Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-06
TELEGRAPHIC.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
The Conflict i'm New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, March G.-This moruiug' $
Times has the following In the early part
Of yesterday rumors prevailed to the effect that
something Of Il serious nature was on loot. 1t
was generally supposed that the success attend
ipg the demonstration 90 the previous occasion
would be followed up by an attack on the diff
f.rent stations throughout the city. A thouS-
and different reports prevailed during the
morning but at moon the excitement had subsl-
ded there being nothing further done to war
rant the feeling. Later IN the day, however,
and about nighltall, it became evident that
movements of some sort were on foot. Bodies
Of men were assembling at different points in
the city and arms We're freely distributed. 1t
was said on the streets that one OF the large
political clubs had offered Governor McEuery
four thou AID men early 10 the afternoon aud
increased uuubers of bodies appearing seemed
to Justify this assertion. a company OF about
one hundred was assembled at the lower part
of Camp street, another Oh PJydraS and Maya
zine and another gathering was reported IN the
pcighborhool OF tile sugar shed About $50 a
squad of militia moved down Royal street and
emerging into the Plaza III front of the St.
Louis Cathedral fired Into the station house
The fire was returned from the building, ball
grazing Genera! Ogdcn's shoulder. The milI-
tia retryated but i'll about twenty minutes Were
reinforced by some 800 men. Pickets were
then stationed at the intersection of Royal with
Toulouse, St. Peter with St. Aun, at the
head of St. Peter street and at the corner
of Charities and St Ann. There was
also guard placed at the corner of Chartres
and Toulouse street. After this first brush
the station house was closed. The stores of
NJ. ?. Duroud, J. Guiford and l.. f Lee con-
tanning arms were broken open by the militia
and the contents appropriated. At about 9:45
o clock General Badger with three companies
of police numbering eighty each, and one piece
of artillery formed at The corner of st. Louis
and Chartres streets The piece was on after
lmbered up and taken down the street, the
police marching by tours on the bauquette.
When they reached Toulouse street firing COM
menced, rakng vol'cy being delivered from
the corner OF Jefferson street The police re-
turned the fire, but in the confusion had
some difficulty in unlimbcriug the piece.
There was a continuous muskctry firing tor
about five miuutes, when at last the
charged twice down Charities street. This
created some indecisiou iu the ranks Of
the militia aud they fell back mrmentariIy, but
quickly rallied and the firing was resumed. A
final shot was fired from the gun aud the mill
tia retreated INTO Jackson Square, the police
remaining on Charities between Toulouse
and St Peter streets At 10 O'Clock the
militia were being rapidly reinforced from
ali quarters of the city, the squads moving
in the direction 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 being slightly wounded IN
the arm. Lieutenant King, of General
Emory's staff, arrived on the scene OF action,
at the corner of St. Peter and Levee at
1880 O'Clock and asked for the comman-
der of the mob Some one informed the
Office, that this was not mob, but real cltl
zeps of New Orleans. Col. Ogden and Gan.
Wacsaman coming up the United States ottl-
Ger Informed them that he came from Gen.
Emory and had orders to request the militia
to dispcrse adding at the same time that Uen.
Emory had received instructions to that erect
from Washington. Col. Odgen responded that
he would order the men to retire and diSperSe
immediately. He requested that Mr. Bond
who held position 10 the court buildings
would be permitted to pass through the hues
with his uien. The officer said he could mere
" submit this request to the commander OF tue
police, Col Ogden went down aud enderVor-
ed to have MIR, Boud released, but ms eHor:s
were of no avail. We learn that about TINS
time General Waggaman. commanding the
militia, was met by General Smith III
front of the cathedral General Smith re
quested General Waggaman, in the name OF
the United States, to dispense, which the at-
ter at once complied with, remarklng at the
same time, General Smith, despite your cour-