The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-03-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Daily Mail between New Orleans and
FSairo

Daily Mail Between New Orleans and
Cairo.
7 WASHINGTON. March 1G. Mr.. kellos@s
resolution requiring the Committee on Pos
tai Affairs to report a bill establishing a
daily mail between New Orleans and Cairo,
on the Mississippi River, by steamboats,,
passed the Senate to .av.
Slaves among the Indians.
Mr.. Wilson presented a memorial from
the slaves of the Chickasaw and Chactaw In
dams claiming theirs freedom.
Senate opposedJo Acquisition of St
Domingo.
The vote of the Senate committee, ad-
verse to the acquisition ofSt. Domingo, is not
considered fatal to 4 treaty. Several Sena-
tors, who, it is understood, are opposed to
a purchase, gave the President assurances
that they would support a treaty.
The President and the Political State
Delegations.
The Presidents uniform answer to the
delegations from Georgia and Tennessee,
asking for troops, is, thet he has 10 doubt
of his right to station troops at pleasure,
! anu " give tIic tiSdlltCttu tlStllNto 'lt ~
eft of the soldiers presence, but doubts
how far the soldiers could BE- used in aid OF
| the civil authorities. He will take legal
advl"e in every instance.
A yellow delegation from Georgia visited
the President to-day, and asked him to use
his Influence to defeat Mr.. Bingham's
amendments; also urged him to procure
suitable legislation for the protection Of the
colored people Of Georgia. They igrore
the Bryant faction. Their speeches were
written, and boiSteTOusnesS characterize
their delivery. The President replied, in
effect, that he would protect the people IN
all the States. but thought that special leg
~i>laIion might be necessary in tour of the
Southern States, owing to the unsettled
condition ofaltairs arising from the war.
Troops en- route for Georgia.
The l1Sth United States Infantry passed
through this city, en- route for Atlanta
Georgia.
The louisiana Contested Cases.
The contested election case Of Hunt
against Sheldon, from Louisiana, is fixed
for action next week. K n, Of the Flee
ton Committee, is preparing a minority
report in favor of Hunt. The majority re-
port favors Sheldon. .
Municipal Elections in Virginia.
RICHMOND, Va, March I6.-lIenry n.
Ellison, of the Richmond Dispatch, was
tonight elected by the Council Mayor OF
this city.
In Petersburg. tae Council elected Gen.
Newbcrry, late Union General, Mayor of
tn city. Amoung the Conncilmcn ap
pointed for Petersburg, by Gov. Walker,
are two colored men.
Fire in Viaalia.
NArcHEz, Miss, March l6.-A fire broke
out in Nidalia, La, about 10 o'clock this
morning, destroying seven stores and the
court house. Loss about SIS, 900, partially
insured. The recorders, sheritfs' and
clerks Offices were saved.
Europe.
MADRID; March 16.-There is a fierce
controversy, on the best disposition of the
Cuban question, going on. Some journals
urge the abandonment of the island to the
United States, but a majority of the jour
nails bitterly derounce this proposition as
cowardly and unpatriotic.
The funeral Of Henri De Bourbon was
conducted by the Freemasons. The priest,
seeing the cmblems of Freemasonry on the
coffin, refused to perform the religious GER
emonics. The troops took no part in the
funeral.
LONDON, March 1G.-The union Of Scot
fish and English Presbyterians approaches
realization.
PARIS, March 1G.-The Pope is again
reported very i'll.
A fcte is progressing at the Tuilcries, in
honor of the Prince ImperiaTs fourteenth
birthday.
Cotton Exports for. 1869
WASHINGTON, March 1e.-The returns
| received at the Bureau OF Statistics show
that the GOTTEN exphrtst for tie year ending
| December 81, 1860, were 722,6lS,9 2S
| pounds, value $l87, 762,477.
lively Controversy in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va, March IA conflict
of authority has arisen between the newly
Amounted city authnrities and the old in
cumbents; Mayor Cahoon refuses to give
up the office to Mayor Ellis"H who was
elected last night by the City Council.
The former has sworn in $50 special con-
| stables, intending 20 colored men, and the
latter has 200 special officers.
The old police force is divided about
equally between the two Mayors. Ellison
has nos ession of the CITY Hall and all 9th
public buildings except the station house,
which is held by the Cahoon party. May
or Cahoon wrote to Gov. Walker stating
his position and asking for assistance to
maintain his authority.
Gov. Walker replied that Ellison being
legally elected under an act Of the Legis|a-
ture, he could not recognize any one else
asMavor that Cahoon is Ineligible, and
cannot hold an office under the Virginia
law; as he already holds a Federal office that
no breach of peace can occur without Ca
hoon's act or approval; that he should re-
sort to peaceful judicial remedies ifhe wants
to test the que-tion Of right; and finally,
he shou1d obey the laws, and sustain the
constitutional authorities.
Ex-Gov. Wise, Judge R. W. Hughes and
L. T.. Chandler are counsel for Cahoon,
who, with about thirty men. are beseiged
in the lower station house by the Ellison
party who have cut off the gas and water,
and have forbidden any provisions to be sent
them. A crowd of colored men bought ont
a bake shop, and commenced throwing
bread up to the windows, but they were
driven off by the special police. .
At dark, Mayor Ellison, Chief Of Police
Poe, and others, were arrested by the
United States Marshal, for having refused
a revenue officers permission to see Cahoon,
in his capacity as United States Commis.
sioner. They were baileduntil tomorrow.
A company of troops have been brought into
the city by order of Gen. Candy.
Tt is stated that Judge Underwood will
arrive to, morow, and issue IN injunction
prohibiting Mayor Ellison from exercising
the duties of his office.
There was great excitement here all day
and but little business was done in the