Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-09-23

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hhnshos 1abtAths s--DOuutlusb Ailo tGsiucfo VI |
the TRIBssE have, ere this imagined thai your
" kaleidoscope" is out Of order-has ceased to
reyolvc, or is laid up in ordinary-but still live,
although, in bad State-that Of Texas. l left
New Castle on the night of the 18th of July, and
reached New Orleans, win the ."Grcut Southern
Mail Route" the s2d, with no incident route,
save the following: Two of mYirgina's proud
daughters boarded the cars at Charlottesville
and lookup position immediately opposite me.
An hour later the youngcst-she was young and
beauufal-after carefully scanning my sun.
Drowned features for moment, asked me in the |
most silvery tones TO bring her some water from
the cooler, extending at the same time dove
like hand wherein was gently ciaspcd silver |
cup.
Did go, sortcr. Thrice. Her thirst and
that Of her blonde companion was quencled, and
sat down amidst a chorus of thanks. Ny fair
eoapdsaoas da reyGgs assured me that had they
not felt certain that was Seutherner they
would not have thought Of asking favor Of me
they hated Yankecs--oh! dear, so much.
They were positive that was at least Virgin
Ian, or perhaps Louisinaian because was
dark and wore soft fsh hal. This was TO me
new kink. was aware that some, people ia tho
south possessed dark cutieles, but the soft felt
hat-ah, that was q joke that might be teh
though scffiy spoken. At6sz
| We enjoyed an hour of conversation. | lis
teued eagerly, they chatted ditto. | learsed to
my intense establishment that the people OF the
north were cod-heartcd barbarians, as ignorant
as mules, and q nation of vagabonds to boot.
Gracious Peter! At Bristol my st,,r-eyed bru-
hn.. I.f, I
assisted them Off and ere we parted changed their
smiles into looks of blank aniozeuient, not to say
Distress by gently hipting that the sun .ouQ
| brown even u Yankees face, and that soft JtA
hats were not worn exclusively BY Soulhyrnrrs.
raised the tile aforesaid, and fell back" Did
| do rery wrong? This question | ask of the
fair readers of the COMMERCIAL.
| Well, reached Helena, Texas, on the night of
August End, and again began my travels. The
regulators, under my old co.fiere. JACK Helm,
were at work to the eastward l set out 10 iu
him. Now for few words ere begin, as the
Nirlshman said Since the close of the war there
has been an immense amount'of lawlcssness in
Texas. Murder, robbery, cattle and horse. stealing
being the order Of the day. 1t IS estimated that
IN tho counties OF San Palrico, Rciugio, Victoria,
Bee and Goliad there has been, within year past,
not less than 1000 head OF cattle killed ly
thieves, for their hides alone The country is
covered with the bones of the slaughtered ami
mails, and more than half OF the stock has dis
appeared. The apathy OF tho great cattle owners
had become such thut tho thieves killed their
stock openly, and, being strong i'll numbers nid
well armed, they babe defiance to ali restraint
Al last-in May-an effort was made " chech lie
marauders. 1t resulted in the death al several
good citizens and q triumph for the robbers, who
were headed by the Chontes, Millers and Taylors,
the Latter for long time the terror OF the
country between the Guadalupe aud the Nuuces.
Helm aud myself determined, in June, 10 head
the outlaws of. Their deprudations were BE-
coming daily more and more alarming, Halt the
horses IN six counties had been suddenly taken
from the range, and either driverto Kansas or
| Mexico. | left Helm in the latter part of June,
to 90 North on business OF an imperative nature.
On my return found him OH the war path We
met carly in August, on the Colelo, in Golad
county. vigorous campaign was resolved upon.
Up TO this date twenty-onc outlaws have been
Killed, and ten Others taken and turned over to
the civil authorities for trial. Every of those
killed resisted arrest, hesce their death. In two
instances the outlaws fought from loop-holed
houses. Fire brought them speedily forth. Du
! not Tor moment imagine we acted without duu
authority. We had bench warrants for every one
, we sought, and were both specially authorized Ia
make the arrests. Our force nj times numbered
: two hundred men. By unanimous vote was
; chosen commander on the 18th OF August On
the l7ih placed Helm in command Of the main
body, numbering one hundred and twenty men,
with instructions to proceed To the Sandy Creek
s country, in Gonzales county, aud arrest certain
parties, which duty he performed and then dis
cleared OF all bad characters, OF whom nearly one
A | hundred have escaped to Mexico and elsewhere
At the lime OF sending Helm on tho Sandy
q Greek expedition took fifteen picked men, ant
: sought the Taylor party. They had boosted thai
Il fifty men could not take them. Just before dawr
on the 22nd surprised their rauche ON the Eclcio
u fifty miles cast of San Antonio, and captured
d threeof their gang. learned the others were il
It n thcket u amile away, and would come in u
= breakfast. My approach having been for thirl,
~ miles through the chappirll, and at night, The,
? knew not OF my presence. l will here slate tina
-c tue entire region for many miles around til,
: Taylor raachc is wild and unsettled, and nou
~ ever sought them III their stronghold.
AT sunrise, the leader of the bandits-Hay
raylor-with eight men came IN. My men wer
= guarding the different approaches and but fuu
Al were available had posted myself with thes
- IN clump OF weeds near the house. The ban
~ dts rode directly towards us their arms clank
:, ihs as they came. When they were within tel
u iect, and riding parallel 10 my position, rose l.
: demand their surrender They attempted Il
shoot. My rifle spoke, and one of the outlaw
at fell. Instantly my mon arose and echoed M
shot Two Of the outlaws were killed. one
Dobc Iaylor-w wounded, aud ono captured. On
:. Of the Killed was tue leader of the band-hay
- Taylor. lie had murdered h-eire men. ANON
=. his victims We're MAJOR Thompson, of the All
10 Cavalry, Sergeant of the same regiment, an
n Captain Littleon, member of the State Senate
10 we Killed two, and captured four, horses. .
N splendid hoi Sc. drngonn revolver, aud siyei
s. captured the horse in June, from the same party
" but returned him to u former owner He says
- shall Keep him nov and hcnccfUrth.
- The next day sent my prisoners to Helena
" twenty miles away, and with four men pursue
r the fragment OF The gang. 1 followed the ira
sixty miles To the norlhward, and then lost il
On the 18TH struck portion of the Miller bun
p IN COryell county, and charging them, at dawn
at captured four men, whom | sent To Austin.
n. | am still on the war path. In all of on
4, operations 0len and myself we have had br
III one man killed, and six wounded / had OH
TO wounded by Hays Taylor, ou the Ind, and Will
bc the desperate was aiming ut me, lie was killc
. by Que al my men. i lad the moment beiOl
n' broke his jaw by shot irOn my Spencer but
mt did not disable hiN.
al You will douhllrss hear much Of the operation
bc OF so-calcd Regulators" for some time
come but tile Regulators arc none other tina
e' the outraged Citizens. headed by Shcrlffs an
II. special officers. armed with authority to take III
dc,peradors, whom they seek, at all hazards.
:. ln1 weather Is oppicsslyc!y hot, and in III
section the drought is seriously injuring the CO
ton. Corn is alieady ripe and plsl injury | d
In not think Texas will make over half n crop
lat cotton. The Hoods destroyed jj,JU0 bales in II
m Colorado aud Guadalupe yaes and the arm
~ worm is playing havoc throughout thu cnt
ne portion oi the STATE south Of the Brazos. OWN
Nv 10 the long continued rains in June and july al
nd tile consequent ovulil )ws, there is much mnlari
fever and considerable mortality resulting ther
VIC from. esp, claly in the Guadalupe country
We VIII reach Austin about the 10Th or 10th M
IN VIII write you ngain, when arrive there.
mo- Your own KALEIpusCupl.
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rs The Philadelphia ne,nocracy-An ON
I'D MON by Way of New York.
lie A correspondent Of the Ncw York IT.