Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-22
Indian Fighting I'm New Mexico.

| iaro Apaches is situated at this point, and
/ their agency is very good one but yet they
cannot desist from killing and stealing and
| have finally left altogether, which will cause
much trouble and hardship 10 the troops sta
toned here. Previous to their final depar
ture small bands. numbering from ten te
twenty. would quietly steal away on ma
Taudlng expeditions, and after killing those
VINO unfortunately fell in their way, stealing
horses: Killing cattle, and committing such
other depredationS as they alone know how
to commit, would as quietly steal bac,
again. This they have been doing for thC
past Two years or more, until the citizens
nave become eNaspeTated TO such extent
that they have formed a company of rangers
ana since its formation the company has
made two successful raids on their camp
The nTst raid was made on the night of the
3Oth ultlmo: they captured eight ponies and
killed four Indians The second raid was
made on the 9TH instant; on this raid they
captured ninety ponies and killed eleven
Indians. Some of your readers may say that
lust such work as this is what makes the
Indians hate the white man as he does, but
let them follow me and they will concur w tfl
me when say that they neither deserve as
slStahee or mercy from our hands. On the
ON instant band of fifteen Indians
JUMPED THE CATTLE RANCH
of Mr.. Stanley, situated about II miles
from this post, Killed one of his herters,
tains, though badly shot through the leg,
and after putting two additional bullets
through the fallen mans head and three ar
Y.
then went TO the ranch and took into captiv-
lty the wife of the wounded man. They took
her some II miles from the ranch, raviShe,l
her. and then
CRUSHED HER SKULL WITH STONES,
and left her nearly naked on the trail. This
same party also killed another man. This
man they scaiped, disembOweled him, and
split his chest open, leaving on the trail the
most ghastly corpse man ever gazed upan.
On the 9TH instant another band attacked n
wagon on the PecOs river, driven by Mex
lcan well known in this section as California
Joe. AT the time of the attack Joe was walk
ing beside his wagon, but IL was not long be-
fore his wife handed him his gun and ammu-
milton. He fought like tiger, and though
shot in six different places, would not give
in, and as he was good shot and possessed
an excellent gun, the Indians were 10th to
close m on him One OF the shots had shat
tered JOe's right hand so badly that he had
TO shove the cartridge in the brcech OF his
gun with the left hand, and at times would
nave 10 eject the shell with knife, as the
blood from his hand clOgged the spring so
That IL would not eject the shell. He fought
on, and received the seventh shot which
broke his leg. This shot felled him to the
ground but on seeing an Indian Spriuging
over the sand hills 10 take his scalp,
HE PULLED HIMSELF UPRIGHT BY THE AID
OF HIS WAGON WHEEL,
loaded, fired and killed the Indian. Three
Ihdians ran out ana picked up the dead one,
and Joe managed to load and give them an
other shot; this let them out. for they imme-
diately decamped. JOes wife and little boy
badly wounded. and on its arrival at Loyd's
crossing, on the PecoS, forty-five bullet holes
were counted in the body of the wagon
StanleyS wounded herder walked fourteen
miles across the mountain, told his sad tale.
and was brought here for treatment. Stan
ley, with his two white and six Mexican men,
started In pursuit OF the red friends" and
after travelling some twenty miles came on
to them. The Indians took to the rocks and
opened brisk fire upon the party, which was
as brlSkly returned. Stanley received a shot
OH yK-hf hffIa Ch tl,n h..
as Mr.. Farmer attempted to get TO his as
Sistance he tFarmer) fell among the rocks
and dislocated his shoulder. The Mexicans
ran at the first shot, and left the three whites
at the mercy OF the Savages; but they. think
ing that the party attacking them was a
large one. also broke and left the field, there
by allowing Stanley and Farmer to escape
alive. Both Of the above men were brought
TO this posi- for medical treatment.
Upon the receipt of the above news. the
commanding officer dispatched Capt. f.. q.
fecIet. with company 6. Sth cavalry. for
the Pecos river. and Capt. James T. RandIett,
with company ID. Sth cavalry. in pursuit Of
the party which Stanley attacked Capt.
Randlett followed Sfaniey'S trail and rl,np
to the place where he fought. AMI found The
body OF Plato. the most notorious caief of
the Apache tribe. Corporal Foster look from
the chiefs breast solid silver medal. , !
inches in dan. eter,
PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT JAMES X. POLK.
ISL. and Sergeant Ilahey took from his breast
breaSt-plate Of large beads. handsomely
\ H.
Randlctts party camped i'm the mountains
that night, and on the following day found
the bodies of the murdered man and woman.
They gave them christian burial, and then
proceeded 10 follow the trail. which led over
the mountains and out on To the plains. He
followed the trail for fifty miles on the
plains, but was forced to return. owing to
having started with but five days ratiOns.
Companies ID and q. Sth cavalry have done
harder service this winter than any other
two companies in the army. and have but
al tla.lf
mander is determined TO bring the Indians
back on the reservation, or teach them 4 les
son ever to be remembered. Company q
starts out tomorrow IN search Of the - lost
children. ana the scout viii prove Il severe
one on both men and animals. as the noun
tains are covered with snow. :.
RUMOIED CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN
ICE PRESIDENT WILSON AND GENERAL
IoNGSTREET.-SOme days ago there was q
rumor OF an important letter received i'm this
city from Vice President Wilson and of an
equally important letter written in response.
Gossip tOyed with the cOrrasDondence for an
hour. and then fitted of TO other things III
now tianSpireS that Mr.. Wilson'S New
orleans correspondent iS General LOngStrpet
ana mat the correspondence was of highly
SlShIhcant ana instructive character. The
ice Presidents views have already been
made public through the medium Of a com
munication which went tine rounds of the
newspapers. and il may be Assumed that. i'm
Writing 10 General IougStreet, they Were re-,
IteFated. such is in fact the general under
standing row. Bat, as TO our New
Orleans friends reply, there does not
seem TO he satisfactory conclusion.
The most popular view is shat the old war
rior agreed with Mr.. Wilson i'm his theories
as 10 miiltary Interference here, and, ii is
even limited, added some running cOnmeuts
ON the constitutional worthleSSneSS of the
concern i'm whose ihterest that interference
mas been evoked. We should not be sur
pfl>cd If this proved To be the correct version
Iof III occurred To us at the time that the
assignment Of Hugh j. Campbell to the
defense OF the state-houSe last month meant
more than "a deSire-a very natural desire
hoWeVeI-tO secure that valuable persons
services IL seems quite probable. in fact.
that Gen. Longstreet has become disgusted
with the Packard administration and has
aNalied himself of am opportunity to confide
ms disgust 10 Vice President Wilson We
onl ly regret that the Generals reticence will
NOT allow him To submit so interesting and
lively correspondence TO the public.-Ne,r
orleans Pic0yufle, Feb. Is.
BEECHER is "A deeper and darker parsonage
IMAM Tllton. \ man of far more subtIetv
ana power, he has also shown more diScre-
tioh and has preserved his position with a
marvellous tenacity for one who has so long
pTactlced those criminal irrnOflla rifiac ~