The weekly Louisianian., 1874-09-19

mand Of the people" The com
mittee then retired, the crowd mean
while resting on their arms. Re
turning about l o'clock Che COM
mittee, through Mr.. Mari, reported
their failure to see the Governor;
these having been received by his
Aide-de-C Camp, Gen. Dibble, and the
response through him that the
Governor declined to treat or re-
oeive o communication from an
armed and menacing assemblage.
Mr.. Mari then appealed to the
people as to whether they should
"endure the 'usurper' any longer"
Cries Of 'No, no. Well hang Kel-
logg. Wen fight. Call out the
troops" greeted the speaker. DIR.
Beard then spoke. He. was very
bitter. He called on the assem-
blage to "defend their rights
.To come armed, hold the city
against Kellogg and his hirelings,
to make the place an armed camp.
and to never leave off until the Kel-
logg gang were wiped out Their
wives and brothers would bring
them food and cheer them to victo-
ry." Mr.. Mari again spoke. He
advised the crowd to go home, get
their arms and report ut Canal
street at 2 O'Clock. The crowd chen
dispersed.
Following their departure armed
bodies Of men, equipped with mus
kets and rifles appeared on the
streets tramping away to the severa!
rendezvous designated by the White
League, of which they were men,
bers, for the commands of their
leaders BY 3 o'clock fully six
thousand men we're under arms;
the potency Of the White League
being so effective as to embrace
within its ranks even many who
heretofore pretended identity with
Republicans. Barricades of boxes,
Of street p~avements, and of horse
cars, taken from various lines Of
roads, were erected by the Leagrers
on all the streets running parallel
to the river; and then some two
thousand moving cut from their
headquarters on .Poydras street.
marched down Tchoupitoulas and
Magazine streets to Canal street,
entrapped q body Of metropolitan
Police numbering some three hun.
dred men under Gen. Badger, into
an anbuscade, by clever scouts
presumed detectives Of the police
and then pouring volleys into then
from the League ranks aud neigh
boring buildings, defeated the Me
tropolitans in the vicinity of thu
iron building. Gen. Badger fell
and it was then thought was NOR
tally wounded. About seven killed
policemen and forty wounded wer'
left on tho field. The Lacquer
also had. some four or five killed
and several wounded. Gen. Badge:
fought bravely. A portion of hi
men doing equal service with him
sell.
But tho en6lading fire OF tn
Leaguers and the mnrderous volley
from neighboring buildings demon
allied the police, who, despite tn
active and brave exertions of Ger
Badger, and few of his officers an<
comrades, fled as they best coul'
from the field. This victory de
!, oided for the insurgents the contest
i, The State House and Police Sta
: tons being surrendered to tn
? Leaguers the ensuing Tuesda;,
morning, and the McEnery o
t Penn government" in possession
Gov. Kellogg had on Monda,
: retired to the Customhouse, whio]
guarded by three companies of U
s Infantry protected the Govern
ment property and gave refuge to
number of officials particularly oh
noxious to the White League.
Thus the revolution was consum
. mated. Mi. Penn on Tuesday, wa
"inaugurated" as "Lieut. Governo
, and Acting Governor" etc., an
with a host of White Leagne sub
ordinates who we're eager for ser