Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-08

The LATE RIOT IN LOUIsIANA.-Lleut.L Lee,
Of the Freedmen's Bureau, who was sent by
Major Hutchings, in charge of the Bureau. to
investigate the troubles at Opelousas, has re-
ported. The Immediate cause Of the outbreak |
was personal difficulty between the editor OF
the St, Landry Progress, a Radical paper, and |
three citizens, growing out OF offensive articles
in the paper. The editor, Bently, who was also
school-teacher was caned. a report was III
mediately circulated among the negroes that
Bently was killed, and courler5 dispatched TO
arouse the negroes on the plantations, and IN an
incredibly short time they were 1ocklng FULLY
armed to Opelousas, apparently being FULLY or
eanized and prepared for such an occasion. |
Several bodies were met and dispersed by the
efforts of sensible moderate men, both negroes
and s-acquaintlng them with the true
facts of the case. One body, however, OF twenty
five or thirty, led by q negro who called him
self captain, refused to disperse when ordered.
A fight eCsued, in which two negroes were
killed and four or five wounded, two very seVe-
RELY, and number Of horses belonging to whites
killed. The negro calling himself captain was
one of the killed. Eight Of the party were cap
tured and lodged IN jail; the rest DISPERSED
| Orders were given by the civil authorities tor
disarming the negroes, which was accomplish
ed with some difficulty but etfectualIy, ana the
arms belonging to the negroes are now IN the
hands OF the authorities Of OpelousaSs, aud the
parish is perfectly quiet. During the excl tc-
| ment the material of the St. Landry Progress
was scattered and portion destroyed. One
| white man was ambushed while riding along
! the road alone He was rlddled with balls by
| three negroes, the latter OF whom were ali
caught and killed. Another white planter IS
! reported to have been shot while sitting 10 his
| house. The trouble existed ooly in the parish
| of St. Landry, in radius of twenty miles from
| Opelousas. The adjoining parishes were per
| fectly quiet Lieut.. Lee reports that he could
| learn OF but two whites killed and eight or ten
wounded, and five negroes killed and fifteen or
twenty wounded, but expresses the opinion
| that the number OF casualties will exceed these,
| as the negroes in some instances resisted dis
! arming, and In some instances had to be over
powered. None of the white Republicans sui
| fered except Bently, and he only in the loss Of
printing material and the Gaming he received.
| Lieut.. Lee reports that quiet is restored and
| everybody pursuing their ordinary aVocatlons.
No further trouble is apprehended as the white
! men in the parish outnumber the negroes.
Armed mounted patrols, however, were still be-
| ing kept up.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-The blacks Of the
District feel quite incensed at the treatment
received by the Washington IouaVcs on the
occasion of their recent visit to the Phliadel-
| Dhia radical demonstration, III being excluded
! from the procession and otherwise generally
! ignored In the demonstrations IN this CITY
| gotten up by the radicals, the negroes have
| been prominently displayed; IN fact, they have
! formed the primer pal element In their meetings
and professions
The repairs to the Long Bridge have pro-
| crossed SO tar as to warrant the statcment that
| they will be completed in few days. To-day
foot passengers will be permitted to pass over,
| and a week hence vehicles can pass. V hen
complcted, the bridge will be much improved,
and more substantial than it has been for many
years past The toll house, hitherto built over
| the water, parallel with the north draw, has
been pulled down. and will be rebuilt IN q short
time at the extreme north terminus, and stu
ated on the west side to its entrance.
George i. Gulick, yesterday commonc-
| ed suit against the Corporation OF Washington
to recover the sum Of s., G32, Tor groceries,
provisions, &C.. furnished to the Washington
Asylum during the past year.
The supreme circle Of the Brotherhood OF the
Union commenced their annual session on Mon
day. when the annual address OF the Supreme
Washington, and reports of the Supreme :.
K. and other officers were presented. Ine ad-
dress and reports show the order to be in .
prosperous condition. The members call yes
terday to pay their respect to the President Of
the o. S., who addressed them, returning his |
sincere thanks for the respects they had man- |
tested in paying tho visit, and assuring them CT
his appreciation Of the compliment. He hoped |
al would meet again under more favorable cir
cumstanccs, and remain united by ties OF friend |
ship, without any regard for political OF sec
tional feeling.
Professor Edward Foreman: formerly OF the |
Washington University, Maryland, and now
professor IN the Smithsonian Institute, has |
also been appointed Professor Of Chemistry IN |
the Medical Department Of Georgetown Col |
lege, of this city.
A very large number OF new buildings
some of them churches and other public edIfices
have been built thssoason, and the city is cx-
tending and improving.
THE GENERAL CONVENTION Of the Profess
tant Episcopal Church, met at Trinity Church, |
New York, yesterday. The Convention con-
sists of House of Bishops forty-two in mum.
Der, whose deliberations are private, and Of
House of Clerical and Lay Delegates, number
ing two hundred and eighty members, half OF
whom are clergy and half laymen. Among the
matters of interest to the Church which will |
probably receive the attention Of the ConQen-
ton will be revision of the canons with rel |