The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-10-08
THE LITTLE Rebellion.
UPRISING OF RESIDENT MExLCANs OF
Ell PAsO COUNTY, TEXAS.
They Hold Armed Possession of san Eli
zariO and Isletta-TrO0ps Called
For to suppress the
lMSUrrcCtiOn.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct 7.--Intelligence
of a startling Mexican uprising In the north
west of this State has been received here from
Fort Stockton, having reached that post by
mail yesterday morning. The scene of the
trouble Is Eel Paso, a large, but for the most
part barren county, which is almost entirely
inhabited by Mexicans. The inhabitants of
the county number about 1000, of whom about
one-tenth are colored. end not half a hum
dred English speaking whites. The Amer
leans are nearly all settled along the narrow
valley of the Rio Grande. Between these set
Elements and the Mexican town of El Paso
there is continual intercourse, and the senti-
ment of the inhabitants is strongly pro-
Mexican and bitterly hostile to the American
whites.
For some time past there has been feud
in the county between q party led by Judge
Charles IL. Howard, and one led by mail
contractor named Lewis Cards. The former
is married to daughter of man named
Zinpet Meur, who has located claim on sew
eral Of the salt lakes, where up to short
time ago the Mexicans used to procure their
salt free of charge. OF late, however How
ard has insisted that all salt taken must be
paid for. very bitter state of feeling was the
result and lately eliminated in an open
quarrel in the town of San Elzario, between
Cards and Howard. The sheriff was called
on to prevent bloodshed, but the quarrel once
started, it was impossible to preserve peace.
The Mexicans rose en- masse, seized the town,
flung Judge Howard into jail and bound him
hand and foot with ropes. This done, they
paraded the streets, shouting death to the
gringos and Viud la Mesrica!
Soon after they captured some other Off
cials. including Judge Mcbride, and lodged
them in jail The town of Isletta was also
visited by a band OF armed Mexicans and the
officials driven out or captured. A most ex-
cited feeling prevails, and the gravest fears
are entertained for the lives of Judge Howard
and other Americans, about thirty in number,
who are at the mercy OF the infuriated mob.
A single shot might bring about horrible
massacre: 1t is feared that there are four
hundred Mexicans in arms, and their leaders
boast that they will have all the assistance
There are no United States troops near the
scene of the little rebellion. At military head
quarters substantially the same account is
given of the disturbance.
The rebelliouS Mexicans have thrown out
scouts and pckets around the towns A call
has been made from Ell Paso for troops, and
1t is probable that Col. Hatch will be sent
there. The call Is for two companies with
artillery. Another theory of the cause of the
trouble Is that 1t was started by Louis Cards,
who is the mortal enemy of Judge Howard,
and who wants troops sent to Ell Paso to pro-
tect the mall of which he is sub-contractOr.
, This outrage can't be laid to the charge of the
MeXicans, as the Mexicans complained of are
American citizens living on this side of the
river, who feel themselves aggrieved by the
conduct of Judge Howard, and who are urged
on in their lawless course by his rival Cards
These points are CLEANED from official cOrre-
spondence. At the time Howard was seized
by the mob he was in the hands of the Sheriff
for attempting to kill Cards.