The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-16
Our Brownsville Correspondence.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, July 20, 1888
Under the policy Of mastery inactivity" which seems
to have adopted by in reference to
the affairs Of the river everything
mains quiet upon this frontier Cortna has not yet at
tackled the heroic city, although the time given the pa
triots from among the traitors and thereby
save their property and their lives expired than
week ago Another proclamation, IL is confidently ex
pected will appear soon, whose effect upon the and
the heterogeneous citizens of Matamoros will be in much
the same ratio The haueur Of the old Casan and the
boastfu dignity Of the native Indian when combined In
the Mexican find vent in ridiculous bombas and are nva
riaby exhibited by the military leaders in tremendous
procamations which nnct injury and close by spen
did reference to God and Liberty which equally harm
loss.
MFui,
commanding the imperial forces the frontier. al.
though from tho position of affairs, holding almost
boundcss authority is very generally popular with the
citizens, though occasionally high handed act is
committed to show them that they under the control
of master or this nature act recently brought
TO my notice An officer ignorant and OF brutal habits,
was blletted elegant and refined family in Mata-
moros by order of the General commanding His pres
ence endured long possible when, after some
unusually disgusting exhibitions OF his character he
kicked into the street. and warned to more.
For this Office the citizen with his family ordered
leave the country and he Is now residing in Browns
ville
at az il is well known that force OF sufficient size
can be gotten together to justify attacking city de-
Tended by twenty Ave hundred troops.
MILITARY EXECUTION.
Two colored soldiers hung TO day, having boon
convicted of gross outraees on fomses Richmond,
Va The execution took place in the presence of the
First division Of the Twenty fifth corps, and was wit
messed by large numbers Of Texans and hexcans all of
whom enthusiastic in their praise of the military
appearance and drill Of tho troops and not seldom was
the expressed that their dark faces and blue coats
pre now guarding heroic city of the border whose
spires plainly visible from the parade ground upon
which man9uvred the dark columns.
| RpTox
MaIthy the editor of q vllanous little sheet known
the Ranchero published in Matamoros, was recently ar
rested in this city Malthy Is Of the most contu
macous of rebels and dcvotes his paper TO the interest
Of the ghost of the dead conederacy and abusing our
government The object Of his arrest by the authorities
here is q mystery both personally and edtoally he
| la the most harmless creature in the world
The Monitor the Official organ in Matamoros, copies
an article from the Diario del Inpero, published in
| Mexico, which reiterates the statement OF Dr. Gwin
services under the empire, and states that he Is ut the
head Of the government OF Sonora, with no ducal or
other title that Of head director" at salary Of
| sixty thousand dollars year.
am happy TO announce that General Steele, who has
for some time past been confined TO his house with an
Of the Dangur fever has entirely recovered and
IN the active discharge OF his duties here The Gen.
era announces his intention to make short work with
the robbers and cuhoas who are infestng he country
in this vicinity as the anticipated cavalry column
arrives here.
| THE Poer oYrox
here has not vet been established has Mr. Cummlns
who was some weeks appointed postmaster, as yet
| made his appearance General Smith, commanding the
post his best accommodate the citizens placing
the military mabags at their disposal but great incon
ycnence experienced by the want OF regular commun
| cation with the outer world.
| TELEGRAPH LIVE
Just prior TO the surrender OF the Texas Military De
partment private parties had contemplated an arrange
mept 20 erect a telegraph line from Hampstead, on the
Central Railroad fifty miles north Of Houston, In wcst
erly direction TO Austin, the State capital and thence
| San Antonio and from thence TO this city am IN
formed that the project Is TO be carried OUT and WORK
! thereon will soon commence
l Our Galveston Correspondence.
! GALvEroS, Texas, August 2, 1868.
No material dmInuton OF the number Of troops In thi
department will result from the order Of the Secretary
War 10 General Sheridan to muster out as many as cout
be spared Some few regiments whose term Of service
had nearly expired have been mustered out and this 70
+ the present at least, Is all that will be-
GENERAL MERRrTT's CAVALRY COLUMN
After long and tedious march, made doubly irksom
by the heat and scarcity of water, the cavalry column
under General Merritt has arrived at Austin, and the ma
tlond banner once again floats over the capital
rux nARoH
across the country was without incident worthy
peculiar mention The men for the most part conducte
themselves WELL and instances Of plumber and pllas
very rare and these pepetrated BY the infsmou
stragglers who seem nseparsbs from . long march
| whether Of infantry or cavalry.