Arizona weekly miner., 1874-04-10
From Wednesdays Daiy.l MILITARY AND INDIdN NEVIS, D PERTINENT OF ARIZONA.


 PERTINENT OF ARIZONA.
 General Crook returned, late last night, from his prolonged absence in Southern Ari. zona, coming, yesterday, from Fossil creck across the mountains to Camp Verde and leaving that place at once for Whipple. The General was unaccompanied by any officer. Lieut. Ross, who left here with hIm, having been left behind at Camp Grant as mem. Der of a court martial now in session at that place.
 General and Mrs Small held a reception last evening at their residence at Fort Whip pie. Their house was crowded with ladie, and gentlemen--civilian and miliiary-thc party not separating until an early hour this morning.
 Colonel Jones completed his inspection of Fort Whipple and Headquarters yesterday and will leave tomorrow or Friday for tue Verde. Surgeon Magruder, Lieut. lIeyl and Dr Day will accompany him.
 Special orders from department headauar. ters, yesterday, contain tho following.'
 Surgeon D. l.. Magruder, U. s. A., Medical Di. rector, will proceed without delay, to all posts in the department, not already visited by him, and make at each thorough inspection of all matters connected with his department. Having com. plecd this duty he will return to these beadqulr. tcrs. The quariermastcr's department will fur. nish the necessary transportation.
 During the tcnpory absence of Surgeon D. l.. Magruder, Medical Director, 2d Lieutenant John c. Bourke, 3d Cavalry, Aidede-Camp, wilt in addition to his present duty, take charge of bis office.
 From Thufsiay's DaiyI =
 Teegrams from Tucson to-day contained the welcome news that the commands of Lieut. A. E. Bache, and Lieut. Bernard Reilly, 5th Cavalry, had attacked large rancherii of renegade Apaches from the San Carlos and Verde reservations, situated on a tribu- tary of Pinal creek, near the "wheat fields, and destroyed the rancheria, killing twenty seven bucks and capturing forty-six women and children, with all the plunder belonging to the hostile Indians. The captivcs were taken to the San Carlos. From them informa- ton was obtained that q large body of Amer can soldiers Undoubtedly Schuyleris com mand), had attacked the renegade Indians somewhere in Pinai mountains and killed and captured large numbers.
 News may be expected from Schuyler by next mail. The troops in making these movements underwent great hardships and performed severe marches on foot and by night through and over the Pinal and Mescal mountains.
 Col 4. W. Evans, Inspector General of the department of Arizona, arrivei at Tucson last evening.
 Lieut. Hurst, who has been for long time on duty, as A. A. Q. M;, at Beale Spring, starts for the East in a few days on leave of absence, and may visit Europe before his re- turn.
 Col Jones, Dr Magruder, Dr Day, Lieut. Woodson and Lieut. Heyl left f~ Camp Verde this morning. Lieut. Woodson intends returning on Saturday.
 Major W. II. Brown, 5th cavalry, left Tucson on the Ith inst, ca route to San Fran cisco.
 In pursuance of instructions recently re- ceived from Gen Schofield, military prison CTS from Arizona will not, hereafter, be con- fined at Yuma, but be sent to Alcatraz Is- land.
 Special orders No. 2I, issued by General Crook, in the field, Camp Grant, March q, and now being republished at departmen. headquarters, convened general court-mar, tial at Camp Grant, March 26th, for ,boI Iezaa of such prisoners as might properly Do brought before it. The following was the detail: Maj E. W. Crittendcn, 5th cavalry !; Maj c. A. Gordon, 5th cavalry; Capt E. II. Leib, 9th cavalry Capt s. s. Sumner, 5th cavalry; Capt W. II. Brown, 9th cavalry i; Geo McC Miller, Assistant Surgeon Capt X. B. Taylor, 5th cavalry Lieut. Geo McM Taylor, 23d infantry Lieut. w. P. Hall, 5th cavalry. Lieut. Wm J. Ross, 2lst infantry, judge advocate.
 We understand that the court-martial in session at Camp Grant tried several officers, but who the officers were or for what offences arraigned, we have not yet learned. It is reported that Surgeon Lippincott, who acted for some time last winter as medE cal director of the department, will soon come to Prescott to assume charge as post surgeon at Fort Whipple. Lieut. Ross, 4. D.. C., may return from Camp Grant early the coming week. Dr Williams, agent for the Verde Indians, | arrived in town early this morning, Information received last evening and thE morning at Whipple confirms the news pub lished in yesterdays MINER of the with drawal to the Colorado River reservation of the Hualpai Indians, who surrendered st Beale's Springs. The troops were to follos, with their wagons, trail to be indicated by the Indians, out of which Captain Byrne thought he could make good wagon road.s
 Capt James Burns, 9th cavalry, arrived at Yuma last evening, on steamer from Moiaye, and is the guest of Capt Wheaton, and the post. Captain Burns health improved greatly on the trip and we hope soon to zee him back safe and well among us