Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30
THREATENING.
Decision Of the White Le5g IS 20
be Ready at all times,
Martial Law Preferred 10 IL iirgg
and Rn Outbreak Expect Il IN
Three Days.


and Rn Outbreak Expect IN
Three Days.
Special Dispatch 70 the Couricr-J rurnal
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. DIS p. M
The excitement i'm the city continues
intense, and, like that before the fight,
is ominous, because suppressed.
General Badly, acting chief Of the
Metropolitan police, this morning in
formed General Pennypacker, com
handing the regular troops in New
Orleans, that he had positive iniorma-
ton of the intention Of those connec-
ted with the recent trouble to make
another difficulty in the city within
three days.
A prominent Federal civil officer
was this morning Informed by bank
president in the city, that the latter
had been told of such an intention by
those who again proposed repeating
it. The proposition was opposed 10y
the hank president, but the reply was
made to him that the people did not
propose submitting to the degradation
of being ruled by Kellogg.
One of the Democratic city commits
sioners this evening assured your cor.
respondent that resistance would
surely be made.
Especial Dispatch to the Courier'J jurna'.
MEETING OF THE WHITE LEAGUES.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 22-ll =. M
The meeting of the different White
Leagues in the city was very largely
attended tonight. 1t was decided
that the members should hold them
selves in readiness to act at all times
The feeling among them is more Bit
ter than previous to the fight, and
they argue that the only method
whereby Kellogg can be deposed is TO
have another fight, not because they
particularly hate the Federal troops,
but to so increase the disturbed con-
dition of affairs as to necessitate mar
tial law,
AN OUTBREAK IMMINENT.
The general opinion tonight is that
an outbreak will occur atany moment,
in the outskirts of the city, Seven
companies of the Twenty in
fantry are ordered into camp to-mOr-
row at Greeneville, a northern suburb
Of the city.
There is a general feeling Of uneasi
ness as to the continuance of tranquil
ity in the State, and public sentiment
prefers martial law To the existing sys
tenn.
GENERAL COwEN'S VISIT.
Your correspondent to night inter
viewed General b. r.. COwen, Assjs
tant Secretary tof the Interior, whC
said he was only here en- route to Tex
as. to visit the Indian country, wher,
he had intended going. He had no
been sent here on Louisiana politica
affairs, nor has he received any in
structions from Washington abou
them. He showed your correspondent
telegram from Delano, dated to-day
directing his immediate return L
Washington.
Especial Dispatch to the Courier-J ournal.l
TROUBLE AT BAYOU SARA.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. %, 1920 A, NJ
u. :. Marshal Packard has received
the following dispatch tonight:
BAYOU SARA, La, sept. -.
The whites are again under arm
here, and patrolling without authorl
ty. Some are disguised aud are goln
into the country to kill negroes. Troop
alone can quiet them.
Another from the same place and {
the same date, says:
4 movement is on foot here to-nigl
by the White Leaguers to renew III
troubles of the past week. They al
armed, and VII move down on US an
proceed to East Feliciana. The lie,
guers are thirsty for the blood Of R'
publicans.
Both dispatches are from Weber, I'll
Kellogg State Senator. Arrangement
were making at Gen. Emory's hea'
quarters at 1880 p. NJ, to for"ar
troops to quell the row.
PENN TO BE PROSECUTED.
Kellogg tonight telegraphed to y
torney General Field to return hel
forth with, to commence prosecution
the parties to the late row.