The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-11-08
MISCELLANEOus.


at Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 10.
A dispatch from Fort Sill, l. t., Oct. 10,
says: The Indian conference was held
here on the 9th. The Kiowas and other
tribes were present, but only a part of the
Comanches. The Governor having refused
to release Satanta and Big Tree, Commis-
sioner Smith presented him written APP
peal on the part of the United States Gov
ernment to release them and save the faith
of the Government, which, it says, has
been pledged to that effect. The Commits
sioner pledged the faith of the United
States Government that it would gather all
these Indians together and place them rm-
der close surveillance, and would arrest the
Comanches recently raiding in Texas and
turn them over to the State Government,
establish Gordon of scouts along the from
tier, and would arrest Satanta AMI Big
Tree if the Kiowas misbchaved, or ten
other principal Kiowas in their place, col
lect and return property and captives, and
that the United States troops would imme-
diately be put in motion to effect thesepur-
poses. On these guarantees the Governor
permitted the Indians to go to their tribes
without pardon and subject to arrest.
The number of deaths from yellow fever
at Memphis, Oct. 10, was tifty-five. The
disease is not now confined to any one
| portion of the city, but cases occur every
where.
The yellow fever at Shreveport, Oct. 10,
was reported on the decrease.
There was no abatement of the yellow
fever at Memphis up to the morning of
Oct, u, the deaths from that cause during
the preceding twenty -four hours number
/ ing thirty-nine, and the total since the
commencement of the plague being over
one thousand. Over two hundred nurses
were constantly employed, notwithstand-
/ ing which many of the sick suffered from
want of care There was great destitution
and suffering, but contributions were COM
ing in freely. The Masons, Odd Fellows,
and Knights Templar appeal to their breth-
rem throughout the country for aid. To
wards evening the weather became some
what cooler, with prospects of frost, and
there was a noticeable decrease in the
death rate. Many felt sanguine that the
tlisease had spent its force, and were hope
full for the future. l5 is8ie Il
The Evangelical Conference closed its
session in New Y York, Oct. II.
/ ~ FOREIGN.
| A meeting of the Republican members
of the French Assembly was held at the
residence of Jules Simon, in Paris, Oct g.
One hundred delegates were present. An
electoral scheme was adopted, anda CON-
mittee, composed of representatives Of
three groups of the Left, was appointed to
draw up an official declaration in the name
of the Republican party. NM. Thiers and
Gambetta support the action of the meet
| ing, which also has the support of many
Conservative deputies. The Republicans
are generally becoming more hopeful.
The charges against Marshal Bazaine
whose trial by eourt-lnartial at Versailles
has excited so much interest both in this
and other countries, may be summarized
as follows: With purposely remaining il
, Metz to await political events; with en-
deavoring to shift responsibility witt
| propagating unfavorable and withholding
favorable news, and otherwise spread
ing Encouragement among the be
a sieged; with entering into negotl
ations with Prince Frederick Charles
before making a final effort to break MI
lines, which is declared unprecedented IL
j history; with eonfding date at which III
Z was willing to surrender to Reglir, wht
was stranger, and at the time in relations
: with the enemy. The report also points
} to contradictory dispatches of the 26th o
August, in which BaZaine informed Mac
Mahon that itwas impossible to break out
, and closes by stating that had Bazain'
: done his duty by taking his army into tn
! interior of France, leaving Metz to defent
herself with the garrison, which couit
t subsist on the resources of the surround
ing country, Metz would have held ou
till the armistiee, and Lorraine would neve
have been ceded. e
Spanish advices from Madrid to Oct. l
9 inform us that the siege of Cartagena stil
2 continues, and that as soon as the Govern
!. ment fleet arrives the city will be attacke'
I on all sides. Gen. Mariones has forwards
4 dispatch to the ministry announcing
$ great victory by his troops over a larg
5. body of Carlists, near Agarzuza in Ma
e varre. Many of the Insurgents wer
g killed and large number take
!. prisoners. General Mariones says tn
. rout of the insurrectionists was complete
e and his forces were now in close pursuit {
e Them. Per contra, the Carlists profes
: to have received information that thei
General 0lio,aon the 9th, defeated an
Z routed the army. of General Mariones, nea
a Ciraque, and compelled it to retreat t
3 Puente la Regina, leaving behind q larg
: number of dead and Wounded. The Cal
!; lists claim thisas the greatest victory {
q the campaign. rsf 8 81 s.
81 in