Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-12
Rebellion I'm LOuisiama

"ARMoTHs DEFEAT, PROCLAMATION AND
MEssAGK-THE SITUATION VERY CRITICAL.
The fusion legislature of Louisiana met and
organized yesterday, and Joint committee was
appointed TO notify Gov. Warmoth. who las
issued proclamation denouncing the Kellogg
legislature a revolutionary body, pretending
70 be the general assembly Of the state com.
posed mainly Of defeated candidate at the re-
cent election, and utterly repudatlng all their
acts, and warning all citizens against in any
manner recognizing what he styles said reyo-
lufionary and fraudulent assemblage pretend
ing TO be the general assembly of the state"
he declares that his officers - will be protected
In the discharge Of their duties ~ ali the su-
thority OF which the state government is pos
sessed -
In his message to the fusion legislature he
charges that the opposition is attempting TO
reVoiutionIZe the state government, aud de-
cares that the first act OF the conspira " was
their confemptuOus de hance OF one OF the rl ain
est provisions of the constitution of Louisiana
where they nominated as candidate for gov
ernor person then and now a Senator of the
onited States, and as candidate for lieutenant
governor person then and now the collector
OF customs at the city or Shreveport
Inc message then, in abusive terms, at length
rev,ews the action OF the convention Which
nominated Kellogg, and charges that il was
ContIolled and manipulated by OFF 20 holders
Warmoth charges Kellogg with swearing Falsely
mat II was the intention of the governor and
returning omcers 10 mutilate and destroy the
election returns, and SAYS the fact was that the
returns concius,vely proved Keilogg's defeat
ne message further charges Kellogg with
court became confederate of the conspirators
II then Charges the judge with various other
alleged offences.
The Lynch and Hawkins returning board
make a material change in the result of the
CITY and parish election in New Orleans. They
return As Judges for she district courts which
were close and not determined by the governors
board: r. Mennier for the third. aud T. LYNCH
TOT the fourth. All the republican candidates
Tor congress are returned.
Ihe Kellogg legislature Yesterday passed q
DIl abOlishing the seventh and eighth distric.
courts, and creating superior court. A reso-
luton was passed arraigning j. W. II. Elmore,
Jucge Oh the eighth district court, before the bar
OF the house :or contempt in issuing the in
Junction Tuesday against Acting Governor
Pinchback who has issued an order relieving
from active duty Major General Hugh j. Camp
bell and assigning Major General Longstreet,
OF the Louisiana state militia, to command the
iirst division. The militia officers express their
determination to obey no orders except from
Governor Warmoth. whom they still regard As
their commander-in-chief. The militia were
on duty guarding heir armory last night.
PROPOSED NARROW GAUoB RAILROAD PROM
BALTlMoRH.-A petition was presented in the
tirst branch OF the Baltimore city councils yes
terday from number OF perrons asking per-
mission to lay narrow gauge railway track on
certain streets Of the city for proposed narrow
gauge horse railway to Gainesville and Ellicott