The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-02

have named him commander Of the United states
forces Ia that city The state Government exist
ing AZ the time OF the beginning of the present In
surectionary movement mus be recognized MS
the lawful state Government until some other
state Government can be legally supplied. Upon
the surrender of the insurgents, You will inform
Governor Kellogg OF the fact, and give him me-
csssary support TO re- esta bllsh the authority OF
the state Government. II. at the end OF the i've
days given IN the proclamation OF the 18th inst,
there stl exists armed resistance 10 the authori-
ties OF the state. you viii summon the surrender
of the insurgents. II the surrend r Is not quietly
submitted 10, Il must be enforced 40 all hazards.
Tins being un instruction against the State Gov
crnmf nj OF Louisiana, TO AID In the suppression
OF which lhs Government has been called upon
IN thr forms required by the Constitution aud
Laws Of Congress hereunder, Il Is not the pro-
vince OF the Gaited states authorities % make
terms with parties engaged Ia sach insurrectiOn.
t>iguedl r. ID. TOWNSEND, Adiutant-ticneral.
A reply TO this telegram was subsequently
received from General Emory, in which he
SAYS:
~ placed Colonel brooke in command OF the
city, as well as In command OF tn troops; ether
wise there would have been anarchy Governor
Kellogg did not, aud has not yet, called upon me
Tor support 10 establish the state Governments
His Chief of Police was shot down, and his next
I IN command, also. aud the whole force utterly
dispersed and hidden out of sight. For one OF
them 10 have attempted 10 stand on his beat.
would have been certain distinctions and even
now the state authorities represented by Cover
nor Kellogg have asked 70 defer taking charge
/ tor the present
In accordance with the instructions from
the President above given, General Emory
on the same day communicated to Governor
Kellogg as follows:
I HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GCLF,
NEw ORLEANS, september l., l,t.-lo Hon.
VIM. l.. Kellogg, Governor OF The State OF Lou
isians-sir: In obedience TO the orders OF the
I President | have the honor TO inform you OF the
I surrender the lately N II
the State Government, and AFFORD you the neces-
sary military support To re-esiablsh the State
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
w. III. EMORY,
Colonel and Brevet Major Gen Commanding.
To this Governor Kellogg replied:
NEW ORLEANS. September A.. Ito Major GEN
erai W. ii. Emory, Commanding Department OF
the Gulf: Sir--I have the honor 10 acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of this date,
informing me that you are prepared To afford the
necessary military support To re-ertablish the
state Government Will promugste AN execu-
tive order in the official journal morrow morn
ing, insructing ali officers II the State who have
been prevented from performing their duties to
resume their functions at once Owing % the
disorganizaton of the police force in New Or
leans resulting from the recent confic, of arms,
viii not be able 10 get their officers their beats
until tomorrow. Therefore, must request you
70 assume the maintenance Of the peace and or
der Of the city during the coming night. have
tn honor to be very respectfully your obedient
servant, WIN. r. KELLOGG, Governor.
Governor Kellogg subsequently published
an executive order, directing all State officers
who had been prevented during the recent
troubles from performing their duties to inn
mediately resume their official functions.
The Board Of Metropolitan Police were also
ordered TO assemble and organize the police
force and assume the maintenance OF the
peace and order of the city.
Governor Brown, OF Tennessee. on the 18th,
sent message TO President Grant, protest
ing against United States officers arresting
citizens of the State for alleged completely in
the Trenton Outrage. The Governor says
that the State authorities are taking the most
energetic means to arrest and punish the
perpetrators Of that outrage, and that forty
one persons have been indicted the most of
whom have also been arrested. Notwith-
standing which, he says, the United States
Marshal and Commissioner Of West Tonnes
see have arrested and are continuing to ar
rest citizens and conveying them under guard
to Memphis, nearly 100 miles distant, TO an
swer for the same offense as charged by the
State courts.
A correspondent ia the camp on the Wichi-
Ia River telegraphs that a supply train for
General Mies's expedition, in charge Of
Major Lyman, of the Fifth Infantry, was
corraled on Wichita River on tie 9th inst,
by from 400 10 800 Comanches and kiowas.
After fight of five days the Indians were re-
pulsed. with loss Of from twenty-five To
thirty killed. Lieutenant Lewis, OF the Fifth |
Infantry, was badly wounded in the left leg /
Two men were killed and five wounded.
On the evening Of the 18th, five stages run
ming between Malvern and Hot Springs, Ark, /
conveying passengers TO the latter place from |
the Iron Mountain Railroad, were successive /
ly stopped by highwaymen and the passen-
gers robbed. The stages were only short 4
distance apart at the time of the robbery, \
and the freebooters, four in number, 1
deliberately went through each one rs 1t came \
up to where they were stationed. Ladies
and invalids were not molested. The robbers /
secured $4,000 in money and several gold
watches. A driver thought the robbers were
the same parties engaged in the Cabs Hill
affair, and also the robbery Of the Hot
Springs stage last spring. The Sheriff of the
county, with a large posse. started in pursuit
soon a. practicable, and hoped TO overtake
the daring villains.
The boiling Republicans Of South Carolina
have called a State Convention to meet on
Oct. ,, to nominate an Independent Republic
can State ticket in opposition to the regular
ticket headed by Chamberlain.
The editor Of the New York Herald ,on the
10Th. sent dispatches to the opposing Cover
nors Of Louisiana, asking il they would be
willing to resign and abide the result Of an
election. McEnery says in reply: 81 am
willing to resign If kellogg also resigns, with
the understanding that there will be a new
election. have no personal aspirations to
subserve; they shall be sunk out Of sight in