The New York herald., 1877-10-08
The Judges and Sheriff Ar
rested and in Jail.
A FORCE MOVING TO THE RESCUE.
Defenceiess Condition OF the Line Of the
Rio Grande.
WAsuISGToS, Oct. 7, 1877.

SHiCAGO, OcI Z, lo.I
To General E. D. TOWNSEND Adju.ant General, Wash
ington, b. c. :.
Tho following despatch, forwarded by Colonel An
drcws from Fort Davis. received last night from
Goreral Ord:-
.'Liautenant Ruscher at FL Paso some days ago re-
ported the trouble at San Elzario and ordered by
mo 10 report on the disturbances Subsequently
gave an order 10 send thirty cavarymcn that were
corting surveying party to strengthen him. Tho
trouble is with population and about the To-
cation oil tho lands on which thcrc salt lakes I
have reason TO believe that any citizens oil Mexico
have taken part the troubles but the population of
FL Paso county Is wholly composed Of citizens Of
Mexican BIRTH"
r II. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General
REPORT OF COLONEL ANDREWS.
FoRr DAVIS, Tex, Oct 4, 1877.
To THE ADJurASr GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF TExAs:-
am requested by Judge Bleecher TO send tho ol-
lowing
Tho Mexican population Of FL Paso have risen en-
ana seized all tho civil authorities. Judges
Howard and Mcbride, and hold all OF them
prisoners jail The rioters number about
four hundred under arms They have scouts
and pickets and sentinels posted. They soem 70
DO wcll organized. All tho Americans in the county,
numbering about thirty, are In peril Of
their lives No American Is allowed 10 COM
pccting and from volunteers from tho Mexican sdc OF
the Rio Grande. The trouble Is through Zimpeman
having located tho salt lakes and through Howard
having prohibited the getting oil without permis-
sion.
LArER-The Sheriff has escaped Colonel Hatch Is
expected in Ell Paso The cal! is for at least
panies, with artillery have at this post all told 1913
fighting men. think Louis Cordiz is behind ALL
q. s. ANDREWS, Colonel commanding
CONGRESSMAN scHLEICHER, OF TEXAS, ON THE
EXISTING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CoNDI-
TON OF THE RIO GRANDE-NEcEssITY Fon
MORE TROOPS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WASHINGTON Oct. I, 1871.
Congressman Schleicher, OF Texas, who represents
tho Ell Paso county district, where tho out
RACES are reported to have besn committed, SAID
day that no had just received from Austin, Texas,
paper containing tho statement that the son.in.
law OF Juago Howard had hoard by letter
or how tho Mexcans had bound and captured
the Judge and taken him over TO tho Mexican side.
gentleman from San Antonio, now visiting Mr. schlei-
cher subs,antated this report by stating that before
he left San Antonio October he had learned the
| outrage committed on Judge Howard This much OF
tho report believed but there appears bc doubts
| about 400 men invading the two towns OF Iseta
| and San Ei.zario. Mr.. Schlccher had not heard
what Judge Howard had done that prompted tho Mexi-
can maraudors 10 the outrage, but supposed he had
rendered somc decision against somo prominent cattIo
thief and they this way OF revenging themselves
Judge Howard presidcs over the Circuit Court OF Ell
| Paso county
CONDITION FRONTIER.
This act would call Tho attention Of the country
tho miserable condition OF tho whole Mexican from
thnuaa nd r,tIn fr0v
TO San Elzario and tho only troops protecting this
vast territory arc few companies the Lower Rio
Grando under General Ord, and q small detachment
| updcr Lieutenant Bulls Al Preside dol Norte, halt
| way between Brownsville and tho head waters
| ct tho Rio Grande. Fort Bliss, which used
TO stand these towns Of Islcta and San Eliza
RIO and Fort Quitman, about one hundred miles be-
low on the river wcrc dsmantlcd In January last and
the nearest whero troops stationed Fort
Davis $50 miles tho old site OF Fort Bliss Here
,hero is ono company OF colorcd regulars OF scarcely
any account against Mexicans and they travel
ninety miles from tho interior to reach tho
RIO Grandc. He believed this fresh outrage would
arouse Congress action Tor tho relief OF that
locality. hc does not want annexation OF territory
nor do tho people he represents but they insist on
having tho right American citizens to enjoy prop
crty and TO be secured in that right by
tho government. Mr.. Schlechcr docs not
regard this controversy thing TO
be settled with the government OF Mexico, but with
certain lswiess individuals who cannot DO restrained
by any ruling President OF that country and must DO
treated as outlaws and bandits He would manage tho
affair, without any consultation with Daz, by simply
placing force enough the RIO Grandc to protect it
thoroughly and cxiermnato the professional bandit
AN EXPLANATION OF THE TROUBLE BY ONE OF
THE OWNERS OF THE SALT LAMENTATIONS
DISSATISFIED WITH BEING COMPELLED TO
PAY FOR SALT.
Mr. +. b. Forster, OF tho firm Of Mcssrs. Forster.
Ludlow Co. No. Wall street, this city, called at
tho HERALD Office yesterday and made tho following
statement regarding tho aroasor ihsurrccton In Ell
Paso:-
our firm own tho salt lakes about whIcn there seems
to DO much trouble in III Paso. Whilc remain in
New York conducting our business, Mcssrs b. C. Lud-
low and George H. Zmpcman reside in Austin, Texas
Judge Charles II. Howard is son-in-law OF Zlmpcman
and has charge OF tho lakes As the despatch from
San Antonio indicates tho difficulty has because
the Mexicans have recently bocn required to pay
for the salt. Before the claims were located by our
representatives tho salt was obtained by thom FREQ OF
cnarro Whom n moderate demand was mado LOUIS
Cardlz tho mail contractor, insteated the Mcxcans
10 resist payment upon which Judge Howard used
10 further supply them Hence inc uprising
ton is about 10000 bushels per year,
much OF which Is sent TO Chihuahua, Mexico for
table and mining purposes. The cost price In Chihua-
hua Is "a per two a half bushels Tho charge has
been only oriy per bushcl at the lakes. Upon
the receipt OF tho intelligence in Chihuahua that one
firm Ind located claims salt went up TO IS por two
and n half bushels Tho price charged the Mexicans
has been vory reasonable.
THE RIO GkANDE BORDER.