The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-10
LATE KILOGRAMS.
From New OrIeaDs-The Demo
craa~ Mean Ru~fme@4.


NEW ORLEANS. Jan 9-The streets are
fufl of armed men hurryiHg TO Lafayette
Square. where orierlies dashing aboat
on horsa back presenting all the appearance
OF an army the eve of battle. Armed
men are reporting 10 the sher Il, whose pur-
pose il to take possession of the supreme
Court room. now in charge OF metropolitan
Police ard install Nichols newly appointed
Judges of Supreme Court. 1t is more than
possible an attempt will be made tn capture
I the police stations also. An advertisement
this morning orders members Of the w ash
ingtan Artillery To assemble at the armory
at 10 o'clock.
India Democratic Convention.
INDIANAPoLis. Ind, Jan. 0 Every coun-
! try represented in the Convention The
following. off-red by Mr.. Voorhees,, was
/ adopted with much applause
"R->cIved. That commit'e e of five be
/ app .irt.l bv the President of this Conven-
/ don whose duties If shall be TO CORE sp0nd
/ with other similar committees and leading
/ MN CT 0 her states, for the purpose OF
! bringil about harmony of opinion and
/ concert of action ia the present perIIouS
condition of y tfioual affairs; also to con-
/ slider and devise the best method by which
the peoiIe may petition Congress, whether
in writing or in person, in order that pub
lie peace may be preserved. popular liberty
mai tanned. and the laws upheld.
OsIo Democratic Convention
CoLUMBo5. O Jad. 9--The third resou-
ton OF the Democratic Convention sets
forth that while clear in the conviction that
Ti'den and Hendricks have received large
IL; jority Of the popular and electoral votes,
aud are elected President and Vice-Pres-
dent. we yet declare that any decision made
by the Senate and House of Representatives
will be cheerfnlly acquiasc d in by the whole
people, and that any attempt TO inaugurate
a Z esident simply upon the proclamation
of the Presd at of the Senate will be an act
of usurpation, and will be resisted by the
people to the last extremity, even should
that extremity be an appeal to arms.
louisiana
New ORLEANS. Jan. O. About half-past |
two some one in the crowd on st. Louis |
street fired two pistol shots into the Audi |
tors office in the lower portion of the State |
House and three shouts were fired from |
within, which caused great excitement; no |
Que hurt. however. Soon after, Major Ed |
Austiu drove up in carriage and read Gov. |
Nichols proclamation to the crowd when |
some left, but large portion remained. |
At this writing Nichols chief of police. |
BOylaud, is endeavOring to dispense the |
crowd.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9-The Democratic
leaders now assert that they have no inten
ton of attacking the State-house.
Gov. Nichols Proclamation.
The following proclamation has just been
issued:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
New Orleans, Jan 8, 1878
To the People Of Louisiana:
would be most profoundly surprised and
disappointed should any citizen of Lnuisi-
ana at this moment SO far forget himsalfas to
be guilty of any excess whatever. There is
danger in collecting together in large bod
les. l urge yen therefore to retire at once
peacefully TO yonr homes The greater the
wrongs to which you have to be subjected.
the greater it is to your credit should you
and recolect your own simple
and plain duty as citizens. Let no one be
injured. however obnoxious he may be, and
lei the whole country see that we are law
abidin just and moderate.
[SgnedJ FRANCIS I. NICHOLS.
Governor of Louisiana.
United States Senator Elected.
In the Democratic Legislature a quorum
Of both Houses voted for United States Sen
ltor. j. b. Eustice received a majority of
the votes for the term ending 1879. No
choice for long term. The House made no
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