Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-09
The Civil War in Mexico.

MATAMoRAs, July 7-Quiroga writes from
Caliera, June %, that Crevino did not attack
Saltillo in orde: TO avoid etfusion of blood. The
enemy has very little ammunition and having
no hopes of aid must capitulate. The revolul-
ton is strong in the entire country. Diaz writes
from near Jalisco that he is oyerrunning that
state with very strong forces Naranjo and
Barra have thousand men between Monterey
and SaltillO awaiting events. From Matahuala
there is news OF the defeat of 800 of Ochoa's
cavalry by Martinez, with loss of one hundred
and fifty in prisoners. Ocha is concentrating
his forces in San Luis Potosi. AdviCes from
NORM, eight leagues from Monterey, aye that
Cevallos is there, and promises to be in Mon
terey by the Sth. A battle is imminent and NAV
take place in a few days.
MATAMoRAs, July S.-The government troops
occupied Monterey this morning, the revou-
uonists making precipitate retreat. The tele-
graph is open, and the United States consul tel
graphs thence that Gen. CeballoS gives COM
plete guarantees to all peaceaby disposed cii-
zens. The last act OF TreYno was a prestamo
The United States consul was imprisoned for
refusing to pay, and his place of business
SelZed. Another American citizen was assessed
$4,000 or to receive five hundred lashCs and
only got off by paying $4,000.
The entrances of government forces are
hailed with Joy by the population The feared
reyolutlonlStS carried off many prominent
citizens, who are missing, as hostages for further
rObbing. The combined forces of ROcha, Reou-
eltOs and MoncOna, under the former, are pur-
SUNG lreYlno and Quiroga, who are expected to
be captured or driven from the country, The
revolution seems practically ended,
Outrageous Whipping of IA Clergyman.
ST.. LOUIS, July S.-rwo days ago a report
reached here of the severe logging of Rev
Thomas Callahan, near Centreyille, REYNOLDS
county, Mo-, on the night Of the sd, by a band
of disguised men, Yesterday Callahan arrived
here having IValxad from, (antrauiIl, b., Il.,tI,
100 miles, when he took the cars for this CITY
lie reports to u. - Marshal NewcOmh and the
United States commissioner to the effect that he
was chaplain Of the iorty-eghth regiment during
the war; lie went to Reynolds county from
Clinton, Iowa, about year ago being a strong
republican in politics. His troubles first origin
ated in politics, but the whipping grew out of
the fact that last November the court house of
Reynolds county was burned and was arain
burned in May, destroying all the county rec
0rds. lncendiarsm was suspected and Marion
Johnson was Susne9ted as the incendiary. On
the 2lst Of June Callahan published a letter in
the lronton Enterprise, generating johnson.
lie knew who did burn the court house,
but gave no names. On the nipht
OF June 25d, while watching his Sick
wife, men with blackened faces entered the
house, dragged his wife from the bed, plundercd
the house, bound aud took him half a mile
away and after attempting to make him tell
who set fire to the court house, gave him about
seYenty-tve lashes on the bare hack with hick-
DRY switches, They then ordered him to leave
the county IN ten days on penalty of death
Callahan further stated that there is Il corrupt
court house ring in Reynolds county, against
whom he was strongly opposed. aud who were
interested in the destruction of the county
records to cover up their frauds in land titles.
Not one man in fifty, he says, knows anything
about his title, Callahan names the following
persons who are supposed to have been engaged
in whipping him j. II. George, sheriff of Rev
nOlds county, A. j. hanks, clerk of the circuit
aud county COURT A. Nj. Banks, son of the
county clerk; Napoleon George, brother Of the
sheriff, and two others whom no did not fully
recognize United States Commissioner Eaton
has issued warrants for these men, and United
STATES Marshal Newcomb has sent deputies TO
Reynolds county TO arrest and bring them to ST.
Louis. Callahan's back still shows the effects
Of the whipping,
ST. Louis, July S.-Deputy United States
Marshal bierstadt, who with others was sent TO
Reynolds last Saturday by United States Mar.
shal Newcomb, to arrest the perpetrators of the
outrage committed on Rev. Thomas Callahan
some days ago, returned to-day with James III.
George, sheriff of Reynolds county, Jesse Ali.
son, and VIM. Parks. The other men charged
with being engaged in the outrage could not he
found. The prisoners were taken before United
States Commissioner Eaton, and waving exam
inalion were admitted TO bail TO appear for tral
ut the November term of the United States
court. The arrests were made under the sixth
section OF the enforcement act