The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-18
WASHING TOM.
The Tariff Bill Is Far as
Acted On.
ShlpDu1ir.dng Materials on the
Free List.
CUSTOMS Duties Payable One
Third in Greenbaoks.
TIE XII KLUX ACT I'M TEE SENATE.
The Final Adjournment
Difficulty.
The Final Adjournment
Difficulty.
FRIGHTFUL MASSACRE BY INDIANS.
A United States Supply Train Attacked
and Robbed in Texas.
The Defenders ScaIped and
Burned Alive.
TERROR ALONG The MEXICAN BORDER.

WASHINGTON, May II, 1872.
The Senate Considering the Habcns Corr
pus Suspension Bill-What Came of
Thinking a Matter Over.
The bill to extend the time in which the Presi-
dent may suspend the writ OF habeas corpus until
March A. 1873, was taken up In the Senate to-day,
notwithstanding the absence Of Senator Bayard, Of
the minority of the Ku Kiux Committee, and its
consideration proceeded with A telegram from
that gentleman announces the probability OF his
return on Monday, but all efforts to postpone
final vote the bill until his arrival failed 1t should
be explained, however, that the caucus programme
OF business requires action on the bill at this
time, and it Is, perhaps, Mr.. Bayards fault that
he Is absent at the time when every one
who knows anything about business in the Senate
should have known that it would come up. The de-
bate shows conclusvely that both the majority and
minority of the committee have arrived at the con-
clusion that regularly organized association OF
Ku Kux exists throughout the South. No one at
tempted to deny the assertion that the ex-rebel
raider, N. b. Forrest, was member OF the organi
zatlon, and possibly its leading spirit, except Sena
tor Blair. Senator Norwood objected TO illusions
OF the same character made by Senator Scott
against General John B. Gordon, OF Georgia.
1t was finally agreed that vote shall be taken on
Tuesday Of next week, and, pending further dis
CUSTOM the Senate adjourned.
The executive session of the Senate to-day lasted
only fifteen minutes and was wholly occupied with
the confirmation OF unimportant nominations This
was the first opportunity that outraged Senatorial
dignity has had to avenge itself since the exclusive
publication by the HERALD Of the treaty correspond
ence, but no attempt was made to take advantage
Oft In fact, 1t is believed that Senator Cameron
VIII IN in tbo flrot I'm hof Ind fiop
threatened to move for an investigation into the
manner in which the HERALD gets its news Of the
secrets Of the government, have, on sober, second
thought, abandoned the idea.
Final Adjournment.
The adjournment question In Congress hos settled
Itself into a middle. The Senate resolution to adj
ourn on the Goth inst. Is still pending in the House,
Notwithstanding which Mr.. Dawes succeeded yes
terday in passing resolution through the latter
body, fixing June as the date. The House resolu-
ton was briefly considered In the Senate to-day,
and, strange to say, the members thereof did not
at first comprehend the shrewd trap into which
Mr.. Dawes he'd invited them to step. 1t was his in
tention to throw out bait for the Senate
to induce it to assume the responsibility Of
extending the session, and yet, by holding the
original Senate resolution as a matter pending in
the House. to be able to force an adjournment on
the 29th. Mr.. Sherman however, nanked the whole
scheme by Offering resolution asking the House to
return the first one The question is thus opened
for consideration in such q manner as to make it
probable that final action will be reached before
many days.
Free Lumber for Shipping and Free Licor-
ice for Tobacco Men.
Speaker Blaine while the House was in Commit
tee of the Whole to-day the Tariff bill, Mr.. SEQ
field in the chair, succeeded in getting in an amend
ment putting shipping materials on the free list.
This amendment combined all the prominent
features of the bills heretofore introduced by him.
self and Messrs Hale and Lynch. The idea of incor
poratlng this matter in tariff bill originated with
him, and he succeeded in making the requisite
combinations to carry it.
W. II. Roberts proposed an amendment placing
lcorice Of all kinds on the free list II was carried
after hard struggle, although a short time pre-
viously similar resolution failed. This is very I'M
portant to the tobacco interests as, the duty being
cighty-fve per cent, large quantities OF leaf to-
baccO were sent to Canada to be there manufactured
thus injuring the manufacturing interests OF the
country Three-fourths OF the licorice imported was
used In the manufacture OF tobacco.
Fearful Indian Outrage at Hownrd's
Well. Tcxas-A Gallant Omcer-Dcath
Of Lieutenant Vincent.
The Secretary Of War to-day received from Gen.
eral G. c. Augur commanding the Department OF
Texas, his report together with that Of Lieutenant
Colonel Merritt, Of the Ninth cavalry, concerning
the destruction, by Indians Mexicans and negro
deserters from the Ninth cavalry, Of Mexican
supply train en- route to Fort Stockton at Towards
We'll, near old Fort Lancaster, Texas, on the goth
OF April last. The attack was made by party OF
1875 to $50 men, and all the people with the train
seventeen In number, were killed or wounded, ex-
cept one woman. The train and commissary sup
plies belonging to our government were all burned
General Augur says =,
On Goth inst. I arrived with the cavalry of my
command at Towards Well, a few hours too late to
prevent one OF the most horrible massacres that
n Mas ever neen perpetrated on this frontier
Mexican train loaded with United States commits
sar{ ana ordnance stores, on its way from san An
TONIC 10 Fort stockton, was attacked by Indians,
p.an"erea anu burned All the people with the
wounded except one woman. MY command buried
e.even nodies and brought three wounded men and
burning train the first intmation we had
OF the horrible disaster was the charred and black.
ened corpses Of some OF the poor victims but no
one was alive to tell the horrors OF the affair. I
supposed up to this time that Captain Sheridan
MnWa 1ns W OF my command was in camp at
massacre, and while yet some distance from the
pont the smoke of the burning wagons mistaken
IoI MS camp nres, confirmed me in this belief I
knew, at least, that sergeant and four men were
at the well In charge of forage. The Command
sergeant
charge oil the detachment at that point was met
and pointed out the course the Indians had taEe11
with The stolen animals belonging to the train In
less time than 1t takes to relate It the trail was
found and rapid pursuit was at once made by
companies ana II OF the Ninth cavalry, conf
senant Vincent. 'AN -''"
After following the trail some seven or eight
mics the cavalry came upon the Indians in force On
che summit OF a steep and almost impossible blur
Here o sharp fight occurred, In which, / regret 70
say,. Lieutenant vincent fell while bravely
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