Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-08
LOUISIANA.
LOUISIANA.
KellOgg's War Against the People.
A Brisk Battle at st. Martins.
The Police Firing Solid Shot and
Shell.
Reported Attempt on the Life of
Kellogg!
He Narrowly Escapes the Assassin's
Bullet.

NEW IBERIA, La, May z, IL A. M
Firing is heard this morning. A courier
from the citizens camp reports three met
ropoltans killed and four wounded, within
two squares of the courthouse, where Col.
Badger has concentrated his forces. The
citizens are collecting from every portion of
Attackappas. Most of the recruits are of
the better class, well mounted, and gener-
ally armed with breech loading shot guns.
So far the young men principally have gone
to the field. The married men in the
towns are watching the negro organizers
and are preparing to Illustrate them. The
captains of steamboats, have been warned
not to transport armed metropolitans, and
consequently did not bring those at the
Bay, knowing their boat would be blown
up. The entire Bayou Teche is under sur
veillance by well organized bodies of citi-
zens. The Kellogg troops can only reach
st. MartiDsVille by fighting their way up
the bayou. 1t is generally supposed an en-
gagement took place last night, but no re-
ports are received up to the present hour.
BRAsHEAR CITY, May Eight metro
politans arrived this morning, making AZ
whites altogether. The citizens refused
them all shelter, and they are stopping
in small negro cabin filed with negroes
The have orders to go to st. Martinsville,
but can get no transportation. The ferry
fiat here has been removed. The Teche
boats stopped near Franklin, and are guard
ed by citizens. The citizens here are still
determined. all is quiet. One metropoli-
tan has just arrived here from st. Martins
vile. He came through the swamp, and
has verbal dispatches for New Orleans. He
says Badger is hemmed in. He heard
heavy cann0nadiDg last night at 2 A. NJ.
Kellogg and the MetropoIitans In.
dtcted.
NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-THE Grand
Jury has passed resolutions to have kellogg
and his officers appear before them on the
charge of usurping the government of Lou
isiana. Judge Abel has ordered the re-
port fled and subp9aas to be issued for
the parties to appear before the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury also report against the me-
tropolitan police.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 7.-Forty-one
hor ses and thirty men (Kelloggites) with
arms and Announcements left at Z P. NJ by
Morgan's Texas Railroad for the Teche
country. The resisters assert that, although
United States troops are going to st. Mar
tinsville upon application of the United
States marshal upon the plea of serving a
civil process, that their real object or the eff
feet of their mission will be TO relieve the
metropoltans, whose petitions for help are
thus needed. All the city papers condemn
the action of the mob breaking int gun
stores last night, and Gov. McEnery has is
sued an address of similar purport. s
The Federal Troops '.BottIed Up"
BRAsHEAR CITY, May THE boats
have all been seized by the citizens, and
the U. s. troops are detained here, unable
to proceed further for want of transporta-
ton.
War.
The laying of the corner stone of the new
courthouse took place to-day. Five hun
dred were in the procession. Owing to the
presence of the metropolitans only the local
societies participated. The metropolitans
kept out of sight. There is grand ball to-
night, and all the United States army and
civil officers are invited.
Reported Attempt to Assassinate KeI.
logg.
NEW ORLEANS, May THE excitemen
throughout the city was increased this eve
ming by report that Kellogg had been shot.
The report was untrue, but it appears that
a pistol was fired near him, and some re-
ports say at him. The Superintendent of
Morgan's Texas Railroad makes the follow
ing statement: k4 ~
''This morning detachment of police
took charge of and picketed the wharf of the
Texas Railroad Company, interfering with
business and creating alarm. / rebuked
and sent word to kellogg, expressing dis
appreciation of their conduct. At half
past 4 o'el. OK Kellogg called at the Office,
corner of Natchez alley and Magazine