Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-29
LOUISIANA.
Mysterious Secrecy Concerning
Gen. Sheridan's Orders.
Fears of Trouble When the Leg
islature Meets.
Comments of the New Orleans
Press.

Press.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 2S-Th,
Louisiana Legislature meets January 4
when, it is expected, stern opposition viii
be made in the House of Representative.
to the rulings of the Returning Board; anC
to this time prominent persons here arS
looking with much solicitude. There i.
some color to the report that should it be
come necessary, Lieutenant General Sheri
dan will proceed to New Orleans and as
sumo command. If rumor is to be credit
ed, he viii be in proximity to New Orlean:
on the day of the meeting Of the Legisla
ture.
Profound Secrecy and Sealed Instruc.
ffons-
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
The government authorities for some
reason are endeavoring to maintain pro-
found secrecy concerning the movements o.
Gen. Sheridan. 1t is stated here tonight,
however, upon authority which cannot be
doubted, tha: Gen. Sheridan has left or soon
wfii feave Chiczgo FOR the South, ostensib1y
upon pleasure trip, but that the real pur-
pose of his mission is to personally inves-
vestiga5e the military and political
situation, and if need be to take
immediate temporary command OF
the United States forces at New
Orleans. 1t is stated that Sheridan has in
his possession sealed instructions as to the
colrSe to be pursued upon arriving at New
Orleans. The friends of Gen. Emory are
making tremendous effort here TO prevent
his removal, and are using social influences
to that end. In view of the opposition to
Emory's removal, which has become so for
midable since yesterday, it is possible that
the determination to replace Emory per-
manently by Gen. Terry NAV be reconsid-
cred, especially in view OF the presence of
Sheridan in New Orleans.
There is a curious story here about the
causes which are supposed to have induced
the Government to order Sheridan to pro-
ceed to New Orleans in secret. 1t is said
that trustworthy information has been re-
ceived here to the effect that at a meeting
of the White League at Jackson, Mississip-
pi, If was resolved that no army officer of
high rank should be permitted to go to
New Orleans to strengthen the forces there,
and that if any attempt is made to send
such an officer South, the train would be
wrecked. 1t is the purpose of the Govern
ment TO have Sheridan in New Orleans at
the time when, if there is to be any diff
Guilty, hositilities will be most likely to oc-
cur, on the assembling of the Legislature
on Jan. 4.
There are extravagant rumors here to-
night of the probability of an immediate
outbreak. Late private dispatches received
by Senator West, however, show that there
is no more reason to expect immediate
trouble than there for some days has been.
Reports About Sherfdan's
Movements.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-A Times sDe-
cial from Washington says Gen. Sheridan
has been ordered TO proceed Immediately
to New Orleans and take command, and
remain there till the arrival of Gen. Terry.
This order was made yesterday, after a
meeting of the Cabinet called especially
on Louisiana and Mississippi.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Lieut. Gen. Sheri-
dan is still in this city. he stated TO a re-
porter to-day that he has received no in
structions whatever concerning matters in
and that the story of his in
tended departure for New Orleans or
vicinity has no foundation in fact.
What the New Orleans Papers Say.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-The Times
says: "One of the questions Of the day is
whether Phil Sheridan is 10 ride down this
way or not. Phil has been here before.
His reputation as a rider and raider stands
high, but as a soother of political troubles
and corrector of politial abuses he is any
thing but a success. His conduct while
in commaad of this department
was frequently of most short-sighted and
arbitrary character, and especially was this
the case in his interferences with our mu-
nicipal affairs. If the policy of vengeance
is to be adopted, Phil can carry it out sue
but he is by no means the proper
man to throw oil on troubled waters"
The Picdpme says: "If there is one
man more responsible than another for the
of Louisiana, that man is Gen.
Phil. Sheridan. 1t was Gen. Sheridan who
the white people of this State,
under the first reconstruction law, acting
in concert with the Radical Convention and
secretly instructing the registrars to cate
chize the voters in a manner which, whilst
it was clearly illegal, made it impossible
for vast numbers of white people to regis
ter; it was Gen. Sheridan who induced
Congress 10 accept and embody in a new
law his methods of disfranchisement, and
thus subject the State to a negro govern
ment; it was to this man that we owe the
chains from which we hayenever been able
to escape"
The Bulletin says: eIf our people are
determined to avoid a collision with the
United States forces, as we firmly believe
they are, Gems. Emory or DeTrobriand,
or for the matter of that, any Lieu
tenant in command Of a squad,
would answer just as well as the
redoubtable Sheridan or the scalping and
town-burning Tecumseh himself. Should
they ever come to the conclusion that their
self-respect and manhood require them to
adopt different course, which is scarcely
presumable, the fact that Ten
Mile-Away, Munchausen Sheridan
is to be their objective point,
will not make a particle of difference, so
far as they are concerned; and it may safe
ly be predicted that, in that case, some
body is just as likely to be hurt on one
side as upon the other"
Gen. A. s. Badger
was at his Office to-day. He has so far re-
covered from the wounds received Sept. IA
that he will resume command of the police
Jan. ].
What the ByerIy Post MOrtem Re-
Vealed.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-The Byerly
inquest will be held tomorrow. Drs.
Schumacher and Stone held a post moItem,
which was as follows: There were found
six wounds, only one of which was super
fetal, being a slight flesh wound over the
abdomen. ANY one of the other five
wounds would have caused death, two OF
which were in the back Of the left side,
penetrating the spleen. These were the
Immediate cause of death. The three
other wounds penetrated-the side between
the fifth and sixth and seventh and eighth
ribs, and would have caused death in g
couple of weeks from pneumonia, though
they were not of an immediate dangerous
character.
Arkansas TOOthPick Practice.