The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-12
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8 ARKANSAS.
: EKIRMIsuINa AT LITTLE ROCK.
ST. Louis, May y11.-Ap private dispatch
from Little Rock, dated ten o'clock, ssyI
! that active skirmiShing has been going
|, on between the contending parties. Both
sides have thrown troops 10 the north
bank OF the river, Barring, the crossing OF
the intersection ol the Fl. Smith and The
Cairo g. Fulton Railroad, one mile from
the river, apparently being the point con.
tended Tor. Brooks men hold the rail-
road bridge.
FURTHER DIsPATcHEs FROM LITTLE
AI, ROCK.
ST. LOUIS, May 11.-Dispstches from
Little Rock TO the officers Of the St. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad say
that Gen. Churchill and Col. King White
crossed the river this morning with con.
siderable force Of Baxter troops and start.
ed for Barring Cross. Immediately after
ward Col. John n. Clayton, Of Brooks
army, crossed the railroad bridge with
5000 men. At the latest accounts skir.
mishing had begun all along the lines and
lively fire was kept mp, but with what
result is not stated. Barring Gross seem.
ed to be the objective and the possession OF
that station is evidently the purpose Of
each party. Brooks forces hold the rail.
road bridge and will not allow tho Bax-
ter troops 10 cross 1t, but the trains are
not molested.
LATEsT FROM LITTLE ROCK.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE latest from
Little Rock says that small detachments
Of the federal troops have crossed the
river with q flag Of truce, and firing on
the part Of the Baxter and Brooks forces
has now ceased. No casualties arc 70.
ported. 'a
LITTLE Rock, May 1l.-Iu the skirm.
ish across the river this morning, quite
number were reported killed and wound.
ed on the Brooks side. General White
had one man wounded. At the time OF
the interference by tho Federal forces
General White had Brooks party sur
rounded, and would have captured the
whole outfit but for the Federal forces.
The House met sgain at 4 p. N thirty.
seven members being present. After in
strgcting the Sergeant alarms to bring
In the absentees, the body adjourned Til
10 A. NJ. tomorrow. About ten members
arrived tonight, and there seems but
little doubt that there will be quorum, in
the House OF least, TO morrow.
Governor Baxter this evening received
the following dispatch from the Presi-
dent:
WARRINGTON, May II.
To Hon EliSfa Batter:
/ recommend that the members OF the
General Assembly now at Little Rock
adjourn for reasonable time, say for ten
days, to enable Brooks 10 call into the
body his supposed adhercnts, so there
may be a full Legislature. Any hasty
action by part Of the Assembly will
not be satisfactory 10 the people OF the
State. Brooks friends here agree that
II this course Is pursued no opposition
will be made to the meeting Of the As.
sembly In the State House as usual, and
that he will at once dismiss his forces II
you will do the same. urgently request
that all armed forces on both sides be dis.
banded, so that the General Assembly
may act free from any military pressure
or influence. The U. 8. will give all ne.
cessary protection 10 the Legislature, and
prevent as far as practicable all violence
and disturbances OF the public peace,
Answer q. 8. GRANT.
To the above despatch Gov. Baxter
promptly responded as follows:
LITTLE Rock, May 18th, 1874.
To u s. Grant, President.
There Is almost quorum Of both
Houses OF the Legislature at present, and
they have power under the constitution to
adjourn from day 10 day till they have a
quorum, and they can adjourn no longer
until they have quorum. When they
get quorum am in favor Of their ad-
lj0urnment as long as they please. Until
every supposed Brooks adherent Is pres.
ent with this understanding, will
disband my troops in proportion
as Brooks disbands his, but for the
meeting Of the Legislature at the usual
place, Mr.. Brooks must quit the State
House and get as far from It west as am
east, and deposit the State arms in the
State Armory, and let the State House
and public buildings be turned over at
once TO ]. II. johnson, Secretary OF State,
10 whom under the law they belong
ELsHA BAXTER,
Governor Of Arkansas.
The above dispatch was endorsed by
thirty.fve or forty members oil the Legis.
laturc. Governor Baxter today received
about six hundred reintorcements, among
them about two hundred colored men
from Jefferson county. The city Is q per.
lect military camp, and almost everybusi.
ness house Is closed.
Gov. Baxter this morning issued the
following proclamation:
"Having heretofore deemed 1t neces-
sary for the protection Of the legal State
government to proclaim martial law in
the county OF Pulaski, as chief Execu-
tive Of the State did so proclaim on the
18th day OF April last, and having after
that called the Legislature together to
meet here on this day I now revoke the
proclamation Of martial law, in so lar as
The meeting and deliberations Of the
Legislature are concerned, and hereby
notify all persons not to interfere with the
members Of the Legislature individually
or with the General Assembly in It's meet
ing and deliberations while the session
may continue.
In testimony whereof, 1have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my private seal,
THE seal Of the State not being accessible)
at 10 O'Clock A, NJ, this 11th day OF May,
A. D. 1874.