Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-27
LOUISIANA.
McEnery Instructs the Citizens to
Return All State Arms.
Arrangements Making for a Fair
Returning Board.

New ORLEANS, Sept. 26.-The follow
ing is distributed to-day. 1t has been
withheld for assurance regarding the last
paragraph:
Circular.
Nelc Orleans, Sept. 21.-In accordance
with general order No. II, 1874, all arms,
ammunition and ordinance stores belong
ing TO the State of Louisiana, should De at
once turned over to the United States
authorities. The officers in command OF
organized troops are hereby instructed TO
inspect their various commands at once, and
cause all State property in their possession
to be delivered to the officers OF United
States troops in command of the trst pre-
cinct, Central Police station, or 10 the
United States officer in command OF the
third precinct station, or Jackson Square.
All citizens having in their possession
arms or ammunition belonging to the State
are earnestly requested TO at once return
the same to the officers above indicated.
Persons delivering arms or ammunition
will in no wise be interfered with blythe
United States or State authorities.
JOHN McESERY.
ID. b. PENN.
Both COIored.
w. H. Brewer died last night from the ef-
fects of lick given him with loaded cane
by Robert j. Collins, yesterday-bOth col
Ored.
MunicipaI Election.
Mayor Wilt has issued a proclamation
for an election of Mayor and seven city
administrators, to be held November I'd,
under the auspices of the same commits
sioners as the election of State officers.
The Army and Navy.
The United States war steamer Worces-
ter crossed the bar at A. NJ, bound for
this CITY. Brevet Mai. Gen. Emory and
staff visited the fleet ON the river this morn
ing to exchange civilities with the officers
of the navy. A salute was given.
Sad Deaths.
\ little Italian girl, Francisco Lucas, was
rnn over and instantly killed by milk kcart.
Louis Merciere, the driver, was arrested.
NEW IBERIA, Sept. z6.-Mrs. AlphOn-
sine Herbert was fatally burned this morn
ing by the explosion of a can of coal oil
while filling a lighted lamp. Herbert was
severely burned while endeavOring to save
the life of his wife.
Some Hope for n Fair Election.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 26.-The Confer
ence Committee are again discussing the
question of the returning board. Arrange
ments will probably be made by which
the Republican and Peoples parties will
have an equal number of clerks, registrars
and supervisors, each party to have two
of the returning board, and the
fifth man to be a moderate Republican, to
be elected from a number of Republicans
named by the other party. The commit
tees confer again tomorrow.
Scattering the Troops.
Troops have been forwarded by Gen.
Emory to the points designated in the
original order of Attorney-General VIII
liams: Shreveport, Munro, COuschatta, etc.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Prosecutions Expected.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 25.-United States
Attorney Beckwlth's return Sunday will be
followed by prosecutions, as already tele
graphed.
Preference Of the business Men.
Governor Penn tonight assured your
that a vast majority of the
business men of the city preferred martial
law rather than to submit TO the uncertain
~ resulting from the present condition.