Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-04-25
Latest from the Scene OF the Great PO-
lltieal Unrest-Br0Oks Increas.
i5g his War Material.
Brooks Denies Baxter's Right to Con-
Vene the Legislature-FOrees
Pretty Equally Divided
-All Quiet.
Baxter Communicates with Washington
The Demand OF Secretary-0f-
State johnson Not Yet
Complied With.

LITTLE Rock, April 24-Negotiations
have been going on to-day between the
two hostile parties, to the effect that
| both shall retire all their forces, except
a body y-guard, until a competent tribu-
nal settles the question as to the govern
orsbip.
Governor Baxter has convened the
legislature for that purpose and proposes
to have the matter referred back TO the
people for final settlement.
Mr.. Brooks holds that Baxter has no
power 10 call the legislature together
The latter is to-day engaged in erecting
new barracks and a powder magazine
in the rear of the statehouse. Some of
his troops have gone home.
Governor Baxter has stopped sending
his men home. Both forces, as to num-
oers, are pretty equally divided. Bax-
ter's are now nearly all white men, and
BTOoks's are mostly cOlOred.
Governor Baxter to-day sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the President:
o. s. Grant, President Of the United States:
In accordance with my correspondence
with you by telegraph, have convened the
legislature for the eleventh day of Nav |
have sent home part of nv forces and would
willingly send the balance, except a small
body-guard, but Brooks retains his whole
people want is that peace be restored and
the legislature protected in the performance
of their legitimate business.
ELISHA BAXTER,
Governor, Arkansas,
Colonel Johnson, secretary of state,
has not yet received any reply to his de-
mand for the public buildings, OF which
he is the custodian, and his office in the
statehouse.
Lieutenant Cushman, of the sixteenth
infantry, who returned from Memphis
this morning, authorizes and requests a
contradiction of the statement sent from
Memphis on Wednesday that be went
to Memphis in order to telegraph to the
President, because of the violent parti-
san feeling in the telegraph office at
Little Rock. He SAYS he made
40 such statement, and his business to
Memphis was wholly disconnected with
The telegraph office at this place. In
reference to Colonel Rose being fired on
by Baxter troops, he states that he gave
that on common rumor, not on anything
he saw. Everything is quiet tonight.
The weather is cloudy and cool, with
indications of rain.
ANOTHER VERSION.
ST. LOUIS, April 24.-The Democrats
l-itLS AsOCA spSCial says LHaI many OF
Baxter's troops have left, but their or
ganization is still retained, and armed
guards parade the streets. Trey made
a fOrcible 'requisition to-day on several
merchants for provisions, but in all
cases where compliance was not volun-
tlrily given by the merchants, the
United States troops interfered. His
men say they are unfed, and must have
supplies. Many rumOrs are sflOat Fela-
tive to compromise or the pending of
negotiations which will peaceably settle
all existing difficulties, but l am author
lied to state that Brooks is not officially
cOgnizant of them, is not in any way a
party thereto, neither will he entertain
any proposition Of such a nature.