The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1872, Page 3

NEW ORLEANS. a re (10k: The Threatened Consict Be- tween State and Fed- ore: omen ~ aa | Are We. ‘to: Have : Another | © ‘Revolution 7 SHE STATE HOUSE CAPTURED Pha epee War Jato 5 Bia 6 = j ‘Emory the Present Mas- «tem of the Situation. INIBACTIONS ‘AND. COUNTRRIN-JUNCTIONS, 1; bed Due vel A“ Certiorari Flank Move- eo qment: Contemplated. wut! THE. PRINCIPALS INTERVIEWED. Wermeth—“T Am Governor and Do Not Ree- ognise ihe Right of Any Court to | Paralyae My Executive Fonctions.” THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON. | bow ‘ os Brod iaeccacad Affair. f PRIEST aS eg Aeteiidst two Grolock this morning two com: wen OF dhe Fivt “artilery United States troupe, pr the direction of a Deputy United States agpeha}, 200% ‘possession of the State House. Pesto) the twoope: were quartered tw the Sonate epaaber 204 pers in, the Chamber of the House of Representatives, while the officers and Deputy Gaited States Merebal took up quartere in the Gévérnor's ante-room. The doors were closed and @uarded, and ogress’ and ‘ingress ‘denied to ait @xsept the ofticers of the State. AUTHORITY FOR THE CAPTURR.. Pee torowing ta the pathority under which the Watod Stacesemeials took possession of the State Supervisors of Registra- of Hlection and ) On file in. this eaaen and are in fact and in pid + yang ‘and correct and in accordance with herefore, I, H. Clay Warmoth, Governor of ae ‘the State of Louisiana, do issue this oclama- Yon, making anown’ che ‘Test fee of al election command the oficers and persons te-of Louisiana i an a ae therefore, in Sing teal prevent. the further uatenction of the proce in’ this cause, and, further, toprevent a Peioladion of the orders of this endthe imminent danger of disturbing the peaoe, it is hereby ordered that the Marshal at eis the district of Louisiana Ly vane Possession of the, buildi! ’ Institute,” and oooupied bly of the eh ESS -mesnwi to. prevent all unlawful as- bees, under the guise or pretext od by virtue of povenaes > returns made Bald f re, in contempt and viola- aera: order. ree the poly is 10. and i in “said, Sallaing 0 ar Tsons he game. O. H. DURELL, psi New ORLEAMS, Dec, ., 1872, ‘In! Obedience to this order the United’ States ‘Marshal calledepon General Emory, commanding ee Department, for & military force to ex- ecate the above order, whitch was Promptly furnished, and possession was taken ef’ the Institute, as before telegraphed. SOBNE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, ‘At a8 early an hour as ten o'clock A. M. the | United States Cireust Court room contained prob- ably three hundred aad fifty persons, most of whom were colored, and the crowd incrcased every mo- @pnt, coming in @ leng Milo.til about « quarter to Pleven oiclock. Almest every avaiable ‘seat out- aide the railing was-ocenpied,, Tho crowd was in eebest of humor ond ihe laughing and talking oes incessant, There seemed to be scarcely a denbt in the mind of any ome as to the way the decision Would be, and consequently thore in the x04, which, from ai) appearances, was composed <ofmen in favor of the Custom House’ party, wie waderateod anything about the saatteriand dould mnticipste the regult of the decision were jubiiant. GOVERNOR WARMOTH ENTEKKD amsabouteeven ‘O’elock, and in a short time after was poinoe by Colonel McEnery. The Governor ap- peared to be Jn nowine surprised or dismayed. At sorty-Ove mingses past eleven o'clock A. M. Judge Durreli entered, and imediately after the Court had been called to. order commenced to read bis de- eiston, "He began by descriigg the bill as a wel)- known one te Chancery Courts’to perpetuate toe fmony. This bill is bronght under the acts of 29FO and 1811 OF Congress, The act of 1810 war President Grant Disgusted at: BEW"VORK HERALD, "SATURDAY, DECEMBER! 7; /1872:7RIPLE SHRET.\) ‘Brat section to dow that the right toy guaranteed without distinction on ac- contt of rice, color or prévious condition: Section } [was quoted regarding, registration and offer to register as being im law registration. The twenty-third section wae quoted to show that | * 2 Dermarsp canmpars who has been defeated or deprived of his ofice on ‘account of a denial of the right to vote on account of rave, colon, &c.,'can bring his sait in the nitea Statés Court.’ Bection 3 of the act of 1871 wae quoted to show that’ the Univea States court has Junlediction, The abeve.acts were found | enforce the Miveenth amemament., The dis- bas been very full and abieon both sides, for which the Court thanke the eoanse), AB TER s0TS CONSTITUTIONS, ? ‘The fret question is, Are the sete constitutional ? The object of the amenament ‘was to protect all citigens in their right to vote, Now, before the act Of 1990, 4,000, 0000f Our-present citizéns were slaves. bak yi eriionne a lere-re nsmrraacncd eryil war. The, WAR MADE THE SLAVES CITIZENS. It was necessary’ to protect such citizens by the United States Government jm weir rigdt to vote agalnet the prejudice of their former masters. The acts. of Congress were «passed for {this ehject. They, are. mise, The , Filteeiith amendment is very broad in its scope. It protects all natives and foreigners also who are made citi- zens, Other amendments did a Bek need Learnt to enforce them, The Filteenth did? “henge the acts of Congress which effected their object, by ther & ae math dele or a civil. The bill ve ban de- prived priced oa Fight bo ate ate ee te, and that TEN TROUBAND VOTES which would have been cast for complainant are about to be suppressed by ag illegal board, This is sopported by | four, thousand afiidavite, War- moth meets this with only: hie @enlal His acts sinee the canvass commenced nave shown tbat the denial is fatie, The constitution of the Returning Board was then revised. Herren was de facto Bec- retary of State when Warmeth removed him, If an that the Governor alleges against, Herron be true he could only be displaced by Judicial pro- ceedings. Herron and Lynch elected Hawkins aud Longstreet; they conatituté the legit Board recog- nized by this Court by the act of November 20, 1872, New election‘laws have no effect on thetr election, THB BERRON BOARD MUST CONTINUR to discharge the duties of their oMce unti) their successors aré inducted. The Herron Board must finish the canvass or no Legislature can be con- vened, and they will be protected by this Court. ‘The statutes are constitutional ; the Court has juris- @igtion. Tne legal Board is Warmoth, Herron, } Lynch, Bawkins and Longstreet. ‘The question of Keltoge’s eligibinity te not pertinent here, and will mot be passed upon. The opinien of CR OR, da, boWever, that he ts eligibie. HE ORDER AND DECKER: oF the Vourt, divested of toglinical verbiage, is as follows :—It enjoins Warmth againet canvassing, considering, pretending to oonvase, 4c, apy of the votes cast. at the. last election, or any returns thereof, except: ip the presence of John Lynch, Jacob Hawkina, James Longstreet and George E. Bover, members @f the Returning Board for said election, and prohibits him from submitting any returns of Hatoh and Daponte or any other persons except Lynoh, Hawkins, Longitreet and Bovee, It else probibits him from SUPPRESSING OR ALTERING THB RETURNS in any way or from interfering with the Custom House Board. It enjoins Hatch, Daponte and Wharton in the manner prayed for in the com- Plainant’s dill, It orders Warmoth to deposit im- mediately in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court all returns or other documents he may have relating to the election, in order that copies may be'made of them, aud ‘that they may be preserved to be used if necessary, Judge Durrell, having Snished reading We . de- ctstem -ordered the rule for comtempt to oe con- timmed unti] Monday and the Ueart to be adjourned til%to-morrow. MOTIONS NOT IN ORDER. ir. SumMES said:—May it please Your Honor, I wish to enter a motion’ in this mattcr, . Judge DURRELL—1 will hear nothing to-day. Ido Dot feel well, Ican attend to hearing. no motion to-day; I will do it to-morrew morning. Mr. SeMMRS—Will you allow’ it to be fled, to be considered on Monday ? Judge DURRELI—I will not permit it to be filed without I have heard it, apd 1-will not bear it til! Monday morning, fa The Court then adjourned wntll eleven o'clock A, M. to-morrow. After the decision was rendered Governor War- moth went directly to his ‘counsel's’ (Judge Semmes’) ofice, followed by about a thousand peo- ple, all intensely excited, but attempting no dis- order. He there remaimed .untt! four o’clock, when he returned to his hetel, About five o'clock he-was waited upon by General Longstreet with a demand in writing for the election returns and all docaments relating thereto. The Governor ‘re- served his answer until to-merrow morning. THE DEMAND ON WARMOTH. The following is @ copy of the communication:— Orrick BOARD OF RETURNING Ni ag New ORLRaNs, Dee. 6, 1 } Te His Excelie! 0, W. ‘Sin—THe ect mei ‘or ttlé Boara of Returning Officers, having: been appointed a ol mittee to ry ee 4c 8 poe ents, &c., that are or may be ir 7 der your. ieee, apper' reali eveleeton ei Rp beg lea ees nce vt thy sd oa, eee o nd $0 ie sia ica’ ive Yived at nal-pamt actwo Pek, PALGING 30, #1KD YOU we applied at the office of Messrs, Semmes & Mott, ‘erhere’ we saw MP. 8. J. vee not be gormt tea to be. 704, or wou we fue ni tl inemenger convey an; a ot would Be a us Falling in our to see you ahi in ort to make del ponmmeance evita the attain of the Board, a copy of whi h we jose, we hereby make this wr ‘itt cmend™ fo To ogee ee ae ‘alt ‘papers ihe. election of No- Feinver aia ike order hat’ we ma} them judge of = Cement States Cir. cuit Court for the district of Louisiana. Yours, Fespeceinly: GE0, B. BOVRE. Seoretary of 8: ol JAMES LONGSTREET, ‘ree Omence from members of Board of Retarning PXTBACT FROMM ed, That George «3 ry Of Jam oe under OFFICE BOARD OF RETURNING Ormcens, l certify that the above and bess ey He isa copy of the Fenolenons, as takea from JACOB Hi, cemact Board. [AWKINS, Secretary of the Board. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND, In the meanwhile the returning oMeers ap- poipted by the Governor vader the new Bigction law got out an injunction against Longstreet and others, Kellogg’s returning officers restraining them from canvassing or compelling Warmoth’s men giving any retarne for members of Congress, Presidential electors or members ef the state Legisiature—those officers, being expressly ex- cepted from thé twenty-third rection ef the En- forcementiact. ¢ Armistead, the liberal candidate for Secretary of State, also enjoined Longstreet and others trom canvassing or returning any votes other than those Jegally returned by the proper returning officers, and from‘ excluding any except upon the affidavits and testimony required by law. These suits were brought in the Eighth District Coart. DUBBLL’S PROBABLE PLANE MOVEMENT. Tt 18 thought that Jadge Bureld wit! remove them to hie Uourt by eertioraré and. qmesh the in- jaaction. The United States troops are still in possession Of the State House, and the Governor refuses to go there. These troops are under orders from the United States Marshal; they will guard the build. ing till the Legislature meete on Monday, and ad- mit none except the persons declared elected by Kellogg's party. hs THE ‘RETURNG Made by the Warmoth Board show that MvEnery buliding ased as a Sate House and founa they had driven away the watchman and taken entire pos- session, The offlcera were guartered 1n.my of, ‘fives, and the men throughput the batiding. It ‘was with some dimcuity I could get admittance to my office. "The troops were under the contro! of a Deputy United States Marshal, and he told me he was instructed to alew nobody ‘but myself to enter the State House. Colose! Wharton, the Secretary of State, was refused admittance for over an hour. WARMOTH WILL NOT OBBY THR COURTS, Rgrorreg—Do you intend to obey Judge Durel’a ‘order to deliver the returns to Longstreet, Lynch, Herron and Bovee ? GovERNOR—I do met, Iam the Governor of the State of Louisiana, and J do not acknowledge the right of: any Court ‘to paralyze my executive func- tiong. Rspeciaity ie it my duty to protect the peo- ple of this State in their right to choose their own officers and to enjoy the fruits of the election in jawhich they have rejected Senator Kellogg and his. confederates by al overwhelming majority. 1 do not understand hew a Judge can settle a contested selection case in advance of any legal contest, and J deny his right to intervene, with military forces, to Constitute a State Legislature. Ruportsr—Do you believe that Trauee: were per- peventy-five liberal and seventy-five Custom Honse petrated as charged’? GoveRNoR—I a0’ nos. | ‘The evinened t on tle face of the :returps, For instance, Antoine, the Tegular candidate jor Lieutenant Governor, swears that 500 men were refused registration is elected Governor by’ 7,000 majority, and that. republicans are elected to the House. The -rolt made up by Kellogg’s oMicers, from returns fur- nished by United Stared Supervisors ‘and Deputy it, pore eucittrens iene nT large. ‘THR CITY HAL! TO BE CAPTUSED. It is currently reported to-night that the City Hall will’ be captured by the’ United States troops to-morrow moraing, and the recently instailed administrationiste ull elected. ‘WARMOTH INTERYIRWED, About’ six o'clock the HERALD reporter was, upon application, admitted to the presence of Governor Warmoth, who lohked grave but reso- lnte. He was sorroundéd'by two'or three friends, who occasionally passed running comments, in the conversation of which hé took no notice. Bé answered all questions of the reporter'promptly and with @ decision that. showed him perfectly equal to the emergency aud far, from being de- spondent. REPORTER—What is the cause of the present trouble? Governor WarMoru—Senator Kellogg was deter- mined at a)l hazards to be Governor of the State. He declared publicly before the election that if he Was beateff he would send all the leading. Jiberais in the State to the Penitentiary, The Registration laws of the State are yery strict, and the Super- visors were instructed by the State Supervisors to gee these laws faithfully execated: In consequence many persons, minors and ‘others disqualified by law,and those who had’ been fraudalentiy regis- tered jm 1870 or who, held, the .certiticates of dead men or of absentets, were re- Jevtea. © Fhe” United" States” Marshal’ «40-. structed’ his députi¢s” ‘throughout the ‘State to collect the names of ali who had been unable to register, and some thousand mames were procured, mest of them represented by cross martes, and these were appended to previously prepared afti- davits, alleging retusal to register by the @iate whetlier the ‘refusals were justified “or not. No testimony On’ the othér'side has been taken. 1t is reasonably certain that not One-third of the per- song purporting to be represented by those am- davits could be found in the State. When the retorns came in it was oon plain that WENERY HAD BEATEN KELLOGG by nearly ten thousand votes. It was then given out by the Custom Honse people that the Board of Retarning Officers would count in the affidavits collected by Packard as se many votes and would exclude enongh liberal parishes besides to give them'a majority for the State teket and in the Legisiatare. RerorTeR—Who composed the Returning Board ? GOVERNOR—Mysells, as Governor; the Licatenant ‘Governor, Mr. Pinchback; the Seoretary of State, General Herron, and Senators Anderson and Lysch—five in'ail. The Lieatenant Governor and Somator Anderson were’ incompetent to act, for reason of having been candidates at the election. WRY HERRON WAS REMOVED, RerorTer—Why did you remove the Secretary of State, General Herron ? GovgERNOR—General Herron was Acting Secretary ‘Of State. J had appointed him to discharge the duties of the oMce during the suspension of Bovee, whom I had removed; and while the case between them was pending in the Supreme Court I received information that Herron had sold himself to the Custom House people, and had agreed to carry out Kellogg’s plan to.faisify the returns, He had pre- viously written a letter intimating his wish to get & promise of a lucrative office from MeEnery. Rerorter—Kellogg , charges you and Colonel Wharton and Messrs. Hatch and Daponte with a design to miutilate dnd jalsify the returns ana cheat him of his election, GovERNon—Kellogg knows the allegations to be utterly false. He knows that on the face of the returns, which show the largest vote by 20,000 ever cast in the State, he is beaten by. 7,000 vores. ‘Those returns, if honestly compiled according to law, ‘areTatal to him, Under cover of a@ bill in Ohancery ‘to perpetuate testimony he sexe to wring them out of the hands of the proper om- cers to. supplement them by fictitious affidavits and votes collected by Packard, and to exciude returns enough to give them a majority. HOW THE ORDER WAS OBTAINED. Revoaven—How do, they expect, to-get contro} of the: Legislatare if you, a8 Governor, do not recog- nize the men they return? GoveRNor—Last night they got hold of Judge Durel and made him sign an order to the Marshal to take possession of the State House. The Mar- shia) called? on General Emory for troops, and at two o'clock this morning two cémpanies of United States soldicrs took possession of the State House, inclading the Executive office. These troops have orders to admit only those’ who have a legal right to enter, and Marshal Packard. will decide who possess the legal right, On Monday, when the Legislature meets under my proc- lamation, the military will permit only Kellogg's Members to enter. Thus, under cover of @ writ from Judge Durel, they expect vo constitute a State Legislature composed of men who have becn defeated at the polis, and that Legislature will PROCLAIM KELLOGG AND HIS STATE TICKET KLECTED after they have been beaten by majorities ranging from seven to thirtecn thousand votes, At three o'clock this morning I was ‘informed that two companies of United States troops had taken pos- Session of the State House, | arose anc went to the ofMcers. There has mever been any inquiry as to. and the right to-vote in Caddo parish, while the returns show that the republicans increased their majority 261 Over the vote of 1870, and theré Wasa total Of 663 more votes than in 1870. In the parish of “Rapides. they swear 1,000 persons were refused registration, when the vote shows an in- crease of fifty-three yotes over that of 1870, “Not- withstanding the fact that 400 votes were taken off by the creation of the new parish of Vernon, the wtal vote in the State is increased over 21,00 over 1870, The republican vote fe)! off over 2,500, which is less than) the strength of the republicans who left the’ party because of the courue of the Custom ‘Hoosé people here. BELLOGG INTERVIEWED. About haif-past even your reportcr succeeded in running Senator Kellogg to earth at the St. Louis Hote}. His parlor-was Gilted at the thne with local Politicians, 80 ap adjournment took place to bis bedroom, where the following interview was held :— REPORTER—This 1OOkH Tike Old Confederate times, Sepator? “y KEL10cc (langhing)—Not #0 bad av that, Fhope. | Reroarsr—What object have the United States troops in taking possession of the State House? | Keryoec—1 only know from hearsay. Beckwith ‘aud-others told me this morning that’ Durrell had been dpformedsthat Warmeth had a large body of men prepa! to take possession of it and pre- cipitate a confict with citizens; so: he thought he would get ahead of him, Rardaren—Were you aware of tie iateation te- tore 44 wae carried inte efiect? Kautoad—No, a. ‘The first | knew ofit was this, morning, RErorrer—Then you 10 not apply to General Emory for troepa ? KxL1LoaG—No, air. Whatever war done ts due to the committee, mot me personally. CAUSE OF THE ERLLOGG-WARMOTH WAR. | Repexrea—Upen what facts’ cbming’ to your knowlege ix'your sult dgajnat Warmoth based 7 KELLOGG—That ts a jong story. Two months be- fore the election, while canvassing the State, it became very evident tome that a very large nom- ber. of colored people throughout the State were being deprived of registration. 1 called the atténtion of the repablican’ committee to thege facts, and it resulted in getting up printed amMdavite in acéordance with the third seation of the Enforcement Act of 1870. They were gotten up im great numbers and scattered through the State, about 4,500 being returned signed later, and the régistration returns showed an excess Of 23,900 in the black registration throughout the country parishes over previous years. We then learned of the fustructions given by Blanchard to the Sepervisors to prevent voting by catablishing Polls at inaccessible points, ‘Thereupon other am- its were | prepared jp aécoryanoe with enother binnoas x forcement Act. ‘There: were qlea plentifully, Acattered throughout the country, thousand five hundred were re- turned. ‘These are the aMdavite now in Court upoh Whicti the suit is baxed. Rerorrer—But how were the fraads you com- plain of committed? KBLLOGG—04, in many ways, Take the parish of Natchitoches a8 an instance, with 2,600 colered registration and 1,600 colored majority. Thatparish is sixty-fve miles long and forty-five miles wide, yet only four polls were opened in 1t, and notice of those only. given on election morning. Many other parishes were treated in like manner. Be- sides this, we knew the instructions given to Bianchard’s supervisors. There are two of thew in that room now (pointing to the parior), They were farnished with TICKETS PUT UP IN PACKAGES OF TWENTY-FIVE, and instracted when and how to insert them in the ballot-boxes. The boxes were exchanged on crossing the river, and I have positive evidence of three that were filled with stones and sunk in the river; but the evidence is abandant, complete and overwhelming. We have the ‘dead wood” on thet. RerorrER—Dop’t you think the step last taken by the military a very grave one 7? KELLOGG—Well, I don’t know. (Hastily) 1 am governed by the committee in such. matters. Those gentlemen are better informed upon the matter than.myself, I will assert, however, that no step bas been taken not strictly provided for in the Boforcement act. The United States Distnet Court is empowered by that act to call upon the United States for troops, and of this power Jaage Darrel availed himseif, RerorTeR—Then, you did not encourage or ad- vise such action ? KELLOGG (annoyed) No, sir. 1 DON'T WANT 70 BE GOVERNOR very: badiy., 1: never solicited the ofier, and this contest is very distasteful to me; but I feel it my duty to-see it out, and F moreover believe myself fairly elected: Why, I have been cheated ous of thousands upon thousands of votes. RerorTen—Do you appretiend any opposition from the people in assuming your office, if instatied by force? KELLOGE—NO, I G0 not; I tink that if I can show mysels fairly elected the: people will aequl- ence, REPORTER— What do Yop think of Warmoth ?. KeLnoce—Werl, he Wa made many mistakes lately, I believe be intended to do right and to have a repubttean Leginiatere returned, bat recently the oli Sten Gemocrats seem to ‘have gotten the bit in their mouths and have run away with Rim, He is unquestionably a very able man, a ‘Very adroit politician, and his governing maxim is audacity al! the time; but he don’t study the gronnd ahead of him closely enough (laughing. RaroereR—Do you think he will ever get to the Senate? EELLoge—I can't say; he could nave gone to the Senate, but it will be diMcult now. 1 think the People are less and less inclined to trust him. Reporrar—Do you think any extraordinary ac- tion will be takén to-morrow ? KELL09g—No, 1 think everything will be quiet and in. statu quo wntll the meeting of the Legisia- ture, RerorTsr—Which Legislature? KBLLoGa—The legally elected one; but of that I know nothing. | am always happy to answer the H&RALD, as far as 1 am personally concerned, but Tcannot speak for others. ‘The reporter here withdrew. ‘PHB. WARMOTH PARTY, BBND TO WASHINGTON. ‘The Warmoth party have telegraphed at length to General Grant ana our Representatives in Con- gress, and Attorney General Elect vgden left this evening ‘for Washington in quest of awrit of pro- hibition from the Supreme Cours. ; 178 RPFECT. ‘The effect of these extraordinary proceedings ‘upon the people has been slight outside of political circies, which are intensely agitated, Of course they are generally condemned with feeling, but no manifestations of eliher indignation or violence. Politicians complain that the people are cowed, and the following petition has been put in circala- tion, and it is receiving numerous signatures and indicates MORE TROUBLE AHEAD. The A arial of EW, Ma saseg are requested to ‘assem! at , to take into con- miderntion ha ne alatming Position of public affairs. The possibility Nas the voice of th» eine? as expressed at the recent election sae pressed by an unprecedented exercise judicial functions and by the interposition of military force, and to lay before ‘the country the facts of this unparalleled conaplracy agains: popu- lar rights, the feédom ‘of elections and constita- tional liberty, Between four hundred and six hundred troops are concentrating here. A battalion, six com- panies, arrived from Louisville this morning and another fs expected to-night. They are quartered ip varions localities near the centre of the city. We shall probably go through a period of intense excitement, but there fs at present little chance of any Opposition to the national government taking any other form than that of solemn and indignant protest. AMONG COMMERCIAL CLASSES & genera) feeling prevails that to-day's proceeding is an important stride in the direction of cen- tralization. Many do not object so much to the policy of the government, and in fact would do all within their power to further a movement tending in. that direction, but all, seriously object to the inetraments in the hands of the government, vig.—the "federal oMeials—who are ‘used for the purpose, It is probable that within ‘@ Week @ commilttee, composed of prominent citi- sens of New Orleans, will visit Washington and lay before the President the exact status of this peo- ple. Their object will be to secure the appoint- ment of genticmen to the federal offices, and will give assurances that in such event no act antag- onistie WO the policy of the administration wi) be. committed. Most of the members of the Legislature retunred by the Warmoth Board are in the city. They nave heen called to meet at the City Hall to-tnorrow morping at ten o'clock for consultation vpon the important-events now transpiring. They are much excited and express @ determination to ergavize om Monday in accordance with the Governor's proclamation. OORRESPONDENCE WITH WASHINGTON. Marshal Packard’s Despatches to the . Attormey General Explaining His Au- therity and Repeating the Fact of Taking Oharge of the State House—The President Disgusted. Wasuinaron, Dec 6, 1872. The following telegrams were received here to- day :— New OnzKans, La., Dec. 6, 1872. To Hon. rhaten ad HH. Wiitlams, Attorney General, Waal The Un! | Btates Court yesterday directed the Marana! 0 take possession of Mechanics’ Institute, subject to the-forther orders of the Court, and in the meanwhile to prevent any unlawful assemblage in violation of the restraining order of the Court. = the ae kenon under the guise or pretext of virtue of a Frerental canvass irs made by by ew Retarning Board. De contempt and viola Of said restraining order. 1m compliangagat an early hoar this morning, | occupied the ding with deputies and a military furnished on my requisition by General Emory, Hot interfering With the State omcers in their ere Ss. B PACKARD, United States Marshal. , Second Despatch. New yovernes Dee. 6, 1872. Wash To the ATTORNEY GENERAL, On :— The Court rendered juagient oy the case to-day, granting an injunction as prayed for, and declares the Lynch returning ay the only legally-constituted rd to make the canvass, and yi ee Production to said Board of ali election 8. B. PAOKARD, United States Marshal. The Attorney General to-night Jaid the telegrams before the President. The President expressed his great disgust at the whole quarrel between War- moth and Kellogg, and thinks it disgrace- ful that. two men will, for the sake of gett to the United States Senate, run the risk of drenching @ prey blood. He seemed to be drm in the determination to rmit no federal interference, unless necessary Lautan, | @ revolution of the electoral vote of The vote cannot now be counted for for there was no attempt at a meet- ing or tthe Electoral Coll on the day impera- uvely ‘ibed by the Prominent Pepab. men who haye been informed of ae ta-night also freely express their say that if this state of affairs con tinues Sangh longer May find it necessary to interfere with aome which may a); a tS THR ELROTORAL “The following despatch was apes received here last night :— NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 4, 1872. Byorre rey E. OnaNpien, Secretary of National Com- vHlepnbiican, Electoral College have received shel cer! election from the Canvassing and today cast the vote of Louisiana for Grant? and Wilson, Kellogg’s atvorneys closed their argument before meeen Duell and are conf- ans of fat ited Friday. ACKARD, President Baate Commies, cia aee Jateresting feview of the situation in New Orleans prior to the present outbreak will be found in our special correspondence on the filth page.) Overflow of the Arno and Po—Bridzes Swept Away and Serious Damages in the Rural Districts. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK WERILE. TuntN, Dec. 6, 1872. The waters of the river Arno, as well as the Po, have overflowed their banks. Many bridges crossing those two strcams have | been swept away and destroyed, and the com- munes are inundated, causing great destruction to property. FATAL FALL PROM A B ‘A BUILDING. Coroner Keenan was yesterday requested to hold Ab inquest at 279 avenue C on the body of Jobn Lehe, @ German, forty years of age, who area from fas effects of tnjsries received on Thursday by fall- from the second story of a tow building in ty-third street, near Fourth avenue, where he was employed as carpenter, CEASE: jl widow and three Pare i oe © 8» "WHO IS, IT 21) Alleged Appearance of a Tam< many Brave in Havana, Can It Be Tom Fieldst-How Mr. and Mrs Fleming Arrived, Entertained and De parted—Gold and Bonds in Plenty— ihe “Gentleman” . Sails for La Belle France. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YCAK WEBALO. HAVANA, Dec. 5, } Via Key West, Dec. 6, 1872, About six weeks ago Thomas ©. Fleming, accom-~ panied by his wife, and provided with ap American Pasgport, arrived from New Orleans. SUDDEN DEPARTURP OF ‘TAR LADY. AND GRNTLEMANG In the following week Mrs, Fleming left for New! York, and on Monday Mr. Fleming, having his jose port vised for Havre left by the steamer Vandalia, bound for Hamburg via Santander. THINGS LOOK SUSPICIOUS. Fleming's actions are considered suspicious. Ne Yorkers in Havana say:that’ Fleming) is ‘Thomae Ue Fielag, tie Tammany politician. i FLEMING’S APPEARANCE. Fieming/is about fiity years; of age; fine looking” and very corpulent, 7 WELL PROVIDED WITH Casi. He had a heavy bag of gold and a bundie of bond in his possession. He was humorous pnd enters, taining in conversation. CAN Ir BE “TOs One New Yorker addressed him.as Dick Fiemin, The latter featenan smiled and said, ‘:All right.™& ENGLAND. Motropolitan Light Dempite the Gas stokers” | Combination Strike—Political Conservatism |) Against the Ballot, but in Compli- ment to America—Marine Dis- aster and Loss of © Life. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. =~ Lonpoy, Dec. 6, 1872. ‘¥here Was a better supply Of gas throughout th city last night than at any time since the inangu-~ ration of the strike by the stokers, The gas com< panies have secured a number of wen to ll the places of the strikers. CONSERVAMSM AGAINST THE BALLOT BUT IN COMs, TSAMENT TO AMERICA, Ataconservative banquet in Westminster last night Mr. W. H. Smith, M. P. for Westmuinster, ' made a speech, in which he criticised the Ballog bill, comparing the working of the system im England aud America, denying that it. pre- vented corruption. He made a most friendly” reference to the United. States, and declared it was necessary for England to cultivate good relae tions with the American people. As the well-wisher ofthe American people he scurned the idea of golugy to war with them at any time; he felt that “war between the two countries would have been impos« sible even if the Treaty of Washington had failed, He criticised the judgment of the Geneva Tribanal,’ but’ accepted it and said dll Englishmen hapaaa bound to accept it as final. DERELICT AT SEA AND FATAL CONSEQUBKCES, = > ‘The ship Utinta was dbandoned by her erewt while on a vovage from Quebee for Bristol. u Eight persons were washed of the vee? ‘sug drowned. ~ IRELAN D. > Nationalist Electoral Triumph in the South, | TELEGRAM TG THE NEW YORK WERALO. ' Cong, Dee. 6, 072° | ~Mr. Ronayne, a nationalist, has been eledted member of Parliament for Cork in-place of tHe — Johu Francis Maguire. Perth ao GERMANY. pictathnli Mowat ist The Counties Reform Bill in Rapid Progress Through the Prussian Diet—The Peers Subdued by Imperial Pressure. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, BERLIN, Dec. 6, 1872, The Counties Reform bill came before the Upper House of the Prussian Diet to-day, having vassed the Lower House. ‘The general denate on the bill opened and’ Closed in’ to-day’s sitting. ‘To-morrow the bill will be discusse’ clause by! Clause, No considerable amendments are expec to be made, and it is hoped the bill will pass befol the ‘end of the sitting. SPAIN. Allacbuditcl ei abl The Sagasta Impeachment Case in Parliament» Revolutionist Roamings in Retreat. Met suuntiie Rune ‘ TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD: Maprip, Dec. 6, 1872, ‘The Cortes has rejected a motion for the imme- diate consideration of the resolution to impeac® ex-Minister Sagasta. REVOLUTIONIST ROAMINGS, The republican banas in Catalonia have dig petsed ana tranquility is restored. The armed bands which were roving near Villa Franca and in the Despenaperros Mountains bave also disappeared. ROME. ; American Catholic “Devotion to the Holy See-~ Pontifical Blessing to Transatlantic Children £3 the Church, Rome, Dec. 6, 1872, A deputation of Americans had an audience with the Pope yesterday, and presented an adaress ex- pressing the devotion of American Cathoties to the Holy See. ‘i The Pope made a feeiing respon: by giving bis blessing, to the and conciade@! An American Brig Ashore on Stirrup Key Grand Array of Notables, Male and Fe- male, Called Upon to Answer the Charge of Treason Preferred Against Them ty Court Martial. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK WERALO. Via Key Wan Bee g The steamship Columbia, from New York, arrived here this morning. AN AMBRICAN BRIG ASHORE. The American brig Samuei V,,Meteck, with @ cargo of machinery irom Philadelphia tor. Havana, Went askore on Stirrup Key, bat was got ot by wreckers, The salvage was adjusted at Nassau, and the brig proceeded to Havana, The Gaceta publishes a decree to-day summoning Plutarco Gonzales, Nestor Pouce, the widow of Morales Lemus and the WIVES OF GENBRAI, JORDAN, ALDAMA, TRE AND FESSER to present themselves at the artilicry barracks fi this city and defend themselves from the éharge: of treason preferred against them before ‘@ yourgl * mnai tial assembied there q MORA, MES