The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-17
BAXTER AND BROOKS.
Surrender Of the Forces of
the Usurper.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The Legislature Displacing Officials
Who Supported Brooks.
New Elections To Be Had to Fill
State Onices.

New Elections To Be Had to Fill
State Onices.
LfrTLE ROCK, May 10, 1874.
Groups are standing on the principal streets
earnestly discussing the situation.
The barricade erected by the regulars is still in
position and their vigilance undated Squads OF
them mounted are patroling the streets.
At Bakers headquarters everything looks jubi-
LIANT
AT the state House nothing seems changed,
there beng o great deal OF ..Qrit' shown in the
face Of last nights news II is understood that
the troops ct the State House will remain out ten
days
ACTION or THE LEGISLATURE.
The action OF the Legislature to-day caused good
deal OF commotion The Clerk of the House fCooper,
went to his place for the first time at this morn.
lng's session. He was recognized by the Speaker
and acted. resolution was offered aad passed
that the ONCE of Clerk and Speaker be declared
vacant and o new election held Tankersiey,
Speaker OF the House last session, is thus thrown
out.
LEGISLATORS HALTED.
Senator John NJ. Clayton and Senator K A. Daw-
son (colored), Representative Brown (colored) and
Representative Lee Thompson tried to get to their
seats in the Legislature to-day. but were not
allowed to pass Baxter's lines.
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The constitutional Convention bill passed both
houses to-day unanimously in the House, three
Senators-Messrs. Hanks, McChesney and Duke
dissenting The bill provides for an election on
the 18th inst to submit to the people the question
whether or not they desire a convention and for
the election OF delegates II they declare in favor
OF 1t, IN which case the Convention will assemble
on the Attn Of July.
MARTIAL LAW.
Il Is rumored that Baxter will not revoke the
proclamation OF martial law made in this county,
and will keep force enough to carry it into effect.
DISARMAMENT OF TROOPS.
Generals Newton, Churchill, Blocher and Strong.
Secretary johnson and Colonel Rottaker, on the
part OF Baxter, held a consultation to-day with
Generals Pagan, Catterson and Brooker Colonel
OuAu uhu ms w DcuJdullu, Ou INC part OI hrOOkS,
in Deneba block, for the purpose OF agreeing upon
q cartel for the exchange of prisoners and the dis
bandmenJ OF their respective forces. After
stormy session they came to q satisfactory agree.
ton as the other does, each taking the arms that
they have now.
COUNTER CHARGES OF VIOLENCE.
1t IL rumored that during skirmish which took
place last night between the advanced plckets q
house had four shots fred into it, two passing
through bed IN which we're two children asleep
but nobody was hurt Both sides charge that dur
ing the past day or two the other has been plum
dering stores and dwellings.
BROOKS MEN rARoLED.
EIGHT O'CLOCK p. M.-Colonel Murphy who CON-
manded the Brooks men IN the New Gascony light,
has just arrived from Pine Blun. He states that
he ana his fellow prisoners were told by the oflcer
in charge that he would not answer for what
might be done, as the planters were much In.
censed at them for enlistlng negroes from the
plantations He intimated that If he would leave
the State he would DO released vandesand and
Savage then signed q parole and said that they
would leave the State until the troubles were
over. They were taken to Memphis guarded and
then released. He wanted Murphy to resign as
County Supervisor and sign the parole the same
as the others. He did. He asked him II 1t was Of
his own free will. He said no. He refused to
sign again. He was brought up with guard Of
four cavalrymen from Pine Bluff to the Baxter
headquarters. Here he was put across the lines
and released sthis morning. He states they were
well treated.
PARADE OF BROOKS MILITIA.
The First Arkansas Brooks militia had dress
parade ct i've O'Clock before marching on. Major
Montgomery read to the soldiers the agreement
entered into by both sides to day, that both COM
mands are to keep inside their lines that the
regulars would patrol the streets. and that all
armed men found by them would be treated as
irresponsible and dealt with accordingly. There
was great cheering at the end Of the parade. The
Batteries could not imagine what it meant.
RUMOR OF PILLAGE.
It Is rumored that some white men were on the
outskirts OF the city pillagng, and patrol Of
fifty mounted men reguars) have just gone out
on duty.
QUIET In THE CITY.
The city is quiet. All saloons have been ordered
closed inside Brooks lines.
ANOTHER ACCOIINT.