The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-18


st. Louis, the defendants confessing judgment
in the sum Of $4,000, and agreeing to pay
plaintiffs attorney fees and all costs Of the
suit.
Tree planting has been carried on extensive
ly in Minnesota during the past year, over
10000, 900 cuttings having been set out.
The latest monthly bulletin of the Illinois
Department. Of Agriculture reports an alarm
ing increase OF hog cholera and Canada thistles
in the State.
California has been suffering from the effects
of an unprecedented drought. Up to the 18th
of January not a drop of rain had fallen in the
region Of San Francisco for a period Of sixty
days. IT.
The loss of property at Cincinnati by the re-
cent break up of ice in the Ohio river is esti-
mated at between $500, 900 and $4OO, 900, which
falls principally upon the coal dealers. About
eighty loaded and $50 empty barges were sunk
or carried away from the landings.
A fire at Winona, Mimi, last week, destroyed
$4,000 worth of property.
south.
Tuesday, Jan. 8, was one Of the most excit-
ing days witnessed in New Orleans for some
years. Early on the morning of that day the
partisans of Gen. Nichols, the Democratic
claimant to the Governorship Of Louisiana,
assembled in large numbers in Lafayette Square.
armed and equipped. From thence they made
raids upon and captured the courts and police
stations. In fact they were in possession Of
the whole city before evening, the
Packard Government and Legisla-
ture meantime taking refuge in
the State House, Gen. Nichols issued
proclamation, as Governor of Louisiana, urg
ing the people to retire peacefully to their
homes and abstain from all excuses whatever.
At Washington the matter was made the sub
ject of special Cabinet session, which result
ed in a determination to take no action which
could be construed as an attempt to settle the
political status of either side to the contest
further than to direct Gen. Augur, the COM
mander at New Orleans, to prevent bloodshed.
Instructions to this effect were accordingly
telegraphed to Gen. Augur by the Secretary OF
War.
In the Packard Legislature, at New Orleans,
on the 10th inst, a resolution was intro
duced by ex-Gov. Warmoth, a member
of the lower House, looking to COM
promise between the contending forces
of the rival Governors. 1t proposed the
appointment of a committee of eight, to con-
fer with similar committee of the Nichols
Legislature to devise measures for peaceful
and Lawful settlement of the contest for the
State Government. The resolution went over
under the rules.
The situation in New Orleans on the 18th inst
remained unchanged. Gov. Packard stated
to press correspondent that it was Difficult for
his Government, which depended in large
degree upon the colored people, to make q
successful fight against the whites without the
aid of Federal troops. All eyes, it is stated,
were turned to Washington. watching events
there. Packard had assigned Gen. A. 8. Badger
to the command Of the State p.ilitia, vice
Longstreet, and he was busily organizing his
force. The Nichols militia had taken posses
sion of the Recorder of Mortgages and Regis
ter of Conveyances. It was asserted that
Pinchback had spirited away the four absent
Republican Senators, and thus broken a quo
RIM. They were on Lake Ponchartrain fish
ing, and would not return except to secure
Pinch backs election TO the United States SEN
ate. Both Governors were besieged by ap-
newspaper reporter that he thought the mud
die would be peaceably settled and reiterated
his determination not to interfere, except in
case of riot and bloodshed, or in the event OF
any attempt being made to interfere with either
of the two Legislatures. Pinchbacks friends
claimed that he was master of the Senatorial
situation, and were jubilant. Packard said he
intended to retake the Supreme Court build
ing, but would proceed under the forms of
law, and avoid conflict.
three other State Senators from the Republi-
can Legislature, and the alliance Of their polit-
cal fortunes with the Nichols Government,
produced something of sensation in New Or
leans. Pinchback made personal explana-
ton, in which, according to the Associated
Press reports, she said that the action Of him.
self and these Senators was only decided upon
after mature deliberation. They intended to
stand the hazard of the die. They had come
there as Republicans because they believed
in the interests of the State above
party. He denounced the Republican
party of Louisiana in unmeasured terms,
and said Hayes if inaugurated, could
not afford to soil his administration with this
blight upon the prosperity of the people. He
accused ex-Gov. Kellogg of securing his cleo
ton as Senator by corrupt means"
A stage-coach between Little Rock and Pine
Bluff, Ark, was recently waylaid and robbed
by highwaymen. .ae 4
On the 18th inst, the President telegraphed
to Gen. G. @. Augur, commanding the troops
at New Orleans, as follows: sit has been
the policy of the administration to take no
part in the settlement of the question of right
of government in the State of Louisiana-at
least not until the Congressional committee now
there have made their report. But it is not