Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-19

ismlss6srnf fhosfifa Since
our issue ~ the 2lil we have fcceiv
ed more definite information ~ 10
the recent ndinn raids fr0m ihc
Mexican side ofihc tito Grand hollow
Eagle Pass On the 18Th ~ The
month o large lndy believed ~ be
about any Comnncho Warriors.
commenced their dcprrluiiona. nhd
broke up the sheep frms, plumber
ed the ranches between "los Her
manos" and Laredo 0fall the horses
aud cattle, stacking Ia succession
with tho utmost rnpidity, the places
of J.Ortiz, G.. Bcnavidcs, Nicholns
Sanchcs, G.. De Ia Gurza, Mas, \,
Benavidcs, and Jose Rodriguez,
They killed five men and carried on
into miserable captivity two YOUTH
A large number ofhorscs nlso became
their prey; what they didn't want
was killed, They swept everything,
oven to the very edges OF Laredo,
,.arrisoned by n company OF colored
Infantry, which M might be expect
cd, could do nothing towards
chastising horsc,lndians orprotccl'
ing the lives and property OF iron,
tier citizens, outside of the range Of
their muskcts, Cavalry, and not
Infantry, should always garrison
Laredo. In former times n few
com panics of Texas Rangers,
,judiciously posted and we'll ofiiccred
were fully equal to the work OF
keeping clear of redskins the
country between this and tho Rio
Grande, while tho U. $, troops
garrisoned tho various Posts be-
tween this and Eagle Pass, and up
along tho mail route to I'll Paso,
their number not being sufficient to
guard the whole country. We call
the attention ofthc State Govern
ment to this well known and impor-
taut fact, and rs it is not "party
question" we trust that Governor
Pease will give it due and prompt
attention. His oath of Office binds
him to have our citizens protected,
and every claim of humanity unitcs
with our common material interests
in demanding Of him such immedi-
ate steps as will secure most
efficient protection for our defense.
less settlers San Antonio Herald.
No JooUE.-The following is Il
better exemplifcation of the above
title than can be found in the labor
cd pages of Rowan Hinton Helpers
new book: d,
A branch railway in the Madras
Presidency, in India, runs through
q wild region, the inhabitants OF
which are unsophisticated savages,
addicted to thievery. The first day
that the line was opened a number
of these Arcadians conspired to
intercept the train and have a
glorious ''loot.' To accomplish
their object they placed some trunks
of trees across the rails; but the en-
CINE driver, keeping a very sharp
lookout, as it Happened to be his
first trip on the line in question,
deserted the trunks while yet they
were some considerably distance
from him. The brakes were then
nut on, and when the locomotive
had approached within a couple Of
feet of the trunks it WAS brought to
a stand-still. Then instantaneous
ly-like Roderick Dhu's clansmen
starting from the heather-natives
previously invisibal, swarmed up
on all sides, and crowding int the
carriages began to plumber every
thing they could lay their hands
upon, Whilcthcy were thus agreea'
bly, engaged, the guard gave the
signal to the driver, who at once
reversed his engine and put it at the
top of its speed, The reader may
Judge Of the CONSERVATION of the
robbers when they found themselves
whirled backward at pace thai
rendered escape from the carriages
utterly impossible. The few who
ATTEMPTED it were killed on the spot
Thus were our Arcadians nicely
caught, and as they were transferr-
ed from this novel man trap to thu
jail, they were no doubt convince
TINT the "fire brandy" can mov'
progressively and rctrogressiyely
with equal facility. ~ y !, N 1--s