Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-05-10
ARKANSAS.
The RencOunters Of Yesterday
One in the City, and Another
i'm the Suburbs of Little
Rock - Only One
Nan Killed.
The United States Troops Take
TO the Hook and Ladder
Truck Barricade as
Their Best Hold.
More AbOut the Steamer Hallie-
Almost a Quorum for the Leg
isIature-The Agreement
at Washington
Etc, Etc.

Etc, Etc.
MORE BLoODSHED.
( LITTLE Rock, May Sat half-past
eight O'Clock this morning, two Baxter
men, standing near the southeast corner
of Main and Markham streets, walked
across the street toward three or four of
! BroOks's men, all cOlored. One of the
/ latter pulled 8 pistol and fired at the
Baxter men, rushing into the middle of
/ the street as he did so. The fire waa re-
I turned, and the negro was shot dead
/ This was the occasion of numerous other
shots, about forty in all--the Baxter
men firing nom Stoddardis corner, and
! few Brooks men, who were in the Me-
! tropOlitan hotel, firing from that quar-
| ter. The United States troops at the
/ city hall ran out the truck of the hook
and ladder company, barricading Mark
ham street, and forming line behind
1t. Matters were soon quieted.
! AN ENGAGEMENT ON THE OUTPOsTs.
About one hour after the firing this
morning, in which one Of HTookss col
I Ored troops was killed at the intersection
| Of Main and Markham streets, about
! twenty shots were fired in the southern
! part Of the city. Three of BroOks's col
/ oTed men were out recruiting. They
were encountered by party OF Baxter
ties, and fight ensUed. About eight
shots were fired, but no one was hurt.
! The Brooksites were captured and
brought to the guardhouse.
Bauicading and fortifying continues
/ on all sides.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
| All the stores were closed to-day.
/ There is no attempt TO do any business.
/ The women and children living in the
neighborhOod of the statehouse have
moved away. The ministers of the city
called on the people to unite ia the ser
/ vices tomorrow to God to avoid blood
shed and see that right prevail.
| ALMOST A QUORUM.
Nearly enough members of the legis-
lature have already arrived to make g
quorum in both houses. Arrangements
have been made for the legislature to
meet in one of the town halls, outside
! the limits of the statehOuse.
Baxter received several companies to-
! day 10 reinforce him, and now has a
! considerable force in the city.
HOW THE STORY is TOLD IN ST. LOUIS.
/ ST. LOUIS, May S.-The Globes Little
/ Rock special, in giving an account of
! the capture to-day of the steamer Hal
/ lie, says that Colonel BroOks's COM
mand overlook her at Palermo, and
Captain Gibbons, whose company was
nearest to her, demanded her surrender,
and ordered her to come to the shore.
Captain Sam Houston cried out in re.
ply, "COme and take u.s. and the men
aboard fired volley at Brooks's men,
Gibbons again demanded a surrender of
the boat, and another vOlley was fired.
GibbODS's company then returned the
fire, and other companies coming up,
the boat was riddled with shot, the
steam-pipe was disabled, and she drift
ed 20 the opposite bank of the river,
where she was subsequently captured
and brought there, with the killed and
wounded on board.
A SETTLEMENT PENDING.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-With a view
of effecting a compromise in the Ar
kansas difficulty, the representatives
Of Baxter and Bro ks called conformity
at the bureau Of justice to-day, and had
a conference with tie encouragement.
| They are now in cOnsu tatiOn, and hope
to devise a plan of settlement. 1t is
further desired by them that in case the
negotiations result in an arrangement,
it shall have the approval of the gov
eminent, in which case it will be agreed
upon as a decision to which all parties
will be required to submit. Should the
different attorneys fail to agree, the at
torney-geneTal may declare his opinion
in the case. He says the question has
been one OF the most peTplexing char
acter. IL is very certain that the gov
ernment officials viii be glad if the rep
( resentatives Of the factions effect set
/ tlement.
| AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ATTORNEYS
AT WASHINGTON.
/ WASHINGTON. May st is agreed,
| this May 9, 1874, at Washington, Dis
/ trict Of Columbia, between the respect
/ i've attorneys and agents of Joseph
/ Brooks and Elisha Baxter, claimants for
/ the Office Of governor of the State of Ar
| kansas, that, on account Of the con-
1 fiicting Of parties, aud a division of
I sentiment among the people of the
| State, the said legislature of that State
shall be called by said Brooks and BaX-
/ ter 20 meet at an extra session the fourth
/ Monday of May, A. D., 1874, at twelve
! O'Clock noon, at the usual place Of meet
/ ing in the statehouse-each TO put a
| separate ca ] out forthwith for the pur-
! pOse-and the legislature so called shall
! be permitted to meet without molesta-
! ton OF hinderance by either of the said
parties or their adherents.
That they shall receive and entertain
a communication from Brooks, setting
forth specifically the ground for his
claim 10 the Office of governor, as well
as his reasons for contesting BaXter's
rights thereto; that they shall investi-
gate the facts and allegations so set forth
by Brooks, aud such investigation shall
be conducted IN the manner prescribed
by the constitution and laws of the
State, giving TO both parties a full and
fair hearing, upon such competent and
relevant testimony as either party may
offer. The legislature shall determine,
in the manner provided by law, which
OF the contestants received at the No
vember election, 1872, a majority OF the
legal votes, and declare the result, and
the parties shall abide by that action.
Brooks and Baxter shall each
relieve from duiy and send home
all his troops, TetGiuing only as
many As each may think necessary as a
bOdy-guaTd at Little Rock, not exceed
ing one company. All warike demon
STATIONS ere TO forthwith cease, and both
parties are TO keep absolute peace and
Te'rain fTom any interference with each
other. or his adherents, till the contest Is
finally decided by the legislature, or the
national government has taken action
thereon, aud until the determination by
the general assembly as to who was le-
gally elected governor, in the contest to
be made before that body by Joseph
Brooks.
The question as to which of the con.
/ testants has the legal right to exercise
/ the functions OF the office OF governor
NAV, AT his discretion, be determined
| 10y the President on applications hereto
/ fore made to him by the respective con-
tsstants, and that the legislature shall
| receive from each claimant OF the office
such communication as either may send
! to ii till the contest for the Office is final
4 ly decided by the general assembly.
l submit the foregoing plan OF adjust
| ing the difficulties IN Arkansas TO the
respective claimants to the office of gov
ernOr, il having been agreed to by all
/ their friends and attorneys here, subject
to approval, and l have to say that the
| President earnestly desires its adoption
by both parties.
| q. II. WILLIAMS, Attorney General.
1t is very well understood that If the
agreement, as sent to Little Rock, is en-
tered into in good faith, and that after
ward any Of its provisions are violated,
the attorney-general will ask the Presi-
dent TO take the matter in hand and
dispose of il. Among other suggestions
made at the conference with the attOr-
ney-general tonight was one that an
officer OF national reputation aud who
would reflect the views OF the admins
/ tration, should be sent TO Little Rock to
exercise Judgment, supervision and
moral influence there.
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The Paris papers lately announced that
/ Madame LenOir-J Jousserau, who has just
died at her mansion in Paris, left her for
tune, ten million francs, to the Paris
hospitals. Madame Lenoir was the
widow of a very remarkable man, who
had been proprietor Of the Cafe de Foy,
in the Paiais Royal, from 1915 10 1880.
When the allies entered Paris after Wa
terloO, and for many years after that, the