The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-26

!
rived in London this morning.
The following dispatch from Cap
tain Brown to General Ord, and his
action In the matter, was received at
the war department, under San An.
tonic date of the 18th. Captain Brown
says: General Benevides handed
me, yesterday, the. following message
for Transmission to you:
COLONEL Gormez, commanding at
Camargo, to-day, communicated the
following telegram: In al interview l
had with the commanding officer of
the state volunteers, who arrived Mt
the Rio Grande, he informed me
that he had received orders from the
Governor Of Texas, to pursue and ar
rest criminals wherever they may be
found, even though it be on Mexican
soil. In case they are not promptly
delivered up by the authorities, to
pursue and arrest all persons who may
commit depredations on United States
territory, and afterwards take refuge
on Mexican soil; that relative to the
delivering up, ! shall coniine myself
strictly to the orders have received
from headquarters. | also notify
headquarters that there are at press
ent organizing in Texas, according to
the statement Of said commanders,
q, 900 volunteers for the campaign
against Mexico. Escobedo, his sons
and Sanmonoy, are still in Davis. !
beg, general, to call your attention to
the aforesaid assertions of the COM
manding officers Of the state voluns
teers in his conversation with Colo.
mel Gomez.
General Ord, says: III telegraphed
at once to Governor Hubbard your let
ter, with Captain Halls. My advices
do not agree with the latter. My or
ders prohibit the crossing on trails
after raiders, where there are Mexican
troops to arrest, or pursue, or sie2e.
Benevides telegraphs Hall proposes
to cross at Camargo, and says he Is
authorized by you to pursue and ar
rest all criminals wherever they may
be found, even on Mexican soil. IL
this IL not so, and II he crosses, unless
my orders are changed, he will cross
without aid from the regulars Hall
also stated in his interview with Colo
mel Gomez, that there are twenty-five
thousand volunteers organized In Texas
for the campaign against Mexico.
Such talk, II reported correctly, IL
likely to stop the efforts on the part Of
the Mexican authorities to capture and
return the rescued prisoners under the
extradition treaty.
General Sheridan In the telegram of
the trausnittal, is of opinion that
the conversation reported, Is but Of
little Importance
Ex-President Theirs, In receiving a
republican deputation yesterday, at st.
German, said that republic Is the
only government possible in France,
but at the same time 1t should be con-
servative in order not to create alarm.
Theirs said he did not doubt triumph
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Of the republican cause, and severely
condemned its adversaries.
New YORK, August 25.-The Times
has a Washington special which says
Solicitor Robinson Of the treasury de-
partment gave an opinion Of import
ance, TO the effect that the secretary Of
the treasury Is justified In setting aside
a fraudulent claim against the gov
eminent, although the claims have
been allowed by the southern claims
commission, and money for its pay
ment appropriated by congress. The
opinion was written In reference tC