American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-19
NEW O2lEaNSl
The LaSe War.

New Orleans PtcdyuRe OF the cvi
engagement in that city on MOnda,
ana Tuesday last. Gov. kellOgi
has been deposed by re. olutiOI
of the citizens of his capital city
and ID. Il. Penn, claiming to have
been elected Lieutenant Governor
with the McEnsry ticket, now holds
the Ieirs of government over THU
turbulent stale. latest advices
from The city, report all quiet since
since Tuesday. AL Cry and State
offices have Been surrendered to the
victorious Penu-ites-the Kellogg
faction recognised only as deposed
usurpers, Ivy the powers that be-s
new police force on duty-in short
thorough aud radical IecOrstruc
ton o: the State and City govern
ment has taken place iu T. few short
hours, the first step tifeTto having
been an open and bloody battle.
The new party now waits with
bated breath the action Of the Ma.
tioual Administration, az to &C
knOwlesiging or removing the new
officials. We wait with the rest.
Tuesdays dispat ches, given be-
Tow. wrongly report Gen. Badger
killed. He is seriously. and per-
haps fatally wounded.
Gov. Kellogg was enscOneed IN
the Custom House, on Wednesday,
(Which is held as Government prop
erty, by q small force Of q. 8.
troops,) aud declares he will not
leave the city-asserting his right
to remain a. acitizen. and await the
Presidents deti6h, %Aich We Are
satisfied will be prompt aud deci-
sive-and the right must prevail.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14.-At
about 4 O'clock this evening the
Metropolitan police, some eight
hundred strong, moved out OF the
Sate House towards Canal street.
Tidy had rrur- pieces Of artillery
when they reaciisd Canal; about
200 filed towaru the ;ievee until
they met iffe right wig of tie cit
liens forces that wenI .iEtO line on
Poytlras street, snIne two blocks
back OF Canal. The police fired
first which was quickly returned
hy Bucks and VOdrie's companies
The police opened their artillery
and charged forward. When imme-
diateiy the above named companies
charged with yell, and captured
the artillery, r~utibR the police BIO
stripped Off their eQuipmenfs an'i
He'd to The Custom HOuse.-Generai
Badger. in Command ut the police.
killed. LonK-tr~et who had direct
ed their movements, disappeared
at the first fire and was seen no
mOte.
We make fhe following extracts
from the Picsysesse Of Wednesday,
in its rnview Ut the situa. ion:
STATE HoJsE SURRENDERED.
About 8 O'Clock. a. IN. yesterday. 1
{ Tues;!ay,) IL large number OF our
citizens, commanded by Capt. Nc
Hluin. an able AMI well known at
torney and counsellor at law If this
city, marched from Headquarters
along Roy a! street and demanded
the surrender Of the State House,
which was Immediately complied
with. The inmates were allowed
70 depart unmolested. Some Me
tropolitans and . large Lumber Of
negroes had taken refuge III the
sTx-E HOUSE.
1t the State House and arsenal
were collected the most citizens.
Those at the State House, some four
in number, held st. Louis
loyal and Exchange Alley. They
were Oh guard al the morning, hold
ing all the state offices. Some fifty
or sixty Metropolitan caps belts
and coats we're found. In these the
new militia attired themselves, and
upon the streets in -ea'ery
possible dress, some even wearing
grenadier hats.
CAPTURE OF THE ARSENAL.
Al OCiOCk DSuuAC ICksOIC0u 1uos
kellogg had ordered him to hold the
Arsenal ut all hazards. The citi-
zens then prepared to march on the
arsenal, when the police threw MP
their hands in token of surrender,
reversed their canon, and fed in all
. No shots we're fired by
the citizens. About 8 p. m. Gov.
Penn was installed at the State
House.
ARSENAL.
At the arsenal there were about
ak hundred men, all splendidly
armed. The building was most
pIenteously supplied With arms,
cannon and every kind Of military
In the sec"nd and
third stories of the araenal some
hundred boxes Of rifles and muskets
were found. These were at once
broken open and the arms dist1ib-
nted among the militia squads who
patrolIed all the streets Ut the city.