The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-11
LOUISIANA.
All is Quiet--No Further
Trouble Anticipated.
The Democrats Satisfied
with the Situation.

writing, $50 o'clock, the city is perfect.
quiet, and with the exception OF few
armed squads patrolling the streets ant
| the white ribbon badges of the Nicholl
police, there is nothing TO indicate thu
events which transpired yesterday. No
a single case of violence or disorder oc
CURED during the night as far as il
known at this hour, and there is no indt
! cation IF the gathering of the armed
hosts Vi yesterday. Each side are ex
ceedingly reticent in regard to their IN
tentions and nothing is known OF then
outside their trusted friends.
Second Dispatch.
On visiting the State house this morn.
ing, the writer found the line OF NicholI!
police on the South side Of ST. Louis
street. and On the opposite side the
line of the Metropolitans. The former
permitted him to pass, the latter halted
him until word from Governor Pack.
ard was received 10 pass him. On en-.
tering the building he found the Metro
politans looking like they had been on
duty all nigh. without sleep, and men,
bers of the Legislature present similar
appearance Governor Packard who had
Just returned from breakfast looked as
cool and collected as on yesterday. He
stated that there was no change in
the situation since last evening be-
yond the fact that the House
would have quorum to day,
which was prevented yesterday By the
fears of the mem bers. The Senate still
wants one TO complete a quorum. Ex-
Governor Kellogg, United States Mar
shall Pitkin, and others were present and
have been engaged in earnest converse
tion. All were very reticent and de-
c,ined to give any information as to their
lines of policy or intentions.
The Republican this morning says: AT
about ten o'clock last evening Marshal
Pitkin informed General Augur that bis
deputies had been refused ad.
mission to tbs State House.
Gen Augur immediately communicated
with General Nichols. and : stated
through his statf officer that this must be
stopped. General Nichols said 1t was
not done by his orders, and directions
were the1f given which caused such ar
rangements 20 be made that there were
no restrictions on any person, either en-
tering or leaving the State House or Vi
cinity. Nichols police pstrolled the
streets last night, and looked around
pretty lively, but made few or no arrests.
At midnight very few men were on the
streets, and most places were closed.
A train of cars from Mobile brought
in several companies of United States
troops at ii o'clock last night, and in its
leading editorial on the affairs ofyester-
dsy saws: As we have at present no
Governor in this State whose authority
is undisputed, and as there are two or
three Congressional Committees trying
TO find out the truth about the late cleo
ton, perhaps the President may deem 1t
his duty to establish martial law till such
time, if ever, as Congress shall come
To some conclusion and agreement
il the premises. Such step would, at
least, give TO the business community a
season OF peace such as they understand
II, instead OF war alarms and the
tramp O, armed meu that all day yes
terdsy resounded through the streets OF
the city, though We are ,olerably well
seasoned to popular commotlohs here
There is d decided pre- erence on the
part of the majority of the people for
q government Of any kind strong enough
to msir tain itself over the uEce,taintles
necessarily incident TO two armed hostile
forces in the same camp.
ll:2OA. Everything is remarkably
quiet. No armed men are 10 be seen on
the streets, and it is said they have all
disbsnded. In an interview half an hour
since with General Augur, he stated tha!
he anticipated no further trouble. DE
had netiHed both Nichols and Packard
ths, be would only interfere TO keep the
peace, and that when it was reported to
him last night that the Nichols police
were preventing government ofhcisis
from visiting the State House, be prompt,
" notified Nichols that he could not a.
low that, and Nichols replied that 1t wa:
without his knowledge or orders ard mad
the police instructed to allow any one to
pass.
Noon-There is no change in the sit
uatiop. and no trou Die is anticipated. MIG
hollis party assert that they are satisfied
with the situation, and will make no
further aggressive advances.
A,l2;30.--The Republican legislature
now has q quorum and Is IN session.
A crowd OF several hundred person;
are congregated in the streets around
the State house, b1l are very quiet. The
Democratic legislature Is also 10 session
at Odd Fellows Hall.
l:4OP. M.-The Republican Lagisla'
ture in Joint session has elected Ex-Gov,
ernor Kellogg as L nited States Senator,
Tor the long term. Indications are that
Lieutenant Governor Antoine Will b
elected for the short term.
| 2P.M MA Picaufne extra says that
Alfred Bourgcs, the newly appointed
| Sheriff of the Supreme Court made
demand for the court room this morning
and wss refused. Il Is expected ihst
sousd of police will be sent there 10 take
! il.
The Republican Senators OF the Senate
Iuve,tIga:ing Committee have been IN
conference With the Republican chiefs n
/ the State House this morning. IL
| rumored that the conference bsd refer
ence T. The existing state OF atairs, and
tha. they will JOIN in Q telegram tc
Grant for Iecog nitlon.
The Legisl.turea.
NEW ORLrASs, January l0.-Th'
Democrats sssert that the Republican
legislature was without quorum to
d.y. A. the absence Of Senators Hamlet
Wheeler and Demas left the Senate viii
one less than = quorum. The Rspubli
cans claim thai while there Was n
quorum in the Senate, the joint session
had 81 mem bers, whereas ~ vss
quorum They also say that the destI
Of Senator Meredith hss leit the Demo
cratic Senate without quorum OF 10
members claimed BY thst body.
Ia the Republican House to-day Mr.
Yarmouth introduced . re-oluf'o'
which reciiss ths, ioe peace acc goo
order Of the state i threatened b
the p.eeen, condItion Ct stair'
and tha, il d the duty Of al, especial
those claiming authority, TO prov'd