The Van Buren press., 1874-09-22

sumo command, and organize it into
companies, regiments and battalions
Inspector General Ogden will report the
names OF the staff. regimental and CON-
pany officers to this department forth.
with, to be commissioned.
By command Of:
D. B. PENN,
Lieutenant Governor and acting Gov.
ernor and Commander.in. chiet of the
Louisiana State Militia.
To THE CoLoRED PEoPLs OF TIE SrArl
OF LOUISIANA:
In the grand movement now on foot
against the enormities Of the Kellogg
usurpation, rest assured that no harm il
meant toward you, your property OF
your rights Pursue your usual occupa
tons, and you will not be molested. W.
war against thieves, plunderers, and the
spoilers Of the state. who are now involv
ing your race and ours in common ruin
The rights of the colored, as well IS o
the white race, we are determined to up
hold and defend.
ISigned] d. B. PENN.
Lieutenant Governor, acting Governor
etc.
The people seem to have responded
with alacrity to the advice given them by
DR. Beard, one Of tue speakers ut the Ca
nal street meeting. BY 3 p, m. armed
men were stationed at the intersection OF
all the streets, on the sonth side Of Canal
street. from the river to Claiborne street
About 4 p. IN body OF fmetropolitsns
about five hundred, with cavalry and ar
tillery, appeared at the head OF Cana
street, and took possession Gen. Long
street commanding, accompanied by ar
orderly, then rode up and down Canal
street, ordering the armed citizens to dis
perse. Some desultory firing soon afte
occurred along Canal street, and sOm'
few casualties are reported on both sides
The netropoltans are reported to have
broken at the first fire, the citizens cap
turing one piece Of artillery.
Citizens are now building barricades
along Poydras street, having alread,
captured the city hall and taken posses
sion Of the tireslarm telegraph lines. The
police telegraph lines are worked by 9
battery from the city hall, and have beer
detached thcrcfrom rendering them use
less.
There is one company Of United States
troops here, but they remain at the Gus
tom house, spectators Of the lively scene
being enacted in front of them. The
state authorities seem 20 have great con
fidence in their ability to deal with wha
they term all armed mob, and say tina
unless the people dispcrse there will b'
bloody work tonight.
LATER - Barricades are erected on al
the streets between Poydras and Canal
and the peoples party hold oil that par
of the c,ty above Canal street. Th'
mctropolitans are massed in and arount
jackson square and the st Lonis hotel
There was quite q sharp fight at thu
river end OF Canal street about4 O'Clock
The number Of killed are estimated b,
some as high as fifty, and many wound
ed. Capt j. M West. a printer and well
known newspaper correspondent, and E
A. Talledam were killed on the citizens
side. A number OF fmetropolitans arc re
ported killed and wounded. The coloret
men, OF which the brigade was largely
composed. broke and ran on the frs
fire, leaving their white comrades, a mum
Der OF whom were killed and wounded.
New ORLEANS, So. NJ.
The streets above Canal are all 6llet
with armed citizens, and the i,npressto.
no W. Drevsjls Ie att.fv vfysthahs tt ulsbeTfss
their opponents, who handled them 81
roughly this evening The city is re
markably quiet throughout and no furtha
conflict 10 apprehended before morning
Most Of the barricades are made will
street abroad cars. Six or eight citi
zens and twenty or thirty metropolitan
were killed in the fight this evening an'
man wounded on both sides