Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-22
TROUBLES ON THE MEXICAN BOR.
DER.

TROUBLES ON THE MEXICAN Dor.
DER.
Great excitement prevails through.
out the country at the outrage at
FL Pa>o Texas, perpetrated by the
Mexicans upon body of Rangers
& Texas State troops). It appears
that the Rangers number some Is
or 80 and gre barricaded in Mex
lean dirt hnt with walls two feet
thick. The Mcxicans number 800
10 400. They demand the surren-
der by tho finer leans of Judge
Howard. to he beheaded, upon the
refusal Of which demand thev
threatened to- massacre the whole
body of Rangers. The ut-
most excitement p. evails and the
Governor Of Texas has telegraph, d
the President for Immediate assist
ance and the members of Congress
from Texas have taken their de
parture for home, in view of the
state If affai,s existing U. 5
troops have been dispatched from
the nearest posts to tie scene Of
trouble, n2der orders to make fore
ed marches, but it is feared they
will arrive too late. Gen. Thos.
NJ Vincent. Asst. .Adjutant Gen.
cral of the Unit d States Army has
been dispatched to the scene of
conflict. The forces now en- route
to ri Paso consist CT ten compan-
mics of the Ninth Cavalry, and one
company Of Infantry. The whole
TO, ce numbers a little over 300
men and will be amply sufficient if
they arrive in time. The Rangers
refuse to surrender Judge Howard.
but their ammunition is almost tx
haustcd and the Mexicans were uu-
dermInipg the dirt house at last ac-
LATEST. ,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Tbe fol t
Ecwlng teieg' ans were received at
The War Department this morning:
CHICAGO, Dec. 10 o.
Adjutant General United States :,
-4rmy
The following dispatch from Gen. 4,
Pope, received late last night, is n
especially forwarded. II II
P. Fl. SHERIDAN. q
Capt. Blair telccraphed at 9 .. m
l.. to-day, from FL Paso, that all
over at San. FL carlo. The RAN If
ers surrendered yesterday morn. al
~. Howard, Atkinson and Nc Sc
ride were shot. Ill of the Ran pr
ers were liberated today. They til
C now here. The mob has dis da
ersed BLAIR Al
3 air is instructed as soon as his "e
'mpany reaches him to move down al
San Elizario. There seems but ''
ttle-doubt that all the force that
IS been ordered out will have to y
used to arrest the ringleaders Os
I'd participants in this outrage.
nder orders received I shall in TO
'uct the troops to assist the sher
in performing his duty. I re, ~,
ct that the small number Of TROOPS II
New Mexico and their wide dis, r
rs'on at numerous points made it law
!sically impossible, in view of bv
shtrthess Of the time since the the
vernon of Texas made his de- tril
nd uron the President, TO place forr
efficient force a; San El;zario in as v
e to prevent the outrage Upon to h
laws Of Tcxas. in.
from the best information we dist
re, the officer in charge at Ell and
20 and persons comprising the pie
b were entirely Mexican born post
zens of Texas. There does not oe"e
ear TO have been any help from q aa p"
Mexican side of the river. +n,n,
JOHN Pope. whe
'revet Maj, Gen. Commanding. tion,
he above. information is, of man
.se, gratifying 70 the officers at of Sc
War Department and the Sec> bic l,
~ of War, but they fear tina, abo,,
IS not over yet. When The and
1T, assisted by. the United ties
es troops, begins making ar pand
OF the :inglea ders, there is no Other
ng what new row may spring to SCI
SCUM,
he Secretary Of War received o'eau
night from Gov. Hubbard spoons
atch saying that large num- "s ~
OF those engaged in the row '' A.
@ Mexicans a