The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-19
THE MOB AT SAN ELIZARIO.
THE BEsIEGED TENS TROOPS CON-
PEELED TO SURRENDER.
Three OF their Number ATerward shot 10
Denth-The Origin OF the Di.turbancc-
DInz Gunrds DIsnrned by I.crtn,a Enrccs.

| Denth-The Origin OF the Disturb ,ncc-
| Di"z Guards Disarmed by Lcrdos Forces.
| GALVESTON, Dec. 1s-Tho Ncrs' Fort
Clark despatch snys: THE command under
Col. Young and Lieut.. Bulls arrived here this
monday evening. They report having cxpc-
rcnccd very bad weather on their return trip,
their blankets and clothing being drcnched
since the 9Th inst No details Of their opera
tions have yet boon made known The Governor
has received the following despatch from tho
Sheriff OF Ell Paso county dated tho nth inst:
Your telegram received Unable raise in this county
ScGf sa sar i n"s vii Fl. e 1sP /, n %
unr snort Of ammunition. and the mob is Undermining
| ue buiidiiws CnARlts ktRBKR, sheriff.
The Ne,cs' special from Austin says: "A de-
spatch has been received by the Governor from
the Sheriff OF III Paso county announcing that
the State troops surrendered to the Mexican
mob at o'clock yesterday afternoon Their
ammunition was exhausted. and they were un-
able to hold out any longer After the surren-
| der. Howard. Atkinson. and Mcbride were shot
| to death by tho Mexicans."
San Antonio special to the Ne1rs says: Col.
| Amador of the Lerdo forces. with 200 men, has
been disarming Dlaz's guards at Mier. and re-
leasing them upon their promise not to take up
| arms again against Lerdos cause. Mexican !
favoring Lerdo who had taken refuge in Texas.
are nocklng to his standard. His accessions In
| ohN ht'b i'h'H'u ukWtIu VI ~ men.
| WARRINGTON. De-. ls-The following dos
| patch from Gen. Pope has been transmitted to
the General Of the Army:
Capt. Blair tclegrnphs from El Paso on the
10th that the mob have becn up to III Paso. Mex-
leo. to get II small gun there. but Judge Padillo
refused to let them have II. Magellan has Just
come from The. other side. All his old friends
one of them told him he had better COME into
town, Which he VIII to-m2Hrr2w. Men belong;
| took nll tho ammunition thoy could find. III n
| good blow is to be struck the sooner tho better
| .grnph9I the movement oi troops now taking
place; he has been directed 10 take charge u
lTc r field pieces and ammunition at E, F4so,
| under guard Of his detachment Col Hatch
59ss oy ihs tr99r9 VII arrive in time to prevent
Gen. Pore also eceraphs under date Of yes
terday: Ten companies of the Ninth Cavalry
| FL Paso. Advance companies are expected To-
99rriye there today or to-morrow. The whole
| lore. probably numbers little over three hun
dreed mcn-enoush for all purposes"
,,Gcn; Vincent has been transferred from tho
War Department 70 the Department Of Texas
| tier have assumed such a serious aspect that Il
is necg ssary to have officers, Of cool judgment
ari;;i9F in cqnnestiSn with the Mesis"n iH%y raids
| duty on account Of his peculiar fitness
I'm Ihe Adiutant General OF the army. who h9s
Paso anil at 'ther points on the border. hai ~.
up TO lO O'Clock to-risht received any advccs
of TeXa T rsssad ,a H. e rep9rd S
luent shooting Of some of the State troops.
=, CWetoo; Dec. is.-capt. ,Bnir, comnianding
| graphs under date OF tue l7ih inst, that nothing
new had occurred at san Elinro. Up to that
time only one man. named Ellis, belonginst 10
| the Texas Hangers. had beon killed. The nd
| ynnce United states troops en- route 10 san
| Eizario from points in New Mexico were hourly
THE ORIGIN OF THE DISTURBANCE
| WAsHITdToN: Dec. ls-A,meetinG of the Cab
met was hold to-day at which the recent out
break, in F.. Paso was the chief subie.t under
ronsiderGioRi nnppeeT Of aespatces The
were read. with statement received from
trustworthy person at the scene Of the disturb
that one Howar WHIT wko The @ agent a1r oi the OWNS SSss
| OF Salt lake In that vicinity. attempted 10 re-
| parties alike 10 gather salt A Mexican resi-
dent grew opstreperous on being refused per
| ing, and assaulted Howard. who had assumed
control OF salt lake Howard. as he claimed in
| seli-deienre. killed his nssaiant whcreupon
| seize Howard. In anticipation of the difficulty
mat Nigh, ensue IN consclucnce q taking pos
party of State militin TO Protect him, hence Ito
| row that followed The MeNicans were greater
| The Inter t. retreat into dirt hut whore Ia y
en rr 5Se Ff tha usk a 9aS The Mex & n7
| ceedcl IN adding number Of Mexican strsr-
SIers to their ranks, hut the puthorltics on III.
| the movement. and positively refused 10 l"ud
| the Insurgents the use of small art nry ~ ,cc
| Tho Texans had fortified themselves.
\ member 81 the, Cabinet. referring 20 the
subject night said that this was unqneston-
ally lo.el oirair and one for which NeSigo
could not hs held responsible. II WAS simply
n r5Ty a! qi ann 2P w yeeRe bs y 9SuRS Ss 81 & sS9 ter
liies g. Tut II down. He said that he was in
formed thnt army officers stationed along, the
ironter were inclined to make short work Of
whether they be Mexican +. sIcnts north Or
south q n Rio GrPpde. and he dii nol think
diers turned in and killed n hundred or two II
lie thought that the desire to put an eni to
i4ese .ics t ttr9utes Ms not confined 70 this side
l,s-i"hS, lackln only the means Of controlling
ine bandits along her border. He thought that
Federal troous would arrive At tho scene Of the
would be heard from that quarter. ior the
present at least. There was no action taken in
length Secretary Evalts was the only member
absent from the meeting. and he was repre-
sented by Assistant Secretary Seward
cosKLING's COMMITTEE AT WORK.
WAsHINGToN. Dec. ls-Conkling's Commit
tee on Mexican Affairs had before it John b.
Frisbie Of Vallejo. Cal, whose recent stay at the
Rcn n5 obamd from s WIZ ha De s o sRSss2n hG
has brought him prominently before the public
~ .',illhhllpu VIII luo DluI Administration.
Frisbie was on h is way to san Francisco when
ateleEraphlc subpoena from this committee in
terccpted him, and he returned 10 Washington
for MS exam mqinaton. staying here only long
enough to DO eXamined. and takinl; the
first train for the West. lie testified at
ton OF affairs in tho Mexican capital |
the. present condition Of Mexican trade.
and the measures which should he taken To- at
tract II to this country. His testimony was
highly favorable TO Diaz, and he expressed the |
opinion that his recognition would probably
give Mexico Government sufficiently stable to
attract capital there. Frisbie has himself re-
Gently Obtained railroad grant ior the line
from the Rio Grande to the City of Mexico and |
il is probable part OF his testimony related to
this mutter. His testimony is spoken of this |
evening by members Of the committee as of
great Importance. though not containing much |
Of highly novel character. He admitted that |
the Administration knew Of his intention to
visit Mexico Inst spring, and that he had an in
teryiew with Secretary Eynrts before he lefr. He
tool, with him letters Of Introduction to Minis
ter Foster from persons high in authority in
Washington, and among others ono from Soc
rotary EvartH.
WHAT GEN. EsCoBEDo SAYS.
NEw ORLEANS. Dec. 1S.-Gen Escohedo Of re-
cent Mexican border fame arrived hero yester-
day from Brownsville He says his visit to