, 1874-09-10

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New ORLEANS, Sept. a. Governor
Kellog has issued a proclamation Offering
q reward of $4,000 each for the discov-
cry of the persons implicated in the
Coushatta affair. The proclar,fsion
states that the facts gathered from re-
liable sources show that the only offence
of the officials arrested at Caushaita ta- and
subsequently murdered near McFar-
land's plantation, was that they were Re-
publicans and ofice-holders. though they
are not legally elected. The Governor
gives history of the trouble, stating
that Frank Edgarton, Sheriff of Parish,
legally summoned possee of White
and colored citizens to protect officers
of Parish in their official duties; that
this possee was overpowered by super
ior force. composed OF members of the
league. and sent to Jail; that afterwards
they were promised freedom if the Of
flee holders would resign and leave Par
ish; that after this guarantee was made
them. they were bound two and two to-
gether and started for the Texas border,
and that when just over Parish line of
Red River, they were set upon and de-
laboratory murdered and buried where
they fell, without inquest or any other
formality. The Governor says that for
ty members of the whole league of Cad
do Parish, mounted and armed, left
Shreveport night before the murders,
and rode in the direction of Mcfarland.
A Shreveport special denies the truth
of the Governors intimation sthat tie
people of Caddo had anything to do
with the affair, or even knew of it, until
it was over. The same special says ad-
ditional information from Caushatta
is TO the effect that the first account Of
the trouble was true, viz: That it was
brought about by an organized effort on
the part of White o4ice.holders to in
cite the Negroes 10 violence.
TOPEKA. Kan, Sept. 3.-Williams.
Agent for the Kickapoo tribe, has ap-
piled to the State for militia escort to
bring his Kickapoos, who are mainly
women and children. from Indian Ters
ritory to the Kansas line to protect them
from the Little Osages, who have visited
the Agency with hostile intent. They
have expressed a determination to kill
every white man in the Territory. Gov
ernor Osborne has rendered the use of
militia to General Pope for such escort.
Great alarm exists along the line conti-
g'lous to the Usage Reservation, and
the militia are concentrating in that To-
cality.
hoNaoss Sept. 4, 5 80 A. M. A Times
dispatch from Madrid says the Cabinet
crisis continues. Senior CoIonar. Presi-
dent of the Council, persists in his res
ignation.
General Blanco and other lenders of
the Northern army have accompanied
General Seballo to Madrid.
BRUSSELS, Sept. BY an explosions
in the Coal mine at Dous yesterday, Z
lives were lost; miners were rescued,
badly injured. -...... .
LONDON, Sept. ;3.-Bark Coloms ar
rived at Liverpool from Portland via
San Francisco.
BAN Francisco, Sept. 4.-Greenbacks
unchanged from yesterdays quotations.
Str. Great Republic from China and
Japan, arrived to-day. She brings Yo-
kohama dates to Aug. IA: There was,
no change in the aspect of agairs in
Japan and China on Formosa business,
but Japan will not enter into war un-
less absolutely driven to it in the last
extremity. Both sides, however, are
making grsat prsp,r..tion~, Japan has
added to her feet by the purchase of
the steamers New. York, Madras and
Acantha. Mr.. Van Buren, had assumed
the duties as Consul General for Japan.
General Legender, who went to Foo
Chow with power to act for Japan in the
way of an amicable settlement, was ar
rested on landing there, and at last ac-
counts had not been released. Okaubo
had gone to China as Japanese Minister
Plenipotentiary. ..-..
SAN FRANo1sco, Sept. 4.--The amount
claimed by the U. S. Government in the
Simonjedi matter has been placed on
deposit subject to the order of Mr.. Bing-
ham, he having been instructed ssby the
State Department to demand it from
Japan. He has not drawn the amount
yet, as the affair has caused great offense
to Japan and be, hopes to obtain by
the next mail some modification Of his
orders. The Japanese papers say that
General Legendre was arrested at Annoy
by the American authorities and not at
Foo Chow. Also that the affair will
lead to fresh complications.
There was sharp shock of earthquake
in Japan on August 9th. No damage
done.
The weather here to-day is warm and
pleasant. a
The coroner's inry in the case of Gen.
eral Addison found that he committed
suicide in fit OF temporary insanity.