The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-26
FROM THE SOUTH.
LATEST FROM LOUISIANA.


The Kellogg Government has been rein
stated at New Orleans BY the military au-
thorities. On Saturday morning Governor
Kellogg and the other State officers who
we're in the city went to the State House
aud received from General Brooke posses
sion Of the building, and Of all the records
and other public property herein. A
military guard was furnished for the pro-
lection Of the restored Government. KEEL
logg has sent telegram to Representative
Sypher aud Senator West, iustiiying his
surrender of the State House, II is I'M
derstood that he has also telegraphed for
the Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of tho
House, Secretary Of the State aud Attor-
ney General, "who are somewhere in the
North, to return at once, OF six hun
dred Metropolitan police on duty at the
beginning Of last week only two hundred
and fifty, it is said, could be mustered on
Saturday to relieve Boylan's men, and few
Metropolitans were in the street on Satur-
day night The revenue cutter John A,
Dix and two monitors are in the river in
front of the city. Major VIM. A. Wells
and Charles Laur, Jr., who were wounded
in the riot, have died.
At mass meeting Of citizens Of Frank
lin and Richland parishes, held in Delhi,
Louisiana, on Saturday, it was resolved
not to recognize any parish officers holding
commissions from Kellogg, but to vote as
infamous "all those who attempt to exer-
else official functions under commission
from the usurper, and to recommend sim
liar action in other parishes,
The War Department en- Monday re-
ceiyed telegram from General Emory,
announcing the reinstatement Of the rcgu-
lar police force in New Orleans. Disturb.
ances being feared in consequence Of the
change, troops were posted at various
points, but no disorder occurred. The
General thinks that the absence Of disor-
der was evidence that the surrender Of the
MeEneryites was complete and in good
faith"
Conference committees Of both parties
in Louisiana have been holding daily SEES
sions in New Orleans since Thursday, with
the object of providing for a joint supervi-
sion and control of the machinery of the
State election in November. All was
harmony until the question Of the compo-
sition of the Returning Board came up.
This board, (which is the key to the whole
election scheme, is chosen by the Senate,
and consists of FIVE members. According
to the law, vacancies can be filed by the
remaining members of the board. The
McEnery faction proposed that three va
caneies should be made, that two Of these
should be filed by McEneryites, and tia
both factions should fill the other vacancy
by uniting GU some citizen of irreproaeh-
abs character, regardless of party consid-
orations. This proposition was positively
rejected by the Kellogg committee, and
the conferences have adjourned without
any result
General Longstreet commander Of The
Kellogg forces in Louisiana says the State
House and arsenals were surrendered TO
the MeEneryites because there was no
ammunition to defend them. For this he
blames Attorney General Field, who en-.
Joined an appropriation Of $4,000 made
by the last Legislature for the militia.
w. B. Jones, U. s. Commissioner at
DemOpolis, in Marengo county, Alabama,
and who is candidate for Probate Judge,
writes letter to say that he has canvassed
that county for the Republicans four times
this fall, and he "never saw more peace.
full, orderly, law-abiding people, both COL
ored and white" Not man, he says,
has been killed, "and not a single outrage
committed on account Of political feeling,
aud free speech and Republican opinions
can be INDUCED in everywhere"