The New York herald., 1877-12-18
Ell PASO TROUBLES.
Official Information Regarding the Affair
at San EIiZariO.
troops MOVING TO THE SCENE.
No international Troubles
Anticipated.
A PURELY LOCAL AFFAIR.

CHICAGO, Doc. II. 1877.
oncial Information rcccived at military hcad-
quarters this afternoon shows that the mob san
Ezario consists OF ABOUT threo hundred citizens o
FL Paso county Texas that no Mexcans have crossed
the take part tho trouble. and that tho Mex
hortcs have sivcn positive orders that none
OF their citizens should cross.
TROOPS ORDERED TO SCENE.
About three hundred troops havo been ordered
from posts in New Mexico 10 the source Of the dis
turbances to aid the civil officers OF III Paso county
This withdrawal OF troops leaves tho indian frontier
exposed.
MATTER OF SUPPLIES.
Tho statement published hero this morning that IN
unusual quantity OF supplies being sent 10 Texas
from ST. Louis is incorrect Only ordinary supplies
are being sent aud greater number OF than
is serving In tnat department and assigned TO H.
All officers OF tho army. IN position to know any
thing existing troubles In Texas the view
OF either government, satisfied that thcrc IL NJ
possible ground Tor warlike preparations
APPLICATION or GOVERNOR HUBBARD YoR
rnoofs-YoRcEs ON THE MARcH-oBI0M
AND PROGRESS OF THE DIFFIcULTy-A
PURELY LOCAL AFYAIn.
wAsnryoroS Doc II, 1871
Representative Mills this morning received the
folowing despatch, dated last night, from Governor
Hubbard, OF Tcxas:-
Sher,n Of III Paso county ieegrsphs tonight that
State troops surrounded and Will all be mnssa
cred unless relief can be mad Ask the sccrc-
iary OF War 70 please order hs troops ~ New Mexico
to make forced marches for their rclcf. They are
American citizcns answer.
Representative Mills at the War Department
TINS morning, aud by authority Of tho Secretary Of
War replied to Governor Hubbard iollows:-
Troops now moving undcr orders from here
with all possible speed from Forts Bayard Stanton
h.u Rnltn nf OF onnn ha hun
ORIGIN DISTURBANCE.
Tho War Department has received Information that
tho local difficulties FL Paso county, Texas, which
grew OF the right aud tito to certain salt mines
hns assumed quite threatening aspect.
The low United States troops and State militia Ia
tho county have been surrounded, and unless soon
relieved It Is feared they will fare badly. Tho de-
spaich Governor Hubbard asking assistance from
the President was referred TO the Secretary OF War;
and by him TO General Sherman. who telcgrapned
General Sheridan TO send oil tho troops he could.
TROOPS
Tho latter replied this morning that no had ordered
troops ollows:-
From Fort Bayard. N. NJ. eighty miles from Fl
Paso, companies OF cavalry, 125 mon. and company
Of infantry, IS mon; Fort Stanton. N. NJ, fifteen
miles, companies cavalry, 107 men, and company
OF infantry, 10 men; Santa F6, n. NJ, $50 mcs, /
company OF Infantry, % men All or tho above are
from General Pope's command, and ho has NO other
troops within 500 miles
It's thought that tho troops from Fort Stanton
have already reached El Paso and will probably be
able relieve tho troops surrounded by the mob.
Five hundred and troops have also been ordered
from Fort Davis, Texas, $50 miles on. Tho troops
IRON Fort Bayard will doubs roach san ExArio to.
morrow, and with those from Fort stanton will be
sufficient TO keep the psaoc.
LOCAL APYAiR.
The a6air Is purely local. and serious complica-
tons are anticipated The Mexicans who have Joined
the mob. from the Rio Grande. thought ts
be relatives OF Mexicans living Texas, who fol-
years been gathering sails from tho lakes in tho II