Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-06
NO. Oil.
MISCELLANEOUS BEADING.

BIOGRAPHY OF TERRIBLE ScorSDRRL--
the Tiger ct -NicG.-A letter from Mexico to
the New Orleans Crescent says:
Manual Lozada was born in the town of
Tepic, and early gave evidence Of the depravi-
ty which has since made him 4 terror. His
first act Of barbarity after being expelled from
his native town for his manifold villanies.
was to organize party of bandits, and at the
head of them he one day captured the Cover
nor of the town. Conveying him to an out
of the way house, he ordered him to be
thrown down and bound securely. Then
taking knife, he scarrifed the Governors
feet until the soles were penetrated in dozen
places TO the bone. In this condition he was
forced to dance before Lozada, and when he
tagged, his tormentor would urge him on by
pricking him with sharp sword. Then he
hung him up by the feet until he was dead,
after which the body was hewn to pieces and
thrown to the dogs.
Riding away from the scene of his cruelty.
he called at the house Of widow woman,
and because she shut the door when he brand
ished his bloody sword, he barst into the
house and run her through the body. His
next act of terocity was committed st the
farm called "Magaras," when he burned down
the houses, killed eleven persons and viOlat,
three girls, one of them the daughter of tGc
oyerseer This last paned person was called
out and made to deliver all the valuable
about the place, which he was told to carry
to the edge of the wood. This done LozadG
actually had the poor fellow seized, and then
scarrifed his feet SO that he could not walk.
The ranch belonged to the brother of Don
Carlos RvaS, who is now Lozada's military
chief. His band augmented to eighty men,
attacked the village of Santiago, which con-
tained three thousand inhabitants, when he
surprised the town, the people tied, with tGe
exception ola few men who made stand IN
strongly built house, and who at last sue
ceeded in driving all the robbers out.
Thewhole districtof Topic became alarmed,
and the terror was not decreased when
few days after he attacked tho village Of
Rosa MOrada on the borders Of the State Of
Jalisco when he buI med all the houses, and
did not cease to destroy the people until all
were fed 10 the mountains. Gen. Blanco
was ut that time Governor Of Senaloa, but he
made no movement to arrest the bandits.--
San Bias was twice visited by the robber,
and the inhabitants only saved themselves
by flight to the shipping in the harbor. AT
last the public appeal for safety reached
Guadalajara, and a column OF 300 men was
sent to put au end to the confusion and rob
berry. Col. Lleras, its commander, attacked
the mountain stronghold of Lozada, and
counted himself victorious because he took
eleven of the robbers prisoners. LoSads
fed but Immediately after he recruited his
force up to one hundred and fifty men, aud
threatened Tepic with its twelve thousand
souls
The alarm spread in every direction. All
classes took up arms, and force Of two thou
sand men took the field. They had nc flag,
for at that time the Republic was struggling
between the Church and the Liberals, and Co
monfort had just run away. Jalisco pro-
nounced in favor Of Juarez. and Topic, in lts
extremity Of danger from the thieves, un-
furled the Liberal banner. Lozada, almost
caught in the tolls, retreated, joined the Con-
servatives, hung out the flag Of the Church,
and thus became soldier of the nation. lie
is known as 1.-The Tiger of Alica," and his
reputation has not improved since he natur-
allied himself lie isnow chief Of police
in the capital, under the command OF Gen.
Lagarde.