The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Ehc Louisiana Troubles-The ModOc
Indians.

kHG1anS.
Especial telegram to the DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, April Ex-Governor Kellogg
tclegraphs from New Orleans to the Attor
ncy.Gcneral as follows:
Matters are quiet in the State except in
f"ur or five parishes. .my communication TO
General Emory requesting that troops be
sent ~ these remote parishes was with a
view to prevent any possible outbreak. The
statement that | issued commissions to Flu
sion officer. in Grant parish. or to any other
Than those first commissioned, il untrue.
The State taxes are being collected rapidly
tax-rcsistins breaking down. Collections
during The past thirty days exceed the COL
lcctlons for the same time Of any previous
year. The amount Of taxes and licenses col
lectcd in the city during the first quarter of
1872 were $4,000; the amount collected
for the first quarter Of 1873, $25l,00 We
| collected bUt little during January and
February owing to the political difficult
tics
General Schofcld tclcgraph4 to General
Sherman that no news has been received
from General G!icm since Thursday. Tie
expresses the fullest confidence in that officer.
and also states his belief that the Modocs
have not escaped from the lava-bcds, and
that they will bc captured there. The cam.
paign against them is being carried on by
General Gllem in the most satisfactory man.
her and there is no disposition either on the
part Of General Schotield or the officials of
the War Department. to supelSede him
even if the Indians have escaped from the
llva-bcdS. Army officers have no doubt
that they will be captured, is the country
thcrrabous is thickiy settled and it would
not hc IL very easy matter for them to hide
| themselves or cyadc our forces long.
TMoS.
GA,sncla;ri Press ;clcgram,.l
louisiana Affairs.
| WAsHIHGToS, April 2l.-A telegram from
| Governor Kellogg to the Attorney General
SAYS: "Nater> are quiet in Louisiana with
| the exception Of four or five parishes. Ny
communication to General Emery requesting
| that troops be sent to these remote parishes
was with view TO prevent any possible out
break. The statement that | issued commits
si0ns 20 Fusion officers in Grant parish, or
| 10 any other tl.an those first commissioned
| is u:trur. The State faxes are being rapidly
collected. and tay-rcsistng is breaking down
| The collections durin" the past thirty days
exceed The collections for the same time il,
any previous year. We collected but little
during .JanrIary and February, owing to po
! Iitral diiliculticS.'
| NEW ORLEANS. April o1.-Thc steamer
| Hodge, with United States troops. has de-
| parted for Colfay. Kclioge's officials have
| lett &. Mary's parish. The impression i,
gaining ground that Federal troops will ht
required in every parish 10 protect hcllosg's
| tax-.-lthcrerS.
Tne Mndocs Sill il. tiic Eava-Bcds.
! WasnISGroy, April 2l.-GcncraI Scho
| fcld. iii 4 private telegram to-day, cXprc,Sc,
| great hope and confidence in his troops. III;
| i engaged in making every possible arrange
Ecnt 10 render successful the movement
against the Modocs who he believes, from
information received by him, are still in thu
| lava-hrdS.
SnHtaHta and Big Tree.
| WAsruHGToN, April 2l.--Owing to the In
dian excitement the Government has with
NidN II LIE diiitdi vi tit itIfd>t VI ''Ih dit'
ana Biz Tree, notwithstanding the kioWa'
YiiiGr,i OF them.
Tie Gour; Of Claims.
WA.niHGrOx, April 2I.-The Court o
Claims ha- rendered Judgment in favor o
Emma 7. Sykes, for $685. in the Mississippi
cotton c:i-S.
This week will be occupied in hearing ih'
heavy cotton cases known Is the Nick>bilr4
casts. They involve several hundred
thousand dollars. All will be tried together
's'ne Steamboat Supervising Inspector,
WAsniSGToE, April 2l.-Thc Beard o
Supervising Steamboat Inspectors are still
engaged on Il revision OF the general patcs
and expect 10 complete it by Wednesday.
Restocking Southern and Western
Waters wi5;i Ss,a.i.
WAsu!NGTUS, April 2i.-Profc>sor Baird
| Uritrd States commissioner Of fish and fish
cries, has Just Dispatched Seth Green and
lour attendants To Augusta, Ga, tor the pur
pose q! there commencing the work of shad
Matching with view Of restocking the
southern and western waters. From All
ga.ta Mr. Green will proceed nGrthwarG
and continue his laborS successfully at New
brrue aud Weldon, y. c.; Fredericksburg
| Va; Washington, and other localities. \
Ioltiol of the fish hatcllcd out will be placed
III the river at each particular station, ant
others viii be transmitted by sail To adjacent
waters both on the Atlantic coast and in thu
Mississippi Valley.
J17dge EocItranc.
WAsulHGToS, April 2l.--Judsc lochr'ne
who is engaged i'll the test cotton cases, dc
cineS having anything to do with Georges
appointments or politics.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-A disturbance Q
some magnitude is apparently about to dc
vclonc in the eastern and central portions O
the Gulf OF Mexico.
For Tuesday in the Southern States, con
tinllcd warm southcastcriy winds with ilaz!
AMI partly cloudy weather, and possibly raj
On the coast Of Texas.
\ storm Of some magnitude will eXten
slowly eastward from the lower Missouri
Valley towards Illinois and the upper lakes
Sad Accident.
Especial telegram to the Dlspatchl
NORFOLK, Va, April 81, 1SI3.-This morn
iny coloreu aboger in the navy-yard, name