The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-07
NEWS OF H WEEK.
Indian Troubles.

er. Whitestone and Big Cheyenne Reserva
tons in Dakotah, are again making troub'
lie, threatening to kill the Government EN-
ployees among them, shooting dow cattle
and subj.cting the agents to all sorts OF
abuse. These savages number about ~
900, and are divided into aboutshalf a dozen
different bands. The most trouble has
been and is now experienced on Grand Xiv
er ReServatation.
The 18th and 18th Infantry, which have
| been ordered to the scene of trouble. will
reach there about May 1st. Thy will not
make any hostile demonstration against the
Brutes unless necessity demands it, but
! Sheridan states that he will make these In
dams behave themselves, and if they do
not, he will Use vigorous measures to put
them down. Yankton Sioux, in the same
vicinity are peaceful.
Louisiana Contested Election.
WASHINGTON, April T.-lIousE.-The
Reconstruction Committee reported a bill
removing disabilities from all officers elect
in the State of Texas, passed.
The Election Committee reported q reso-
luton declaring that there had been no
lawful election in the Fifth District of
Louisfona, and that neither McCranie, Mo-
rey nor Kennedy were entitled to seats
The Richmond Disastsr.
RICHMOND, Va, April 2Z.-En addition to
the particulars before sent, the following
are given : About II o'clock the Supreme
Court Of appeals Of Virginia was crowded
with eminent citizens and many local poll
%ticians, and a great many Of the public at
large, who were drawn there by curiosity
to hear the result of the late hearing of the
question of the Mayoralty Of Richmond. The
friends of Messrs. Ellyson and Cohoon, who
comprise the prominent Republicans and
Conservatives of this city, had assembled
to hear the decision which it was expected
would be given to day. Among the many
prominent persons were ex-Gov. Wells, Tex.
Congressman Nelson, Judge j. A. Merideth,
Patrick A. Hoylett. ex-U. S. District At
torney for this District, ex-U. S. District
Attorney L. II. Chandler, and others. At
l O'Clock the gallery Of the court ROOM
which was crowded, fell. The floor fol-
lowed, and thereon descended thirty feet
to the floor below, which was the floor of
the House Of Delegates OF Virginia, on which
some few Of the members Of a
caucus were waiting around. There
was a general crash of all the tunbers and
the falling of the inside WALL The killed
were Patrick H. Aylett, Capt. Charters,
Chief Of the Fire Brigade ; E. NJ. Schofield,
City Assessor, and brother of Major Gen.
Schofeld, late Secretary of Wal DR.. J. B.
Brock, editor of the Richmond Enquirer ;
Jules A. IIobson, City Collector ; S.
Digger, a member of the House Of
Delegates; 7. A. Beckwitz, commits ion
merchant, of Alexandria; SAINT Eaton, of
Boston, Mass, and former theatrical mana
ger Of the Boston Theatre Powhatan Rob
erts, Commissioner in Chancery and of the
Court of Common Pleas J. A. BIamire, of
Berlin, Prussia : S.. E. Burnham, N. Y; P.
Howard, lawyer ; Ash Levy, merchant;
J. W. D. Bland, colored Senator from Prince
Edward; J. Watson, merchant of Danville !;
Thos. W. Wilcox, ex Confederate General ;
Samuel H. Hairston, a wealthy landholder
of Henry county ; Chas. j.. Grinnau, of
Washington, D. C.; Robert Fl. Maury, Jr.,
land agent Ed. Ward, of England VIM.
H. Davis, coal merchant Col. Pichegrew
Voolfolk; I. P Foley, Deputy U. S. Mar
shall and a captain, one sergeant and nine
privates, of the police, who were on duty
in the building. Among the wounded
were ex-Gov. Wells, ribs broken and other
wise internally injured; Mayor H.'K Ellyson,
Slightly Mayor George Cochran, slightly ;
L. Fl. Chandler Judge George A...Merideth;
Jas. Nelson John Howard; Rush Burgess,
Collector of the District !; VIM. c. Duncan,
agent of the Virginia and New York Steam
Line ; Hon. Thomas S.. Bocock, ex-
of the United States House of Rep
resentatives, leg amputated Gen. NJ. D.
Corse, ex-Major General Confederate Army:
Col. Geo. Brent, of Alexandria Capt. &.
Allen, Portwarden !; W. c. ELAN. news
correspondent and broker; Thomas S.
Baldwin, merchant, from Newark, N.
J., w. D. Chesterman. of Petersburg In
dex w. H. Soper, merchant, of Baltimore,
and about one hundred others.
Directly the disaster occurred, tie fire
was used to give notice, and the
hook and ladder companies of the city re
paired at once to the scene. A corden of
police was drawn around the building and
the ladders were thrown up to the windows.
For three hours after that the scene was
VI DOIIOI. dltCi ItIA tiS lC
appeared swung out by a rope tied around
The middle, the body of some popular IA
vcrite, who, after being swung on the sho Id
Ter of one or two of the fire brigade, man.
sled and dead, were brought down the lad
Ter in the green of the public park, where
it was instantly surrounded by two or three
of those who gathered to recognize
he slain.
The park was full of weeping wonen and
md anxious men until 2 o'clock, when the
asst victim was drawn from the building.
After this the police closed the park, re-
using admittance to any one, the bodies
If the dead having been sent out.
All the stores in the city were closed and
,lackards put on the doors: "Closed in
consequence of the disaster at the Capitol"
No more business wa done during the day.
TWo-night meetings were held of the
members of the press association, members
If the late military associations and men,
,ers of the bar. and of the citizens gener.
lily.
Tomorrow will be observed as a day of
mourning.
The Indian Troubles.
CHICAGO, April 27.-To-day Gen. Sher-
dan received a letter from Gen. Stanley,
commanding Fort Sully, Dakota, dated
April 8. 1t says that for a week previous
he Indians on the Cheyenne Reserva-
ion had been very insolent, and that there
we're strong indications that they would
Don break out in open hostilities. There
eight hundred lodges of Sioux at
,r near Fort Sully, of which 500
If the Brules are hostile to the whites.
They offer all sorts Of insults to the Indian
Agent at that point dancing war dances
before his headquarters, and exhibiting the
icalps Of white men whom they have muir
They are led by Read Leaf, the In
iian who led the attack at the massacre
It Fort Phil Kearney. They have ordered