Washington telegraph., 1854-04-19
Exciting from Eel Paso.


The San Antonio Ledger, of the 30th ult., has
intelligence from FL Paso. 1t gives some partic-
uars Of fight between what it calls, "the Salt
party from Don Ana" and 'the party from Ell
Paso." The latter, it says, was composed of
twenty-seven Inen-seventeen Americans,
Englishman aud the rest Mexcans. They were
all well armed and had with them six FOUNDER
This party met the Don Ana party at Los Chinos,
laden with salt They were commanded TO sur
render, which they refused to do wher the fight
commenced, and lasted twenty minutes. The six
FOUNDER was fired three times. The Don Ana par
ty fed, leaving two men killed, and one mortally
wounded, on the ground They had three mules
two horses and about fifteen head of cattle killed
The victors captured and drove off III head of
cattle. The only damage they sustained was the
loss of one horse and returned safely after abb
sence OF twelve days. .--.r,-- .-e-
1t also gives the scarcely credible intelligence
that the American Consul at Ell Paso has been ar
raigned before the Alcalde a charge of having
said privately that Santa Anna had secretly sold
part of Mexico for S35,000.000 and publicly for
$4,000 ,0O0.and that he would pocket $50 100000
The Consul informed them that he had nothing to
say to such charge, but held himself responsible
to his Government for his act The authorities
then asked him to sign his name to a document
they had prepared, which he refused to do, and
left the court. a llllsse el i-a
Mr.. ephenson has been successful, beyond an
ticipation, in his mining operations, and is now
preparing to commence operations on an extensive
scale. The metal gets richer the deeper he goes
down.. Ills success has caused considerable
citement, and a number OF companies are form
ing to engage in mining.
The people of FL Paso feel assured that the Pa
cihc Railroad will be certain to cross the Rio
Grande at the dam, Col Gray and Captain
Pope say it is decidedly the best point. The peo-
pie in fine spirits in consequence of this assur
ance. .ra rr
Business was very dull, and there was but little
prospect of speedy Improvement
Peach ,rees were in bloom, and nature was
putting on her emerald robe for the approaching
season. ~ O. Picayune.
A FIRST RATE PuFF.-At the Supreme Court
of Vermont Mrs. Sarah A Mottfwas divorced
1 from her husband, Mr.. Darwin Mott The Rut-
land Herald gives the following biography of this
worthy, which for pith is rarely equaIed
'We know that man-Darwin Mott He came
to st. Albany with long face silver headed
cane, and REV. prefxeti to his name. He
preached one faith few months. and suddenly
changed it. He preached and went bunting the
same day He preached on temperance, land the
people were astonshed at his stolen lectures and
4 feigned honestly and got drunk. He lectured to
Young ladies, and played the adulterer-stole
money: and charged the theft upon the servant
girl; got the office of Deputy Inspecor-got drunk
upon smugglet liquor-took one shirt, another
mans VILE and bundle of manuscript sermons
and ran away from his own wife, his paper, and
a crowd of creditors.H s4 ea- - .'-
That is certainly marked example of con-
densed writing, and in opinion the writer
would make good local editor. ee laiss