St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-18
GENERAL APPOINTED.

GENERAL APPOINTED.
| General Frederick y. Ogden is here
10y appointed provisional general of the
/ Louisiana state militia. He will ut ont.e
assume command. and organize into
companies, regiments and battalions
General Ogden will report the names
of staff, rrgimcntnl and company off
GERS To this department forthwith to he
commissioned.
ID. b Penn. Acting Governor
CIVIL. WAR BEGUN-CITIZENS VS.. METRO
POLITANS.
The people seem to have responded
with alacrity to the advice given them
! 10y one of the speakers ut the Canal
street meeting. BY 3o'clock =. NJ. arm
ed men We're stationed at the intcrscc-
ton of all the streets on the south side
of Canal street. About 4 T.. NJ Il body
of metr"polltans numbering about five
! hundred, with cavalry and artillery.
appeared ut the head of Canal street
and took positions. General Long
street, who WAS commanding. accom-
panied by an orderly. then rode up and
down Canal street, ordering armed citi-
ZeIiS To d!SpcrSc. Some dcSultorv firing
soon after occurred along Canal street
and some few casualties were reported
on both sides. The mctr"politanS are
reported to have broken at the first
fire. the citizens capturing one piece of
artillery.
TIE POSITION OF THE PARTIES
BarrlcadcS are erected on all streets
leading from Canal between Poydias
and Canal, and the peoples party hold
all that portion above Canal. The me
tr"p"lltanS are miSSrd in and about
dickson square and the St Louis no
tel.
FIFTY MEN KILLED.
| There WAS quite Il sharp fight ut the
river end of Canal street. about four
o'clock. The number killed is cStma-
ted 10y some us high Us fifty. and many
were wounded. Capt. j. NJ. West, IL
printer. and well known newspaper
correspondent. and f.. A. Tuldana were
killed ON the citizens side. \ number
OF m,tr"politanS are reported killed.
and General Badger severely wounded
lhr colorcd men. at which the metro
p"llion brigade WAS largely composed.
broke and ran upon the first fire. lcav-
my Their white comrades. Il number of
whom were killed and wounded
KELLOGG ArrEAIS TO THE PRESIDENT.
WAoIIINGrnN. sept. II. Intelligence
comes from New Orleans in such terms
rs Iu~tlli"S the assertion that Gov. Kcl-
log" has called upon the president for
federal aid t" support the state authori-
ties IN supprr>>ing domestic violence.
he Legislature l. now in session. should
the call reach the president Tomorrow
1t may become Il matter for cabinet
consideration. iS he will not leave fuI
Long Branch until tu-murIow night
THE PRESIDENTS rEocLAMlrIoN
hr following l. the text of President
Grants proclamation
Whereas ii has been satisfactorily
represented 1" me that turbulent and
dI>"id'IIl persons have combined to-
"cthcr with force and arms to over
throw the State government of I.ouiSi
ana and resist the laws and CONSTITUTED,
authorities of said state. and whereas il
l. pInNldcd IN the Constitution of the
nIrd States that she United States
shall protect every State in this Inion
on application OF the Ir"i>lrtuIr or of
the executive when the Lr"i>Iltur,. can
not It" convened. against domestic Nin-
lcncc. and whereas il j. prov i,lcd i'm the
laws "i the | uItrd states that i'm all
cases of instruction in ANY STATE. or uf
obstruction tn the laws thereof. il shall
he lawful tni the President upon the
application Of the Legislature of such
state. oI al III" ,N",utiN", " hem the les.
I>laiuIc cannot lr convened. To- call fnI
the military OF ANY other State or States
"I L" employ such part of the land and
naval force ct the United States aS
shall II" Judged necessary for the. puI-
pos" of ~uPplc>>ing such in<lrrIcctiom or
causing the laws I" he duly rNactcd
and WhclcaS the legislature of said state
l. not nov la session and cannot ;r
convened t" meet the present ,Inrr"rm-
cl and the Executive at such State I'M
der section Four of Article Fnu of the
'"h>iItnti N of the uitrd States and
law passed IN pun ~iI:IEcc thereof. has
hi'I'ir an applic:iiIon Ia me for such part
al ia" military force of The mitrd states
~ may 10" necessary and adequate to
protect sad state and the citizens there
"i against domestic Violence and to en-
force due execution OF the laws: and
Whereas. II l. requested that whenever
II may hr necessary in the Judgment ni
The President 1" iIS" the military force,
Ton The pnrmA" aforesaid he shall fuI
with. 10y proclamation. command such
insurgents L" dispense and retire peace
ably L" their respective home within Il
limited time:
Now. therefore. |. I'lySccS :. Grant.
President OF the uiicd States. do here
10y make Proclamation. and command
said turbulent and disnIlrIll persons tn
al Il,
respective ;Ihodc> within five DAYS from
this date. and hereafter {" submit them /
selves To the laws and constitution and
authorities of said State, and invoke /
the AID and cooperation of all good cit
IIcnS thereof to uphold the law and pre-
serve the public, peace
In witness whereof | have hcrruutu
set my hand and caused the seal of the |
'nltrd States To hr affixed Done AT
the city of Washington this day of Sep
trmh"r IN tn" year of our Lord l-1i, !
and OF the Independence of the United |
States the ninety eighth.
(SigncdD l. =. GRANT.
by the President.
(SigncdD
llAMILToN FISH.
Secretary of State.
RtRRICADES REMOVED QUIET RE |
STORED.
a New Orleans dispatch says the
street ears which were used us barri- |
cades are being replaced ON the track |
i'll front of the telegraph office and else
where. and the ears will he running as |
usual in an hour. The excitement is |
>nh>lding. and all is quiet ut present
I,nIIp I,ISp,r,uI