Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-25
Mexican Raiders.
OFFICIAL CoRREsPoNpE,


parties to the controversy are heard.
Mexican Raiders.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
The following dispatch was re -eigei az the
War department this afternoon:
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, Aug. 2I-The fol-
lowing has been received from Capt. Brown:
General Benevides haaded me yesterday
the following message for trans mission TO
you. Co. Gomez, commanding at Camar-
go, to-day commun icates the following tele-
gram
"In an interview had with the command
ing officer OF the state volunteers, who have
arrived at Rio Grande City, he informed me
that he had received orders from tue COVER
nor OF Texas to pursue and arrest criminals
wherever they may be found, even though IL
be on Mexican soil. in case they are not
promptly delivered up by the authorities. |
have answered him: Il have orders TO pursue
and arrest all persons who may commit dep
relations on United States territory and af-
forwards take refuge on Mexican soil; that
relative TO delivering them up l shall contine
myself strictly To the orders / received from
headquarters. / also notify headauarters
that there are at present organizing in Texas
according 10 the statement of said comman-
ders, twenty -hve thousand volunteers for the
campaign against Mexico. Escobedo, his
sons, aud San Money are still in Davis. [
beg, general, to call your attention To the
aforesaid assertions of the commanding Off
Ger OF the state volunteers in his converse
ton with Col. Gomez
lSignedl GENERAL BsNAvIDRs.
ltelegraphed at once to Gov. Huboar
your letter with Captain Halls. My ad vices
do not agree with the latters. Ny orders gro
hibtt the crossing on trails after any sort Of
raiders where there are Mexican troops To
arrest or pursue such. Benavide's tee-
graphs that Hall proposes to cross at Co.
MARCO ard says he il authorized by orders
from you to pursue and arrest all criminals
wherever they may be found, even on Next
lean soil. II this is SO, and he crosses, un-
less my orders are changed, he will cross
without aid from the regulars. Hall also,
according TO my advlces, stated to Col. Go
mez that there Is, 600 volunteers organized in
Texas for the campaign against Mexico
Such talk, if reported correctly, is likely to
stop efforts on the part OF the Mexican au-
tholit'es TO capture and return the rescued
prisoners under the sxtradition treaty.
[Signed.l ORD, Br'gadier General.
Gen. SheIIJan, in his telegram oftransmit-
ia, SAY he l. OF the opinion that LiIe coIv,r-
sattpn II ported Is OF bJ- lizzie I1por a9ce
GEN. GRANT.-A DIS ilguisbcd participl-
tor in h. a pre- aching maluevr-S will prob
ably be General Grant, VINO mas been favor
q with a special invitation from his males
~. The American ex-Presidant. now So
iourning in switzerland, is shortly TO pas
through Berlin on bis way TO Sweden ani
Norway. He will return at he b ginning >
! ext month and remain fa days tn enjoy
the sights OF the capital. Gen. Grant, VINO
is greatly admired by German officers. will
be The guest OF the American minister, aud
Will probably have an interview with Prince
Bisma rex. expected also ADO ~ e sarnetime
ST MARY's COUNTY PoLITICs.-Theden-
ocratic central committee OF st. Mary's
county, Md, having consulted as IN the best
manner TO make nominations in that coun-
ty, adopted rule as to nominations for
county com missioners to the effect that as
the seven election districts of the county
have but five commissioners to vote for the
five nominees should be selected from dis
tricts chosen by lot by the committee. Ac-
cOrdingly, St. Inigoes, Factory, ChapticO.
Charlotte Hall and Patuxent were successful
In the lottery. The other two districts will be
ensitled to representation two years hence.
MYSTERIOUS DISCOVERY OF BoNEs-At
Lancaster. Ohio, the skeletons of yOung
woman and fptus were exhumed Tuesday
by cartman hauling ashes from the cellar
OF small untenanted building on Main
street, which was occupied a few years since
by prominent physician as his office Two
plain gold rings were found on the bones OF
The womsn's left hand, upon which were
clots Of dried blood. An inquest was COM
menced, but postponed I'm order to secure
important testimony bearing upon the case.
STRANGE ACCIDENT TO AJUDGE-Judge
Carr, OF burlington county, n. j. met with
a serious accident at his residence Thursday.
one OF the servants, while opening a door of
the judges room, started the burglar alarm,
and the judge, in his hurry tn get out of bed,
caught bis feet in the bed clothes and fell ont
feavily on his head, breaking his left collar
bore and severely iDjuring himself inter-
naDy.
REVIVAL OF BUSINESS IN THE NORTH
wFsT.-The Chicago Tunes has a review of
the fall trade, which sh WIS that business in
nearly every line In that city is more active
than any time since the panic. There is an
unprecedented rush in The chief staples. aud
q general revival of trade in the northwest
apparently near at hand.
WHISKY AND JEALoUsY.-At North An
dover, Mass, John Butterworth, while under
the influence of liquor and maddened by
Jealousy, assaulted his wife, beat her severe
ly and finally stabbed her several times in
the breast. She died In half hour. Butter
worth attempted to kill himself. His wound,
however, Is not thought to be fatal.
TRAGEDY occurred in Baltimore last
evening. Charles Pitts stabbed Charles Will
SON with butcher knife. killing him in
stantly. The murderer and his victim were
colored boys OF the same age. Both were
eDamored OF the same mulattO girl, and the
murder was committed in her presence.
Cause, jealousy.
CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER OF TWEEN
TY.SKvEN PEOPLE.-John Wesley Harden,
who Is said TO have committed twenty seven
murders, mostly in Texas, was captured in
q railroad car yesterday as 1t was about to
start from Pensaco'a. About twenty shots
were fred in making the arrest aud Rarden's
companion, named Mann, was killed.
DEFALcATION AND FAILURE - The
wholesale hardware firm OF McNab, Marsh
q Coen has been compelled to make an as
alignment in consequence OF the disappear
ance OF the junior partner OF the firm, and