The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
BlOODSlIED ON TIE BORDER
xTeU1IsG BETWFEN TExAS STATE
TRoorS AND MyxJCANs.
The Texans 0nfnumbcred md Surrounded J.
Gov, Uubsmfd Asking the Ala Of Jnited
s,n,cs Troops Ca Herei tho Invaders -
Mc~ico uurryiog Troops to the Bo-der.

wc~ico uurrytug Troops to the Border.
WAsniSDroN. Dec 10. Representative
Mis- OF Toxas has received telegram from
the Governor of that State. saying thnt com
nnny Composed Of about twenty State and
Cnitcd Stat = troops hsvo boon surrounded on
thc Texan sido OF the Rio Grandc by some 800
Mexican dcprrlaiots. and that ut the time OF
writing six Of the stat" troops and ono OF tho
Unitod states regulars had fallen. and the
nghting was still IN progrcss The Governor
appeals to Hayes. throug,, Mr.. Mills. "a sccrc-
tiry OF the Texas Legation. for immediate aid.
GALVESTON. Tex.. Dec n. ESPECIAL dcspatchcs
70 the N,-rs rcpor, that the FL Paso troubles
have broken out ancw. and fighting between
State troops and Mcxicsns hrs been going on
for two lays. The following dee pat IN has been
received Ivy the Governor from the Sheriff OF
II Pnso county:
There wss hshtnr all DAY yesterday At San Eyaric
between state troops and soSoans from 10th sides Of
the river cnAmEs ktRHsu.
The Governor sont the following despatch to
Hayes:
lam on'aliy informed that ci,icns Mexico. IN con.
nccuoh with citizens OF ~ rh-o county. Texas of
Mexican birth fighting all dav Yesterday IN Texas
with dctacimcnt of star troop. who aiding our
e, authoritc, The Mexican boing too be
rccei t Il Nas troops and 1t being impossible to raise
civil ros-c from the ct'1ep- who are nearly all Of
Nes.rin llooi ana sympathy. and having rc,norcc.
ucui. within several hundred miles AK the aii OF such
United sae. irocps as nas be nearest To the scene OF e
u,i Co icpcl the OF territory. have the
horror 10 b, vour obcii,nt servant,
X v iioanAap Governor OF Texas
Tho latest dispatches from FL ruso report
nat hye rangers and n merchant named Ellis
wre killed bv Mcxicans yesterday. The State
troops are intrrnchcd and San Eiznriu is sur
rounded hv a mob OF several hundred McXicans
from biih sldos II the river. The Governor has
telegraphrd orders to recruit men from the
near st points in Texas and New Mexico t. aid
the Stat troops
Cln oI MKxico. Dec. 5-Mcxicnn troops con.
tuuct march 'to the Kio Grandc. More thar
1poo cavalry are hctwccn san Luis Potcsi and
s.luo. Others are following in the same
direction. Several hattalions of infantry are on
the roal to the same point. and 900 nfantr,
and some artillery will b. sent by sea from
Vera Cruz to Matamoras. Tho troops are sRit
I be- well oiiirered and armed with improved
cun-.
WASHINGTON, Observation-Disclosures Of the T.
Paso outbreak reached Washington to-day. anC
created no little excitement Mr. Hayes imme
da,ely on the receipt OF Gov Hubbard's tclc
gram. askina: for the assistance of United States
troops ordered several companies of iniawrl
and cavalry stationed in the vicinity to report q
the seone OF the conflict and nssist the Stat
troops in preserving peace and rrpclling th'
invaicrs Secretary OF War MrCrury. Nhei
consulted on the subie.t tonight. said that thi
troops which had been ordered tO the Hssi-tiur
of the Texas militia were stationed at from ~
O lOD miles from the scene OF tho conflict
There was no railroad trans portatiOn bDtweeI
tho several points on the frontier though he wa
OF opinion tnat 1t would take only rras outbl'
length OF time 10 cQnccntrGi.at II prsy ab3u
og! of the revival OF the dispute over the sal
springs at FL Paso. and did not regard It IA O
any international importance. but rather th
luwless acts OF a mob. II. however, hc said,
was found necessary to send more troops 10 IN
assistance of the Texas militia. this Govern
ment would find itself much embarrassed be-
cause the next nearest points ~ which troop
would be available Is over 800 miles distant, an'
there was no possi siblc way OF trans portatiou eX
Crpt by foot or horse. He does not think. how
evor. that the affair will lead TO any serious re
suits.
While Mr. HAYES was at the Capitol to-day L
sign enrolled bills. and in that way fHciltat
bu-in "ss 80 as to enable the two Houses Of Con
ere,r 70 adjourn for the holidays he WAS wate'
upon by the entire Tuxas dolcgatiOn ana ur
gently requested to take vital stops toward th
supprr- 3iOn Of the disorders. He assured Ia
delegation that lG meant to DO everything II
hs power TO preserve peace along the border
anil referred & the fact that ho bud already or
dAr"d relief 10 be- sont to El Paso. Fedefu
troops viii only assist the state militia in re-
polling Mex. invaders. and are in-tructc
unler no circumstances 10 cross the lines.