The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-09

robbed several stores and houses. and took Il
number of Americans prisoners, among them
Judge Gilpin and two women. The prisoners
wera treated in a brutal manner. Tie McXi-
cans robbed and burned the p~o5toflica at Nuece9,
and robbed and took prisoner one mail-rider. \
fight is reported near Hanguctte, with one
Mexican and two Americans killed. All except
four prisoners escaped. Another dispatch says
that throughout the region from Los Almes 10
the Flo Grande armed bodies of NEIL are con-
tinually raiding TIE country. robbiug and muir
dering and driving OF sto"l. They have be-
come so daring of late that nearly all travel on
the highways has ceased. There seems to be q
concerted movement on the Part of these vii
lains to clean ont the white men within strik-
ing distance Of the Rio Grau!c. fifty to seventy
five miles.
The execution OF q criminal i'll CaStaSet
county, y. &. has been postponed until next
September, because Of the resignation of the
Sheriff and other county officers. The officers
claimed that they were not concerned i'll carry
ing ont the death sentence. rs the case had been
removed from Onelow county. The prisoner
will have & chance to suffer next September.
when new officers will be elected.
instructions will be immediately issued to
the commanding General il Texas to deaf sun
marily with the raiders.
W. IL. Greaves and Or. +. r. SPARTAN,
charged WITT producing an abortion on Sophie
+. Durham. 1T Brockyillc. Can. have been
sentenced 10 be hanged.
The Gernan-.American Bank. of New York,
was swindled ont OF el2. OOe last week by means
of forged checks. One of the swindlers las
since been arrested.
Col. C.. :. Holland. late OF Mobile, Ala.
was shot and almost instantly killed last week
i'll New York By ". J.. Cash. 4 police CAPTAIN.
For some time past a large business i'll real
estate has been carried or 1T Chicago by means
of forged deeds. and several parties have been
arrested in that city having in their possession
trunks full Of fraudulent descriptions of land
III the States Of Illinois. Missouri and Texas. .
which wouI! amount III all to several million
Of dollars. The parties Implicated are l.. X.
and Howard 4. Turner. u man named Reed, of
Quincy. and J. i. Strong. of Chicago. About
80, 000 had been realized b. these transactions
al the time of the arrest.
Five brave mci. armed and equipped,
etc. sailed oat from KANSAS City. Mo, the
other day. TO capture Jim lines, one Of tho
Muncie train robbers. They surrounded the
house where Hines was sleeping. but the latter
wouldn capture worth . cent. lie walked out
of the house with i revolver III each hand.
mounted MS horse and rode boldly and safely
away, firing several shct- at lis would-le cap
tors.
Officers of the United State, Secret Service
recently made a rad into Virginia and arrested
a band of nine countcrfelters with 4 large
amount oi base coin, plates. dies. etc.
The secret scrvicc department OF the treas
ury has sIIcceelel'in arresting a gang Of abOu-
twenty cOunterGeiters in the mountainous dis
trict of Virginia. The gang has hitherto ell
ioyed perfect immunity from arrest by reason
of the character OF the country and their sur
roundings. Thoy have all become wealthy III
the pursuit of their avocation. and most of
them own large farms IN the region about Ab-
bington.
A verdict Of guilty upon an indictment
for polygaIny has been returned III Salt Lake
City in the case of George Reynolds. a Nor
mon. The jury was composed of both Nor
mons and Gentiles, and they were out but half
all hour.
A party Of five counterfeiters, headed by
the notorious Pete Mccartney. who escaped
from the St. Louis Jail in February. by over
powering and gagging the Waterman, have
been recalturei i'll Texas.
Gen. VIM. q. Nank. who has hell many
important positions i'll the service Of TIE Gov
ernment, and at present drawing Il pension as a
observation-disclosures has been arrested at New
York on TIE charge of dealing in counterfeit
money.
D. Eosenllalnl, of Mount Union. Ind, was
robbed Of 53,5oo while on a sleeping car Ell
route from Pittsburgh to Now York last week.