The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-09-19
Revolt i'm Louisiana.

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people ievolded against the Kellogg
Government, and there were some fight
ing, many being killed and wounded.
At II A. NJ. large mass meeting as
sembled to take into consider alton the
recent seizures Of arms by the Kellogg
Government. Canal street was crow
ded for several squares, and there was
a general suspension Of business, many
stores being closed. Two companies of
United States troops were on duty in
New Orleans, and q regiment on the
way there from Holly Spring Missis-
sippi. The meeting adopted resolutions
requesting the immediate abdication of
Governor Kellogg, and sent a commit
tee to communicate them to him. The
Governor declined to see them. because
bodies of armed men had gathered in
various parts Of the city, and he regard
ed this as menace. He further stated,
however, that If the people assembled
peaceably, without menace, he would
entertain any petition from them which
was addressed to him. After some
further parey with the Governors Off
cials the committee withdrew, and re-
ported the result to the meeting. The
people were than advised to 60 home and
get their arms and return to assist the
"White Leaguers," who were under
arms, to execute the plans that would
ha n
then dispersed. IN the afternoon a
proclamation appeared reciting the
wrongs under WHICH the people Of
Louisiana have so long suffered, and
sighed by ID. b. Penn, Lieutenant-
Governor, who was chosen on the Nc
Emery ticket. 1t called out the militia
between 1S and 45 "for the purpose Of
driving the usurpers from power" and
an annexed order appointed General
Frederick N. Ogden Provisional Gen
eral OF the militia. Another prOclama-
tion was also issued to quiet the appre-
tensions of the colored people. Armed
men assembled in Caual street in the
afternoon, and five hundred police, un =
der Ganeral Longstreet, about the same
time appeared on the ground, Long.
street ordering the citizens to dsperse.
There was sharp firing, and the police
at one place broke; and the citizens cap
tured one gun from them. The citi
zens captured the City Hall and polio,
telegraph office, and began building
barricades. At dusk the citizens held
all the portion OF the city above Cana
street, the police being massed In an(
around Jackson Square. A number o
sharp skirmishes have occurred, caus
ing loss of eight citizens and thilt!
POLICE killed and wounded. Genera
Badger, OF the police, is wounded
There are reports that Governor Kel
logg has called on the President for aid
Last night the city was quiet, and tn
impression prevailed that no furthe
attempts would he made by the polio
q to disperse their opponents. The citi
zens appear to have the advantage.
LATER.-Quietness has been restore
at New Orleans. During Monday nigh
Q the Citizens party so strongly en-
{ trenched their position and strengthen
II ed their forces, that Governor Krllog
determined to call upon the Presidel
for aid, and In the meanwhile to SUI
= render their forces. Kellogg, LonL
= street and their officials took refug-
n. the United States Custom House, an
q Tuesday morning the entire force {
- Metropolitan police, with their auxilii
ries, arms, station houses, &C.. surreI
aered to Gov. Penn, who at that tin
is had 10, 900 men under arms to spppo
10 him. Penn at once assumed the reir
>, of government, and announced the II
u tention Of installing all the otiicla
l chosen with him on the McEneyy tick
" In 1879. Kellogg having appealed #
,r aid to Washington, the President d
, termined to support him, and issue
III his proclamation, commanding the Ne
IN Orleans citizens to disperse in five day
Orders in accordance with 1t was Sc
IA to Gen. Emery, commanding at Ne
Orleans. There was no violence the
Tuesday, and the excitement annOun
or ed as subsiding. Governor Penn h
he made an appeal to the President for Il
,r recognition OF his authority. Mr., Ma,
in front of st. Charles hotel, made
speech to crowd, deprecating violery
~ aud exhorting to peace, aud procl
nv nation OF similar import was issued
no the Mayor of the city. All the tel
- grams received at Washington indics
that quietness prevails In New OrleaI
hu General Emory reports that he has L
troops enough to MAINTAIN himself II
rts conflict SHOULD oceurr, and that he me
,s presence of troops has lost its moral I
zee feet. There were great rejoicing Tu'
de day in New Orleans at the result of
In. contest, and the United States troops
he the Custom House appeared in I
Ma windows and heartily eheeied a passl
"' procession of the citizens. A meet
ZEN in sympathy with them was also held