The New York herald., 1877-03-06
THE MEXICAN. FRONTIER.

THE USUAL PERPETRAr1oN OF LAwLEss ACTS
BY MEXICAN s-ANNExArIoN
THE REMEDY.
A gentleman from Matamoros, who has for some
tlme past been doing business near New Laredo.
Mexico gives extremely discouraging accounts of
affairs down there.
Describing the scenes OF lawlessness and bloodshcd
that have in rapid Succession afflicted the Mexican
frontier opposite Texas, our Informant says that when
the revolution comm'nced there drunken scamp
named Pedro Arrioa, "pronounced" in company with
Six or seven others Of 'he same strpc Tho act was
consummated in brotd daylight, and on tho fol-
lowing morning tho number of tho pronunci-
ados had increased 10 ihi-ty-nvc. During
the succeeding Dight they entered the houses
and took from thence all tho and ammunition
they could ind In three or four days aitcrwari tho
. revolutionsts numbered sixty men, all mounted and
tolcrabiy well armed. They then thought that It was
time TO commence tho work of imposing forced loans
~, said the gentleman above cited, .wss put down
for $500, but paid only S40" Some residents Of
Larodo had to pay Two forced loans the same day.
About eight days utter they first took Inc acd the
revoutonsls eft Tor Lampazos to Join that arch rev.
oiutlonis Pedro Nar,njo They had hardly got scven
leagues from the town whom strong detachment OF
government troops, under the command ol Colonel
Ordohcz, met them Unexpectedly, aud IN tho action
which followed they we're completely routed. Many
Of the rebels rcappoafed tho next day Laredo but
tho Texas side OF the Rio Grando not having thcn
with them either horses or arms, and some OF their
number mad even lost their hats. Ordohcz then
marched into tho town.
When the first outbreak Of the revolution had de-
sroyed the confidence OF pcace-abding citizens many
SIDE; somo OF them havo since returned but others
still remain thGc.
Ordoncz renamed for some days at Laredo, and
'things were fixed up" lc rc-cs,abshed the legal
authorities in power, and then marched for Monterey.
GOOD AND MAyFuL SIGHTING.
Since March last until Tho end Of November several
actions OF minor importance fought IN and about
Laredo tho rcvoluoniss having takcn tho town twice
by assault On each those OCCASIONS both parties
fought well and nanully, both suffering heavy losses
in proportion to the number engaged.
Before the outbreak OF the revolution Laredo
progressing rapidly The spirit OF advancement seemed
TO pervade oil casscs. Now tho town The as
pect of graveyard IN fact the whole frontier OF Mex
leo is in runouA condition. and the interior of tho
country cannot bc much better OF Revolutions have
ruined the country, both financially and morally.
II is not thought that Diaz hold the Prosi
dency now that ne has itoblaned through fraud and
treachcry. Qulroga was shot Tor dong his duty
soldier. He sustained Lerdo as the legitimate Cher
Magistrate OF the nation. Alter Lerdo had fled the
country and lglesas was proclaimed President by the
r.volulionsts, Generals Paacos and Quiroga turned
to General Treviho the troops under thcr COM
mand receiving guarantee OF protection by the last
named officer.
THE MURDER OF QurRooA
Quroga, relying upon tho word OF Trcviho, went to
the Iormer's 'ranch; but few Gays aiterward he
was arrested, tried aud shot
Diaz after taking Mexico declared himself President
and got tho other revolutionary chiefs recognize
him as such.
Along the Mexican side OF the frontier there is
hardly any news IRON the interior. Trevino and
Naranjo said TO be In Durango The people of
frontier hoped that they would more rcvolu-
tons every body thought that the risngs OF 1870 and
1871 would be the last. Now, old anu experienced
incline to the belief that Mexico. as nation will
never be free from these pc riodical social outbreaks
The people appear TO be unable TO live pcaceably like
the citizens oi other lands to do what right and
honest. IL seems that thero Is no remedy Tor tho
country except annexation TO the United States or
a protcctorato. Either must inevitably come about
sooner or later, the sooner the better.