Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-11-05
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AFFAIRS IN LOUISIANA.

Ioll0Wlng diSpatch has been received
here. New Iberia, October 3O.-Flv,
hundred real estate owners Of the par
ish Of St. Martin have Just arrived t,
offer themselves as bondsmen for tn,
seven St. Martlnsville prisoners Messrs
Dorcourt, Dugas and F. Garobinio, o
that parish. were arrested yesterday
A squad of cavalry passed through
here last night to arrest Agricole GREY
embergh of ST. Mary parish, and DR.
Gay, of Iberia. They have Just re
turned With DR.. Gay, Grevembefs hear
ing of their coming, got ont Of thei
way. 1t is tumofed many arrests ar,
to be made here to-day"
| The names Of the parties arrested arr
P. Y. Hawaii Eng Durio, Charles He
befe, Edgar Hebert, q. II. Fournet
Dofcaurt Degras, benjamin Bertrand
and Nicholas Garborines.
The property holders of St. Martin.
before mentioned, to-day, numbering
about five hundred headed by banc
Of music, marched into tnwii, with tn,
attorneys for the prisoners, to ofe1
themselves as bondsmen. The attorn-
eys presented Commissioner Z. IT
Riddell with list of about four hun
dred names, having property aggrega
ting over S25o,00O, who We're ready t.
make affidavits to that effect Riddel
refused to accept them. Finally abou
ten succeeded in procuring certificate!
from the tax collectors and recorder
and presented them, which Riddell &C
cepted. The bonds were then signed
and orders given to release the prison
| erS.
The citizens of this and ST. Martin
parish are very indignant at the arbi
trarY conduct of Riddell in the matter
The property holders returned homt
rejoicing at the liberation of lheil
| friends. The utmost good order pre-
vailed throughout.
The marshal with squad of cavalry
arrested S. Gay and Agrecot Grevem
berg, of Iberia parish, TO day. When
the cavalry arrived on Grevemberg'
plantation he left, but came here sane
surrendered this afternoon He had
been guarding his crop for several days
Grevemberg and Gray are held her,
by squad of cavalry, and it is sale
will have preliminary examination to
morrow. No arrests have been mad,
in town yet. It is supposed that to
days proceedings have postponed then
until to morrow. a-.-
FIVE MORE VICTIMS.
New ORLEANS, October 30.-Unite'
States Marshal Packard to-day receive,
a dispatch. dated Camp Merrill, Octobe
%, via Shreveport the 30th, from hi
deputy. reporting the arrest of five per
sons charged with completely in tn
Coushatta outrage.
THE NATURALIZATION QUESTION.
NEW ORLEANS, October sO.-Th
following is regarded as settling tn
question of the jurisdiction of the sec
ond district court to ,latnralize aliens
Act "A of 1865, section IL, says tn
third, fourth, fifth and sixth distric
courts Of New Orleans shall have con
current jurisdiction in all civil case
whatever, including courts of naturali
cation, in which the first and secon(
district courts of New Orleans shall
also have concurrent Jurisdiction,
New ORLEANS, November IL
general order issued from headquarter
Of the department of the army of tn
sn,f, contains The following in relation
to the disposition Of troops on Monday
Troops are in this city to preserv
peace and order, and TO prevent coils
I'm between armed bodies of men, ant
Ior h. other purpose. They will con
.li'ue 10 'I,'stsin from political discuss
IONS, and any interference with tn
rejection. All officers and men are re
quIred to remain within quarters durin
the day of election unless called out t
prevent conflict between armed bod
s1i ,f OF BY orders from superior militar'
| The New York Herald New Orleap
special says many of the people frigh!
ened away to the swamps by the cavalr
on the line of the Red river, are nov
returning and mean to vote.
| The city of New Orleans is YER
| quiet. No trouble is anticipated Mon
day when the State election take
place.