Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-09-18
NEW ORLEANS.
Fight Between the Citizens and KEEL
logg's Militia-The Kellogg Usurpa-
ton Overthrow.

New ORLEANS, Sept l4.--In response 10 a
call for a mass meeting in Canal street this
morning to protest against the seizure of arms
of private citizens, men began to assemble al
10 o'clock, and by II the great thoroughfare
was filled for several squares.
The mass meeting adopted resolutions re-
questing the immediate abdcaton Of Cover
nor Kellogg, and committe was appointed to
wait on that officer
The committee called at the executive Office
about noon, and the Governor not being pre-
sent, Gen. Dibble, received the delegation.
Mr.. Mari, as spokesman, said they had
called to interview the Governor. Gen. d.
said be would convey the intelligence TO him,
and after brief absence returned and replied
that the GovernoS declined to hold any inter-
course with them on account of there being
large bodies of armed men in the city, which
be considered menace.
Mr.. MARI stated that there were no armed
rioters; that they came on A mission of peace
and if the Governor had acceded TO the propo-
stion TO abdcaie it would have pacied the
people of louisiana and prevented tloodshed
The committee then retired, and soon after
reported the result of the interview to the
meeting. The people were then advised to go
home, get their arms and ammunition, and re-
turn 10 to assist the White League. The peo-
pie then quietly dispersed.
The people seem to have responded with
alacrIfy to the advice given them by Mr..
Beard, one of the speakers at the Cana-street
meeting. By 3 P. NJ, armed men were sta
toned Mt the intersection of Canal street, from
the river 10 Claiborne street. About P. NJ,
body of Metropoitans, numbering about five
hundred, with cavalry and artillery, appeared
at the head of Canal street and took position.
General Longstreet, who was commanding,
accompanied by an orderly, then rode up and
down Canal street ordering the armed citizens
to disperse. Some desutory firing soon after
occurred along Canal street, and some few
casualties are reported on both sides.
There is company of United States
troops here but they remain at the custom
house. spectators of the lively scene being en-
acted in front of them Barbados are erected
on all the streets leading from Canal, between
Poydras and Canal, and the peoples party
hold all that portion of the city above Canal.
The Metropolitans are massed in and around
Jackson Square and the St Louis Hotel.
There was quite a sharp fight at the river
end of Canal street about o'clock. A num-
Der of Metropoitans are reported killed, and
General Badger severely wounded. The col
ored men, of which the Metropolitan brigade
was largely composed, broke and ran upon the
first fire, leaving their white comrades, a num-
Der of whom were killed and wounded.
8 p. M.--The streets above Canal are well
filled with armed citinens. Most Of the barri-
CdQtS are LUduc with SlTetb TullTOhu CuIS pIA
or eight citizens and twenty or thirty Metro
politans were killed in the fight this after
noon, and many were wounded on both sides.
September l5.-The State House surrender
ed at O'Clock this morning to Lieutenant
Governor PENIS militia without firing gun.
Governors PENIS militia are about 10000
strong. All State and city property, police
stations, arsenals and police and fire-alarm
telegraphs, are in possession of the Leagues.
Kellogg is in the Customhouse under the pro-
lection of United States troops. Jackson
Square, Police Station, under command of
General Longstreet, is reported to have just
surrendered
Later. The entire force of Metropolitan Po-
lice, Kellogg's militia, &C., with arms arse
nails, &c, surrendered at o'clock, A. NJ, TO
he citizens or Penn militia.
Kellogg, Longstreet, and others, have taken
refuge in the Customhouse.
The Kellogg government has been over
thrown, and the entire city is 10 the hands Of
his opponents.
A despatch was received in Washington on
Tuesday night from Gov Kellogg asking for
the Intervention Of the Government The Pres
ident Immediately issued proclamation warn
ing the insurgents to dispense and retire to
their homes within FIVE days.