Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-09-04
MAopALESA, Sonora, August 2s.

MAoDALENA, Sonora, August 2S.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: This valiant !" Col onel Reyes has chosen MHgdaiens and Altar for Ihe scene Of hls exploits. Triumphant was his march as never that of highwayman since Dick Tur n;n's time before. He was gallant, also; with fuii hands ba strew the mon ev taken from the rich among his rug smulfiu followers, leaving something for the rifTraiT aHd rabble. But 10 inc rich did he not stick it? Hardly Tn uossession of thIs town be arrests thc nriucipa! men, Mir. Pierson, Father Molina, F. Daviia, representative 0t Nj. Latz. (who is fortunately absent. Rothenhansler. and l. II. Salazar; he said; You have until 3 o'clock r. m to pay me SlOlO00; if not dispos" nf your persons This meant, as he does not hesitate 10 explain, " will have one or two shot, and then per haps the others will pay" Thusly addre sses he his unfortunate victims
 He is candid, also, thIs ynliaLt" Cor onel." You rob the poor all the year round, he says io these rich peo plr. his victims. |" come to rob of you. You cail me a highwayman; well. I am one. You Tell me that Dc- cause PIcrson, Lstz, and RoIhenhan- sler are foreigners, ihelr respective Governments may call me 10 account for this ou rage. What does that mat ter tn me, who am a barbarian, a high wavmaur" These were his very word testified to by the sufferers in cOurl. Seeing lhe utter impossibily Of press ing the SlG,0O0 from hi' victims, he becomes at last satisfied wiIb stOOO Oh. he will ke what he can get; even from deienscless travellers whom he meets o7 the road, like Dr. L0rr. he makes his forced l ans of Si0, SEQ and Sl0O.
 His men in their way follow their glorious leader 4 FIenchman drlv ing wagon is "vertakeR on the road by person. Wont you allow me to ride wi'h ynu?' he ia a-het Ly thiS man. Cheerfully the un Hepcc:ing Frenchman accords this privilege. They ride but little further, the two. Drawing pistol. win your purse or your life lhc so kindly received passenger drpriees his beucfac;or Of bis possessions. When arrested and brought to jail here-aS fortunately Ihis man was--his defense is: am a soldier cf Coroncl' Brigido's."
 The gallaniry and cantor of '' Corn- 1el Brigido seems to have imposed even upon General Le Grand, who happened to be a passenger on the stage leaving for HermosilIo. He be. comrs, ss witnesses attest, the carrier of Sl0G0 of the booty which that high waymnn entrusted him for his wife People and authorities here don't seem to like Ihis readiness to "biige on the part of a distinguished American; |; would such kindness be differently ap preciatcd on the other side of the lines
 COrouel" Brigido claims to belong '1 party-th of Marquez or Ra- mirez; he proclaims a plan; but no party political claims hIm. People only know him hy the plan he acts upon that of highway robbery; nor does any body here believe that the proclama- ton of any plan, promising as it may be, transforms brigand t0 a patriU..
 Will the people, our ncighbors in Ar iz"na, the Uni'ed States Government. tuke different view. Ii he has made good his escape to Arizona, of which at present we are uncertain yet, will Governor Fremont comply with the treaty and turn him over to the au- thurities of this State which will sure ly ask him? For the sake "f main tenance of peace and good will we pray let there nul be a moments hcsi- taIiOn.
 Here everything iS quiet again: not so very quiet either, as Magdalena is getting lively with the preparations for ifs great feast on the 4th of Oc,,- Der, which, with no more Brigido, it means 10 celebrate with more aplomb than ever. It has more reason than in former years to do SO, ns Congress has elevated itS feast into the rank of a Siate fair. Come and see for your self, friend CITIZEN. OCCASIONAL.