The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-13
THE WARRlHG FACTIONS.
The Skirmish on Saturday--One
Negro Killed.
The Warlike Preparations Still
Going On.
little Rock Gazette. May lO.l

About half past o'clock yesterday
morning, two or three Baxter boys got
into some little controversy with "a
like number of Brooks colored war
riors, standing near fuckers corner.
One Of the negroes drew pistol and
fired, or attempted to fire, when one OF
the Baxter boys shot him with a six
shooter. The negro then ran into the
street, and as he did so was fired on
again and killed instantly. About
twenty shots were then fired in rapid
succession--the Baxter men on the
corner firing toward the Metropolitan,
and the Brooks men returning the fire
from that direction. About thirty
shots were fired. The federal troops
ran the hook and ladder truck out in
the street in front of City hall, and
with boxes and wood constructed a
barrlcade, and formed in line behind
It, This harricade remained there dur
ing the day.
About 10 O'Clock q Brooks recruiting
officer (colored) was found in the lower
part of town. An attempt of some
Baxter boys to capture him resulted in
the firing of about twenty shots before
he was bagged. He was unhurt, and
was brought to the guard house.
On Thursday evening last as Major
General Ira Mel. Barton was returning
from supper at GastOn's on Main
street, he sauntered toward the
Denckla block, OIL Markham, where,
without warning, he was attacked by
the notorious Benton Turner, sheriff
of Faulkner county, and one Of Brooks
shoulder hitters. He struck the gene
raj twice over the head with six
shooter, inflicting two severe wounds,
which, however, have not proved to
be very serious.
The body of Captain Sam. Houston
was buried from his residence, on the
corner of Rock and Sixteenth streets,
at 8 O'clock last evening. Rev. Thomas
II. WEIGH, of the PrOsby terrain, and
Rev. #. b. Lee, of the Episcopal
church, performed the religious SER
vices. The funeral was very large
one.
The flag in front of Governor Bax-
ter's headquarters asyesterday MORN
ing draped in mourning for the death
of Captain Houston and Frank Timms,
victims of Fagan's bushwhackers.
The quietness which prevailed from
10 A. NJ. to 2 p. NJ, yesterday, reminded
us of a Sunday. Only armed men and
guards were to be seen on the streets.
We neglected to state in yesterdays
paper that the cartel between the two
forces closed at 8 A. NJ. on
Friday, General Catterson of the
Brooks forces, giving General Church.
III, OH the Baxter side, due notice of
the same. ~
Nearly everybody moved out of the
yesterday, and Colonel
Rose placed guards at the hotel to.pre-
vent the congregation OF armed men
at that point. ~
After writing the above in reference
to the shooting yesterday morning, we
have enough facts to warrant US In the
following statement: The Brooks side
sent a negro lieutenant and two others
Of the Perry county mob, with a view
Of bringing on fight, hoping to get
Baxter's forces to attack the United
States troops. The negroes came down
% the intersection Of Main, where
hey attempted to arrest two or three
Baxter men and fired on them, where
lp0n the latter did not propose to be
crested and returned the fire, killing