, 1874-04-23
: ARKANSAS TROUBLES.
r T.
Confl <,'g Accounts Concerning
ycsday's Skirmish.
detailed Account of the Affair by
United States Officer.
Baxter Issues Call for an Extra Seg.
sion Of the Legislature.


No Further Serious Trouble Antioi-
pated.
TIE SITUATION.
COL. ROSES BTonY.
LITTLE nouK, Ark, April 22.-Co1.' Rose, the
commandant OF tho United States forces, says
TINT he had no arms Inst evening whom ho roio
up to tho hoad of Col. King Whites column. and
consequently did not attompt to fire shot at
Col. Whito..
ANOTHER TRUCE.
Matters arc very quiet this morning. Another
truce OF twanty-four hours has been agreed
upon.
THooPB ARRIVED.
company OF regulars arr1vad this morning
from st. Louis to assist Col. Rose IN preserving
tho peace. Two companies Of Da1tor mon ar
rivod also. The troops On both sidcB are very
orderly.
To-day several arrests have been made by both
pnrties
pRoroeED COMPROMISE.
Several prominent citizens aro endeavoring to
effect compromiso between THO parties by got
ting thom to agrce to call OF the Legislature to
settle tho oxiating difficulty.
FALSE ALARh.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 22.-About o'clock
this evo1ling an accidental slot WIS fired in Bomo
Of tho buildings opposite Gov. Baxtors hoad-
quarters Instantly his mon rtlehed out Of tho
building on to tue pavement with their guns,
thinking 1t ronewal Of the attack Of last oven.
lug. Tho Federal forces worc brought out in
line in front Of the City Hail. behind thoir barr,s
| cades, md Tor q time an outbreak seemed im1ni-
nent A. little procnntion, however, sayed fur.
! ther trouble, and tic troops maruhol back to
| their quar ters.
| At the time tho truce vas acrood upon at IA
| O'Clock today, 100 armed Baxter men wore on
board a boat ready to htart down tho river to in~
torsept tue terry-bost Ct Pine B!ail which WAS
said to he coming up with company of Brooke
| mon. Tho truce being ngrool upon before thd
| departure, they did not 60.
TROOPS 6ENT HONE.
Ihia evening the Governor Bple about 200 Of
bis colored troops back homo to Pine Bluff. hav-
ing no artns for them, a11 having enough troops
| with arms to anHwor ha purpose.
| nut FEW ARRESTS
| were ,nnde on either side this evening. Col.
| pomeroy uNo OF Gov. Bnxter'n aids, who waa
captured op Tuesday, waB releaaed late last eyen-
Ing.
| SECRETARY OF sTArE J. W. JonNeos,
| who has been abBent from tho capital about one
month, returned this evening and at once tooA
AnoTMEn rnoo1AMAT1or.
On the strength Of tho kilograms embraced
therein, tie Governor tonight issued tho fol-
| lowing proclamation, convening an e1tra session
OF tho Legisature:
Proclamation Of Eaha Baxter, Governor Of tho stats
10 tIe 5enJtrs II t1s Senate and Hoass u Heprt.cn>
atres ef The General Asssn'bty ef the Stats Of Ar~
veuts Of the most extraordinary cbnracter involv.
ans Inv fseeny W rane tho ai ts
State communicated these 1attera to the Executive
s ns1n sans to him s hst had been toreby
BY the Intervention Of Fodern troopn from asserting
BY force my claims to sud Office At last, this 22d
nay Of ApI ls'8' sent tho following dispatch to thu
A. cannot move with MY troops to assert my
with tha United States troops, which viii not do IN
der any crcnmstanccs propose to call tho Legisia-
lis question: as Iy Inv they o1,o haye jurisdloon %
but to do tlls, tue members Of tho Legislature must
sy ns2 81 n sss h n@ vi
ID sontion ot tbs dtlle,nty and will readily
tsjgned} ELISHA BAXTER,
I was promptly assured by tue President in
tho following lansuags: %;.urzoro. .n,,, ., ,.r,
70 the Hon. Elisha Baxttr: '"'
psny 'ay II 8; Il Ss s
Legislative Assrmby, the courts, or otherwise and
VII! give ~ tho assistance and protec.ton under
itsry forees on both sides vii! now .iabana.
Now therefore, decing ths resent occsson ous
Of sufficient uagnitude, and after such assurances
|
self warranted In tho exercise Of the power yescl in
ns ~ the Constitution Of the state to the
Rock tic Capital Of said state. On Monday, lis 1lth
day Of May, 1874, at IL o'clock, moon.
IN testimony whereof have hcreunto set my hand
aud affixed my private raa the auai Of tho State not
| being ut present accessible.
Dons il The Capital tais 22d d.y Of April, In tho
ELISHA pAx1En Governor of Arkansas.
by the G0Yernur:
| J, NJ. Jo1assoN secratary of state
report reached tho streets that tlle Cove
ernor contemplated something like the above,
and tho widest rnmosh prevailed.
ALL IL QUIET To-NlGliT.
One company has juAt arrived from Woodruff
County to assist Gov. Baxter.
ST. LOUIS. April 22.-Tho Globes Little RocA
special says Col. lsoae has tho names of tue per.
sons who fired ut him Inst night, aud to-day
daulandod tho surrender mud delivery to him oi
Col. King White and Bon Johnson, for violation
Of tho truce.
Tho Brooks forces arc receiving accosalcns
and arms from st. Louis arrived to-day.
Maj.-Qon. Churchill, Of Baxter's forces, ro'
signed n,,d left for homo yesterday. refusing to
participate i'll tho fight with tho Federal troops.
and because he was satIstled that 5000 mon
could not tako tho Ssate-Houso. and this force
Naxter could not got. There il great rejoicing
III the city at the prospect OF tue termination OF
tie diflionlties. Bsinoss suspended siucs Nom
day, will 10 resumed tomorrow.
| LATER.
Tho war is over. Tho Baxter troops arc being
furnished with transportation, and sent homo
as rapidly as possible. Tho remainder Of Col.
Whites con,n,aut1 loft for homo tonight. An
extra police force, baokod By Federal troops, ara
OIL duty Tonight.
TUESDAYS sKIRMISH.
| THE 1T, Iou1H HEpun14IcAN's ACCOUNT.
ST. LOUIS, No., April 22.-Tho Repubicdnt
Little Rock (Ark.) special, speaking Of the atroot
Bkirmish last night, substantially corrobosatoa