The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-10
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENoER
SITUATION IN LOUISIANA.
PaCkard's Legislature In a Stat,
Of Siege.
Nichols Militia Paradinu the
Streets.
The President to Gen. Augur.
THE MAY-BENNETT DUEL.
May Wounded in the Breast.
May Wounded in the Breast.
The Statement of an Eye Witness
An ExcIIIng DnY Yesterdnr.


superior court abolished by the Kellogg
Government.
1880 A. Alarmed men are hurryinS
through the streets to Lafayette Square,
where they report to theSherill, who will
1t is said move them at ! o'clock to the
Supreme Court building and endeavor
to take possession OF it. Chief Justice
Labelling is there on the bench, and Capt
Gray Of the Metropolitan police, with a
strong force is in possession OF the build
ing. It is stated that the Chief Justice
will remove the present Sheriff, il he at.
tcmpts TO take the building by force, and
appoint another Sheriff.
Governor Packard ia at the State
House, and has telegraphed TO President
Grant asking for assistance. While the
men under arms disavow. any intention Of
provoking collision, a drunken man
or an accidental shot may bring on a
riot.
Governor Nichols is at St. Patricks
Hall.
AT II A. NJ. armed bodies OF men are
moving in different directions, from
Lafayette Square, about five hun
dred are passing down St. Charles street
supposed to be moving for the Supreme
Court. Others are marching South and
West.
At ll:i5 A, NJ, demand was made for
the third precinct station house, in the
Supreme Court building, and was refused.
About 10000 persons are assembled
| arnunl InCkanu unu.r., onJ ,Io ,-o:,,
ment Is intense. A large body OF armed
men are on the levee..side of the square.
Gov. Packard reports that the Metro
politan telegraph wires are cut, and he
has established communication with
United States Marshal Pitkin, at the
Custom House, by means OF the United
States signal corps.
The Metropolitans al the State House
are being armed with Springfield rifles.
The shops in the French quarters are all
shut. The United States troops are al
the Orleans Hotel, two blocks away,
watching the crowd, but are not under
arms.
LATER.
1t is just reported here that the first
and third police stations have surrender.
ed to the Democrats.
At ll:50 a. NJ, Nicholla' militia took
possession OF the Supreme Court building
and installed their judges, All OF the po.
lice stations are in possession OF Nichols
government. Not gun was fred.
The Picdyune extra, issued at noon, says
Of the assembling Of armed bodies this
morning, few were aware that legal State
militia had been organized and armed
for the execution Of the orders OF the
Governor, and that these men ou the
streets were there In obedience,to call
as the State militia. General O gden was
in command and was assisted by Gems.
Beham and Vandrey. Col. ID. B. Paun
was in control Of the adjutant Generals
department. In various parts Of the city
the militia assembled, artillery being or.
ganized at the St. Mary market. They
had two field pieces and at II o'clock
they proposed to move TO LAFAYETTE
Square. The purpose Of this movement
was to see that the legal Supreme Court
should be permitted TO take its seat. 1t
was n notorious fact, revealed by a mill
tary commander on the Republican side,
that the court would not be allowed to
sit, and the militia was called out to see
that nobody or power should interfere
with it. It is the intention OF the officers
under the orders OF the commander.in-
chief to hand the court over to the legal
Justices, and on this the issue is made.
AZ IL o'clock it was appointed by the
| militia IN march IN 1nrkaon ST,ora
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IL M.-Nicholls' government are in
possession Of everything except the State
House. As yet no efforts have been
made to take possession OF the building,
around which thousands of unarmed citI.
zens are congregated, blocking up the
streets for squares and rendering it i'm.
possible to reach it. A force OF about
5000 Of Nichols militia are under arms
on the levee, and it is reported that do.
mand for the surrender of the State
House will be made this afternoon, and,
as the Republicans are in hopeless mi.
noritY it is hardly possible that an arm.
ed resistance will be made. The force
unueT IOVeEuOF 1uCkAfu there VIII not