Providence Morning Star

The deputation of Navajo Indians from Arizona, who have been in Washington for several weeks attending to business connected with their reservations, arrived in this city at half-past twelve o'clock, yesterday from Boston. The Boston depot was crowded with people awaiting the arrival of the Aborigines. The party were received by Capt. Geo. H. Pettis, and were escorted through Exchange and Westminster streets to the Central Hotel, followed by an eager crowd of spectators. They were assigned to rooms 58 and 59, on the second floor, where they were visited by quite a large number of our citizens, including Gens. Burnside, Brayton and others. The party, fourteen in number, are in care of ex-Governor Arny, of Arizona, and consist of the following named chiefs: Manuelito, Head War Chief; Juanito, Wife of Manuelito; Manuelito, 2d, son of the chief; Ganado Mucho, War Captain; Tennesuse, Peace Chief; Narbono Segundo, 2d Peace Chief; Ganado Mucho, Peace Chief; Canari Mucho, (Many Sheep); Muncho Plata, (Big Silversmith); Barbon Huersos (Lightbeard); Chief Counsellor; Mariana Peace Chief; Jesus Alvarez, (Mexican Captive) Henry W. Easton, (Wild Hawk); and William Taylor, (Rocky Mountain Bill), interpreters.

In the afternoon, with several of our citizens, they visited Cory Brothers' music store, Barnaby's clothing store, and also paid a visit to Mayor Doyle. To day the party will be shown about the city, inspecting the Providence Tool Company's Works, Allen's Print Works, the Point street school house and other places of interest. In accordance with the above invitation Gov. Arny will deliver a free lecture at the Horse Guards Armory, in the evening, at eight o'clock. The Indians will be present on that occasion, and the lecture will, undoubtedly, be well attended.

The aborigines of this tribe are an offshoot of the Aztec race, who, at the time of the conquest by the Spaniards under Cortez, abandoned their life of semi-civilization and adopted their native savage life. The reservation now occupied by them is sixty miles wide and ninety long, and crosses the border between New Mexico and Arizona.

In their relations to the Government of late they have been, for the most part, peaceful, and in the readiness and capability manifested by them in acquiring the arts of peace their descent from a pastoral race is evidenced. Although, like the other Indians, fond of the chase and clinging with tenacity to many of the habits of savage life, they raise large numbers of cattle and sheep and till the ground to a limited extent. They are celebrated for their skill in the manufacture of blankets, which they boast, and not without reason, cannot be excelled by their more civilized neighbors. The deputation have a large number of beautiful blankets and other articles with them, some of which are to be exhibited at the Centennial.

The northern portion of their reservation is composed purely of mineral lands, said to be very rich, and more or less trouble has been caused among them by the entrance upon these lands of bands of miners in search of gold and silver. As the section was entirely useless to them they proposed that a similar amount of land be given them in exchange for it situated south of the present reservation, and well adapted to grazing purposes. To bring this about, and at the same time to have a talk with the Great Father upon other matters of interest to them, constituted the object of their visit to Washington, which ended on Saturday last. Under the guidance of Gov. Arny, their agent, they are now visiting some of the principal cities of the Union, one object being to impress them with the extent of the country and the power of the government, likely to prevent any trouble with them in the future.