Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-09
MExKCAN FRO SVEER WAR.
Attack on she Nueces POstOffice

Attack on the Nueces POstOffiCe
Hanging of aMexican Raider.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, March 30.-A
special dispatch to the News from
Corpus Christi. dated the Goth says:
A letter from the postmaster ut Nuecss,
who was robbed and had his house
burned by raiding, says: On the 26ts'
instant, about 4 o'clock p. M. wbllc
conversing with man named Smith,
I discovered three Mexicans approach
ing my store. [ went into the sitting
room for my rifle, and had secured i,
when Smith rushed in with Mexican
following him with guI pointed and
prepared to fire. My wife interferc.
and prevented him. He then pointed
the gun at me, but | proved too quicE.
aud
SAVED MY LIFE BY TAKING HIS.
then airned at the nearest of t!Ie cut
thrOats in the store, when, dl-cOverll &
about fifty of them outside, [ did noi
shoot, knowing my only chance tur
life WAS to secrete myself, which | did
in subterranean passage, where l
found Smith. The robbers completely
sacked my store, packing the vatuabite
in wagons. About this time the mail
rider from San Antonio arrived. They
took HIM pr. soner, aud the mail never
reached me. Smith now ieft his hid
ing place aud I.tn. They
GAVE CHASE AND MURDERED HIM
The store was fired, and [ was con-
peiied to leave my place of conceal
ment, VIII ch / did unnoticed. [ re
manned near ard Witnessed the de
,truction of my home. The NJ. Xicaus
t,Ct Il
the flames. Ny children were shot at
twice while they lay PROSTATE on the
ground from fright. Before leaving
my store the Mexicans had.
SEVERAL AMERICAN PRISONERS,
whom they subjected to Che most cruel
treatment, stripping some of them and
| compelling them to go barefooted be
tore them. One man who tainted from
exhaustion WIS beaten and left on the
road side.
(5lgued,) @ l.. NoAKEs.
| One of the aGers was captured aud
lodged in jail here on Saturday.
SUMMARY VENGEANCE.
A meeting OF citizens was held here.
| to-day to consider what disposition
| should he made Of the prisoner, ard
resulted IN his lmmediate trial by tia,
people. court was formed, TIA,
| prisoner arraig e', counsel for thc
| prosecution aud defence appointed.
! a,d jury iLnpaneled. The ev d"nct
| showed the pIis Ouer to be guilty If
murder. arson, robbery, false impri>-
| ..nmentund torture of Americans. Il
| was sentenced to be hanged, and tue
| sentence was immediately executed
RUMoRs OF AN INVASION.
| $40 O'Clock p. ma citizen of This
| pl ,ce, who Las just returned from
| Mexico, where he wei nt to purchase
mules, visited Monterey and Mon
clova, where he learned that about
700 men had left that section fol
Texas, their purpose not being stated
He thereupou returned rapidly
home At Camargo and vicini y al
the Pelado have disappeared, and
bands of 400 and 6UO are reported
crossing the river near Roma and Ed
inburg. 1t is stated further that raiC
IN this place is contemplated, anG
that thu Mex Q leader of the outlaw
boosted that his bugles would sount
10 the streets of Corpus Christi whel
the people least expected 1t.
MILITARY REPORTS
New YORK, March 3O-A New Or
cans dispatch says: Gen. Augur, wh'
is still in command of the Texas Dor
der. Yesterday telegraphed to TIM
,mman liant at Fort Brown, b 0 Fns
!. vile. regarding the rumored raids n {
murders by Mezicans. The folio |iDl
, was received:
"rhere are many reports of rail-
ON the ranches in the vicinity of Cor
pus Christi, and of a threatened &C
tack on that place. Some rancho
have doubtless been robbed and burn