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Show GENERAL. LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS. 1 The President's Order to General Emery. H0 POSITIVE POLICY DECLARED The Whole S'ata (ioing for the New Deal. Troops Onlcreil to Ciencral Kiuery. Washington, lo. The cabinet meeting to-day resulted in the following fol-lowing dispatch to Adjutant General Emery, commanding federal forces in Louisiana: War Department, Washington, D C, Sept. 10, 1874. -Under no ciil cumstances recognize the insurgent government in Louisiana. Within live days from the date of the proclamation procla-mation to the insurgents, such action will be taken as the emergency may require. By order of the President, E. D. Town send, Adjutant General. TBOOfS FOR NEW ORLEANS. Nashville, 16. Brevet Major General Gen-eral Penny-backer, the regimental staff and troops at the Nashville Post, have been ordered to New Orleans today to-day to report to General Emery for duty. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Shreveport, La., 16. The Keilogg government has disappeared without violence in North Louisiana. Peace prevails and tho people are more hopelul of a prosperous future. GREAT UNANIMITY. New Orleans, 16. The President of the Chamber of -'ommerce, Clear-; ing House, Cotton Exchange and1 Merchants' Exchange telegraphed Grant the statement that the city is perfectly quiet and peaceful. Business Busi-ness has been resumed and no further trouble is anticipated. James F. Casey, of the Custom House, endorses tuis statement. The executive committee com-mittee of the Merchants' Exchange telegraphed a similar message to the Boards of Trade ol Chicago, St. Louis aod Cincinnati. KELLOGG NEST-HIDING. New Orleans, 16 Governor Kellogg Kel-logg and bis followers remain in the custom house. The Governor Hp-pears Hp-pears in good spirits and is quietly awaiting the expiration of the five days allowed by the President, when he expects to be restored by ihu military. mili-tary. Ho insists that he must be put back by the United States troops and maintained by them. B iton Rouge and East Baton Rouge turned out the Kelloge officials to-day and installed in-stalled McEnery officers. The Livingstone Liv-ingstone parish declared for McEnery this morning. The adjacent parishes; will do the same to-morrow. No die- j turbance. ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT. j New Orleans, 16. The following dispatch was scut to President Grant to-day: "A petition has been forwarded for-warded to you to day by express signed by 500 of the leading merchants mer-chants and business men of this city, as foilows: "We, the undersigned merchants, representing the commercial interests oi New Orleans, and deeply interested interest-ed in the welfare and prosperity of the State, gladly emhrace the recent change of government and guarantee impartial rights to all. We respectfully respect-fully usk the sympathy and support ot the executive. Washington, 16. Mail Superintendent Superin-tendent Sloanaker telegraphed the Postmaster General from New Orleans, Or-leans, to-day, that interrupted mail communication has been resumed. Louisville, 10. A call has been issued for a meeting to-morrow night to express sympathy with the citizens of Louisiana in their opposition to Kellogg. GRANT CHIPPING IX. Washington, 10. The Cabinet meeting this afternoon lasted an hour and a half. Secretaries Fish and Bristow, Attorney General Williams an p Postmaster Genera 1 Jewell were the only members present. The others were all absent from the city. So far as can be ascertained, no more definite conclusion was reached than that already announced in the President's Presi-dent's dispatches and orders t Gen. Emery, that is, not to recognize the insurgent government and preserve peace. The President has abandoned for the present his intention of return ing to Long Branch, the events in Louisiana detaining him in Washington. Washing-ton. It is probable, should the troubles trou-bles increase in Louisiana, that the State may be added to Lieutenant General Sheridan's department, or General Terry may be ordered to New Orleans to rank General Emery in command. Though uo vessels have as yet been ordered to New Orleans, those comprising the North Atlantic squadron may soon appear iu that vicinity. These things have been considered, and a large number of available troops is ordered to Louisiana. Louis-iana. There is in bank in New Orleans from 9o00,000 to $700,000 collected from the people to pay the interest on the Louisiana litigated bonds, which are owned at the north. The President has sent instructions in-structions to General Emery to guard the bank, and in no eveut permit the money to be drawn by any person connected con-nected with the Feun government. Colonel Mulberry Sellers, secured, as he merited, unbounded applause. reception was most cordial, and his speech was full of quaint compliments. |