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ORDERS FROM REPUBLICAN SENATE TO ARREST All
SENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY GEN. BADGER TO
SEARCH Mr.. PINcHBACK's HOUsE-MR PINCH
BACKS DEFIANCE.
NEw-ORLEANs, Jan. 12.-This afternoon Gen.
Badger of Gov Packards militia with party OF men,
visited the residence Of Mr. Pnchback and demanded
admission in the Of the Senate In search OF TOUT
Senators believed to be concealed there Mr. Pncbback
said he did recognize any such authority for 'nVa
ing premises and IL Gen. Badger attempted to force
entrance he would do 30 At his peril He refused ~
say whether the Senators were there or not Gen. ad
ger left after intma,ing that he would return win
larger force.
IL is said that Pinchback has invoked the aid OF
Nichollss police some of whom are on duty IN the
neghborhood.
Depnty Sheriff Walsh with posse of 20 men took pos
session Of the Superior Civil Court this afternoon on an
order from the Fifth District Court enjonng the s1r
from IT cognzing that court which Is one recently aDo
ished by the Republican Legislature
Everything is quiet at the State House tonight Inc
Metropo tans are still on the alert They are under
command VI Capt j. H. Iawor. who was the last one 7"
surrender y. he riot OF September, 1874.
Representative New left this evening for Washington
esrs Bcebe Joyce Blackburn. and IIurber VIII start
Tomorrow lea ling only the Chairman, Mr. Morison'
and Messrs Je and Townsend OF the House commit
tee who will remair few DAYS longer.
The Republican st .atS to-day tho "iASS W.
the absent members and issued order TO at eject
addressed to Gen Badger The latter returned the oder
this evening with the following Endorsement, all OF
which was communicated 10 Gov. Packard by Lieut.
Gov Antoine President Of the Senate. for his information
and action:
Endorsed cwOreans Jan. 12-This order s respect
fully returned 10 the Honorable the President anu hc
bcrs with the report that AFTER dingch'
search inquiry discovered that three or more OF tne
absent Senators we're secreted IN certain house on
Canp-st.. near First-St. in this city. Snld honse
is owned and occupied by the Hon. T. Is ,;
assistant srrgeans-aarms, and found number OF Tue
so-calcd Nichols police on duty around and IN inc ,
mediate vicinity Of the House Upon SLOWING thIs
warrant TO Mr. Pinchback, and demanding 10
enter for the purpose o. aIesuhs , sne
denied admittance by Mr.. Pinchblck, warned not 70
the premises at peril, ana informed tna' ne
had a force hand to resist my posse PerceiFiig
considerable number Of the sO-calcd Nlchols ponce
in the vicinity, ana having positive information tiat
many were inside OF sad premises
few hours previous, and believing them
to N s there at the time oi making the demand,
found IL impossible 10 enforce my writ; nearing ponce
whistles blowing and seeing that Nicholas police were
gathering and concentrating around said premises
withdrew; immediately ait"r large cIo"u hssen-
geauts-!tdrns VINO remained III the nelshDOf,,
hood arrested by Nicloss police ana locker
up u siaiiun therefor report that by reason Ol
Interference by said Nichoss police and the gathering
OF excited mob IN the ycnity wa unable 10 execute
this order wafrcnt of your honorable body.
A. Z. BADGER, Sergcntat Arms OF The senate
Gov Packard said has laid the whole matter before
Gen Augu for his action m Ter the instructions Of the
Secretary OF War.