The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-14
ARKANSAS.

supreme court, wer0 captured on the 4th by
body OF about ten armed men, When I'll
train from Memphis arrived at Argenta, the
were taken of the train and carried off, wherr
no one seems TO know. Tho Brooks men charg
that it wa1 n Baxter squad who made the Al
rest On the other hand tho Baxter men IN
IT. was n Brooks crowd. IT waH reported tina
tho supreme court was to hold Il special sGe
SION and pass upon Judge Whytock's indgmen
III the Brooks. Baxter case, and that tho Brook
mon spirited the judges away to prevent then
from feaiiirmlng the quo w%arrlntO decision
Inc brooks mon charge that the BlStor me-
cantnrcd tho Judges 10 prevent them iron
affirming Whytocks decision,
Reports from Jefferson state that
squad of Gen. Whites mca encountered
body Of sixty Of Brooks men above Arkausa,
Post on tho evening OF tho 30, and dispense,
them. One report says five men were killed
though IL needs confirmation. Tho prepara
ton on both sides looks very warliko, aud nj
SORTS OF reports are allOat, ono TO tho cifcc
that Brooks Intends 10 assault Baxter, ant
another that Baxter intends 10 assault Brooks
The United Statea troops occupy their old 20,
sltion between both parties.
Hon. j. II. Berry, who claims to have
been elected auditor on the same ticket with
Rroolta and vho ,vov ,,royo,,od r,o,, ,o
ting his claims in the courts by n prohibition
against tho cirGuit court issued by the supreme
court, publishes Il letter favoring tho mbmis.
sIon OF tho whole matter to the lcgi Iaturo.
Mr.. Brooks publicly announces no will not
abide by any decision of t,c Icpislaturo mo
Ga2otta and otlor conservative iournaI, flyo,
II cal ~ the legislature Of II constitutions
whole matter tn t%c rc""ui"' '''''' ''
The sLrriT of puIoski countv Ark
toIe,,o,Lo 10 uo oocro,o,,, ~, ,ror .,,un,
flint hc Ina. o.lsl ia, c,,o,nordor ~ u,o r,.i'
1' m,, -, ,'", VI " ,''
a"r ,'",G' u@IpH a. '"llo ''rHN io' "P' 10
arrested at ArgeniM. ErooEs 10 cgrnUhs1 pr2ct-
idcnt Grant, requesting him TO ask the com
itmu'liB o"t'tI ht l1'l,o ROCK 70 demand the
m.r ~, =, ~ D.,
''''I' ,''C'u'' "'" " WIN
y, ~ va ''"'.''"' "'' '"''''''' VIZ
inc "Lll' commanding ihcin 10 produce the
bodies OF Mcsrrs. Burnett and ScarIc, the
nsgociate ilsliccg Of fine gpprcmo coprt whose
arrest Ypg mruljoucd yc.Irrl,v TLr.o ,m
ccrp rculird that martial lpyy r,r,oiInd In Pm.
lasbi county AT thia time pul'thry Eury nr ma
ordcrg cycrpt thn.o ,yIirh co,,r from, iI,o,,
plpcriorp. The Baxter eidc Inn. advice. rrnn
Washington that Scpntor CLAYTON auuljrd I'm
the prc .ideut for tho nae of CcjcrpI i,nnns ~
searching for tho two iIdpn4 Inf fine uyrsj.
dent 1crIiuc1 ln lief u,rm Lc psrd Co, tLpt
purpogc, Cousidcrpblo %ncljyjiy rreyail, ON
both nilos. Scnlincl4 ARE donLlcd monud
RaNtcr'p hcadmurtcrg and a prucroI mipfarv
mir peryadcs oycrytLiug
At a'cob,net session. on the 9Th. there
was some conversation oycr fine condition If
affairs in Arkanaas, but the executive Ina. NOT
vet given u drcipion. The altorpey-poucral
stated that the ATTORNEYS for Brooks ind not
completed their argument, and have asked for
"""J VI wv" P''I''' IL Iho'""B"Iy'
There has been II little more activity
In hath romus Al Sr,,,, IL, l,L,.,r o,r,,u
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''''' ''o i"'"'F7"' ANA '"'' hFI|"'IaII' o. inc
BROOKS fOrcoH, took iorcibIc Possession Of the
steamer Robert Scmplr. THE Owner Gen A
n Ncvcr oot ur, ,r u.,l,,i, .,l a..
sheriff served it ON the PARTIES, carturiUg
br'"HoI"II ana !, portion OF ma mon Ihomp-
nony nf rc"rniia r'oro iI H. ,".'',T, ""p '",,l
expects more. The Brooks parly hnye OK
tended thor Notifications around the Benja,
W. ','',n, A' 'lo 'Ino '"r thr ieHISlatofe
in " y I ",u ] uo'l',H III from "' Htt-
for BAXTER tboupL Eronlys In. rocoiycI " Con,
men. Brooks has organized Il cavalry com
pauy to do scouting duty. He has pick.
cts on Capitol hill, nearly a mile from the
rtnL1-hpuHo. Beyond thin thcro TX no change
IN the position Of the yariou} forces. Guards
are doubled around the Baxter amp
az H., .~,IuoI;,n "a Vv,,I;.
'''''' 80 ""7"'"b''" "
epccInI 10 the Courier journal says: "Ihc
dinicultios in Arlnn4nn aro Lapiuuiuo to nj
troci ,,or, .o,i,,,, o,,a,r.,
"'''' ." h''''"'''''
cIic'oH' me president mas notified the par
TRANS OF Brooks that they must present their
cago haroro Friday rcyt ga la ,ou ,roi, mo
longer thnr tLni joy IN ronn,t" ~ "ur w
cul and rovorrmcrf ,irrio. ,i,,i ,Ia , -, Ia,,
will feel bim4rlr cnrnrIicd tn rcs,,,, ,o poDia.
me- tho lawful ,nyn,n nr az Al onbn n ~" 49,
wIthdrpw lLn military a,,nn,,t T." ,.hi,, ",t
RronEa Inns gn r,r Loao, XXX, ~, "'I''''
rebclIion ia tLo rongtit,ioJ uI,,ri|,, " "'
.,
VII tho hlBhb OF inc Sun II party OF
twenty. five EnyterIlr4 undrr ihc command NJ
Liant, w.l, 49,
"a,"' WV" p'''"'' VI 'io 7'''i'',
iihlllo. lhclr object waB to intercept and
capture the aland Of arms belonging to tho