, 1873-01-07
LOUISIANA.
Suspension Of Business
Yesterday in New
Orleans.
The Rival Legislatures
Meet and Adjourn
Without Doing Any
Business.
No Attempt to Interfere with
the Assembling Of the
Fusionist Legislature,
Pinchback Says the Whole
Difficulty is a War
Of Races.
He Confesses that He Desires
Only to Perpetuate His
Power.
The Troops in Readiness to Be
Used in Case Of any Dis
turbance.
| An Omcious Federal Officer
Hustled Out of the Flu
sionist Assembly.
kilograms to and from Washington on
the Situation.
Tho Citizens Committee Preparing a
An OHicious Federal Officer
Hustled Out of the Flu
sionist Assembly.
TeIeqrams to and from Washington on
the Situation.
Tho Citizens Committee Preparing a
Detailed Statement Of tho
Difficulty.
a Vivid Description Of tie Street
Scenes.
.ypetial Dtspa.ch to The CHICAGO Tribune,

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
New ORLEANS, La., Jan. 6.-To-day being
fixed for the assembling OF tho fusion Lcgis-
laturo, the streets wcro, at an carly hour,
throngod with spectators At half-past o'clock
tho United statos troops, consisting Of nino
companies Of tho Nineteenth Infantry md ono
troop Of the Seventh Cavalry, moved up Canal
street and won't into barracks, tho former In
the warehouse at tho corner OF Magazine aud
Julia Streets md the latter on TivoN circlo.
They were shortly reinforced by two companies
Of artillery. The early portion of the morning
was devoted by merchants to their regular busi-
moss, bnt ut o'clock all the principal houses
woro closod, and the populace assembled on
Lafayette Square.
Tho nembors Of the House OF tho Tusion
Legislature holdl a CAUCUS at the St. Charlos
Hotel at which 81 members woro preaont. It
was thore decided to convene tho Legislature at
u m. ut Odd Fellows Hall, opposite Lafayette
Square. and, ut tho timo the members arrived, q
crowd OF fully ton thousand citizens sur
arrived, and Colonei John McEnory, theo
Fusion candidate for Governor, were greotod
with doafening cheers, but no other don0nBtra-
ton WAS to bo observed.
Tho Senate WAS called to order by General
Hugh G. Campbell, when it was found that but
fourteen Senators woro present not quorum,
it being asccrtainod that a number Of Senators
wero absent, owing to the non-lrrival Of tho
steamer r. 2. Leo. After delay ct probably
morrow.
Tho House mot at tho aa1no hour, Speaker
Monci1re in tho chair, but after tho transaction
Of somo minor business adjourned to await tho
quietly dispersed.
Both Hourcs Of the Pinchbaclt Legislature
wero in session to-day, but tllo business trans
| acted WINS unimpoytant pincl,bacls, in an intor-
&1,nfl t,.}nr
with tho Fusion Legislature, II no broach ct the
peace is committed.
Goncral Emory stntcd, to-day, TINT ho would
prevent any action Of the legislation BY tho
Fusion Assembly that would trlmMel tho Pinch
| back Government.
Private dispatches from Washington state that
! ho has no authority to Interfere.
| The pageant Of tho Twelfth Night ReyclorR,
! to the Btrcete, but thoro wero no disturbances,
oven to trivial bronch Of tlle peace. Audubon'a
| American Birds" were represented in tho spec
| tacle.
GENERAL EMonY's VIEW.
| New. OnLEASo Jan. G.-Tho Times haa tho
| following:
had received orders to a'saln Tho IIncAlac Govern
'nent as tho de acto Government Of the Slate Should
my body Of citizens meet aud claim to 10 tho 1HBlsla
tnro in oppoalon to tliat Ct tho rnchback Gosern-
ment sna proceed to nang"rate e trnMe n|e
stopped BY Eomtbotly.
Tho inference drawn by tho Times representa-
tivos from General EinoryH words was, Tat tho
| Fusion Legislature would not bo allowed to pro-
| coed in my OF tho usual functions Of 8uch
| body. General Emory WAS emphatic in his do.
| termination to preserve tho public peace ut all
| hazards.
| a caucus Of the Houao of Representatives of
| tho Peoples Legislature wns hold this morning,
ttty-soyen members present. Tho C!ork Of tho
]lIoaHo procecdvd to tho City Hal! and removed
| lis records. 1t waB Ngrcetlin caucus that they
would assemble at IA o'clock noon.
At tho Odd Ftlows Hull, at tho Arnlory, in
nayllson's court OIL CarolNlolot street. at II
o'cinc!t this morning, o strong force of Atotro-
politan Police waB on duty, General Badger hclng
present to inspect tliom. In tho second court
four brasB guns Of the lato regiment of artillery
| wero drawn ul', III charge Of tile l;lllnerH, anu
| horacR in lnrnons at hand. III the lirst court
q detachment OF policeman were busy packing
tho caiseuus with ammunition. Tho street en-
trance to tho Armory was cloHod and u'llor
guard.
Shortly before "a o'clock tho members Of tho
| TI:olLl:H IE0IsLATuHE
commenced assembling ut tho Odd FollowH'
Hall, and Tho ontranco and stnlrway were nt
onco crowded by an immense ooncourHo Of poo-
plo. Tile multitude extended from poyt!ras
ntract to South htroot, OIL hnth hidoB OF tho
street, and through the Square to tho ntops ct
tho City llail. In tho conrto Of y very few lnn-
utca oislt or ton thousand people hal arrived.
Eone ma'ifoBtod any great oxctoment and
there wah no turhi!lonco whatoior. Grcnt IN
rienca was exhibited y tho multitude, and little
Or no conversation waH to 10 llc.rtl. Tho gen.
ara understanding IL that tho people now aK-
semblcd will whit quietly until tho Log
il not intorfo.ea with hy pinelIbaols, then 4
quiet dispe ,blo, will ena,le, Int In the oyont Of
auy effort to disIa:Hc tho Representatives. Of tho
poople. the oltixeun will form Tor tAcir protcc.