Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-07
LOUISIANA.
Progress of KellOgg's War-His
Forces Depl0yed in the In
terror Of the State.
Skirmishing at New ria-One
Killed and One Wounded
Great Excitement.
Effect of the News at New Orleans
The Action of the People
IndOrsed.

New IBERIA, La, II a.m.-The
Metropolitans took quiet possession of
ST. Martinsville sunday noon. That
night two Metropolitan scouts were dam
gerously wounded in the suburbs of that
town, one of whom since died. Skir-
mishing has been constant since. A
conference between the leaders of the
eontending forces was held yesterday.
The Metropolitans wanted to know
which of the officers they were about to
install We're Objectionable to the people,
and what they wanted. The resisters
replied that men were satisfactory If
commissioned by Governor MeEnery;
that citizens only wanted MetrOpOlitans
to leave the town and not interfere with
their local affairs. The women and
children are still in town. The Kellogg
Judge, in company with his district at
tornev and Congressman Darrell, have
gone TO st. Martinsville to open court
to-day.
The citizens force is variously esti-
mated at from two to four hundred men,
with two pieces of artillery. 1t was re-
ported this morning that the Kellogg
ties were organizing negroes; conse-
quently the entire population are watch
ful; but no general engagement has yet
occurred. Business is generally sus-
pended. A severe storm has prevailed
since noon yesterday.
New ORLEANS, May 6.-The news
from ST. Martins and adjoinil parish
es creates much excitement in the city.
1t is understood that movement is on
foot to seize the police stations, while
the MetropOlitans are in the interior.
Political complications are increasing.
The resisters claim that they are daily
growing stronger, while the kellOggites
aver that all opposition is disappearing.
A large meeting was held this after
noon at Clay statue on Canal street, and
addressed by General Hugh ]. Camp
bell and others. The object of the meet
ing was to endorse the action of the peO-
pie of st. Martins.
Another batch of fifty Metropolitan
police, as stated, leave this evening TO
reinforce st. Martinsville. The evening
papers report that Kellogg offers two
hundred and fifty dollars in State war
rants as bounty for them etropolitans to
90 to the country. The commander OF
the Metropolitans at ST. Martinsville
appeals to Kellogg for q mounted force
10 assist them.
There sre no Metropolitans on the
beats tonight, and those in the city are
concentrated about the stations. 1t is
understood that those who refuse to take
rifles are allowed to quit. Several have
left the force, declaring that they would
not take up arms against the people OF
the State. Midge's guDstore was broken
into by mob tonight, and almost its
entire contents carried of. There were
no policemen present to protect the
property.
1t is understood an arrangement has
been made between the federal officials
and Kellogg, by which, under the plea of
enforcing civil processes against Colonel
DeBlane and other taX-resisters, United
States troops go to the relief tomorrow
of the MetrOpOlitans at st. Martinsville.
DeBlane reports to Governor McEnery
that he holds the MetropolitaDs in
check. No general engagement had oc-
Cured at last accounts.
A New Orleans telegram reports that
about five o'clock yesterday morning
tornado struck the Lavaux place, about
ten miles below Point a. la Hache, blowing
down LavauX's kitchen, the catholic
church, and all the cabins surrounding
it, destroying all their contents and kill
ing one young man and wounding sew
eral other persons. The stables were also
blown down, killing the stock. The
tornado extended across the river, blow
down a house and killing negro.