Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-28
THE TROUBLES IN LOUISIANA.

OliiCiai ches-Proclam alton of the
Go'ernor-RePorts Of More Fighting.
The following is Gen. Rousseau's dispatch
to secretary SCnofield, Of which mention was
made IN Yesterdays STAR:
HEADQUARTERS DErARTNEcr OF Lours-
ANA, NkW ORLEANS, u tober %, lo15.-Bre ret
4dyor General S,bofsii, SecT,t1ry Of Var
have Just received the following oficia com.
munIcatIon, WI ich l believe TO be true, from
the Governor Of Louisiana, and ask for IN.
SiIuCticps III the premises:
N jor General L. H. Roasse1a, Gonna adial
LcIcs .HtHf Of Louisiana :-lirneral: The evil
dence Is conclusive that the civil authorities an
the parishes OF Orleans, Jefferson, and 81 Bar-
narG are unable 10 preserve order and protect
ne lives and property OF the people. The act
Of Congress prohibiting the organization OF
militia IA has STATE stIips me OF ali power 10
sustain them in the diseharge of their duties.
aid an. compelled TO appeal 10 you 10 take
charge Il the peace of these parishes and use
yCrr forces to hat end. If You respond favor.
abiy 70 my rtGHest, / VIII At once order tns
shyrLa sid police force TO report to you for
''Nery resre cttnliy, your obedient servant.
"liLsRY T.. WAEMorB,
Govt rnor OF Louisiana.
harding. ~ - ~ O''.
THIS telegram was submitted to the Cabinet
meeting Yesterday by the Secretary OF War.
agreed upon the order to General Rousseau
which was seBtthrUug n General q rants heai.
quarters, authorizing General Rousseau to
e'h' N'.ei 1CSIIE Is may necessary to pre-
serNe re peace and protect the Inv Is and prop
cry a.. e. izeEs, and which was published IN
yesterdays STAE.
ASSOCIATED Press dispatches OF last night say:
Ire officer o! General N0ssCau'S stat who
was SEPT 10 81 BERNARD .lNldb Yesterday, re-
ports hat the bodies CT IE.SIAIsh baker and
ais son, murdered On SIEffl.Y night BY ne
iTOes, " ere burned iii his hJnse; the women
and CHILDREN were saved. Two compa lIes of
Infantry are sui in the parish, but away from
the vicinity Of the troops. Fighting Is still
reported between the faces. The rrpur ed at
tack on the troops, teiegrdrhsd last nignt, was
faIse. AT a late hour last night white man
was Killed III the first district OF this city, and
smother in the second district. The latter be-
lOnged 10 a club composed Of SpiniaTdS, Por-
tugUese, ltalIans, and French, who are much
eXasp"Iafed, and between whom and the ne.
SFO1s several n hts occurred to-day, resulting
IL the hi ing ana wouL ding Of several of both
Colors. The Metropolitan Police being utterly
otlnoTalIZtd. troops have been stationed
throughout The city 10 prevent any serIoUs con-
riCt.
toH requesting both parties 70 abs tain from
until after the election.
The negro policemen fer two DAYS failed to
report for duty, and have been discharged and
about one hundred whites appointed In their
places. many OF Them old members of the force,
and some discharged United States soldiers
Tonight, two hundred citizens will be Worn
IN IS r special police, and placed on duty on
he sfrte's. Until the force Is completed, MAYOR
Conway proposes, in case authority IS gwen
~ the Council to appoint General Steadman
temporary Chief Of Police"