The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-24

FIRST EDITIO N
The CONDITION OF MEXICO.
Competition on Eastern Railways.
Great WALL Street Failure.
Edw. B. Ketchum Again Ruined
Singular COlOred MOrtuary Tables.
Etc, ETC.. Etc.. Etc. Etc.
Competition on Eastern Railways.
Great Wall Street Failure.
Edw. B. Ketchum Again Ruined
Singular COlOred MOrtuary Tables
MBXICO.

a Pleasant State of ociety-Golone els, Cap
tains, and Lieutenants Turned Robbers-The
Reign of BrieaudaRe.
Letters from Acapulco of June say:-"Con-
gress has extended the time allowed to the
Federal Government regarding the suspension
of personal liberty, and though the opposition
press is criticising this act, you must confess
that there was good cause for it, by relating only
a few of the atrocities lately committed by the
numerous gangs of outlaws who still infest the
country. The warfare to which we have been
accustomed in Mexico for years has entirely lost
its military character. Subordination has ceased;
the great heads of the revolution have been
deserted by their followers, and the colonies,
captains, and lieutenants have become common
robbers The notorious Bravo, meeting one
afternoon poor old man on one of his solitary
walks, kindly informed himself of his state
of health, and ascertaining that he
owned a small rancho, Bravo made himself
known and desired the loan of 800, to be sent
next morning to his headquarters. Theranchero
collected that sum with the greatest trouble and
sent it to the address given, and while Bravo
kindly sat down to write receipt one of his
officers came in and observed that he considered
himself entitled to u share. Unable to come to
an understanding, they drew their revolvers,
and Bravo killed his competitor. A few days
after this valiant gang attacked the rancho of one
Bernardino Fiqueroa, who himself was sick in
bed; his sons and servants tried to defend them
selves, but they were all killed, and fire set to
the house, in which he and the female occupants
perished. Even an clubhouse, with all the cattle,
was wantonly burned. Another fellow, named
Casimixo Alonso at the head of about 200 men,
despatched body of about twenty-five men to
the hacienda of Ecuandera, but finding resist
ance, had to retire. Unfortunately the brave
inhabitants sailed out in pursuit of the rob-
bers, but Alfonso came to the rescue. The
consequence was that fifty of the inha-
bitants were killed, the hacienda pill
laged, and the women outraged. The
hacienda of San Nicholas has
also Leen plundered by Lozano's gang, and the
phob nf To1otarlpp ahOut mar nv
approaching too near to Rosario, where Bravo
had concentrated his forces. Letters from San
Luis Potosi brought the Information that Gene
raj Martinezs forces are masters of the Vale
dal Maiz, on the Tampico road, and that they
raise a contribution of twenty-five per cent on
all the goods coming up from the latter port in
the shape of import duty. The drteros, who
refused payment, lost their mules and horses.
However, these gallant deeds are not confined
to Mexicans, as the sons of other nations try to
take hand in this game. An American named
Rncken is the lord of the high road from Pu-
ebla to the City of Mexico. Some Frenchmen
are troubling the peace in the State of Oaxaca,
and Belgian named Louis Philippe has
for some time been the terror of parts
of Michoacan. The inhabitants of Turicato,
near TacambarQ, tired of these continual an
noyances, finally combined in an expedition
against the said Belgian, who was made pri-
soner and shot the next day. The women have
also given lately some evidence of personal
courage. The rancho of Antonio Hernandez,
near 6aXcala, was altackeu Dy one MOreHO
during the absence of the owner, and for the
protested purpose of kidnapping his two daugh-
ters. The sons looked for a hiding-place, but
the mother seized large stick, and, crying for
help, did SO good work that her sons and daugh-
tsIs finally came to her assistance, drove the
robbers off, and even captured one horse and
four muskets. If We take in consideration that
in many villages there are ten times more wo-
men than men-the revolutions having made
great havoc among the male sex-it becomes
almost a necessity for the female sex to look
ont for theiv own protectiOn