The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-04-15


showed that the prisoner was guilty OF
murder, arson, robbery. Imprisonment
and torture of Americans. He was sem
teneedto.b be hanged, and was Immediately
hanged. 10 e.
Al citizen Of this place has Just returned
from Mexico, where he went to purchase
mules. He visited Monterey and Manclo-
va, and learned!that about 200 men had
left that section for Texas, Purpose not
stated. He thereupon returned rapidly
home. AtCamargo and vicinity all the
'Pegados have disappeared, and bands OF
400 and 600 are eported.crossfng the river
near Roma and Edensbarg. 1t is stated
that further raid on this place is contem-
plated, and the Mexican leader of outlaws
has boosted that his 'bugles will sound in
the streets of Corpus Christi when thepeo-
Pile least expect it.
HOW LONG WILL AMERIcANstBE REQUIRED
TO SUFFER- THESE oUTRAGEs?
TCorrespendenee of the Galveston Newstl :
r Los OLMos, NUECEs COUNTY, Texas,
March Is, S75.-While the great majority
of your readers are enjoying peace and
prosperity. with. . no one to- modest and
make them afraid, va very different state
of affairs exists in, this section and, in
fact, throughout the entire region between
here and Rio -Grande.. Lawiess bands
from Mexico are . continually raidipg
through the country, robbing, numbering
and driving stock across the river. These
cut-thrOats have become so daring IN their
depredatiOns of late that nearly all travel
on the highways has ceased. Even stock
men are deferred from hunting their cat
tie and horses through fear of falling, into
the hands of these rufffaifs. They enter
tain a special enmity, toward Americans,
and woe to the luckless white man that
falls into their mur1erous clutches. He
stands as little chance as cat in -
without claws"
At present there seems to- be con-
certed movement on the part of those
villains to clean up all white men within
striking distance of the lilo -Grande-say
fifty to seventy-five miles, and even fur
Their, where 'imgress and egress can be
safely effected. To this end they have
been crossing the river in small detach-
ments for the past week, and it is estimat-
ed that there are now ON Texas soil at
least three hundred armed bandits. Ru-
NOR hath it that several Americans. near
sthe river, have beer murdered by them.
But as there is nOthiagde6nit in regard
thereto your correspondent cannot vouch
for IT'S aceuracy. 81, --'---
Even as write, at one of the two stores
attthis rancho, the rumor comes in that
the MeXicans have cleaned up company
or two of negro soldiers at San Luis, on
the Rio Grande, about forty miles below
Rio. -Grande City, and that number OF
armed men were seen lowering around
this place. I'VE have been looking for an
attack for the past three nights, and, al
though there are but. three white men at
this rancho, still we are on a war footing.
and are determined on warm reception.
A numbered Akexicais reside here, but
we cannot depend upon them for assist
ance in contest in Which their country
men are engaged. q Nearly the entire Rio
Grande frontier of Texas, embracing q
belt of from fifty to one hundred miles in
width, is inhabited mostly by Mexicans,
many of whom, though taking no active
part in the forays Of thethieves; yet sym
pathize with and give them secret aid and
comfort.
1t is well known. that widespread feel.
ing of animOsity and deadly hatred exists
in the minds of the frontier Mexicans
against Texans, and, it is cropping out 50
alarmingly that unless vigorous meas
ures are adopted by the National or State
Government, ntRei comparatively Sew
Americans living and doing business in
this region WILLIE murdered or forced to
leave the country: hfsa Burning shame
to the nation that our territory is permit.
ted to be Overrun by hofde Cefs foetsn
cut-throats and vagabonds; and, while
murder and outrage and robbery and ar
Son are rife m me 15ffti, Size refuses no
hand to stay their terrible ravages.
th' But a few months since the store in
| which now write was Quilted of its con-
tents by band of forty Mexicans. The
proprietor, Mr.. Geo. Blain, very worthy
gentleman, who. after severe struggle
with adverse fortune, had by persevering
INDUSTRY accumulated a sufficiency to
make respectable start in the mercantile
business, was taken prisoner in his own
hohse. forced to surrender all his effects
money, goods, arms, etc, under the prom
ise that his life should be spared. But
wi len the villains had glutted themselves
with plumber they dragged Mr.. Blain into
the st1geb ana forIffed Ground Inn, the
leader sskiHgsH ALI were ready 2? Being
ahs&efedi6 thelaiiffHdffve, hecocked lffs
pistol to shoot the prisoner. Mr.. Blain
reminded him of his promise to spare his
lifd. And what was .the-scoundrel's an
tho greatest boon | can grant one is to kill
hin D." Scarcely had the words escaped
his lips when, TIE, GEa4fk Of a pistol rang
lowed by vOlley, deafening shout and
the clatter of hoofE YFhere was thea
1Aonnting in hot1h&s&y and sileha + tslfi-
pede as took plHeNwas never before Wit
messed in these parts. A company of cow
boys, headed by Stephen Burleson. en-
caIpped near by, heaSfAg that robbers
were at the store, mounted their horses,
made rush, and ARRIVED justin,the nick
of timetoTaye Ms Siain' s<Ffe. awe have
often read fhaifs breadth esca pesin works
of fiction, but this is one of actual occur
renee, as vouched for by number of wit
firf5g of BurIesdH'ss s. pIfSt5i had beeh de- de-
layed five seconds the jig would have been
up P S5ta ai the sa67e orsllF portsiss 81
the State know nothing of the reign of ter
rOr that prevails here. Scarcely an Ameri-
-ean--outsiie ofther lew III toT3ns Or garrFF
asons-is safe from assassination. for SIN
gle day.
IA gentleman just from Masoclan, Mex
leo, informs u4FhHf he passed from the
Pacific slope through the central and once
Yealthiest portion of the Republic, and
that the ruins of the haciendas, the miser-
able appearance of the towns and the
'squalid poverty of the inhabitants. no less
than the vices and crimes in which they
are stepped, indicate that the people are
feiapsing into barbarism. He also stated
that another revolution is assuming pro-
portions, and that much of the scum of
the population is making its way towards
f6e Rio Grande.
zhe great river of the North can be
Ieaxily crossed; Western Texas opens an
inviting field to these worse than savages.
and they will not be slow to take adyan-
fa2e of the situation. Hundreds of