The New York herald., 1866-08-25
TIE NEW ORLEANS RIOTS.

Johnson, Gen. Grant and
secretary Stanton.
The following % the oflclal corrcsp,ndenoc relative %
the New Orleans riots--
rLEGaAss 10 TuR PRESIDENT
OFFICE y. $ MILITARY TEI1GRArn HEADouAarzasl
WAR Dsr44rxESr
minutes past nine r. N July 27, 1893, from Nov or
leans, lea La july z 1885,,
siR:Goverror Wells has In compliance with the PRO.
cMmaton q H. Howell, President pro hmt, signed
State. ALBERT yOuRHEEs
Lieutenant Governor OF Louisiana
ANDREW J. HEBRON,
ak- Attorney General OF Louisiana.
The following telegram received two r. NJ, July IS,
1850, from New Orleans Jaly 2s, $780,
PRESIDENT J0HSsos--Radicai mass meeting compoeed
mainly Of large numbers Of n"gloes las, night ending
In riot The Committee oi Arrangements OF said meet
ing asemong tonight violent and incendary speeches
denounced speakcrs, Field, Dosi-, Hawkins Hendcr.
son Hnr. Ward ana o,hers Governor Wells arrived
last night, bn, sides With tie convention Laid the
whole matter before Grand Jury but - cxc
cute civil process without certainty Of riot Cortcn-
plated 70 have tho members Of the convention under
process from the Criminal Corr, OF this strict Il the
military 20 interfere 70 prevent process Of courts
ALBERT VOORHEES, Lieut. Gov La
ANDREW J. HEBRON Attorney General, La
PRESIDENT JoHssos's nKrrr
Ex.culrvE MASsrox,
WAsHIscTo d. O., July rs, 1893.
To ALERT VOORHEES, Lieutenant Governor Louisiana
New Orleans, Ia.
The military win be expccloi sustain and not 10 Oh.
despatch the subject or the convention was scnt 70
Governor Wells this morning ANDREW JOHNSON.
ExEcuTIvE 0vsIcE, WAssSyro~, D. o., July %. 1ss8
To His Excelleacy Governor Whiis. New orcans In
bavc been advised thai ynn Iaye Issued procIana-
ton conycning The ooDvcnioa elected In fs6f Please
r1u n AN Aff I'm
done, and by wbas authority convention can aslmn
70 represent the whole people Of .Le sa, o. Lonlsana
OTy1cr L. 8. MIsTanr TrIrfvArn HEAnQcMrrsRs N
The following telegram received $50 n n. July rs,
1860, from NcH Orleans Jaly -, 1906
PRrmDxxr Jon~yo~-Yonr telegram r. eiscd. hare
not issued PROCLAMATION concerning the convention OF
Vitae Of resolution sdionnng The copventios subIee,
10 Ills order, and IN fgal caac alao authorizing him
call The proper cncers % issre wriis 81 'con IN
uu.r uu.r'sa sse -.on : ~ ls.psn.s .,s,...
AZ The vacaae8 ean b. sscsriaineI ia election
viii be hold 10 n tholn whsa tno entire stale sin bc
represented Your obedeat sersanf,
=. MADISON Ellis, Governor 81 Louisiana
GsssRaL nt:rD 70 ssrnxsny STANTON
Tho following Telegram received ~ twenty minutes
pas, ten occt r N, Jaiy %. iscs from sew ori,ans
Hon. Eowls N. STANTON, creiasy OF wsr:-
convention has been called, With the sanction Of
tenant Governor and city authorities .hnk II unswN,
ard p,opose 10 break Il up by arcstlng tho delegates
have avon no orders on the srbjcct but have warns
action without instructions % that effect from The Prcrk
dent Please instruct me q once BY telegraph
A. BAIRD, Brovct Major General.
Cyyrcr os rnK Military TxrxorApn pn HxAcqu1nrEns
The following TELEGRAM received twenty minutes 10
nvc =. ~, July 30, 1899, from New Orleans July 90
osrrn nEnsos rrrspxv ,onssoS.
TIM PneIpxyr cr TBn rMTrD sTArys-
Wa In he nyd& pf n crrihl wnrf nv lha
condition or affairs among The stas oncers s-e no
Cannot General Graprcr be sent bcrc7
r. = HEREoS, late Major General q. r. A.
rR~rrKSr JoHvsox TO oKxRasL HrxRov. M
ExscuTrE kAsssos, wAsnIsoTcs. D. C.,l
To Axprrw j. HEssox, Attorney General of Lous,sns,
You VIII oa on General Sheridan or whoever may be IN
command for sufficient force 10 stsn the civ Authority
In sappresssg all illegal or aaiawf assesnbiirs wkb
without rt having obtained The coIsent of tho peopls
of tho STATE u there . boa convention e, be com
. changing ibe organs law of the safe Usap
ANDREW JOHNSON
oHics rKrrp srArw MnzrAay Trn.eKsrn,
HnAD1CARTEns, WAa BE7Arrw9xr.
The tollo~arg ,elsvram received 10 =. ". July
%, 100, from Ees Orleans July 30 isoes-
RI nis Excecncy President yonxgos - :
Convention met riot broke out 10 elo city 10 far
tho police have tis upper hand. keyernl whits asd
c0i0rcd perona Killed Called Gcrerai Hsira Tor a.
rstance which IA ceerfuly tsndcrcd intense excite
mont Cpnvcntlrn broken up
ALBEIT VOORHEES,, Lout Governor LoulAarA
Osncg rsnnp srAr2 MStirAnr TuawaaArh.
HsADrrknrxsp Was Dsrsrrrxxr
The following tsiegrAms received a i2sis v NJ ssiy
q, 1890, from New OrIeans, La, July 30 gP M J,
ISGt.--
arxKn,L Mann TO ssrErARS srAxsow
To rHE SECRETARY or WAn-A serious not hes occurred
here today have boon Ia foil consultation with ths
city authorities. aud have kept my troops well In hsad
edy aud before sas troops could roach the of
,lon number cf porons rere Killed and wounded.
felt compelled " declare martial law and have sp-
pointed military governor Of The city Al n quiet
now Several prominent gentlemen connected With lhs
convention are Killed ~ uo1tden.
A BAIRD, Brsvsi MAJOR General
HyapqrsRrKrs Dryx~rsr~r % I1sr~AsAl
Nav UnLgAss. la, July - Is0a
70 Hon. Epvr NJ sraAror secretary Of ww. washing.
srs--I have Ae honor 20 lnform you sDas vsvy -
nous ot hes occurea here to-day hAA nss upss -
plea 10 ny the convention for pgoxecsSpa nus ~
L~usensnx snd The Mayor had o~y osuouiss<
with me, and wsa friiy convinced thsi v0e u
strongly th~ intent 81 The csy ssthotsss ~ pssssvs ~
peace " order 70 prcvsas military lnssrepu.ss
that did ros rsgmd sn orsbsssk = shsag 4
me that even " writ ~ arrest susd " - eoug1
| the hhsnn wooId not aiismps 70 serve wMnsUs -
permisssen, sDd for Oar thsy d~sgss1 70 s.Dea1
ordered Al stesmer " a jxfRsDn nsrvun1k -
miles below W ciy. ~ e>sly hons IN ne -
and tag n ~ ready W bear 0rdeu 70 ne eommaol|n6
oncer of the Frvs infanry stationed a sha psnN y
bstf-p~sa ol~son slok A. NJ f1sat Gov vooykse ene