Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-07
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penetrating his abdomen. Another ma
named Ernest Iivandas was struck
:ne arm with q buekshot. Chandll
was carried TO an opposite orug-stor
where physician attended him. n
hopes were entertained OF h
recovery, the attending physicia
expressing the opinion that deaf
was momeRtarily expected.
AT half-past three o'clock all wa
quiet. The police at that hour returne
70 the upper portion of the marke
house, leaving small guard on duty.
New ORLEANS, March, 6.-The city
perfectly quiet this morning; no tronbl
Is spprehended to-day.
1t Is now stated that Governor McEr
cry did not authorize the movemer
made by the militia last night.
!, The MetropolitRns are in quiet posses
sion, with the United States troops
their rear, supporting their station. Th
militia have all dispersed.
The citizens generally seem to regar
the attack Of lass night as premature
The object OF the fusionists in making
does not clearly appear, but is suppose
to have been with the object of shown
that the people would not quietly submit
70 the Kellogg government
NEW ORLEANS, March G., i so am
KelOgg's Metropolitan police, armed q
infantry, have just taken possession c
Odd Fellows hall, where the McEner
| legislature has heretofore met. Mr..
c. MOnecure, speaker of the house, an
! other members who were in the hall 8
the time, were taken TO the frst precinc
police station. About one hundre,
Metropolitans occupy Lafayette square
Considerable excitement prevails, and
large crowd is gathering about the squar
and Odd Fellows hall.
NEW ORLEANS, March 6.-The follow
ing correspondence explains itself, snC
shows the mastery of the situation rest
with the federal forces:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
NEW ORLEANS, March 6, 1875.
To Major-6eneral Emery, commanding lie
partment OF the gulf:
GENERAL have the honor to sub
nit to you the inquiry whether or no
the action Of the Metropolitan police
force of this city, and the seizure Of tbs
Odd Fellows hall this morning, anC
the armed prevention by force Of the as
sembly Of the legislature OF the State il
said hall, meets with your cOuntenanct
and approval; and whether or not the
United States forces under your com
mand viii support this armed occupa.
ton Of that building. l have the honor,
General. ID remain your Obedient ser.
want, JOHN M'ENERY,
Governor OF Louisiana.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or GrLF,
NEW ORLEANS, March 6, 1873. !
To Hon. John McEnery:
SRI have the honor to acknowl-
edge receipt OF your communication oi
this day. In reply have to state that
the seizure Of the said building by the
Metropolitan police was without my
knowledge, and made without confer
ence with me. IN regard to any ex-
preston Of opinion as to the act, having
no authority in the premises L must
respectfully decline to make any
reply. In answer to that part of your
letter which asks whether my command
will support this armed occupation of
that building, ] have the honor to
enclose to you a copy of a telegram
received last night, from which you viii
see that il is made my duty TO prevent
any violent interference with the State
government Of Louisiana. Previous in
structiOns have directed me to recognize,
Louisiana, the one represented by
the Hon. William p. Kellogg.
If the act referred to By YOU
in your letter is the act of the govern
meDt of the State of Louisiana repre-
sented by him, and If any violence Is
used 10 interfere with this act, / shall
most assuredly consider it my duty, un-
der my instructions, to use the whole
force of the United States at my dis
pOsal to prevent such violent interfer-
ence. l have the honor to be, sir, very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
Colonel Commanding and -Brigadier
General.
The telegram alluGed to above is the
one received from General Sherman last
night, which was sent hence this MORN
ing.
A large number of people this morn
ing visited the scene of the affray last
night. The effect of the fire of canister
s visible in two or three places. Several
IRON columns of the balcony of the
at the corner of st. Peters and
Chartres street were perforated, one be-
ing knocked down and broken into
splinters. The railing Of jackson
square Is broken in several places and
here and there the buildings near it are
The trees in the square
are fairly riddled with bullets, and
The ground is stTewn with broken
branches. This gives faint idea of the
severity and briskness Of the fire.
The police hold the street Immediate
" ia frout OF the station, armed with
Winchester rifles. The station itself is
by United States soldiers, who
have their guns stacked IN the court
yard, with several men guarding them.
People were constantly entering the Of
ice inquiring for friends and relations.
Permission to see them, however, with
me or two exceptions, was refused.
A bout fiftv citizens, or militia, who
we're participants in last evenings af-
ray were arrested and charged with
violating the act Of congress passed
pril %, 1871, section two Of an act to
enforce the provisions of the fourteenth
amendment 10 the constitution Of the
United States and for other purposes,
volume seventeen, United States stat
ties at large. They were taken before
. United States commissioner and re-
eased on one thousand dollars bail each. |
The city Is very quiet this evening, and
[ il believed that no further demonstra- |
ion will be made while the United |
states troops remain ia charge.
WASHINGTON, March 6. - General |
sherman received the following dispatch |
bis evening:
NEW oKLEAEs, March s, 1873.
Since nv dispatch Of fifteen /
he city has been perfectly quiet. Order
revaiis everywhere this morning. I /
hink the announcement Of the Presi-
ent's order TO me Of last night win ef-
sct a permanent settlement of the
roubles here.
TsignedI W. II. EMORY,
Colonel Commanding.
Mr.. Monieur, and other members OF
be fusion Legislature, were arrested this
oorning by the MetropOlitans, but were
eleased soon afterward. The fusion
legislature met this afternoon at the st.
ames hotel, and passed joint resolu
ion, protesting In the name of the peo-
le Of the State against the interference
I the military arm of the United States
In the capturing of the
tate troops, and in again supporting
he city police in the seizure Of
he statehouse, Odd Fellows hall,
be place Of meeting of the
eneral assembly at the time Of It's ses-
ion, and in debarring therefrom mem
'ers Of the general assembly, and ia vio-
emily seizing and impris0ning several
members Of this body; and we call the
erious attention OF congress and the
'eople Of the Union to these oppressive,
dangerous and arbitrary measures. The
Kellogg Legislature adjurned at ten
'clock Tonight, sine die. At this hour,
alf past ten, in the evening, the city
J very quiet.
Fiendish Murder and Robbery.
PORTSMOUTH, II. H., March 6.-Two
ierman girls. named Cornelia Chrisen-
1n end Annetta lawson. were r11nr-