Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-19
Border Troubles.
Condition OF lungs In Ri
The State Troops SHrrelded.
Some Of the Officers Sh0I aIter
the surrender.
DISPATCHES FROM GEN. POPE.
1t Is Expected tina, United States Troops
will arrive in SeaSOn to Prevent
Serious TTo1 Bile.
ANOTHER MEETING OF THE COM
DISPATCHES FROM GEN. POPE.
ANOTHER MEETING OF THE COM
MIrTEE.

NEW ORLEANS, December Is. A Galveston
spetia from Fort [ lark says the commander. Col
Young, and Lieut. Bulls arrived TINS evening
They report very bad weather on their return
TIP. Sll ce the eighth instant on details of then
return trip. Since The eighth infant, no details
| OF their operations are as yet known.
| The Governor has received the following
despatch from kerber, the sheriff of Ell Paso
county:
San Antonio, Dece mber II.
| Your telegram received. Unable to raise in
this county over ten men. fear they W i'll be too
late. The rangers are getting short of ammuni.
tiop, ami The met IS undsrmni NJ the buildings"
Another news special says Col Amsdor of the
lerdo'. forces, with two hundred men, has been
dissrming piaz guards ct Mler, and releasing
them upon promise not to take up arms against
Lerdu's cause.
Mexicans fsvoring Lerdo's cause, who have
taken refuge in Texas, are focking to his stand.
ard bis aceession' in one day reaching upwards
OF forty,
CHICAGO, December IS. Captain Blair COM
manding the Cui'ed States troops at FL Paso, lei
egraphs the l7th INST.
Nothing new had occurred al San Elesario Up
to that time but one man, named Ellis belonging
to the Texas rangers. had been killed. The ad
vance United Stotes troops en- route to San Eles.
AFRO from the posts In New Mexico, were hourly
expected.
WASHINGTON, December lS The following
Chicago December II.
The following telegram from General Pope is
transmitted for information Of the General of the
Army:
To 7. n. Sheridan,
Captain Blair telegrsphs from Ell Paso en- the
10th inst, that the mob have been up to FL Paso
TO get small gun there, but Judge Padllo refus.
to let them have it. Msjor Often has just come
from the other side. All his old friends turned
the cold shoulder" on him to-day, and one of
them told him he had hpttes int IN, h,h
he Ill do tomorrow.
Men belonging to the mob came up to Ysle.s,
Yesterday, and took all the ammunition they could
Aud.
liza good blow is to &c struck, the sooner the
better. Colonel Hatch reports that Captain Blair
has been teiegraphed of the movement of the
troops now taking place, and that he has been d.
rected to take charge of two field pieces and the
ammunition at Ell Paso. and put them in the GUS
tom house under guard of his detachment Col
Hatch thinks the troops will arrive in time TO pre-
vent any serious trouble.
(Signed) JoHs PORE,
Bfigadier General Commanding.
General Pope also telegrsphs under date Of yes
terday:
"Ien companies OF the Ninth Cavalry, and one
company OF infantry are en- route to E Paso The
advance company is expected to arrive there to.
day or to morrow.
The whole force probably numbers little over
three hundred men. Enough for all purposes
GALVESTON, December 10. The News Austin
special says that despatch has been received by
the Governor from the sheriff of Z Paso county,
stating that the State troops surrendered to the
Mexican mob al three o'clock this afternoon.
Their ammu nition was exhausted, and they were
unable TO hold oyt longer.
After the troops surrendered, Howard, Atkins
and one Mcbride were shot.
The Senate committee on Mexican affairs held .
second meeting to day aud devoted some time to
. discussion OF the Oh der and manner in which
the investigation is TO be conducted.