Arizona citizen., 1874-01-03
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches to THE CITIZEN
Prescott and Vicinity.
Lieut.. Schuyler Kills 24 more Apa- ches and Destroys much Indian Food. etc.

LIeuts SCuuylCI AllIs %I HUI ApS-
 ches and Destroys much Indian
 Food, etc.
 PRESCOTT, December 29-Most glorious news has been received from Lieut.. Schuy- Ter, 5th Cavalry, who with his command is now at Camp Mcdowell, having cOm- pleted an arduous scout with brilliant re- SultS On the 4th of December he killed fifteen Indians in TontO Basin, capturing all their property. On the 18th, he moved to attack a rancheria at the head of Cave creek, about thirty-five miles from Me DOwell. The hostile Indians discovered him approaching and fled to the noun tains. Schuyler determined to Outwit them, and divided his command into two parties, half moving with the pack train towards Mcdowell and the other half, un- der him, hiding in the rocks. The hostile Apaches being confident that pursuit was then at an end, returned to their village, which Schuyler quietly surrounded dur ing the night, which became so bitter cold that some of our soldiers narrowly eScap- ed being frozen to death. In the early dawn, the enemy discovered the presence of the troops and succeeded in getting away their women and children with much of their stores; the warriors remain ed behind to resist Schuyler He prompt ly gave orders to charge and broke the line of the savages who lost nine killed. The dead warriors were all over thirty years old, and were recognised as TCntOS who had lately abSconded from the Verde reservation. About three tons Of meScal and large quantity of horse meat, seeds, nuts. etc, were destroyed in this village. Our soldiers could not do good shooting on account of the blinding snow. Schuyler marched to attack the last rancherla for twenty-three miles through snow over foot deep.
 This has been one of the best scouts made. Lieut.. BabcOck's command is also at Mcdowell. On the 4th of January, Rice's command is to leave Verde while at about the same date, Schuylerand Bab- cocks will leave Mcdowell. All three parties are to move upon cOnverging lines and meet somewhere in TOntO Basin. Lieut.. Schuyler's success taken in cOnnec- ton with the more recent movements Of Brown, Rice, Burns and BabcOck, cannot fail to have a most salutary effect upon the renegade Apaches.
 Colonels Doubleday and Granger, at their own request, have been placed upon retired list by the President.
 Lieut.. c. P. Eagan, l2th Infantry, and Assistant Surgeon Tompkins arrived at department headquarters from Camp Mo- have on evening of 26th.
 Capt. Geo. r. Price, 5th Cavalry, was or dered, December 27th, to proceed at once to Maricopa, Yuma and San Diego and in- spect>the military telegraph line between Prescott and those points.
 Lieut.. F. l.. Dodge, 23d Infantry, and
 
 27th inst. The ceremony was private but followed by reception which lasted un til nearly midnight. During the evening, the Lieutenant and bride were Serenaded by the military band of the 23d Infantry.
 December2S, Lieutenant and Mrs. Dodge, Capt. George F. Price and Mir. HuguS left Prescott. Lieut.. Dodge goes to Camp Apa- che by way Of Tucson; Capt. Price to Me Dowe1l, Yuma and other points; HuguS to San Carlos. Lieut.. Eagan, l2th Infantry, ar nly n a n Mojave December 29.
 The snow to the eastward of Prescott has been very heavy. Information was re- ceived at Camp Verde last week, that small party of emigrants under MT. Hitch cock were snow bound on the New MeXi- co road about fifty miles east of Verde. They were supplied with provisions but could not make further progress on ac- count of snow which lay five feet deep on the Black Mesa. Colonel Coppinger, com manding at Camp Verde. has sent party to their relief
 Corporal Batchelder, Co. E, 5th Cavalry, has been detailed to take charge of the telegraph repair station at Maricopa Wells.
 Orders from department headquarters grant leaves of absence to Lieut.. Fleming, l2th Infantry, and to Lieut.. Eagan, i2th Infantry, for thirty days each, with per mission to apply to the Adjutant-General of the army for an extension of five months.
 PRESCOTT, Jan. 2.-The engine and pipes for the new water works at Fort Whipple arrived on the 29th of December. The reservoir and ditches are already com pleted and the engine house is now being constructed. The water-house will have a fall of nearly two hundred feet.
 Orders published yesterday from depart ment headquarters approve the proceed ings of a general court martirl lately in session at Camp Grant and of which Lieut.. Col. Carr, 5th Cavalry, was President, in the cases of Lieut.. Watts, 5th Cavalry, and of certain enlisted men.
 Capt. Rockwell, chief fquartermaster, has a large amount of money-over Sl00,000- to the credit of his department, but as it was placed by the Treasury in the name of Gen. Dana, some days must elapse be- fore the necessary transfer can be effected | and the funds rendered available for dis l bursement in the territory.
 The office Of the military telegraph was | visited this week by Q number of friendly | Indians who had just returned from scouts | made by Capt. Burns and Lieut.. Rice. | They appeared to readily understand the | object of the line but failed to get any idea | of the principles upon which it worked. | They sent several dispatches to Fort Yuma and read answers which evidently inn | pressed them very much.
 New years day was agreeably passed at | Fort Whipple. Receptions were held by | the ladies of the garrison and of depart | ment headquarters, which were well at | tended by the officers of the army and | gentlemen from Prescott. A very enjoy able party concluded the celebration of the | day.
 Chaplain Gilmore arrived at Fort Whip pie on the night of January 1. He came | from AnOplaS hv a Inn l9nra