The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-18
BoUISIANA.

AT daylight on the morning of the 9th,
a large number of citizens, who had been
mustered in as militia by the Nichols
Government, assembled with arms at
Lafayette Square, with the avowed pur-
pose OF maintaining the Superior Court
which had been abolished by the Kellogg
Government. At II 80 Nichols militia
took possession of the Supreme Court
building, and installed the Judges ap-
pointed by Nichols. The police stations
were also taken possession of by the
militia. While q this was being
done, Gov. Packard and Marshal Pitkin
were busily engaged communicating with
the authorities at Washington. The po-
lice telegraph wires had been cut and the
Packard Government.kept up communi-
cation with the various quarters of the
city with the aid of the signal service Of
icers of the army. The Nichols Gov
ernment was in possession of everything
except the State House at last accounts.
In the afternoon some one fired into
the Auditors Office in the lower
portion of the State House, and for a
time there was great excitement. Soon
after, Gov. Nichols issued proc
lamation, urging the citizens re-
tire to their homes and commit no
excesses whatever. At nine o'clock in
the evening the agent of the Associated
Press attempted to enter the State House
to interview Gov Packard, but was halt
ed by Nichols policeman and refused
admission. Gov. Packard and the Legis-
lature were in the State House, but the
new police refused to allow provisions to
be carried inside. and Gov. Packard and
the Legislature were in state of siege.
The Republican Legislature had no quo
rum in either branch, as some of the men,
bers were outside, and asserted that
they were afraid to risk their lives in
side. Consequently no action was taken
toward the election of United States
Senators. All kinds of sensational ru-
mors were afioat during the evening, no.
tably one that the State House was to be
attacked. On this subject prominent
Democrats stated that the plan of the
Democrats was to have the Supreme
Court enjoin Packard from usurping the
functions of Governor, and, in the event
of his refusing, to have him arrested for
contempt. At ten O'Clock p. m. all was
quiet. The Nichols Government had a
strong police force on duty throughout the
city. A. dispatch was received by Gen.
Augur, from Secretary of War Cameron,
to the effect that the Government in
Washington had been notified that I'm
authorized armed bodies of men are
organized and assembling in manner to
threaten the peace and safety of the city
New Orleans). Ifthis be SO, notify the
leaders of such organizations that they
must desist, on pain of coming in conflic,
with the United States authority, sustained
by the military power of the Government
Report at once the situation and your &C,
ton, keeping in mind the fact that this
order has no reference TO the recognition
of either of the claimants for the Cover
norship, or either Legislature"
In the Democratic Legislature. on thu
10th, ballot was taken for Senator fol
the long term, but no result was reached
On the preceding day, J. B. Eustice hat
been elected United States senator for TIL
short term. In the Republican Legis
lature. ex-Gov. Kellogg was electet
United States Senator for the lonl