The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-19
The Number Of Men Ordered 10 San
EllzarIO suillclenl 10 Quclllhe Mob
The Judge OF III PasO Refuses
the Mexlcans Use OF Arms.
The Troops Expected 10 Arrive In Tine
to Prevent Further Trouble The
Cabinet Considers The Question Of
No National Significance,

A Large Amount NJ Lunber, Logs Rnd
TurpcntIn" In Florida CIHimcd by
tie GoVernment-0en vincent
Transferred 10 the RiO Grande,
might Associated Press Report.l
WASHINGTON, December lS..-Com.
missioner Williamson, OF the general
land office, has received report from
Special Agent Hester in Florida, that
IA writ OF pleven has been issued from
the Unite States court for the posses
sion OF nine hundred thousand feet OF
sawed lumber and four thousand pine
logs cut from public lands. Governor
George Il. Drew, Lewis Buck, James
Parker and Lafayette Dickens are the
defendants. Hester also reports suits
instituted for the possession OF several
hundred barrels OF rosin and turpen-
tine, and that writs have been issued
for the arrest OF various parties, III
Guiding Parker and Dickens above
referred to.
General Vincent has been trans
ftrred from the war department to
the Rio Grande, because there is
wanted there III adjutant general OF
cool judgment and great experience,
Ex-senator Hitchcock, OF Nebraska,
becomes consul general at Paris, vice
General Tobert.
Blaine has decided TO seek balm
at Hot Springs, He leaves tomorrow
in company with Senators Chaflee and
Dorsey, ex.Secretary Robson and
Congressman Hale.
The cabinet to-day gave some con-
sideration to Mexican affairs but took
no action. The trouble on the border
il still considered Of no international
Importance. The secretary of war has
ordered Colonel 5hafter and Lieuten-
ants Bulls and Truiner to appear be
fore the house military committee on
January 7, to which day the sub'com-
mittee, of which Congressman Scbleich.
or is president, adjourned.
The following has been received
from Chicago, under date of the 18th
The following telegram from GEN
eral Pope is transmitted for informa>
ton to the general of the army.
p. Ii. SHERIDAN.
Captain Blair teiegraphs from Ell
Paso on the 10th, that the mob have
been up to Ell Paso, Mexico, oget the
small gun there, but Judge Padillo re-
fused to let them have it. Major Of
fan has just come from the other side.
All his old friends turned the cold
shoulder to him to-day, and one of
themtold him he had better come into
town, which he will tom orrow. Men
belonging to the mob came up yester-
day and took all they could find. liza
good blow is to be struck, the sooner
the better. Col. Hatch reports that
Captain Blair has been telegraphed the
movement OF troops now taking place,
and that he has been directed to take
charge OF the field pieces and ammu-
milton at Ell Paso, Texas, and put them
in the customhouse under guard OF
his detachment. Colonel Hatch
thinks the troops will arrive in time
to prevent any serious trouble.
JOHN POPE,
Brigadier- General Commanding
Under date of yesterday General
Pope also telegraphs that ten compa'
MES of the Ninth cavalry and one
company OF infantry are enroute TO
FL Paso. Advance companies are eX-
pected to arrive there to-day or to-
morrow. The whole force probably
mum ers little over three hundred
men, enough for all purposes,
The naval report Of inquiry on
the Huron disaster attributes tie loss
OF the vessel TO lack OF seamans ship.
A dispatch from Chicago says that
Captain Blair, commanding United
States troops at FL PasO, Texas, tele'
graphs, under date OF the 18th, that
. nothing new had occurred at San
Elizarlo up to that time, but one man
namad Ellis. Of the Texas rangers,
had been killed. Advanced United
States troops, en- route for San Ellzaric
from points in New Mexico, are hourly
expected.