Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-22
A Mexican Raid.

Telecraphic dispatches of August
44th from Galveston, Texas, detail to
come extent events on the Mexican
frontier of more than ordinary interest.
The report says:
The bold and INSCRIPTIONS cunning of
cordina himself could not have contriv-
oh nor his boundless audacity executed.
! Mot better calculated to test the under
standing between the two countries than
an incursion and outrage carried out
and perpetrated by a band Of outlaws
rom Mexico. at Rio Grande CITY, Starr
county, Texas, on Sunday morning the
10Th inst. The Neus will publish the
following special from the scene of the
outrage:
R1NGGoLD BARRACKS, Aug. Ito THE
ApJUTANT GENERAL, San Antonio, Tex:
Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning an
armed band of ten to fifteen men cross
ed from the Mexican side into Rio
Grande City, attacked the Jail and re-
leased two notorious criminals, murder
ers and horse-thieves. They wounded
County Atty. Noah Cox and three others
severely. As soon as notification reach
ed me | sent Lieut.. Fountain with
twenty-five men in pursuit. and followed
ut daylight with the balance Of my
mounted command. The river was
carefully followed, which they were
found TO have ~recrOssed to the Mexican
side, near Los Rancheros, sever miles
above here, one hour before Fountains
partv reached there. Two of them were
recognized as desperadoes who make
their headquarters in Camargo, Mexico.
have called on the military authorities
Of Camargo, III conjunction with the
civil officers, for the apprehension and
delivery Of the outlaws. PRICE,
Major Commanding.
4 later dispatch to the Neus says a
farther search after daylight on yester-
day morning develops the fact that the
~murderers and raiding parties recrossod
about two miles above Ringgold bar
racks. The major says he has addressed
A letter to Col. Estrada detailing the
facts, and expressing a desire to capture
the raiders.
r TO TREvINo.
Gen. Ord, commanding the depart
ment, with headquarters at San Anto-
MO, tclegraphcd to Gen. Trevino: "The
liberation of prisoners and the wound
ing of four officers by a party from
Mexico, while it pertains TO civil
than military affairs, is an unfortunate
disturbance of the better feeling on the
border which YOU and | were success
fully introducing. | hope the authori-
ties of Tamaulipas will be able to pun
iSh the offenders and return the released
prisoners, but unless they do so, it will
be very difficult to convince the Prcsi-
dent of the United States that they are
not in sympathy with the outlaws, and
powerless to prevent such incursions."
COOPERATION ORDERED.
Gen. Ord has also ordered Col. Syl-
ycster, commanding at Fort Brown, to
order Maj. Price to cooperate with the
civil authorities in the matter of extra
dltion of the parties that attacked the
jail.
A SERIOUS CASE.
Gen. Ord says that he considers this
too serious a matter for action by the
local commands, and has informed Gov.
government at Washington of the facts
in the case.
Gov. Hubbard has made a demand
also for the %extradition Of the party.
Maj. Prices second telegram says the
libcrating party numbered twelve or
fifteen. One of the released prisoners
claims to be Il captain on Gen. Escobe-
dos staff. Price adds that the Mexican
authorities at Camargo expressed a de
sire to help catch the raiders and sent a
party to arrest all the ferry boatmen on
their side, and ordered the police to
canturp tho raiders