The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-13
Kellogg Elected United States Senator by
the Returning Bosrds legislature
Antoine His Probable Colleague
Legal Aspect OF Yester-
days Proceedings.


Legal Aspect OF Yester-
days Proceedings,
The Crescent Ctay Excited from Cent r
Ia circumference.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. e.-The streets
are full of armed men, hurrying TO La
fayette square, where orderlies are
dsshing about on horseback presenting
all the phases of an army on the eve
of battle. Armed men are reporting
to the sheriff, whose purpose, it Is
stated, Il TO taAe possession OF the Su-
preme Court room, now in charge Of
the metropolitan police, and install
Gov. Nichols newly appointed judges
OF the Supreme Court. II is more than
possible that an attempt will be made
to capture the police stations also. An
advertisement appears in this morn
ing's papers ordering mem bers OF the
Washington artillery to assemble at
their armory at ten o'clock.
NteeIIs' Malta In Possession Of an.
city.
At 1870 Governor Nichols military
took possession of the Supreme Court
building aud installed their judges.
All police stations are Ia possession OF
the Nichols government ard not a
gun has teen fired.
IL m.-The Nichols government is
in possession Of everything except the
State House. AZ yet no effort has
been made to take possession of that
building, around which thousands Of
unarmed citizens are eongregsted,
blocking up the streets for squares and
rendering 1t impossible TO reach IL.
A force of about three thousand Of
Nichols militia are under arms ON the
levee at the foot of Decatur street, and
II is reported that a demand for the
urrender OF the State House viii be
made this afternoon, and, as the Re-
publicaDs are in hopeless minority,
II is hardly probable that armed re-
sistaDce will be made. The force I'M
der Packard there will net exceed
three hundred.
Democratic Legislature.
Promptly at the hour of assembling
there WAS quorum 10 both houses.
After the transaction Of some routine
business the House and Senate net in
joint session and proceeded TO ballot
for United States Senators. Hon. J. 3.
Entiss received a majority of the votes
cast for the saOrt term ending In IsIs.
No choice for the long term.
Judge Arthur Saucier, of the Sixth
District Court, died here yesterday.
Lsser-The situation az q and 10 p. N
About 8 o'clock this evening Mich.
oils militia, about 1910 strong, had q
review on st. Charles street, opposite
Lafayette square. As they marched
through the streets they were cheered
by men and ladies, who thronged the
galleries and waved their handker-
chiefs. They were principally armed
with Springfield rifles, together
with bayonets aud cartridge-boxes.
though some were armed with car
bines, shot guns and old muskets and
marched In manner that showed
they were familiar with the school Of
the company. After review the COM
psnies were detailed for duty and
marched of to different points. Some
are patrolling the city tonight, out
most OF them were disbanded for the
night All ages, from sixteen TO sixty
are represented In this militia and all
nations, except the Africans are rep
resented. As they passed the Custom
House this morning, on their march to
jackson Square, the windows on old
Levee street was filed with United
States soldiers.
Packard Beseixed I'm the state House.
AT 8 o'Ipck tonight the agent OF the
Associated Press attempted to enter
the State House to interviews Governor
Packard, but wss halted by Governor
Nichols police and refused admission
Governor Packard and hi. Legislature
are in the State House, but the new
police have refused to allow provisions
to be carried inside, and Governor
Packard and Legislature are in a state
OF seige.
The Republican Legislature had no
In either branch to-day. nj,
some of the members were outside and
asserted they were afraid TO risk their
lives inside, consequently no action
WAS taken toward the election OF
United States Senators.
All kinds of rumors are sfioat tn
night, notably one that the STATE
House is to be attacked. On this sub
Ject prominent Democrats stated that
the plan OF Gov. Nichols is TO have
the Supreme Court eDJcin Packard
from usurping the functions of Gov
rnor, aud in the event Of his refusing
To desist to have him arrested for con.
tempt.
The city Quiet and In Fall Po.,es.,o,
Of Nichols Governmsns.
Nothing was done by the House
committee 10 day beyond continuing
the examination of Col. Zscharie Ia
regard to the action Of the Returning
Raard