Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18

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(>iruetl -. B. PENS
Lieutenant Governor.
GENERAL APPOINTED.
NeneFa! frederIck y cEGen Is hcreoy
appointed prov lSi1nal general oil the LouI-
-iaua state militia lie Will at once assume
command ana organize into companies. ie-
Eilnents and uattahonS. General ogden
Will report the names oil san resimeh'ai
and company oihcerS to TINS department
iorth"ith 10 uc commissioned
T. D. fENN' Acting "'NerhoF'
ClLoRED PEOPLE REAssUgED.
r., tho ,,1.-.l nc,n1e If rho Stat. of
I ,,,;.,,s
In rho .,r,rt movement r,v nm foot
.,,',;-.r ~ ,,,,-,,,,-;. af tbo Wi. of XII
49, r1',r,,s,;In r,st assnre5 hat no
ham ! ,r,s,,f t,,rort. Won v,,r nronertv
or vonr rigbts pnrsne vonr uSuai avoca-
tior,s and ynu will mt bo n,ols.ted We
war against thieves. plunderers, and de-
-poiler, Of the state, who are involving
Your race and ours in common ruin. The
rights OF the colorcd a. well as Of the white
race we are determined to uphold and de-
fend.
lNl-Hl4.I y. u. l I'm.
Acting Governor.
c,-u n.,r rr,.,>- c,r,zrxs - vsrRo,o,.-
,r,Ns
,r,., ,.,.,,,l, ..,,,, p. t,,o rs.r,,,.i,d With
alAcritv ~ the advice r1yen them by one of
the speakers at the Canal street meeting.
By > O'Clock D. III. armed men were station
ed at the intersection of all the streets on
the south side of Canal street. About p.
m nouy OF hie'ropolitahs nuhlpIfins
ABOUT I'VE nun ireu, WIN eaSa,rS Iuu az.
ullery' appeared al Inc head OIL Canal stree
ana TOOK position "eherai EoIgstree'' VIM
was comhaEuins'aeeo oy an oiu'r
/ ~ 'hoh roue up anu uo"h SHll1I S'ioe 'oi
de.nii,rv I'm, sn1n orter ocrnrred ,,lono
| Canal street, and some few casualties were
reported on both sides The metropolitan-
are reported to have broken at the first fire
the citizens capturing one piece OF artil-
lcry.
Tng STREETS BARRICADED.
Tho o;,i,o-, ~, NOW b,i1d;,g harroc,de.
- pa,.J.a, st-aot bor;nr oIread,, "a n
tnro5 ,bc 90, IJan and t,te3 nossess;on n
10 o. L., ..io,rarb Tho nolice TO-
',ro,1b l;rcs ,r, ,ro-ted hv a ha,terv Grnn
,ho ~ I'LL and 10 hcen detached ,hc-e
- ,l.or, rseIcs, There !. on,
n,,,,,',,,,, - i1,;,t.d S,a,cs troons berc IN
they remain at the custom house. spectator
OF the scene ehacteu IN front Oh 'ho"'
THE STATE AUTHORITIES
seem 70 have great confidence in thci
ability n deal with what they term Al
armed mob and saw that unless the peopi
disncrs,. there will he bloody work tonight
rur ,os,r,ox or TUE p,prrps
btfrlcaIeS arc orciteu on an streets :, ioA eau
lhs rom lanai oct"eeh ~ uras anu Una
ana the people parry noiu ,r an 'lat POI 70
oil inc CITY ABOVE o@'al, lno iiieitopoIi
tans are 1na'seG III anu arIunu '"oAS'
square anu 'no o. LOUIS no'ei'
ihii MEN A'AhND'
There was quito sharp hsht NJ III
river emu OF lanai street, ABOUT i9ur ciocS
The number killed Is estimated by some
high as MY ana many were WOUNDED
Capt. y. VI. west, printer, anu we
known newspaper correspondent, ana a.
lulddna were Killed on the citizens sue:
number oil metr9poiitans are reported knee
and General Badger severely wounues
The colored men, OF which the metropoi
and ran mon the 6rst fire. leaving the
t;IIad a., rGI u nd A'"'''' u ''
A'i'eu anu
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS At EIGHT cLo'l
NEW ORLEANS. Sent. AS D. NIL
streets above Canal street are well fllt
win armed citizens. The impression no
nreyails thar no further ATTEMPT will
,nadc hy the netronolitans To disperse the
onnonents aho handled them 50 rough