The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-07


kerry, ahen The police tntifnbarrg i caanol
ana fred three shots down Chaftses street
The militia resreated. but. were being strong
Y reinforced, when q staff officer OF Genera
Emory appeared. ON the scene, TO whom BIB,
commander Of the rniitia s,,rrerid ered. Gen
eral Emory acted. and the militia genera
Waggas1al surrendered in obedience to BIB,
following orders from Washington
/" To ". q. FmseY, Commencing: a
= The President directs you to prevent an
violent interference with the State govern
ment OF Louisiana. Acknowledge the re
ceipt of this" I. ,.,. : :,
tsigned] "W. 7. sHEnMAs, General
One person was killed and scyera
wounded. s's 49, =.
II Is understood that Governor McEper,
disayows having ordered the demonstration
against the police. ::
Second Dispatch
ARREST OF M'ENEaY LEGIsLAToasrId.
New ORLEANS, March B.-Tbe Kellogg
metropolitan Police, armed as Infantry. have
takeh possession Of the Odd-Fellows Hall
where the McEnery Legislature have here
tofore met. Mr.. j. O.. Mar,ns, Speaker Of
the House, and other members who where
IN The ball ut the time were taken to the first
precinct police station. About one hundred
Metropolitahs occupy Lafayette SQUARE
There is considerable excitement, and alarpe
crowd is gathering about the Square and
Odd-FelIows Hall.
| CORRESPONDENTS BETWEEN GENERAL EMORY AMI
GOVERNOR M'EsERY.
The following correspondence explains
itself, and shows that the mastery of the sitI,a.
ton rests with the Federal forces.
HExEeUTIvE 0rflcE, D
NEW ORLEANS, March 6, 1873.
" Major Genera, Emory, Commaadinq De-
f'drtacfst Of the Gulf.
"General,-I have the honor to submit to
you the inquiry whether or not the action OF
the Metropolitan police force Of this city in
the seizure Of the Odd-Fellows' Hall this
morning and the armed prevention by said
force of the assembly of the Legislature of
this State in the State Hall meets with your
countenance and approval, and whether or
not the United States forces under your
command will support this armed occupa.
ton of that building. . ..-.
&C have the honor, General, to remain
your obedient servant,
"JoHN McENERY,
"Governor of louisiana"
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE
GULF, New ORLEANS, March 6, 1873
Hon. John McEnery:
Sir,-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication Of this
date in which you ask There follows the con-
tents of McEnery's letter.. In reply. have
to state that the seizure of the said building
by the Metropolitan police was without my
knowledge and made without conference
with me. In regard to any expression Of
opinion as to the act, having no authority in
the premises, must respectfully decline to
MAXI any reply. In answer to that part Of
your letter which asks whether my command
will support the armed occupation Of that
building, I have the honor to inclose TO you a
copy Of telegram received last night, from
which you will see that it is made
my duty to prevent any violent
interference with the State govern
ment of Louisiana, previous Instructions
having directed Inc to recognize the Govern
nlent of the State Of Louisiana to be that
represented by the Hon. William P. Kellogg.
If the act referred to by you in your letter
is the act Of Governor Kellogg, OF of the
Government of the State of Louisiana, repre-
sentcd by him, and any violence is used to
interfere with this act, shall most assuredly
consider it my duty, under my instructions,
to use the whole force of the United States
at my disposal to prevent such violent utter
ference.
Il have the honor to be, sir, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
"W. Ii. EMORY, colonel commanding,
"Brevet Malor-Gencral.'
The telegram alluded to above is the one
received from General Sherman last night,
which was sent hence this morning.
About fifty citizens and militia who par
ticipated in last nights afray were arrested,
charged with violating the net of Congress
passed April 20, 1871, and section 2 of al net
to enforce the provisions of the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution OF tile
United States and for other purposes volume
II, United States Statutes at Large. They
were taken before United States commis'
soncr and released on 81 900 bail each.
The city is very quiet this evening, ana II
is believed that no further demonstration
will be made while the United States troops
remain in charge.