The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-05-07
The Arkansas Troubles,

Tne llisputants for the possession of the
state government have at last shed little
blood. Col. King White has the credit of
doing, in behalf Of Baxter, whatever of
the heroic pertains to the occasion. We
quote from the dispatches
Col. King Whites aggressive force was
composed of 800 foot soldiers and forty
mounted men provided with horses from
plundered stables at Pine Bluff They
were armed with Springfield and Enfield
rifles and heavy shot guns. The village,
Of New Gascony consists of one store and
three or four dwellings,, situated about 16
miles below Pine Bluff, on the LETT bank
OF the Arkansas river The Brooks men
numbered about one hundred, commanded
by Capts. Murphy and Vondesande They
were poorly armed and had bird shot for
ammunition. Col. White surrounded the
store which they occupied, and opened the
engagement with volley Of bullets. The
Brooks men returned the fire. but were
soon overpowered and taken prisoners.
On the Brooks side there were ten negroes,
killed and twenty wounded OF Baxter's
forces halt OF whom were whites. three
We're killed and seven wounded.
Several horses We're Killed and wounded
| Capt. NOndersande was dangerously
wounded lie had been a colonel in the
lors having been disarmad were released
| White boat then embarked on steam
| boat and arrived at Pine Bluff late last
night Murphy and Nondersands were
| brought along rs prisoners. The wounded
We're left at New Gasrony, and to-day
Sheriff Naught of jefferson County, sent
two surgeons to the village TO attend
| them
The Gazette remarks editorally, that
! the war is opened and will extend through
out the State. unless the President takes
pcedy action in the matter. If Brooks
| and Baxter fight, a few more King Whites
would settle the present trouble. 1t Is
rumored that Baxter is much annoyed at
| this proceeding by White and that he and
| his generals do not seem to agree. Church
! i'll. doubtless because of his recent expert
ence, thinks that the policy of making
arrests on either side is nonsense, and
! Governor Baxter is. of the same opinion
BIocher, who commands this post. wants
to arrest all who sympathize with Brooks
| Late last night several Baxter men adj
vanced towards Brooks line. and fired
pistol shots ut his advanced pickets, but
no one was hurt. Stray pistol and gun
| shots were heared at all hours of the night
! \ number of prominent democrats have
| lust issued an address to the people, in
which they say that after a personal con-
sultation with Brooks, they confidently
| assure the citizens of the State of his tideli-
| ~ ia his platform of 1872: that the charge
that he had bartered principle Tor office is
utterly groundless; that he will not de-
fraud the people of their votes at the fall
elections, and that a majority Of the legls-
lature have privately declared that they
viii not meet at Bakers call They APP
peal TO the people rot to be deluded into
4 movement looking to his election by
force, which would result in ruin to them
selves and disaster to the State. They
ask of the people for Him fair trial and
they say that all will be well, and they de-
clare that he was truly elected and is Coy