New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-11
TEXAS TROUBLES.
,NnYAN RAIDs ON THE FRONTIER.


CINCINNATI. March 7-Gen. Lewis G. Brown,
Collector OF Internal Revenue for the Second District IN
Texas IA at present this city. leave OF ABSENCE
He served with distinction during the war In tennessee
and Northern Georgia Captain Tin the llth On'' Hn
afterward recruiting the only ooored regiment raised IN
this vicinity ordered TO the Amry OF tine fotoao
After the fall OF Richmond his regiment was ordered 70
Texas where they remained some two years a.o' 'no
close Of the war, doing duty at Brownsville. AT the
oo.o q, his military seryice Gen. Brown removed per-
manenty 70 Corpus Christi with view to raising sheep
HIS experepce as a soldier during the close or the war
lat one time commanding the District OF the ko Srahoe
and his seven years residence ss citizen since the WAT
have enabled him obtain knowledge OF the poroer
depredatons which have attracted the attention OF 'no
Government at Washington. An extensive aoquanssnoo
:, that saeton of the country, formed by his omcia
oson as Prosecuting Attorney for two years, travel
ing over wide range OF country and during Iour years
az Internal Revenue Collector, has given MIN also
general knowledge OF raids which did not directly anec
him. .,,-.n
The General states that within six months his own
rancho about eighty miles nearly west of Corpus Christi
has been raided twice by bands from Mexico he THINKS
they are Indians from COahuila the Kckapoos and MUS
cateras and that they originally went from the Terto
res into Mexico before the and have remained In
Mexico ever SINCE 1t is claimed by some that they al
vays have Mexican or two with them In their raids
They GENE on ho ,ebaok usually f0rding the Rio Grande
in the evening They are armed with guns, bows and
arrows They ride day and night creep upon the ranch
men, kill them, and plumber quickly; then WIN the
assistance OF fresh horses which they generally succeed
In stealing the speed In their retreat as IN the
inroad Their main object is stealing horses CATTLE or
sheep They frequently kill ranchmen on the principle
that dead men tell no tales" and cannot pursue The
General does not attempt TO keep many horses that 49,
not more than ten dozen, and unless man has hfty
he regards himself having none at ALL The ranch
men occasionally pursue and punish the INDIANS,
but the latter have the advantage OF being wei
mounted, and are on their retreat before the
rancbmen can gather force Tor pursuit
Only eight weeks ago a band of herdsmen pursued,
overlook, killed. and scalped five Indians: SUCH IN,
bring evidence that their story Of killing Is true It is
the custom OF the border me Ko Grande 10 ns t
m Is saving that after American has ridden horse
down, a Mexican mount him right away ana riae
him down again and after that an Indian can make
him travel considerably further There is about regi
ment of u g. troops scattered along the border rom
as the river runs they afford little protection from
raiding parties from Mexico
THE DISTRICT ESPECIALLY sUfFERISG
The extent of country affected by these raids is bolt
of the Rio rande nearly 100 miles wide and follow
ing the river UP to San Antonio perhaps above it, The
Indians came once within 10 miles OF that city That
region however is subject TO raids from Indians living
on United States territory. The Indians from Mexico
cross by fortes and es then divide and rob In SQUADS
OF 10 or H. rapidly to their rendezvous Ola
residents say that raids are more frequent since thah De-
fore the war. The evil has grown much worse WITHIN
the past years This belt OF country cannot DC sad
have residents 1t is occupied in immense tracts Sr
only building These buildings are barely large
enough for storing provisions ana t9r eooSng sct
must furnish grazing the year round Tor thousands
Of cattle and sheep .e a sr1 NOR conS
GUS "a ranch will have IL from seven TO ten men,
soon over giving no time for collecting sufficient force
TO pursue. The State did organize and arm two or three
plan SO expensive that it had TO he abandoned People
Objected the taxation necessary for the support Oh
General OF the militia, and they are now making an
effort TO procure from the general Government 10
e0up few companies in exposed counties against IN
dians security from raids would develop the stock
business, ranches would then be more secure put
would hardly cause an agricultural ueVeloPmen aS tne
seasons are too dry.
IMPROVEMENT TEXAS MORALS.
Until within the last three years the roughs we're quite
As much as Indians terror In the State shers In the
western part OF it did dare attempt to mako orcibe
arrests of them for murder. This the General knew
from experience as prosecuting attorney when travel
ing over large district Since then State police force
and the State militia have been used to execute the most
stringent laws against the carrying OF arms In fact
that at least 1000 murders have been prevented cacu
iatng upon the basis of crime before and since this
regime. Hundreds of desperate men have left
the State Most OF that class it is thought have gone
The pursuit Of criminals has been relentless me SOo
trlbuted greatly TO the promotion OF order Lie and
property are very safe there now
CRUELTY OF INDIANS
aferrpp 10 his personal experience of raids the Gen.
eral says: "In July last band came upon my ranch
near the Neuces Two OF my herdsmen Cfexcans) were
I'm bathing when they discovered the approach OF the
Indians One hardly ten feet before he was cap
tured the other naked and barefoot over the prck
pears and thorns, and gave the alarm to the ranch
The people at the ranch escaped but the pOer naked
Mexican was caught by the savages and killed. His
companion lay trembling hidden in the brush where he
could and hear all that was gong on ont nid NOT
dare to move This OF the norGoe a 0qs
hind his back then listened awhile 70 his peadings for
life snS tGs b to T be- Is 50
squaw sent arrow through his body he llyed put
short time Within hour, in the same neghborh00d
Eve other Mexican shepherds slain by these In
dams This raid afforded them very little booty. J.,
on the I'd OF November last another raid was made IN
which they carried of Domingo, OF the Generals
Mexican shepherds aud Juanita Treyino the wife OF
sbs rsnchI Surrounded before their was dis
covered The head shepherd, severano, was outside OF
the alarm and fed, closely pursued The husband Of
nanita saved himself by hiding BY Tins raid the rob
psnch On previous expedition they captured 30
horses at neighboring ranch. Iher prisoners rave
tsndent mustered his men, pursued this party. and
came in sight of them but could not engage then Ine
General has been damaged by these raids over $1,000
THE CLAIMS AGAINST MEXICO
7, regard TO the prodigous claims for stolen cattle
nade aeainst Mexico tho General says that men In
whose trstworthness he has full confidence have stated
that the claims laid before the Mexican Claims Commits
sion. last FALL were preposterous They say men have
mt in claims for s2OoOOO and 100000 damages, when
Is 600 to $4,000 would have amply compensated Them
The claims been worked up to these hgh hgueS oy
WIN are acting as agents and whe are TO get
fee of per cent Many OF these claimants
vent before the Commission intending to put n reason
.Aa laaf me
Tbts "a given as heard from numerous stockmen VINO
denIore their action as immoral, and tending 10
uaIpder the whole affair ridiculous and deieat
NJ nurnose There is some claim against Mexico, but
Sese apslrdly large claims It Is feared WILL II no. Gus