New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-20
TIE SCENE OF THE oUrRAGEs.

PROBABLE ABANDONMENT OF THE SCHEME FOR
DECLARATION OF MARTIAL AW-THEP PEOPLE
ARMED-srATEMENT OF TWO ESCAPED PRIS-
ONERS.
lFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNgl
DOVER, Pope County, Ark, Aug. ia con-
vention OF delegates from all the towns in the county
was held in Russeyille, yesterday, protest against
the proclamation Of martial law and TO give
that the people peaceabe and lawabidng and that
no necessity for such an extreme and cruel measure
exists The delegates came in upon horses and mules
md the animals hitched in long TO the peculiar
Litchngbars, which much feature in Southern
villages the tOwn-pump and weighng-scales In
New-Engand hamlets, gave to the place the look OF
cavalry camp The men were mainly farmers, wearing
bomespun paDtaOons tucked in their bootleRs slouched
felt hats and linen coats. They a rOugh-lOokng
set Of Them but evidently sensible honest and
well-disPOsed any baek-cOuntry farmers North or
South Two things they al agreed upon. / found
First, That the county peaceable far as they
knew that no meant TO upset the authorities and
that there armed bodies Of except Cunin-
gers pretended militia and second, that nobody OF
their acquaintance would vote for Grant the Clayton
Ring state ticker, except few ocehoders. The Gov
ernOrs threat Of martial law had driven away the small
humber OF honest men left in the minstrel" party
Gen. Bishop, the Governors Special Commissioner ad
dressed the meeting in oOnciliaOry strain, and the
people dispersed considerably ssured, and feeling
that they could least rest tranquil until Bishop made
Ls report 10 the Governor.
MARTIAL LAW PROBABLY NOT TO DECLARED.
The sending Bishop thought TO indicate that Gov
Hadey has for reason abandoned his project OF
martial law, and means 10 the report the Com
missioner will make as a reason for changing his
position. Bishop will report that Pope County
IL tranquil. and Hadley viii affect great pleasure
az learning thand will ngnsntly withdraw threat
Of martial law, hoping that the public will forget that
after he visited the county himself and learned the
peaeeaoe intentions Of the citizens. he returned to Lit
Tie Rock TO illuminate his threatening proclamation and
10 ship oreachloading 10 gang OF ruians styled
militia and commanded by Deputy Sheriff Williams who
was PROFESSIONALLY in the plot murder innocent cti
zens for the purpose Of producing excitement and dis
turbanoe have learned since coming here that Tho
morning after Tucker and Han were killed by tho |
bherTs posse, Williams, in remote part of the county
where be could not possibly heard the news began
10 collect his militia company and Cuninger in another
'orner OF the county rallied his ragged recruits and
began to plumber the farmers Of horses arms and pro-
visions Meanwhile, the chief murderers Sheriff bod |
Bn and Clerk Hickox started for Little Rock 20 bring
back the proclamation Of martial law The provdental
escape OF two Of the intended victims from the mas
saee prevented the carrying out Of the scheme II all
four had been killed there would have no evidence
that the posse had not been bushwaeked by the friends
ii the prisoners as pretended.
SCENE OF THE MURDER.
came here from Russelyille last evening with
TREND driving over rough country road through forests
n past occasional fields 81 blossomiDg cotton aud tall