The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-07
By the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Ofilee, llO Main Street.
The Louisiana MuddIe
WHICH HAS WHIPPED?
United States Officers in Pos
session of the State House.

uireCtIou vi beputS Mafsnal, lie
Klyne, took possession Of the State
House. A part Of the troops were
quartered in the Senate Chamber and
part in the Chamber Of the House of
Representatives, while the officers and
Deputy DeKlsne took up quarters in
the Governor snte-room. The doors
were closed and guarded, and egress
and ingress was denied to all, except
such as DeKlyne chose to recognize as
officers OF the State.
Following ia copy OF the authority
for these proceedings:
The order of the Circuit Court of the
United States, Fifth Circuit and District
OF louisiana In equity. VIM. P.
Kellogg as II. C. Wsrmoth ct ais
"WHEREAs. IIen~vC. Warmoth, one
of the respondents herein, ha-, in vio-
lation OF the restraining order herein,
issued the following proclamation and
returus Of certain persons claiming to
be The Board OF Returning Off i:ers. all
in violation and contempt OF the said
restraining order to wit"
Here follows the proclamation of
election.
Now. therefore, in order TO prevent
the further obstruction OF the proceed
ings in this case and further to prevent
a violation of the orders OF this court
and the imminent danger of disturbing
the public peace, it is hereby ordered
that the Marshal of the United States
Tor the District OF Louisiana shall forth
with take possession OF the building
known as the Mechanics Institute, and
occupied as the State House, Tor the
assembling Of the Legislature there, in
the city OF New Orleans, and hold the
same subject to the further order OF this
court, aud meanwhile to prevent all
unlawful assemblsge therein. under the
guise or pretext Of authority claimed by
virtue OF pretended canvass and returns
made by said pretended returning o.
Fl GERS in contempt and violation OF said
restraining order but is directed to
allow the ingress and egress to and
from the public offices in said building
OF persons entitled to the same.
[Ygned "E. P. DURELL,
Judge
"NEw ORLEANS December ), 1872"
1t was currently reported last night
that Judge Dibble would attempt to
forcibly eject Judge Elmore, OF the
Eighth District Court, this morning.
Deputy Sheriffs wete kept at the court
room all night and were reinforced to
twenty in number this morning, but no
movement has vet been made.
The order from the Supreme Court in
regard to the contested election case,
issued to-day, recognizes Judge Elmore
a. the Judge OF the Eighth District
Court. Judge Elmore appeared before
the Supreme Court at a later hour to
answer in the case OF the State e.r rel. OF
George Bovee Us. the Judge OF the
Eighth District Court, on q rule for
contempt. His counsel stated that,
owing to the lateness OF the hour al
which the notices had been served, his
client requested delay Of halt an hour,
wherein pom the court granted An extern
siou of the time until Il A. NJ. to-mor-
row, Saturday.
Asa. NJ. a battalion Of the Eigh-
teenth Infantry, With three guns went
into barracks at warehouse on Maga-
zine street. In reply to inquiries their
officers replied they were sent there to
avail orders and were prepared for III
staut service at the State Capitol. The
Deputy United States Marshal, in
response 10 inquiry said: u have
placed Mr.. Bovee in charge OF the
office. because he is the righttul Secre-
tary OF State, and so decided by the
courts" The Metropolitan police,
hitherto in charge OF this building, have
been removed to the opposite side o.
the street and it is occupied at presen,
solely by the United States troops aud
United States Deputy Marshals. AT
General Emory's headquarters all is
Judge Durell, in the Returning Board
cass, decides that WarHoth, Lynch,
Hawkins, Longstreet and Bovee are the
true Board, in a lengthy decision. This
is virtually in favor Of Kellogg.
About 8 o'clock on Monday after"
noon, acting under the authority o.
the DEGREES OF the Supreme Court, Mr..
Bovee, attended by his Assistan. Secre-
tsry, J. Kerrigsn, and j. W. Roxoury'
whom he had appointed as clerks, un-
expectedly made his appearance at the
office OF the Secretary OF State. There
was present iu the room q small poi'ce
force, who opposed his access 10 the
s. .cretsry's office. but after some pariey'
; ing, he and his friends gained admls-
sion. On entering, Mr.. Bovee present.
ed Mr.. Jack Wharton, the Acting
Secretary, a certified copy OF the de
cree of the State Supreme Court, IN
which he (Bovee) was declared to tie
Secretary OF State. The paper was
carefully read by Wharton, who re-
marked that he did not know anything
abou, such demands, or words to thai
effect, and Bovee demanded OF the
police by What authority they were act
ing. 1t is reported that they replied
that they we're acting under the au'
, tbority OF Governor Warmoth.
subsequently and about one hou'
} later Superintendent OF Police Badger
!, made his appearance at the State
8 House with q squad OF fifteen or twenty
police, and entered the Secretarys OF
. dee, accompanied by Captain Flanagan
I the polcisman remaining outside. Ii \
s,stsd tLst Boves had caused notes