The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-23
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF LoUIsINA, 2

NEW ORLEANS, Sep. IA, lST4.)
General order No. 1,-General
Frederick n. Ogden is hereby APP
pointed Provisional General of the
Louisiana State Militia. He viii at
once assume command and organize
into companies, regiments and batal-
ions.
II. General Ogden VIII report the
names of staff, regimcntal and com
pany officers to this Department forth.
with, to be commissioned,
By command Of D. b. Penn, Lieu
tenant-G Governor and Acting Cover
nor, and Commander in Chief OF tht
Louisiana State Militia.
The people seem 10 have respond.
ed with alacrity to the advice giyet
them BY DR.. Beard and others Of the
speakers at The Canal street meeting
fBy three ?. u. armed men We're sta
toned at the intersection of all the
streets on the south side Of Cana.
street, from the river to Claiborne
street.
About four P. N. q body of Metro
politans, about five hundred, Will
cavalry and artillery, appeared a
the head Of Canal street and tool
position. General Longstreet com
.manding, accompanied by an orderly
then rode up aud down Canal street
ordering the armed citizens to dis
perse.
Some firing soon after oeeurret
along Canal street, and some fey
~causalties arc reported on both sides
The Metropolitans are reported t
have broken at the first fire, the cit
zens capturing one piece Of artillery
The citizens are new building
barricade along Poydras street, hay
ing already captured the City Ha'
and taken possession Of the fire alarr
| telegraph. The police telegraph liue
are worked by q battery from Cit
, Hall, and have been detached there
/, from. rendering them useless.
There is one campany of Unite.
States troops here, but they remaiI
at the Custom House, spectators {
the lively scene being enacted ]
front Of them. The State authorize
seem To have great confidence in thci
, ability to deal with what they teri
en- armed mob, and say that unles
the people disnerse there will b
: bloody work tonight.
Barbados are erected On al street
between PoydraSsand Canal, and Ii
! peoples party hold all that portioI
!, Of the city above Canal. The Me
! ropolitans are msssed in and aroun
| Jackson Square aud the St. Lou
Hotel.
There was quite a sharp fght J.
5 the river end Of Canal street, abor
f four o'clock. The aambce Of kille
] is estimated by seine rs high as Gri]
: and many Wounded A number {
Metropolitan arc reported killed, an
General Badger severely woundei
: The polorcd men, Of which the Me
c ropolitan brigade vas largely con
= posed, broke and ran upon the fr.
e fire, leaving their white comraas,
number Of whom were killed az
. wounded.
n New 0RLEASs, September IA,
/ P. M.-The streets above Canal sire.
are well filed with armed citizen
The impression BOW prevails THAI !
further attempt win be made by Il
Metropolitans to dispense their opp
nents, who handled them 50 rough.
d this evening. The city is remark
G bly, quiet throughout, and no furth.
d couaiet IS apPreheaded before MR.;
g ing. Most Of TIN harricadea ii
e made with street railroad cars. s
: or eight citizens and twenty or thiri
c Metropolitans were killed in The Ggl
: this a%iiernoon, and many woundt
on both s;des.
L SHREVEPORT LA, September Il
The action of the people Of New O
c leans has been received with 4
c greatest enthusiasm by the Peep
throughout North Louisiana. A NEE
lag was held in this city, tonight,
take action upon ne proclamation
Acting GevtrEor Penn. Speech,
: were made by leading citizens OF II
5 parish. advising moderation and a
e suriug the colored people that 1
d violence was contemplated, aud tb
their rights would ba carefully r
lspected. The undersigned Mere .
Q pointed q committee to telegraph
the agent ofthc Associated Press
{ Kew Orleans that. while the mor
ment in Sorsh louisiana is eomplet
s il viii DC blaaaless. The pa5i:
a officials elected il 1872 viii be i
: stalled at ten O'Clock tomorrow nor.