Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-30

i MKMfMis, tApfil "a. -.Lisnt. Cushnnan.
/ Of sAlie 18th infanAFy, ~, Little Rock, ar
riyed hera this evening", He gives 4 state-
ment Of the origin of tho disturbance last
night. Col. White WIS making sh iniiani-
nsAtoey spssch whea Oei. Ross rbae sup and
ihformsd him be WAS vielatiug thsItRms Of
the truce and ordersd him a dispss.s the
mob whsreupon White drew pistol and
| fired, ordering his men 4" do the same.
Roses orderly attempted % draw ! ypistol,
botswas prevented by sn B1nenasabis
hosse. 1 Col. Rose. formed = baEliesde. .of :
hook and, ladder truck. During the, ex-
| |citemeit one Of the regulars Ercd his gtin
accidentally, which was The only shot fifed
BY the United Stases troopsva ,Daxtsr's
forces ore Abent three thousand well armed
lighting men, but generally poorly officsred.
Brooks has some inferior men, two.thirtis
LOT whom are negfUes, out wei commanded.
The feeling ID growing daily more bisses,
fbut C5i. Roseis mast@ Of She situation. &
LITTLE Rock. April 22.-Beyond the
Idurry csuSsd BY - accidental shot in y
Ebuildinx opposits BsxtsfAs Assdqsaftefs,
snosa1n9 important has ts1nspired. iags
Raxser this steuing isanad : procla-
melton, couyeuine the Legislatnre to
sdjodicate on the Question Of the Gov
lefnofship, ard conveying to the menu
shees the sssuranco of the President
that they should be protected during
the sessior.
/ Many 81 Baxter's troops have isft,
7iufluenced by rumor that tho Presis
dent would recognize Baxtcf's author
sity on the subject OF couyening the
Legislature, Iy asr sxs ss
LIrrLE Rock, April %. Secretary
of State johnson last night visited
Gov. Brooks to ask possession of his,
50fice in the State House. Brooks res
c0gnized johnson ss SecrrtaYy oa
State. johnson then left and sigNefs
officially Baxter's 'sprcclaination. .ccsi p4
ming tho legislature, and to-day Erouiss
ref0sea the recognitiOn of his office a.,
that account. johnson then adarass-
ed Brooks letter 'statiug his position
and the necessity of assuming pcsscb-
sion Of his Office, demanding the. pos
session Of his office as custodian cof
public buildinE&s He has as yet re-
ceived MOI official answer Brooke
does not recognizes Bxxtcr,a right to.
Feoaxene the leGiala1ure. The people
Aae osna1AlAy Sakislledtwitlrthis means
of settling. the difRcalty. s4ps III i. q,
"a q .gpeeCh this morning brooks an.
n0onced u The troops HIS detsfmihs..
ton TO hold the Statc House Ii apite
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ST., LOUIS April 24-,A special, from
Little Rock states that some or nax-
terS tf00p1 are still under arms, but
poorly fed. To-day they ilemanded
provisions from the merchants, hit tina
" s. troops interfered where compli-
anco wass not voluntary. Rumoes are
circnlatsd conserving . compromise,
but Brooks win not entertain such prop
osiflons' @a $40 sg 4 @ H9
LITTLR Rock. April. 24--Negotia-
ti0ns have been progressing to-day be-
tween Baxter and Brooke to tn eficct
that each retire his forces until q COM
pctent tribunal adjudicates the ques-
tiOn of Governorship. Baxter has
convened the Legislature for the pur-
pose Of submitting thA question. back
to tho people for settlement, Brooke
denies his right to convene the, Legis-
;lature, and hasn't replied to Johnson's
reputation, for the public buildings,
and is erecting powerful barricade
behind the Sta&a House. Baxter to-
day notified the President that be had
convened the I0Gielatura Nav 11fh