Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-04-24

posts from point near City Hall. General
Ire Mel. Barton, en- old West Pointer,
and Federal officer during the late war,
has command Of the colored troops from
Pine Bluff.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., April lS.-Mayor
Kreamer, of Little Rock, has telegraphed
to Attorney General Williams for aid in
preserving the peace Of that city, in view
of the present extraordinary condition of
affairs, and has been answered that the
officer commanding the United States
troops at Little Rock has been instructed
to prevent bloodshed. The Attorney Gen.
eral, in his reply, asked If the people of
Arkansas have not patriotism enough to
allow the question as to who shall hold a
State Office to be settled peacea5ly and law
fully, and not bring upon their State the
disgrace and ruin of civil war.
LITTLE Rock, April 1S.--This evening
Brooks issued the following
PROCLAMATION:
To the people Of arkansas: Elisha Bax-
ter, pretending to be Governor Of the State
Of Arkansas, on the 10th instant issued
proclamation placing the county of Pulaski
under martial law, and has called $50 / am
informed) upon the militia Of the State to
aid him in resisting and setting the law at
defiance. am charged by the Constitu-
ton and enjoined by my oath Of office TO
see that the laws are promptly and faith
fully executed. An attempt 20 set aside
the civil law by one who has been adjudged
by q court of competent jurisdiction not to
be the Governor of Arkansas, and at q
time when the President Of the United
States has notified that be cannot recognize
as Governor until be shall have appealed
to the Supreme Court and there had his
rights adjudicated, cannot be longer toler-
ated. desire to avoid bloodshed and
destruction Of private property, but. while
this is so, cannot sit idly by and see the
private property Of the citizens Of the State
taken without compensation by an armed
mob, and peaceful citizens halted and mail
treated within sight of the capital. In the
interest of peace and good order, request
and command all persons who may have
been deluded into rallying into the stand
ard of a pretender, to lay down their arms
and return to their homes within twenty
four hours. Ifthis injunction be disregard
ed. shall be compelled to take such mea-
sures as will, in my opinion, result in
suppressing disorder and in restoring the
peace aud quiet OF the State. l do not
want to be placed under the necessity Of
proclaiminS martial law. believing, cs do,
that life and property can be better pro-
tected under the civil but if my request
is disresarded, those disobeying must not
complain of what is iu store for them, or
of the punishment that may be meted out.
In testimony whereof. l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great seal Of
the State to be affixed, at the city of Little
Rock, this 18th day Of April, A. d. 1874.
(Signed) JOSEPH BROOKS,
Governor of Arkansas.
BY the Governor EDWARD CURREY,
Secretary Of State al interim.
Federal sentinels are now stationed at
the intersection Of main aud Markham
streets and other points between the two
belligerents, for the purpose Of preventing
Q collision. Governor Baxter has from
900 to l 500 men now under arms and
and the number is being constantly in
creased. The State House has about 200.
No one can pass up and down the streets
tonight without the countersign or having
the pass Of some officer.
LITTLE Rock, April 20.
Up to four O'Clock this afternoon the
position Of the forces on both sides remain
ed the same. and the Federal troops still
occupied position at the Gazette building.
IL was generally understood that there was
4 truce up to that time. About then some
little demonstration was made in front of
the State House.
The Federal troops were rapidly march
cd to the corner of Markham and Louisiana
streets, about one hundred yards east OF
the State House. This movement gave
rise to report on the Baxter side that the
Federal forces were withdrawn, and in
tense cheering wep. up from the Baxter
side.
Generals Newton, Churchill and Barton
and their stats mounted their horses, and
by rapid movements put their troops into
position.
BAXTER's MEN IN BATTLE ARRAY.
A company was thrown across Markham
street, at the interso ction Of Main, ready
to receive an attack or TO advance.
The colored troops fled out Of the An
thony House, BaIter's headquarters, amid
the widest yells, and marched rapidly to
to the corner of Main aud Second streets
The other troops were distributed around
at various avenues Of approach.
A gun was fred in the direction Of the
State House about this time, and
THINGS WERE LIVELY.
Soon after three Of Baxtsr's companies,
numbering three hundred and h!ty men,
arrived from johnson and Pope counties
by railroad, and the yelling and shouting
on their arrival vas Intense.
wABLfkE ASPECT.
Matters look more like war at this writ
ing than at any time during the past week.
Mr.. Brooks received few cOlored rein
forcements to-day. lfa2pearances 60 for
anything a collision may occur tonight
notwithstanding the Federal forces are be-
tween the two contendipg parties, and two
pieces of artillery ere placed at the inter-
section Of Louisiana and Bond streets.
THE VERY LATEST.
lO.30P. M.-The Federal forces drove
back the sentinels of Governor Baxter on
Second street from Main to Scott. To-
night they refused to let any Of Baxter's
force pass beyond Main street, or any OF
the State House party to 60 further to-
wards Baxter than louisiana street, the
Federal forces being stationed on the latter
street between the two parties. Beyond
this no special change has taken place.