The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-20
Tennie C1aflin in the Sal
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Another Detective Killed.

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the peace of that city. The Attorney Gen
eral replied that the United States officer
commanding the troops there had been in
structed to prevent bloodshed, and asks if
the people of Arkansas haven't patriotism
enough to allow the question as to who /
shall hold the State offices to be settled |
Ipeaceably and lawfully, and not bring upon |
their State the disgrace and ruin of civil |
war.
All the Arkansas delegationin Congress,
lexcepting Wiltshire, indorse Governor
Brooks. Senators Dorsey and Clayton
have recently abandoned Baxter for
Brooks.
| WASHINGTON, April 1S.--Hynes, the
} Representative at-Large from Arkansas,
= has lust received telegram from Little
= Rock stating that the city is in the great
= est tumult; that rioting has begun, and
that it was with great difficulty that the
sender of the dispatch could reach the tel
egraph Office. Hynes wanted the telegram
= referred to the Judiciary Committee for
immediate consideration, but he was over
ruled on point of order, and the telegram
was rejected.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April lS.-The Demo
Gratis Little Rock specials say that Baxter
is disappointed at the responses made to
his call for men, Jacksonport, upon which
he had confidently relied for a reinforce
ment of loo, responded at the public meet
ing called by only two volunteers,
Governor Brooks holds the State House
with force of several hundred men, which
will be reinforced by 800 more tonight.
Arms, ammunition and supplies are
plentiful, and barricades have to-day been
thrown up in the State House yard, and
). every means taken to prevent surprise
Q by the opposing forces. Two feldpieces
command the approaches from the street
- and the river, and the State House win
dows are bristling with bayonets. The as
pect is anything but promising for sue
a cessful assault from the Baxter forces,
v since an en6lading fire upon the attacking
force must result most dlsastrouslY.
Governor Brooks has possession of the
Executive office, the records, the great sea
n of the State and has the countenance anC
Os support of Chief Justice Mcclure, th'
Secretary of State, the Auditor, the Treas
urer, and all the State officers, besides th
r. leading men Of the Conservative, Demo
r, cratic and Republican parties as unit
" among whom may be named the State Ju
tdiciary, Generals Upham, ,Catterson, Fagan
,E. a we'll known Confederate OF influence an
position, Colonel Lee Thompson, of lik
s. record and repute, ex-senator b. +. Rice
- C. ". Tankersly, S. K. Harrington, NJ.
- Rice, L. j. Hodges, NJ. III. Benjamin, an
many others. The aspect is threatening
with no collision as yet, though deep nut
terings are heard Of the portentous storm
ST. LOUIS, April lS-Little Rock spe'
Il ials we're received yesterday via Duval
II Bluff Their transmission was refused ;
the Little Rock office. They say the en-
barge on the telegraph was removed az
numerous dispatches were received ofte
81 ing Brooks aid and approving his cours
81 This evening Baxter again seized the tel
b graph office and will allow the transmisslt
l OF only his own and Associated Press di
| patches that Baxters general orders a
i ridiculed. Baxter calls for aid are n
: enthusiastically answered.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, April lS.-Thr
hundred men from Pine Bluff, l.500 fro
Washington, ZOO from Batesville, and
from Saline county reinforced Govern
Baxter's troops this morning. Inc
from Pine Bluffs are nearly all color
men. They came in with colors flying al
a band playing. The Governor Is nj
holding a consultation with his Genera
His intentions are to surround the sta
AND House. to cut off its supplies.
-ro The State House party have been pre-
49, ing the colored people into their servl
. The Governor says that he will preve
bloodshed if possible, But, by ithe Et
nal, the insurgents must and will be
down. One thousand more men are
pected on the train to- day.
Brooks has sent out numerous recruit
officers, and they are not permitted to
turn. Brooks now has possession OF
street 10 front of the State House, and
sentinels can be seen pacing the posts IT
point standing near the City HAL; ,,,
General Ira NJ L. Barron, an old "
Pointer, and Federal officer IN the !
war. has command Of the colored tro
from Pine Bluff.
The State House party captured Capt
Sam Houston, this morning, as he
nassipp near their lines He knocked dt
the Lieutenant of the guard, but they Oil
ged him in by force. lie was afterwa
released
Col. Rose, the United States comm
dant here. refuses to accede to Brooks
quest that he protect the liberty OF
zens who are deprived of liberty.
Baxter retains the telegraph Office,
Brooks has tapped wires and has an op
tor in the state house. He has issue
proclamation commanding all men I'll
Baxters orders to disperse within TIVE
four hours or suffer the consequences.
Icannot suffer violence to be offered to
zens within sight of the capitol. 1t
been raining all day. The city looks
like. Advices indicate that Grant is ia
able to Baxter
ST. LOUIS, April l6.-The Demo
has specials from Little kock, Ark