Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-18
The Richmond Embroxlio.
The RirdI HayorS-Siege of the Police Static
What Cor. Walker Saw

Tie RiraI Hayors-Siege Of the Police Station
What Cor. Walker Says.
Our dispatches yesterday afternoon gave An
account Of affairs in Richmond up to O'Clock
p. m Later dispatches arctic the effect that
Governor Walker, in reply to Mayor Cahoon's
legally elected under an act of the Legislature,
he could not recognize any one else as MAYOR;
that Cahoon is incapable of holding the once
under the law OF Virginia, as he already
holds a federal ONCE; that no breach of the
peace can occur without Cahoon's act or APP
PIovai; thar ne should resort to peaceful judicial
and, finally, that he should obey the laws and
sustain the constituted authorities. Ex-Goy
WISE; Judge X; W. Hughes and L. I. Chandler
about thirty men, was still in the lower sta
uon-house late In the afternoon, the besieging
h e having on tne gas and water, and for
colored men bought out a bake shop and COM
menced throwing bread up to the besieged but
were driven on by the special police. All was
quiet at o'clock. The police telegraph wires
were cut, to prevent their use by the besieged
At dark Mayor Ellison and Chief of Police
Poe and others were arrested by the United
States marshal for having refused a revenue
officer permission to see CahOon in his Character
as United States commissioner. They were
bailed until to-day A company of troops has
been brought into the city by order of Cen
Candy IL stated that Judge Underwood
would arrive to-day and issue an Injunction pro-
hibiting Ellison and the other officers from
exercising the<luties of their office. The excite
ment in the city all day was 50 great that very
BItlt Due1nc>s done. CahOOn still he
sieged at late hour last night
The following particulars are from the Rich
mond STATE Journal of last evening:
Should the Governor fail to render the assist
ance necessary TO keep the peace and protect
the lives Of our citizens, and thus exhibit his
weakness and unfitness for the position he pre.
tends to I'LL, then the United States authorities
viii be appealed 10 as last resort, and we
believe the troops are in readiness to march at
a moments notice, SO that our citizens need
have no apprehensions of a riot. The present
situation OF affairs-as We go to press-is q state
The police stations are alt in the hands
Mayor ChahOOn, who occupies his cour
room, surrounded by strong force of hi,
pOhee, and some twenty special policemen.
The approaches are now, we understand held
by force OF POe's Rayens-so-called from their
rayenons appetItes for Office. They expires
their determination to starve out the Mayor 3
small garrison-his little Sumter-or thew viii
neither permit any to enter come out. The
aSd sbe doors sssn Of ~ the
sons desiring TO enter, which Is one of the most
high-handed outrages ever perpetrated upon
Ordway the earpet-baggers from Massachu-
sets and New York. The upper stations are i'm
loyal.
Three p. m.-Msyer Cahoon, like a second
Major Anderson, holds his little Sumter with
small squad of thirty men, surrounded by two
hundred and nifty armed with clubs and reyoly-
ers, who marched down about II O'Clock and
surrounded the citadel. They have cut of the
gas and water, refuse to allow either ingress or
egTess, and express their determination to starye
out this little band of devoted patriots. The
garrison is certainly in a very bad situation as
they have no ratiOns, and the Mayor has been
there since O'Clock without ANYTHING 20 eat
Dinner was sent, but they refused to let it pass
Captain Parker IL now In command inside of
the lower station, and Captain Tyler directs the
movement Of the insurgent forces who carried
the citadel. The chief communicable Beau
regard OF Walkers rebelliOn-is Major Poe who
was discharged by General Stoneman for un-
becoming conduct, and Colonel Egbert, one of
the most efficient chiefs the city has ever had
put in his place. Poe has now been appointed
by Walker to take fOrcIble possession Of the city,
assume the position OF Chief, and drive out ali
decency, soeriety, morality and efficiency from
the force What a splendid city government we
shall have under this reveller and rebel Poe
Half past four p. m--The insurgents have lust
cut the telegraphie wires, and consequently all
Communication with the several garrisons has
ceased Heaven only knows what may become
OF them. The fate Of Lucknow may be theirs
should the enraged Sepoys of Rajah Walker
carry any OF the devoted garrisons by assault
We just learn that the second and third stations
have been reinforced and are well provided with
pIosisions-having fifteen days rations on hand.
They can laugh siege to scorn."