Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-17
WASHINGTON
The Situation en- the Border.


Report of the Rio Grande Commits.
F sion.
NEW YORK, June 16.-A WASHINGTON
spf cial says The Mexican Border Investi-
gating Committee have returned TO that
city, to prepare their report. They have
been engaged constantly since January 10,
and have heard evidence In four hundred
| cases, and have received IL addition to thir-
teen hundred the ex parte affidavits of sew
eral women and children, who had escaped
from the Indians and appeared before the
Commissioners, and told the story Of their
terrible suffering5. The Comanches are said
to be mainly engaged in the business of
stealing and selling the children of white
settlers. while the Kickapoos and Lipans
and Mexicaus disguised as such, chiefly
eonfne themselves 10 cattle stealing. The
raids Of these people are so freque't, that
stock raisingiwithin two hundred miles of
the Rio Grande has been well nigh aban-
doned.
Semi.OmcIaI.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The Commis-
sion TO inquire into outrages on the Texas
bord r arrived this morning and had an in
terview with Secretary Fish during the
day. They deny the reports that the Tex
ans make raids into Me xico, and say there
is nothing there to induce them TO plunder
Their poverty stricken neighbors. All our
citizens care for is, protection in their per-
sons and property against incursions from
the MexicaDs and Indians. After the Com
missioners went up the Rio Grande to take
te tlmony the Mexicans on the lower part
Of that river crossed and began their thiey-
ish operations, Tor which they were pursued
aud cbastised by Col. Mckenzie. The Tex
as Legislature instituted au inquiry into |
Mexican and Indian wrongs in 5hat State,
when some Of the mostr 9spectabe citizens |
of the Nueces Valley went 10 Austin and |
gave stronger testimony than they had |
previously given before the Commission.
The Commissioners represent the amount |
Of damages, direct and consequential, to |
those who have suffered by these raids at |
between fifty and sixty millions dollars, |
Five hundred petitions in the way of com |
plant, with specifications, were presented |
TO the Commissioners and these were SUD- |
ported by sixteen hundred affidavits. Many /
OF the petitions and affianls are represented
10 be men Of fine education and of most |
respectable cha acter.
A KickapoO Paradise.
As to the Kickspoos it is supposed there |
are not more than two hundred warriors of |
them altogether. One of the old chiefs,
referring to the proposition of the United |
States TO the Kickapoos to 60 ON a reserva-
tion said to courier as follows: ''We would |
have but small patch of ground and could |
not make raids on other reservations; here |
We are supported in part by the Mexican
government, which not only supplies us with
provisions but gives us money, and when
we want to go to Texas, the Mexican mer-
chants and planters supply us with horses,
guns and ammunition and provisions that
we may make our bread, and we pay them
from what we capture. Besides we have a |
good country and fine climate, many priyi-
legeS and the whole Texas border to raid |
on"
The Commissioners think If the captiVes
taken by Col. Mckenzie should be restored |
10 the KicApoos, they would be no more
inclined TO return to the United States
than they are now, and hence doubt the
of complying with their request.
The Secretary Of the Interior will take no
present action on the telegrsphic request Of
the hlckapoo Commissioner, except to re-
port 1t to the Secretary of WaI with the
that he confer with the Secreta-
ry OF State on the subject.
kellogg Explains How the PeODIe
Yield TO the Yoke of Grant.
Attorney Gen sral Williams has received
an lInclai -e.egI am from New Orleans from
Gov. Kellogg, in which the latter contradcts
the reported interview with him, and says:
My requisition calling on the President was
fully justified snd the Presidents proclama-
ton has had a most salutary effect in all
respects. The taxes are being paid more
rapidly than ever before ia Louisiana. AZ |
Ter providing for the January and February
interest, we have over $3.50, 900 in State
funds to night in the hands OF fiscal agents.
We will pay the March, April and June
coupons early in July. The injunc ion is
only to retain payment Of interest OF the
five series Of bonds out of twenty-five
There is money enough to pay the interest
on all tie bonds in the hands OF fiscal
agents " |
Commander Green h as been ordered to
the command of the vessel to be dispatch
ed for the discovery and relief Of the Polaris |
with Lieut.. Commander White as execu.
tive officer. The Secretary is making. Sc
lection of vessel suitable for arctic naViga-
ton. Efforts are being made to start the
in July. The Juniata is taking
OUT her guns and provisioning for a voy-
age OtiLquiry and may leave the last Of this
week