, 1877-05-30
hGradual Change in the Political Een.
timent Of the South.
More Speculations Concerning
Gen. Logan's Official
Prospects.
Four Millions Of Hogs Killed by the
Cholera Last Year.
Tho Aggregate Money Value Of Which
Was $20,0000o0.
MEXICO.

spee.o, Dtspasen to Tat 7rsaunAs
WARRINGTON, y. T., May oo-Tho Cabinet
h.tl tho Mexican situation under consideration
todaY. Gen. Ord had prcviousIy been oFcr tho
subject With tho Secretary Of War and sccre-
tuY Of State, aided by maps. Nearly the entire
C,b!uct session was occupied with this matter.
The result undoubtedly Ia that our Government
h,y determined upon now departure wftl, sc-
tpcct 70 Mexico. The army forces along tho
nlo Grande border orc to he Immediately
,t,eogthcncl in important particulars. Gen.
nr}, commander Of tho Department. Of Texas.
h.. received discretionary ordcrs to protect tho
boricr from Iucurttons OF Mexican bandits and
ca..tc.thic7cs, and dcpredators OF NIL sorts,
AT.AIL HAZARDS.
tad II It shall bc found necessary to pursue the
m,,a,.dere over tho border, Gen, Ord will ho nt
liberty to do so In bis discretion. Tho Admins.
..tson has decided tl,at tho etato Of Texas
,hsl no longer be at the merry Of tho border
b,o1Its and tint IL Diaz, the dc facto President
Of Mexico, cannot prevent armed invasion Of
tho United States, tho inter will undertake TO
do 30 for itself.
No reply has yet been received At tho State
Department to tho note addressed BY Secretary
Esar.s to Diaz. Tho policy Of tho Adminstra-
ttoa towards Mexico 10 determined. Tho border
Is 70 DE PROTECTED
b7 whatever means seem necessary to tho conn
ulandlng officer, and in tho execution ot hin
oNlcrs the boundary line Is not to constitute an
Impcdtmcnt which maY not no overcome. In
,icr Of tho pending and possible complications
With Mexico II Is also decided thnt Minister
Nelson shalt remain at bis post indefinitely.
ue had wished to bo transferred TO an European
tt.tIon, but tho Administration Is convinced
thai seasofs ot public policy require him for tic
present to stay there.
Private Information received here from tho
border, wflerc it ID claimed hicxicans aro COP
stantiY stealing, represents that there il no
proper foundation ior tho exaggerated reports
xnt North. Another explanation consistent
viii this = that Texans arg very anxious to hare
incrcasing trade. Army men scell to think
t4at considerable activity along the Texas bor-
der during the summcr would Afford good ar-
kuncnt against ARMY reductions at tho next SIS
tim: Southern politicians arc urging That II
sard ho gUod etrokr OF policy for thu AdnItn-
htratlon to stir up tllis matter In view of tho
posslhlo support such tnnvc might secure from
Texas Cougrcssmcn. Altogether tho Mexican
bonicr question, rs II presents itself here. Is Of
III exceedingly complicated character.
MExtCAk MARAuDERs.
10 the Htsf<ta Assnciafta TFts5.
WAs1lls0ros, u. c., May 23.-Tho Cabinet
tplay dctcrmined that letter should 10 ad-
dressed to the Mexican Goyernu,cnt by tho
fceretary OF State notifying TINT Government
: .tas It nlust tako Immediate steps to proyuat
rails across the lsio Graudo Into Texas, uthcr-
1l&c our military commander III Icxas will bo
Instructed to follow lnarauders into Mexico and
puntah them upon TINT territory.
The action Of tic Cabncnt docs not involve
thu question Of formal rce0grit1on ot tho ptnz
Government, but tnercly deals with II ks the
ou'y paysy that ean bo addressed. eosno weeks
must necessarily clapso before q rcspurlso ts'
OUT demand gnti bu received, and icnev tEcr0 IL
not likely to bn any immediate Invasion vi Mex.
lean soil by tho United btatcs troops.