The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-29

From the Little Rock Gazette, OF the
Goth, we clip the following summary
of the situation in that city,
Up to four O'clock last evening there
was no special change in matters rela.
ting to our rebellion.
Some time during the afternoon Col
onel Rose, the post commandment, had
\. G, Johnson arrested, on what charge
we do not know, unless il had some
connection with the little skirmish II
few days ago.
The state house party had sent off
no troops except few who are given
| furloughs for twcnty-four hours. But
great many We're kept at the point
of the bayonet, and good many had
deserted TO their homes.
| In the Baxter camp there was con-
siderable activity. Major General II.
j. Churchill was assigned by General
r, G. Newton, commanding Governor
BaXter's forces, to the immediate COM
mand of the division embracing the
city of Little Rock. Brigadier General
Barton was promoted to the rank of n
major general, and Colonel III. King
White to the rank Of brigader gem
eral in the eastern division. Major W.
d. Blocher, the post commalldaht, was
promoted to the position of n brigadier
general, and given the immediate COM
mand of the forces in the city.
AT the state house there was nothing
new. The party there seemed to
express great confidence, and We're
drilling last evening, AS stated before,
nearly all the negroes now in service
at the state house are held there at the
point of the bayonet, and they are
DESERVING every opportunity.
The Baxter forces, which are now
being Increased, received many encour-
aging kilograms aud letters yesterday.
BaXter's forces were increased last
night by the arrival OF one OFT two COM
panies. The programme oithe Brooks
party is, to continue to increase their
forces, hoping that BaXter's will di-
minish, and suddenly pounce on Bax-
ter like duck on June bug rs one
of old Joe's adherent's expressed it yes
terday. Let them pounce if they want
TO.
The truce between the two forces was
ended yesterday, and what any twenty
four hours may bring forth no one can
tell.
Quite number of Brooks troops
left town yesterday. Those now re-
manning mt the state house are kept
there at the point OF the bayonet. As
one of them expressed il yesterday,
they would not let him go home aud
he was getting mighty tired staying
there rRfa
Up to last night Secretary of State
Johnson had received no reply to his
demand for his office and the public
buildings. The next move the rebels
will make, we presume, will be to de-
clare the seeretary's Office vacant, be-
cause he will not recognize Brooks as
governor, and appoint ad interim
Curry OF some other tool TO the place.
"Brigadier General Walsh's squad,
from Hot Springs, are bivouaeketl in
the Benjamin block, opposite the state
house.
A telegram from Pine Bluff last night
announced that Brigader General
King White had declared martial law
in Jefferson county, and had posses
sion OF the court house at that place.
A gun was fired about 10 o'clock last
night by some one on the bank of the
river above Cross livery stable, which
created some little excitement, but no
damage was done.
The military excitement has died out
to q considerable extent, and were II
not for the cleaning bayonets and
tramp ofsentinels, marchlngand colln.
termarching of armed men, one would
never know that we had n rebellion In
our midst, unless he visited the state
house and took n peep at Catterson's
plank barricades. aS
Work was continued on the maya
zine at the state house yesterday. Mr..
Brooks seems to be preparing for
years siege.
Governor Baxter received offers Of
men from almost every section, and
General Newton Is taking active meas
ures to Keep up such an army.as may
not only be Necessary TO protect the
state government, but to gobble all OPP
posers. ta .fa8N
ID. p. Upham, the president of the
city council, Is Brooks adjntant gem
eral. He has seen service before in
the militia--in eastern ARKANSAS In /
1858, and In Pope county in 1872, and |
The people have doubtless heard of |
him.
Chief Justice Mcclure escaped arrest
last evening by the guards not know
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