, 1874-09-17

Many wounded. Capt. D. NJ. West
printer and we'll known correspondent
and E. A. Tallodano and ono citizel
besides number Of Metropohtans ar
reported killed. General Badger va
severely wounded. Colored men, o
which the Metropolitan brigade wa
largly composed, broke and run at frs
FIRE. leaving their comrades number o
whom were killed and wounded.
New ORNEANs, Sept. IA, 8 P. Nth
streets above Canal street are filed will
armed citizens. The impression nov
prevails that no further attempt will b.
made by metropolitans to disposses'
their opponents who handled them &c
roughly this afternoon. Most of the
barricades are made by street cars. Nc
further conflicts apprehended before
morning. 6 or 8 citizens and 20 or sc
metropolitans killed in the fight this
afternoon. Many wounded on both
sides.
Midnight-Ci.y quiet Throughout
Last casualties to citizens in fight foots
up 6 killed, S seriously wounded, II
fatelly wounded. Metropolitan loss
Z killed. 30 severely wounded. Among
citizens killed, Major Goartein.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14.-An extra
issued this afternoon contains this proc
clamation:
To the People Of Louisiana two
years you have borne with patience and
fortitude great wrong through fraud ano
violence. The Government of your
choice has been overthrown and the
i power usurped. Protest after protest,
appeal after appeal to the President of
tho United States and Congress failed
to give you the relief you had right
under the Constitution to demand. The
wrong has not been repaired. On the
contrary, through the instrumentality
of partizan judges, you are debarred
from all legal remedy. Day by day
taxation is increasing, amounting, with
costs and penalties, to corfiscation of
your property. your substance squan-
dered. your crelit ruined, resulting in
failure and bankruptcy. The right of
suffrage virtually taken from you by
the enactment of skillfully devised reg
istration and election laws. The Judi
cial branch Of your government has
been striken down by the conversion of
the legal posse comitatus of the sheriff
to the use of the usurper, for the pur-
pose OF defeating the DEGREES of courts.
his defiance of law leading him to use
every force for the arrest of the sheriff,
while in the execution of process of the
courts. To these roay be added corrupt
and vicious Legislature. enacting laws
in violation Of the Constitution, for the
purpose of guarding and perpetuating
the usnrped authority, and che Metro
politan police. paid by the city, under
the control of the usurper, quartered
upon you to ovsrawe and keep you In
subjection. Every public right has been
denied and as if to goad you to despera.
ton private arms are seized and individ-
uals arrested. To such extremities are
you driven that manhood revolts at fur.
ther submission. Constrained by a
general senso Of duty as the. legally
elected Lieut.. Governor of tha State,
and Acting Governor in the absence OF
Gov. McEnery. I do hereby issue this,
my proclamation. calling upon the mil.
tary of the State, comprising all persons
between the ages of l8 and 40 years,
without regard to color or previous con-
dition. to arm and assemble under their
respective officers for the purpose of
driving the usurpers from power.
Given under my hand and seal this
14th day of Sept.
u. T. PENN, Lieut.. Gov'r.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15.-The State
House was surrender sd att A. NJ. with
out firing gun. Penn's militia are
about 10000 strong. The entire met
ropolitan force and the Kellogg militia
are without arms. The arsenals were
surrendered at 9 A. N. to the citizens or
Penn militia. Kellogg, Longstreet and
others have taken refuge in the Custom
House.
Second dispatch.-The Kellogg Gov
eminent has been overthrow and the
entire city is in the hands of his oppo-
nents. Lieutenant Governor Penn,
elected in 1872, Will at once install in
Office all those elected at the same time.
Courts will be organized and the entire
machinery of the new Government set
in motion throughout the State. Penn
sent dispatch to President Grant last
night stating that the people, hopeless
of other relief. had taken up arms to
maintain the legal authority of the State
officers elected by them, and that they
comprise the great body of intelligent
aud honest people of the State. They
declare their sincere loyalty and respect
for the U. S. Government and its offic-
ers, and affirm their entire ability to
maintain peace and protect liberty and
equal rights Of all. and the officials of
the o. s. 1t shall be its special arm to
defend them against all assaults and to
treat it with profoundest respect and
loyalty. We only ask of you to with
hold any aid and protection from our
enemies and the enemies of Republican
rights, and of the peace and liberties of
the people.
New ORLEANS, Sept. Is, II A. NJ
General Frederick Ogden has just made
a speech from the gallery of his head
quarters, stating that the war was over.
and advising the people to on nniatlv to