New Orleans Republican., 1871-10-13
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT
WARNING TO SOUTH CAROLINA KU-xlvx
THE FIRE In CHICAGO
FOUR MILLIONS REVENUE LOSS
A FENIAN RAID FIZZLES
REISSUE OF CHICAGO PAPERS
TRIBUNE A FULL SHEET
ENTERPRISE OF THE MERCHANTS
NEW LOCALITIES ANNOUNCED
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN SPAIN
FOUR MILLIONS REVENUE LOSS
\ FENIAN RAID FIZZLES
REISSUE OF CHICAGO PAPERS
TRIBUNE A FULL SHEET
ENTERPRISE OF THE MERCHANTS
NEW LOCALITIES ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON.

Assistant Post0asteP General Reslane1-
Proclamation BY the Presldene-Un.
lawful Combinations In S0ush Caroli.
m Ordered to DlsDerse-Four MilDlona
Loss . the Revenue BY the Chicago
Fire.
WASHINGTON, October l2.-Gi]es A,
Smith, Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, has resigned on account of i'll health.
John L. ROnell succeeds him. Ronell il now
United States marshal for the second dis.
trict of Alabama.
4 PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Unlawful combinations and
conspiracies have long existed, and do still
exist, in the state OF South Carolins for
the purpose Of depriving certain persons
and classes of the people of that State of
the rights, privileges. immunities and pro.
lection named in the constitution of the
United States, and secured by an act
of Congress approved April 20, 1871, enti-
tied IAN act to enforce the provisions Of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitution
of the United Statee;" and
Whereas. In certain parts of the said
State, to wit: in the counties of Spartans-
burg, York, Marion. Chester, Laurens, New
berry, Fairfield, Lancaster and Chesterfield.
such combinations and conspiracies do 40
obstruct and hinder the execution Of the
laws OF said State and Of the United States
as to deprive the people of the rights, privi
leges, immunities and protection aforesaid,
and do oppose and obstruct the laws of the
United States and their due execution, and
impede and Obstruct the due course of JUS.
tice under the same; and,
Whereas, The constituted authorities of
said State are unable to protect the people
in the aforesaid in such rights within the
said counties; and
Whereas, The combinations and con-
spiracies aforesaid. within the counties
aforesaid, organized and armed, and 30 nu.
merous and powerful as to be able to defy
the constituted authorities of said State,
and of the United States, within the said
State, and BY reason Of the said causes the
conviction OF such offenders, and the pres
erva:ion of the public peace and safety
have become impracticable in said counties;
Now, thel efore. l, Ulysses s. Grant, Pres
ident Of the United States of America, do
hereby command all persons composing the
unlawful combinations and conspiracies
aforesaid, to disperse. and to retire peacea-
bly, to their homes, within five days Of date
hereof, and to deliver either to the marshal
OF the United States for the district of
South Carolina, or to any of his deputies, or
to any military officer OF the United States
within said counties, all arms. ammunition.
disguises, and other means and
implements used, kept, possessed or con-
!rolled by them tor carrying out the unlaw- |
Ful purposes for which the combinations and |
are organized.
U. S. GRANT, President.
The estimated loss to the revenue by the |
Chicago fire is 34,OOO,OO0.