The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-23
MEXICO.

ANARCHY AND DISORDER REIGN THROUGHOUT
THE coUNTRY-AN ELECTION AT THE BAYo-
NETS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN FAVOR
OF LERDo-TALL TALK FROM TREvINo.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEw ORLEANS August %, 1877.
Private advces received here from Lerdist sources
camargo Mexico say that the Lerdists are growing
In strength daily tho last elections having served to
make Daz exceedingly unpopular. Jalisco, Topic,
Sinaloa and sonora have pronounced In favor OF
Lerdo, and many of the Daz troops have deserted
him. Many Of the regular officers have been compelled
to resign, and their places have been aed by incom-
pctent persons disked by the soldiers
Al tho recent elections the outrageous frauds
were perpetrated- Al some places u single vote
cast, but every government candidates
were elected. When the people attempted to vote tho
soldiers nterersd. drove or the at the point OF
The bayonct, overturned the electoral urns ballot
boxes and declared tho government candidates elected
ANARCHY PREVAILING.
In fact the letter states that anarchy and dIscord
reign the length OF tho frontier Those Who have
money bury It in tho earth, and those who have
nothing stoa. Planters arc not planting ana tho
country is on the verge OF ruin.
ryoNouScEMEsrs LERpo.
Al Huastaca Colonel Llorene and at Tuxpan Colonel
Julian Herrera have collected about thousand men
and pronounced against their several State govern
ments. General Alatorrs has pronounced Pueblo in
favor of Lerdo as have also General Angel Martinez
in Sinaloa Colonel Bordo at Chiapas, General Juan
Guerro at San Luis Potosi. Colonel Men IN Moreos
and General Alvarez at Tuxtla General rreviho and
Canalos met at Camargo recently but instead OF set
Ting their dispute quarreled bitterly than ever
and General Cauales superseded by General
lgnaco Martinez whereupon he pronounced for Lcrdo.
Discomfort AT rHE ACTION or GENERAL PRICE.
The letter speaks bitterly of the action OF Gen.
era Price in the jail delivery II states tho desper-
ADDE'S could have been easily ovortaken captured
but that he spent his time gaioping up down whlo
the robbers escaped There being only military tols-
graph at Rio Grande City OF course tho only account
allowed 10 pass was Price'a
TREvISos TALL TALK.
Whom the outrage was reported to General Trcviho,
at Camargo, he sworo that In two months would
himself cross tho river and rcconquer Texas for
Mexico and then sack New Orleans. and that tho
Americans ought TO be we'll satisfied be let alone.
A STEAMER RUNS AGRoUND-MINIsTER FOSTER
MEMORANDUM.
HAVANA. August %, 1877.
The French mail steamer has arrived from Vera
Cruz, with adviccs from Mexico to the 10th.
Tho steamer City Of Havana while on her way from
Tampico 10 Tuxpan ran aground tho 10Th ON
the Tuxpan reefs she has fifteen feet Of water In her
hold. As the steamer City Of Merida passed her sho
endeavored to get her of, but failed The mails pas
scngers aud crew were saved tug from Key West
Is expected to get the city OF Havana of.
The Diario, the official organ, has finally published
the memorandum of Minister Foster. explaining tho
intentions Of the United States Issuing the orders to
General Ord. Perfect tranquility Is reported to pre-
vail throughout the Republic. Measures for bringing
tho border question TO satisfactory settlement are
being discussed