The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-04-16

~ "'u"V A. OolOcRi ABOUT fifteen white
men, who had gathered from the surround
ing parishes, made au attack ON III,
oreas'worEs, and a brisk fight was KEEP,
up until somewhere near 3 o'clock Tn,
Dreastworks were then sormed and can
'ured, the negroes taking refuge in the
courthouse, the doors of which were bar.
r'coaeo After further fighting, the ne.
groes threw out flag Of truce, and several
detachmcnts Of men advanced on it, when
'hey were fired upon by the besieged par.
'y, wounding several, one of whom wos
Capt Hodnot, who was sNot in the bowels
ana, IT is feared, fatally wounded. They
retreatod on the outside Of The breast.
works, and, as the only means of dislodg-
ing the negroes, the courthouse was SET
on IRE and they were shot as they come
out from the burning building. 1t is 70
ported that between eighty and one hun
dred negroes were killed, and there were
none TO be found for miles around.
The Captain of the steamboat Southwes.
tern makes the following statement:
Arrived at Colfax Sunday evening about
. clock and found that the white people
and the Sheriff, suppose at their hoad had
captured the town. After having had n
conflict with the ner rocs it was reported
to me that about 100 negroes had been
Killed, and many others wounded. We
saw from the boat about eighteen or TIVE n
V lying around on the banks dead. One
white man, whose name did not learn.
was reported killed and two very severely
wounded, Messrs. Ilodnot and Harris.
Mr.. Hodnot was shot through the
bowels, and it is supposed that he is NOR
tally wounded We brought Messrs. Had
not and Harris down from Coltax to Alex
andria. Three or four other wlr.o men
were slightly wounded About one hun
dred negroes escaped, but ii was reported
that the whites were still pusruing them.
All of the leaders of the riot escaped. The
negroes ambuscadcd themselves in the
eourthouseand the whites, finding that
there was no other mode Of attack left
them, set fire to to the building The
whites numbered in the neighborhool of
one hundred aud fifty men. The fight
lasted from about u M,until nearly 5 p. NJ.
The whites are now in the possession of
Colfax, and when | left, late last Sunday
night,everything was very quiet.
WASHINGTON, April l5,--Cabinct meet
ing to-day did act discuss the Modoc af-
fairs, 1t is facility understood that the
military have them in hand.
The Supreme Court of the United States
announced the follow ing opinion: Tone
fere vs.. the United States appeal from
the court ofolaims. The court Of claims
in this case gave judgment against the
appellant on claim for co ton delivered
to the agents of the government under the
oct giving permission to persons sympa-
thising with tho rebellion to sell their
cotton, providing they womb give one
fourth thereof to the United States The
cotton was turned over to the government
on the 25th of July On the 24th, the
President had issued a proclamation re-
moving restrictions on trade in the dis
trict where the cotton was delivcrei--the
Red River district---anl that day flied in
the State Department, but was hot pro
muGated through the public press until
the 2itk.
The Court of Claims held that it was
not valid bin published, and not pub
lished until promulgated AS stated, this
court reverse that JUDGMENT, with direc-
tions TO the Court of Claims to enter
judgment for the appellant, holding that
the only way TO guard against mischief
arising from the uncertainty Of positive
proof as to The time Of publication is to
Opply the same legal presumption to
proclamNtions that is oiIerel to statutes;
that is, that they had valid existence at
the beginning of the day Of their date, and
in the absence of fraud to permit no ia
quiry on tho subject
Mr. Justice Swain delivered the opin-
ion, Mr.. Justice Bradley diaseuted.
THE oKELLY CASE.
HAVANA, April l5.-O'Kelly remains
at Mouzeollia. Cabollos evidently intends
to leave the solution TO his successor, Gen,
Pielain, who is expected shortly.
BIDwELL
English detectives fully indemnity Bid
well, the bank Of England forger
SPRINGFIELD, April blu addition to
the Chicopee Mills, the Picker House.
two fled stores, the Port Railroad depot
with five thousand bales of cotlCp, was
burned
WASHINGTON, April l5.--.Graut has re-
ceyed nothing from the Mo loo country
since Sunday.
The President has appointed Lewis
and Meyer, collectors of the first Alabama
district.
TEXAS APPOINTMENT.
Major John 0chiltree has been appoint
ed Marshal for the eastern district of
Texas.
The Postoifice Department has ordered
railroad postal service from Allendale,
South Carolina, to Augusta, Georgia.
REDUCTION OF FREIGHT TARIFF.
New YORK, April l5.--All trunk lines
to the West have adopted new freight
tariff; average reduction sixteen per cent.
oKELLY.
A Herald special says that O'kelly is
under the protection of British Consul
Dunlap, and in no immediate danger.
THE POPE RECOVERING.
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