New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-04
SSyqEu Orleans 9atlg Qrestent,
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER A, 1865.
Late New. biz Wegtern Paperg.

NEW ORLEANS RIOT--GEN. SHERIDAN ON THE 20
LICE-REvOLUTIoN IN MEXGCo-FRENCH LEAy-
ING-CAEADIANs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR
AMERICAN ARMs--FIoTT1oUs BODY OF COL
DAELGREN.
New York Aug Sit appears that the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Sheridan was not pub
lished with the others on the New Orleans riots
HEADQUARTERS MIL Dry. OF THE GULF, |
New Orleans, La, August 49, 1866. |
To Gen. U. s. Grant, Washington, D. O.:
The military board called by Gen. Baird to in
vestigate the occurrences in this city, of July |
30h is progressing as rapidly as possible. see |
IN the papers, by reports OF an Official character |
here, that an attempt was made to cast blame on
the military for not having been present on the
30th ult. There could have been no object in its
being present, except to prevent the police from
perpetrating revolving massacre.
It's absence, for this reason, regret from ac
counts of my scouts who saw the affair from
first to last from my own officers and from dlsln
nine deaths Of the casualties were perpetrated by
the police and citizens by stahbng and smashing
in the heads of many who had been already
wounded or killed by policemen.
(signed) F. H. SHERIDAN
Major General Commanding,
The Heralds correspondence from Matamoras
18th, says the cause of the recentrevolution which
displaced Caravaial and made Canales municipal I
governor, is traced to the general dislike towards |
the former manifested byall Mexicans the city,
caused by his having beseiged the city formerly |
for over three months and his American procliv.
tiles, he having during his recent command in |
Matamoras gathered around him staff of ex- |
rebels. tits now feared that Cortina will make |
attack for the purpose of assuming command |
himself over the coveted city.
The French consulate at Brownsville offers trans
portation to Vera Cruz to all French citizens who
wish to leave the country. One cargo Of this class
a. special from Ottawa says the discomfort among
the Canadian militia at their treatment by the
provincial government is increasing, nearly the
whole force have expressed their dissatisfaction
with the service Ten thousand troops it is re-
ported are awaiting transportation in England Tor
Contracts for obtaining a large supply Of Ameri-
can breach leaders will be made, but OF what pat
ent is not stated.
positively that the body of Col. Dahlgreen Of Gen.
Kilpatrcks staff, who was killedin rald on Rich
mond in March 1861, was neverrecovered: but that
the body given his friends was q fictitious one,
pamed off for some purpose unknown
PARTIES AT a PICNIC DROWNED.
TOLEDO, Aug. 3l--Yesterday afternoon, during
the picnic Of the Clinton Park sabbath Gchool-at
Presque Island, three miles below the city, a party
consisting Of five persons, Everett 6. Sherwood,
aged Is Florence Rhodes, Bennett Howell Fan
ny Underwood and Georgiana Reed aged about
II, ID and IA respectively, crossed the river IN
small boat, and while attempting to return to the
island, the boat swamped and all but young Hol-
well were drowned.
EXECUTION DEFERRED-TgE STREET RAILROAD WAR.
CrSctSyATI, Aug. 3l,-Watson, the murderer of
Capt Meater, who was to have been hung at
Newport, KY to-day, has been respited till De-
cember.
Inc war between the people ana the slTeet ran
road companies continues, but there was less eX-
citement yesterday than the day before.
FROM ST. JosEPH-NEws FROM DENyER-TEDIAEs
QUIEr-KANsAs RED LEGS ITCHING FOR RAID
FOR INDIAN CATTLE-MoNTANA ELECTION OR
DERED-GoLD MINES DIsooyERED-JCLIA DEAN
COMING A FORTUNE.
ST. JOSEPH, August 3l.We have daily arrivals
from Denver, who report no trouble between this
and that point with the Indians We are confident
that Indian depredations are confined to the Pow
der river route to Montana. Elsewhere they are
quiet, and the exciting reports sent from Leaven-
worth every few days are manufactured for pur-
pose The Kansas militia are exceedingly anxious
to take the field for few weeks, and scout after
Indians would be good thing for them, If they
did not bring in Indians, they would no doubt
bring in the cattle belonging to them.
We have Montana dates to Augustl0 Gov.
Meagher had issued proclamation ordering an
election for territorial legislature. to be held on
the Sd of September,
There was considerable excitement at Helena
over a reported discovery of gold in the Wind
River mountains, 800 miles from Helena. The re-
port is to the effect that 800 emgrants are success
fully mining on the Big Horn, stream flowing
through the above named mountains, and that the
bar discovered is G miles in length the dirt OF
which pays As cents to the pan. One hundred
we'll armed men left Helena on the 9Th for the
mines.
Julia Dean has been de1ighting the people Of
Virginia city and Helena with her performances
and it is said she las coined quite little fortune
FROM cHTCAGo-RADIGAL LTrTLENEss TOWARD TIL
RREslnGST--sALE OF TICKETS II OPERA uoUsI
SCHEME.
CHICAGO, AUG, a1-Thc board of trade yestcr
day granted, under kind of protest, leave for tht
Presidents reception to be held in their room.
The radical sheets urged that the mattel be re
consideration revoked 1t was talked Of at tll
board Of trade to-lay, but no action was taken.
Tic frantic radicals s0ythey woall deny the lst
Of thc rooms but Tor the presence OF Grant anl
The feeling among tho radicals very bitter, ans
riot may be expected GA the 5ta and 9th, Rles
T6e. sala Of tickets Of CrosBy's opera house ar