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LOUISIANA'S NEW SENATOR.
JUDGE SPOrFORD NOMTNA TED BY THE
DEMOCRITTC CAUCUS.
His Election rtnin-Prccautions Against =
Disturbnnce AMER tho Removal Of the
TNoops from Pack ards Parry.

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disturbance Amer the Removal OF the
T>oops -Desertions from Psckard's Parry.
NEW ORLEANS, April 23.-Contrary TO the
general impression. the Democratic caucus
1,-;,ss-- - ;,s- ;s;,."a'ah candidate for DnitsS
States Senator. The caucus met at II A. NJ and
adjourned at ~ o'clock without ACCOMPLISHING
ANYTHING more than dcterminingt to make a nom
inatlon. At 2P. VI. the Legislature adjourned.
and the Democrats again went into caucus.
After several ballots the Hon. Henry NJ Spof-
ford was nominated. the vote standing 20 for
Gibson 10 32 for SpoffOrd the latter
however. leading both his competitors on
every ballot. Judge Spofford has been the law
partner Of Judge John A. Campbell and has nj
ways been a thoroughgoing Democrat. He isa
brother Of Mr. SpoTord. the Librarian Of Con-
gress. and is conceded to be one of tho ablesk
men In this State. Two conservative members Of
the legislature only were absent from tho cau-
Gus. and both Of those were kent away by sick
moss The nomination of Judge SpoffOrd was
made unanimous. without q dissenting voice
and no apprehension of any break in
the conservative vote is oppressed. IL
lcan. leaders we're endoavoring last night
To e1cct 4 combination by which they cou,d
unit" the Republican strength to certain DemN-
crats and elect man 10 the Senate who
would serve certain interests. II is not
believed that tho RorubliHns can combine and
there Is no iear Of enough Democrats joining
thrnl 10 make u possible TO defeat the caur us
nomination. The friends Of Gen. Gibson
claim that he would have been nominnted hut
Tor the iat that the Democratic majority in ths
lower House Of Congress is so close thnt il was
feared his Successor might not be- elected before
the extra session Of Congress is called Gen
Gibson, II IL certain, developed grcut strength.
and the clos ness OF the vote bears out the claims
OF his friends; H. IL gentleman Of high char
actcr. and will not BE- ono Of the southern DEM
orrnis to assist the Administration in IAN
i2!ng the House Of representatives,.
Gov Nichols and the municipal authorities
ara taking every precauiion tonight To prevent
any disturbance tomorrow when the troops
are marched from thcir present quarters To the
barracks II was deemed prudent TO have =
strong force of policemen along the route and
in the neighhprhood Of the State House. Mo-
chanlrS Institute ana Custom House, to pro-
won't nny dI-iurhnn' 10y the negroes and any
attack that their conduct might provoke. Pack
url Will probably issue his address tomorrow.
th"mselyrs ut the bar of the House and wero
sworn ia. NJ Mrssrs kcating and Brown of Cnddo.
D,nkgr!ve Of Madison. iill of Ascension. Gray
~ 81 Mary, Maglonn Of Avoyrlles Brown Of
Jefferson. Thomas Of Hi-si r. ani Grocirn IL
Algiors. Mr. Dlnkgra,r. speaking for a num-
ber of his H--p'iat = and himself. said thay
Of their colleagues. bat not to surrender their
prin iplcs. They yioldai to tho force of cir
ure Tor the good NJ the STATE, letter Of rpsg-
nation from l.urius Early who was returned
rom West F,lieinnn 10y the board. was rcad and
received. There are now absent from the
House four Republican members and from the
Gov Pic kard remains in the state House.
IN Gov. Marmoth tcographcd TO n friend in
Washington to-day tnat Packard would vacaie
the II. LOUIS Hotel directly after the removal OF
thr troops 1T noon tomorrow.
In nm interview " tstrrdHy Judge SpOfIord said
the policy Of Ir, slcnt Hayc1. Hs outlined hy
his Inaugural address, aud ms official action
since he WIS de- llrcd President hy constitu-
tionHl authority. has met my hearty npproha-
ton. ani 80 lOn.. rs lie stands sQuarely up 70
that policy, he VIII have my humble support.