The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-07

E We give below ths latest from the
seat Of war in Arkansas ): =% II.
= On Monday lat Gen. King White,
who has oharss Of Baxtsr'a@ forces At
Pine BlaA, hearing that : party of
BFooksitss were assembled Ut Nswgss.
oony, in J.aersoa county, committing
dsprsdations, moved = column Of 200
men down 70 Tia. point for tho purpose
of dIpersiog them. A dispatch 70
Gen Newton from Pine Bluffs Says !:
White sen, forward flag Of truce to
order tho men to disperss, but thsy
were fired upon BY tho party, and .
regular sagsgsusat sosusd in wh,oh
ains Of the BROOKS party wsrs killed
and twenty wounded. The remainder
were taken prisoners, disaimed, and
sent homo. Gen. White reports seven
men Of his own command wounded,
and three horses killed.
A dispatch from Little Rook, on
Tu'sdsy, coy. that Judge searle and
Barrett Of the Supreme Court wore A.
rested last night on their arrival BY the
Memphis train ss Argsnss, opposite
Little Rock, BY Captain Williams aot.
Jog under orders Of Gov. Baxter. The
judges refused to be arrestsd without
proper authority, whsrsupon Captain
Williams made signal and . band Of
armed men entered tho cars with
cooked revolvsrs, and ssarls and Ben
nett were foreibly taken, from tho train.
Up 70 the time the dispatch vas writ.
tor, they had net been heard Of in
Little Rock.
One Of The largest mssslpgs ever
held In Jsfsrson county convsnsd 1t
Pine Bluff Tuesday night. Hon VIM.
n. Harrison, who wss : candidate for
Justice Of the Supreme Court on the
Brooks tieks, 10 1877, and who claims
that b. vas elected, presided. Strong
resolutions were adopted eoadsuniug
Brooks, and approving Of Baxts,'s
course also spprsvioe the wise eourss
Of Gen. W. King, while 10 biz man
sgensns Of adsirs in the interest Of
Baxter in that section.
LITTLE Rock, Nay 5th.-Ths u.
8. troops formed . line across M..khau
street las, night, on three separate o..
casions, t. prevent an advance Of B.x.
tors forces: Brooks received . rein.
foro.ment Of one company, nearly al
oolsred, from Perry county, this even.
ing.
Chief Susties Mcclure to-day had ,
writ served on Gems Churchill aud
Black, commanding them to produe,
the bodies of Nessrs. Bennett and
Sear)e, the Associate justices Of th<
Supreme Court. Tho officers replied
BY stating that martial law prevailed il
Pulaski county At this time, and the,
knew Of no orders except those whiot
came from their superiors.
A few days ago tho Baxter side sent
to st. Losis to have duplicate seal o
the State made. The seal vas forward,
cd yesterday by express. Thi, for.
noon before the express agent had tim,
to deliver it, . squsd Of Brooks me,
entered his o&ss and captured III
seal
Considerable activity pr.v.il.s o,
both sides tonight. Sentinels ar'
doubled around Baxtsr's head quarter
aud . gsnenl military prevails.
LATER,
LITTLE Rock, May 6th.-The tw
missing Judges, Bennett and Searle
escaped from their oaptors in Sallu
county last night, and arrived in tn
| CITY to day under a federal escort, which
vent out last night and seaiu thi
morning to lock for them. The Judge
Of the Supreme Court, Mcclure, Steph
ems and Ssarle, held meeting to'da!!
to hear On application for mandauu
to compel the State Treasurer 70 homo
the draft Of Joseph Brooks on tn
treasury - Governor. The matter Va
taken under advissmsas till 10 o'oloe
tomorrow. The session VA held q
State House. The Constitution n
quires . full bench to do business. N
l.vyers we're in attendance except thos
on Brooks lines.
0as hundred AID sixty stand q
arms, loaded By Gov. Bsxtsr'to tho In
dusslial UniversitJ At Faysttsvill.
have been seized BY Brooks adhsr
snta
| Last night party Of five or nj
Brooks men psltsd The house Of Ger
W. D. Blaoksr, Baxtsri,s, on Ceda
street, With stones, brsskipg the glas
in ssvsr,l Windows. Gen. Blackss "a
il the Baxter camp. Hia house il in
side tho Brooks lines.
The nsaslss, il il reported. and tn
email psx has alss broken out in III
Brooks camp. Ono lissssnast die
ysstsrday and va buried to-day in Ii
state house grounds with militar
honor.
1u0slsS1PP1 VALLEY HLOODs.
| The New Orleans relief oomnitta
report omoi.lly 70 the. Governor TIL
! up to date they have besn distributio