The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-19

RrRI,I OF NEGROES At OAKwooD GENE
Terry ny THE FEDERAL MEDICAL OFFICERs-
REPORTED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MILL
T,py ,xp Civil, AUTHORITIEs.-lt is stated
that for some time past all the negroes VINO
have died in the United States Hospital ut
Howard's Grove have been Inferred al
Oakwood Cemetery under direction Of the
Federal Medical Director. No o9lectloh
Mt first was made to this practice, but the
number of dead increased so rapidly, ana
they were buried in so irregular manner,
! that the sexton of the cemetery, Mr.. heu-
ford, thought it necessary to make Strohg
complaints upon the subject. The rules oi
the cemetery were broken through, the ne
groes were buried among the whites, and the
graves are said TO have been not more tilah
two feet in depth, so that the stencil became
not only unpleasant, but dangerous to all
persons who visited the cemetery. No ices
were paid of course, and in answer to the
remonStranceS Of the sexton, the federal
surgeon stated that he had no funds where
with to pay the fees for the burial OF the
negroes. but would send on to the north
for the necessary money, and then pay all
charges. With this understanding the
burying was continued, the sexton assist
ing in the work, but no money was paid !;
and he was instructed not to allow any
more negroes from the hospital to be in
tered unless the customary fees were pald
and the general regulations complied with.
On Saturday last several dead negroes were
carried to the cemetery to be buried by Il
party Of men from the hospital, and Mr..
Rcdford told the party that the bodies
could not be Inferred there. The working
party left the dead bodies upon the ground,
returnedto the hospital, and soon came back
with Federal surgeon and file OF Uhited
States soldiers. This surgeon told the men
To bury the negroes, and ordered the SOL
dicrs to protect them if they were III any
way molcsted. -
Here the matter rests at present, but II
the circumstances are in fact as reported
10 MS. il would seem clear that the Federal
authorities are asserting right TO Whlch
they have no claim under any civil or mil
tarv law with which we are acquainted.
The cemetery is the property OF this city,
and the CITY Council have the right to pre-
scribe the manner and conditions upon
which any person shall be Inferred there,
:Sjthout reference to the wishes or orders
~ w. mn;;.-"inglc section Of the community.
Il !, w wEard1o..to be supposed that the Fede-
raj authorities wiz, persist nsuch a course y.
Ia 'S n"mdnrt %"l1',, ax that ms; begun; but it is
due to the dignity of the or oo!iS.a '.i''' .%o
that body should at once invcStis, a,ss
whole affair, aud adopt such mcasure"'a'
NAV he necessary to prOtcc! them from
any breach of their rules in the future.
/ EXCITING CHASE AND ESCAPE OF Moro
ROrs ROGUE.-On Sunday afternoon there
was considerable excitement in the neigh
borhood of Canal and First streets, caused
/ bv the sudden appearance OF posse OF
policemen in hot pursuit of two men. The
chase was kept up to Hollywood, and IN
the course of the run several shots were
fired at Montcllc, who, however, escaped.
Curtin. the other man, was captured.
MoutclIe is very notorious character,
and served one term in the penitentiary
for stealing COW. At the expiration OF
his first term Montcllc was again sent TO
the pcnitcntary for shooting his negro
mistress. and was in confinement at the
evacuation, when he made his escape. lie
then made his way 10 Philadelphia, from
which place he made several applications
I for pardon to Governor Pcirpoint. Failing
/ TO get this, he came on to Richmond and
was discovered by the police on Sunday.
I His trail was struck somewhere near the
Petersburg bridge, and then cnSucd the
chase we have described. There was no
/ specific charge at the time against Curtin,
who was discharged by the Mayor on yes
| tcrdav morning. The pursuit OF Montelle
was in order to give him an opportunity OF
serving ont his term and applying again for
pardon 10 our mcrcitul Governor.
! THE WORK AT THE CEMETERIEs.-By an
advertisement in another column 1t will be
seen that it is proposed to 60 to work
upon the graves at Oakwood as soon as the
work at HOLLYWOOD is completed. Under
these circumstances ii will perhaps be bet
/ ter to defer the erection of the new head
| boards at Oakwood until the graves have
! been remoundcd.
Company F have promised to remound
one hundred Of the five hundred graves
remaining unmounded at Hollywood, and
surely other organizations can do the rest.
SALES OF real. ESTATE.-MeSsrs. Grubbs
< Williams, real estate auCtioneerS, yes
terdav sold at auction the framed tenement,
northwest corner Byrd and First streets,
fortv-fiyc feet eight inches by one hundred
and thirty feet, for eight hundred dollars.
They also sold the brick house adjoining,
on First street, thirty-threc feet four
inches by one hundred and thirty feet, for
seven hundred and forty dollars.
THANKS FOR PAPERS.--To Mr.. Matt.
O'Brien, Southern Express; to Mr.. j.
Latham, National Express; to Messrs'
Cole & Turner, and to Major Schwarzmann,