, 1877-04-20
LOUISIANA.
Occurrence Yesterday of the
Long-Expected COL
lapse.
a Stampede Of Colored Legis-
1ators from Packard to
Nichols.
The Latter Body Has a
Surplus Of Returning
Board Members,
And a Legal Quorum in Both
Branches for All Purposes
Chiefly for the Adjustment
which Is to Bring
Peace.
Packard Swcars to Continue the
Fight to tho Bitter End.
The Same Is Near at Hand, Ac"
cording TO General Belief.
Nichols az Civil-Servico Reformer
and Friend Of the Negro.
Tho Young Man Coming Forward
in Louisiana Politics.
Probable Results Of tha Establishment oi
the Nichols Government.
The Same Is Near at Hand, Ac"
cording to General Belief.
Tho Young Man Coming Forward
in Louisiana Politics.
Probable Results Of tha Establishment Of
tho Nioholls Government.


NAMELY: THE PACKARD DYNASTY.
Special Dfspateh to Tie Tf1auHt
New ontxANs, La., April l0.-The secession Of
several mcasbesa from both branches Of the Pack
nrd Legislature to tho Nichols body to-day COM
pletcly broke tho back Of tho Packard Govern.
mcnt, aud drmly established that Of Nichols by
giving the latter Ncturnlng board quorum In
both scnata and Ilouse, namely: g ia
tho former md 05 in tho latter. Several
legislators WIN hare heretofore bcon tho
n,oat atrenuoua supporters Of Packard wore nmopg
those who nsnIs the change. Co5npicso dcuosa!iza-
tiou has sos In at tho st. Louis IIotsl. A caucus
was held there this morning, which was extremely
stormy, charges being u,atlo aKalnat McAfltlan OF
secretly Inducing hts feltaw.uembcra to leave for
Odd Fellu1s' 1fall. The caucus deyeloped suct
desperate atate Of Affairs that scrurui left dnring
tho session and wont Into tho Nichols Legislature.
This evening another Republican Caucus IL being
hr}a, in tho hopo Of inducing Whit Ii loft Of Tho
Legislature to romaln through tho lust act but It Is
probable that
MORE WILL FOLLOW TOMORROW.
Packard Inns no hupo OF SUCCESS, but wishel to
hold hIa Government togcthcr until she President
ahAtt havn Withdrawn tha troopa, 10 that tho to.
spons!bIli.y for hla overthrow may to tall up.
on tbs laster.
In conversation With THE TRIBUNE correspond.
cnt this evening, member of tho Commission
stated that he regarded tho queatton a. virtually
settled, and that tho Cotumisslon woz1d probably
Az.
'ea'e 'os the Ho!ta 1o."o3so" ms"1 os sota1uay
morning !ho .o'nGlssIon Aao seee'ea .,t 'e'.ss
tto" uos' N'shons "n'ea "ea oeon.so enlusn'!
Satisfactory, IN "hlea sae ioFnief peo2eo ns ooF'
esh@ent I" Ponc1 VI ptoteeaon 10
ALI cLAssKs or CITIZENS
ana generous eoac@t'ooAs s!eteu 10 RfcA1.y ae'
sired by tho coIorsd people. fc was satisfied that
the seeeSson VI the 'aotnners 1tou lae faekaso 10
the NICHOLS seeislatafe. taefeoy nas'ne 'eeis'
latuse Of undonntea aa'ho'i!5' Woa!d marc tas
eaeet OF Bringing asoasa peaeesa' so9nt'on os 100
troubles IN Loalsiaha' INC troops 90 thought
would DO removed from tho Vicinity Of tho state
1touse within very snort 6ltnss and 10 placed con-
nnenec IN TIC promise VI doF' H'choAa thas no
bfoodshed would follow.
Tho oufr questions now remaining ara taose of
detail and ...
TUE UNITED arAfRa RELATIONSHIP.
There arc sbou twonty candidates Of all shudcs OF
political opinion, !aclndlng Warmoth. Wiley, nad
n44f, Liberal HCpubltcAnx: TGnn, I.IltFnl Q1u10-