Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-17
The Mexican Trouble.

The following Is the corroc; version a. :,
condition Ct affairs on the Rio Grardo III to-,
latest advices from that quarter:
In Fl PasO county, MOI p very graA. di:!aa-
from the Mexican border, are certain e.t..pi.
Of which company. composed Of ci:l& ms
Texas, claims ownership. Tho MoXic4nS ser p,
the line not being particular about Ia, dist.
ton betWeeH mine and thine, have been in :.
habit Of coming to those salt work; wUcnoyr
they though they could do so with imput :,
and to help themselves to such quantities. os
material as they wanted
One OF the most strenuous defender; e. n
compsny's rights, and tho most energetic ,gp.
nent Of these nlarauders was, and ST., j.. C.r.
Howard, the company's attorney, shraG
daring te low. Sometime since n band o! N"A.
cans came TO tho settlement near the SAT WI,,.
and vi ct arms took Howard acro:S the limo j.:I
Mexico, and wero about IL lasl him - Tia p..l.
of execution, WHEN his Ifs WAS saved by e..
earnest intcrcession of Catholic prie.t&
The latter urged upon How ards cai,t,r = .r.
him CO. and they finally consented. not, hog"yr.
until they had compelled Howard to s;.a = +.
per- wherein no pledged himself t. di-u,,r o.
lis goods ard chattes in that section Of th'"o
try, and to leave for othor c!imes. liow,-t ,..
turned to FL Paso county, but, cOn.d.rluy "a.
pledge given under cOmpulson has 10 10, :.
law, did not fulfil II the terms Of h.s cont 4y,
go far from 1t, when one It's mUrnlnC. b, n"
tho lcader OF the band that had taken ham 81.
soner, he incontinentlT shot HIM DEAF IT,.
gave rise 10 new lro'.U!cS, which were only y IS.
81 by Major JOIN b. Jones proccodlL. t. d..
CO, invested with speci, authority !som ;.r
Governor OF Texas, aud restoring %pp,ro,
hArmoLy.
litter Msj9r Jones return to Texas he "'@..
lied q company Of twenty reli4bI, men. ?.a.:
them in charge Of the salt WORKS in H. ~
county, and, about tw0 or ta"n weeks az
for Austin. The peace patched Up by hla "a,
destined however, - DO OF tu! short du:.:1,r
On Thursday last 4 band Of 800 MexIcNn- eros.
ed the frontier, marched directly upon the =
works, surrounded tn, company lief. there I
Major Jones, ard commenced An .ltscE H''a
them.
Governor Hubbard being ir iorme Of II. IT,.
turbsnce Al once telegraph, 81 - Gongr"s.a '>
Mills aad the PRESIDENT and on Saturday n!"f''
ing sent second disps'ch to Mr. Mills, ~ 'aa
he informed him tbs. six Ct the c)mp*My n'! ~
ready been killed, and urging action on 90 I""'.
Oh The doVernmcrt for tnu prJ.c lion "tt1'""
Zons there.
In complisn'.e with th; request, ora, 49,"
Issued from tlo War Department for III, w)T''
n9nt OF troops to the scene Of tho disLu-h,.G'.
but Mr.. Wills is apprehcnsve that every o."
The Stat troops will be killed before assa.,''-
can re'>ch them, inasmuch as the nearest rnil.s:g
post IS about 800 miles distant, and troop: t-'m
the'te cannot reach tho salt WORKS in lc:s tines
W eek.
President Daz is doing al no csn 10 prev
hoitlt!c3 between the two cOl.ntric. by suppt''''
ing the raids complained Of, and NJ eXic.ns tryI'
continue TO march TO tho Rio Grande. No''
than .O00 cavalry arc between San LHuI- loi'.
and S4ltillo. Others are following in the san
direction. Several batLaions OF infsntry "7e Of.
the road to the ssmo point and 1000 lnta.rE 49,.
somo artillery will BE- sent by So. from VS.
Cruz to Matamoras. The troops ar sad t. B.
we'll Differed, and armed with improve! gun,
The Secretary CT Wac says tla, the dI'.'''
bsnce on the Toxun border has no. the sen.
blance of international trouble lie look, up
it as purely q local quarrel Incident t. the -
cality and the imperfect civilization Of ." PEI
LIE living on tho border. The troops % !"f''.
the scene Of tho disturbances will probably res
there to night or tomorrow morning M,i D"
restore peace without trcspe sing upoH N'A.""
territory.
OFFICERS OF THE GRAND CHAPTER. -
Grand Chapter adjourned Friday night. ~
following officers were elected for the c1'i''
year Most Excellent y. S. Lee, Rlchm0a'.
Grand High Prics'; Right Excellent SAM:
NJ. Bowman, Harrisooburg. Grand KIM; I'!.@
Excellent Peyton S. Coles. Char ote>v...ss'
Grand Scribe; Excellent o. NJ. Marsha !: N'.'
mond, Grand Treasurer; Excellent j.. !: ha,.e',
Richmond, Deputy Grand Treasurer; f.x'eI'h'
William B. Isaacs. Richmo nd, Grand T,1S
tary; Excellent William B. lsaacs, jr., l',:L
mond, Deputy Grand Secretary; EzccIIcn! Zee We,
r. Atkinson, Smithfcld, Grand Captain Of 'i'
Host; Excellent Henry W. hurry, l.)u'; ~
Grand Principal Sojourncr; Excellent \. W.
Archer, Petersburg, Grand Royal Arch IA''
tain; w. H. II. Lynn, Stauotoo; Master Of Q, ~ ~
Third Veil; Excellent Francis II. llIll, M'1l
son Courthou.e, Easter Of the Second Nri|
Excellent II. r. CraighiiI, Lynchburg, Master
of the First Veil; Excellent Geo. ". Dame
Danville, Grand Chaplaio Excellent Ihomi'
Angle, Grand Steward; Excellent james NJ
Taylor, Grand Janltor:
After the business of the evening" wls cou
GUIDED the Masons repaired to the baI,Ii,n,
'oom. where an elegant supper was spread, ~
he festive board speeches were made by IolI
oaoions Lee, Lambert, lsaacs, Marshall, hecu
' andersice, Bohanon, Dantorth, and oIh'',
10 the bright auumna days the template,
o comfortable exposure yields its fruit 10 n','
,erocious cough and irritation OF the tliroA,,
)r. Bulls Cough Syrup stands unrlvaIIed 81
amodu Ior ,hroat and limo disease % CeW'