The Van Buren press., 1874-05-05

ed all right, but Grant was slow to act
went forward early to explain the Law
to the President but he didn't seem to de
sire to talk to me.
Rep.-What did he say to you?
Yonley-Well. he just asked the ques
ton Gat out if Baxter was not elected i
was?
Rep-And what did you say?
Yoney-l said that was not the ques
ton at issue. But Grant said he thought
it had good deal to do with it, and dis
missed me. That's all the consolation
got.
Rep Then you don't think the Presi
dent is disposed to take up Brooks e?
Youley-Eo! The thing has gone SC
far now that have no hopes of it.
have now been trying to get the presl'
dent to withdraw his troops and let Bax
ter and Brooks fight it out
Rep.-You think Grant will uphold
and sustain Baxter in assembling the
Legislature2
Yonley-Oh, yes, there is no doubt ol
that.
The Brooks soldier reporter then with
drew and left the ponderous de facto
eating peanuts and cursing Clayton.
Hon. J. Il. Berry, as will be seen by a
communication in another column, is dis
gusted with Brooks He is favorable to
the Legislature coming together for The
purpose Of settling the whole matter
He does not understand how it is that
Whytock has jurisdiction in Brooks
case and not in his.
A reliable gentleman writes US as fol
lows from Montgomery county:
"There are but two Brooks men in
this County-one Of them colored.
From Grant county we have the fol
lowing:
"There has been considerable excite
ment over the recent troubles at the cap
ital, but the universal sentiment is all
for Baxter in fact, so far as this County
is concerned, | have not heard single
voice for Brooks, and have heard the
same opinion expressed by others. So
unauimity have never wit
messed The cry from every quarter is
all for Baxter, ana more especially is
it the case with those who voted for
Brooks in 1872. SAM. r SMITH.
1t was reported last evening that Gen.
Pagan had been commissioned and ac-
cepted the appointment of Major Gene
raj under Brooks, and placed in COM
mand Of the Brooks forces throughout
the State. This makes three Confed
crates on the side of Brooks-Fagan, Lee
Thompson and John s. Duflie. On the
Other sde-BaXter-are all the old Of
ticers and comrades Of these three gen
tlemen during the late war, Heretofore
Gen. Pagan has refused to take any com
mand under Mr.. Brooks.
We are authorized to say that Hon.
John Il. Bearden, who was certainly
elected one of the justices of the Supreme
Court, if MI. Brooks was elected Gov
ernor, is in fovor OF a constitutional con.
vention, as the means of permanent
settlement of our present troubles.
About IL O'Clock last night Gen. New
ton received official dispatches from Pin,
Bluff that Gen King White had just re-
turned from New Gascony, and report:
as follows: He fouad about two hundred
armed men at the corner store in Jefier
son county He sent forward three iii
GERS to order them to dispersc, but the,
were fired upon without being heard, an,
fight ensued, resulting in the death o
nine men and twenty wounded to tn
mob, with the capture Of the two leaders
Mur,hy onIsVa N, nc onlo op5 ri rhty wv,
men, with q loss to him Of seven mel
wounded and three horses killed am
seven horses wounded. He discharge
all the men to their homes. after having
disarmed them. Further advices stat
that there is another similar organizatio
of about two hundred men in Lincol
and Arkansas counties, and Gen. Whit
has been directed to dsperse them also
Thus the war opens.