, 1877-12-20
Inquiry into the Obligations Of tlle
Union Pacific Toward
Branch Roads.
Country Postmastcrs Making Fat
Thing In Tho Sale Of Post.
nge.Ssamps.
A Variety Of Gossip Concerning Matters
and Things at the Capital.

TIE MEXICAN BORDER.
TIE ADMINISTRATIONS OPPOSED TO WAR.
tSpfetnt Mtr,'tcA ia 7hs ctisr,ya Tafbsnt.
WAsrltNGTox, u. T., ncc. la.-The Atfmtnls-
trasiou news frunl El raso confirms tlln reports
that tho difficulty there l,d no international
e!gnucantc. Dispatchc, tr. ii army o1flccrs to-
night sny that tho s1exrans we're, in fact,
Texans, and lid not truss tho Rto Grande,
From careful Inquiry totlas, Il ran he stated
that the President sees no reason or occasion
f,r war with Mexico Intimate friends Of the
President anl Secretary Cvarts declnre TINT
neither the President nor the Secretary Ut statc
desires war, a.L thai the reports charging them
H.. Ths uforaa,,on us % ef late from lie Rio traio
u Of reassilring character. u las
been forgotten that tho eleventh artIc1c Of tho
treaty, Of Guahaloupc iitdalgo REQUIRES nc
United ssalcs to project tile Mexican frontier
recently occasioncl 50 much trouble. Most Of
tho Indians on tho Upper Eio Gra.,de On the
Mexican aide formerly lire,l in the United
ishtncns for crtmes committed in tho un!ted
States. ANY warfare tnatle against thei!',
whether ucon Mexican or American soil, would
10 construed IN the lntercsts Of tho one country
rs well as Of the other. Ths Mexican 0uscrn.
n1cnt has no sympathy with thcsc Indians, and
docs not cure how they nrr punished.
THE ONLY DIRECTION
Dfaz's Government could haye to crossing tho
litts tsrnnda for such purpose might rise from
intans I've Is not Inhabited Gy sIcxlclns. =.
1t can bo stated upon tho highest posstb!e
official authority that tho Administration there
fore aces no rc0s0n for war will. Mexico. cnn-
templates no VIII with Mexiro, and to maintain
not be tolerated coming from stronger Power:
The policy OF the Administration will be to avoid
all complications aut to Just tl,nsc which lnay
nrisc bY pcaccabte means alone. The President
peace. lis statcs that vory emphatieally to.
tlay. Tho Administration authorities do not
think that tho Governor Of Texas Gun be llstL-
fed on the bulletins, in which he charges The
iaao troubles. The tern. Mexican u nssleati.
Ing It Is not unleratooA that tho Mex!cans re-
ferrcd to arc inhabitants OF Mexico. but Texas
citizens Of Mexican origin. Nearly all tho tn
habitants of tho country arc Of Mcxicnn orlEtu.
THE HOUSE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
teem to hare prorcd that since. the 4s'i VI
March not n1ore than three parties hare rrusscd
the border fron Mexico fcr purpoaes ol ptltage
on tic Luwcr lilo Grande country: In the
Upper Rio 0rant'c section tho raids have hccrl
The request Of tho 1iousc Military COMMITTEES
that tho War Department will instruct Col
| Shaster, who commanded the tlEst expedition
unucC LHe iEceIlcnt6 B. uEa!cF ltlio NAcA4SVt AHu
several OF lis officers hero. Is because somc Dl
tbs latter clain that Shaftcr did not folluw tht
| fresh trail, as VIA ah0ve contemplated BY TIT
order, hut went over without that excuse.
/ lloWARD's MURDER CONF1NMAn.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1O.-Dtspatches received al
Lteut.-Gcn. shcrEdan's headquarters late las
night from Capt. Blair, who "a In command u
Fort Bliss, report that tho Tcxns rangers n
San EIfzarto surrendered yesterday morning
Judge Howard {aeent for tho salt ,nLnes) At
knson, and Mcbride, rangers, wero shot, atlt
tho rest OF Tho rangcrs ltsar,ucl aud 1lhcratel!
| The rangers arc now at Fort bliss, onppsite
paso, Mexico, and tho mot Inns Dispersed.
No help wns given tho mob tr0al the Mcxica'
Blic Of the river. The mob was composed en-
tirely Of uatlyo-1ogn citizens Of Texas.