Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-31
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Liberty.
Springfield Republican.
Xacatecas, Mexico, March 25.-As-
sassiDations are OF not unfrsquent oc-
crrreuce here, and human life Is
valued less than the beasts which
perish An ex-governor of the state,
General Cardonas, who has been prom-
inent in politics for many years and
| figured In moro than one revolution,
has last no less than nineteen of his
Immediate family by the red hand of
murder. The other day an attempt
was made TO assassinate him, his car
riage being waylaid by masked men
as IL was returning 10 his ranch about
three miles nom town. IT happened
that the general had remained at
home that day, and only his nephew,
/ wife and sister We're IN the carriage.
The nephew was killed IN his stead,
and also the coachman, one of the
shots grazing the sisters check. The
horses We're cut loose and the terror
stricken women ordered to walk home
as fast rs their feet could carry them.
which command 1t is needless TO say
they obeyed, leaving their dead IN the
dusty road. This being merely u
political disturbance II attracted
no particular attention, and the assas-
sins are still Mt large. Nobody thinks
OF iding outside of city limits, or, In.
deed, within them after night-fall.
without being well armed and at
tended. Betsey and !, with two other
ladies, were invited TO spend yesterday
at n hacienda five miles away. The
elegant baouchc, dawn by six clipped
mules, which was sent for our convey
nnce, contained tour shining pistols In
lis inS ida npalf nj Tar sl,a .f
Indies in case of emergency. The
coachmau and footman were equipped
with tworevolvers aud knife appellee,
ana two out-riders accompanied us,
each with gun, sword aud pistols
fastened 10 his saddle. But soon this
was not considered sufficient, and two
gentlemen on horseback, each with
his armed and mounted servant.
Joined In the escort, making quite
cavalcade, bristiing with the nipple.
inents oi warfare, MS we wound over
the silent mountain road. Owing tot
belated dinner 1t Glanced that we did
not return Mt the hour expected, and
rs sdnrkness came on the friends in
town fell into n wild state of anxiety.
fancying that our mangled remains
might he somewhere decorating the
wayslde.
AS Itll instance OF now llttic regard
the government has for life, let me tell
you pitilul story: A child was miss
ing from mining settlement at the
edge of Xlcatecas, and as WEI ks went by
no trace OF him, the distracted
parents imagined he had been kid
mapped. Thereupon some thirty per-
Sons, most Of them laboring men about
The mines, Were taken out and shot on
the merest suspicion that they might
know about the lost boyl About three :
atterward somebody happen
ed to look down into a deep hollow
probably an abandoned prospect holel
not many yards from the fathers
house and discovered something there.
IN which excited his curiosity. Closer
revealed small skeleton
1.-The poor child evidently having
allen in during one OF the
,pleptle fits, To which lie was subject,
md had starved 10 death within sight
II home. | happened to be present
when the little nouldy Jacket aud
muddy shoes were Brought up, amid u
'rowd who wept for sympathy for the
mother bHit nobody had
hought for the thirty victims most
y fathers of faiIilics-who were sa9ri.
Iced in the unavailing search.