The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-03-07
BY TELEGRAPH,
FROM AUSTIN.
Special to the Dallas Herald.
FROM AUSTIN.

Special to the Dallas Herald.
AUSTIN, Texas, March 6, 1873.
Senate--Dahoney presented petition
from 200 councils Of temperance in fsvol
of the liquor law. Governor returned The
bill comforting right Of citizenship tC
foreigners applying for clerkship during
4 vacation. Objected on account.cf being un-
constitntional claiming that It would in
fyite fraudulent vote. Franks presented
petition to Judge Borden, asking priv,
4 ilege to confront and examine witnesses
and protection FROM rulings Of Com
q mittee on investigation-tabled. Henry
petition fer relief Of East Texas railway,
extending time of work and granting
same subsidies as other trunk roads. Bill
Epassed locating the seat Of Kinney coun.
~ at Hockettsville. Investigating Comp
,trollers and Treasures office; consoliaa-
a. hing Waco Tap and Texas Central. Henry
IA bill providing for frontier defence, and
( Organizing regiment ofcavalry. House
'tbills passed-amending charter of New
|fOrlerns road; authorizing tho Marion
county fund debt; authorizing Ellis
county OF levy special tax to build court
) house.
Bills introduced-Morris, of Rusk, one
y 10 establish bureau to manage school
lands Mills, one regulating clearly the
Z duties of Secretary of State and other
4 Stale departments constitutional amend
ment again up Rainey and Allen favor
ling and Armstrong and Stony opposing.
q In Chambers international bond ease
urged ON demurrer, closed last night.
Richardson holds the case under oonsid-
Grafton. GUESS.
New Orleans, March 6.--Ths morning
Times has the following; In the early
\ part of yesterday, rumors were prevalent
/ 10 the effect that something serious was on
foot. 1t was seriously supposed that suco-
cess was attending demonstrations on the
previous evening, and would bs followed
& By an attack on different stations through
out the city. A thousand different repor Is
prevailed during the morning, but at noon
the excitement had gradually subsidized,
there being nothing further done to war;
rant the feeling. Late in the day, how.
ever, and about nightfall it became evil
( dent movements Of some sort were on
foot. Bodies of man were assembling at diff
srent points in the central portion of the
city, and arms were freely displayed. 1t
was said on the streets that one Of the
large political clubs had offered Governor
McEnery four thousand men early in the
afternoon, and number Of bod
\ iss Of men appearing; seemed to JUS
My this assertion. A Accompany Of about
one hundred, Was assembled at the lower
part Of camp street, another on Poydras
and Magazine, and another gathering,
Was reborted near the sugar sheds. About
half past nine o'cl ock, squad Of Mi
htia, moved down Royal street, and
emerging into the Plaza in front Of St.
Louis Cathedral, fred into the station
house.. The FIRE was returned from the
K building and q ball grazing Gen. Ogdens
head and shoulder, the militia retreated,
but twenty minutes, they were
reinforced by about three hundred men.
Pockets were then stationed at the inter
zee ton OF Royal with Toulouse, st. Peter
NTH 81. Ann. head Of 81. Peter street. at
ia corner Of Char,res and Toulouse. After
his drst brpsh tho station house MA.
closed and boiled, the stores Of O. Burond
Ana ], Guilfoux and L. Ellie. couta .linr
arms were broke openea by militis and
~ contents appropriated, Al about a
quarter to ten o'clock, Gen. Bodeer with
ibree companies Of police, numbering so
Zach. and one niece al artillery. formed ut
ia corner of 81. Louis md Chartres. The
niece was soon alter limbered nm and tan.
a down the street, the police marching bv
fonrs ON Banouetts. When thew req ched
,Toulouse strest firing began. a rak;nc
\ ollev beinr delivered from Tina corner nf
jsHsrson street. The police returned The
"a. hut in confusion, and Ind some diff.
enlty in unlimbering tho niece. There
vas continuous musketry firing for abont
6ve minutes. when at last The gun was cot
into position and DISCHARGED Twice down
lChsrtres street. This created some indie
oision in tho ranks Of tho militia and
thew fell back momentarially. but ouiokIv
rallied. and firing was resumsd A Anal
shot was disehsrred from the gun. and
militia re,reated into jackson sonars M.
lie renewing on Chartres. bstgsen Tan.
louse and S.. Peter streets. AZ 10 o'cluok
he militia we're being RAPIDLY reinforced