The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-12
Heavy Skirmishing Between
the COmbatants.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
A General Engagement Pre-
vented by the Regulars.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Probable Recognition Of Baxter by
the President To-Day.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, May II, 1874.
1t Ii now generally understood that Baxter mas
not accepted the propositions submitted by his
attorney though the Gazette for the last two weeks
mas been clam0ring for q meeting OF the Legisla-
ture and submission Of the question to them.
King Whites command moved out towards the
arsenal, 1t Is supposed to capture 1000 stand OF
arms stored there. company of regulars went
to the arsenal soon after and took the guns oil to
pieces and stored them away from each other, so
that they could not be found and put together.
1t is rumored thata
CoLoRED WOMAN WAS KILLED
last night in attempting to pass Baxter's pickets.
She was shot in six places.
Colonel Fowler got in with his arms last night on
the steamer Danvile. He came down on raft to
Dardanelle and then changed to the Danville.
He was
FIRED AT MANY TIMES
en- route, but laid low on the raft. Fowler and
George Winson. second in command, took all the
needles out of the guns and secreted them In their
pockets There were only six men in the party.
The Bakeries sent up rockets as signals late
last night
Last night . company OF Brooks troops under
Captain Gibbons crossed the river. Colonel King
Whites command crossed soon after, and at nine
O'Clock this morning skirmishing commenced.
TIE SITUATION OF THE COUNTRY.
Directly opposite Little Rock there is level
plain, with wood at the back Of 1t and mountains
behind. Argonta town is opposite Baxter's lines
and Barring cross opposite the State House and
the railway bridge above both. Half mile from
Argonta to Barring Cross, with scattered houses
between there is cump of buildings just oppo.
site the Regular lines. Colonel King Whites men
are near Argonta with headquarters at the above
named buildings, with extended pickets.
Colonel Clayton had early in the morning gone
over with $50 men to support Captain Gibbons.
Some more OF Baxter's cavalry went over later,
after the skirmishing had commenced between the
pickets deployed on each side.
AS soon as the firing commenced there was great
the regulars.
KING WHITE WOUNDED
Soon rider was seen to fall from white horse,
which galloped to the woods. This was Colonel
King White, who was wounded in the leg. Every
two or three minutes shots would be heard from
Ill, In command Of Baxter's forces commanded
the citizens who were standing in danger OF the
big gun on this side to leave, as he was going to
nre.
TIKI REGULARS IN LINE.
At halrpast nine the regulars formed behind
their barricades, facing towards Baxter's lines.
General Churchill came up twice inside the regular
lines and had talk with Colonel Rose. 1t Is sup
posed ne informed him they were going to act, as
the regulars became very vgilant.
The chimney at the State House caught fire,
causing much excitement, as people thought the
building was on fire. 1t was, however, soon put
out. Firing across the river is still going on. At
ten O'Clock Whites cavalry
DROVE BROOKS PICKETS IN,
they firing as they retired. Churchill now gave
orders to the pickets across the river to turn the
big gun loose and nre. At the State House the
regulars were perecting their barricades, bringing
down bales Of hay ana barricading the sidewalks
to a level with the street barricades. They then
brought down piece of artillery from the SIDE
street, and planted1t on bluff on the bank OF the
river. The steamer Danville, which had mean
while been taking on board company OF regulars,
under command OF Lieutenant Noble then steamed
down, under cover of the gun across the river and
landed the troops. A few more shots were fred
at Brooks pckets and returned.
KING WHITES COMMAND
then dismounted horses and hitched them at the
clump OF houses, the Hale sainte farm, which
bid fair to be an Arkansas Waterloo.
The regulars marched up the bank and across
the plain with a white nag on the bayonet of
gun at the head, and went up to the railroad
round house, where Brooks men were, and then
marched towards Whites position, where there
was sudden activity. Then the regulars halted
near Whites, and at eleven O'Clock
HELD FARLEY
and told them TO dispense. The gun on this side
had horses put to 1t and galloped up Markham
q carriage, to two streets above and down to the
river, where 1t was planted again. Meanwhile the
movements Of whites command had been followed
closely by the gunners who crossed Noble and
company.
The regulars now marched back to the river.
Whites cavalry then rode OF quickly towards
the north, and Noble and an orderly, with white
nag, went toward the woods. to give orders to the
other combatants there,
White had seized Cairo and Fulton train,
which now was released and went across the
bridge. Noble came back to report, leaving his
men across the river. Brooks men marched
back across the railroad bridge at twelve O'Clock