The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-03

Nrw YoRx, july 3-The following official dis
patches concerning the New Orleans affair are
published; ~ ht-.4' r.+-f
Executive OFFIcE,l
WASHINGTON, D. c. Aug. l, 1866
To Albert Voorhees,, Lieut.. Gov. of La, and
Andrew J. Heron, attorney general, New Or
leans. SER. - 5..
Were the civil authorities, state federal,
conferred with by Gen Baird before he declared
martial law Could not the civil authorities, state
and federal, enforce the law and preserve order
without the aid of the military and without the
necessity of martial law? / hope that order has
been restored and the riot not disastrous as
represented. Please show this dispatch to
Gen. Baird.
ANpREw JOHNSON.
In order that the following from Gen. Sheri-
dan be fully understood, it should be stated that
he was absent from New Orleans when the dis
turbance commenced in that city.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. J.
GIN: U. s GRANT, Washington,
You are doubtless of the serious riot
which occurred in this city on the S0th.
political body, styling itself the convention
OF SOD, met 3Qth ult. for, it is alleged, the
purpose of remodeling the present constitution of
the state The leaders were political agitators
and revolutionary men, and the action of the
convention liable to produce breaches of the
public peace, and had made up my mind to ar
rest the head men, If the proceedings of the
convention were calculated to disturb the tran
guilty of the department; but had no cause
for action until they committed the overt act
About 40 whites and blacks were killed ano
about l60 wounded. Everything is now quiet
but deem il best to maintain military suprem-
acy in the city for few days, until the affair Is
fully investigated. ] believe the sentiment of
the general community is great regret at this
unnecessary cruelty, and that the police could
have made any arrest they saw fiji without sacr-
ficng lives.
lSigued T. Ii. SHERIDAN,
Maj. Gen. Comdg.
New YORK. Aug. 3.-The N. Y. Heraid's
European correspondence goes to show that
Louis Kossuth and the Hungarian General
Klapka are engaged in forming serious an-
ii Austrian revolutionary movement in Hun
gary, and expect that the National cause will
be advanced by the aid of Prussia.
Dangerous popular disturbances were look
ed for in Nenetia should it ba officially an
nouneed that the Emperor Francis Joseph
consents to the exclusion of Austria from the
German confederation.
The n. Y. Herald's Queenstown, ireland,
respondent Gays:
The ienian movement has produeed the
most injurious effects in the ~ terial aud in
dustrial interests Of Ireland.
The cholera continues to increase in this
city, there being "a cases and 10 deaths re-
ported yesterday. A case of cholera oc
| Cured at Castle Garden. Some feeling is
exhibited at the proximity of the battery bar
racks hospital From Brooklyn reports are
more favorable, although there has not been
much difference la the number of cholera
cases. Yesterday 6 cases and only deaths
| were reported.
The cholera has broken out in the Kings
cou nty truant house. The have been II con-
nf oh in eip
the 9th ult. 81 tFaH
At meeting OF the board of health yester-
day evening resolution was passed request
| ing TIE authorities having charge of the in
stitutions en- the Island to forbid the inmates
coming to New York during the prevalence
of the cholera.
During the month of July just passed 20,
332 emigra nts have been landed at this port
from Europe.
| In the affair at Fort Schuyler, noticed yes
| terday, young woman was shot dead aud
man severely beaten. 1t appears that 3 par
| ty of soldiers, belonging to the LIST artillery,
attacked Alexander Elliott, in bar room,
claiming that he had been involved in quar-.
rel with a friend of theirs, he protesting that
he was not the man.
He run for his life having his arm broken
and escaped. The soldiers went to his house
where they shot his cousin, Ellen uicks.-
| The soldiers were arrested. Their names
are Thos. Fitzgerald Michael J. Burke,
John Doran, Michael Martin, John C. Burke,
Chas. Burke and John Morey.
New York, Aug. "A Washington spec
ial says: si1 aA
A clerk in. the adjutsnt generals Office
named Harrison Fosdick, shot himself this
iorenoon, in an out building, connected with
| bis residence, IN this city. The deceased was
a married man, but had no children.
| A dispatch from Atlanta, c. W.: says informa-
| ton has reached the gosernm eat that second
| fenian movement against Caaada will soon take
| piece, Gs1. Dick Taylor to command in chief.
Ii is though. that the next struggle will be a
/ severe one. War with the United States 10 not
| unlikely, 40 things look.
The N. Y. Herald's Havana correspondent
| Another Spa4ish feet 10 about to sail for the
South Pacific to resume the war against the al
| lied South American republics. II consists of
iron clad, 4 steam frgates and 4 transports with
ornaments, making total of ls4 guns The
transports will carry 10 200 or e, 600 infantry.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 2.--Judge Abel has
charged the grand jury to indict all persons en-
| gagged in riot. Several arreats have already bsen
made and all prisoners released by the military
will, be rsarrsstsd: The military commission for
investigation OF the riot has been in ssssioa to-