The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-01

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'"Ihr following letter, from II highly
respectable McXicnu citizen Ot Texas
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adopted hy Our government right OIL,
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LARNpO, TEXAS, April IT,, ls75.-To
Mr.. VIM. Holden, Corpus Christi, Tex,
ns-Dear Sin The Mexican General
Nicanar Xnpnta who has Just arrived
at Laredo, Mexico, aud whom ! have
had the pleasure of visiting this morn
Ing, urdehtly desires tOpunish the BAN
dts who are committing crimes ON
ihis part of the frontier lie favored
me with telegram from General ES-
cobrdO, which reads rs follows:
SALTILLO, April s. General IapalW:
liyou do not find IL announcement be
pleased to return your escort, that lhcy
may take the eight prisoners from Ca
MARCO aud two rom Mier, IL 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. amposltive
thai on being identified General Esc0-
bedu will punish them to the utmost
/ extent of the law. | have positive in
formation through Don Juan Mencas
/ that the raiders, twcnty-iour IN num-
/ Der, recrosscd the river near Mier at
/ the Pass Arieso. They compelled Il
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
he known where they belong to. |
suppose that the eight apprehended
belong to the guerrilas. BE assured
that the Mexican authorities, in whose
hands they are, will treat them with
the gravity their crimes demand.
General IlscObedo is u friend to order,
and it Is his desire in observing the
peace between both republics to give
! satisfaction. SANTOS BENAVIDES.
Colonel Santos Benaviles speaks
autholtatively. 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 III the legisla-
ture, and has been known as bull
wark against disorder on the frontier.
The prime facts ia 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 18th, the
house Of DR.. D. u. Lowell, at Garlic,
was surrounded 10y party of eleven
men, and he murdered. He was an old
citizen of Texas, and most estimahle
gentleman. One more victim added
to the list.
A letter to the Valley Times, dated
San Diego, Nueces county, Texas,
10th, says: On the l7lh Julian Rita
and son were murdered one mile from
the Cnlaveras, an the road leading to
Pass Incho. The family OF deceased
was about n half-mile Off at the time.
and saw the parties riding away who
committed the deed. The Laredo
rider, Manuel Paredo, was robbed OH
the road this side of Coca Marado.
RancEeros are moving into town, trav-
cling is almost stopped ana 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 chDparral, which affords
safe retreat, 1t is hard to say. The
crisis is close at hand,
The following dispatch explains
itself:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTAEsT OF TEXAS, !
SAH ANTONIO, Texas, April 20, 1870. }
10 the Governor of Texas:
The following is just received from
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 Texasl
"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 Rio
Grande frontier is to protect all officers
of the general government, ana as lar
Ms 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 Oh them rests the duty in
the first instance, and that we Only
can assist them should it he a hostile
measure from Mexico. The president
may order more troops and more pos
tive course of action. r.. G. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Please inform me how best | can CO.
operate with the state authorities in
protecting the frontier. | have or
dered ont troops from Ringgold bar
racks and Fort Brown. Troops should
i'm both cases be accompanied by civil
officers empowered to make arrests.
Can YOU give directions TO that effect!
il. o. c. Ord, Brigadier General.
The following was received to-day:
Fort BROWN, April q, 1875.
A. A. q. Department of Texas, San Antonio,
Texas
win send my disposable mounted
force in the direction of El S9use Rio
Cauo. No lews of marauders to-day.
j. H. POTTER,
Colonel Twenty-fourth Infantry, COM
manding.
A Brownsville dispatch says: Yes
terday Juan NJ. LOngOria, magistrate
of precinct No. 3, sent q note to ii.
Klohn. presiding justice of this coun-
ty, stating that Il party of armed Mex
leans were Eear TrOciano collecting
cattle and committing depredations.
They drove herdsnen out of the range.
| Sannr Ionunria asked for help. His
letter was referred to General Potter.
He was of opinion that Lieutenant
Leggett would be on the spot and at
tend to the matter. Leggett
the escort sent with Stillman.
George Hill was killed by band of
eight raiders on the 10th inst. He was
hunting horses, and about dusk went
to a water-hole where they were
canned with drove of stolen cattle.
Troops were waiting for them below
the Ruclas rancho. The raiders crossed
into Mexico below them.
A difficulty exists between General
Labarra, collector of customs at Malta
moras, and General Cortinas. Labar-
ras sent letter to President Lerdo
complaining of Cortiuas' acts. 1t was
referred to the secretary of war, and
he forwarded IL TO COrtinas. The latter
speaks of suing Labarra for Islander.
DIR. Lowell was killed at CaruZa Red
mund's rancho on the 18th inst, 10y a
[ band of raiders from Mexico.
CHARLESTON, April 2l.-'The libel
case against the News and Courier has
occupied the criminal court for the
/ mast two days from 8 \. n. until after
] !. Il II ia