The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-29
LOUISIANA.
ALL QUIET AT NEW ORLEANS.


New ORLEANS, Oct. 28-The- city has been
quiet to-day, and so far as heard from there
has been no further trouble in st. Bernard
parish.
PROCLAMATION BY GEN. ROUSSEAU.
The following proclamation was issued this
evening by Gen. Rousseau:
Headquarters Department of Louisiana, State
OF Louisiana. Neto Orleans, Oct. 28.-To the
people of New Orleans -Fellow-citizens-
have received instructions from the authorities
at Washington to take such action as may be
necessary to preserve peace aud good order
and to protect the lives and property of citi-
zens. As the city is quiet to-day 1 think it
proper time to make the above announcement
and to call upon the law-abding citizens to
aid hereafter in carrying out these instructions,
and to that end they are earnestly requested
to IT fraln from assembling in large bodies on
the streets, to avoid exciting conversation and
other causes of irrit alton and excitement and
to pursue their ordinary ayocatlonS as usual.
The police force of the city has been reorgan
lied, and inefficient members have been
dropped from the rolls and others appointed in
their places, and Gen. j. B. Steadman ap-
pointed Chief of Police pro tenn BY the Board
OF Police Commissioners. Gen. Steadman
and his police force will be supported by the
military, and the assurance is given alike to
the peaceful and the lawless that everything
at my command and to the utmost of my abil-
ity will be used in the endeavor to obey these
iuo0l uCtlOuS. IOT Ju6 pTeScUb process
sionk and patrolling streets by armed men are
prohibited.
(Siened) LOWELL 81. ROUSSEAU,
Brevet Major General, U. s. A. commanding
Department.
APPOINTMENT OF GEN. sTEADMAN CHIEF OF
POLICE.
The Metropolitan Police Board decided to
suspend Superintendent Williamson Temporal
rly, but be refused to be suspended. He was
accordingly tried for an infection of the Me-
tropolitan Police law in dismissing the negro
policemen without consulting with the Police
Board. He pleaded guilty to the charge and
was dismissed. The Board had previously
which he was dismissed.
General Steadman, at the request of Gen.
Rousseau, has accepted the appointment pro
lem, upon the condition of being allowed to
choose his own subordinates.
The Common Council this evening passed
a resolution setting forth the constitutionalty
of the Metropolitan Police law, and authoriz-
ing the mayor to organize Municipal Police
under the charter of the city.
Mayor Conway Immediately appointed Gen.
Sfeadman chief. although he had already ac-
cepted the appointment from the Metropolitan
Board and bad been sworn in.
NEWSPAPER REPORT DENIED.
The Washington Stars article in reference
the First United States infantry, telegraphed
here, excites the indignation of the officers of
that req ment, who denounce the letter alluded
to as malicious falsehood. The facts are that
so far as is known not a single man in the en-
tire regiment served in the confederate army.
The regiment is composed almost entirely of
enlisted men, and those who presented honor
able discharges from other United States regi-
ments. The entire number Of recruits does
not exceed five per cent. of the enlisted men,
aud those were sent from Northern recrultin z
stations. a
The Stars article though speaking only of
enlisted men, is regarded as insulting to the
officers, and as rejecting on the discipline of the
regiment.