, 1874-05-11
Warlike Preparations Still
Going On.
The Rival Governors Send TelcgramS
to Tho Attorney-General.
Baxter Refuses to Accept the Com
promise Suggested. :.
He win Accept the Decision Of the Il :
=
isfature, Which Meets To-Day. :



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The Situation in Little Rock. "a,
TIE STEAMER HALLE auNK.
LITTLE DooK, Ark, May t0.-As announced
In Inst nights dispatches, Col. Roso command
Ing tho United States troops directed tho State
House party to turn over tho steamer Hallie to
tho oxuors. This order was to have been
executed by o'clock this morning. Prior to
that time Col. John Broosor, With SOUND OF
state-Houae troops, went OIL board the steamer
and Houttlod her. She WAS Bunk 10 tho hurricane
deck in about fftoan feet Of water, but eyory~
thing OF valuo was taken off her bofore she was
RE1NFonoEMENTa roI1 nAxrEn.
Con. King White arrived from PING Bluffs to-
day with 200 cavalry to reinforce Baxter. Ho
has IN equal number Of infantry on a bont which
is expected ths evening. Baxter was algo roln-
oEssa ancr b From onep sopo" SIX d9v t Hf%1%ss s % aea
hnvo planted q 24.pounder on tho river bank in
tho rear Of Elm streot, between Mark
hun ana tha Scott c9%tnanding good
Mouso o. pary have p0atr
! toward tho big gun. Everything has been ratti-
| or quiet to.day in tue Baxtor camp. Tie lines
hayo boon moro strictly drawn than heretofore.
Worry few persons are permitted TO pass in or out
| Of tho lines.
/ BAXTER WILL NOT s1aN THE AGREEMENT. !.
ao7. baxter refuses to accedo to the proponi-
| tions submitted by tho Attorney General Of tho
5,n1n,1.v ;rirS ~. Tnl,nmine raaorn ~ s,,f
Tefuaal
That ho submitted substantially tho samo
| propositions to Brooks homo tmo ago and they
TINT ho would hnyo nothinr to do with tho Loro
is'aturo; TINT they had no Jurisdiction. aud
that he would not recognize thom, or anything
they might do.
| WHAT nAxrEn ALLEGES.
oIn , s 3. tnG nn
| III H.. p-csj5ont;s aaanrn,,an ~ nr,tant;o,.
Win the Efoslaents ti assurance OF protection,
nl,a tnas lnoy "ln Higee tn-nol1oW ana uetoE,
| mlne the question:. Ho WILL recommend tile call
OF Constitutional convention With WOW to
rosuhmitting tho whole question to a vote Of the
people.
nnooKs ALSO PROBABLY DEcL1NEs
Mr. Brooks has not sgnihed what he will do,
but from tho position heretofore tnken by him,
1e too wi1 refuse to acceda to tho Attorney
Generals proposed settlement.
Quite a number Of Senators and nenrosento- n
t;vss ora now ,syeNannmnt + is stataa to ,nnlo
QUORUM Jd;hey wofs II e9ncus tis
tho s1tant0n Of aa5s r,,.
patci }tza % for$,t led t. President a Grant tia Tia
o''s' 1,rr,r Roou ar,x Erov IN 1874
tn tt- tyy.;.ot or the iim&r1 Sta;,s N' asl;oo;o,
e. Z; - y. ''e 0..'s'' 1*',.s. "s''' y,
this as hays soma nea 81 ., s m Of
sattio tbe ronL1cR now r.stino hers ~ e onrv
asnsrsi ao7srnmeat wa 70 1aeat and ;eliSar4ss
ss {. ons es M s %s sas
ia rorssonsncos no nm ca5 .e Tanrs wall sstia i
Hni Tiara tyili In nnnr,, ~ TN rcrsat,,ro
tomorrow under lid cati Of GOV. naxter snd we arc
senre ee a nsfs II ne
tt ~ ~ IGt, Wo, ~ + 1,,r rinh 1,is ~ sa'
ecnassrr dota INV fba T,cnSera nf tha a";alosmrs
ran, fha Eorthyestsrn nnriinn ~ tha sta
| aoncG nv f,anntnrs erntt pn1iard 1onns md otl,
| ors s1,I +.ront" ~ mo nanrns,o,tntsunSs 'A' ~ 0
'A0' ""' nIrmry .rn a,IF srrn~,,r~ o,xrn.,
| ..r 1.AAN ~ ~ - a. to1'sn@ ~ o1;,t ~,
| HAsAlsttoS, u. -, may 4u-4uo loHo"inG
teleEfama wore received nero to.nlEht III re-
Bponse to dispatches sont to Arkansas Convey
| ;ng n n1an of ntiiustmont fnr handing trouhles
'neA''
u o... ,r,,;. 1ELE isa hook a.,i asA, May y;., y;
ss+s ~ ""' "e09" H. "'""'' |4"''e2oe"e'o' c"'e"
ror liz ,attemsnt NJ the troIha in arhamsne r. ~
| ao;raI aot al ~ ~ s,'i" .,nni,1ard VI @ o " " "' " 49,
sniior nrnInoait,n l., MI reancc+a oxcen, .o far n,
r.io+os ~ = t1,ipt co ~ tsa e1{ssatnra ,rna ~
nitto Nv mn sono s iwo " wcns @ si1'ce .nd' rscsed
~ nrooHz ~ canMot "opeont tn nnvthnr t1,ot vii
n who,c or rart+ rccornSs I,rooEs M fsnyermor'
| Etthnr m, f3nvernor ~ I'm mi anve-nor ~:
ths mnntf: M the ncmbers are ranily assemhur. ami
ooriv nmnrnn, ia nrassnt n"w ritGG' III
belic} that theY viii rcceiye tn' tbs nrotcction
eraslons. / could not lawfully disporse
| them II would, nor hars any mcans 0f
compelling Legislature lhnt mt8At h0 ConTcneA unuet
a gh n I,9 III e lee2 o md nat