The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-07

piece Of artillery, reached the station, anC
making detour TO 1.-THE rear OF the build
ing advanced towards 1t and sent Office
Murphy TO demand their surrender. Be
lore he reached the police station the at
tacking party were received7With volley
from shotguns Of perhaps seventy.fVt
men, and Immediately returned the fire
The men on duty -reIested and the polic(
rushing in captured the station and sever
prisoners. Il was then ascertsined thai
NJ. K. Chandler, q citizen, had been NOR
tally wounded, ball penetrating hi
abdomen. Another man named Erns
Livandas was struck in the arm with q
brick, and shot. Chandler was carryed
TO the opposite drug store, where physi
clan attended him, no hope was enter
tanned for his recovery. The attending
physician expressing his opinion that
death was momentarily expected. Al
half past 8 o'clock all was quiet, the po
lice at that hour returned TO the upper
portion Of the Market House leaving but
a small guard onduty at 10 o'clock, The
city was perfectly quiet this morning. No
trouble Is spprehended TO day. 1t Is sta:
ted that Gov. bIcEnery did not authorize
the movement made by the militia last
night. The MelrOpoliIiaus arc IN quiet
possession with the United States troops
In the rear supporting them. The militie
all dispersed. The citizens generally seem
TO regard the attack last night as prema-
ture. The object Of the Fusionests In ma.
king It does not clearly appear, but It Is
supposed TO have been with view Of
showing that the people would no quietly
submit TO the Kellogg government.
New ORLEANS, March Q, 11:30 A. NJ
Kellogg's Metropolitan Police have just
taken possession Of Odd Fellows Hall,
where the McEnery Legislature have
heretofore met. J. Q. MoYern, Speaker
ofthe House, and other members who
were In the hall at the time, were taken
To- the First Precinct Police Station.
About 100 MetropOlitans occupied Laiay-
ette Square, There Is considerable ex-
citement. A large crowd Is gathering
about the Square and Odd Fellows Hall
NEW ORLEANS, March Q. The follow:
ing correspondence explains itself, and
shows that the mystery Of the situation
rests with the Federal forces ~ -"'4
~ EXECUTIVE 0FEloE, saar |
a.9.-a NEW ORLEANS, March Q. !
To Moi. Con. Emory, Commanding the
Department Of hs Cuff: p.
GRNRRAL-I have the honor to submit
to you the inquiry whether or not the &C:
tion Of the metropolitan Police force OF
this city In the seizure of the Odd Fellows
Hall this morning, and armed prevention
by force Of the Assembly OF the Legisla'
ture Of this State in said hall, meets with
your countenance and approval, and
whether or not the United States forces
under your command will support this
armed occupation Of that building. I
have the honor, General, 10 remain your
obedient servant. n-- a
a rsigned1 JoHN MCENERY,
Governor Of louisiana.
HEAD QUARTERS DEPT OF THE GULF,
NEW ORLEANS, March 9th, 1873.
To Hon. John AlcEnery:
SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your communication of this
day, in which you las follows the contents
of McEnery's letter. In reply, have to
state that these issues Of the said building
by the Metropolitan police was without
my knowledge, and made without confer
ence with me. In regard TO any expires
sion Of opinion as TO the act, having no
authority on the premises,1 / must respect
fully deny to mako any reply. In an
swer to that part Of your letter
which asks whether my command
will support this armed ,occu-
patton OF that building, 1 have the
honor to enclose 10 you a copy OF q tel.
egram received last night, from which
you will see that It Is made my duty to
prevent any violent interference with the
State Government oE Louisiana. Pre-
Yious instructions have directed me to
recognize the Government OF the State
oil Louisiana 10 be that represented by
the Honorable William P. Kellogg. II
the act referred to by you in your letter is
the act Of Governor Kellogg, and II the
government OF the State OF Louisiana
represented by the Honorable William
p. Kellogg, il the act referred TO by you
in your letter Is the act Of the Govern
ment of the State Of louisiana, represent
ed by him, and any violence Is used to
interfere with this act, ] shall most as
suredly consider Tiny. duty, under my in
structions, to use the whole force OF the
United States at my disposal to prevent
such violent interference. .
I have the honor to be, sir, very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant,
GSiRned w. d. EMORY,
Col. Commanding.
The telegram alluded to above Is the
one received from General Sherman last
night, which was sent hence this morn
ing.
WAsH1NoToN, March 8.-The following
was received this afternoon: ~ &
NEW ORLEANS, March 8.-since my
dispatch Of 11:16 the city has been per-
iecIly quiet Order prevails everywhere
this morning. ! think the announcement
Of the Presidents order TO me, OF last
night, will effect o permanent settlement
OF the troubles here. w. b. EMRoY,
Ool. Comnidnding.
Large numbers of people, this forenoon
visited the scene oil the atfray last night
The effect of the fire Of canister Is visible
In two or three places. Several OF the
iron columns Of the balcony OF a building
Oh the corner of St. Peter and Chartress
streets, being perforated and one being
Knocked down and broken into splinters.
The railing Of Jackson Square Is also
broken in several places, and here and
there the buildings near It are Clipped.
Trees In the Square are fairly riddled
with bullets and tho ground Is strewn
with broken branches, This Is faint
Idea OF the severity and brisknesS ot fire.
The police hold the street immedi-
ately In front OF the station. They
are armed with Winchester rifles