, 1877-04-26
THE SOUTH.
Packard Quietly Retircs
from His Unlcfcndcd
Castle.
Which Is Declared to Be in Very
Musty Condition. .
Nichols and His Legislature
Proceed to Take Pos
session.
Mr. Packard Issues d Touching
Yaledictory to Ills Ad-
heronts.
ue Valves None Of Ills Legal Rights, but
Yields to Necessity.
The Commissioners Present Their
Report to the President.
They Believe Better Days Arc in
Store for Louisiana.
Republican Legislators in South Corolina
to 30 Reconstructed.
Ue Valves None Of Ills Legal Rights, but
Yields to Necessity.
The Commissioners Present Their
Report to the President.
They Believe Better Days Arc in
Store for Louisiana.
Republican Legislators in South Corolina
to Bo Reconstructed
EXIT.
FACEANp'A ltETUlRMKNT.
RnAr{aS Nfp1I-h IN YAk YnthM1sS-

Hpectai HspaseA to ms 7tbank.
NKw OR1.nAHs. La.. April 2.a-Ths last acts in
Tie nnal establishment OF ono Government In
Louistana took place to-day, and consisted In tho
occupation Of tho Capitol BY Gov. Nichols and
his ojGeinls Mr. Packard, accompanied by three
friends, left tho State.1Ionsc In cab between II
md u o'clock last night and proceeded 10 his rcsi-
deacc, where ho has remained to-day. The build
Ing was left In charge Of Col. Loan, 8nperintend-
cut Of tho Metropolitan Police, aud Capt, Lawlcr.
These oftcoss dlsnsscd nit but twenty Of their
men, and retained possession until 6 \. M. when
Eeholls' Cbtef OF Police. Col. BoYIan, aad Capt
Kelley 1nado demand for tho building, and 1t
,Nas
TURNED OWN TO TuxM.
pIeviou8 demand fron, a militia officer on Col.
Dshan's st4R was refused by Col. Loan, a. ho do
sired 10 turn tho eats property over to the civil.
mi not the military, authorities. About an hour
Atee d detachment al Col. nchan's militia eom-
mand camo upon the Rcenc, nn1 assumcd tho right
Of taking control Of tho Capitol, which asdump-
ton tho police stout1y resisted, aud for
some time IN armed collision between tho
tho branches Of tho Government seemed
probable. A compromise Nas finally effected.
however, BY which the militia retaIned the build
Ing and the police patrolcd tho htreot In 'front.'.
Tho question was ono of honor Al to who should
have
THE CREDIT or TnH CAPTURE.
A. 1u2 uuAHlA& uAA QGQA PEpEk4%All1 ANAA4oAC4f
thto was great danger md lltttc honor involved.
The Capitol having been shut up 40 long in state
Of slego was found worry unsayory. All the Htato
Offices wcso found locked, aud tho doors IN most
eacs were burst open. The militia men lay they
found very few arms in tho building.
md many Of them btokent aud charge this
to the rackard police. The latter, however. do.
e!aso that they left tho all right atacks and
that Il has boon imposAblo TO take anything oat
for tho past two weeks account OF tho vigilance
Of tho Nichols police. They any tho Nichols
police themselves. as soon a. they got into the
building,
APPROPRIATED THE Arms
to their, individual use, and hid them In adjacent
bn!!dlags and that was tho REASON they objected 10
strenuona1y to tho militia
The Legislature mot ~ usual this morning In
ODD-FRLl.oHs' HALL.
A. hall past y oelpek tl,s tHo 1aouses 1olaea 10
aaiecrs. and proceeded to ths sats-ilouse. Thero
was no noisy demonstration whatever. and when
a e
And llnnao met
In THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAMBERS,
I'D @ The State oflseials took po@sossion Of their
The Legislature proceeded with whas. nusiness
Whatever Tie !oors ot ths ieys, sifsst cntsanes
wclo thrown widc open. and tho curious crowd
allowed 10 pas .',rouYh t,e building. and vlew the
The Legislaturc will adjourn alnc aIo to- morrow
4t2p. N.
PACKARD RRrrNEs.
II tAs HtsssTn associated Fssta
uSlpne a.; sataia q. Ii ssSs a:
9!sts. House, and Goi: Aoysn, TIC Chief Of roltcs
directed squad Of hi. men io take possession Of
about gU0 stands OF asrna belonging to tho btata.
CONGRATULATIONS.
0os. Nichols ycste1dhy received many teio-
1kan4 tut. tn 1fakA Hkxnf
.Hei .ad Tear. eae1iaE sonefntuatons over lbs
:itedrssal of Tho toops tna!cstlns g!cst Esiois.
% es H. eSssP eSSs;. 81 & as sst es e. '''s' the
AN AYyRCTiNG SCEHH.
Coy. Packsrds parting Wilt h's police, before he
qa!te IN .dcctisg aaaii. There weFs 350 oi them,
and sYefy uan wanted To shake hauds and e.eort
a a!,a home; Packard ssade tse,a speech. telling
mads for them bT tko Nichols Legislature 10 luke
Their legal claims for tay fot setvlses would
toua the force. Several Of the most cectiYs mem.
r. Of tho fasca waited On Packard At his hnuse 70.
IT, %s 81
tles whether - accept or nut, lie recommended
tasu n accept.
rAKtNd POSSESSION. =.
,Hcho11a' Secretary OF Htato, 8teong, and Andltol
yamel took possession Of tholF oces Ia tho state.
Ths Nichols military .ulhortttss made faya
q the Btate.1 After Packats toFcas tal do.
satted, sad boylans. police were in ,possess!on,
9 Company OF nailitEa wcro ordered BY thcii
eamnMnder to taae possession Of thy building,
faa did tho protest Of tho police
datef 10 The day when BccretAyy Of the SENATE
e!sxg md Clerk Ut shs liouse Tfcieyuat. bY oEae
tihc Nichols Ssuato aud liouse, went 70 tho ",
ou!s sost to take charge Of The Legislative ha!!s
sated thai hs had refused 10 orYanze tho lousc II
taAt building in January last tccsnku Of The pres
eacs Of military. and hi now refused to have any.
thla3 70 ao with this building until tho uiiitar1
ntated 1t. Tho ,Mllttt4 wosI soon thereafter
efesFad ont, leaving tho civil authorities In charge.
PACK A1fn