, 1874-05-19
ALI Quiet at the Late Seat Of
War.
Gov. Baxter will Take Civil Action
Against tho Insurgents.
Bitter Feeling Between The Brooks and
Baxter Partlsana In Wash
ington.

LITTLE Rock, May 18.-1n tho Senate. to-day,
bill was passed changing the nanae Of Clayton
County to that Of Wiltshire.
In the House, a bill was introduced to ohango
tho name Of Clayton County to TINT Of Anthony
Notice In tho House Of bill to chnn8~ tho
namo Of Dnrber County.
Tho House passed. resolution providing for
special committee to investigate ~ to whether
any officers Of the 8tato have boon engaged In
armed inaurroction against tho legal State Gov
erument. a similar committee TaH appointod Ia
the sonato.
joint resolution passed the Senate for ad-
iournmcnt sine die on tho 28th.
A. bill passed the name body changing tile time
for holding the Suprome Court to May and No
rcmbor. the next torn to begin IN November.
4 large number OF local bills were introduced.
PnooLAMArIoN.
Tho Governor to-day issued the following:
ExEour1vE oTF1oE, STATE Or AnKANsAs,}
LITTLE Roox, Ark, May 1s. 1874.
wnEnEAs, On the 10th day Of April 1871 martial
law Wac by mo proclaimed III tho County of ruasKa'
o. ho q q M nssa 1T M
tha Constitution aud laws Of this aato and on the 1fth
Of aay, 1874 aail proelamaon of martial law was Ee
and proceedings Of tho Legislature; and
WHEREAS, The armet inaurrectoiisAta arc now dis-
pssg aug sss q
aud il not desirable to proceed ngnnht them by MILL
tary law, now. therefore Elisha Da1teF dovetuoG "
Of srtalaw far a. to permit the arrest IN
by criminal process from ts Civil MaYiRtrstes Of a
torsons charged with reaaon agaat the Atnte. in the
late Instruction, but nothing III this proela1naton
sia interiors With The carrying out Of any nnd az
ArkanSss or from any ioB,tmats military apthorlty
In testimony whereof witness my land aud tue seal
' se s1sa ut Little Is'shA MSsa e.. h.x4 !et, DAY Of
Governor e. of Arkansas and com,nnndcr-in. .ohsof.
tssa By the Governor, J; d.nn NJ 3oMseoss 80 s,o.s
TROOPS GOING HOME.
| A largo number Of tho Brooks troops left to-
| day also several companies OF the Baxter forces
| soorctary of f3tats johnson las charge OF his
oflsco, and il clearing it up. The two NO halls & o.
repaired. .-...-
still keep sentineis around tho state-H House. It
| ig expected they will be taken away tomorrow.
| An ANGRY JUDGE.
8r. LOUIS. Mny 1s.-Judge Mcclure, tho Chief
Justice Of Arkansas, and Col. Oliver, the ehorlR
Of Pulaski County, Arkansas, have arrived here,
on route for Washington. Judge Mcclure says
that all tho statements upon which Atty. Gen,
Williams pralicatod his opinion in the Brooks
Baxter oase are false, from beginning to end,
and that the courts Of the State, Including the
Supreme Court have never had undor a1udica-
tion the caees efroneonsly made up ny
Williams. With regard to tho present condition
Of affairs at Little Rock, he says the altuation
renlaius unchanged. aud that Brooks would nayer
surrender to Bnxtor's forces, but only to tux
Federal authorities. Drooks would continue tt
10 recognized NJ the lawful Governor by the
State Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, and,
10 fact, by ali the Executive officers except
johnson, the seorstary OF State, mud that, !
Mr. Williams can dictate who is Governor agains
all the Executive officers, aud agatnBt the de
cisions 1the Court, thon thore 10 no longer
republican form Of government in Arkanaaa
The whole question will be brought before Con
gress.
REFUGEES.
MEMPHIS. May 18-Capts. Van Desand AM
Savage, late prisoners Of war under Gen. KIM
White, in the shirmsh near New Gascony, hav
arrived here, hayiug left ths State, the forme
having resigned hs aeat as . member OF tn
! Legislature.