Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-14

Biography of Terrible Scoundrel--T
Tiger Of Alico.
A letter from Mexico to the New Orleans C,es-
entsays:
Manuel Lozada WAC born in the town of Topic.
and early gave evidence of the depravity which
has since made him terror. His first net of bar
bnrity after being expelled from his nntive town
for his manifold villaines, was to organize par
ty OF bandits, and at tho head Of them he one day
him to an out of the way house, he ordered him
to be thrown down and bound securely. Then ta-
king a knife. he scarfed the Governors feet
until the soles were penetrated in o do
zen places to the bone. In this condi-
ton he was forced to dance before Lozada.
aud when he tagged, his tormentor would
urge him on bv pricking him with sharp sword.
dead, after which the body was hewn to pieces and
thrown TO the dogs.
Riding away from tho scene of his cruelty. no
called at 'he house of widow lady, and because
she shut the door when he brandished his bloody
sword, he thrust her in the house and run her
through tho body. His next act Of ferocity was
committed Mt the farm called "Magaras." when
he burned down the houses. killed eleven persons
and violated three girls. Of them the daughter
of the overscer This last named person was call
ed out and made to deliver all the valuables
bout the place, which he was told to carry to the
edge of the wood. This done Lozada actually
had the poor fellow seized, and then searifed hi
feet 70 that he could not walk. The ranch belon-
ged to the brother Of Don Carlos kivas, who il
now Lozadas military chief. Ills hand augmen-
ted to eighty men. attacked the village Of Santia-
60 which contained three thousand inhnbitant,,
when he surprised the town. tho people fed, with
the exception off few who made stand in
strongly built house, and who at last succeeded il,
driving all the robbcrs out
The whole district of Topic became alarptd
and the terror was not decreased when few days
after he attacked the village OF Rosa Morada oi,
the borders of the Stats Of Jalisoo, when he bur-
ed oil the houses and did not cease TO destroy the
people until all wero fed tn the mountains. Cen
eral Blanco was ut that time Governor Of Senalpa,
but he made nomovement to arrest tho bandits.
San Bias was twice visited by the robher. and the
inhabitants only saved themselves by fight to the
shipping in the harbor. At last the public ap-
peal for safety reached Guadalejara, an1 u column
Of 300 men was sent to put an end to the confu-
sion and robbery. Col. Lleras it's commander.
attacked the mountain stronghold OF L,xada and
counted himself victorious bccauae he took eleven
Of the robbers prisoners. Lzada Gel but imme-
dately after he recruited hi, trac up 81 one hun.
drel and Rfty men, and threatened Topic with its
twelve thousand s'uls.
The alarm spread in overy direction. All class
es took up arms, and und force Of twn thoueand
men took the feld, They had no Hag. for st that
time the Republic was struggling between the
Chu scli and the Liberals. and Comonfort had just
run away Jaiisco pronounced In favor OF Juarez.
aud T pic in it's extremity Of danger from the
thieves. unfurled the Liberal. banner. Lozada
almost caught in the tolls, retreated, Joined the
Conservatives, hung out the dag Of the Church,