The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-05-01

BATON ROUGE, Aprli SS.-1hree nun
dred families in this parish are made
homeless by the flood. II
ATousTA, GA, April 2s.--Thcre was a
heavy rain tosday. Crop accounts are dis
couraging on account of the floods
SELMA, lila, April S.---The alabama
river is higher than it has been since
1865 and is still rising 1t is raining.
BosroN, April 9S.-Contributions sub
scrlbcd thus far have reached S33, 600.
SNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA.
SHENANDOAH, April 2s.--The severe
wind and ran storm of Sunday has been
followed by IA heavy snow to-day, which
still continues.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, April 2S.--A heavy
snow storm prevailed here all day, the
snow having fallen to depth of ten
inches.
THE BAxTERsBRooKs TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON, april 2S. The following
dispatch was received here to,day:
LITTLE ROCK, April 81, 1874.
To q. s. Grant, President:
On the 10Th of this month, as Governor
of this State, telegraphed you that there
was an armed insurrection against the
legal Government of this State, and made
requlsition on you for aid to suppress IT.
and to prevent domestic violence. | have
just now been advised that you never re-
ceived the requisition. | now take occas
sion to say that an armed lnsurrection
exists in this State againsr the lawfully
constituted authority thereof and as the
Legislature cannot meet till the 11th day
of May, call on you for aid to protect
the State from domestic violence.
(SignedD f. BAXTER,
Governor Of Arkansas.
A similar call had previously been
received from Brooks, claiming to be
Governor, and two attorneys IN his
behalf reached here yesterday to urge
a compliance with the call. Two
attorneys. dispatched by Baxter, will
soon arrive on a like errand in his
interest. TIE question as to who is
actual Gvoernor will be presented to
the President for decision, unless
some other mode Of settlement shall
intervene before the mater ,s for.
mally taken up for Executive consil,
Grafton.
Since yesterday morning, not more
than fifty deposltors of small amounts
have applied to the Freedmen's Bank
for withdrawal OF funds. In other
respects business is progressing as
usual.
LITTLE Rock. April 2s.-There is
no material change in the aspect of
nclitical affairs. Baxter has a six.
1under gun planted on the corner of
Markham and Scott streets. Both
parties are expecting reinlorcements.
Both have telegraphed to the Presi,
dent regarding the situation.
From LITTLE ROCK.
April 2s.-The situation remains
unchanged.
Governor Baxter received three
hundred additional troops to day.
HIS quarters are still q. the Anthony
House.
Markham street, as far up as Nam,
is picketed, while an old slxty-tour
FOUNDER siege-piece is stationed at
the intersection of Markham and
Scott streets.
Brooks, with his negroes, still has
possession of the State House, and
continues to fortify. His negro
troops are deserting in large numbers.
Gov. Baxter received information
from Washington last evening, that
the President never recognized his
dispatch calling on him for aid, or to
remove the United States troops
back to the garrison, and formal
application was made to him again
last night, by telegraph and also by
mail.
General King White, of the Bax-
ter side, holds Pine Bluff, and has
about three hundred men. lie has
arrested all the prominent Brooks
men in that place.