The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04
TIE JEFFERSON REBELLION.
The military support OF Lew-Metro'
pOlttan Police In Possession-Arresi
OF Rebelitous citizens.

OF Rebeiiious citizens.
New orleans Republican.
The police forces remained on the divid-
ing line of the two cities at two o'clock yes
terday morning. When intelligence reached
Governor Warmoth of the troubless condi-
ton of things; how tho insurgent Jeffer-
sonians had dared the regularly constitu-
ted authotities, repelling the. Metropolitan
Police with a murdorous volley of firearms
from m ambush in the City Hall, he sought
an interview with superintendent Cain, and
obtained from him a verbal report of what
had occurred.
Early in the morning stray shots were
heard within the limits of jefferson City,
and about five o'clock alarm bells were
ringing, and bold, desperate and defiant
men, armed with muskets, and fireman in
their red shirts were Fastening toward the
market house, prepared for offensive or de-
fonaivo warfare.
When Il became fully known that a por-
ton of the inhabitants of our sister city
were still belligerent, Governor Warmoth
finally called on General Mower for military
aid TO crush the rebellion, and, Of course,
n favorable reply was Immediately given
General Mower dispatched an order TO the
karraoks below the city for q battalion Of
infantry and three pieces of artillery-two
Qatlin guns and q brass t~en-pounder.
These we're Immediately forwarded by the
way of the river TO the upper portion of the
city. The infantry aud artillery formed at
the head Of the M~etropolitans in the lower
part of Jefferson City and -marched 20 the
City Hall near Napoleon avenue. As they
passed along, about nine o'clock yesterday
morning, hundreds OF men were seen RIM
ming to and fro in the cross streets, but
when the market house was reached few
persons were visible. There were no ma
rauders or rufians TO oppose; no suburban
police, no firing IRON behind fences and
from windows. The insurgents had van
ishpd,
Captain Cain, In company with Governor
Warmoth, General Mower, and the Metro
politan Police Commissioners, visited the
station house, where they found only a
jailer in charge. Taking the keys from
| him, they opened the pTis1n doors and re.
leased thrao OF New Orleans policemen.
The infantry stacked arms on the common,
while the Metropolitans, under the lead OF
Captain Schneider, proceeded in squads "a
patrol the streets. A few unimpoTtant ar.
rests were made Of men who seemed in.
alined tphaye too much To- say and to he
defiant. However,, they were not long held
prisoners, being released on parole.
A somewhat curious circumstances that
none of the bravadoes of the previous
night were known or found. No inquiry
or search ferreted out Mayor Kreider Of
his lieutenant, Lsthieque. During the
cearoh several Wushets and other nrearmi
were gathered in from odd places.
At ten o'clock yesterday morning every
thing In the town, except in the immediat,
n~eiRhborhood Of the City Hall, was quiet
as usual, people pursuing their daily avoca
lions; nor was their any thought tina.
further disturbance would occur. AL evi
IDENTITY accepted the situation ant
acknowledged the Metropolitan Police as
fixed fact.
Among the many rumors current durinl
the excitement, " was positively stated tina
men had been killed outright, but no dealt
has occurred, Sergeant Gleason IL neithe
killed or harmed-he was On duty yester
day. The wounded men are all out o
danger.
Aman named John Parker, q cripple
gGg grrPsted in the morning and brough
down here and placed in the Central Sta
ton charged with murder. He is n Grip
pie, and was q night Waterman up there
Il is said he is the nan who fired the frs
= shot.
During the day Mayor BREEDER wgs fognt
In he'd 10 II private residehct, quite sick
lie was not disturbed on that account.
DR.. McCabe, surgeon Of Metropolitan Pc
lice, was one of the prisoners at the Jefier
son Jail when Captain Cain opened tn,
cells.
Capt. Cain last night relieved the fore
la Jencrson, Uho lad Lesn on duty u Ion
time. They were replaced by now mel
from the several precincts.