The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-25
TEXAS.
The Mexican Raiders CONTINUE
Ing Their Expectations
Along The Rio Grande.
RanCherOS Moving 0r-TraVel
Suspended ana Business
Depressed.

New ORLEANS, April PA dis
patch from Corpus Christi, Texas, says;
'The following letter. from highly
e. respectable Mexican citizen Of Texas,
proves that II the proper course Is
adopted by our government right off,
the MeXlcans who raided upon this
country can be secured and brought TO
Justice;
LAREDO, TEXAS, April II, 1S75.--To
Mr.. VIM. Holden, Corpus Christi, Tex
as-Dear Sir. The Mexican General
Nicanar Xapata, who has just arrived
at Laredo, Mexico, and whom | have
had the pleasure Of visiting this morn
ing, ardently desires TO punish the ban
dts who are committing crimes on
this part of the frontier. He favored
me with n telegram from General Es-
cobedo, which reads Us follows:
SALIILLo, April S.-General Zapata:
If you do not find 1t inconvenient be
pleased TO return your escort, that they
may take the eight prisoners from Ca"
margo and two from Mier, in order to
conduct them TO this city, oruntil they
encounter an escort which has gone
forth to meet them.
NJ. ESCOBEDO.
According to information, these
prisoners are the same who raided in
the suburbs of your city. am positive
that on being identified General Esco-
bedo will punish them to the utmost
extent of the law. | have positive in
formation through Don Juan Mencas
that the raiders twenty-four in num-
Der, recrossed the river near Mier, at
the Pass Arieso. They compelled a
shepherd to guide them to the ford
mentioned. They were all unknown.
| desire that you publish my letter
that the raiders were never in the
bounds of this county, but 1t will soon
be known where they belong to.
suppose that the eight arprehended
belong to the guerrllas Be assured
that the Mexican authorities, in whose
hands they are, will treat them with
the gravity their crimes demand.
General Ilscobedo is friend to order,
and it is his desire in Observing the
peace between both republics to give
satisfaction. SANTOS BENAVIDES.
Colonel Santos Benavides speaks
authoritatively. His relationship with
the Mexican authorities has lately
been before the joint committees OF the
Texas legislature, which investigated
the frontier troubles. He is man who
represented his district in the legisla-
ture, and has been known as a bull
wark against disorder on the frontier.
The prime facts in all this are That we
now have positive information of The
Whereabouts of these bandits, and our
government can demand them.
On the morning of the 10Th, the
house of DR.. d. ID. Lowell, at Carrie,
was surrounded 10y a party of eleven
men, and he murdered. He was an ola
citizen of Texas, and most estiina6le
gentleman. One more victim added
to the list.
A letter to the Valley Times, dated
San Diego, Nueces county, IeXas,
10Th, says: On the l7th Julian Rita
and son were murdered one mile from
the Calaveras, an the road leading to
Pass Incho. The family of deceased
was about a half-mile Off at the time,
and saw the parties riding away who
committed the deed. The Laredo
rider, Manuel Paredo was robbed on
the road this side of Coca Marauo.
Rancheros are moving into town, trav-
cling is almost stopped and business
very much depressed. From reliable
information almost every rancho not
burned is crowded by armed MeXicans,
fifty to sixty at some. For what pur-
pose is not known, and how many,
more doubtful characters are concealed
in the thick chaparral, which affords
safe retreat, it is hard to sa.'. The
crisis is close at hand.
The following dispatch explains
itself:
sigADQU ARTERS DEPARTAEEr OF TEXAS,
San ANTONIO, Texas, April w. 1870
TO the Governor of Texas:
The following is just received rom
the general of the army, in answer TO
one from prominent citizens OF Corpus
Christi, setting forth the condition OF
affairs in that portion of Texas:
"Your dispatch of the. 18TH IS re-
ceived and will be sent to the secretary
of war for the information of the pres
ident. The duty of troops ON the klo
Grande frontier is to protect all oiicers
of the general government, ana as lar
as possible to aid the state authorities
in protecting people against organized
bands of marauders from any quarter,
but the state authorities should under
stand that on them rests the duty IN
the first instance, and that we only
can assist them should 1t be hostile
measure from Mexico. The president