New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-11
FROM BRAsHEAR CITY.


How United States Omcials were Denied
Transportation on a Mail BOnf-Mr.
Tupper's Singular Action in the Mat.
tes-The Mali Contractors Lay up
their Boats Rather than Have them
Take on Board n Deputy United states
tIarshaI-The Cavalry Pas Franklin
The WarIike Permit them 10 a:s
Through in Order to Attack them in
she Reas-SIo,A Badger is Posted.
BHAsHEAR. May 9. 1873.
Thursday ereni, : arrangement. had been
made ny the United States military author.
;ties with Messrs. P.ics, Hine & Upper. to
gre Genera. Smith and his fogca trans
po:tation by waite: from this place :" New
Iberia. the agreemen: reading 70: Limited
State, troops Only" Mr.. Tupp.: vas a,
franklin with the .:eamboa: a, noon on :he
eighth and then .e:egraphei :" Genecs!
Smiti. that che boa: would be a: Brasiear
by i've O'Clock :hst .la.-. Tae steamer lett.
bu: stopped III i hiiin. place ;ew miles
above B:ashea:. :emai:i:n. :!le:. unit. n
formation reached tie .uls:.r tina. al: the
Me!:opoiitans had ief, this town. IL half
an hour a:terwari. about dark. .he h,a: ap.
peared ami :,e:ore reaching tie landing :lr.
Topper informed Marsha: Dek!yne that
none br: so:ie:s could 90 CD board. Thi.
LET: Drk!yne OF: IL the cod. a:.i Genera!
Smith wou.i ao' 90 witisu: HIM. On tai.
ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr.. Tu?pe: stepped On I'll.
wharf and waved Lantern. IS sigma! :or
the beat 30 pu. back instantly. 81 tie ves.
9 :! did :l.s land. and we -. re:;;:e,: FIX tae
nj si..
Before iasiigh: tne .:ean.. came :ao
when necessary portion of he. engine was
removed. it IS reported. The conversation
of the night before was repeated. when Mr..
Upper stuck "a the ST.. rianks j.. h.. ti:s.
platform.
Early tits morning lie o.. +. steamboat.
the Minnie Avery. came down from Frank
line with passengers and mail. but tied up
short distance above here. sending everye
thing down in sk;tfso
A gentleman informs ne e1.ac the peopes
in Franklin held meeting. Thursday even.
ings to diScuss the information about sne
mounted men VINO left this city that evens
ingo II was agrt ed 60 permit the cavalry
W pass tI1ioh5u hduhll.A lutu puISuc
them Up 70 a point near Iberia. and t'ien
capture them enticely--annihilate them.
This morning one o: the cavalryman REQ
turned. having ief. .he body fifteen niles
above here He reports :.lat the men had
met with iao opposition ~ 80 the tins lie
left.
D.n;ne ;he ccI-es.a::oa Js:we.:. ST..
Tup?e. and the military otiice:s the later
displayed the :l,mcs, :osbea;an.e: in :ac:.
were m!lder 'han ordinary c.;: .us in man.
ner. This was specimen o: Cac!e Sans
'.grea; :yranny."
IN Consequence o. the boats fai.!n, 70
make regular ;rips !::te Il nrnhe- Of per.
sons are qua:ahtinei here and a: points
above. a.! making threat, O: via. they vii:
do toward the boats 70. compensation !ov
dela~.
A: present. noon. have no: learned VIVA:
the military programme Is. iu: think the
fo;ce vii: eventually go Va the bayou.
However. :ht:e is 40 pre,en: likelihood
that al a; ran yetren: wi: be mad. between
&! EN- aLi the boa: owne:s.
When / asked NJ. Tnppe: 10 pa.;:.:: me
20 take passage GA his steamer. no evaded
my query. hG: said TO clerk o: co;.:s
was named III his contract" / :o.,: lin.
my mission. hu: j. seemed :niitfe,en: 20
:l.e: !ac:. However. :iini: wou.i haze
gore On Board had III. iberia started.
81 :ew minutes before the tran ;.::
could hear little .: Genera: i .dge.'s s;:ua.
ton. nlo:e than :...a, D.B!anc and H.. mer
have concluded tina: ne is indeed hare;
nu. 20 crack. There is belief .le:, among
the bes. :niorme.; few TIA. tn. ...es:s.e.,"
are ::r;ng OF ,he.: :ooi:aii experiment. and
are really al x.ous 20: Cai:ei States troops
{" demand a su:rende. o. dispersal. and
believe that this j. really the case.
Geue:a. Badgers position i'll the ccu::
house a, St. MA.;:nsyi !c :s :.!mos; eaua; 70
a fertilization. The building i. o: brick.
state 200: and iron shutters. so tia. i. lie
by e:.aaca should Re enii:.i; surrounded
they caa no: burn him ont. As t, provision.
he i, we'll provided. Ills men are III good
spr;ts and health. and they s:;cl: to him
wei. Three iese:.ers are ,eyo.te,i. III:
the: this is pronounced: SANDER.
Transportation OF the bayou IS at u 4. at:
s:a.d DRAPER.