The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-12-14
INDIAN NEWS.
Gen o. o. Towards Report Etc.


 The Washington Chronicle of Nov 10, con- tains six columns detailing the gleanings made by its reporter from Gen. O. O. How ard, Indian Peace Commissioner, on his re. turn to Washington, after his late trip through New Mexico and Arizona We went through the whole story, as in duty bound, and can only say that the portion of it that is interesting to Arizonans may be summed up in very few words. Gen. How ard came from Washington to Santa Fe, and thence to Fort Wingate, and there held a council with Navajo and Apache chiefs, and organized peace between the two tribes which is probably not particularly interest ing or advantageous to ArizOnans. Thence he journeyed to Camp Apache and inspected the reservation and gave audience to the h. dians, listened to their complaints and did all in his power to alleviate their sufferings. From Camp Apache to the Reservation at Tuarosa, and thence to the Canada Allamosa the General and party proceeded, interview ing the red men of those feeding grounds, and then passed over the Chiricahua noun tains, to Dragoon mountains, where he met Cachise at his home, and seems to have been deeply impressed by that "noble" savage's account of the wrongs inflicted upon him. self and tribe by white men. From that Dragoon Springs, where a grand council was held-the military officers from Camp Bowie, ron one side, Cachse and his men on the other, and Gen. Howard acting as mediator and paciicator. The council lasted four hours. Peace was established, and the Indians were promised an agency to be located at Sulphur Springs, to supply CachiSe and his band with rations, clothing and other fancied necessa- ries or luxuries.
 After the council Gen. Howard went, ria Tucson, to Arizona City, and thence overland to San Francisco and Washington.
 More About Cachise
 1 The Arizona Citizen of November 30, and private letters from Tucson, give accounts of visit made by Gov. Stafford to Cachise, from. which it seems the Governor is inclined to 1 believe that the old rascal is alarmed at the decrease of his forces and really desires peace. Distrust is expressed by others that Cachise may not continue in that same frame of mind when the warm, spring sun stirs up his s'recol- lections of past pleasant spring raids on set tiers.
 Murder of Cadette.
 The BordeIer of November 23d, narrates the fact that Cadettc, chief of the Muscalero ,Apaches, had been found with his interpreter murdered at La Luz, near Fort Stanton, New iMexico
 Cadette had professed friendship and showh a desire for peace for some time past, and the Borderer declares that the murder is likely to have n bad effec, on the mind of Cachise, if . itprove to be the fact that Cadette was killed hy white men or Mexicans as the Indians claim. It seems probable that the murder was committed by Santanta, Cadette's son-in- law, with whom Cadette had previously had some trouble. Cadettes band, numbering 300 warriors had assumed hostile attitude, and great alarm existed among the settlers in the neighborhood of Fort Stanton. The killing of an influential peacefully inclined chief like Cadette, is an event to be de- plored at critical moment like the present, and we agree with the Boder9 in hoping that the murderers will be detected and pun ished as their crime deserves
 Indian Superintendent Removed
 Col. Pope, Superintendent of Indian Af fairs in New Mexico, has been removed and Levi E. Dudley appointed in his place.
 Owing to the fact that Col. Pope sympa- thised and worked with Vincent Colyer, a strong prejudice has existed against him in Arlzona New Mexican papers claim that he was energetic, prompt and conscientious in all his dealings between settlers and Indians, land that his removal is to be regretted, more especially as it is considered chargable to petty personal spite and religious bigotry.