Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-19
TROUBLE III new ORLEANS,
Collision Between the McEnery Militia
and the Police.
The Combatants Use Muskets and
Cannon aa-
Que Man Killed and Several Xyo,,,,sea

Que Man Killed and Several Wounded
The New Orleans Times of March 9th
has the following:
" In the early part of yesterday ru-
mors prevailed to the effect that some
thing of a serious nature was on foot.
1t was generally supposed that, success
attending the demonstration on the
previous evening, it would be followed
up by an attack on the different sta
tlons through out the city A thousand
different reports prevailed during the
morning, but at noon the excitement
had gradually subsided, there being
nothing further done to warrant the
feeling.
Later in the day, however, and about
nightfall, it became evident that
movement of some sort was on foot.
| Bodies of men were assembling at diff
ferent points in the central portion
of the city, and arms were freely dis
! played. It was said upon the streets
that one of the large political clubs
had offered Governor McEnery four
thousand men early in the afternoon,
pearing seemed to justify this assertion
A company of about one hundred was
assembled at the lower part of Camp
street, another in Fordras and Maga-
zine, and another gathering was report
ed in the neighborhood of the sugar
shed.
About $50 P M, a squadron of
militia moved down Royal street, and
emerging into the piazza in front of the
st. Louis Cathedral, fred into the
station house. The fire was returned
from the building, ball just grazing
Col. Ogden's shoulder.
The militia retreated, but in about
twenty minutes were reinforced by
some three hundred men. Pickets
were then stationed at the intersection
of Royal with Toulouse streets and
Peter with Stann streets, AID at the
head of ST. Peter street, and at the
corner of Charters and Stann streets.
There was also a guard placed at the
corner of Chartres and Toulouse
| streets.
After the first branch station house
was closed and bolted, the stores of p.
| BurOnd and J. Guilfoux & Lelee. con-
| tanning arms, were broken open by
| the militia and the contents appropria-
j ted.
At about 9:45 Gen. Badger, with three
companies of police numbering eighty
each, and one piece of artillery, form
ed at the corner of st. Louis and Char
tres streets. The piece was soon after
/ limbered up and taken down the street.
the police marched by fours on the
vanquette. When they reached Tou
louise street firing began, raking
yolley being delivered from the corner
of Jefferson street. The police return
| ed the fire, but IN the confusion had
! some difficulty in unlimbering the
! piece. There was continuous musket-
ry fire for about five minutes, when at
! last the gun was gotten into position
and discharged twice down Chartres
street, This created some indecision
ia the ranks of the militia, and thew
fell back momentarily but quickly raj
lied and firing was resumed. A final
shot was discharged from the gun. and
| the militia retreated into jackson
| Square, the police remaining on Char
! tres, between Toulouse and St. Peters
streets.
! Al ten o'clock the militia were being
rapidly reinforced from all quarters of
the city, the squads leaving in the di-
rection of jackson Square.
| So far as known one man was killed
and eight wounded on the side of the
militia. There was only one casualty
reported among the police, a man be-
ing slightly wounded on the arm.
Lieut.. King, of Gen. Emory's staff.
| or q IF IL
corner of st. Peter street and the
levee, at 1890 O'Clock, and asked for
| the commander of the mob. Some one
informed the officer that this was not
mob, but real citizens of New Orleans.
| Colonel Ogden and General Waeea-
men coming up, the United States
officer informed him that he came from
| General Emory and had orders to re-
quest the militia to disperse, adding at
the same time that General Emory had
received instructions to that effect from
| Washington.
Col. Ogden responded that he would
order the men to retire and disperse
Immediately. He requested that Mr..
| Bond, who had position in the court
buildings, would be permitted to pass
! through the lines with his friends. The
officer said he could merely submit this
request to the commander of the DO
lice. Col. Ogden went down and en-
deavored to have Mr. Bond released.
but his efforts were of no avail
We learn that about this time Gen.
Waggaman, commanding the militia.
was met by Gen. Smith, =. S. A.. in
front of the Cathedral Gen. Smith
requested Gen. Waggaman, in the name
of the United States, to disperse.
Which the latter at once COM
piled with, remarking at the
same time; General Smith despite
your courtesy, [ cannot say am glad
to meet you, since it appears that [ am
destined to have that pleasure only in
the capacity of a prisoner!' 1t will be
remembered that General Waggaman
surrendered the armory to this officer
! last December.
! Afterwards the crowd gradually dis
persed and left the police In qniet pos
session of the buildings. The action
of the United States troops was taken
III obedience to the following telegram
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5, 1878.
! To Gen. W. Fl. EnaOru, Commanding DEPART
|
| Ihe PRESIDENT directs you to prevent any
violent interference with the state govern
ment OF Louisiana. Acknowledge receipt.
(Sl8ned) W. L. SHERMAN, General
AT $50 P. NJ. seventeen stations were
recaptured by metropolitans. At 2:30
this afternoon General Badger, with
eighty men and one piece of artillery.
reached the station, and making a de,
tour to the rear of the building, ad
vanced towards it and sent
officer Murphy to demand their
surrender. Before he reached the po-
lice station the attacking party were
received with volley from the shot
guns of perhaps seventy five men, and
) Immediately returned the fire. The
men on duty retreated, and the police
rushing in captured the station and
seven prisoners.
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