The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-25
The Evacuation Of New
Orleans.
Great Rejoicing in Louisi-
ana and Elsewhere.
Concentration of United
States Troops near the
Mexican Frontier.
Judge Spafford Elected O.
s. Senator from
Louisiana.
Evacuation OF New Orleans.

Evacuation OF New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-The troops
are moving out Of the their old quarters
and taking their line of march to the
barracks, three miles below. They start
ed at IL o'clock. There is very little OK.
citement.
As the Cathedral clock struch II to-
dav, detachment of the Third Infantry
under the command of Lieutenant Colo
mel 5. K. Brooke marched cut OF the
Orleans hotel, passed up Charles street
to st. LOUIS street and out St. Louis
street to the river, where they embarked
on steamer for the barracks. About
one hundred men from other regiments
Assem- bled on the opposite side of tho
street in front of the Orleans hotel, to see
their comrades move. When the infantry
band began to play few hundred per-
sons gathered on the streets along the
line OF march, but there was not much
demonstration of any kind. In the gal
leries OF the Orleans and st. Louis hotels
stood q few OF the adherents OF Packard
and the people in the streets below.
CHICAGO. April A-Tho following
was received this afternoon at the mill
tary headquarters:
HEADQURTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE)
GULF, New ORLEANS, 1915 p. NJ.
April "a 1876
Col. r. c. Drum, Assaztant Adjutant-
General, Chicago, U.S.:
The troops quartered at the Orleans
Hotel, in this city, vacated at II NJ. to-
day, and proceeded to jackson barracks.
This hotel is the only building in the
immediate vicinity OF the State House
that has been occupied by troops during
the past year, and not once during that
time have the troops occupied the State
House or any part OF it.
ISignedl G. G. AUGUR,
Brigadier- General Commanding.
This afternoon one hundred guns were
| fred, and there WAS a liberal display of
hsgs, in honor of the withdrawal Of the
troops from the vicinity of the State
House.
lGreat Rejoicing.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-Dispa.ches
from the interior show great rejoicing
throughout the State over the with
drswsl of the troops, which is manifested
at many places by the firing Of guns, &c.
Packard has not yet replied u the
address of the Republican caucus, but
will do go tomorrow, and announce his
withdrawal from the contest for the
present. The arrangements hsve been
completed for the payment OF Pscksrd's
men, the rations IN the State House being
divided among the most needy em-
ployees. Late tonight or early this
morning Packard will leave the State
House TOR good. BY that time his en-
tire force, consisting OF 800 metropolitan
police, who have been serving as militia,
will be Withdrawn, leaving probably one
policeman in charge Of the building.
There will be no formal surrender. 1t
it reported tonight that the clerks OF the
House and Senate have notified the
Nichols legislature that they will TO.
morrow turn over the records, &c.
Rejoicing in Memphis.
MEMPHIS, April PA salute OF 3S
guns for the restored Union were fired
ut O'Clock this evening, followed by
Presidential salute of Il guns. Ex-
Confederate and ex Union soldiers par
ticipated in the demon strstion. The ns-
tionsl colors were raised on the bluff in
front of the city, overlooking the Father
of Waters, during the firing. A band
was in attendance, playing "Hsil Colum-
| bis" and other national airs.
WAsHINGTsS, April 24.-Hon. Wayne
McVeigh, Of the Louisiana Commission,
now here, received the following dig
patch to-day:
NEW ORLEANS, April "a.
The National colors are displayed pro-
| fusey on our streets, and from our ship
ping salute of one hundred guns
has been fired. Twenty thousand peo-
pie are on the streets. The police
force will disappear from the st. Louis
Hotel tonight, except small force to
protect the property Of the State. The
private secretary OF Governor Nichols.
with the sergesUts alarms OF the Senste
and House, will take possession OF the
building At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Everything has been amlcsby arranged.
L 4. Senator Elected.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-The legis-
lsture to-day elected Judge Spoford
United States Senator IN joint SESSION.
Mr.. Jones put in nomination Judge Il. N
Spoford as the choice OF the Democratic
caucus. Senator Allan, on behalf OF his
constituents, said he seconded the nomi-
nation. He had been asked not 10 vote,
but hoped the Republicans would
not adopt such SUICIDAL policy
and trusted the Republicans would
cast their vote tor the nominee,
SO that he could 60 10 the United States
Senate has a representative, not Of one
party, but OF the whole people.
Mr.. Stewart, Of Texas. also advised his
Republican friends to support Judge
Spohsrd.
M Hahn said be would like TO vote
tor Republican if there was sny chsnce
OF electing one, but as there was not, ne
would cas-. his vote for Judge Spoffsrd.
He euiogized the ability Of the honors-
bic nominee, and referred TO his brilliant
record on the Supreme bench.
George Yarmouth said thst the Re.
publican party was now disbanded, and
there WAS only one party.
The vote was as follows: Spoffsrd
l40; Wiltz /; Blsnn IL; total l53.
Necessary to choice II.
The Lieutenant Governor declared
that Judge Spoford was elected Senator
for the long term.
On motion committee was sppoi1 ted
competed of Senators Robertson and
Allsln, and Messrs. Young, Stewart and
Mcmillan, who waited on Judge Spot.
lord and escorted him TO the Speaker
stand Hs made short address.