Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-15

tAC PoilCS, atid SENT WOIO W AtllOSS
expressing disapproyal Of their con-
! duct.
At halfpast four o'clock Kellogg
called at the Office, cornor of Natchez
alley and Magazine street, to explain
the matter. While doing so his car
riage at the door was Immediately eur
rounded by a large and excited crowd,
commenced jeering and denouncing
him.
Just as Kellogg's carriage was about
being driven off, some one in the crowd
fred a pistol. The driver Immediately
piled his whip, and drove up Natchsz
street at q furious rate.
BRAsHEAR CRY, May THE boats
are all seized by citizens. The United
States troops are detained here, unable
to proceed further for want Of trans
portation.
! THE UNITED STATE TROOPS.
The resisters assert that although
United States troops are going to St.
Martinsville upon application Of the
United States Marshal, on a plea of
serving civil processes, their real OBJ
ject, OF the effect of their mission will
be to relieve the Metropolitans, whose
cries for help are thus needed.
All the papers condemn the action of
the mob in breaking into the gun stores
last night, and McEnery has issued an
address Of similar purport
| New YORK, May Especial New
Orleans dispatches say it is believed
an attempt will be made to day to
stop the advance Of the mounted po-
licemen who left for St. Martinsville
yesterday. Only two Metropolitans
have so far been wounded at St. Mar
tinsville, and none killed. One citizen
was wounded.
Colonel De Blanc, in an official re-
port to Mr.. McEnery Of the fight of
Thursday, says the attack upon him
was simply demonstration to ascer-
tain his numbers. The Metropolitans
fired but few shots, and then returned
to town.
The name of the young lady who
was wounded is Miss Aimee.
Col De Blanc's headquarters, on
Friday, were on Cypress Island, three
miles north OF St. Martinsville. The
island is surrounded by Bayou Forte
and Forte Marsh, both impossible to
man or horse, and can be approached
only by three narrow bridges, which
a handful of men can defend.
The women and children in the
vicinity of St Martinsville have not
! generally left their residences.
Badger thinks himself perfectly able
to make a safe retreat, should it be-
come necessary to do so. Nine deser-
tons are reported from his command
The stores in st. Martinsville are
all closed, and most of the civilians
have left.
The Metropolitans wounded on
Thursday were officers Bruat and Bah
alon, both seriously. Most of De
Blanc's forces are well mounted Bad
gers are nearly al on foot.
De Blanc thinks he could easily cut
off Badgers retreat, if disposed to do
SO.
BRAsuEAR, May o.--United States
troops will leave here by land, not
being abe to procure transportation.
There are no Metropolitans in town
Everything is quiet IS far up as Cen
treville.
Franklin, May 9.--Forty- three
mounted Metropolitans, commanded by
Mike Cooney, passed here at 9 this
morning unmolested. There is nothing
now to prevent Il er r.ning a junction
with those at st. Marinsvilie
New ORLEAss, May 9.-The Pr
cayasaae's New Iberia special says Col
onel De Blanc has abandoned his camp
at Trouinets, and mysteriously disap
peared to the great CONSERVATION Of
Badger, who has mounted all the men
he could, and stationed detachments in
different portions Of the surrounding
country. Forty five mounted Metro
politans via Franklin, are expected here
tonight. as7'
THE POLITICAL DIsTURBANCE-THE FEE
YER sUBsIDING.
New York, May 1O-correspon-
dent telegraphs from St. Martinsville
that in an interview with him yester-
day Colonel Badger, commanding the
Metropolitans said he was in no need
of achievements, and there was no
enemy before hin. While he did not
knew Of Colonel lie Blanc's where
abouts, part of his command had gone
towards Vermillionville a part towards
Breaux bridge, and third part to-
wards Butte Ia Rose en- the Atcha-
falaya.
He added that he should be pleased
to meet Colonel lie Blanc socially, and
his arrest would be disagreeable du-
ty.
| DeChamps, Mayor Of Alartinsville, had
been arrested by civil process, on the
charge of treason, and he (Badger) had
nothing to do with it. DeChamps is
still confined in the courthouse, and
will have a preliminary examination to
day. He (Badger) had rejected, and
should continue all proposition for arm
ing negroes for his assistance.
A Washington despatch says there
is good reason for believing that the
forged despatch from General Sher-
man to Kellogg, originated in that
city, ard was sent to private parties as
the alleged copy of what had been sent
to Kellogg.
New ORLEANS, May 10.-Fifty
Metropolitan cavalry, under Cooney,
arrived here last night, and left at
about o'clock this morning. for St.
Martinsville. They report of having
no difficulty on their way, and the man
who reported a skirmish sixteen miles
above Brashears was desertar. Two