The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-05

uOOH EeSeptiVuS "uiSA "AA w Ae'u - "a
three TO FIVE.
RESISTANCE TO REVENUE OFFICERS,
Revenue Agent Wagner has been ii
this city consulting with the Treasury
authorities upon the subject Of recent as
saulls made upon revenue officers by vi
oIators OF the law in South Carolina
Msjor Wagner gave the Commissioner
and Secretary very full accounts Of the
condition OF the service and the difficult
ties that had to be contended with in Ger.
tain districts in the South department
He will not ask for troops to assist its
officers in vindicating the laws, as it is
thought that sufficient force OF It's officers
properly commissioned and armed will
not oe resisted while making arrests.
The usual Cabinet Session was held to-
day. Secretaries Evarts and Thompson
were absent.
PARDoNED.
The President has pardoncd Charles
Lewis convicted OF passing counterfeit
half dollars, and imprisoned in the
northern penitentiary Of Indiana.
Wm. S. Morris convicted OF passing
counterfeit money and imprisoned in the
western penitentiary OF Pennsylvanis,
Frank Silver convicted Of passing and
possessing unstamped clgars and sentenc.
ed to imprisonment in the Missouri peni.
,entiary, and Riley Bowman convicted Of
illicit distIlling and sentenced in the
Western District Of North Carolina TO
two years imprisonment. The hepardons are
all made upon applications backed by re.
Communications OF the Prosecuting OIL
GERS and Judges OF Courts before which
they were tried.
The Cabinet was in session one hour.
The discussion was generally on topics
connected with the Mexican relations. 1t
was thought proper 10 make the reports
Of s. C. Slade, Collector at Ell Paso, re.
garding the recent trouble, public.
In u letter to the Secretary OF the
Treasury dated E. PAso, October 22d, the
Collector says: II deem il my duty TO
make you acquainted with the facts rela.
tive to the recent troubles on this front.
ier, an near as have been able to learn
them, although mainly Of local character.
II cannot be denied that many Mexicans
from the neighborhood were engaged in
it aud that the mob had assurances of
further assistance il needed" The COL
lector details the troubles arising from
the adoption Of measures to prevent
Mexicans getting salt from lakes in the
vicinity and which ended in the death Of
Mr.. Candis.
Ia a letter dated Goth, the collector
says: On the 9th or 9th inst,
,'s.A LARGE NUMBER OF MFxIcANs,
with wagons, left San Elizario for the
Salt Lakes. They were expected back on
the 18th or l4Lh, and on the afternoon OF
the 18th, Mr.. Howard left here Tor San
EIizario with an escort Of Texas rangers
Tor the avowed purpose Of serving writs
Of sequestration and arrest on the parties
having the salt. l an informed that after
they got there they went into the Pluza
and through the principal streets Of the
town, and that Howard greatly exaspera-
ted and incensed the Mexicans by calling
them "greasers" and other opprobriouS
eplthetS, and by inviting them to come
and take him now. During the night the
Mexicans gathered and armed themselves.
In the morning the rangers found them
selves surrounded and firing began on
both sides,
FIRST SHOT.
1t isimpossible to ascertain who fred
the first shots; some alIege that a man
named Atkinson. who attached himself to
llle rangers, fred the first shot. Others
allege that the first shot came from the
Mexicans. All are agreed, however,
that the Mexicans killed the first man, n
Mr.. Ellis, who had contract to supply
the rangers with provisions, &c. 1t ap-
pears that many OF the rangers had con-
gregated at his houpe that evening and
were having a convivial time, when Ellis
proposed 10 10 out and see what was 60
Ing on. He never returnd and it Is sup.
posed that he was spying around and did
not halt when commanded 10 do 30, and
was shot, or that he had obtained some
information while eavesdropping and
had been caught In the act. For four
days they had the rangers surrounded
and had commenced to tunnel under the
building in which the rangers were quar-.
tered. On the 10Th instant
a WHITE FLAG
was raised by the rangers for the pur-
pose Of getting an old gentleman, Mr..
Lromis, out OF the rangers quarters who
happened to be caught in there when they
we're surrounded. The Mexicans also
raised a white flag and Mr.. Loomis got
out. From this circumstance negotia-
tions were opened and 1t. Tays asked
them what they wanted. They replied
they wanted Howard and would have
him. They asked 1t. Tays whether he
wAs hired by Howard, or was he on duty
under orders from the Governor Of the
state. When informed he was under in-
structions from the Governor, 1t appeared
10 give them new idea. They then told
1t. Tays that il Howard would come over
to their camp and talk for himself, they
thought that the trouble could be settled.
Ii. Tays went back and told doward what
they said to him, but that he need not 20
withou. be 40 wished. Howard, however,
concluded to 20, and Lieut.. TGys went
with him. The Mexicaus then sent for
Atkinson and Mr.. Mcbride, who had
been acting as Howard's agent lu the salt
business. Lieut.. Tays and Howard were
In room together and Atkinson and
Mcbride were on the outside. The
Mexicans went in where Tays and How
ard were and told Lieut.. Tays that they
wished 10 speak with Howard alone.
TayS refused 10 leave him, whereupon
they took him in their arms by force and
carried him out OF the room. In the
meantime the balance Of the rangers had
surrendered. They disarmed them and
placed strong guard over them. Then
they took Howard, Atkinson and Nc
Bride out to one side Of the town, TO =
place where they had already dug a
grave, stood them in 4 row, picked out
nine OF their best marksmen and
SHOT THEN DOWN.
They held the rangers prisoners during
the night and released them the next day,
giving them their horses but keeping
their arms. During the iusilAde two
rangers were killed, and 1t is thought
three or four Mexicans were killed and q
number wounded. Since that time (the
18th inst nothing definite has been as
certained Of their operations or inten'
tions. Not single American Is left in
the toWp, all having aed to this place