, 1874-04-23
THE ARKANSAS TROUBLES.
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version Of tho atTair. II snys, Uol King
White, In his speech to tho oolored troops, satd
that liz would oaptnro tho stnto-HouHo 1"with-
ort or tic /" oss oante @ 1GSts lis orso It
Tho CITY Hall. rodo down to tho crowd, md
ordorod' King White to Il Stop that noise"
Wln.o replied. ",Damm i a., you, / COM
msad thoso ms"ipo1v tTGSpg1 Therenon wnos
at Col. noso evidently attempting his nssaselna-
tion, but their attack rosrltod In killing David
shnll and wounaing W. A. Crawford, ono OF Dax-
tors officers, both Of whom woro in tho Anthony
IIo,lBc: Tue Drools forces woro all inside Of tho
stato-House grounds. In accordance with Col.
HOSES request, Boyoral days ago. Col. Rose Ia
unll,1rt md bohnvol will, tho greatest coonoss,
wbilo tho organized mob which did tho flrinl;
dropped thcir guns and Boattorod aB fast az tho
tho anthony House. Col. Rose haB requested
tho Brooks troops not to tlre q gun, but to wait
until hc Inns finished denling with the insur-
gents. md after that II nocossary, tho troops
supporting tho logal State Government eau flu
fantry, ia horo, nut Inns not assumed command.
AN ARMY oFt1oEN's ACCOUNT.
MEMpnra, Tonn., April 22-Liout. Cushman,
eixtoenth Infantry, stationed ut Little Rock, ar
tho President concerning tho firing on Col. Rosc
last night, which ho atatos ho could not do tlloro
in consequence Of tho violent pnrtisnn fooug in
tho telegraph oillco. According to his state
mCnt Coi. HOBO
HAD SECURED AN AnN1rsr1cE
botwoon tho riyal factions, which waa to con-
tiuue until o'clock this morning, but that last
night Col. King White, with . rogimens Of
armed negroes, marched down to tho Anthony
House. whero they ma1o violent and inaammsto-
tor to allow him to 60 ahead and
Glenn out Brooks, tho Federal, or any other
damned troops. Col. RoBo, hearing tho disturb
anco, mounted spirited horao and rodo down to
inform White tint Ito waB not complying with
tho torms OF tho truce in marching bis mon to
thatpoint.
ROSE WAS uNAnarED,
except with sword, and was accompanied By
nh orderly armed with two holster pistols. On
coming up with White, Col. Roao asked him
dercd him to diBperso his mob. White made
somo reply, not hoard, and
F11lEp HIS P1sToL At COL. noHE,
and shouted to hiB mon to fire, which they did,
wounded. ns alroady reported. Col. Roso's orderly
attempted to draw pistol, but bis llorao bocamo
rumnl,agenbo, and ran With him before ho could
draw 1t from tho holster. Aa soon ns the firing
commenced, Col. Roae rodo back to the cngino-
house, whore Company, q. Sixteenth Infantry,
was stationed, ordered tho men to run ont tho
hool-and-laddor truck, and form n barricade,
which wns speedily donc and tho mon p1acGd
behind 1t. During the excitcmont, a private
accidentally tlred OIL his gun, aud tho cry was
raised,
1.-THE REGULARS ARE GOING TO snoor,"
and In loas thnn ton minutes the street was do
Bertod. Lieut.. CuBllmnn says, privately, TINT,
With tho exception Of tho above stated. not
6ingle shot was fired by the Uuited States troops
oil tho Brooks garrison in the bRrricadoa. He
MANY LUD1CnOuH SCENES
occurred during the 1neloe. Among others
Methodist proncler was standing III front Of tho
Anthony House when the firing began, and,
c,tt1 1fu I'm,