, 1874-05-14
SITUATION AT LITTLE ROCK.

bAAIERs PROGRAMME.
ST. LOUIS, No., N1ay 13.-A Little Rock speoioJ
to tho Eucaing Dispatch says, in m interview
with tho Governor to-day, TINT in tho event OF
tile Legislature recognizing him as Governor, Of
which ho had no doubt, he would advise Presi-
dent Grant Of its aotion, and ask that tho
United States authorities compel Brooks to w.
cato tho state-Houso II Grant should comply,
mud Drooka refuse, ho would
TAKE THE BUILDING Dy roRcE.
or, II tho Prosidont should delny md still per-
mt tho troops hero to Interfere as they hayo
been doing, ho would protect himself. Bnxtcr'a
forces havo ali the advantages in point Of men
anu artillery: lie received last night two Parrot
munition. These guns are being pit tim ID position %
To-day. Ba3tor also received several now COM
nantea last night, also lArgo supply Of ammuni-
The Federals have ug.ced that hereafter they
limits, which lnta aro outside the thic1ly
part OF the city. IIeroafter neither mon nnr
supplies will bo permitted to entor tbs Brooks
quarters without q fight.
ANOTHER LITTLE sK1RslIsn
occurred this evening". i'll which two men woro
Woundcd, Baxter received several companies Of
troops tllB evening. Ho also received tTo pccea
,nt Of atttttl1ory thia morning. Matters rather
,., soESEs SCENES At LITTLE ROCK,
hfFfs Rock, A1&. t,aH o. Correspondence Of Ns c,-
r1is morning eInHan innd doHe'fiai thnt fa..
broakfast at the hotel, so dropped into G1an-
sons restaurant. next door, fronting Markhano
street. Seated at tho table woro twenty or thrtv
I1t ,aues ana Eenlemen, mostly hotel dodgers liko
ySe tS Apant n 100 stepa down the street
a1roet tho Federal aentine1s. 4 square further
alons ID the State-House, whoro tho Brooks pnrty
II intronoled. no that the contesttng forces ara
MOI much more than two squares apart. The
nj al,
others lyers out is Oh account OF the Fef]araI
70, forces occupying position immediately betwoen
While 7 was eating, with my back to tho front
bang, bang, bang, went pistols ind muskets 's &
el'e street tlirectly in trout 4 Brooks nau N
the middle Of the street tired lis niutol twice.
ana tnon fol- d9a ha brains spattoring over
'a pnyoent IT,, ets woro singing about pro-
slde Of tho street. Tie rapid firing all about up,
me man shot dead SO 1!ear the ststterina az
aud the yells in the street Of
eom,s' cnnn ta S9'hea icy stampede to our breakfast;
Pan1e-strsckon cooks run into the dinug-room.
10 make move in so,no direotion Heeme,l to b.
the controlllnE impulse. There were at loaab
q e!sty.siloth Tired, and, ~ thoro were number
man was killed. He wAB q Drooks nerro ' 'wl,o
had vontnrad too far beyond his lines lid COZ
hleKoa ott, although mot untl he had fired tlroa
ehoth ut tue onomy. Various accounts are adont
M 10 !lat how tho shooting commenced, but any
apa gu or them convince INC that Wo ara near
p0Wtfer-lnaga1ne,
Inc Fedornl soldiers rustea into tho street.
lofmeu q line acroaB 1t, loaded tlloir rleces.
pointed thom. and would have cleared Tho Btroei
o. friend md foa alike Ind tia tliug not coased.
Ii}ey M seized the oity fire apparatus aid barriendod
Ea'o Btreat with TINT and lty-go0ls boxes aud
,ortl wood. as write they are Working at tha
oarfieado, extending It down to tho river, md
aon.e mans wood-ya.l. ""A
Tho 1lro3ky men formed in limo of battle. and
20 a!d tho Baxter men, and, but for the gIlttor.
ug lno Of Federal g.ip, We should haye tsrr;-
.la fight right In tie streets. " '0''''
The dead negro was dragged to ono Sido d