The Hickman courier., 1874-05-23


Dispatches from Little Rocl, of the
nth, say General Churchill and Col. King
"hlte eros sed the river that morning with
considerable force of Baxter troops. and
started for Barring Cross Immediately after
ward Col. John Clayton of the Brooks army
crossed the railroad bridge with 800 men. Al
the latest accounts skirmishing began along
the lines and a lively fire WAS kept M Par
ing cross seemed to be the objective po.nt
aud the possession OF that station evidently
/ me purpose of each party. TIE Brooks
| FORCES hold the railroad bridge and will not
allow the Baxterites to cross IL. but trains are
not molested. small detachment of Fedora
troops cossed the river with a flag OF truce
ana nrlng on the part of the Baxter and
BROOKS forces has now ceased. In the ekir-
Ills Lll.sn quite number are reported killed and
wounded on the Brooks side. Gen White
i@g one man an We W; de at the time Of the in
| tteFisIenGe OF h9Feaeral forces. Gen. White /
/ d had the BROOKS party surrounded and would |
/ Federal forces.
Baxter has addressed a letter to the /
Encouragement at Washington, in which he |
I proposes TO submit the questions at issue be- /
tween himself and Brooks to the legislature
now III session, and engages to abide bv the 1
decision Of that body. Brooks also appear.
"lL'lltS 20 recognize tue same tribunal. The
pLe-IueuI expresses his approval of such an
arrangement and the difficulties between
the uval governors seem ina fair way of mace
able adjustment.
Later advices report Brooks as having
TSin-ed acceptance OF the terms proposed bv
the president through the attornev-generaI.
and II the meantime the war goes on. An
other szirmish took place on the 18th. with
loss Of life on both sides. when a c,npanv of
Federal soldiers separated the combatauts
i u state Legislature l. stiil withouta auorum-
KshIngton dispatches say that final action on
10 part OF the goyemment viii not be DELAYED
more than day or two, when means will Ia
employed to protect the people from the dan
gers III which they involved without Dar-
tlality toward either of the coutendinr fac
tlons or rival governors by whom the feud was
initiated.
Both parties still assume hostile (
attitude, and continue recruiting. A slight
skirmish took place between the opposing
forces on the 18th, in which two men were
wounded The legislature Is in session there I {
being a quorum ia both branches Nothing {
however, has been done except to affect a
temporary organization.
The situation in Arkansas remains {
unchanged Thelegislature have passed a Joint !
rs.o.utlon ealins upon the president to pHt
b receive any fnes7a-e lie might desire to de- |
liver. In response thereto Baxter sent in q :
message, in which he sets forth the condition t
Of affairs from his standpoint, and recommends I
the calling OF constitutional convention /
Alc wax % Ct4NSiAs 1AttOLuCl -NtGA4C4 81 I {
Williams submitted to the president his opin- {
ion in the Arkansas case, decid ng in favor of '
Baxter a. the rightful governor of the state,
and the president. by proclamation, has given
authoritative sanction thereto Brooks has ,
disbsnded his forces and retired to private life.
Little Rock dates of the 18th place
Baxter IL full possession Of the Office Of gov
ernor. Al he state arms have been turned
over to him. and the federal forces are in
structed to recognize him as the supreme
head of the state, and directed to cooperate
4 the local forces in bringing order ont Of
clSbs. The house passed a resolution and ap
pointed a special commissioner to Investigate
us To whether any officers Cf the state have
been engaged in armed instruction against
the state government. A similar committee
was appointed in the senate. Chief Justice
Mcclure is a refugee, on his way to Washing
tan.
In Little Rock, on the 10th, both
houses. by a unanimous vote in the house and
three discerning votes in the senate, passed
a bill providing for the assembling OF con-
stitutional convention on the 14th day Of July
next The election Is to be held on the 3Oth
day Of June. at which time the electors vote
on the proposition and elect delegates to the
convention. An agreement made by
which Gen. Newton. the commanding gem
eral Of BaXter's forces Is to send home with
out molestation all of Brooks men. The !
state arms are to be left in the state armory. |
The men retain their side arms.