The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-10-20
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, ATTACKED BY MEXICAN


of Brownsville, Texas, was attacked on the 28th
ult by band of Guerillas, who killed five of
its citizens, broke open the jail and set free the
prisoners, and committed other high -handed out
RACES on the persons and property Of the inhaM-
tants.
An intense excitement prevailed, The Next
cans had sent aid from Matamoros.
The Guerillas were headed by Coftinas, the
same desperate who shot the sheriff of Browns
vile last July, while the latter was attempting
to arrest him.
The party, one hundred strong mounted on
horseback, rode into the city and posted senti-
nels in various portions of it.
Gen Careajal, and others, from Matamoros,
arrived in the city, and persuaded the outlaws
to leave.
Fort Brown was garrisoned with Mexican
troops from Matamoros
The citizens of Brownsville had formed pa
troll
The outlaws, one hundred and twenty strong,
had encamped near the city.
The Mexican General visited their camp, and
obtained promise that they would not modest
Brownsville again.
The citizens, however, still expect another at
tack as the outlaws had boosted that there
were more on their list to be killed.
An express had been sent to San Antonio for
troops.
The Brownsville Flag (extra) thanks the
military and civil authorities of Matamoros for
their timely assistance, and blames the Govern
ment for leaving them so defenceless.
The Sheriff and his possee came down to Point
Isabel with the steamer Arzona's mails.
The cause of the difficulty was Cortinas' de-
sire for revenge for alleged injuries done him by
some of the inhabitants5of Brownsville.
The citizens had mostly fed to Matamoros
for protection.
A SUICIDE REsuscITATED. Last Wednesday
night, it win be remembered, Charles Snyder,
then in the city treasurer's Office, committed sui
eide, as was supposed, by swallowing laudanum !;
but on account of some peculiar appearances of
the body, and from the fact Of it's remaining
warm, he was not buried until Saturday Even
then, as it was feared that be might not be dead,
the coffin lid was left open, and several persons
hired to watch the corps in the vault.
They continued their ghostly vigils until yes
terday afternoon, when the body showed such
signs of returning animation as induced them to
bear the coffin to his late residence, on Jones ST.,
where at two O'Clock this morning several ply
scians were assembled, doing all they could to
restore him to full consciousness
At that time Snyder was breathing sensibly,
and healthy color in his check gave strong
hopes that he would soon~be himself. Cincsn-
,aatti Enquirer, Sept. 20.
Poor BUT PLENTY TO EAr.--When the
OjibbeWa Indians paid visit to Queen Victoria,
the principal chief, after the ceremony of pre-
sentation made speech, of which the following
significant paragraph is an extract 60
Mother: We have seen many strange things
since we came to this country. We see that
your wigwams are large and the light that comes
in is bright; our wigwams are small, and our
light is not strong. We are not rich, bat haze
plenty 10 eat. "
What bitter sarcasm is conveyed in these few
simple words of the Chief, onthe men who tax
a peoples food and restrict their industry-who,
not satisfied with the vast wealth beautifully
bestowed on them, must seize part of the
poor mans loaf to swell their already bursting
Golfers
| Homeopathic SoUP.-We are homeopath-
lists ourselves, but, nevertheless, like good
joke, even when it tells against our own favorite
theory. Many fair hits have been made at the
expense of the science, but we do not recolect
one better than the following recipe for making
Homeopathic Soup
"Take two starved pigeons hang them by a
string in the kitchen window, so that the sun
win cast the shadow of the pigeons into an iron
pot already on the fire, and which will hold ten
gallons of water boil the shadows over slow
fire for ten hours and thep give the patient one
drop in a glass of water every ten days."
| THE DIFFICULTIES IN TExAs.-NEW ORLEANS,
Oct. I4.-Advices from San Antonio, Texas,
say that General Twiggs had responded to the
call for aid from the citizens of Brownsville that
he has not enough men at his disposal to drive
the Indians from the frontier, and can do moth
ing for them. The ranches on the Texas side
of the Rio Grande have been abandoned on &C
count of Indian depredations.
The citizens of San Antonio were raising two
companies of rangers, and some other places were
raising volunteers, on account of Gen. Twiggs'
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