The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-17
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Redeemed Louisiana.
The Lawful Legislature to
meet on Monday.
Peace and Quiet Every
where Prevails.
The Co1ored People De-
lighted with the Change.
What Penn and X ellogg say
The President Concentra-
ting a Strong Force at NO.
Will he Dare to Restore the
Carpet-Bagger to Power

Carpet-Bagger to Power
New ORLEANS, Sept lj.-This fore
noon Acting Gov Penn issued half u doz-
en- proclamations, one directing the legally
elected or appointed state, parochal, and
municipal officers of the state to take i'm
mediate possession of their offices anoth-
directing the Metropoltans to return to
their homes, and appealing to citizens to
treat all lately arrayed against them with
forbearance and kindness another con
vening an extra session of the legislature
on Monday, the 2lst inst, and others con,
graduating the citizens, soldiery, etc.
New ORLEANS, Sept l6.--The city con
tinues quiet Volunteers performed police
duty last night. Business was resumed
this morning without excitement.
The presidents of the chamber OF com
merce, clearing house and cotton exchange
telegraphed to President Grant to-day the
statement that the city was quiet and
peaceable. The executive committee of
the merchants exchange to-day telegraph
ed to the boards Of trade of St. Louis,
Chicago and Cincinnati that the duly elect
ed state officers were in peaceable posses
sion and business was resumed as usual.
A telegram was sent to the President to-
day stating that petition had been for
warded by mail signed by 500 leading
merchants, asking the sympathy of the
executive in the recent change in the gov
ernment.
Gov. Kellogg and suite remain in the
custom house. He is in good spirits and
expects to be restored by the President at
the expiration of five days.
Baton Rouge to-day turned out the
Kellogg officials and installed McEnery Of
icers.
Major W. c, Robbins and John Gravely,
citizens wounded in the fight on Monday,
have since died.
DELHI, La. Sept. 16.-An enthusiastic
mass meeting of the citizens of Richland
parish was held at Rayville yesterday eve
ming, and there was great rejoicing at the
news from New Orleans. DIR. G. ID. Nc
Brumby, Governor McEnery's appointee to
the office of tax collector, was installed into
the Office by the citizens, who gave three
cheers to the outgoing Kellogg appointee,
Jones, fer the courteous manner In
which he surrendered the Office, which
was followed by long and enthusiastic
cheers for the new collector and tor re-
deemed Louisiana All the officers of the
parish are now NlcEnery men. A large
number of colored citizens attended the
meeting and participated in the rejoicing -
Cannons were fired at Delhi last evening
and there was general rejoicing all over the
parish among all classes of citizens.
Franklin parish will install her McEnery
officers to-day.
SHREVEPORT, Sept 16. - There has
been no violence in the abolition OF the
Kellogg government in northern Louisiana,
aud there is perfect order here now.
NASHVILLE, Sept l6.-Bvt. Maj. Gen.
Pennibacker and the regimental staff and
troops at Nashville were ordered to New
Orleans to day to report to Gen. Emery
for duty.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1G.-At the Cabi-
net meeting, this morning, the Attorney
General was instructed to prepare another
document on the situation in Louisiana. -
The nature of this document will not be
made public at present. by some 1t Is
thought that it will be a proclamation con-
vening congress in extra session. by 9th
ers it is thought that it will simply relate
to the general situation, and counsel moder.
alton. The Attorney General and his as
sistants are now engaged in preparing this
document which will be submitted to the
President at an extra Cabinent, which is
called for o'clock this afternoon. If this
paper is approved, it will be given to the
publ: Immediately after the adjournment
of the Cabinet meeting,
A dispatch, received here this morning
a. f.ounrnpr Pom has
issued call for meeting of his legisla
ture to convene on the 2lst, The OPINION
is expressed here that it this legislature
shall assemble before the expiration OF the
days mentioned in the President procla
nation, the situation will be greatly com
plicated, and will doubtless render an ex
ira session of congress inevitable. This Il
the opinion of prominent officers OF the
government.
/, A dispatch was received here this morn
ing, stating that Kellogg has taken refuge
on a government revenue cutter, near tht
custom house, with all his papers kel
logg is supposed to fear an attempt on hl'
! life .
} WAsHISGToN, Sept. l6.-The Presl
dent remained here owing to the Loulsl
ana matters.
At Cabinet meeting this morning Sec
retaries Fish, Bristow, Attorney-Genera
Williams, Postmaster General Jewell and
, Acting Secretary of the Interior CowaI
| we're present. 1t adjourned without def
nite action on the Louisiana question
This is a novel case, being the first tim'
that state authorities recognized by tn
President have been elected by citizens.
= 1t is believed that measures will be I'M
mediately taken to reinstate the kellog
! government, Dispatches received at the III
ecutiye Department contain nothing new
senator West and District Attorney Beck
with. of Louisiana, had an interview wit
the President this morning regarding tn
affairs OF that state.
Mail Superintendent SlOanaker tele
} graphs the Postmaster General from Nev
: Orleans that the interrupted mail cOmmu
nication has been resumed
The Cabinet meeting this afternoon wa
: attended by the President, Secretaries Fis
and Bristow. Attorney General W llllam
and Post Master General Jewell III
y opinion was unanimous that the recent al
ton of the southern people IN LouIslan
was armed interference contrary 10 Law
!, and that the administration should contlt
= ue to support the Kellogg administrator
: The President has abandoned the idea ,
= returning TO Long Branch at present