The New York herald., 1867-01-31

.sssl or silver buttons down the leeA Near the town
a met : eommission who came 70 invi = - govern
ment 70 the no palty Of their poor TO ~ They were
accom- panied by u band OF two vieiins snd rude look
ing drum; This latter olanss.sd .sissw carried under
PLAYED as they walked alongsd a The PRESIDENT car
age Before reached thst avn there must have been
ai least seven.ynve 9, wiid hooking riders above
ana boys foot sweef the escSr 70 respectable
Several times theY cAesred loudly for the President,
and S5s. ss,.. sass s, ,se che air The ssss
but as els,where, sppeared 70 spnag spontan.
neousy fr~n The heart Ihs tops Of the houses aad
habltanub were Glled with women and children 70 vel
come henito JuaTsz snd they welcomed him with wiz
have rarely ssen equaled Az elsewhere, every shawl
they bad wAidh woull make show. The recsptioa
came from the heart foreign veil civil strife
their poverty ana sSsr sdoass M sns love % liberty
Their little band cf music, however rsas, was more 70
me than royal orchestra surrounded with wealth Inc
future The scsae at the house occupied by tho Pres
dent was very affecting The poorly clad people .ne
blind the Dnn the beggar and the little children nea
man. woman child in the town that had not embraced
the President and expressed their heartfelt Joy a. ms
coming. There no distinction among them, but all
were received alike while 70 the poor money was given
70 relieve tAer wants.
The town 10 entirely built Of adooes and 10 miser
able looking place, ruin being tho rule The ancient
church occupies side OF the plaza, with the usual
number of embems inside Of it The people are sturdy
looking race, the men oeine o. iun meoum a.s aL1
tura products TO support e and sufficient cattle 70 in
vite annual Indian invasion from the VINO
~ orS sssa 81 Which
been marked by this savage warfare very many people
nave been Killed. MNnin tne hms q .ne Place .nel9
not sulphur spnng. u tne wasof % aho"eo " coo'
Il 10 excellent for drinking purposes
10 common Win osner Aexcan towns aoo ciucs tps
hand here was held for general uses and worked in COM
mon by the poOple About the time that the liberal
constitution was promugated 1907 tnele were aiso
issued the LAWS OF Reform which foroid the munich
tended to break the old system Of having the lands
worked in common but up to to-day very many OF the
into 70 he
interests Of rch and poor IN the dnereot cities ana VII
lagos Th. fact bad here an illustration q San Pedro
that such law existed, and actually petitioned the
President TO divide the common lands among tnem-
THIS division soCos % me nn pOcy $ H me
have it's little estate 70 cultivate venture TO say that
under this new the Sad aspect Of the town
wealth and comfort
The great estates and the municipal properties have
BEEN and still are, great curse 70 Mexico in this
State Juan Flores lately owned onethird Of all the
landed property, while but short time since IL was
considered that there were but nine land holders
prietora The country could not thrive under this
feuda system, and therefore at every opportunity the
constitutional slashes At this evil Three OF
the greatest land fortunately" linked
with the empire and these estates, now conscated will
be divided into fractions and distributed among those
FRIDAY, Dec. 21.-From san Pedro del Gallo TO Mans
upon the river Of that name, eleven and one-third
leagues, rather rough rolling road winding along the
hill slopes, and then broad valley we'll filed with
and cotton eda These cotton fields quite extensive
and extend to the great guna of Coahuila which is
famous very fertile cotton producing district There
cotton mills in this vicinity but good mill would
pay WELL The road was exceedingly dusty and the dust
ne enough to blind flea had one dared to risk himself
in aurh a n hroa kfnc and IN
let the animals rest little. As usual commission met
approached the town, this at two leagues
common people on foot and good band OF music Thus
We reached the ontskrt which were crowded
same warm welcome that had observed al along the
route The plaza was blaze OF fireworks and Joy was
The order Of the hour As usual the principal dHcosar
ladiea For Al least an hour the lower Glasses
0f the city crowded into the house allotted
70 the President As At previous towns the people,
covered with the poorest clothing, banketed and
ragred, pressed around the President casped him n
their arms shook him " the hand and with tears In
the little children, some ragged Z lew
well dressed, rushed into his arms II he be-
loved father One great reason for the Affection which
tho masses appear TO possess for Benito Juarez is
believe, owing TO the fact that be u Indian and
hes the same tnge Of blood In his veins - do nine
Nasss situated the right bank Of tho river Nazaa
The rver s now very low ana perhaps carries section
Of one hundred and y square feet 10 its various chan
very violent IN its action. From the amount Of fall
judge that several good water powers might be obtained
one OF them very near the town The city has three
thousand inhabitants the parfido or department seven
Thousand. This pdlido has nov TOUR hundred men In
the liberal army and draf for one hundred more has
just been made The people, scarcely able TO bear this
additional have Appealed 70 the President to
have the order revoked has been deferred The city
is entirely mounain-IocKed py rugged looking ridges,
whose sharp, bold cress look IN some places like the
teeth OF saw This water shed gives BIRTH IN the rainy
season. 70 many small streams which rush down the
mountain slopes win great violence One OF these back
the city last year 10 hood the entire place.
and did great deal OF damage An excellent dinner on
the part Of the city was gwen TO the government at
which congatuiaory poem Was read by doctor OF the
place.
SATURDAY, ZIp.-Let Nazas al haii-past seven A. N.
Tor Nora Pcdrzena twelve leagues distant For about
league we were obliged 70 20 norhward TO find break
in the circle OF mountains through which the road
passes This road along the valley OF the Nazas 10
rough and dusty, while frequently the fragments Of
limestone from the cacareous capping made dim cult
70 travel For the nrst three and hali leagues is
continuous ascent From me break ~ the ridge We then
debouched into rough and wild looking mountain val.
ley the ground only covered with stnnted plants and
bushes Hating Tor breakfast ~ twelve IN the midst OF
wnas was poor cornneid we stopped TWO nours