The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-01
WAR ON THE BORDER.
THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS RvoKEs FEDERAL
AID TO RESIST THE MEXICAN INVADERS
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE FRONTIER.


AID 10 RESIST THE MEXICAN INVADERS
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE FRONTIER.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1875.
The following telegram was received here to-day
from the Governor OF Te2as:-
THE GOVERNORS APPEA-
AUSTIN, Texas, March 80, 1875.
bis Excellency y. ,. GRANT, President OF the
United States
SIR-The depredations OF organized bands OF
robbers nom inc Republic OF Mexico have oil late
Increased IN frequency and atroclty 10 an extent
which threatens the depopulation OF the lower
Rio Grande country. The alarm IN the country
between tine Nueces ana the Rio Grande conse-
quent upon these raids, In which our people are
saken by these foreign desperddoes, IS widespread
and unless relieved by some assurances OF protec-
settlements. ON the 18th Of TINS month a large
party oil these robbers penetrated the interior as
robbing stores and ranches and numbering and
capturing citizens and destroying the United
states mails.
appeal TO Your Excellency for protection Tor
the people OF that country against these invaslons
OF outlaws from Mexico, since they have been OF
almost weekly occurrence for several mont MS past
ana are increasing In force and boldness. fhe
citizens OF that county have been compelled Tor
and no security exists outside OF these corpora
lions Tor lie or property, and the people in the
towns even hold themselves In constant readiness
thrust Your Exceency viii deem IL proper to
give security TO the people on the Rio Grande bor
an extreme necessity exists Tor It. Very respect
July, RICHARD COKE.
Governor OF Texas
RESPONSE OF SECRETARY BELKSAP.
The Secretary OF War sent the following reply =
WASHINGTON, d. e., March 81, 1875.
The GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
The President being absent your telegram has
been sent TO me. Orders viii be given TO the mill
tary authorities 10 take immediate steps toward
the protection OF the people OF Texas, on the Mexl-
can frontier. WILLIAM W. BELKNAP,
SeCratary
TRooPs ORDERED TO THE FRONTIER
The Secretary or War has telegraphed to the
commanding cfncer OF the Department OF Texas
10 use every effort 10 prevent the Mexican raids
across the Rio Grande. The Fourth, Ninth ana
Tenth regiments OF cavalry, and Tenth, Eleventh,
Twenty fourth and Twenty-1fth regiments OF in
OF these regiments az can De distributed along the
Rio Grande will be ordered to that locality for the
purpose OF suppressing the raids
DEAD BODIES OF AMERICANS FOUND BIZ THE
CITIZENS APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR
PROTECTION.
GALVESTON, March 81, 1875.
special despatch from Corpus Christi says an
American woman with her husband, IN company
with teamster from Laredo, arrived there to-
day, and gives a sworn statement that she saw
At the san Fernando Creek, on last Friday.
about thirty-nve miles from here, two
Americans dead. They were stabbed In several
places. Their horses and arms were still near
them, and apparently they had been dead ABOUT
day. one was very stout man, with heavy
black hair and beard. The other was a light
haired man. Both we're ABOUT twenty-five
years OF age. They were not known.
The teamsters buried them in their saddle
blankets and fastened on. she says, at place
called Chocolate, about twenty miles from tnis
place. two Mexlcans were hanging upon tree.
This Is evidentlY the work OF raiders.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
Rumors from reliable sources report other SINH
lar cases, and also that q large body
OF Mexlcans have crossed the RIO Granue
from Mexico, making these their object
i've points. There ID great anxiety elt
Tor the safety OF our citizens Business
Is almost entirely suspended, and no persons are
leaving the town or coming In. the merchants
say they Will order no more goods until
these outrages are checked and they
are anorued some protection. Our citizens
and their arms are inadequate 70 resist the
threatened attack. The cltizens and merchants
held meeting to-day and requested the govern.
ment 10 urnIsn Immediate relief.