sent Soy Captain Smith, were hallowed to by the Indians, en route
 BRIEF MENTION.
 Lieutenant Rockwell, Fifth Cavalry. left for Camp Grant on Sunday, to. assume the daties of Quartormaster and Commissary at that Post
 Acting Assistant Surgeon Lowe, arrived here on Sunday, ca route for Camp Crittenden. Ia tod hy his l.C.as hero, after an absence of about four years from Tucson.
 On Friday, the Governor made the follow ing appointments Alfred Eon, to be No tasy Public for Yavapai county; Charles Nettlcton and Henry c. Banks, Commission CTS of Deds for Arizona, to reside in New York.
 Lots of distinguished gentlemen in town this week: John G. Capron, Eaukin Carrs of Maricopa Wells; $. w. Foreman Reputy L. s. Surveyor; Clinton Thompson, of Adams vile; etc.
 Mir Capron has sold the stage line from Arizona City to Tucson, to MT. L. Carr. The parties are here 10 settle the negotiations. Possession to be given on the lst proximo. A glorious rain fell on Friday night last ; weather very cold-thick icc;-plenty snow on the mountains.
 The Supreme Court will get through the business of the term to-day.
 The mail blockaded for several weeks past, east of Salt Lake, and between San Francisco and Los Angeles, is now coming to- hsnI>
 EXPERIMENTAL RrroRr.
 Territorial Treasr-e,- Allen has just rsadc supplemental -eport to that rendered up to the first of January, 1872, from which it ap- pears that the sun of SS,713.S7 was in the Treasury on the 20th inst.
 RETURN OF THE GOVERNOR.
 Governor Stafford, with escort, returned to the capital on Thursday afternoon last from