The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-10
MEXICAN BORDER OUTRAGES.

EECE and FO$tcrei by the ~ caisHy .h&-
tives-0hicial Fcport oCGen. Ord 80 siIe
Secretary of5Tar.
IIEADQEAHrERS DEPARTMENT OF TEN
Is, SAN ANTONIA, Sept. ~, lNij.-NIE: |
have the honor 10 report that since / took
command Of this department i'll April hast
the tro"p~ stationed therein have been kept
busy scouting, building telegraph lines,
keeping posts in repair, and attending +"
other legitimate duties. Wcrhly TARGET
practice ha~ been kept mp 1t every point,
and has resulted III fair progress
where post and company commanders
have taken proper interest IN tlat aii-inl-
p0rtant branch If q soldiers education.
y campaign against predatory Indians i
now being Vigorously prosecuted ny I col
Umn composed 0f ,iN companies of the 10th
cavalry, " companies OF the 2ith infantry.
and | company OF the 10Th infantry. under
command OF Iicutcnant-CGioncl Shattcr.
2lth infantry. The Indian. against whom
Col. >Eafter IS opera;il" probably came from
I Mexico, and. after dcprcdatinG on the SET
Elements OF Northwestern Texas, have re-
treated 10 the edge nf and into the Siaked
Plains. So far his parties have been sue
cc>>iul only III destroying one Indian camp
and material, and capturing Il portion OF the
stolen animals in their possession. He will
remain in the field Is long is there j. Il
'''t' h' -,
The most important border difficulties.
however, from which the western portion" Of
this department suffers occur on the lower
III" ''fHlht', where some OF tlc most pfolhi-
iitlii "iii'trN ana wealthy merchants Oh ila
part "l NcAI"o nave Tor some ilHi' nc'h
regularly rl@a-ru i'll me business Oh hliih|
on p!ril'H 10 l'ultrF TN, >in'k r'Ati'N Oh
this side of the river. and whereas was 10
u" expected from the .tmrrIcan,-thcrr WAS
Il disposition not to submit 20 be riundcr"d;
citizens Who opposed or CAV" information.
aSiillr! 'iir raiders were lA,ir""F'9. >h"ti!I
3I''F l '''h r''iil&i!lt 81 me "..!'afiiIt'' /
i~t'rlN'i reports ri me hli!Iuei III open 'tt}-
ii-iii 81 >rlrfI! proih!n'nl cliiZri>-"nr Ell
Them :! nilel states Collector. 3i"ihrI Il
hiiril STATES i"~1.H1>t"r-ahd Inc f'i'pli-
81 'hrit Vr"lnl-">; also 81 an attack uprh3Au
the killing .. a patrol 81 soldiers; I'll done
~ some III Inc armed hahd~ 81 hrNirdilN
VINO. II was Reported, "rfc continually nun
nm. i1"@r nerds Of American stock drf'>>
Iitt" H"Alr". /" ~t'n a Gt@rr" W'F" lie
Jew Aln"r'-tl lA!ahijtut~ 81 III" ruliHti,>
bordering "u Mexico IatImldal"l - III"
frequent murders ana threats a-ail>J ->ll'Ei-
CALI generally lay these fai.icf> al" th'it
friends ami ai:i"~ among me lar&r p"rtInn 81
\i%taH' hrNlraii, on oar sue 81 III" iiN,i'
tlal ;Gry, WIN III" exception "i on" !ailiiE'
i"i; -" country and He'd I" The towns.
rEI,;HoE rrrRoE.
-,
Throughout ihr N@iir\ OF 'ii' no ''l"".i''
it"il me mouth i'fa distance Oh -op Names
up 'l' river; ma ii3In az illt'> ,'i'h from
~ i'P> an, "'l,N ~ n''' ".:h''",
ana l"'lIc !"titt non lFtN'I tAE'Pt III Af!ii''
i"iiic>. INli law "u.>i0t "i nc ''NH> "'>
>'i>P"hlrd, ana >ilcfiH> ana Ju'@r> Trl'"Titii
|" me ;aat II va unsafe 10 attempt 20 exc.
cue processes "l law HilitH> jiit "iIttfN ~
Inc law Were accompanied ny >'idi'fS 10
PfHp'I'i ji'lh.
I INIfl ttit-'' circumstances tllt NifNfIii'f
oi IN" state "pplitt through M ana '!ftrllE
Tor >U''IrIrnt MILITARY force ~ protect m
frontier, stating his ihanlli'y |" a. =" WIN
the Means ii Ms disposal. | WAS Gifcrt'lt"