Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-09

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Members Of the White League, which
have been mustered in BY the Nichols
government as militia, are assembling
with arms at Lafayette Square, with the
svowed purpose Of maintaining the Su-
perior Court, abolished BY the Kellogg
government.
SECOND DISPATCH.
800 s.m.-At this writing the streets
are full Of armed men hurrying to La.
fayotte Square, while orderlies are dash.
ing about on horseback, presenting all
the phases Of an army on the eve of bat
tie. Armed men are reporting to the
Sheriff, whose purpose, it is stated, is to
take possession Of the Supreme Court
room, now in charge of the Metropoli-
tan police, and install Nichols newly
appointed judges of the Supreme Court.
1t is more than probable that an attempt
wall be made to capture the police sta.
tons also. An advertisement appears
this morning ordering the members of
the Washington Artillery to assemble at
their armory at 10 o'clock.
THIRD DISPATCH.
1880 a.m.-Armed men are still hur.
rying through the streets to Lafayette
Square, where they report to the Sheriff,
who, it is said, will move them at IL q. m.
to the Supreme Court building facing
Jackson Square, and endeavor to take
possession of it. Chief Justice Ludding
in there on the bsnch, and Captain Gray,
OF the Metropolitan police, with a strong
force, is in possession of the building
under orders of the Chief Justice. 1t is
stated the Chief Justices will remove the
present Sheriff il he attempts to take
the building by force, and appoint an
other Sheriff.
Governor Packard is at tae State
House, cool and calm de has tele
graphed President Grant asking for
assistance. White men under arms
disavow any intention Of provoking y
collision. A drunken man or irrespon.
sible boys, or an accidental shot, may
bring on a riot surprising those of sc
or IA Governor Nichols is a. St. Pat.
rick's Hall.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
IL am.-Bodies OF armed men are
moving in different directions from La
fayette Square, About FIVE hundred are
passing down St. Charles street, supposed
to be moving for the Supreme Court
Others are marching south aud west.
FIFTH DISPATCH,
Has ANA demand was made for
the Third precinct station.house in this
Supreme Court building and was refused.
About ten Thousand persons are assem-
bled around Jackson Square, and the ex.
element is intense. A@large BODY of
armed men are on the levee side of the
Square. Governor Packard reports the
Metropolitan telegraph wires cut and
he has established communication with
United States Marshal Pltkiu at the
Custom-house By means of the United
States Signal Corps.
The Metropolitans at the State House
are being armed with Springfield rifles.
The shops in the French quarter are all
shut. The United States troops at the
Orleans Hotel, two blocks away, are
watching the crowd at the Square, but
are not under arms. The excitement
increases with every nes movement, and
the situation is exceedingly critical.
LATER 1T is just reported that he
First and Third police stations have sar.
rendered to The Democrats.
* DISPATCH.
1850 a. m.-The Nichols militia took
possession Of the Supreme Court build.
ing and installed their judges. All the
police stations are in possession Of the
Nichols government Not q gun fred
The P%icayune's extra, issued as noon,
says Of the assembling Of armed bodies
this morning: Few were aware thatths
legal State militia had been organized
and armed for the execution Of the or
ders Of the Governor, and that these men
on the street we're there in obedience to
their call ga the State militia, General
Ogden was in command, and he vas
assisted by Generals Besan and Vaudry.
Colonel D. B. Penn was in control
Of the Adjutant Generals depart.
ment. In various parts Of the city
the militia assembled, the artillery
organized st St, Mary'a market.
They hal two Geld pieces and at Ii
prepared ID move down to L..
Square. The purpose OF this
movement was to see that the legal So.
prems Court should 30 permitted to
take its seat. II was a notorious fact,
revealed by the nilitary commands on
Republican die, that the Court
would not be allowed to sit, and the
was called out to see that no
body or power should interfere with il.
is the intention of the militia. under
Of the commapderin.ehief Ia
hand the Court over 10 legal
justices. aud on this issue Is made.
At u o'clock it was appointed
by the militia to march down to jackson
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