The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-15
ST. LOUIS.
Arkansas Matters.

ArkAnS1S hRttefS.
ST. LOUIS, MAY l4.-The Democrats
Little Rock special says the reported
ski-mish in Markham street yesterday
was occaeioped by the attempt OF Bax-
ter's men to capture the sheriff OF Clark
county, Geo. w. Grsyson. One struck
him on the head with pistol and
another opened fire on him, when
Grayson returned the fire and an in
discriminate shooting by parties on
both sides took place. Oue man sitting
in doorway and taking no part in the
affair was shot in the breast from q
building within Baxter's lines, and a
cOlored man passing along the street
was badly wounded.
Speaking of the legislature, the cor
respondent says that everybody was
excluded who didn't have pass signed
by one of Bakers generals. The pre-
siding officers OF neither the
Senate nor House have recognized
Baxter's authority, and their places
were temporarily filled by election. Sew
eral Brooks men were induced to make
up quorum in the Two houses, under
the positive assurance that no recogni-
ton of either gubernatorial contestants
should be made, and aside from an or"
auiz,tiou no action looking 10 an Off.
cial settlement OF the matter in question
ohould bs talren, but au auJournWen'
effected to the 25th inst, win tue un-
derstandiug that enough Brooks men
were in the Senate to make Ia, an ex
oct quorum, and 45 in the House, three
more than a quorum /; but these num-
hers were really obtained by swearing
in lew members from districts IN who"
no vacancies had been declared; that
no less than 6 Senators out
of the II, and % members OF the
House out of the 40 present, were
pernilted 10 take their seats without the
show of credentials or OF authority.
No Committee on Credentials was even
appointed.
The Republican has a special from
Springfield, Missouri, stating that the
mail carrier and Mr.. Truett, who was
riding with him, were robbed two days
ago in the Cayton Pinery and the
mail rifled. The robbers were tracked
bv party OF twenty men to Boone
county, Arkansas, and in fight with
them Rev. Mr.. New WAS killed and an
other man seriously wounded. The
robbers escaped. Mr.. New was min,
ister OF the Methodist Church, and had
recently come from Iowa.
Prison Reform Congress.
The Prison Reform Congress met ioi
regular business this morning. Eighty
delegates were present. The Commit
tee on Permanent Organization, report
cd the following officers. President
Hon. Richard Vaux, Of Pennsylvania
Vice Presidents, Hiram Foster. Conn.
lJE Carpenter, North Carolina; Thos
Copisi.s, OF Illinois; Hamilton Smith
Of Indiana; A. w. Gray, OF Iowa
Samuel R. Wilson, OF Kentucky; W
W. Rice Of Maine; NJ. S. Gutteth, o
MARYLAND: Marcus Ames, OF Masss
chusetts; E c, Peawau, OF Michigan
Arnold Keekel, Of Missouri; William
Woodhurst, of Nebraska; VIM. Clark
O; New Hampshire; John F. Huge
man, of New Jersey; Leon Fulton. G
New York; f. Home, OF Ohio; Henr
Condier, OF Pennsylvania; B. Carpen
ter. OF Rhode leland VIM. NJ. Wrlgh
OF Tennessee R. NJ. Rogers, OF Texas
A. C. lockwood, OF Utah; Governo
Demey, and General J. L. Miner. 9
Missouri; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Baue, of Hi
nois; K. L. Mulligsn. T. II. Nevin, an
Rev. S. s. Gibson, OF Pennsylvania.
Mr., Vaux on taking the chair sal
be rec arded his election as an honor
himself and the State he represented
; He had given thirty years study to th
subject OF prison reform. The preven
tion and suppression OF crime is one
8 the greatest sciences OF our day, an
reached to the heart and understandip
and was worthy OF the highest effort.
DR.. E. C. Wines then read length
report OF the Executive Committee.