Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-15
LATER.


NEW ORLEANS, September lo.-The state
house surrendered at sven o'clock this
morning to Lieutenant Governor Penn's mil
tia without firing gun. Governor Penn's
militia are about ten thousand strong.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The entire Metropolitan force of kellogg
militia. etc, with arms. arsenals. ETC., surren-
dered at9a.m,. to the citizens, or Penn mill
tia. Kellogg. Longstreet and others have
taken refuge in the oustom-house.
THIRD DISPATCH.
The Kellogg government has been over
thrown, and the entire city is in the hands Of
his opponents. Lieutenant Governor Penn.
who was elected in 1872. has taken the reins
of government. and will at once install in
Office all those elected at the same time. The
courts will be at once organized, and ths en-
tire machinery of the government set in mo
ton, not only in this city, but throughout the
State. Great enthusiasm prevails.
Tho following dispatch was sent last even
ing by Lieutenant Governor Penn to the
President of the United States;
New ORLEANS, September IA, 1874.
To U. S. Grant, President of United States;
Hopeless of all other relief. the people of
this State have taken up arms TO MAINTAIN the
legal authority of the persons elected by them
10 tie government of the State against the
usurpets who have heaped upon them innum-
cradle insults, burdens and wrongs, IN SO
doing they are SUPP orted by the great poay OF
the Intelligent and honest people OF the state.
They declare their sincere loyalty and respect
for the United States government ana It's ON
GERS They war only against usurpers, pun
derers and enemies of the people. Ihey aInrm
their entire ability to maintain the peace ana
,--..aot I;co lhertv and the equal rights OF all
classes of citizens. The party and ohclals
of the United States. it shall be my special
aim to defend against all assaults ana TO treat
with the pIofoundest respect ana i9yaity yc, we
ton from our enemies and the enemies OF re-
publican rights and Of the peace and liberties
Oh Inc people, 'D D. PENN.
Lieut.. Gov. and Acting Gov.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
II a. m.-General Fred. Ogden has just
made speech from the gallery of his head
quarters stating that the war was over. and
advising the people to go quietly to their homes
and esume their usual avocations.
Governor Penn this morning appointed
Thomas Baylan, the well.known detective,
Chief of Police. Mr.. Baylan is now organi-
zing force.
An extra Pieayune contains the following;
"As might have been expected. after the
decisive victories of yesterday and the con-
sequent Generalization Of the Kellogg forces,
the finish this morning was a very brief and
affair. About $50 o'clock this
morning the State-house was occupied by the
citizens forces. and by o'clock the Third
precinct station. and Kellogg among the last
Of the Radical government. was. after sharp
little assault. captured and appropriated. so
ends the Kellogg regime. Big, inflated, inso-
lent and overbesring. it collapsed at
one touch of honest indignation and gallant
its boosted armament dissolved
before the rush of our citizens. its sneering,
thieving. inscriptions chieftains hid like
moles, and its mercenaries fed like stampe-
ded cattle. dozen or more gallant lives,
worth more than all the sneaking carpet-bag-
gers and rufian soldiers that ever squatted on
a States carcass have been sacrificed on the
altar Of liberty. The blood of gentlemen and
patriots has dyed the stones of our thorough
fare, and the shock is over"