, 1874-04-21
Large Reinforcements for Baxter Con-
tinually Arriving
The Opt ing Forces Con-
front z r ZACH Other in
] tie Array.
The United : ates Troops with Two
Fiet i eces Between the
5 comhatants.
Brooks Receives q Supply of
Arms from st. Louis.

THE SEAT OF WAR.
A LITTLE MORE EXCITING.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 20--8 p. m.-Up to
o'clock the position Of tho forces On both sides
remained the Same, and the Federal troops still
occupied thoir position at tho Gazette building
and United States Court. room. 1t was gon-
orally understood that thore was truce
up to TINT time. About thon somo little
demonstration was made In front OF the Stato-
Houso. The Federal troops were rapidly marched
to tho corner OF Markham aud Lanison etroots,
about 100 yards oaat Of the State~HouBo. This
movement gavo rise to report on
tho Baxter side that tho Foloral forcos
were withdrawn and tho most intense
cheering. went lip from the Da1torr side.
Gens. Newso9, Churchill, Barton, aa3 their
stalls mounted their horses, aud. by rapid movo-
1nents, put their troops in position. a company
was thrown acrosa Markham street, at tho intor-
section OF Main. ready to receive an attack or to
advance. Tho colored troops nlcd out Of tho
atnidst tho Widest yells. and marched
aid Socond streota othor forces wero dis
trihnted aroui11 at tho various avenues OF ap-
proach.
BAXTER REINrORcEMENTs.
About this time tho steamer Hattie arrived
from Pine Bluff with 800 colorod Dnxtor mon
under command OF Ferdinand Hayis, colorod, a
| company Of white troops numbering about 70
men, They marched from the wharf up Markham
street with drum md fife. Appearing in tho midst
| OF tile excitement, the Widest enthusiasm pro-
vailed among the Baxter crowd. Just then .
| aetaclmsnt OF six men wore started to the
| arsonal by tho Post Commandant to procure
| TWO PIECES OF ARTILLERY.
When they arrived at tho intersection OF Scott
and Sixth streets, ono Of tho horaep throw it's
ridor, wheeled and turned down Scott.
running toward tho river. lilo riders
foot Ind caught in the atirrup,
On ehG % nt 1nS oMn to
| straet, dragging the soldier Oh tho pavement,
aud waa only stopped two squares down by run.
ming against dray-,a diBtanco Of about goo
yards in MI. The victim struck tho dray, which
stopped tho horse momontarily, and ho wns
caught by bystandor. Tho man waa badly in-
jured aud not expected to recover. He has since
died.
This occurred amidst tho arrival Of the oolorel
troops from pino Bluff, anu tho excitement about
att attack.
GUN WAS ALSO FIRED
in the direction Of the State House about this
time, and things wcrc lively. Soon afser three
from Johnson and Pope Counties by railroad,
and the yelling and shouting on their arrival
wan immense. AS 1 write, o'clock, the Baxter
foreo 10 making
TILE MOST NOISY DEMONSTRATION,
which{ extends almost in every direction. One
company has arrived from Arkade}phin, and two
moro will be here tonight, ono from Searcy,
and sovoral from other points, to reinforce
Baxter.
ANOTHER CASUALTY.
Aa Capt. J. 3. Mcconnell, of:tho johnson
County forccs, waB gotting of the train at Ar
got On tasr a1va oostah eth the city, e f
coupled, aud was crushed to DEATH.
MATTERS LOOK MORE wARL1KE
at this writing than at any tmo during tie past
week. MIR. Brooks hrs received few oolored
! fn.Ha fnr
anything, collision may occur tonight, notwith-
standing the Federal forces arc between tho
conteuding parties, and two piecoR Of artillery
aro planted 1T the intersection Of Louisiana aud
Second 8treets, At least half Of Baxters troops
aro colorod as are over half Of Brooks. Nearly
all tho colored troops Of Gov. Baxter arc from
Jefferson County: tho homo Of Senator Clayton.
Mr. Brooks issued an order to railroad super
intondonts not to bring troops to the city for
Baxter, bnt tho order is not regarded. Brooks
OBTAINED SEVERAL poxEs OF GUNS
from St. Louis tlia morning.
Gov. Baxter has not as yet received any dis
match from the President in regard to rotardiug
!, hin movements toward retailing the State
; House.
LITTLE RocK April 20-10:30 p. m.-The Fod-
orni forces drove back the aontinols Of Gov.
:, Baxter on Second street from Main to
, Scott to;utght. They rofuso to lot ,{,:7 any
Of Baxtor'a folco passs beyond yTo',d. Main
r'o or any Of ta,rs tue tSa
l
Lousiana street, the Federal forces being sta
toned on tho lattor street, between the tive
parties. Duyond this no special chango haa
taken pl1ce.
! 4 dispatch from rlno Bluff states that m at.
tatnpt i'd on foot to forward Brooks company oi
colored mon from tllore aud that the Baxtor 1nen
will prevent it; that tho Brooks men are housed
in tic CoNrt-Ho
! The uity il
: uNusUA11y QUIET
! at this hour. Beyond the steady tramp o
se,itinols and the changing OF guards all s quiet
business is entirely suspended, and the city II
= nothing but a military camp.
y BAXTER AND BROOKS.
r 10 tho Eitor of The Chtruao Tri1ssfo:
il Sin: I hayo aoen what purporta to have bcc1
J. an Interview between reporter Of TIE Tn1nuSl
J aud a person styling himself Judge Hazleton, Q
u Arkansaa, Tho statement that Brooks was legal
a " elected Governor may, and may not, DO trno