The New York herald., 1877-12-18
Ell PASO TROUBLES.
Official Information Regarding the Affair
at San EliZariO.
TROOPS MOVING TO THE SCENE.
No international Troubles
Anticipated.
troops MOVING TO THE SCENE.
A PURELY LOCAL AFFAIR.

CHICAGO Doc II. 1877.
omcial Information rcccIvcd at military head.
quarters this afternoon shows that the mob at san
Euzaro consists OF ABOUT three hundred citizens of
FL Paso county, Texas that Mexcans have crossed
the river take part thctroubie and that tho Mex
hori,ics have svon positive orders that mono
OF their citizens should cross.
TROOPS THE SCENE.
About three hundred troops havo teen ordered
from posts In New Mexico to the source OF the dis
turbanccs aid the civil oilc.rs OF El Paso county
This withdrawal OF troops leaves tho Indian frontier
exposed
MATTER or SUPPLIES.
The statement published here this morning that IN
unusual quantity OF supplies being sent to Texas
from 81. Louis Is incorrect Only ordinary supplies
being sent aud Tor greater number OF mon than
Is serving In tnat department and assigned 10 IT.
All officers OF Tho army. In position 10 know any
thing about tho existing troubles In Texas the view
OF either government satisfied that thcrc 10 ne
possible ground Tor warke preparations
APPLICATION OF GOVERNOR HUBBARD roK
TnooFs-FoRcEs ON THE MARcH-oRIoM
AND PROGRESS OF THE DIFFIcULTY-A
PURELY LOCAL AFFAIR.
wAsnyoroS, Doc. II, 1877.
Representative Mills this morning received the
following despatch, dated last night IRON Governor
Hubbard oil Tcxas-
Sher,n Of FL Paso county ielcgrsphs tonight that
State troops are surrounded and viii all be mnssa
cred unless relief be had at once AK Ihe Sccrc
iary Of War 20 please order his troops ~ New Mexico
to mako forced marches for their rclicL They are
American citizcns. Answer.
Representative Mills was at tho War Department
TINS morning, and by authority OF tho Secretary Of
War replied 10 Governor Hubbard as iollows-
Troops arc now moving under orders from here
with all possible speed IRON Forts Bayard stanton,
DAVIS anu Santa Fe. Relief must soon be- had
ORIGIN DISTURBANCE.
Tho War Department has received Information that
tho local difficulties FL Paso county, Texas which
grow out OF the right aud utlo certain salt mines
hps assumed quite = threatening aspect.
The lew United States troops and State militia ia
tho county have been surrounded, and unless
relieved It Is feared they will fare badly. Tho do.
spach from Governor Hubbard asking assistance from
the President referred TO the Secretary Of War,
ana by him TO General Sherman. who telcgraphed
General Sheridan to send all tho troops he could.
Tho latter replied this morning that he had ordered
troops as iollows:-
From Fort Bayard, N. NJ. eighty miles from Fl
Paso, companies oi cavalry, l25 men and company
OF infantry, IS mon; Fort stanton. N. NJ, fifteen
miles, 8 companies cavalry, 1o7 men, and company
OF infantry, 20 men; Santa F6, N. NJ, $50 miles,
company OF Infantry, 2s men. All OF tho above are
from General Popcs command, and no has NO otheP
troops within 500 miles
It's thought that tho troops from Fort Stanton
have already reached FL Paso. and Will probably 10
able relieve tho troops surrounded by the mob.
Five hundred and troops have also been ordered
from Fert Davis, Texas, $50 miles OF. The troops
IRON Fort Bayard Will doubt roach San EzAro to-
morrow, and with those from Fort Stanton will be
sufficient to keep the peace.
4 IoCA
Tho o6air is purely local, and serious compiica.
tions anticipated. The Mexicans who have Joined
tho mob. from across tho RIO Grande thought ts
be relatives Mexcans living Texas who havc fol
years been gathering saIs from the lakes In tho Fl
Paso county.