Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-09
ARKANSAS.
More BloOd--Another Battle!
Some Eight Killed and a Dozen
Wounded.
The Scene of Carnage 20 Miles
Above Little Rock.
Brooks Stopping All Trains and
United States Mails.
The Hostile Camps More Threat
ening.
Good Prospect for a Quorum of
the Legislature Monday.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, May S.-Last night
| a party Of twenty-five Bakeries, under
command of Lieut.. WEIGH took passage on
the steamer Halle, which was in charge OF
| Capt. Sam Houston and his brother I'D.
Houston. Their object was to intercept
and capture the stand of arms belonging to
| the Industrial University, which were
shipped by fiat boat from Fort Smith on
| Wednesday morning, in charge OF six men.
| The Brooksites heard of this expedition and
started Col. Jno. Brooker with his regiment
| of 200 colored men on a special train over
the Fit. Smith railroad, TO Intercept the boat
at Palermo, 20 miles above this city.
Brokers party arrived there before the
HalIlse got into position and as the boat came
along fired on her. Most of Lieut.. Welch's
men were on the hurricane roof at the time
| and got down below as soon as possible.
| As they did so Frank Timms, prominent
Young man of this city was killed and sew
| eral others wounded, Wig. Capt. Sam. Hous-
| ton, through the body, Ed. Houston sprain-
| ed ankle, J. NJ. Years through the breast,
| Bascomb Leigh in the left leg. Lieut..
| Welch's men returned the fire killing one
| and wounding another of Brooks men,
| both colored. One Of the shots from
Brooks men passed through steam pipe
Of the Halle, disabling her, and she float
| ed down the river to the
opposite bank, and the squad
| there left the boat. The Brooks men
then took possession of the steamer, put
squad on her to bring her TO town, and the
remainder of them took the train and came
back, arriving about O'Clock this evening.
Soon after their arrival the Halle came
down and was landed at the State-house,
where the wounded were taken off. Capt.
| Sam Houston died soon after the arrival of
the Halle. JEo. Meyers, pilot, is NOR
tally wounded. Tie body Of young Frank
| Simns is now
Lying I'm state
at the Chapel Of the Presbyterian Church.
| The body of Capt. Sam Houston has been
taken to his residence. After the boat was
fred upon and disabled, Capt. Welch held
up a white flag, which was riddled with
| bullets and several holes were shot through
his clothing. DIR. Dale, who was with
him, received a sli. hi wound on the leg.
| BaScomb Leigh. who was wounded in the
| leg, is badly hurt. John Meyers, pilot, was
shot through the breast and twice through
the leg. He is thought TO be MORALLY
wounded.
The Brooks party sent squad Of caval-
! " up the south side Of the river this even
ing to attempt the capture Of Capt. Welch's
party, who escaped from the boat. The
Baxter side sent out a squad of cavalry
also to hunt up Capt. Weleh's party and
conduct them to the city.
The Fort Smith trains have been stopped
by the BrOOksites to prevent any more Bax-
ter men and
Members Of the Legislature
from reaching the city from that direction.
1t is also reported tonight that trains on
the Cairo and Fulton railroad are to be
stopped for the same purpose. The mails
were prevented from going south by the
Brooksites last night.
| There has been unusual activity in both
camps to-day, and several arrests on both
sides notwithstanding the cartel. \ large
number of members of the Legislature are
here already, and unless prevented by the
Brooks parry by force, there seems little
doubt that there will be quorum in both
houses on Monday. There is talk Of them
meeting at some Other point in the State
outside Of the State-hOuse.
The latest reports tonight state that fOuI
negroes were killed on the Brooks side
during the attack to-day and number
were wounded. Brig. Gen. Thompson
and Col. Fowler, of the Brooks forces
were captured by the Bakeries at Clarks-
vile yesterday.
Specials to Republican Journals.
ST. LOUIS, May. S.-A Globe special says
since yesterdays decision of the Supreme
Court prominent Baxter men admit that
he has no further right to press his claim.
1t also claims that the BaAteritieS fired
first at Palermo to-day.
a Democrat special quotes an act Of
Dec. ), 1868, constituting three or more
Judges quorum of the Supreme Court,
and authorizing decisions provided three
concur. -Four concured in yesterdays de-
cision, Gregg being sick. The Baxterities
advanced on the Penitentiary last night
but desisted on discovering that Fedora
troops had been placed there. Two can
non loaded with buck shot, guard the ap
proaches to the State house.