Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31
The Devflfsh Apaches.


gence of the murder by Apaches o
Judge II. C. McComas, of Silver City
McComas telegraphed yesterday from
Silver City that himself, wife and child
would arrive at this point last night
Mrs. McComas and her son were cap
tured by Indians.
A party just returned from the scene
of the massacre, in Thompson's Canyon,
found Mrs. Judge McComas sho,
through the head, lying by the side OF
the buck board, and stripped naked.
Judge McComas was found about 200
yards south of his wife, shot in four
different places, and also stri pped naked.
The boy is missing.
All the troops stationed at Fort Bay.
| ard are in the field. The country west
of Silver City is reported full of Indi.
ans. Several camps along the ella have
been attacked. Probably fifty whites
have been murdered during the las t
| four days. Arizona reports are 60 the
effect that the Indians threaten annihi-
lation to all the whites in Grant county.
SANTA FE, March %. - Six com-
panies of the Fourth Cavalry are out
scouting after hostiies. Colonel For
| sythe and Major Moves have each TWO
| companies on Stems range. Captain
| Thompson has two companies on the
ella river. and Captain Black a COM
pany of New Mexican volunteers on
the line Of the railroad near the ella.
TOMBSTONE, March % - Captain
Crawford, with 100 scouts, will arrive
! tomorrow, and will proceed to the
frontier to head of the Apaches now
being driven FROM Sonora by General
Requas. Troops are stationed along
the frontier waiting to intercept them
TUcsoN, March 20. "A Benson special,
just received, says unusual fires were
seen from that place last nigh. at the
foot OF the Dragon mountains. Thew
were successive flashes, and 1t is under
God large number Of Sonora Apache,
are approaching the line near Nngales.
The people there have called for United
States troops. and one company has
been sent TO that point. There Is n
rumor OF a sairnish between the troops
and the Indians IL the Whetatoue
mountains last night.
WAsH1NGroN, March 80. - Indian
Commissioner Price yesterday received
a telegram from Agent Wilcox at San
Carlos as follows:
Continued quiet among reservation
Indians. Am keeping vigiIant watch Of
them, and there are no signs or quit
ing work for any purpose. Gester-
days report of nine citizens killed by
Indians from old Mexico, near the up
per ella. on the line between New
Mexico and Arizona, is confirmed to-
day"
Corruption FnRS.
New YORK, March 80. Colonel T.
A. ConkIing, in a speech last night,
charged that the Knit Goois Assacia-
ton raised 50 90 FOR corruptioa fund.
most OF which, he declared, the Con-
gre>sIonal investigation mad found,
went into the pockets OF some OF our
upright L.gi, lasnrs. He also said there
was an organic d conspiracy rep esented
by this same association 10 cheat both
the people and the government out OF
enormous sums Of money by the
manipula ions OF importstions of knit
goods. This las been done in the face
of the decision of the Uuited States
Supreme Coure, f. bruary Isl, when
the couspIrators were not only assisted
by Secretary Window, but by his
Assistant, French, and the conduct OF
the Judges was answeraOle for much
corruption which was done, by differ
ent classification of goods to eyade the
law. A further victory, the speaker
said, was recently gained by this orgahl-
eaton in the passage of a bill through
Congress, which Colonel Coukling inti-
mated Was passed by bribery and
trick-ry on the part OF lis foremost
movers, among whom was Senator Mil
Ter of Nav York State.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-rhe an
nusl reunion OF the Society of the Army
of the Potomac will be held in this city
on May 10Th and 18th. It promises to
be of unusual interest. Major Martin |
NJ aginnes of Montana will deliver the /
oration on the night of the 10Th, and a |
banquet will be given on the evening OF |
the 18th. Among those expected to
speak at the banquet are President Ar
thur, Secretaries Frelinghuysen and !
Attorney General Brewster, |
L. B. Hayes OF Fremont, Ohio, Gener. |
ais Grant. Sherman, Sheridan, McClei- |
Ian, Hancock and Schurz. Admiral |
Porter, Charles Dudley Warner and ex.
Governor Curtin.
ALTON, H.. March 30.-The bodies |
Of two coiored men, recognized as |
Henry DsPugh and Henry Ross, were
discovered in hut on the Rocky Fork |
colored settlement near here. The head |
Of DePugh was almost entirely blown
off while Ross was stabbed near the |
heart. A Coroner's inquest failed TO
elicit any clew to the crime or the per-
oetrators. DePugh was the son of
Rev. Isaac DePugh, a eil-krown col
pred Baptist preacher.
CHICAGO, March 30.-In despair of
the destruction in the Braid
wood mine which now makes it difficult
TO search for the remaining bodies, the
owners are. considering the proposition
% close the mine and erect over the |
entrance monument as a memorial Of
hose entombed there. This suggestion
Is opposed by the friends of the deed