The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-18

ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT,
TO TIE DAILY LNTELLIgENCER
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GENERAL NEWS.
is OSMAN PASHA DEAD2
England Cooking the Question Of
Mediation.
Wonder What the Broth viii Be-,
Peace or War.
Mexican Question In Congress.
Urgent Call Of Gov. Hubbard, Of
Texas, for Troops.
MEXICAN NEWS.
Trouble In Ell PasO, Texas.

SAN Francisco, Call, December l6.-
A Tucson, Arizona, dispatch in the
llermosillO papers received here 10 day
says, General Huerato former Goyerno,
Of Sonora, Is reported ia Mexico with q
thousand American tlllibuSters, stationed
near the Sonora line, preparing for In.
vasion. The Pe'guardo, a Mexican man
oi.war arrived at Guyamas to look inlC
matters, and several thousand troops are
concentrated at Mazatlan. Indians killed
the mail driver from New Mexico in the
San Simon Valley. Troops are in pui.
suit.
WAsHINGToN, December 17.-Repre.
sentative Mills this morning received the
following dispatch, dated last evening
from Gov. Hubbard, OF Texas:
"The Sheriff OF III Paso county tele.
graphs tonight that our Stale troops are
surrounded and will all be massacretI
unless relief can be had al once. Ask
the Secretary OF War to please order his
troops in New Mexico, and make forced
marches for their relief. They are
American citizens. Answer"
Representative Mills WAS at the War
Department this morning and by author.
ity Of the Secretary Of War, replied to
Gov. Hubbard as follows:
Troops are now moving under orders
from here with all possible speed from
Forts Bayard, Stanton, Davis and Santa
Fe. Relief must soon he had"
The War Department has received in
formation that the local difficulties in El
Paso county, which grew out Of right
and title TO certain salt mines, has a..
sumed qaite threatening aspect. The
few United States troops and militia in
the county have been surrounded, and
unless soon relieved, it is feared that they
will fare badly.
A dispatch from Governor Hubbard,
a-king assistance from the President. was
referred to the Secretary, and by him to
General Sherman, who telegraphed TO
General Sheridan TO send all the troops
he could. The latter replied this morning
that he had ordered all available troops
to the scene Of the difficulty. 1t is
thought that troops from Fort Stanton
have already reached EI Paso and
will probably be able to relieve the troops
who are surrounded by the mob,
The troops from Fort Bayard, no
dIubt, will reach San Elizaro tomorrow.
mud with those from Fort Stanton will be
sufficient to keep peace. The affair is
purely local and no serioua complica-
tons are anticipated.
CHICAGO, December l7.-0tficial infor.
nation received at military headqarters
this afternoon shows that the mob ut San
ElizntiO consists Of sbOut::3O0 citizens Of
Fl Paso, Tex; that no Mexicans have
crossed the river to take part, and the
Mexican authorities have given positive
orders that none Of their citizens should
cross. About three hundred troops have
been ordered from the posts in New
Mexico to aid the civil officers OF Fl Paso
county. This withdrawal Of troops leaves
the Indian frontier exposed. The state.
ment published here this morning that
an unusual quantity OF supplies we're be.
ing semitic Texas IRON St. Louis Ia in.
correct, only the ordinary supplies are
being sent and for no greater humber OF
men than now serving there. All officers
Of the army in position to know anv.
thing about the existing troubles in Texas
or the views Of either government, are
satisfied that there ia no possible ground
for the warlike preparations.