The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-08

From our fles Of the Ranchsro We Gull the fol-
lowing items Of Mexican news: Asf Ni,a
The bishop Of Calador and abbot Of the College
q Guadaloups died In the City OF Mexico on the
5th ult.
On the 2sth September the telegram between
Zscatscas and Gusdsioups was insugurated and
the line to San Luis ID being pushed ahead vigof-
ously.
The last census Of the District Of Moctezuma.
Sonora, shows population of 649l inhabitants.
The mint Of Hermosillo coined in July Sal sis
in silver and $444s In Mexican ounces. - -
Near Tapisco the Indians killed miner. An
other party of savages attacked the Rancho
Sieuato, where they killed several persons.
great scarcity Of corn there. sliA az -
1t IL proposed to open road between Piedras
Negras and Chihuahua. Tha matter 70 now in the
hands OF the government.
The Congress OF Mexico disapproved the bill on
the railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico. y Z. ir, n.
The government has granted Mrs. Patoni .
pension Of two thousand dollars year. b li0rr
Seven Indian chiefs who figured among the
rebels of the Sierra of Puebla arrived ct Vera
Cruz and are held az prisoners. The age Of these
individuals is remarkable. the youngest one being
Ga years and the others respectively IS, so, 92 IS
and I04 years Of age.
An attempt was made to capture the couducta
which carried the money for the payment OF Gen.
Arce's division. The bandits we're spprehended
and taken to Cuernavaca.
The Paz of Chilpancingo gives an accounts
an old Indian named Miguel Santiago, who lives
In Tamacasspa. in the State of Guerrero, being
q widower, and has no family. He had two sons
who died last year at the respective ages of
eighty four and nirety-four years.
moros by . railroad. Fl ~, . .r,' ..-.-. IL.
Congress has approved an act to abolish the
circulation Of copper coin In the State Of San
The City of Mexico Is being Lit ND with gas.
brry a.
and the effect of this brilliant light is already felt
The secretary of the treasury shows deficit
for the current expenses of July amounting to
y, A correspondent of the Two Republics, writing
from Pachuca, says: " The want is felt here and
IN Real del Monte Of olcias who are not afraid Of
doing their duty, and who will restore order and
give the inhabitants some security. There is not
day that passes over without q robbery being
committed on the Real del Monte road. Saturday
night some five or six armed men galloped through
the streets OF Pachuca to the Real del Monte road;
meeting with some miners on the way who had
just received their wages, they charged upon
them with their swords and pistols; four Of the
miners were killed and seven wounded-among
the victims was an Enslishman who was passing
on the street ut the time. The alcalde has shut
himself up In his house, and nothing was done to
prevent the disorder. The sggressors remained
masters of the field, and afterwards retired to the
Rancho de Ia Huerta, their headquarters."
The Republica Of Zacatecas, Of the 4th ult. says:
d" The people, justly indignant at the outrage com
mitted on Pst0ni, clearly exhibit their feelings
against him, who, abusing the authority vested 10
In him, has been guilty of the most horrible crimes
ever recorded In tie annals Of crime:
% Mericdns-The wild beast of Durango, who
glutted himself in the blood of the brave and pa
triotic General Jose Maria Patoni, q man whose
soul breathed for our country's glory, has pro-
famed the soil Of our State with his foul footstep.
His odious presence ohends the Inhabitants of this
capital, the cradle of many heroes. His pestifer-
Gus person infests the atmosphere within the Ho-
tel Of San Augustn, where, guarded by officers.
he took mp his quarter last night" .lf
During the month of September 1910 persons
we're arrested in the City Of Mexico-of which
ll97 were men and 495 women. 4 l 81
Don Jose Maria Cozio was Kidnapped on the
road from the Hacienda de Tacota to GUIANA
juato. He was detained two months aud liber-
ated upon the payment of $1,000. The party who
did this act were about thirty In number well
armed and mounted. l IL .l.tr1
Gertrudis Camacho, widow, one hundred and
twenty years DID, is still able to go into the streets
and to do light work. Magdaen Reyes recently
died at the age Of lis. Both of City of Mexico.
In Cbalehiamula Ignacio Canoino was arrested
for participation in the robbery Of the Canada de
Jiapa. He was tried and sentenced to death.
The police have arrested the famous thief Cir
TACO Martinez-the Sordo-who was one Of the
band Of NorieRa. At the time Of his arrest they
obtained his tools of trade, which consisted of
file. pick lock, and good sharp machete.
Upon the receipt of the pardon Of Honorato
DomiDguez at Vera Cruz, the governor of the
State convened the legislature and presented his
resignation. He asserted there never could be
harmony between him and Gen. Dominguez. The
pardon Of this gentlemen, by President Juarez,
was received with profound disgust by the citi-
zeDs OF this State. 1t is deemed mpolitic and an
attack upon the sovereignty OF the State-on the
consideration that the state has the right to de-
mand Of this rebel an account Of the public funds
taken by him.