The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-25
THE ARKANSAS CONTEST.
Negotiations Between the Contending
Partics-A Prospect OF Peace and
Preparations for Wharf.-The Legislature
to Meet ON the 11th OF May.

negotiations Between the COntend1nX
Partics-A Prospect OF Peace and
Preparations for Wharf.-The Legislature
to Meet ON tho 11th OF May.
LITTLE ROCK, April "a 1874.
Negotiations have been going on to-day between
the two hostile parties to the effect that both shall
retire oil their forces except body guard until a
competent tribunal settles the question as to the
Governorship Baxter has convened the Legis-
lature for that purpose, and proposes to have the
matter referred back TO the people for final
settlement Brooks holds that Baxter has no
power to call the Legislature together, and he
(Brooks) Is to-day engaged in erecting new barri-
cades and powerful magazine in the rear OF the
State House. Some Of his troops have gone home.
Baxter has stopped sending his men home and
both forces as to numbers are now pretty equally
divided. Baxter's are now nearly all white men,
and Brooks mostly c0lored.
Baxter to-day sent the following telegram
President GRANr-1n accordance with my correspond
laure Tor the l!tG Nav have sen! home part Of my
bun BeR his
and receives re,n1oicements All the people want !,
ELISHA BAXTER, Governor Of Arkansas
Colonel Johnson, Secretary OF State, has not We.
received any reply to his demand for the public
buildings OF which he Is custodian, and his ONCE
in the State House.
Lieutenant Cushman, Of the Sixteenth IN
tantry, who returned from Memphis this
dlction OF the statement telegraphed IRON
Memphis on Wednesday that ne went to
Memphis in order to telegraph to the President
because Of violent partisan feeling In the telegraph
ONCE at Little Rock. He says he made no such
statement, and his business was wholly discon-
nected with the telegraph Office at this place.
In reference to colonel Rose being fred on by
Baxter's troops, ne states he gave that OF COM
mon rumOr, not upon anything he saw. Every
thing quiet tonight
DETAILS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
At the conference held to-day between Mcclure,
counsel for Brooks, and Garland and Thompson for
Baxter, Colonel Rose attended by invitation. A
proposition was submitted on the part OF Baxter
that both forces dsband leaving only guard
Tor each; all hostiities to close until the
queslon is settled BY the competent til
inal prosecution Tor Baxter's men;
Transportation home to be furnished Them ana
that citizens shall not be moestec in transacting
their business in the State Offices. The above
proposition was submitted on behalf OIL Baxter,
although claiming to be the rightiul Governor or
Arkansas, as means OF preserving the peace until
Mcclure, that the question who is Governor Is not
OPEN Baxter has not appealed from the
Circuit Court which is court Of general
aud cannot treat with Elisha Baxter for
an armstice until his men return home.
He added that BAKERS proposition would, II
accepted, result in the anomaly OF two Governors
for an indefinite term; that Brooks could not par
don before convection but would furnish transport
alton for the men TO their homes. No nnderance to
the citizens in the transaction OF business at the
State House would be offered.
All the State officers except Secretary or state
Johnson, with Chief Justice and associates, Will
publish q card in the Republican tomorrow recog-
niZing Brooks
Baxter's men have dug out an old Confederate
64-pounder, have drilled and inspked 1t, and VIII
carry 1t across the river to lombard the state
House. Several additional companies OF regulars
are expected here.