, 1874-05-13
Another ! gght skirmish Near
=. Little @tock Yesterday. /;
Brooks Sill : Iolds Possession Of tho
|ate-llouse'
Brooks Dis tohes to the President
Considered Insolent.
THE, Decision Of tie General Government
Likely to Be Made To-day.
Baxter Will Probably Be Rec
ogntzed and Brooks
Driven Out.


Driven Out.
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at LITTLE ROCK.
BROOKS TO THE PRESIDENT:
St. Louis. May 12.--At late hour last night
tho Democrat received a special from Little
Rock, contatning-a dispatch from Joseph Brooks
to President qraut, Of, which the following is
The material part s''
After stating that Baxter has declined the
proposition Of Attorney -Geueral Williams, ho
Gays;
they tint Daxtor boldly proc1aa tiat hs viii no
permit an Investigation ol Lila right to tho ofco You
Instance OF rho declares tho question At issue,
and for which you !neist on tts being assembled,
cow "s b ssss sp s s sFsI.ss ,ss
to-day fai!od; although peraons wero aworn
Boh hoses of the nc
should psss npon ths eoctton RETURNS and lie % gualia
nowy, elected members themselves. This action I,
ssnnot md 1 VII not sabt To- 1fn the face Of
can Eocegntze 1nxer Governor, il your dusy to
cannot It i duty assnt to suppress % ho pfes
ont domestic violence. To disband ny troops at ths
your telegram Of to-day would result in thu aasassnn-
tton not only Of the 5nages Of tho snproms court.
Ry faa %
ity to lsw and order. I shall hold ny troops to- :
sfhss g. ss 6es tbs %n o protecting s
toreed, sna fo1 tho protection a those xho stante
ttio courts Of the country Federal bayoneta can put
B.stes's Leg4lAture in the state-Houso {ous i'm
tle President has The power). Nothing ess viii, aud,
when there, doubt II yo Gun comtel them to deter:
a {rtn nf ht1.
Hnanity le1natd TINT 1t shall bo Beted, md II YOU
have the poMeF undor tao Constitution aud 1aws Of
the United Statea TO sote tho question Of who ia 9ov
nor Or Arkansas adverse to tho decision Of tho courts
Of the State settle It, and nottle at 1nhall not
attempts B..ters to afo rossession u The
Vii 70 sssa ss
ts not nor BE pa1y to the g
s; Y yoasss' ssSsa th' StsqTnsy 'ha
TIE LEo1BLATUnE. 49,
LITTLE RQoK h1ay 12.-Brooks still Occupies
tho State House mud itn SURROUNDINGS. .Whelher
he Intends TO- raoate Or not under the Pres-
met this morning ae the Otter building. There
we're eleven Senators and forty Representatives
present, lacking throe Of d quorum, one in tho
sons End two 5 n the Houso t is generally
to-morrow. Matters arc quiet this morniOg.-
Brooks having to vacate tho State House.
ST. LOUIS. May i2.1Judse ss'1s: 5. J. Smith, who
rnn for Lteutenant-Goyernor Of Arkansas On
the Brooks ticket, and Charles W. Faukersly,
the speaker OF the Arkansas House Of Ropre-
ssa sss arrived ehat a'fe ho last B9g5s B9g s 5Sase
with' the exception Of tho Secretary OF
state.,, was elected by at leaat 1000
i5m,ajortty, 3, nnd that the. people Of tho
3D.: The opposition made up returns to suit
Themselves, and. after Baxter WAS declared
Governor, many Democrats went over to him,
believing that he would make good Governor.
Mr. FankorHly says that ho docs not recognize
Baxter'e call for m extra session Of the Legtea-
ture, and has no ilea Of presiding ovor TINT BODY
He gays that. while On route from Arkadelplia
to Little Rock, the train WAS searched for him
three times BY armed men. but he managed to
escape recognition. He thinks their intention was
to arrest aud force him to preside over tho
House. Ho also states that four pieces OF artil-
lery wore on the road for Baxter, under guard OF
troops organized in Te1as, and .he believes they
wero sent by the Governor OF that Htate, or TINT
ha consented to stheir being sent. He Inns telc.
graphed this fact to the proper authorities at
Warrington.
THE REGULAR DAILY sN1RM1s11.
:. LITTLE ROCK. May 12.-This evening, about
5 O'Clock, the Broolsaites moved company oi
infantry out to the roar Of the Cairo l. Fulton
depoet, WITH = view Of stopping some recraits
coming to Baxter from tho south in the O'Clock
train. Soon after tltis Gen. King Whte moved
out with three companies of infantry and ona
company OF cavalry md
~ pnoyE IN TUE DRooKa1rEs. 43t, ....
sharp lrlug, drove them into the building.
About thls: time 200 reiuforcements we're
started to the Drookaitea from the
this movement. Gen. W.D. Blaeher was sent
with two companies Of infantry to reinforce .
White: He marched up Scott street to.F Fifth, aud
up Fifth to Arch. where lie encountered COM
rfR Rrne }fao had r,11n 4lrf.&
driving them back to thoir main body, and then
falling back himself two auuares, where ho was
reinforced by. two moro companies. At this
time company OF Federal soldiers was
MARCHED uETWEga THE oPpoBINo PARTIES
and the fight stopped, both forces returning to
their quarters. Gen. White lost ono horAo
killed, ono man a1tghtly wounded: Con. Blooher
had two Of bis mon wounded. Tie Brookaites
Ei0AT KILLED AND WOUNDED.
MAJ. ". 2. Graves, Of the Drooksttes. waa osp-
turod BY the Baxter party: During the fight
tense excitement prevailed throughout Tie City.
=, ALL QUIET. ..
= LITTLE Rock, Ark, May a. Since this even
ing's akirmieh mattera havo boon rather qulet
Two piecea OF artillery and several more COM
inforoa Baxter.
AN INQUIRY,
The Governor today received telegram from
tho President asking II the Brooks party we're
preventing members, Of 'she Legislature from
attending. Tho telokram was anawercd In tho
Affirmative, that but for the atoppago of tra!us
by the BROOKS forcea there would have boeu
quorum the first day. :.
BROOKE RTlLI OCCUPIES TIE aTArR~HouaE,
though 1t was reported that he mas moving out
with the records this evening.
No business houses have been opened today,
and the city IL full Of armed men.
AT WASHING eoN,
HukcfDi D1kHafch 1hs u1o TfibHnt.