Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-05-07
A Battle in Arkansas.

A Battle in Arkansas.
L1rTtE Rock, April 30.-General
King, W hits, who has charge OF the
Baxter forces at Pine BluH, hearing
that aparty Of Brooks men were as /.
seinbled at New Gascony, in Jefferson
county, committing depreciation, moved
column 81 two hnndred men down to.
-that-poht to .day for..:the ipurpose. Of
dispensing them. a disnafch to night
-bo-GeTeral Newton. 1ronl Pine Bluff
says General White 'ss;rntl forward "a
iiag OF truce 70 or,icrthe hen to dis
purse, but they fired updn the party,
and re gular battle, enslled, iii which
life Of the Brooks party were killed
and twenty wounded. The remainder
were taken prisoners, disarmed, ami
sent honte: General White reports
seven of his own command wounded
/, and three horses killed.
THE Two ARMIES sK1RMisnING.
LiiTFFiILE Rock, April s6.-Baxter was
re-enforced by one company from
Hampstead county this morning.
Brooks sent out "a adtad last evening,
and cut the telegraph wire between
this city and Pine Bluff. ,fliis squad
was captured last night by the Baxter
itcs, and is now hnder GUARD, 49,
Major General Churchill of the Bax
ter side, with ten nien, was surrounded
last night while coming from the depot
Of the Cairo and Fulton RAILROAD by a
party OF fifty Brooksites, who were ~
ing in wait for him, and he was cap
tured: He was released short time
atterward, and is to day in COMMAND OF
his forces.
Beyond arrests on both sides thete
are no active operation. The United
States troops got out in line last night
prepared to prevent trouble. but the
alarm which caused this proved to be
unfouuded.
A spirit of uneasincss pervades ev
erything, and news from Washington
definitely settling the matter in favor
Of one or the other party is anxiously
looked for:
| Contiuued State Of War.-A special
dispatch from Little Rock says
"Thtee Of Ba2tef's troops were killed
in the fight with Brook men at New
Gascony. Captain Van Desantse, one
of the leaders on the side of Brooks
was dangerously wounded. He had
been colonel IN the Federal army.
The Little Rock Gazette remarks edi-
forially that the war Ii opened, and
will extend throughout the State unless
the President takes speedy action ir
the matter. Sheriff Vaughn was ar
rested Thursday by King White, one
of Baxter's leaders, and imprisoned
The city is getting to be rather unsafe
people being shot at every night with
either shotguns OF pistols King White.
proclamation of MARTIAL law il
Jefferson county IS published.
F A press dispatch from Little Rock
Saturday says:
The democratic conservative State
committee publish an address calling
upon the people TO stand by Baxter
/ About Fifty Of the OH comrades O
General Pagan i'll tile lafe war, Who
has assumed command OF Brooks for
ces, publish an address denouncing the
I generals cotiHse. About twenty -tiv'
I democrats publish ali address advising
the people to stand by Brooks.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
about dark this evening by some one
supposed to belong to the State Hous'
party to assassinate the agent Of the AS
associated Press
| A Washington dispatch of yesterda,
says: Col. Hynes,' representative a
Elafge, who was elected upon the Brook
ticket from Arkansas, and the thre
democratic contestants from that Stat
for seats in the United States Hous,
of Representatives have united in al
Eaddress to the people of Arkansas, ii
which they take strong ground in favo
of Brooks, aha counsel peace and ODE
dience to the dsssioh' Of the courts.
A special to the ST. E6uis Democr.
from Little Rock says the address b!
Heading reform democrats, who tax,
Estroug ground in favor Of Brooks, i
I,regarded as@iiHpoltant,, and is hayin!
serious effect on Baxter's course.
Il Commenting upon the state of affair
in Arkansas, the New York Herald
remarks:
domestic violence" has assumed al
|ready the character Of an open confic,
between the perso6s called out by TIL,
Governor to support his authority an6
4 the persons leagued in interest as in
surgents against that authority. The
people will watch with natural curiosi
Fly to see ifthe- government; still pro.
poseszto keep a cotnpany Of troops be.
tween the lines ofsthe hostile parties,
and is still unable tosget from its law
Officers Or cabinet a satisfactory opinion
as to Its duty and its obligation'to per
form it. There has been little doubt,
4 it is urged, BY those who have exarnin
ed the subject, as to the absolute right
of Baxter to Recognition, as Governor
/ Mr. Brooks has exhausted'ev RENE
| dy open by the laws of the State and
decision was always against him. 1t
Wax b6s e. asaagr t 1t a. be- 81
to reverse tie decision.
The New York Journal Of Com.
merce considers the affair az of nc
more consequence than railroad riot,
cr a whiskey war, OF a. labor strike,
There is'no principles at the bottbm'' Oh
it, save that Of greed and paander,' it
says, and scivif'wars do not long con!
'Ftinue when there IS no principle at
stake, around which intense partisan
1 Eaoliaaa mo u. rallsr, If4kS 1919