Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-05-06

was hanged at O'Clock p. NJ, at Cats
kill. n. Y. Two companies of mill
tia were required to preserve order and
keep the crowd from taking him out OF
the hands of the sheriff to lynch him,
for yesterday killing Charles Ernest,
who was sent into the cell to stay With
the condemned man and keep him from
committing suicide. which It wa, feared
he would do. The Baxter and
Brooks men had fight at place called
New Gascony, Arkansas. Nine men
were killed and twenty wounded Of the
Brooks party, and seven of the Baxter
party were wounded. There is gen
eral feeling Of alarm in the S;a:e-
Galllan, who murdered Poulin in Car.
aquet, n. b.. made a confession. He
says he was incl,ed to the act by Pou-
nn's wife, who inpor,uned him to kill
her husband that they might be mar
ried. The hight before the murder she
sharpened knife ard gave it TO him,
telling him 10 be On the lookout for her
husband when be went to the woods for
rails the next day. lie promised TO do
so, and secreied the knife on his per
son. " hen he met Poulin in the woods
next dsy, be said "Pouiiu, an going
to xiii you" His victim, on bended
knees, implored him for time to confess
his sins to the priest, when he would be
willing to be killed at any time, or
would leave the country. While Pou-
lin was in this suppllant attitude the
prisoner struck him on the head with .
sick, stunning hi,n, and finished his
bloody work with an axe. Poulin'
daughter testified st the inquest that
her mother went to Galliau's bed one
night and told HIN that her husband
Was asleep IN the next room, and there
would be good chance TO Kill him, but
that she Awakened ard warned her
father, and prevented the carrying out
OF the design. The London Times
is pleased with The Presidents veto
message The Lower House of the
Legislature finally passed the appOr-
tionment bill A number of Law
judges we're confirmed. The Senate
finally passed bill for the propagation
OF fish and the construction OF fish
ways.
SATURDAY, 2ND.
The General Conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South assem-
bled at Louisville. the late fight
for the Goveruorsbip of Arkansas is
detailed as follows: On Wednesday
Gen. King White advised Gen. Newton
that few of the men of J ohm NJ
Clayton had gathered number of csl-
orsd men at New Gascony, and they,
beng unable to procure transportation
at Little Rock, commenced plundering
citizens of that town. He asked per-
mission to move a sufii cient force TO
that point to disperse them, which was
granted, with instructions to protect
everybody, without regard TO color or
politics. About | O'clock last night
Gen. Newton received official despatch
es from Pine Bluff that Gen. White
had just returned from New Gascony
and reports as follows: He found about
two hundred armed men at the conner
stone of Jefferson county. He sent
forward three officers to order them 10
dispense, but they were fred upon
without being hurt, and fight ensued,
resulting In the death Of nine, aod
twenty wounded 20 the Brooks men.
With the capture Of two Of the leaders,
Murphy and Vandsrssnde, and 50 men,
with a loss to white of ! men wounded
and three horses killed and horses
wounded. He discharged all the men
to their homes after having dIsarmed
them. Further advices state that the.e
is similar organization of about 2Ou
men in Lincoln aud Arkansas counties
and Gen. u hite has been directed t,
disperse them also. To-day carte
for an exchange of prisoners was
agreed upon between the TWO parties
All prisoners We're released on bo't
sides, and permission was given to cit
izens TO pass both lines without molesta'
ton The steamer He;tie is expected
fortnight with l50 men TO reinforce the
Brooks side from Fort Smith. Bax
ter's side also expect some reinforce
meuts. A private despatch from PINE
Bluff, Ark, confirms the report with
reference TO the fight between Baxter,
forces under Gen. King White, ant
Brooks -5rces, near GascOny. Th,
despatch states that none we're killed OF
Whites side. On the other side clever
negroes were killed aud twenty wound
ed. Twenty prisoners were taken
Gen. White holds all white leaders al
prisoners.
BROOKS TO THE PRESIDENT.
LITTLE Rock, May lst, 1874.
To the President:
II. King White, who fred on tb,
United States troops at Little Rock, ha,
been ordered to Pine Bluff by Baxter