The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-10
A BLOODLESS REVOLUTION.
THE COMPLETE EOyERTHROW or THE
USCRPEhS ~ LOUISIANA.
Tho Nichols Government In Posscssion Of
Everything Except the state House-No 9th
ing Len OF the Packard Govcrnmeut.

| Everything Except the state House-Noth-
ins Len OF the Packard Govcrnment.
| NEW ORLEANS. Jan. ell A. M-The civil
Sheriff of his city, who Is also custodian Of the
| Supreme Court. demanded possession OF that
| building yesterday. Kellogg. having barricaded
| and strongly garrisoned the building. refused to
| comply with the demand. This morning the
Sheriff summoned an armed posse OF one thou
| sand men to take possession Of the building.
| These are now moving on the Court House In
two columns, one down Royal street, and the
| other by the river front. The Court House is
almost fort In strength. 1t fronts on Jack
| son square, which opens on the river. and is
| earrisoned bv the brigade OF Metropolitan Po-
| lice and battalions Of militia, about 1,eO) men.
| IL Is defended by four twelve. FOUNDER brass Ma
| poieons, three Gatlng guns, AMI one other
piece OF artillery. The Sherirs posse has two
pieces OF cannon and a full equipment OF small
| arms. In nfteen minutes the two columns Will
| reach the court. snd a battle seems Inevitable.
| TIE building will be carried by storm In event
Of refusal to surrender. Chief Justice Lude-
| ling Is In the Court House on the bench, and
Capt. Gray OF the Metropolitan Police, with a
strong force is In possession OF the building un.
der order from the Chief Justice. 1t is stated
| that the Chief Justice will remove the present
| Sheriff II he attempts to take the building 10y
| force. and appoint another Sheriff.
| Gov. Nichols Is at 81. Psttick's Hall. Gov.
| Packard Is at the Stlte House. He has tels-
| graphed President Grant for assistance. Gov.
| Packard reports the Metropolltsn telegraph
| wire cut, and he has established communica-
| ton with United States Marshal Pitkin a. the
| Custom House bv means OF the United states
Signal Corps. Tho Metropolitans at the Stats
| House are being armed with Springfield rides.
The shops in the French iarter are all closed.
| The Initial States nj IA Oraana
| Hotel, two blocks away watching the crowd at
| the squire, but are not under arms. Tne ex-
| element increases with every new movement,
and the situation l. exceedingly critical.
| Il M.-keiloggs garrison surrendered the Su-
| preme Court building without Hrine a shot
| when the Sherin's posse appeared. Judge Nan
| ming, the Chief Justice appointed b. Gov.
| Nichols, Ia now on the bench Another armed
fortress. the Central Station. surrendered to the
| legal authorities to-day. The usurping Govern
ment evacuated everything but the state House
| II is likely that they will aoandon that to- dav
and retire to tho Custom House. The new
police ore on their beats. and the city Il quiet
| All Republican onceholders outside tue State
| House are quietly abdicating.
II. MA Ptcdrine extra. issued at noon,
saws OF the assembling Of armed bodies TINS
| morniny. that few were aware that the Legal
| the execution Of the orders of the Governor
| and that these men on the street were there In
| Ogden WA. 10 command. and he W assisted by
Gems. Bergan aud vannry. Col. L. ID. Penn was
In command Of the Adjutsn, Generals depart
| ment. In various pArts OF the city the militia
TerS .ssc%slsa "a" @,,,iis,y s",.s .rSs",e.d , a,
and at II o'clock prepared to move down to La
fiyette squire. he purpo-e OF this IN ovenent
be permitted to take It's seat. 1t was a notorious
| fct, revealed oy the military commander on
the Repue.can side, that the court would not
called out TO see that no body or power
should interfere with It, Il lie the in,en.
N FIATa
| OF the CommaDder-in-Chi-f, to hand the
court over to the legal Justices. and on this
| by the min la as the time to march down to
jackson squire. his place Is defended by two
seven or eisnt guns. The state House /, de.
| Tended OF Is sthougnt to be. by about 1.2O0 men,
Thoroughly organized, It ia very probable that
tine militi, will this evening hand over 10 them
| the regular stations.
| A reporter OF the Picdyins this morning vis-
tied Gen. Ausur ana ssceftained that all tue
officers and men we're under strict orders, ana
| prepared to take the streets at moments no
| tice. Gen. Augur said that hts ns.ructiOns
and intentions were to keep the peace. The re-
| porter suggested that Gov. Nichols was pre-
| pared and cetermined to do this without the aid
OF United states s ,roopri n to Ms'.n Gen Angns S
| event ~ coUfilc, on the streets Of any serious
| character he would intervene,
Gen. Longstreet has committed himself fully
| against the Kellogg Government, believing that
| both Tllden aud Nichols have cirried Louisiana
beyond all dispu.ation.
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| possession ot everything except the state House.
| A. Yet no effort mas been maze to take posses
| sion Of that building. around which thousands
| OF unMmod cili2 u, u. coner-sated blocking
up the streets Tor squares and rendering II i'm
possible to rencn IL. About three IN 'usand OF
Ncnolis's militia Are under arms at the le,se At
the foot OF Decatur street. ana II Is reported that
the demand for the surrender Of the State
| House Will oe made this afternoon. As the Re-
publicans are In hopeless mino ity, Il Ia hardly
PROBABLE that An armed resistance wi be MADE.
Ihe force under Gov. Packard there will not
| exceed tnfec huuureA. he commander OF the
| United 81 tcs sloOp Of war O.sipce b.s estah-
,isn-d slcnai STATION on the Custom House IN
| order to Communicate with the cC.c.:.. .acro.
The Osspee ana monitor CAnonicus are lying
OF the foot OF Poydras street.
| United states Marshal Pitkin Is In constant
communication with Washington. giving every
phase Of the situation.
Chief Justice Ludelng this morning Issued
an order removing Civil sheriff Handy. and ap
pointed Alfred BOurses to that position. II andy
was acting under orders from Gov Nichoils,
Up to tnis hour not shot has been drcd nor
an accident reported. Great crowds are assem-
hled IN Canal. Camp, and other principal
streets.
3 p. M.-By special orders Of Lieut. nv
Wit1 tne nsw police have taken possesslon OF
| and the c ty telegraph while the Sheriff. posse
have thrown open all the state courts, whch
| are now held by the proper Judges The State
House Ii now surrounded by an Immense con
| course of uen, who are waiting TO see what the
| Republicans propose to do. No violence OF any
| kind has occurred. and not a threat mas been
| III idc. Every move so far made has been III
|
| tue board and commissioned by Kellogg IL Is
| not likely that demand will be made for the
| surrender Of the Capitol to-day as to issue such
| a demand would imply tno necessity OF enforc-
| ing II II refused. Sergeant at-Arins Flood need
| but say the word. und he could have possession
| OF the building IN Ave minutes. 1t Is likely mat
| judicial process will De resoTted to, aud writ
| OF ejectment served on the Metropolitan brigade
| ana militia now holding the building.
| Gen. Au9ur, In command o this department,
| saws substantially that he holds all the troops
| here in rradine So TO march AT a moments no.
| tice should a single shot be hred, that he will
| not Interfere Unltss collision taxes plice, and
| that ne has received no new orders from Wash
| ington. Several naval officers went to the state
| House this morning, where they have been
| sign dlling the war vessels from the dome OF tue
| Capitol. aud ut latest accounts were still In tho
| building.
| All tho high Republican officials OF both usur-
| patiOns are demoralized with fear, and It Is
| thought would gladly renpquish the precarlous
| stations In whlon tney were placed by Grant II
the power that lifted them upward would only
| let them down.
2l5 p. M.-lhere Is no important change In
| tho stu ton. Ogden's militia are massed within
| a square OF the State House. when has beer re-
| enforced by a COMPANY OF colored militia mum
| beTing one hundred. Gov. Packard says no VIII
| resist any attack made upon the STATE House.
| rne signal corps on top Of the state House are
| cons anty signalling the Custom House. Mich
| In ~ ha SI AT ffara "A