Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-24

Affairs in Louisiana have assumed serious
aspect. The people of New Orleans are in
revolt against the State and municipal au-
thorities. They are gathering as militia, and
act under the orders of Penn, who was elected
Lieutenant-Governor with McEnery, and
who, in the latter's absence, issues his
proclamations and commands SIS Governor Of
Louisiana.
The immediate provocation of the outbreak
on the 14th inst. was the seizure of
arms consigned to private firms in New
Orleans. Three citizens were arrested on the
charge Of having in their possession stands of
arms and quantities of ammunition to be used
in assisting the secret organization known as
the White League, and against the Metropoli-
tan Police. Subsequently Gen. Badger, the
Chief of Police, MIR. Curtis. the Clerk, and
Judge Macarthur were brought before Justice
Houston. They were committed to Jail
for contempt in refusing to deliver
over the arms that had been seized, but
they were Immediately pardoned by Gov.
Kellogg. The search and seizures were con-
tinued throughout last week. and Sundays
papers contained q call, signed by fifty mer-
chants, for mass meeting at Clays statue,
on Canal street, to protest against the seizures
and other outrages. This call had q response
in the gathering of an immense throng of
people, filling the streets for several blocks
around. The meeting passed a resolution
calling upon Kellogg to resign, and commit
tee was appointed to wait upon him for his an
swer. He declined to receive any communi-
cation on the ground that it came from an
armed and lawless mob. When his answer
was received, the word went forth to dispense
for arms Men went to their houses only to
return with rifles, shot-guns and small arms,
and to proceed against the existing Govern
ment. The Mayors Office was invaded, and
the Mayor had to give way. Penn, as Acting
Governor, issued proclamation calling upon
all citizens between the ages OF Is and 40 to
join the militia.
The first conflict between the citizens and
the Metropolitan Police occurred on the levee.
Calling guns and Winchester rifles on one
side and the motley arms Of a mob on the
other were sufficient to make list of casual
ties estimated at twenty killed and fifty
wounded. r
United States troops were at the Custom
House, but took no part in the fight. Rein
forcements were expected. At last accounts
the citizens were throwing up barricades In
the streets, and the revolt threatened to as
sumo some of the ferceness and wildness Of
revolution in Paris.
1t is stated that Gov. Kellogg has called
upon the President for Federal aid to support
the State authorities in suppressing domestic
violence, the Legislature not now being in
session
LATER-THE MESERY GOVERNMENT IN POSSESS
SION OF THE STATE OFFICES.
A Now Orleans dispatch Of the 18th of
September says The Kellogg Governments
has been overthrown, and the entire city is in
the hands of his opponents.
Lieut.. Gov Penn. who was elected in 1872,
has taken the reins of government, and will
at once install in Office all those who were
elected at the same time. The courts will be
at once reorgapized, and the entire machinery
Of the State Government set in motion-not