The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-13
TIE RIO GBANDE.

CONGRESSMAN SCHUMACHER or rENA>, On
THE EXISTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CONDITION oF THE RIO GRANpE-NoEE
TROOPS NgEDED-EXrLANATI OF TuE
TROUBLE N FL PASO.
\ Washington special 10 the New York
Herald OF the 10Th, says; Congressman
Schelicher, OF Texas, who represents the
FL Paso county dis,ric; where the recent
outrages are reported to have been COM
mitred, said to-day that he had just re-
ceiyed from Austin, 7, XeS, pap 'r con-
tanning the statement that the Sou..n'IaW
of Judge Howard had heard BY letter OF
how the Mexlcans had bound and cap
tured the Judge and taken him over TO
the Mexican side. \ gentleman from
san Antonio, now visiting Mr.. schlecher,
substantatel this report by stating that
=, lie had learned OF the outrage commits
ted on Judge Howard. THIS much Of
the report Is believed, but there APP
pears to be doubts OF tour hun.
dred men invading the two towns OF Is
leta and San Ehlaro. Mr.. SChlelchrr
had not heard what Judge Howard haO
done that prompted the MeXicau marau.
derS to the outrage, bur supposed he al
rendered some decision against some pro.
minent cattle Inlet aud they took this
way of rGvengiug themselves. Judge
Howard prtSideS over the circuit court OF
III PasO county. This act would call the
attention OF the country to the miserable
condition OF the whole Mexican frontier.
Ii is over |, 900 miles from Brownsville 10
san Eiilaro, and the only troops protect.
Ing this vast territory .Iy few CON.
panieS on the Lower Rio GrGudu
under General Ord, ana small detach.
mept under Lieutenant Bulls at Preside
del NOrtA, half way b tween Brownsville
and the headwaters Of the Rio Grande.
Fort Bliss. which used 10 stand near
these two towns OF lsleta and San Eliza.
70, and Fort Quitman, about l0l miles
below on the river Were diSmautled in
January last, and the nearest point where
troops are stationed ia Fort Davis, $50
miles from the old site of Fort Bliss.
Here there is one company ot colored
regulars, OF scarcely any account against
the MeXicanS, ana they must travel nine.
ty miles from the interior to reach the
Rio Grande. He believed this fresh outs
rage would arouse congress TO some &C
ton for the relief OF that locality. He
does not want annexation Of territory,
nor do the people he represents, but they
insist on having the right as American
| citizens TO enjoy property and 10 be Sc.
cured in that right by the Government.
| Mr.. Schlelcher does not regard this con-
troversy as thing TO be settled with
| Mexico, but with certain lawless individ-
uals, who cannot be restrained by any
railing President of that country, and
must be treated as outlaws and bandits.
He would manage the affair, without any
consultation with Diaz. by simply placing
torce enough on the Rio Grande TO pro-
tect 1t thoroughly, and extermnatc the
professional banditti.
EXPLANATION OF THE TROUBLE IN VI
PAso.
Mr.. +. Il. Forster, ofthe firm OF MesSrs
Forster, Ludlow Il Co.. MOI Wall street
this city called at the Herald Office yester
, day and made the following statement
regarding the greaser insurrectlon in l.
Paso; Our firm own he salt lakes abou
which there seems 10 be so much trouble
in Ell Paso. While | remain In New
York conducting the business, MeSsrs
c b. {. Ludlow and George Is. Ximpel.
, man reside in Austin, Texas. Judg,
Charles IL. Howard Is son-in-lav
I OF Zmpelman and has charge of III,
{ lakes. As the dispatch from san Anto
, MO indicates, the difficulty has arisen be
cause the Mex leans have recently beel
required to pay for the salt. Before tn,
claims were located by our representa-
lives the salt was obtained by them ire
OF charge. When a moderate demanC
was made Louis Cardiz, the nail contrac
tor, lnstigated the MeXicGns TO resist pay
ment, upon which Judge Howard refuse,
/. to further supply them. Hence the up.
rising. The demand for the salt In that
section Is about 300. 900 bushels per year
! much OF which Is sent TO Chihuahua
. Mexico, for table and mining purposes
The cost price In chihuahua Is 81 per We
and half bushels. The charge has been
only forty cents per bushe n, the lakes,
lpon the receipt OF the INTEL gence in
Ch.hnahua that one firm had located IN,
;. claims, salt went up to So per two and 4
H M oushels. The price charged the
"'A'cahs has been very reasonable.