Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-08

Affairs on tho Bio Grands.

Affairs on the Rio 0rande.
Examination or General
Ord.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 8.
The House Committee cn Military
Affairs continued to-dsy their examin-
ui,ou Of General Ord 10 references to
affairs Oh The Ric Grande. He, ~ all
other Witnesses who have spoken or
the sub3ect, In inclined to give the
Dias Government Of Mexico credit for
good intentions in regard tn prevent
ing cattle raids from Mexico intn
Texas. He produced On article from
. recent number III the d ario (ofii-
cial) Of the City Of Mexico, stating that
two divisions, consisting ri 400 men
0f the regular army, have been dis
patched to tho Rio Grande frontier IN
der Generals Trevina and Gonzales, and
that . third division Of 1900 men would
follow, and that this force would DO
sufficient 10 guard against Indian in
vasions into Texas. ~ well IS against
any project of invasion on the part OF
volunteers from the United States.
General Ord does not think that the
presence Of these Mexican troops on
the frontier will be likely to cause any
collision between the authorities Of the
two countries, and particularly so IL
any good feeling II cultivated between
the officers. He says that IL he were
In command of = party Of United
States troops tIst had crossed into
Mexico, and IL lie we're TO meet . like
party 0f Mexican troops, he wOuld en-
gage 70 have the Mexican officers din
ing with him the same day.
To playful inquiry - to
whether it would be in the
capacity of euests or prisoners.
he said he would give them their
and that he hal no doubt they
would prefer u good dinner to \ fight.
Tie thinks that tho reinforceInents roy
their way tn Texas will increase HIS
u 5000 men, Of whom three
fifths will be cavalry, and that thai
will be amply sufficient.
The House Committee on Terrific
ries, to day, heard Col. Z. BriarIy, del.
sgHte from the Black Hills country. in
advocacy OF the organization oil a new
Territory To include that region. and
10 be known rs the Territory Of Lin
The House Elections Committee, to-
took . fnal on the Colorado
Ease.
A report declaring Patterson, Dem
ocrat. entitled TO . seat. va author
lied by the vote of Harris, Springer.
Gambler. Cobb, Williams, Turney and
Ellis, all Democrats. Thornburg,
Waite and Hiscock, Republicans, will
present . minority report Ia favor OF
Belford. Republican; and still another
report will be submitted to the House
by General Cox. taking tho ground
that there has osen no valid election.
will Resiss General Ord
Cressing the ME Grnnde.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.
A Washington special To the Times
Gays that Senator Maxey. Congress
man Giddings. and several Texas gen.
had an interview to-day with
the Secretary of War and General
sherman. The meeting = for the
purpose Of communicating to them
private Information that the Texas
gentlemen had received concerning
the movements NJ Mexican troops.
Generals Cauales, Filcors ard Narxvj ;
have command of tho Mexican forcss.
It Is believed by the Texas gentlemen,
and was 40 represented Ia. day, that
the Mex leans intend tc resist in every
way any attempt on the part If General
Ord u cross tho Rio Grxnde. Mr..
Jeffard said to General Sherman that
he believed within the next 30 days .
raid would be made from CamargO
over into Texas, and that he had r.
ceived private information from Mex
leo declaring that II was tho intention
Of the Mexicsns to plumber the towns
Of CuerO, Texana, vicara and Corpus
Christi. Gen. Sherman pooh hooed
tho idea oe this raid, and said that he
did not believe tie Mexicans would
dare attempt anything Of the sort.
Jeffard simply cOntentsd himself with
r~eiterating his information, and added
that the United States forces could mol
now b massed with sufficient rapidity
or strength to prevent the raid.
IntolliwoUOo y received here Of Diaz
ordering $500 men to lie moved up IN
the nsighborho0d OF Cainargo. It Il
not known wheiher dag intentions are
friendly or 0ther wi>e. II II believed
however, that the pressure that has
been brought 70 bear upon Diax 10 %
great that be has been forced to move
his men Ia resist any invasion VI Mex
lean coil BY Federal forces in pursuit.
Of maraudors.
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s1oP.
NEW YORK. Dec. g.
A-Waahlneton special t0-tho Time,
aays: The silver mOn0maniacs In thu
House are now expressing their deter
mInati0n TO attach the silver bill to thu
Appropriation bill, and thus force Il T.
scston IN the senate. The scheme h
bold one, and can only succsed by the
p~efsistsnt action Of . majority Of two
thirds Of the House.
The Worid's Washington apeclal
says: Army omcers have been In !
considerable state Of excitement TO- day
and this evening over the immediate
prospect Of sesious trouble on the
Mexican frontier. Four companies Of
the 0eoond Artillery. which wers or
dored - Texas from Carlisle, are d.
rected BY orders from here to leave
their families behind, ~ no ladies
could be permitted to 90.
ex.Prssidess Lssae - Tejaae wfsh.