The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-24
WAR IN LOUISIANA.

now quiet throughout. Seven OF the
Metropolitiars have been killed and
thirty-fve wounded. Eight citizens
wounded-all at the Charity hospital
SURRENDER OF GOV. KELLOGG.
The entire force of the Metropolitan
police. Gov Kellogg, militia, with arms,
arscnals, &c surrendered at nine o'clock
this morning to the citizens, or Lieuten.
ant Governor Penn's militia. Governor
Kellogg, General Longsueet, and others
connected with the administration, have
taken refuge in the custom house,
where they are protected by the United
States troops.
The citizen forces are ten thousand
strong. Jackson Square police station
under the command of Cen Longstreet,
was among the places surrendered this
morning.
GOVERNOR Perm TAKES THE RElNs OF
GOVERNMENT.
Lieutenant Governor Penn has taken
the reins of government, and will at
once install in Office all those who were
voted for on the same ticket with Nc
Enrey, in 1872. The courts will at
once be organized and the entire ma
chinery OF government set in motion,
not only in this city but throughout
the State.
CONGRATULATORY SPEECH.
IL A. M.-General Fred Ogden has
just made speech from the gallery OF
his headquarters stating that the war was
over, and advising the people to go
quietly to their homes and resume their
usual vocatioDs.
CHIEF OF POLICE APPOINTED.
Governor Penn this morning appoin-
ted Thomas Baylan, well known detec-
tive, as Chief Of Police, and Mr., Bayiau
is organizing his force.
A HOWL FROM THE pICAYUNE.
An extra PcGyunc contains the fol
lowing: GAS might have been expected
after the decisive victories of yesterday
and the consequent decentralization OF
Kellogg's forces, the fight this morning,
was q very briet affair. About $50
O'Clock the State House was occupied by
the citizens forces; by nine o'clock the
precinct station and Keljogg's armory,
the last Of the Radical government, was,
after sharp little assault, captured aud
appropriated, and so ends the Kellogg
regime"
REMOVAL OF TIE BARRICADES.
Tbe barracades have been torn down
and the street cars have resumed their
trips. a. rumor that Longstreet was
captured having gained credence, ap ez.
cited crowd gathered in front of the St
Charles Hotel at 1880 A. NJ. 1t wa.
addressed by Hon. Il. Il Mari, with the
most happy effect.
CONGRATULATING GOV. PENN.
Governor Penn's residence, No. 23G
St. Charles steet, was filled all this
morning with citizens congratulatine
him on the situation. Messrs. Mari
Ellis Beard and others were presen
when the news of the surrender OF n,
police reached them, ard there was uni
versal delight and loud cheering
Mayor Willse called at the Governor
residence about 10 O'Clock.
METRoPoLITANs ARRESTED.
Four Metropolitans we're caught il
United States attire aud arrested
They confessed that they were Metro
polltans, threw away their coats and
were carried up to headquarters to b,
paroled. Andy Dumont, a member o
the Kellogg Legislature School Board
then surrendered himself.
DISPATCHES FROM GEN. EMORY.
Washington, Sept. l5--The dis
patches received from General Emor,
through the War Department, iron
New Orleans, are brief and contain
nothing new apart from the press dis
patches, which they confirm.
TROOPS FOR NEW ORLEANS.
Troops will be seut to New Orleans i
such numbers as may be required, q
the President is determined to save lif
and preserve the peace. The Presiden
will leave Washington for Long BrancI
tonight.
INsUFfIC1EECY OF TROOPS.
General Emory, 10 dispatch date
yesterday, addressed to Gen. Mcdowell
ard sent to the War department, say
he has not troops enough to maintai
himself if conflict should untortuna
ely occur between the troop
and the insurgents, and furthe
that the mere presence OF troops has los
its moral effect in preventing or suppress
ing disturbance.
CLOSING OF THE COTTON EXCHANGE.
Latest dipatches from New Orlear
report that the New York Cotton FL
change closed at P. NJ. as mark (
sympathy with the movement to estal
lish a legitimate government in Louis
ana. The excitement is subsiding an
all is quiet. The cars which were use
for barricades have been replaced on II
cracks.