The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-13
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TO THE DAILY CLARION,
WASHINGTON ITEMS


are the Senators appointed on the Demo.
cratic Congressional Executive Committee
Stevenson. Wallace, White, Gordon, Davis
and Eaton.
The Secretary of the Treasury has fur
lougned all hands in the bureau of printing
and engraving. No money.
In the Texas Pacific Railroad Committee
Mr.. Littrell; from the Subcommittee op-
posed the report in a written speech. tie
was in favor of allowing any one to build
the road who would do it without subsidy
Mr.. Garfield. also of the subcommittee, op-
posed the subsidy on financial grounds.
member of the Committee thinks the vote
will be close, especially on the feature en-
dorsing the bonds of the branch roads. The
Committee, without action, adjourned TO
Wednesday,.
Col. G. w. Alexander, ofthe Sunday Ga
zette, has been offered $4,000 for the orig
inal letters from Davis to Lyons.
Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-For the South
Atlantic and Gull States, and the Tennessee
and Ohio valleys stationary barometer,
southeast to southwest winds. slightly
warmer, though partly cloudy weather, with
occasional rains.
The Texas Frontier Troubles.
Gen. Ord, commander Of the military de-
partment of Texas, was examined to- day
As witness before the select committee OF
the House on the Texas frontier troubles,
and gave to the committee a very full and
intelligent account of the cattle raids,
TO which the rancheroS on the Amer
can side of the Rio Grande, for
800 miles along the river and for $50 miles
back from it. are subjected. as well rs of the
remedy which he would recommend for
them. According to the Generals state
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these border forays, is separated from the
river by a very extensive belt of under
growth, forest or chapParal, which forms a
screen and shelter for the cattle thieves who
live by plumber, which renders it next to
i'm possible for military patrols or military
posts to interfere with them. There
are two classes of MeXicans living on
the Texas side; the one consisting OF
intelligent, honest rancheros, who are as
much opposed to these raids as the Amerl-
:an portion of the population l., and the
other consisting of worthless fellows. many
of them outlaws or deserters from the Mex
Ican army, who work occasionally on the
ranches and who act as spies and informers
for their cousins or cOmpadreS on the Mex
lcan side, when they cross the rivero on their
cattle stealing expeditions. 1t Is the intelli-
gence which they receive from these
fellows, which enables them to avoid
the routes by which they might be inter
cepted on their return with their booty
to their side of the river. These bands,
which some times, number from 100 to $50
men, are in league with the local authorl-
ties Thoir reoosninod chief is Cortinas
and all facilities are given to them for dis
posing of their plumber. Such a thing as
restoration of the stolen cattle is never
thought of. The national government of
Mexico is not to be blamed, in Gen.
Ord's opinion, for this state OF things, first
because the system of the Government is to
lNtA l., %nl-. 1n1
and second, because the Mexican soldiers
have a strong tendency, whenever they get
near enough to the border, to desert their
colors and come into Texas. The Mexican
Government is therefore poWerlesS In the
matter, and the State Government OF
Tamaulssa seems to regard these IRON
tier forays as part of the established order
of things--essential for the good of the
community. The only remedy, therefore,
iOr the evil il, and it is one which the
general is urging on the War Department,
to increase the cavalry force on the Rio
Grande and give him authority, whenever
his troops come on the trail of one OF these
thieving bands, to let the pursuit be contln-
ucd to the Mexican side of the river ana let
the troops deal out summary punishment
on the robbers. He thinks that whatever
opposition the local authorities might make
TO such a practical course, the General Gov
ernment of Mexico could not make any.
He says that now in one of the more north
ern States, Chihuahua, himself and the Mex
lean commandant have a mutual arrange.
mpnt by which Indian expeditions are
followed on either side of the river, and
that on some occasions the American and
Mexican troops have united in their move
ments against Indians, ratiODs being sup
Piled, by his orders, TO the Mexicans. He is
confident that the only feasible mode OF
putting down these troubles, is by follow
ing up the robbers in the way he recon-
mends.
Railroad Enterprise.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The Virginia
and Midland railroad has perfected an ar
rangement with the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad for running its trains unbroken
through Washington, TO and from Baltimore.
By this arrangement the Baltimore and
New Orleans sleepers leave Washington
as we'll as Baltimore daily and run
through to their destination without
change, thus making the only unbroken
all rail line from the nations capitol to the
Gulf of Mexico and the Crescent City.
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