The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-13
LOUISIANA

A Speck OF War-Federa1 Bayonets Sup.
porting an Acknowledged Usurpation..
s The long expected clash between
The sapporters of flle McEnery Gov
ernment, elected BY the people, and
shat set up by Grants Custom House
ring, occurred on tise night of the 5th
inst. A New Orleans dispatch of thai
date, gives the following account o.
the affair:
Between nine and fen o'elock to:
night the McEnery militia attacked
the Third Precinct Police Station,
They commenced the attackzby firing
ing into the building. The firing was
ten. Badger, Chiefsof the Metropolis
tan Police moved down. Charities
street from Canal, with about two
hundred men and one piece of artifte-
ry. Quite a-lsrge crowd had by this
time collected about Jackson Square
and the street leading thereto. rs -
80 When near the crowd General Bad
ger ordered them to .dfsperse. The
militia refused 10 give way. when. the
police fired "a blank cartridge, and
soon after another shot was fred.
This time the gun was loaded with
grape, and by this one man was killed
and several : wounded. Another
charge of grape was fired ont st. Ann
Street. Some ten sorstwelye are re-
ported wounded. 'sE2i13 81 isd5
Only one man is reported killed
AS far as known. only one policeman
was woanded during the entire fight.
.iAt one time the firing was quite
brisk. resembling somewhat q pichet
skirmish. ForIhe powder exploded
and ethe fuss made, tile damage is very
light. The grape OF tile 3Metropoli-l
tans was more than the militia bar
gained for. and they are reported to
have awakened readily Many of
them are reported to-, have skedad-
died in the greatest disorder. The
United States troops, about eleven
O'Clock, reached the Scene of conflict,
and the remaining militia retired,
leaving them in possession. Z The Kel-
loggites are jubiiant. the McEneryits
quite the reverse. l'i9h
The regular troops onow occupy
Jackson Square, and other points in
the city, and will no ,doubt<prevent
further disorder A II reports about a.
compromise are unfonnded. AS tei-i
egraphed Saturday a compromise is
improbable-in fact now regarded as
E.3,.s; .te4si b3Is DO ~ 0
"A company, of .UHted, States Cav
airy at one o'clock passed up, Camp
street to General headquarters, but
soon after returned TOD Jackson Square
They are held in readiness to assist
the police in lrepelling any attack that
may be made, No further trouble is'
to night, the militia bel
ing satisfied at leaving them in posji
session, .,a,. tfe,,I 3 bs1ovo9.fb jlG'
The city is full of ,rpmoEs.UoAt this
hour, 10, the streets areaalmost de-
serted. Up. to. twelve o picloek they
were, crowded with people, every bo--
dy iiquiring the latest news from the
seat of war; ThousandsIof srumeFs
were cnrIept, but the facts, il the case
have been given above. rod obpd 7uo
4eh bssBoIs 5alLAfER!as I9h 9aiij 10.
NEw. oRHaLaEASs,, ocHaaa 81 March, oS.mI,arge
numbers of, people this, forenoon vis41
tied the, scene of the ARRAY of last
night. The, effect, Of The fire of .canissd
tef.is visible iii two or, three placesgI
Several of the iron, columns of, the /
balcony of the building corner of st.
Peter and Chartres, streets being per.
and one. being Knocked dowhI
and broken. INTO spipters., The rah- |
ing of Jackson Square is also broken 4
IN several places and here and there
the buildings !. near it are Clipped
Trees in the square are fairly riddledi
with bullets, and the ground is strewn
with broken branches. This Cgyes AN
The fire. 10 .e.alf,.s.sv 4re ID
ately in front of the Station They
are armed with Winchester rifles.
The Station itself,is occupied By Uni 4
ted States soldiers, who have their 4
guns stacked in the, Conrt-yardd with
several men guarding them:-I sd
People We're constantly entering the
office, inquiring for friends and, rela-
lives. Permission to. see them. how
ever, with one; or two exceptions, was
,i,uq sea s
About fifty citizens or miiitiai who,
in last night atfray, were
arrested, charged with violating the
ict of Congress passed April 20, ISL;
Sec. 9 of act 10 enforce the provisions
Of the 14th Amendment. to the Con-
stitntion of the, United States, and for
other purposes, vol II, United States
Statutes at Large. They were taken
before, a United States Commissioner
md released on 81 900 bail each. The
.itysSis very quiet. this evening, and it
g believed no further demonstration |
will be made while, the United States
.roops remain in charge.ig .goigaq "a
The following correspondence ex-
plains itself and shows, the mastery of
he situation TO rest with the Federal
or'ctess y or1r'ctessio siutaG bsd bEd Oh .sooh II
ia bIgoo haExECUTIvE OFFICE = !
= ngNEw ORLEANS, March g., 1875
Major General Emory, Commanding
Q the Department Of the Gulf: ini1 .4
GENERAL II have the honor to SUBJ ]
nit to you the inquiry whether or not
he action of the Metropolitan Police |
Force of this city, in the seizure of the
Odd Hall, this morning, and
armed prevention by force of the asst
of the Legislature of this
State in said Hall, meets with your
count enance and approval, whether
,r not the United States forces under
your command will support this arm,
I'd occupation of that building. ies12 ~
81 have the honor General,l to re- /
main your humble servant,19g DHh
ImI9G o3 ngHoGs JOHN MoENERY,oT u
D hsssGovernor of Louisiana"
'HEAp-ouA ARTERs ,DEPART.IENT,, ,oE) 4:
- THE GULF, aTsIl krs} Il
New ORLEANS, March 6, 1873, } !
TO Hon, John McEnery !; s.I,ls
4. tk.c---Ll. 4 81, /,
,dge the receipt of your. cotnmu unica-,
ion of this day, in which you ask as
ollows: [Contents Of McEnery's let
.er.l In reply l have to state that the
seizure of the said building, by the |
Police was without. my /
1nowledge, and made without confer
,nce with me. In regard to, any eN-
preston of opinion as 10. the act, hav-
ng no authority III the premises, l
must respectfully decline to make any
reply. e;. ans, aa a-l,n