Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-10
FROM SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.

DEAR JOURNAL Your readers have
undoubtedly all heard Of the "Parndise OF
America "--Texas; and great many Of
them have read with considerable interest
| the letters you have from time to time re-
ceived from parties who have gone from
the vicinity of the Burg to the Lone Star
State, and il is not Mt all likely that l can
write anything that will be- in the main,
different from what they have time and
again read, but they may find enough Of
interest in my broken and disarranged SEN
tences to repay them for the time spent in
reading.
Since writing to you from this State,
about one year ago, can see or hear Of no
changes in any part OF Texas for the bet
ter; that is, as regards employment for
the host of new comers, who expect, upon
their arrival here, to obtain lucrative sit
uations. OF course, there arc a few places
open, and the lucky few that are fortunate
enough to obtain employment nre very
well satisfied with the country, but the
| thousands who are unable to obtain work
Of any kind at any price are to be found
in all the cities and towns in Texas.
The U. S. Government has opened re-
cruiting Office in this city, and great
many have taken advantage Of this and
entered the army.
There is considerable improvement now
going on in San Antonio, and great
many buildings are being erected in the
business portions of the city, and directly
opposite the Herald Office there has lust
been completed n new hotel of modern
architecture, which in every respect is
equal to the Boody House, Toledo, o. The
old Spanish houses are all being torn down
and the buildings now being erected are
OF the American style of architecture. In
fact, San Antonio is becoming, TO put it in
one word, Americanized. Then, too, the
Water Works, which have been long de-
delayed, are being pushed forward to a
speedy completion, and generally y speaking
it is lively times but still there are hun
dreds here out of employment, and more
coming on every train.
There has been considerable excitement
created here over the lion and bull fights,
the last OF which took place on Sunday,
14.h inst, and, az on the previous Sunday,
resulted in victory for the bull The
same bull was pitted against six Mexican
bull-fghters Of notoriety, and for u time
he made it quite lively for the "Greasers,"
goring one Of them in the side and break
ing anOthers leg, but since this xcitement
hns died out the amusement loving San
Antonians have returned to their usual
Sunday pastimes OF fishing and cock fight
ing, and every Sunday the river bank is
lined with expectant anglers of all nation
alites in the forenoon, their luck being
that of the fishermen in all portions of the
country, "Fisherman's Luck" &c. you
know the old song.) In the afternoon
they all go to the cock pits, and it is very
amusing to see Chinaman and Mexican
trying to arrange q bet - neither can
speak the others language, and both can
murder the English language lille. An
American is then called in as an interpre-
ter, and after considerable wranging and
much gesticulation on the part of all three
the bet is satisfactorily settled and the
money, invariably amounting to four bits
fifty cents), is staked, considerable money
thus changing hands in an afternoon. The
MexicanE are inveterate gamblers, and the
poor, ragged laborer, who probably has q
family of five or six children, after work.
ing hard all week, will bet his last nickle
at these rooster fights.
There is probability of another out
break of the Mexican Revolution. and at
this place it is rumOred and generally be-
lieved that it will break out before many
weeks. Gen. Escobeda, tho Commanding
Olhcer ot Lerdo's aHmy, has Tor some time
past been in Galveston sending kilograms
| to various parts of the State, and always
TO portions OF Texas where there are rich
and influential Mexican residents, and
there are several influential Mexican citi-
zens Of this place who have lately received
commissions MS officers in Lerdos army. 1t
seems that all the Mexcans of any conse-
qnence who are residents of Texas, and
who are also extensive land and mine own
ers in Mexico, are in favor of Lerdo for
President OF TINT Republic, and all of them
are lending their influence and money to
carry out successfully the present move
ment against the Diaz Government, There
have been large quantities of arms and
munitions OF war shipped from San Anto-
MO to the Mexican Border in the last
month, and taking everything into consid-
Grafton the restless disposition of the Mex
leans OF the northern States of Mexico.
their thirst for blood and their greed for
plunder, it would be no surprise for us TO
hear Of the breaking out of another Rev
olution in Mexico, at no distant dav, and
should this occur the settlers in the western
portion OF Texas will suffer severely from
| raiders. The raids made into Teras of
late have been very disastrous to both life
and property and in some instances the
Indians (so called have came to the very
gates OF the U. S. Forts and run off stock
and committed murders. In one instance
they went to ranch at Palo A Ito, on the
Nueces river, about l2 miles from Fort
Ewell, and after killing the rnnchers
brother, and eight shepherds, carried off
his two boys, one and the other ~ years
OF age, scattered his focks and took away
over 100 horses. This is only one of the
late many deprHdations that are being COM
mitted, and for the truth of this case can
say there is no exageration. The man and
his wife were away from the ranch at the
time OF the attack or in all probability they
would also have been massacred, as were
the rest of the persons. Gen. Ord, the
Commandant of the Department of Texas,
has offered $500 reward for the return of
the boys to any of the U. s. Posts, and has
had descriptions of them and the clothes
they wore when taken away printed in both
English and Spanish and forwarded to the
Mexican officials, but it is not probable
that the boys will over be returned.
| think for this time | have written
enough. Good bye,
April %, 1873. " " '''