The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-19
LATER.
Report Of The Committee.

LATER.
ri port Of the Committee.
The &C nmittce appointed to wait
on Kellogg have just reported. They
! say he could not DO found, bnt they
were met by Judge Dibbic, who said
he was instructed to say that, while
Kellogg was always ready to receive
deputation ofpeaceable citizens, he
could not receive this committee for
the reason that it was well known
that armed bodies Of men were as
sembling al over the city under the
White League organization. and that
he regarded these men as only their
auxillaries, and hence declined to
meet them. Mr.. Mari, on the part
of the committee, stated they We're
unarmel and wished to see him in
the interest of peace and if he refused
the consequences would rest Oh his
head.
! Commencement Of Hostilities.
New Orleans, Sept. 14.-After the
committee reported the people were
tOla TO 30 home get their arms and
commence war on the Kellogg Govern
ment. About $3.50 o'clock the fight
ing commenced on the levee at the
head Of Canal street between the
forces commanded respectively by
Badger and Fred Ogden. The police
were completely routed, twelve killed
and three pieces Of artillery and two
caisons captured, there were about
four of our people killed-Fred o.
deus horse was killed under him.
Badger is mort,.lly wounded. The
police have beef driven back at all
points, and are now in the Custom
house, State house and Jackson square
armory. Our troops are lying on
their arms. The United States troops,
about 200, have arrived but take no
part. They say they came to pro-
tect the United States property.
Kellogg's Immediate dedication De-
eMaaaM.
New Orleans, Sept. ll.--1n response
to call for mass meeting on Canal
street this morning, to protest against
the seizure of private firearms of ci-
items, men began to assemble about
10 O'Clock, and by IL o'clock, the
broad sidewalks of the great thorough
fare were filled for several squares.
Many stores are closed and there
seems to he Il very general suspension
of business. At this hour, IL NJ, ad-
dresses arc being delivered from the
base Of the Clay statue. No distur-
bance of any kind has occurred. Two
companies of United States troops
arrived this morning, and Marshal
Packard reports regiment en- route
from Holly Springs, Mississippi, for
this city.
The meeting adopted resolutions re-
questing the immediate abdication Of
Gov. Kellogg, and the committee, con-
sisting of K. II. Mari, chairman, Jules
Quycs, Samuel c. Chopan, Samuel
Bell and j. NJ. Seiaxs, were appoint
ed to wait upon the Governor, and
the meeting is awaiting the report Of
the committee.
Kellogg's Reply to the Committee.
New Orleans, Sept. 14.-The COM
mittee of five appointed by the Canal
street mass meeting called at the ex-
ecutive Office about noon. The Gov.
ernor not being present, Brigadier
, General Dibblc, of the Governors
staff, received tho delegation. Mr..
MARI, as spokesman, said they had
called as a committee to interview the
Governor. Gen. DibbIe said he would
convey the fact to tho Governor. A.
ter a brief absence he returned and
made a reply, which, at the request
Of Mr.. Mari was reduced to writing
: az follows:
. Gen. Dibble-I lhave communica-
ted with the Governor, and he directs
me to say to you that he must decline
to receive any communication from q
committee appointed by the mass
meeting assembled on Canal street {;
he does 50, I am instructed to say,
because he has definite and accurate
information that there are. now as
} sembled several large bodies of armed
men in different parts of the city who
; are met, at the call which convened
the mass meeting which you represent.
He regards this as menace and he will
receive no communication under such
t circumstances. He further directs me
to say that should the people assemble