Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
THE Ell PASO AFFAIR.


A Chicago Associated Press tele-
gram, dated Dec. 10Th, states that dis
patches at Lieut.. General Sheridan's
headquarters, from Capt. Blair, report
that the Texas rangers at San Elizarie
surrendered yesterday morning Judge
Howard, agent for the salt mines, At
kinson and Mcbride, rangers, were
shot, and the rest of the rangers dis
armed and liberated. The rangers are
now at Ft. Bliss, opposite El Paso, Mex
leo, and the mob has dispersed. No
help was given the mob from the Mexi-
can side of the river The mob was
composed entirely of native born citi-
zens of Texas.
DIAZ AND LERDO.
A San Antonio (Texas) dispatch, dat
ed the 10Th, states that Colonel Amador,
of the Lerdo forces, with 200 men, has
been disarming Diaz's guards at Mier,
and releasing them upon their promise
not to take up arms again against Ler-
dos cause. Mexicans favoring Lerdo,
who had taken refuge in Texas, are
tlocking to his standard. His acces-
sions in one day reached upward of
forty.
COILS. YOUNG AND BULLS.
A Fort Clark (Texas) special of the
10th inst, says the commands under
Colonel Young and Lieutenant Bulls
arrived this evening They report hav-
ing experienced very bad weather on
their, return trip, their blankets and
clothing being drenched since the Sth
inst. No details Of their operations
have yet been made known.
SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON.
A, Washington special dated the 10Th
inst.,s says in compliance with the re-
quest of the subcommittee Of the
house committee on military affairs,
now investigating our relations with
Mexico, the secretary of war has sum-
moned Colonel Shafter and Lieutenants
Bulls and Turner, who recently pur-
sued the Mexican marauders into
Mexican territory, to appear on Jan
ury Z.
DID THE MEXICANS DO IT.
A dispatch from Washington dated
December Dist says represen-
tative Mills received the following
dispatch, dated Austin, Dec. 20:
My lieutenant at Ell Paso, informs me
that $50 Of the mob which fought him
at San Elizario, and killed 8 Of his men
and 8 citizens, and to whom he was
forced to surrender, were Mexican citi-
zens from Mexico. He is reliable, and
1 give you this by direction of the gov
ernor (Signed)
j. B. JONES,
Major Commanding, Texas.
The state forces are in addition to the
above. Representative Mills has infor-
nation that previous to the fight, Mai.
Jones found at San Elizario, regular
Mexican officer drilling those who
fought the state troops.
ALL QUIET AT Ell PAsO.
A dispatch from Chicago dated
December 21st says official dispatches
from Ell Paso received this morning at
Gen. Sheridan's headquarters, state that
nothing of Importance occurred there
during the last "a hours. The United
States troops began to arrive there from
New Mexico yesterday, and it is ex-
pected that by to-day or tomorrow suf-
fcient force will be there to render
further disturbance of the peace I'M
likely.
WANTED FAVOR. "A jolly son of the
ocean was about being put on an out
ward bound ship, for which he had
previously entered, when he asked leave
to have another run uptown" Be
ing informed that he could not be per
mitted to go, as the ship was about to
sail, he sang out to a man on the wharf,
an entire stranger to him, Here, my
friend" throwing him a fve-shilling
piece. "spend that for me-I'll do as
much for you another time"
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