The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-18

the Democrats assert that the order o:
The P.cs.dgn; - Gen. hu-u- va. no;
COME. him TO Interfere unless to PIC.
y5ot g.ooGShcd.
Nichols .ai the Democratic I.e-'s
.atUrc vii. not heed Packard's proc.s-
tIon Of this morning, and the fsrmyr
Will resist any a::emp: Of Packard tg
reCaDtu-e the courts or station houses.
Gen. Augu- does not regard the
order Of the President, received las.
night, rs materially changing las
forming instructions.
II 1. M.-There is no material
change in the situation. 4 larry,
crowd of colored people have assem-.
Died around the State House, where
the Republicans are jUbilant over tbs
news from Washington.
Governor Packard declines 70
state wA.; measure, If any, he Wi,
AXE 70 insure obedience to lis pvCc.a.
nation Of this morning, further than
tie statement that Il Is HI canes dc
>.Te L. avoid haoi>Geu ct G.,aic @
for the future. lie = Row an cousU..a.
"a. WIKI the judges Il tie Supr>ml
Cut.
II45 \. NJ. Nothing fuc.her has
been received b? Gen. Au- u, from
Washington.
1t is stated that Governor Packard
will make demand for the court
house and station houses during the
day.
\ R,yubliryu extra says that for the
past few days the white lcagucrs have
had matters all their own way, but
with the begiunlnG Of the new VIC, X
comes a change. The clear and d,cjs-
i've language of the President. in his
dispatch TO Gen. Au.u., cannot c
misunderstood. The proclamation OF
Governor Packard is expressed in
terms equally plain.
Tae white league interregCum is ut
an end. The State will proceed, with
ont further delay, to TeasSume control
over ali the departments of the govern
mcmt which had been temporarily pos
sesscd by lawless means in the interest
of a little ring of local Office king
politicians.
MONA Picayuae extra says that
every preparation has been made by
the Governor to qucll any disturbance
which may be raised by the drunken
rabblc of the St. Louis Hotel, and
orders are peremptory that any such
tumult or cmeute on the part of the
followers Of the pretended Packard
shall be quclled by the severest meas
ures and AT any cost. 1t also contains
the following interview with Gen.
Au .ur:
Rrporier-General, have He'd TO
ascertain your construction of the tele-
gram from the President.
Gen. Augur-I consider it as not
recognizing either of the claimants Of
the governorship.
Reporter-What is the necessity for
the recognition mentioned in the dis
patch, and under what circumstances
will such recognition become neces-
sary?
Gen. Augur-The President is the
judge of that. 1t is for BIN to de-
termin3 when and how the rccogni-
ton shall be made. He is as
well informed OF the facts on both
sides as am myself
RepOrter-In case the necessity re-
ferred to is considered to have arisen,
to whom will application for Iccogni-
ton be made2
Gen. Augur-TO the President.
l 40 p. M-The Republican, Legis-
lature is in joint session with IS mem
beers. Several Senators denounced
Pinchback's assertion in regard to the
use of money by Kellogg to secure his
election as Senator, and one Senator
Blount said that while our Savior had
his Judas, the American people their
Arnold, his race had their Puchback.
lie had nominated Pinchback ter
Uuited States senator, but Withdrew
his nomination.
2P. MA TtmcS extra has the 20
lowing: Judge Shaw has issued a
writ of hn6eas corpus requiring the
criminal sheriff Of the House to pro-
duce the bodies of the assistant scE-
gcanis-at-arms now in the parish pris-
on, who were arrested by Blylan's po-
Ice while attempting to arrest Scna-
tors at Pinchback's house. The writ
was served 10y person appointed as
sheriff by Judge Shaw"
The following order has been re-
ceived by Sheriff Hardy: state OF
Louisiana, Sixth District Court, Parish
of Oricaus-To Thos. II. Hardy, Civil
Sheriff of the parish of Orleans-Con-
sjdcring that a certain p!oc amatI0p,
signed by :. 3. Packard, wicked
aud shameless impOsIor, has come &c
the view OF this court, and considering
tlGt the pretens;ons of said individual
t. be Governor Of Louisiana have nc
foundation except so far as he falsely
claims to he supported by the irreslst
able power OF the national forces, il l,
ordered that the civil sheriff Of this
parish of Orleans do pr VIDE sufficient
force to guard this court from any VIC
ll.iUn or intrusion.
"By order of the court.
:" Signed j. V. GUILLoTT. Clerk.
New Orleans. January -, 1917"
2:45 p. M.-Both Legislatures bal
loted for Senator without choice
Pfrchback received one vote in H.,
Republican Legislature. Sheriff Bour
gcs, repre-, enting the Supreme Cour
over which Chief Justice Ludeiing pre-
sides, made a demand for the cour
house this morning, which YVES refused
The court house is now held by three
companies of NiChO!ls's militia, aud
the first precinct station 10y Battery
No. 2 of the same force.
The New Orleans Democrat in III
leading editorial, and in referring tC
the probabilities Of Gov. Packard al
tempting 10 1etake the courts anC
State houses, says Mr.. Packard, how
ever, is playing a dangerous game
The patience of this people is wei
nigh exhausted, and if they are fOrcel
into a conflict which is calculated anG
designed TO again rob them of thC
government of their choice. and thu
blessings Of an honest and efficient al
ministration, their wrath will be diff
cult to restrain, and we for one hope
that no hand will he able to restrain it
If Mr.. Packard forces this conf ct We
appeal to our friends to spare, as far a!
final and complete victory will permit
the lives of metropolitan and negro
dupes. We advise them to let the full
weight of their guns fall upon thu
leaders of this iniquItous, murderous
and most dannabIe scheme, and tc
follow Packard into his hotel, and il
need be into the custom house itself,
and hang him from its highest window
CINCINNATI, January 1j.-Thr pres
ent break up of the ice Is the mos
disastrous on record, not only at thii
place, but at every point between here
aud Pittsburgh. The lowest estimate Of
the damage done here is $3.50 coo, and
the highest is placed at $500, 600. Tn,
heaviest loss seems to be with the Goa