The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-09
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coLIIta1oN IMMINENT.
ST. LouIs, May a.-The 651Ss Lit
Rock special Of last night says: Bot
sides will be reinforced heavily to.mol
row, Saturday and Sunday, and q COLI
Ion between the two parties may be e1
pected. Lieut.. Col. Fowler, with IS
stand OF arms taken from the Industril
University at Fayetteville on the 1st, an
with about 200 men, was expected 10 a
rive for Brooks tonight. II is quit
probable that Baxter will claim the Leg
islature next Monday, though well Il
formed persons say that not q quarter {
the members viii be under Bakers call
1 II Is also not improbable that incident I
the confusion Of next week, or soonel
telegraphic communication may be inter
rupted or Baxter censorship re.eetabllsh
ed unless the President recognizes Brook
under to.day's decision OF the Suprem
court Prominent Baxter men admi
mat Baxter has no further right 20 pres
his claims.
A oNEs1DED Plight.
LITTLE Rock, May s.-Last night
party Of 25 Baxter men, under commant
Of Lieutenant Welch, took passage on tht
steamer Hattie, which was In charge O
Captain Sam. Houston and his brother
Ed. Houston. Their object was to inter.
cept and capture 100 stand Of arms belong
ing to the Industrial University, which
were shipped on q flst.boat from Fort
Smith Wednesday morning in charge Of
six men. The Brooksites heard Of this
expedition, and started Colonel Johr
Brooker with his regiment oil 200 colored
men on q special train over the Fort
smith Railroad to intercept the boat al
Poloren, twenty miles above this city.
Brokers party arrived there before the
Hattie got into position; and as the boat
came along they fired on her. Most Of
Lieutenant Welch's men were on the
hurricane roof at the time and got down
below as soon as possible. AS they
did so, Frank Timms, prominent
young man Of this city was killed, and
several others wounded, viz: Capt. Sam
Houston, through the body and badly
through the breast; Bascomb Leigh, in
leg. Lieut.. Welch's men returned the
fire, killing one and woundirg another OF
Brokers men, both colored. One OF the
shots from Brokers men passed through
q steam pipe Of the Hattie, disabling her,
and she fl0ated down the river to the op.
posite bank from where Brokers men
were, and the squad then left the boat
The Brooker men then took possession oil
the steamer, put squad on her 10 bring
her town, and the remainder Of them took
the train and came back, arriving about
six o'clock this evening. Soon after their
arrival tho Hattie came down and was
landed at the Stale House, where the
wounded were taken of. Capt. Sam
Houston died soon after the arrival Of the
Hattie. John Myers, pilot, is NOR
tally wounded.
LITTLE Rock, May s.-The body of
Frank Tlmms, who was killed on the
steamer Hattie this morning, Is now lying
in state at the chapel of the Presbyterian
church. The body Of Capt. Sam Hous=
n'hss been taken 10 his residence, After
tho beat was fired on and disabled Capt.
Welch held up white fisg which was
riddled with bullets and several holes
were shot through his clothing. DR.. Dale,
who was with him, received a slight
wound In the leg, Bascomb Leigh, who
was wounded in the leg. is badly hurt.
John Myers, pilot, was shot through the
breast and twice through the leg. He is
thought to be mortally wounded. The
Brooks party sent q squad Of cavalry up
the south side ot, the river this evening to,
attempt to capture Capt, WeIsh's party, !,
who escaped from theboAt.s The Baxter
side sent out q squad Of cavalry also to
hunt Capt. Welsh's party and conduct
them into the city.
Tho Fort Smith trains have. been
stopped by the Brooksites, TO prevent any
more Baxter men OF members Of 1.-THE Leg.
islature from reaching the city from that
direction. It Is also reported tonight
that the trains on thee. 6 F. railroad are
TO be stopped for the same purpose. The
mails were prevented from going south
by the Brookites last night. There has
been the usual activity In both camps 10.
day, and several arrests were made on
both sides. Notwithstanding the cartel,
large number Of the members OF the
Legislature are here already, and unless
prevented by the Brooks party by force,
there seems to be little doubt that there
will be quorum in both Houses on Mon.
day. There Is talk Of the Legislature
meeting at some other point in the State,
outside Of the State House limits. The
reports tonight state that four negroes
were killed and 0 number wounded on
the Brooks side during the attack to-day.
Brigsdier. General Thompson and Cal.
Fowler, OF the Brooks forces, were cap
tured at Clarksville yesterday. Weather
clear and pleasant. SG3 FS1s3
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