The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-15

The Situation "a Little Roek-A Gat-
tie "a Pine Bium-seseral n ilaesi an "A
Wounded.

Wounded.
Little Rock dispatch 81 the 3Dth. say. th.r
1eneral hing White. who has charge of III.
Baxter force- n Pine Blun. hearing that a
party % Brooks men were assembled al New
GascOny. In jefferson county. comrniffinv
deprrdAtions. moved a column of So mn
down 10 that point for the purpose VI ,iispsr--
INK them White sent fOrw arb dag Of iruce
10 order ths men to disper-e. but they AMI
upon the party. and a regular battle ensured
IN which nine Of the Brooks party werr kile,i
and twenty WOUNDED. The remainder wer.
taken prisoners, disArnsd and sent home
General White reports seven Of his own CON-
mand wounded and three hor~e. Killed.
The situation Al Little Rock. on the l.t.ws.
Practically unchanged. B4xtsr's headquar-
ter we've still Al the Anthony House. ana h.
had about him some 3oo men, Brook. orcu-
pied the state House with a force estirnafela Al
so men. mostly cOlOrci. The United STATE
troops occupied position between the oppo>-
ing torce-. In an address 10 the people. Gen.
y. =. Pagan MalOr-tieneral in the gonfed-
crate army assumed command % the Brooks
forces throughout the state. and called on nj,
old comrades 10 rally TO his stand
ard. Both parties Were anxiOu-ly wait
IN for some definite news from Washington
Later reports from the fight at Pine Bluff
give the number Of killed and wounded a.
follows TN Brook. side fiye killed AMI
twelve wounded; on B.xrer's side. IN
wounded and none killed The rcmainderof
BrOOk-- army was captured. but they were
Afterwards released on parole excepting In.
commanding Officers-
Governor Brooks. on the 1t. sent thS To-
sowing telegram Ia President Grant ITO
the President: III. King Whit who fired on
the commander Of the United states troops
~ Little Rock. ha> bern ordered 20 Pine Bun
by Baxter. and J. piIlaging and numbering.
I he State / perfectly peaceful except in JEFF
ierson county the scene of " hite's robberies
and MURDERS have refrained from sending
out fore in or,ier 20 avoid conflict
The Arkansas Democratic State Central
Committee published an address on the Al
calling upon the people 20 sustain Governor
Baxter. number Of other Democrats signed
an aidre-- advising the people 10 stand hy
Brook An attempt 10 assa~~inlie the As.o-
eisted Press agent was reported.
Everything remained quiet Al Little Rock
on the 4rh. Judges Bennett and searle. 0f
the supreme Court. were taken OF the train
from Memphis NJ Arzentx (oppOsIfe Little
Rock on the evening previous. bv ssluadof
armed men. and secreted somewhere in the
vicinity probably. = they had -snt word %
their friends assuring them Of their bling I'M
harmed Their capture was doubtless effected
Tor the purpose u preventing special session
q the Court. which wa Announced 10 be held
at Little Rock on the following day. Bax.er's
troop were charged with the abduction. but
On the other hand. the Baxter men charged
il upon Brooks.
Al Little Rock. on the 5th. Chief-Ju.tice
Mcclure hAi a writ served on Generals
4 hurehiil and BiOcher tof Baxter's army.
commanding them to produce the bodies Of
Nyers. Bennett and >earle. the Associate
Justices Of the supreme Court. Whose arrests
were heretofore mentioned. These officer
replied by stating that martial law prevailed
~ Pulaski county al this time and they knew
q no orsiers. except those which came from
their superiOrs-
Judges Bennett and searle escaped from
their captors in saline county and reached
Little Rock. protected BY federal escort. on
he 6th- Judges Mcclure. Stephenson and
>earle Immediately held a meeting Al the court
house 70 hear an application for mandarin.
10 compel the State Treasurer 20 honor the
irafts q Joseph Brooks. a. Governor. on the
Treasury. No decision was reported.
A little child At ~. jane. MIMI. Was
'ick. and a physician was called who len
va medicines one 10 T. lnuliel ssxtpr-