Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-01
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PACIFIC COAST

LoRDsBURG, March 27.-The Indian outbreak seems to be assuming alarm ing proportions. A Richmond special gives intelligence of the ki ling of two moro, making a total of nine white men killed in the vicinity of Richmond with in the past twenty-four hours This thing Is becoming monotonous. Had the government left sufficient force at Richmond, York's and Clifton, instead Of withdrawing them m October last, as was done, this outrage would have been avoided. It will doubtless be a repeti- ton of the old story SO sadly illustrated in April of last year. The Indians will fee into Old Menco. The troops will follow at a safe distance, and Washing ton dispatches will teem with reports of the troops being in hot pursuit and all that sort of balder-dash, but the fact will remain that these lives have been lost, and that they would have been saved mad the imbecile policy of the govern ment been moro vigorous and prompt instead of what 1t Is and has been for years past. The citizens are able to rely upon themselves, but to do so, 1t IS advisable that the troops be withdrawn ID toto. Captain. James r. Black and his company of the Shakespeare Guards, d portion of whom, under his command, have recently being doing noble work in capturing a number Of the rustlers, among them, John Kinney, will llleeve to- night for Richmond and the Gila with about thirty men. It is reported that the Indians number one hundred. Grave fears are entertained here for the safety Jf the settlers in the Gila Valley, and there is a possibility of an attack being made upon the laborers along the line Ut the Lordsburg and Clifton railroad.
 LoRDsBuRG, \. NJ, March 2s.-A mes senger arrived here last night from lhompson's canyon, eighteen miles northeast of thIs place, and gIves intel Iigence of the murder, by the hellish Apaches, of Judge II. C. McComas, of Silver City. Judge McCOmas telegraph el yesterday morning from Silver City that himself, wife and child would ar rive at this point last night. Mrs. Me Cumas and her son were captured by the Indians, and at this writing she has DO doubt been ravlshed by every brute iu the band. God pity the unfortunate victims whose lot it IS to reside on this unprotected frontier.
 BENSON, March 29.-There is a rumor here that the troops and hostIles had au engagement in the Whetstone noun tains last night, in which the troops we're wOrsted. Signal fires were seen last night at the foot of the Dragoon mountains.
 Everything Is reported quiet cn the ine of the New Mexico and Arizona railroad.
 Our citizens held meeting last night and adopted resolutions setting fortL he supineness and utter inability of tho troops as at present handled, to quel tue Indian depreciation and urging the government to adopt a more vlgorou; | policy. Other towns and camps have been invited to adopt similar resolu tions.
 LnRDsBURG, N. NJ, March 29.-A party just returned from the scenes of th' massacre of last night in ThompsOn'l canyon, found Mrs. Judge McCOmal shot through the head, laying by th' side of the blackboard, and striPpes | yards south of his wife, shot in four dif ierent places, and also stripped naked ! The bodies were sent to Silver City The boy Is missing.
 WILCOX, March 30.-All the troops have lett here for the line to intercept inc Indians reported to be trying 10 re urn to Sonora. It Is thought that mos 0f the hostiles have succeeded in get ting beyond She line.
 LoRDsBURG, March 3O.-A Sepal special says a baud of thirty Indians at tackled the sheep ranch of a German seven miles east of that place, about o'clock P. ID. yesterday and killed about 70 head of sheep. The herder was cut off from the ranch and made his way in. to Separ at late hour last night. Fifty Indians were seen near AcOck's ranch Arzuna, last evening, going iD the di- ectiOn of Clifton.
 YREKA, Cal, March 29.-Mrs. Luddy, an elIerly lady, has been found in s gulch about five miles north of Cal iahan's She has been missing since Sunday nighht. The guleh IS only three feet deep. She had been having too much trouble with her neIghbOrs about sater. The c1rOGer's jury found her strangled by unKnOwn parties.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.-A slight shock of earthquake occurred at 7.45 snis morning. Further south the shock vas heavy. At Watsonvil.e, Santa Cruz county, ni0e shocks were felt, breaking crUckery. clustering, etc. At HollIster, San Benito county, plate glass windows were smashed, brick buildings cracked. There was a temporary panic and the streets were filled with inhabitants, many in undrpss