Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-09
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
The Two Governments Of Loulslana
Collide.
iRE DEMOCRATS TAKE FoRCIBLE
POSSESSION OF TIE PUB.
Lie OFFICES.
New Orleans Alive with Armed white
leaguers.
GOVERNOR PACKARD STILL HOLDS
THE STATE House.
the DUEL sETWEEN BEN
NETT AND MAY.
lsrkciAL purArcHrs ~ TINE ooLp HILL
DAILY NEwsi
New Orleans Alive With Armed white
Lsaeusrs.
THE DUEL W BEN
NETT AND MAY.
ESPECIAL purArcHrs To mi 0olp HuI
DAILY NEwsi

rhs Dsmosrats Stealing Lssisiasa
NEW ORLEANS. January % A. h.-Ths
members Of the White League which have
been mustered In by Nichols Govern
meni Is militia. are assembling with arms
a, Lafayette square. with the avswsd pur.
pose OF maintaining the Superior Court
abolished by the Kellogg dovsrnnsnt.
NEw ORLEANS. January $3.50 A. ~
The streets are full Of armed men. bur
rying 10 Lafayette square. where the
scene presents all the phases Of an army
on the eve Of battle. Armed men are TO
porting 10 tho sheriff, who proposes TO
lake possession OF the supreme Court
rom. now In charge Of the Metropolitan
police, and install Nichols newly aP-
pointed Judges OF the Supreme Court.
An attempt will probably b made 70
capture the police stations also.
An advertisement appears this morning
ordering the members Of the Washington
Artillery to assemble at their armory at 10
o'clock.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 30 A. M.-The
excitement Is increased with every new
movement. aud the situation ID exceed
ingly critical. Il 10 Just reported that the
Pirst and Third Police Stations have sur
rendered 10 the Democrats.
Nuw ORLEANS. Jan. Dat 1850 Mich.
oll's militia took possession Of the Su-
prsnie Court building and installed their
Judges. All Police Stations are In the
possession Of Nichols government. Not
q gan was fired.
10
New ORLEANS, Jan. 9-l2:S0 y. M.--Ths
Nichols government 10 In possession Of
everything except the State House. A.
vet no effort has been made 10 take pos.
session u that building, around which
thousands Of unarmed citizens are congrs-
gated. blocking up tile streets for squares,
aud rendering 10 impossibls 10 reach u.
A fores Of about 5000 Of Nicholls' militia
arc under arms ON the levee and at tho foot
u Dscator street. and Il 10 reported that =
demand fer the surrender Of the State
House will BE- made this afternoon. A.
the Republicans are In . hopeless minor
ity. il 10 hardly probable that armed re-
s~istancs will be made. Yhs force under
Governor Packard there will not exceed
500.
The commander Of the U. Q. sloop o..
sippeo has established signal station 10
the Custom-house. In order TO commune
cate with the officials there. The Ossippss
aud the monitor Canonicus are lying Oh
the foot Of Poyiras street.
U. 3. Marshal Pitkins 10 Ia constant
communication with Warrington. giving
every phase ef the situation.
Chief Justice Ludsling this morning 10.
sued an srler removing civil Shsrin
Handy and appointing Alfred Dourgss to
that position. Handy was setting under
the orders VI Nichols. and hence this &c.
ton.
Up to this hour not . shst has been
fired or IN accident reported. Great
crowds are assembled on Canal. Camp aud
other principal streets.
The Republicans report that v regi.
msnts from Mississippi and u from
Alabama are with Ogden, ths commander
Of Packard's militia.
NKw ORLEANS, Jan. 81 2. M.-There
il no change In the situation. 0gisn's
militia are massed In the square Of the
State House. which has been reinforced by
100 colored militia. Packard says no will
resist Any attack made upon u.
Nichols supreme court. after spreading
their comissi0ns ON record and appointing
Alfred Roman, clerk. adjourned till
Wednesday.
The Democratic leaders new assert that
they have no intention Of attacking the
Stats-house.
A PROCLAMATION.