The New York herald., 1875-07-17

Vega agent OF the owners. claimed the cattle sna
crossed INTO Mexico against TIE will oi The owners.
but MuguerZa refused 10 deliver lhem on lne
around mat they had been introduced lntO MeA-
leo without q permit. part Of tho bceves were
sold BY the Collector and tRe rest were tuIDeu
over as ratlons to the troops stationed at tnaI
Mace the neton OF thIs Mexican Collector and
his construction OF the law contrasts not very Ia
voraoly with the course Of the Americsn cohec'o'a
=. In the year 1866 Jonn McAlen. another agSn,
OF Messrs hale 4 Parker, went 10 MataWOros os, "
reclaim another lot OF stolen cattle, ana. instead
OF accomplishing his purpose, was arrested anu
Imprisoned by tne Alcalde OF that city ana IN
suited III the grossest manner.
3. IN the month OF July, 1874, Anastaclo Cnyasos
resident citizen anu stock-raiser OF Cameron
county, lost the greater portion OF MS slosk
amounting 10 about 900 head winch were stolen
by armed banus Of Msxicans, and openly sold III
the market OF hatamoros. In one instance ne re-
covered SIS TOR Twelve beeves that had been thus
stolen from HIM and there SOLD, the amount being
about I've average price OF a single beeL While
engaged In recovering this pitiul sum the thieves
crossed over again and Grove on nearly his whola
/. About the LIST OF June 1875, spanish steamer
appeared oil tne mouth or the Hl0
Grande for q cargo OF cattle Tor ire cuban market
to be delivered under contract Wila GENERA
Cortina, who. shortly alter the lanuluH ol tns
steamer, appeared at Bagdad Wild Douy guaru
OF some seYeny-nye armed men. Only ABOUT halI
OF the nve hundred head necessary 10 compIete
the cargo were ready lor delivery. MI. mar, MT nr
sergeant of Captain McNellys company oil STATE
troops, which company had reached tuls vicinity
but lew days before, was sent aboard tas
hghter, an American vessel, that was 10 lake Inc
becyes out 10 the steamer, and he was charged "a
ascertain the brands or the cattle shipped oy Cor
ilua, and ne found sixteen dnerent American
brands III the lot that he recognized, noted down
and reported. An Inspector OF customs OF this
port was also aboard the lighter on the I'd oil
June, while she was til King on cattle on the Mexi-
can bank OF the Rio Grande, and he recognized
tie following persons among the guard OF Cor
Paacho Lopez, Guadalupe Espinosa. Rafael sa-
inas Teleslero Dias, aud Jose Maria Olguln, alias
FL Aqua. On Saturday, the 12tn DAY OF June.
Captain McNelly mad night with band OF cattle
thieves near the Old battle field OF Palo Alto.
about twelve miles from BROWNSVILLE and
about the same distance from the mouth OF
the Rio Grande, IN whicn lie killed eleven
OF the tnieves wounded three others and
recaptured rom them 253 head vi stolen peeves.
oil various American brands, tnat the thieves
were driving IN the direction OF the mouth OF the
BIO Grande; and from the TACT that Pancho Lo-
peZ. Guadalupe Esplnosa and Rafaei Salinas were
killed. and Jose Maria Olguin, alias FL Aguja, was
wounded IN this action, and tnat they nad been
recognized with Cortina during Tho delivery or
his contract, which was short the amount OF the
stolen nerd, the evidence irresistible that the
thieves were sent over by Cortina TO steal the
necessary number OF cattle TO complete his con-
| tract On the 18th day Of June the body OF VIII
| liam f. McMahan, a peaceabe schoolmaster VINO
! had lett Brownsville TO 90 to the Jarra rancn,
about sixty miles north OF tnis place. to teacn
| scnoo, WAS found horribly mutllaIed, the mead,
scattercd over the prairie II Is not doubted tnat
the band OF thieves destroyed bg McNelly commit
ted this horrible outrage, as the clothes OF Mc,
| Mahan were recognized upon one OF the dead
thieves brought to Brownsville Tor tdenllnssnon
anu lnterment.
From the Incontestlble 1acss presented IN the
! foregoing report, there can remain no doubt that
and arson are committed TO fearful extent
throughout the region or country Included IN our
Investigations, as well as III many otaer counties
not included; there exist no doubt that the
| thieves are almost exclusively MeXicans, havlhg
| their organization aud headquarters in Mexico;
there Is not particle OF doubt tnat vast numbers
! OF stolen attic driven from Texas TO MEXICO
! for sale and consumption; and rom the extent OF
this ira fc and the opeH public ana notorious ois.
position or stolen cattle III MEXICO there can De NO
ln
| pllcity with the cattle thieves.
CONCLUSION.
We may add that IL is TO the interest OF our gov.
| ernmenJ ana peOple-especiaiy OF the people ol
this Ironter-to preserve amIcaDe relations with
| Republic OF Mexico. We have large trade pass.
IN! through this frontier WIEN that country, and
| stock raising, mas been seriously Injured by the
continued disorders with winch we have been
| afflicted. 1t Is TO tne interest OF the manulac-
turers, the merchants and the shlpowners OF the
! North, as well as mat OF the nerdsmen and mer.
| chants OF our own locality, that this question
should be speedily settled, and we believe that
| can only be settled Dy the strong arm OF our own
government, which we invoke to act with prompt
ness and vlgor.
WHAT AN ARMY OFFICER SAYS.
prominent army ohicer, writing 20 friend in
tAis city few days before the arrest OF Cortina,
speaking OF the above report, says:-
| vouch Tor the impassionateness OF The
statement, It's truth and accuracy. You yourself
must know many OF the occurrences IL relates.
| lts only fault is tnat IL Is not full enough IN III
details oil systematic punaering and ROBBERY by
Mexicans. lhe authors OF the report would noI
gain anything by u war with Mexico. They nave
always Decn friends OF the Mexcans aud are gentle
men or standing and veracity. THIS question Is one
which the Northern people do not Understand.
| Our leading papers IN the North ough: TO ven.
tlate this matter ana advocate tnat justice may
be done to this long suffering population or tne
frontier. 1t Is disgrace that an American citizen
himseli him aespoiled OF his property under his very
eye. Were this stale OF analrs to take place On
me Canadian car 0ntsr In with twsn.yG0r syv 10,
war. Here insuted, robbed, piundered
and assasslnated In our own country by tue min.
ions o bandit CHIEF, who occupies high places Oh
trust unaer the Mexican government, such az
brgadler general OF the army, mayor OF Matamo.
ros, and now candldate for Governor OF
TamaulIpec, and yet there Is no remedy thus far.
We talk Of our great and glorious government
| and the great boon OF American citizenship, and
yet foreign bandit can take away tae lives and
| property oi our citizens VITA impunlty. he dehei
his own government which Is too puerie TO N
force obedience upon nlin, and laugns ut the Amer
can nation, swearing ne wl drive every Gungo
Se Nns,e n oun %sSea awsy 8s
time III listening TO the misrepresentation OF Mr.
Marscal the Mexican Minister at Wasnlngton
while Cortna's gangs are numbering our inonen
sIve people and stealing tue property OF our cltl
zens. We keep nandiul or troops running TO and
fro on this vast frontier to arrest ana pursue
I or fight these desperadoes. or to try and
DO something Tnen the civil authorities
arrest the military odieers on the alii
Gavlt OF some OF Cortna's supporters OF
tnls side Tor some Imaginary o1ence. y
the troops do not do anything they are abused
| The Mexican authorizes know OF and allow these
maraudIng parties TO ft out and depart from theil
soil and return 10 II win tholr plunder ana share
the proceeds thereof ana yet we sttll hunt tnes'
bandlts on our side or the river. We 90 after thi
| individual bee and carefully avoid tae nive. 1t
surely asking q little too much OF people TO stant
TINS sort OF business any longer.
IL appears from other authentic intelligenc,
from the border that the civil authorities, which
are largely made up OF the friends Of the robbers
residing on this side OF the river, have procured
ten indictments against General Hatch, late com.
manddnt OF the United States forces there, one OF
which IL for murder Army ofncers claim thai
General Hatch's offence consists only in giving
the thieves battle ano killing some or them. 1t 10
possiJle that some army officers may be desroua
OF fexaggeratiug the condition Of affairs about Fort
Brown with q view OF Fastening another war, but
certainly such respectable representation as Il
given above should command the PROMPT actor
OF the state department.