The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-10
NAsAh AcAN hlbs
Nichols, the Peoples Choice,
Master Of the Situation In
Louisiana.
The State Militia Take Possession OF
the Supreme Court Building
aud lnduct the New
judges.
The Troops Cheered by Throngs
of Ladies' on their Line OF
March TO Lafayette
Square.
The Militia, Including all Ages from
Sixteen 10 Sixty In Full and Quiet Pos
session Of the City G. 3, Eus.
tlss Reelected Senator
for tho Short Term.
TIE CresenI Ciiy Excited from Center
90 CLrcum terence.

TIC CreAenI Ciiy Excited from Center
90 circumference.
New ORLEANS, jan. 9.-The streets
are full OF armed men, hurrying TO La
'Ayette square, where orderlies art
dasbin0 about OH horseback presenting
all the phases Of an army on the eve
OF battle. Armed men are reporting
to the sheriff, whose purpose, IL Is
stated, In to take possession Of the Su.
preme Court room, now In charge Of
the metropolitan police, and install
Gov. Nicholls' newly appointed Judges
of the Supreme Court. II Ia more than
possible that an attempt WIN DO made
to capture the police stations also. An
4dvertiseme nt appears In this morn.
,ng's papers ordering members OF the
Washington artillery TO assemble at
heir armCry at ten O'Clock. ..'.t .s.
NicoiIs' ma tia In Possession Of the
At 1850 Governor Nichols military
took possession Of the Supreme Court
building aud installed their judges.
All police stations are In possession OF
the Nichols government aud not a
gun has been fired.
II m.-rhe Nichols government Is
In possession Of everything except the
State House. AS yet no effort has
been made to take possession OF that
building, around which thousands Of
unarmed citizens are congregated,
blocking up tho streets for squares and
rendering II impossible to reach II.
A force of about three thousand oil
Nichols militia are under arms on the
levee at the foo, of Decatur street, aud
1t ia reported that demand for the
.urrender OF the State House will be
made this afternoon, and, rs the Re
publicans are In u hopeless minority,
1t Is hardly probable that armed re-
sistance will be made. The force un'
der Packard there will not exceed
three hundred. sll sttF
Ds lnocraic Legislature.
Promptly at the hour Of assembling
there was quorum IN both houses
A tier the transaction OF some routine
business the louise and Senate met II
Joint session aud proceeded to balio
for United States Senator'S Hon. J. b
Eutiss received majority OF the votes
cast for the snort term ending In 1879
| No choice for the long term.
| Judge Arthur saucier, of the Sixth
District Court, died here yesterday.
Later-Ths Situation ~ 9 ana 10 r. m
About 8 o'clock this evening Mich
Hollis militia, about 1000 strong, had
review on st. Charles street, opposite
Lafayette square. Az they marched
through the streets they were cheere'
by men and ladies, who tt.ronged tn
galleries aud waved their bandker
chiefs. They were principally arme'
with Springfield rides, togethe
with bayonets ana cartridge-boxei
though some were armed with Cal
bines, shot guns and old muskets an
marched In a manner that shove
they were familiar With the school
the company. After review the con
panies we're detailed for duty an
marched of to different points. Som
are patrolling the city tonight, o'
most Of them were disbanded for IL
night. All ages, from sixteen to sixt
are represented IN this militia and a
nations, except the Africans are rel
resented. AZ they passed the Custol
House this morning, OF their march
Jackson Square, the windows ON o
Leyee street was filed with unit'
States soldiers. rt.S
PACKARD Besciged in the state Hons
At o o'clock tonight the agent OF q
Associated Press attempted to ent
,he State House to interview Govern
packard, but WAS halted by Govern
Nicholls' police and refused admissio
,oyernor Packard and bis LeRislatu
are In the State House, but the M
police have refused to allow provisio
to be carried inside, and Govern
Packard and Legislature are 10 q ST.
& of selge.
~ The Republican Legislature had
- ouorum In either branch to-day,
some Of the members were outside q
asserted they were afraid to FISK IN
lives inside, consequently no a,t1
a was taken toward the election
CA limited States Senators.
All kinds OF rumors are anoat
ii. night, notably one that the 81
'es. House is to be attacked. On this =
iect PROMINENT Democratic stated
Tho plan Of Gov. Nichols 10 to q
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