The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-07
Arkansas.
Accounts of Thursdays Rattle.

w AsIiINGTON, May l.-lOthe freSl-
dent: II. King White, who fired on
the commander OF the United States
troops, at Little Rock, has been order
ed to Pine Bluff by Baxter, and is
| pillaging and numbering. The State
is perfectly peaceful except in Jeffer-
son county, the scene ofWhite's rob
berries and murders. have RETAINED
from sending out forces in order to
avoid a conflict. JOSEPH Brooks,
Governor of Arkansas.
MEMPHIS, May IA private dis
patch from Pine Bluff, Ark, confirms
the report of the Associated Press
last night in reference to the fight near
Gascony. The dispatch says: Lee, a
son of DR. Lee, and Pleasant Pendle-
/ ton, a son of DIR. Pendleton, were
slightly wounded. None were killed
on our (White's) side. On the other,
eleven negroes were killed and twenty
wounded. Twenty prisoners were
taken. Gen. White holds the leaders
as prisoners.
LITTLE Rock, May 1.-The situa-
ton here is practically unchanged.
Baxter's headquarters are still at the
Anthony House, and he has about
him some three hundred men. Brooks
still occupies the State-House with
force which is estimated at five hun
bred, mostly colored. The United
States troops still occupy a position
between the opposing forces.
In an address to the people Gen. J.
F. Pagan, a Major General in the
Confederate army, this morning as
sumeS command of the Brooks forces
throughout the State, and calls on his
old comrades to rally to his standard.
Both parties seem to be waiting for
some definite news from Washington.
There are 10 additional particulars
Of yesterdays fight at New Gascony
in Jefferson county. The following is
the Gazettc's account Of the affair tax
en- from dispatches to the Baxter side.
On Wednesday Gen. King White
advised Gen. Newton that Jno. Clay
ton had gathered 4 number of colored
men at New Gascony, and they being
unable to procure transportation to
Little Rock, commenced plundering
the citizens Of that section. He asked
permission to move sufficient force
TO the point to diSperse them, which
was granted, and the instruction WIS
to protect everybody without regard
to color or politics: About eleven
o'clock last night Gen. Newton recciv-
ed official dispatches from Pine Bluff,
that Gen. White had Just returned
from New Gascony, and reports as
follows:
He found about 200 armed men at
the Cornerstone in Jefferson county.
He sent forward three officers to order
them to diSperse, but they were fired
upon without being heard, and fight
ensucd, resulting in the death of nine
and twenty wounded of Brooks's men,
with the capture Of the two leaders,
Murphy and Nandesand, and eighty
two men, with a loss to him of seven
men wounded ard three horses killed
and seven horses wounded. He dis
charged all the men to their homes,
after having disarmed them.
Further advices state that there isan-
other similar organization Of about
200 men in Lincoln and Arkansas
counties, and Gen. White has been di-
rectcd TO disperse them to-day. A
cartel for al exchange Of prisoners
was agreed upon between the two par
ties and all prisoners were released on
both sides, and permission given to I
citizens to pass both lines without .
molestation. The steamer Halle is /
expected tonight with $50 men, to
reinforce the Brooks side, from Fort .
Smith. Baxter is also expecting re-
Inducements.
4 Gazette special from Pine Bluff
gives the following particulars of the .
fight near New Gascony, Thursday: /
Two hundrcd of Brooks men, with Muir |
ply and Eandeslnd aSleadcrs, threat /
ened that they intended to come 10 Pine !
Bluff and take the courthouse or
burn every house in the city. Gen.
King White went down with eighty
six white and CGlOrcd mounted and
foot men, and after arriving in a short
distance Of the insurgents, who were
at a Gin house on the Ashley place,
he sent forward three staff officers
ahead to order the insurgents to dis
band; when the insurgents saw the
staff officers coming they Immediately
fred volIey upon them, and orders
from White were given to charge the
insurgents. They made a stand at
Corner stone Church and the fght
began in earnest, but TASTED only
short time. Six Of Whites command
we're wounded and five killed, and
-welye wounded Of the Insurgents, and
Murphy and Nandesand ard sixty
hrce men captured. All but the two
eaders were released on parole. Muir
phy and Namdesand ares still in custody.
ST.LoUIs, May l. 4 Democrat
pecial quotes the Little Rock Gazette
Is saying the war will extend through
,ut the State unless the President
axes speedy action in the matter. A
ew more King Whites would soon
ettle the present troubles. The dis
'atch then states that Gen. Jno. T.
|acan espouscd the liberal cause in
S72 has been oneOf Brooks staunchcst
and in assuming command
las addressed the people in a calm and
lignifed manner, counscl!ing peace
nd law, anda peaccab!c solution Of the !
difficulties. simultaneously many
Democrats have issued an address adj
Using submission to the Judiciary and I,
the course Of Brooks. The
.uerilla warfare inaugurated by Bax- I:
or has met the severest censure from !
Il classes Of citizens. Whites COM
nand leaves for Il raid into Arkansas {
ounty tonight.
LITTLE Rock, May 4.-Judges l
Bennett and Searlc, Of the supreme
curt. were captured last NIGHT by n G