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The Arkansas Difficulty.
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A party of Baxter men, under commal
!. of Lieut.. Walsh, took passage on Il
" steamer Hollie, which was in charge
Capt. Sam. Houston, and his brother, Z
2 Houston, their object being to %interce
e aud capture 100 stand of arms belongil
to the Industrial University, which we
c shipped on a hat-boat from Fort Smitl
Wednesday, il charge Of six men, Fl
Brooks. The Brooksites heard of til
{. expedition, and started Col. John Brook,
with his regiment of 200 colored men G
a special train over the Fort Smith V.
to intercept the boat at Palarm bayou, 9
} miles above Little Rock. The Brook
party arrived there before the Hollie &C
into position, and as the boat came along
they fired on her. Most Of Lieut.. Walsh
men we're on the hurricane roof at tn
time, and got down as soon as possible
AS they did so, Frank Trims, a prominen
young man of Little Rock, was killed, ant
seven others wounded. Capt. Sam. Hous
ton was shot through the body badly, Jobi
Myers, pilot, through the breast badly
and Bascomb Leigh in the left leg badly
LIEUT.. Walsh's men returned the fire,
killing one and w%ouuding another Of the
Brooks men, both colored. One of the
Shots from the Brooks men passed through
a stcam-pipe on the Hollie, disabling her.
Capt. Welsh then teld up a white flag.
which was as speedily riddled with bul.
lets, and several holes shot through his
clothing. The disabled boat foated down
the river to the opposite bank from where
the Brooks men were, and the squad left
the boat. The Brooks men then took
possession of the steamer, put a squad on
board to bring her TO town, and the re.
mainder of them took the train and went
back to Little Rock, arriving there about
three o'clock Friday afternoon. Soon af.
ter their arrival, the Hollic came along,
and was landed at the State. house, where
wounded were taken off. Capt. Sam.
Houston died soon after their arrival, and
his body was taken to his residence.
The Brooks party sent a squad Of cav.
llry up the south side of the river, Friday
evening, to attempt to capture Captain
party, who escaped from the boat.
The Baxter side also sent out a squad of
IT cavalry to hunt up Capt. Walsh's party
ind conduct them to the city. The Fort
smith trains were stopped by the Brooks
nen to prevent any more of the Baxter
men and members of the Legislature from
'eaching the city from that direction, and
t is.also reported that trains on the Cairo
md Fulton X. Il. are to be stopped for
he SANE purpose. The mails were pre-.
rented from going south by the Brooks
'arty Friday night.
There was unusual activity IN both
amps Friday, and several arrests were
made on both sides, Notwithstanding the
.Earthworks were thrown W in
he State-house yard, and the approaches
re covered by two pieces of artillery,
'aded with buck-shot. A strong stock.
de has been erected in the rear Of Ben. :
block. opposite, which building, to.
,ther with all the Statc-house buildings, t
e covered with State militia, and both {
lclosures of ground, embracing nearly !:
ur acres, are full of men, fully armed +
I'd provrsioned, prepared to withstand c
IT only a determined onset, but a pro. d
acted siege. I
A large number of the members Of the i.
legislature have already arrived. and, =
less prevented by the Brooks party by c
rec, there seems little doubt but there d
be a quorum in both houses. h
lere is talk Of their meeting at 7
me other point in the State outside the II
ate-house. The report that it requires a
G presence Of all the Court Judges to Ii
lnsact business turns out to be wrong. II
he State law says three judges shall con. .
tute a quorum, and be authorized to II
Id any term. provided that no dissents S
made or pronounced without concur tt
nee of at least three judges. The dc. .
ion' Thursday, was sigued by four judges ~
the remaining judge being absent on &C. NJ
nut Of sickness. II
The editor Of the ny Nation gives d
following graphic description Of "the +
"
/" Little Rock was not much Of a city III
tore the war, and indeed it is not much til
a city now, but it shows signs of con. re
cradle improvement in the shape of new 70
lldlngs-though the most conspicuous a
these were erected by the Clayton ring az
tn the proceeds of public plumber. The u
enlng of the railroad, which brings it he
thin twelve hours Of St. Louis, or, in f.
Ter words. Of commercial civilization, he
doubtless do a great deal to help it 6,
ny ways; but in others it will lessen d.
Importance, by making the river, Of al
ieh it has been the principal port, only m,
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