The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-25
ARKANSAS.
Probable Peaceful Solution Of the
Contest For "ChiCkcn Pie"
Governor Baxter COnyeRes an Extra.
ordinary Session Of the
Legislature.
From the Little Rock Gazette, April %.

From the Little Rock Gazette, April ?3l
Yesterday morning dawned cloudy,
with indications of rain. About 10
a. NJ slight shower fell, followed by
others throughout the day.
Matters We're very quiet in the morn
ing. The troops We're generally resting
in their quarters. In the morning Il
number OF armed men were placed on
board the steamer Robert Semplc, for
the purpose of going down the river to
intercept and capture Il boat from Pine
Bluff, said to be comingup with COM
pany of Brooks men. About this time
u truce was agreed upon until II
O'Clock to-day, and the boat did not 20,
It being agreed that there should be no
demonstrations on either side until the
expiration of the truce.
About ten o'clock in the morning,
Captain j. M. Blocher, the adlutapt
general of General Dockery, in compa-
ny with Mr. Ben. Wills and Mr.. Cox,
from Saline county, were on horseback
passing up Markham street. When
near the residence of Colonel Gordon
n. Peay they We're surrounded by
twenty-siX men, in charge of Deputy
Sheriff Counts, and compelled to sur
render They were marched to the
state house and placed in the guard
house, and treated very kindly, being
offered many civiliiies. They re-
NAMED about three hours and were
then released They express thanks
for kind treatment.
Early yesterday morning Colonel A.
z. Pickett and Judge McCurdy, with
several men from Woodruff county,
arrived. They report that they had
a good company ready to get on the
train, but there being forty-tivc federal
soldiers on board, coming to Little
Rock, they would not permit them to
get on board without paying their fare.
They expected to come down by the
next train.
Forty-five federal soldiers arrived on
the morning train from Saint Louis, in
charge of n lieutenant. There were re-
ported to be one hundred and twenty
OF these men, but forty-flve was all that
could be counted
A gun was fired off during the morn
ing in the quarters of the colored
troops, which created some little eX-
element, but no damage was done.
Across Markham street, near the
City hall, is complete barricade. The
truck of the DeIlancecompany and dry
goods boxes composed the barricade.
Colonel O'Sulliyan, of the Brooks
party, who had both legs broken dur
ing the melee Of Tuesday evening, was
not SO well yesterday. He was suffer
ing great pain. He was removed early
in the morning from the state house to
the residence Of Mr.. Dwyer.
There were several rumors during
the early part ofyesterday of a peace
able adjustment of the pending diff
cultief althOughat this writing ZAP. m.
We know nothing definite on the sub
ject.
About five o'clock yesterday evening
a shot was fired by some one in the
Wait block. The Baxter forces thought
il was renewal of the attack of the
evening before, and appeared on Mark
ham street, with guns and side arms,
ready for the anticipated afiray. The
federal troops filed out from the city
udu, uHu iuihitu u inc uCTOSS MARK
ham street in front of that building,
and considerable excitemement pre-
vailed. Fortunately the matter was
soon understood, and everything was
again quieted In few minutes.
Governor Baxter who has very
large force in the city, sent some of his
uiarmed men home last evening
coiored troops from Jefferson county,
belonging to Colonel King Whites
regiment. His force Of armed men is
large enough for every practical pur-
pose.
Governor Baxter yesterday sent the
telegram to the president:
TO the President of the United States:
.'As cannot move with any troops
0 assert my claims to the Office Of gov
rnor without a collision with the TINT
ed States troops, which will not do
'nder any circumstance / propose to !