Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-04
Another Indian Massacre.
AN ARIZONA TOWN DESTROYED AND THIRTY
WHITE PEOPLE KILLED.

AN ARIZONA TOWN DESTROYED AND THIRTY
WHITE PEOPLE KILLED.
SAN FRANcIsco, Cal, April ga dis.
patch from Shakespeare, n. NJ, dated
yesterday, says; A telegram just re-
ceived from the operator at STEMS
Pass, reports that the town of Galley.
vile, in Arizona, just over the New
Mexico line, was burned and complete
ly destroyed this afternoon by Indians.
Thirty white people we're killed. The
Indians are scattering into small bands
and making for the Chricahua Noun.
tains. Col. Forsyth, with his entire
command, is in pursuit.
A Tucson dispatch says AT mass
meeting Of several thousand citizens
held tonight it was unanimously de-
cided that the following, signed by
James A. Toole as Chairman, and l.. c.
Hughes as Secretary, be sent, snd 1t
was Immediately wired rs an open let
ter to the President and his Cabinet
and to both Houses of Congress
During the rejoicings incident to
the grand military display announced
to take place at Fortress Monroe we beg
to offer you as a skeleton to sit at your
banquet the fact that nearly 100 of our
pioneers have, within n few days, been
wantonly murdered in cold blood by
the devilish Apaches, whom a cruel and
mistaken policy permits to survive
their crimes. If some small portion OF
expenditure incurred in your grand
display could be directed to such meas
ures as would preclude the probability
r. -, Sta saN -
dered dead we could send you greet
ing OF gratitude and cheer in place Of
the message revealing our sorrow, our
helplessness and our desolation.'
Another Tuscon dispatch gives the
following special from the Tombstone
Cd.en Indians attacked an American
mining camp at Bacuachi, Sonora, on
the Goth of April, killing Messrs. Low
rey, Ray and Hickey. Three others
made their escape. The Indians cur.
ried off all the camp property of value.
Many Americans are in the neighbor
ing hills, and more murders are ex.
pected. The President OF Bacuachi,
Senior Salazar, had ordered soldiers and
volunteers to pursue the Indians and
take no prisoners.
WILCOX, Arizona, April 26.-A dis.
patch reports that the Indians are
within four miles OF the town. Three
men are reported killed near San Car.
| los.
WAsnrNGToS, u. C., April 2s.-Land
in the vicinity OF Lordsburg and Clifton
| is undestood 10 be rich in minerals. and
/ the fact attracts TO that region large
numbers OF adventures. One of these
parties, consisting OF twenty miners,
was running toward Clifton when it was
attacked by a band OF Apaches which
| had just destroyed the town of Clifton
and murdered its inhabitants. The
miners were amhushed by the crafty
savages and all but Magruder killed aud
mutilated. Magruder. it seems, man.
aged to hide and escape. lie is a man
Of great physical strength and endur.
ance, and after five days exposure on
| the plains got safely to Clifton, which
he found empty aud desolate. lie has
many friends here, being connected
with the family of Henry ID. Cooke. and
representing important mining com.
| pauies in which citizens Of the district
are largely interested. At Cooks bank.
| ing house they hope to hear directly
! from Mecrudcr to-day, and meanwhile
| his friends have such direct Information
I respecting his safety A. to put thea, in
I good -piriis.