New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-09
From ON Ell Paas,ot,. ,
Wemake the following extracts from a letter in the
San Antonio Ledger, dated Ell Paso, sth June:

We make the following extracts from letter in the
San Antonio Ledger, dated Ell Paso, Sth June
The hope that Paso del Norte, Mexico, would soon
be made free port of deposit is still entertained by
some, but in my opinion such thing will never come
to pass The duties under the Cononfort Govern
ment e1acted by the present Collector of Customs
Don Manuel Arnnndauz, are so eXorbitant, exceptto
few avoriea that it is impossible to take goods in
to Mexico From circumstances that came to my +
knowledge, goods have heen allowed to enter Ell Paso
del Nogte at six and a quarter per cent. ad Vaorem
duties. and upon the same, or few days after, the
collector wished to exact thirtysiX per cent. from
other party and thereby prevented the introduction
The present collector appears to have thrown HIM
self into the arms of few unprlnclpled men, who
exclusively have his ear and manage him for their
exclusive benefit. These persons have become quite
unpopular in the employ Of the Government, and let
opportunity pass to vent their spite, and be re-
venged upon persons generally
Since February last, the duties have been quite
moderate. In May, however, new goods arrived for
Introduction and when application was made at the
Collectors office to be allowed to introduce the goods
under the same regulations, it was refused and thes
duties Immediately put up to amount to prohibition to
the great injury OF said party and benefit of tavorites,
who had the only goods in Paso del Norte, giving
them the monopoly Of selling at large profits To
bacco made free but the decree has been resisted
by the Governor of Chihuahua, and still continues
monopoly for tile State. Matters in Paso del Norte
are in Il worse condition now than ever before The
party now in power call themselves Liberals, but they
belle tile name; they are most tyrannical in all their
proceedings.
The Collector has taken upon himself the faculty
Of issuing licenses to the ferries running between the
two Republics and given positive orders to cross no
one after down, to the great Inconvenience and
dissatisfaction of the whole community The author
tiles this side of the river might ealiae, although
do think it is the least bit in the world like throwing
pearls before swine Much illfeeling exists again be-
tween the people of the two communities, and is on
the increase
The crops look well although thereh been no rain
for over two months There will be only about halt
crop Of grapes this year They injured by frosts
weather has not been known here, and the season Is
| some three weeks later than usual.
The Rio Grande is higher than it has been for TWEEN
ty years. and still rising. The river bottom opposite
Dona Ana is under water as is also the garden be-
longing to the troops at Fort Fillmore, which the
bottom have all been abandoned, and are falling down.
The town OF San EZario is only saved. so far by the
canal bank which to the north of the town. The
water bubbles upin the streets, and, III many cases,
| several families have abandoned their houses in the
| centre of the town, thinking them unsafe. The
ter and mud is foot deep in the store OF Lewis Dut
ton whose goods have all been removed. The crops,
which few weeks since looked fine, are in great
danger Of being entirely lost Many fields already
| ruined
The large quantity of snow to the noEth Of Santa
Fe now melting, is the cause OF the inundati0n. The
roads from Duua Ana to below San ElzaI1o are al
| most impossible.
The United States Court Benedict, Judge, will sit
| at the Mesilla on Monday, the 9th Half the people
in the county OF Ell aso have been summoned to at
tend Much dissatisfaction exists respecting tins court
| held in adjoining territory Most OF the United
States business originated in this county; the people
think they are entitled to have the court held here
| aud not be compelled. at the expense of time and
money to go sixty seventy miles for the benefit of
| others.