The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-07
NEW ORLEANS.
More OF Wed nesday Riot and Blood
Ahed..KeIIoER1s Account Of it.

trict Court rooms tOnlghI ABOUT ~
o'clock. The Court was guarded by Me
tropolitans under command oi lLopgstreel
armed with Winchester rifles and artil'
lery, several rounds were fred; one clti.
zen killed and about dozen wounded
While the fight was 10 progress Genl
Smith appeared with 8 company o.
United States troop and ordered Wagga-
man and his men to disperce and go Z
their homes, which order was obeyed
There is great excitement
WAsHrHaToN, March 0.-The following
dispatch was received last night by Mar
shal Packard from Governor Kellogg
"NEw ORLEANS, March ..
IAN armed mob Of several hundreds
attacked the police station and court
building. We had about 100 police, who
repulsed the mob, driving them of, and,
it is reported, killing and wounding sew
eral Of Them. General Badger came upon
their rear, capturing and disarming a
lsge number. The police stations are
filling up with prisoners A company Of
troops came up Just after the mob was
driven of. They are scattering TO their
hemes. The mob was distinctly ordered
10 dlsperse. before there was any firing.
The attack was commenced by them"
NEW ORLEANS, March Gin this
mornings Times was the following: "ln
the early part Of yesterday rumors pre-
vailed to the effect, that something Serl-
Gus was on loot 1t was generally sup
posed that the scenes attending the dem.
onstrations on the previous evening,
would be followed up by an attack on the
different stations throughout the city. A
thousand different reports prevailed dur
ing the morning but at noon the excite
ment had gradually subsidized, there being
nothing further done TO warrant this feel
ing. Later in the day, however, and
about night fall, it became evident that
movements Of some sort were ON loot;
bodies OF men were assembling at differ
eht points In central portions OF the city
and arms were freely displayed. I was
said upon the streets, that one of the large
political clubs had offered Nc Enry 1900
men. Early in the afternoon an increased
number Of bodies appearing, served to
Justify this assertion. A company Of about
100 was assembled at the lover part OF
Camp street, another at Paydras, and q
magazine and another gathering were re.
ported in the neighborhood Of the sugar
sheds. About $3.50 squad Of militia
moved down Royal street, and emerging
into the plaza in front ol the ST. Louis Ga.
thedral, fred into the station house. The
fire was returned from the building, a
ball grazing Gen. Ogden's shoulder. The
militia retreated, but in about twenty
minutes were reinforced by some three
hundred men. Pickets were then sta.
toned at the intersections Of Royal with
Toulouse, st. Peter with st. Ann, and the
head of St. Peter, and at the corner Of
Chsrtres and st. Ann. There was also a
guard placed at the corner Of Chartres and
Toulouse after this. The first brush was
at the station house, which was closed
and bolted. The stores Qi Mr.. P. Burond
and ]. Gailtoux & Lelee, containing arms,
were broken open by the militia and con.
tents appropriated. At about 9:45 Gen.
Badger, with three companies of police
and one piece Of artillery, formed
in linea the the corner oil st. Louis and
Chartres streets. The piece was soon
after limbefed up and taken down the
street, the police marching by iours on
baduuette. When they reached Toulouse
the firing commenced, a racking yolley
being deliYered from the corner Of Jetter'
son street. The police returned the fire,
butln the confusion had some difficulty in
Numbering the piece. There was con.
uous musketry fire for about i've minutes,
when at last the gun was gotten into po-
sition and discharged twice down Char
tres street. This created some lndecision
in the ranks OF the militia, and they fell
back momentarily, but quickly rallied,
and the firing was resumed. a, hnal
shot was discharged from the gun and the
militia retreated into Jackson square, re-
naming on -Ohartres between Toulouse
and St Peter streets At ten O'clock the
militia were being reinforced from all
quarters Of the city, the squads leaving In
the direction OF jackson square. SO far
as known only one was killed and wound
cd on tho side OF tho militia. There was
only one casualty reported among the
police, man being slightly wounded In
the arm. Lieutenant King, Of General
Emeroy's staff, arrived on the scene oi
action ut tho corner Of st. Peter and Levee
streets at 11:SO o'clock aRd asked ior
the commander Of the mob. Some
one informed the officer that this
was not a mob but real citizens Of New
Orleans. Col. Ogden and Gen. Waggman
coming up the U. 8. officer informed
them that he came IRON Gen. Emory and
had orders TO request the militia TO- dis
perse, adding at the same time, that Gen.
Emory had received, instruction TO that
effect from Washington. Col Ogden 70.
sponded that he would order the men to
retire and disperse Immediately and re.
uuesled that Mr.. Bond, who held posi-
ton in the court building, would be per
mitted to pass through the lines with hii
linen. The officer said he could merely
submit this request to the commander oI
the police. Gel. Ogden went down ant
endeav6red TO have Mr.. Bond released
but his efforts we're OF no avail. W.
learn that about this time Gen. Wagga-
man, commanding the militia, was met BY
Gen. Smith, Of the U. 8. army, in front o
the Cathedral; Gen. Smith requested Gen
Wapgaman in the name Of the U. 5. Z
disperse, which the latter at once compli
ed with, remarkiug at the same time
"Gen. Smith, despite your courtesy can
not say am glad to meet you, since !
appears that ! am destined Il
have that pleasure only In III
capacity Of u prisoner" II will 'bI
remembered that General Wsggamal
surrendered the armorY TO this officer las
December, and afterwards the crowC
gradually dispersed and lett the police Ii
quiet possession Of the building. The &C
ton OF the United States troops was 10
obedience to the following telegram:
WASHINGTON, March 5, 1873.
TO Gen. ". II. Emory, Commanding Dep
Of Tie Gu!f, Nac Orleans, La:
8 The President directs you 70 preyen
a any violent intpFfaFAncR with Ih6 StRt