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GilANGE ADVAKCS3. News Department WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1874. FIGHTING 111 MEW ORLEANS. The Streets of the City Again Bap tised in Blood—Abdication of Gov. Kellogg Demanded—*4I«Enerr'« lieutenant Ckrvernor Warns Ont the Militia—Cltiaens Attack metro politan*—-Several Killed Wounded—Scene* and Incident*. For several days past the telegraph Las beeu freighted with mutterings of another outbreak in New Orleans be* iwecn the freinds and opponents of the present State government. Saturday a call, signed by 50 leading business men and firms, was issued for a mass meet* at the Clay monument, Canal street. The eall set forth that for two years the people of that city had been sub* jected to outrage upon outrage by an usurping State government tkat one by one their dearest rights had been trampled upon, until finally, the right, to keep and bear arms, a right guar anteed by the constitution of the United States, has been denied. It therefore calls upon all who desire to protest against these and other such outrages, to meet as above stated, Monday, Sept. 14, at 11 o'clock A. M., and in tones loud enough to be heard through the length and breadth of the land, to declare their rights, and that they ought to be, and mean to be, free. In response to this call, a large meet* ing was held at the time and place designated, at which several addresses were made, some of them well calcu lated io "fire" the people's blood, and a series of resolutions adopted assert* ing that the Kellogg State Government was elected and continued in office by fraud and violence that Kellogg and his coadjutors are so using the registra tion act as to defeat the will of the peo ple at the coming election that by false representations he has received the promise of aid from the Federal gov ernment to overawe the people of Louisiana and control such election, and finally demanding his immediate abdication. This demand was convey* ed to Kellogg by a committee appoint* ed for the purpose, and met with the reply that being in the nature of a menace he refused any answer to the communication of the committee. Following this at 4 o'clock p. u., was a proclamation of D. B. Penn, (elected Lieut. Governor on the McEnery State ticket,) signed "Lieut. Governor and commander-in-chief of the Louisana State Militia," calling on all able-bodied citizens, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, without regard to race, color or previous condition, to take arms for the purpose of driving the usurers from power. This was followed by an order signed by the same authority appoint ing Gen. Frederick N. Ogden, provision al general of the State militia, and di recting subordinates to report to him, and still later a short proclamation from the same source assuring the colored people that the movement on foot was not directed against them or their rights, and assuring them of pro tection and safety if they only preserv ed neutrality. While these proclamations were be* ing issued, large bodies of anned peo ple began to assemble on the streets ex* tending along Canal street from the river to Clairborne street, and it began to be manifest that an encounter be tween the opposing elements was im minent. About 4 p. M. a body of Met ropolitans—Kellogg police—whites and colored, under command of Gen. Long street, of rebel fame, with cavalry and artillery, took up a position on Canal street, and Gen. Longstrect warned the armed citizens to retire. This demand was responded to by the citizens open* ing fire, when a sharp fight ensued, the Metropolitans soon giving way. It is said the negroes fled on the first fire. Two eampanies of U. S. troops near by, took no part in the affray. After the fight, several of the principal streets were barricaded by the citizens, who also took possession of the fire alarm telegraph, the city hall and other pub lic buildings. At 12 o'clock at night, the city was reported quiet. During the fight, Gen. N. S. Badger, of the Metropolitans, was wounded in several places, and after, suffered the amputa tion of a leg. Among the casualties among the citi zens, the following are reported killed: E. A. Talledaro, Fred Moreman, Dick Linsey, Capt. J. M. West, Major J. K. Tourtain, and one Magazine, street car driver Severely wounded: F. Pallet, John Consider, John Kilpatrick, Major Wm. Welle. Sam. B. Newman was .slightly injured from a fall, but re mained on duty. .. The following casualties are reported among the Metropolitans: Killed— Serg't Jas. McManus, Serg't J. R. Champaign, Corporal J. F. Cleremondt. officers J. H. Hill, E. Simmond, J. Shields, S. Ballard. Wounded—Wm., Carlton, J. Coleman, Geo. C. Miller, J. Horg, Jno. McCan, John Kennedy, H. M. Alley, M. J. Barrett, M. Gonzales, J.Connolly. Wm. H. Hawkins, Samuel S. Swain/ D. E. Massilier, J. Ryan, L. Backus, L" Desjen, J. F. Duffy, T. Dalzy, P. Caesar, C. Bergern, A. Pecit, R. Gonzales, J. Gonzales, J, M. Ester,.J. W. Nichols, B. Faver, L. A. Hiba»lt, E. Simoon, E, Elgar, L. Davis, Jo'n Lee, L. Welles, 0. Ellmore, Nelson Moldy, Otto Bierandt, Co chin, W, Brow. The following fronudel ciiiMM received *T Charity Hospital: Wm. Omard, Chas. Kitts, Jas. Cross, John Mern, John McCabe, M. Betts, Frank Ower, D. Soloman. Gov. Kellogg has, it is said, tele* graphed to Washington for aid, and further trouble is anticipated. AT SHREVEPORT. A citizens committee at Shreveport sends the New Orleans committee greeting, and also announcing that the parish officers elected on the McEnery ticket will be quietly installed to-day (Tuesday). The cotton exchange closed at 1 p. M. on Tuesday as. a mark of sympathy with the movement to establish the legitimate State government of Louis iana. At. 3 r. u. a large crowd of un armed citizens assembled on St. Charles street and escorted Lieut. Gov. Penn from his residence to the State House, where he took possession of the execu tive departments. Ten thousand per sons participated in this movement, and great enthusiasm was manifested. A 2 p. M. some three thousand of Gen. Ogden's military with captured guns, passed by the Custom House, and the United States soldiers stationed there gathered in the windows and cheered tho citizens. Quiet prevails through out the city. ST. LOUIS SYMPATHY. A mass meeting was organized at St. Louis Tuesday night, to sympathize with the people of New Orleans in their efforts to rid themselves of oppression. Gen. Wm. Shields presided, and a large number of prominent citizens of both parties were elected vice presidents and secretaries. Speeches were made by Gen. Shields, Col. Richardson, Sherrcrd Clemens, Col. Slayback, Col. Reed, A. G. P. Garesche, and others. All the addresses expressed earnest sympathy with the people of Louisiana in their struggle to relieve themselves of usurp ation, and resolutions to the same ef fect were unanimously adopted. WITADRAWAL OF THE E E GOVERN- MENT. A consultation was held on Thurs day, 17th inst., between the members of the McEnery government at the State House, to receive and consider certain propositions from Gen. Emery, demand ing the retirement of all armed men from the streets and the return of arms to the arsenal. The propositions were acceded to. Gen. Emery then is sued an order directing Gen. Brooke, Colonel of the 3d Infantry, to take pos session of the arms and other State property, and appointing him to the command of the city until a State and city government could be organized. The present police force, under Thomas BoyIan, was directed to remain on duty until relieved. A long letter was ad dressed to Gen. Emery by Govs. Mc Enery and Penn, protesting against the position assumed by him and stating that the state offices should be given up to the United States government alone. At six p. M. Gen. J. R. Brooke, accom panied by Lieutenants Wallace and Roe. went to the executive office at the St. Louis Hotel. Immediately on his entrance: Governors McEnery and Penn, shaking hands with him, intro duced the three federal officers to a number of prominent citizens present. Gov. McEnery tben stated to Gen. Brooke that he gave him possession of the State Capitol and all other State buildings within the limits of the city. He then read to him a long address, formally surrendering ths State offices to the U. S. Government, at the con clusion of which Gen. Brooke took pos session of the Capitol with the records, etc., and Gov. McEnery and his follow ers withdrew. The city continues very quiet. Menlten Sued for Libel. NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Papers have been filed in the U. S. Circuit Court of Brooklyn, in the case of Edna Dean Proctor against Francis D. Moulton and a formal order of suit served. [N. Y. Special (Sept. 16) Chicago Tribune.] The arrest of Moulton on a suit of Edna Dean Proctor will probably take place in a day or two. The papers Were to have been done to-day, but the lady's attorneys were unable, from a press of business, to get them ready. The suit is based on a law of this State which allows the plaintiff, although not named, to bring suit in the event of any of the facts being sufficiently clear to indicate the plaintiff as one of the par* ties implicated. Moulton took care not to mention Miss Proctor's name, but in this matter he mistook the law, and it is said that this mistake is based on ad* vice of Ben. Butler. The facts in dis pute between BEECHER AMD MISS PROCTOR are said to have been represented to Moulton, but this is an error. AH the documentary evidence in the case was read to Franklin Woodruff, who is Moulton's senior in the firm of Wood ruff & Robinson, and he was convinced thereby that Moulton's idea of the re lations between Beecher and Miss Proc tor, were erroneously 'stated in the interview of Henry M. Smith, and in the reports which have been generally circulated. Woodruff went to Moulton and told him what he had learned, but Moulton declined to accept that expla nation, and *aid that he was satisfied from Beecher's own statements that hie own account was the true one. Moulton's former attorney, Sam. D. Morris, proposes to bring forward sev eral witnesses to whom BEECHER CONFESSED that he had been guilty with Miss Proc tor precisely as Moulton stated. Miss Proctor is lady about 48 years of age, of very considerable talents, and for many years was governess in tomed to amuse herself at Plymouth Church by tcking down in shorthand, which art she was then studying, the brighter thoughts of Beecher as deliv ered from the pulpit. After she had made a large collection, some of her friends suggested to her their PUBLICATION IN BOOK FORM. She spoke to Mr. Beecher on the sub ject, and he made no objection, provided she would confine herself to extracts of ten lines, arguing that a reprint of his sermons would injure his publishers, whereas these extracts from them would not. Miss Proctor published a small volume,. which she entitled "Life Thoughts, by Henry Ward Beecher, edited by Edna Dean Proctor." The book had an unexpected sale, and Miss Proctor realized several thousand dollars in a few months. That this sum was realized is known from the fact that Gordon L. Fcrd. now one of her bondsmen in the suit against Moulton, invested the inoi.ey for her in Brooklyn real estate, which she still holds. Miss Proctor, gratified with her success, spent some time in the next two or three years in collecting the thoughts of Beecher as they fell from his lips in Plymouth pulpit, and was prepared to PUBLISH ANOTHER VOLUME when there suddenly appeared a book by Miss Augusta Moore, purporting to give the best thoughts of Beecher, as uttered in Plymouth pulpit, and which had the written endorsement of Mr. Beecher as to their correctness. Miss Proctor at once jumped to the conclu sion that Mr. Beecher had grossly wronged her. She imagined she had a claim, from having published a pievious book, to issue Mr. Beecher's "Life Thoughts," from time to time, as occa sion or profit induced her, and felt very much aggrieved that Mr. Beecher should indorse anybody else thereup on she MADE COMPLAINT AGAINST MR. BEECHER, and he replied, in his usual gushing style, in a letter of nine or ten pages, in which there was much quotation from Scripture and a great deal dubious meaning, but which, taken as a whole, convinced Miss Proctor that she had been unjust to Mr. Beecher in her first supposition, and so the matter ended. Years afterward, Mr. Beecher, wishing to protect himself at all points, obtained from Miss Proctor a retraction or cer tificate of good conduct, which has already been published in Moulton's statement. You have plenty of wit nesses who are sure the facts were rep resented directly to Moulton, but the truth is they were represented to him through Franklin Woodruff, and he did not choose to regard them, and hence the suit. THE GRAPHIC SUED POR LIBEL. A suit for $100,000 is brought by Miss Proctor against the Daily Graph ic. Papers in this case have not been made out, but will immediately follow those in Moulton's case. It is not gen erally known that in suing the Graphic Miss Proctor sues Benjamin F. Butler and B. F. Jayne, formerly special agent of the Treasury. When the en terprise was originally started Butler and Jayne ag.eed to take two-thirds of the stock, and the Goodsells represent them and their own interests in the concern. A very lively time is antici pated. DIED OF A BROKEN HEART. A Revenue Defalcation and an As sassination—-A Receipt Not Signed. [Washington Dispatch to the Boston Post] In an effort of the bondsmen of a de faulting Internal Revenue Collector to obtain a new trial, that the judgment against them may be set aside, the de tails of one of the most remarkable of defalcations have been brought to light. In 1867 Davis B. Bonfeov was Collector for the Fourth Texas District, head quarters at Marshall. One of his dep uties, stationed at Jefferson, an ex-Con federate, by some means got about $18,000 behind in his accounts. Bon feoy went in person to Jefferson to se cure a settlement, and after wrangling for some time the deputy drew his revolver (the two were alone in the deputy's office), and presenting it told Bonfeoy he wonld kill *him unless he (Bonfeoy) would consent to sign a receipt in full for the missing $18,000. To gain time Bonfeoy consented, and asked the deputy to draw up the re ceipt. Before he had written half of it Bonfeoy shot him and he died instantly The civil authorities at once arrested* Bonfeoy and threw him intojail. That night Bonfeoy \s house was entered and his wife was murdered. This turned the tide in Bonfeoy's favor, and after a delay of a day or two he was released onfbail. On his way home he passed the new made grave of his wife, when his emo tion so overcame him that he fell faint ing to the ground. In twenty-four hours he was a corpse, having died of a broken heart. Some time subsequent to his arrest the military authorities took possession of his safe/arid break ing it open found $08,000, which was $76,000 less than there should have been in it. For three years the Internal Revenue Bureau strove to get matters straight, and ascertain on whom the re sponsibility for the defalcation ought to rest. Finally, in 1871, Supervisor Yarvan was put pn the case, and after three months' hard work he solved it, and found by indisputable proofs that the money was all there when Bonfeoy died, andfthat it had been stolen by Bonfeoy's deputies. On this suit was instituted againstBonfeoy'abondsmen,and given a few months ago judg- amount of the bond, $50,000. This judgment they now ask to have set aside. They do not dispute that the forfeiture is legal, but claim that equity entitles them to relief. It is probable that the solicitor will decline to agree to anew trial, when they will make their appeal to Congress. THE BEECHB.-fii.TQN AFFAIR. Francis D. Moulton's Reply to Rev. Henry ward Beecher** Statements Before the Plymouth Church Com mittee. The New York Graphic of Friday the 11th prints in full the second long statement from Francis D. Moulton, in reply to Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's statements affecting him, as made to the committee of inquiry selected by Mr. Beecher from Plymouth Church and congregation. The majtr part of the reply is a prolix defense of Moulton against the charges of bad faith towards Beecher and of having blackmailed him. The evidence presented in this regard consists mainly of Beecher's letters ex pressing warm affection and strong grat itude to Moulton for his friendly offices, and also verbal repetitions of the same in presence of third persons, both con tinued up to the 4th of August last. The argument is that if Beecher had suspected Moulton of bad faith, or of conspiring to blackmail him, he could not have entertained such affection for him, nor could his grati tude have been so excited except by actual services of great importance and that the attack upon Moultou was an afterthought, probably coming from Beecher's lawyers and not originating in his own mind. The $5,000 paid by Beecher, was, Mr. Moulton says, for sustaining the Golden Age it was at Beecher's own suggestion, and was ex pended as he directed but it was no more than Moulton and other wealthy men rf Brooklyn gave for the same ob ject and with the same motives, except that Beecher had personally, a greater interest in Tilton's welfare than the others. This was paid as from Moul ton, Tilton not knoring that his news paper enterprise or himself was under any obligation to Beecher for any of the money advances made by Moulton. As to the $2,000 besides, that, Mr. Moulton says, was mainly used for the support of Bessie Turner, and was ar ranged for by Mrs. Tilton and Mr. Beecher, neither Tilton nor Moulton having anything to do with the plan. One letter is produced, showing that Beecher sent a check to Moulton, with out solicitation. The dates of the checks produced by Beecher are shown to correspond with i,he half-yearly pay ments for Bessie's support at school. Brief reference is made to Beecher's supposed annual income of $40,000 or more as one evidence that the payment of $5,000 or $7,000 by him could not be regarded as blackmailing. The statement then goes on to show that through the earlier period of their intimacy, Beecher was laboring to sup press a greater than the Tilton scandal, and to relieve himself from a more dan gerous enemy than Tilton—to-wit: Bowen and Bowen's story that Beecher had confessed to him (Bowen) adultery with five different women, one of whom informed Bowen that Beecher accomplished his purpose upon her by force. At Moulton's sug gestion, Mr. Beecher sought to be prepared against Bowen by procuring a denial of this story from the woman last referred to, but only procured an expression of regret that she had told Bowen, and a declaration that she was friendly to Beecher. Bowen, according to Moulton, was silenced by the busi ness advantages he obtained from Beecher, and was forced to the compro mise through Tilton's power over him. The statement purports to give in part the language in which Beecher confess ed his adulteries to Moulton, and pre sents letters showing that Beecher re newed his correspondence with Mrs. Tilton, and kept it up for a year after he had promised to have no further in tercourse with her. Throughout the statement the in* genious logic of Ben. Butler is appar ent, and the arrangement and use of such documents as are presented are lawyer-like. But parts of the narrative are unfit for general publication. It is now expected that Theodore Tilton will publish a further statement of the affair, from his stand-point, while hia suit for damages against Beecher will come on for trial in October. Child Abdnction in Winona. A little child ten years of age, named Lilly Douglas was abducted from Wi hona Wednesday. 1 he child was a daughter of David Stillwell. When two and a half years of age, her mother having died, she was given to Mrs. Asa Douglas, sister of the mother, Stillwell agreeing to furnish $75 a year for the first five years, and $100 a year for the next five years to supply the child with clothing, etc., but has only partially fulfilled his contract. Tuesday last Stillwell reached Winona with an older daughter, and called on Mrs. Douglas, giving her a small amount of money. The next day the older daughter ac companied Lilly to school, and in the afternoon Stillwell called at the school, got the two children,went immediately to the depot and took the train for Wisconsin. Mrs. Douglas was inform ed of what had taken place by a note from Stillwell, but too late to oppose lega.1 or other objections. Mrs. Doug las is represented as almost frenzied by her loss, as she had come to look upon the child as her own. Legal steps nave been taken to secure its return. —Cols. Yiliette and PlantinT for as sisting a«i the. escapejof Masks! Bssaine have been sentenced by the French' to ImnfkVrannnt flit RMtmV AREGHICA60 CLERGYMEN SO BAD One Shot Brings Dow a Score. [From the Chicago Post and Mail.] Some time since the Post and Mail merely mentioned a clerical scandal al leged to exist in this city, involving a prominent clergymen and a married lady. At that time parties claiming to be sufferers, stated it to be their inten tion at once to bring their grievances to the notice of the courts. This has not yet been done, and, pending this, the duty of this paper as a journal of news, is accomplished. As it is not a journal of sensations, it would not be proper to add anything to the state ments already published. The only object in again referring to the subject is to state and comment upon a curi ous phenomenon that the publication of the item elicited. As will be re membered, no names were given, and consequently room was inadvertently left for surmise. The result was that no less than a score of church people of different denominations called on the Post and Mail to assert that they "knew" who the parties were, and to either volunteer further information or to deprecate any fuller mention in re gard to the facts. Strange as it may seem, of this score of visitors not more than three had in mind the right persons, and in sum ming up their statements it was found, that no less than five prominent clergy men of this city were supposed to have been meant! It would astonish the readers of this paper if the names of the suspected parties were gi^en, or even the names of the persons giving advice or tendering information. As remarked, the latter were church mem bers, and came filled with arguments for or against the clergymen they sup posed to have been alluded to in the article. They were also versed in the names of the women unfortunate enough to be mixed up in the different scandals. Some were positive that the charges were true others thought they might be true, but could not "be proved still others thought they were both true and capable of proof, but doubted the pro priety of going into the merits of the case, for fear of injury to the "catse" and to the innocent. A*very few thought the alleged wrongs were true, could be demonstrated,and ought to be shown up. The mass, however, inclined to the role of Moulton, that is, the role he pro fesses to have assumed and fulfilled prior to the time that Beecher called him a blackmailer. They desired to hush things up, to whisper their sus picions among themselves, and to keep the suspected preacher as much out of harm's way as possible. They hated to "hurt the influence" of the man. They feared "the explosion would shake the Church." They dreaded "a fight," and the possible retroactive effect of the defense of a man cornered and forc ed to fight for dear life. They always, when giving information, exacted as a preliminary the most solemn pledges of secrecy, and frequently returned to se cure a repetition of the promise not to betray their confidence. We arc sorry to add that the result of these visits proved that some people in this city receive with an outward smile of friendliness the ministrations of men in whose moral character they profess to have little confidence. They suffer these men to visit their families*,, to minister at the communion table, to walk unrebuked among their breth ren, and to wear unchallenged the sacred insignia of an anointed priest hood. On the other hand it is but fair to add, that, in but one instance out of a score or more who had their say, was it possible to find a witness who professed to know at first hand the truth of his damaging allegations. The rest had sim ply opinions based upon hearsay, and incapable of being traced to reliable sources of fact, opinions worthless in court, but very fetal when circulated in a community. This state of things ought not to exist. On the other hand, clergymen should live above sus picion on the other, laymen should never allow the ministry of suspected men, or permit themselves to suspect hastily. The proper thing to do in these cases is to face the music, and courageously go to the man, tell him the charges, and give him an opportuni ty to clear them up. If innocent, he will usually have no trouble to do so if guilty, the sooner the fact is known, the better for him and his people. The facts above stated, teach also the pro priety of great circumspection among the clergy. With them, even indiscre tion is sin. If so constituted that they can not, or do not live above reproach, the best thing they can do is to "step down and out." We say nothing ad vising an attempt to dodge the forked: tongues of malignant enemies. This is impossible, but any preacher ought to be able to live as to escape unpleasant surmisings concerning his virtue, on the part of his friends and parishioners. Northern Ohio lair CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 17.—The di rectors of the Northern Ohio Pair As sociation decided to-day to keep the fair open until next aesday night, in consequence of the bad weather of the last two days. There will be no races to-day, the track being too heavy, but the races will be taken up in regular order to-morrow and continued from day to day until Tuesday. A KEW mail route has been establish* ed between Winnebago City end St. James. Four new ofiScea will be es tablished on tiie route. A cmzEX of Chatfield, Olmsted coun ty, is said to be in need of a new coat. He foil into the clutches ot a jealous husband last Thursday, and d/i#«i'*-4iw ii-'V .rf'-f ^j^fcirCaig-