The New York herald., 1877-08-28

the Jail and his release may be attributed 10
his great popularity. The fact OF bis having mur-
dercd by trcachery largo number OF persons was IN
itself enough to enttio MIN to the venera'ion and
envy OF his countrymcn but when all tho victims were
gringos their devotion to his person doalry.
cospucr OF rnE OFFICIALS
The conduct OF the Mexican officials is amusing as
well as Instructive. There is radical difference be-
tween the ollclais at the City of Mexico a their
agents and the local swashbucKIer the Rio Grandc.
who tthe atter) low. intriguing dcmagogue and ut
tho time q military hghwayman-a Kind
OF frontier ombnntion oi Dick Turpn Oily Gam.
mon-passing their peculiar shrcwdness aud energy
ixai exten, can be reasonably expected OF
degenerate mongrel race Thanks TO The lair deal
ing OF tho United States authorities in enforcing the
neutrality laws the Dnz officials along the border
no longer hourly dread of having their
scalps taken by tho adhercnls OF tho cxilei
Lerdo aud their former scrvility Is changed
suddenly into the fcrocious wrath peculiar Bombas
ties Furoso the displaced boots The conduct OF
General Ord in preventing an Invasion OF Mexico by
Escobedo is attributed to wholesome dread OF the
great prowess Of tho invincible Mexican people.
Hence the OF tho heretofore obsequious Ire
vino aud tho OF Colonel Estrada reach
Camargo whereby he lost fourteen Of his men from
exposure 10 tho sun.
sESsBiLIrY GENERAL BESAvIDgs
In cheerful contrast 10 the upsiart OF these
pctiogg,ns guerilla chiefs IL the conduct OF General
Benavides who not being Identified with the trends OF
Garza the aforesaid escaped being no friend
OF outlaws under any circumstances assured General
Ord every effort should be made to bring the guilty
parties account, and OF his dosire
to act Justly ho offered reward OF 900 Tor tho ap-
prehension OF the cuprts. Tho conduct OF General
Benavidcs, which is in keeping with tho
views he expressed to your correspondent when
In San Antonio, has IN measure modified the very
natural Indignation Of the Texas people In lact IL
was very fortunate'that General Bonavidcs the
ground, tho insolcnce of Estrada and other minor
lights who desire 10 increase their ioc popularity by
q mock defiance Of the Americans night have LED TO
rupture OF tho present relations The trouble Is not
ovor yet by any manner oil means. Tho matter does
not. in its present phase come under the jurisdiction
Of the department commander, it belonging moro
properly to tho civil authorities Three OF the male
factors have been arrested III Mexico, but as yet no
news has been received Of their having been turned
tho State officers at Rio Grando City. Tho
presumption Is that Governor Hubbard will press h.
demand ter the capture and extradtion OF tne whole
band, and II his reasonable demands not complied
With he will call General Ora 10 enforce them go IL
there may be chance for tho adm to
carry out It's prescribed line Of policy-or augment the
insolencc OF tho canatHe the border BY ingnomn-
i0usly crawhshing out OF H.
INDIAN FIGHT INDIAN
The old adago that "one will not pick another
crows eyes ou does not receive much corroboration
in the latest IRON San Carlos The Kckapoos
who live IN villages not far IRON Santa Rosa, about
ninety miles southwest from Eagle Pass, in Mexico,
arc at war with Apachcs, who nfcs, the country
10 tho west, and learn from General Ord that thcy
have, in consequence OF tho dcprcdations Of sand
Apaches, made Two raids their red brethren, tho
first resulting r tho capture ol several hundred head
OF horses, and on the second raid tho Kickapoos
brought pack seventeen nice fresh Apache scalps.
which goes to show that even tho Kckapoo can be
guilty of generous impulses There Is, however, no
particular reason for the Texans rejoice, tho
Apaches havo already begun to dcprodate in Texas
TO replace tho stolen stock still there Is cause
for quiet enjoymont as lar tho seventeen scalps 8
goes All the Quakers in Philadelphia Improve on
tho moral status OF Indian who has boon properly
killed and scalpcd f4
ExrRADirfoy LIPANs
There Is some prospect OF about dozen Of these
most energetic pests Of the frontier being turned
tho civil authorities. The proper documents have
already gone forward and are nov in The hands Of
General Falcon, one Of General rscvao's subosdi.
nates who processes Willingness to nssess and
them the State officers. Thorc Is ample tcsti-
mony to convict them OF murder and highway robbery
One OF the witnesses against them is man they
wounded, but who secretcd himself, and who saw
overy Of the last raidls party from tho distance
OF less than twenty feet