The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-24
Intense Excitement In Little
Rock ana Throughout
the Whole State.
Hourly Arrival OF Troops In Lit.
lie Rock from The lnte-
riOr OF the State.
The First Skirmish --Majsr Shall
Killed ana Several
Wounded.
FROM tho Little Rock Gazette, April al.,

$3.50 ' ~ WV,
lhcre was NIUE cnai'ge III tle situa-
tioh 10 lour ociock, yesterday even
ing, me uhlleu States troops occu-
pea the same position as Oh sunday
one company was stationed ut the
Nsiiiey mouse, sNuau occupying uic
nan OF the second story OF the Gazette
Dulldl'Is' Coiohcl Lewis, OF the uhltIed
states army, arrived on sunday ne
Is dlrect nom batol' itouge, ana Is mere
iof the purpose OF taxing n peep NJ the
E'tuation;, , ,,u v 49,
Hon W. W. Milier, JuuSeJ' w: blit-
ierI senator McNUeshey, captain Cal
Npous, ana GOOD company, arrived
from 6a'esVl'le llley report al tne
men the governor ueSlreS can oe Oh
'a''le" rom i'ls oih nome me iiisur,
tPl''s' we are ndNiscui received several
uo$e' "l arms rom 80 LOUIS early Ill
Ihe morning heir escollslst now
or ABOUT MY Wlilte men ana one NUM-
"reu coIorPd'
during lhe day the haNter troops
TOOK possession OF some arms belong
lhg 10 MI Lillzel ana otlers'
Al was gehef"iiy uhuerstoou yester-
cay lnat lliere would he Truce up TO
lour o'clock' Nothing was dohe up To
tllAt tllne at least
ON FRIDAY, Brooks sent an order to a
certain Filsroad superintendent direct
ing Nun {" permit no armed men TO he
brought to lht'te iiocN on any OF ms
tiAins.. me superintendent responded
by saying that he was not aware that
Mr. brooks h0d any control over his
roau anu, II liVc men look tlain ut
Nadshiil. II would be hard TO Keep
twenty-five rom taking II.
Last evening about D O'clock the fed
eral forces were removed from the Ga
zette once TO the foot or Louisiana
street, about one hundred yards east OF
the state, house, and two pieces OF artil'
lery were brought down rom the arse.
mai ana placed AT the corner OF Second
ana Louisiana streets, This movement
was the occasion OF the widest excite
ment.
About mat time IL was reported thai
the state house forces were preparing to
attack Governor baxter. rms was th'
occasion Tor turning out all the torce'
OF the governor. A company was rap
ldly thrown across Markham stree
between, McAlmonts drug store ant
Stoddard bank. Colonel King Whit,
moved out ms colored troops from the
Anthony hoIse to Second street
amidst the widest yelling for Baxter
Other companies were formed and sta
toned IN various directions. Generals
Newton, Churthill and Barton up
peared on horseback, with theirrespec
1--WE stais, ana were around among tht
men placing them in position. The
s''ee.o were ,i ,i',eu WIZ l'ool,s, MAIN
neins tne uiViuihS ,ihe. p M
o"yonp.s were oi' every siuv, NO suci
S si,n n"S "ppe"'e' III '"V''o Noch
''';o t ,to W.. WI,' ,, ,r.,., e,
,,i hoou' .li,s 'ii,lc slN oniteu states
H1''',e's SUI 'eu ilo ~, t'oss livery sta
n'e, Wv ' r iuoV V. 'o'o'V st.eeV, WIN siA
,,oiees' ioi .i,e purpose VI soillS w ,he
M ans 10 orlhS ooWh TWO pieces OF ar
Viile'S' heii they reacheu SiAti
street, one Oh me norses suddenly
m s, .hreW ..s riuer, whose 1901
eausit III she s,irrup' Dragged him VI
1co.l 10 Marhiiah, ana ehen turned
uoW u l'iat s,leet, ii,e aniiiiai went u
i"p.u "Io '',,u l,' VIC nun 'hiuiS s..uch
.uv s,ou.r. Wnen Iie i,oIse alrlVeu
~ i'o''V VI .lte b't.el puiiuii's' tiie hlai
s sts ti,, orny, WHEN was passing a.
Wv ''n'c. my ioiee stoppeu .ne norse
'oonic n'ei. r"i' w an" SauSho nun Inc
man was .ien ieieaset'' inouSh SENSE
,ees nc was i'ot ueau' MS leau was
il.
mas pi"ue'. VI, ,ii"t.ress an" .akeii 10
nia luartcis ~ ehe arsehai, out since
o'e"'
Just at TINS time the steamer Halle
arrived rom Pine Bluft with about 5Ol
colored men III charge OF Ford Havis
ana company ofwhitemen in charge
OF captain John II. Thomas. They
marched nom the wharf up Markham
street, with drum and fife, and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. A more
exciting scene than that which trans
pired during this time was rarely evel
witnessed, AT six o'clock the state
house crowd We're all confined inside
their barracks. One hundred yards of
We're the federal troops. Another
hundred yards down the street were
the troops OF Governor Baxter-ont
company drawn up in line across the
street and Others stationed at different
points, The Baxter forces kept up q
continual yell ana enthused the whole
people. Stores We're closed, and the
most intense enthusiasm prevailed.
About dark three companies, EN-
braeing about three hundred and fifty
of the best men of Johnson and Pope
S si"Go"s, y, a, ,,.'t oap.aln 1ohn -
johnson county forces, n conlpany or.
gained in December last for the bur.
pose of assisting in the execution OF
Sid Wallace, and furnished with state
arms. At Argenta, when the troops