Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30

cause mails to be run over those roads by at
least locomotive and mail car"
New York dispatches of the 2lst report the
Jersey City and IIoboken flats as being deeply
overlooked. The occupants of the houses had
been driven to upper floors, and visits to the
stores were made in boats.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
given notice that unless parties liable 10 the
payment of special tax license under the In
ternal Revenue laws make the return on Form
II before the 3lst of May they will be liable
to penalty of 80 per cent.
On the night of the 10Th James Murphy,
five, and grandson, aged six, in returning to
their home on Silver Creek, near Council
Bluffs, Iowa, were caught in the prevailing
snow-storm, and all persisted.
A New Orleans dispatch Of the 2lst says the
whole Amite Valley was under water. The
river generally has a bank of twelve to forty
five feet, but the water had reached four feet
deep over the banks, and had washed away
houses, implements, etc. The inhabitants had
fled to the high lands, where they were in a
destitute condition.
Little Rock dispatches Of the 2lst say the
most intense excitement prevailed in that city.
While Col. Ross, commander of the Federal
forces, was ordering BaXter's men, under
command of II. X White, to dispense, about
thirty sots in all were fired, and several citi
zens were killed and wounded. The United
States troops then threw up barricade across
street and were under arms at last accounts.
Fears were entertained that the city would be
burned before the affair was settled.
According to a Memphis dispatch Of the
2lst the Mississippi was still rising and the
water was over the bank tops opposite, nearly
flooding the little town of Hopeheld, the
eastern terminus of the Little Rock Rail
road, and running through the track of
that road there. Farther out the track was
three feet under water, which was pouring
over the banks from above, and had sub
merged nearly the entire country to Crawley's
Ridge, forty miles west OF there, that being
the actual wild h Of the river at that point.
On the 22d Baxter telegraphed to the Presi-
dent that he could not move his forces to as
sert his claim to the Office OF Governor of
Arkansas without coming in collision with the
United States, which he would not do, and
that he proposed to call together the Legisla-
ture, have them settle the question, and abide
by that decision. He asked that the Legisla-
ture might have the assurance Of protection
from the Government The Presidentr replied,
heartily approving OF the peaceable adjust
ment of pending difficulties by means of the
"Legislature, the courts, or otherwise" and
promised to give all The assistance and protec-
ton proper, under the Constitution and laws
of the United States, to such modes Of adjust
ment. He advised the disbanding Of the mil
itary on both sides. In the evening Baxter
binary session of the Legislature, to
meet at Little Rock on Monday, the
llth of May next The proclamation
has the following ending: I" In testi-
mony whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my private seal, the seal of the
State not being at present accessible" later
dispatch says the war is over The Baxter
troops were being furnished with transporta-
ton and sent home as rapidly as possible.
An extensive riot has occurred at Falbrook,
in the HonesdaIc {Pa) district. About
5, 900 of the miners had formed a union
of the regular national
union. A number of Swedes applied
for work and were requested to join the new
society, but they refused, and, after several
weeks of disputiug, general fight occurred on
the 2lst The riot lasted for some time, the
could without weapons. When the authori-
ties reached the scene the assailants were
driven off and the leaders arrested. About
twenty five Swedes were seriously injured,
some of them fatally, and number of the
rioters were fearfuIiy bruised.
The Louisiana State authorities had for
some time, up to the oath, been in the daily re
ceipt of letters from persons in the OVERT coded
sections asking for provisions, etc. The fol-
lowing extract from one of these letters is
given as fair specimen OF their
contents: please send me some sup
plies, as | have large family Of nine children
to keep up and feed The water is three feet
deep in my yard, and all over my place 1t is
utterly impossible for me to get anything for
my family without calling on you for assist
auce. Please, for pity sake, do not fail to
send nae some supplies by return steamer"
Contributions were being raised at the East
and West for the sufferers by the food in the
South.
Secretary of State johnson, Of Arkansas,
made formal demand upon Brooks, on the
23d for tho possession of his office. While
acknowledging aud recognizing him as Score
tary OF State Brooks declined to give him
Subsequently johnson signed,
with Il xtcr the proclamation couyeuiug the
legislature aud then Brooks informed John
son that he wood not recognize him longer
as Secretary The Secretary of War tele-
graphed the commander at Little Rock, on