The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-15
A r K A N S A S.
The Legislature Presents Petition
for Federal Protection.
THE MILITARY COMBATANTS
Slight Diminishing and Excitement Outside
the City Of Little Rock.
LITTLE Rocx. Ark Nav IA

LITTLE R0cK. Ark, May IA, 1874.
At nine O'Clock this mornins Baxter's men cap
tured BROOKS carriage and horses and driver.
They were received In the Baxter lines with wild
cheers. The carriage and horses were released
soon after their capture, but the driver, who was
armed. was detained.
BROOKS DAUGHTER CAPTURED.
SIX oCLocK r. M.-Brooks' daughter was in her
carriage this morning when captured. Every
thing Is quiet now and seems likely to continue
So The skirmishing the other day resulted in no
fatal casualties. The Baxter men wounded were
shot, 1t Is said, when they fred into each other.
NEGRO SHOOTS NEGRO.
To-day colored servant OF one OF the federal |
0mcers was talking with o nOn-combatant negro
and told MIN to go TO the Brooks camp. scuff1e
ensued, wnen the former shot the latter through
the bowels, mortally wounding him, it is believed.
Everybody Is In state OF suspense, waiting to
hear from Washington. Mr.. Richards the United
States Deputy Marshal who was shot with pistol
by King Whites men on the steamboat and SUBJ
sequently escaped, arrived safely to-day.
SMALL CAPTURE.
The Bakeries have just arrested colored man
who was sent from the sherir's Office to the Post
Once Tor postage stamps, taxing him in-money,
stamps and all
TIE LEGISLATURE ASKS FEDERAL PROTECTION.
Both houses met this morning and adopted the
following Joint resolution =
Whereas the Legislature Of the State or Arkan-
eas mas convened, quorum OF each house beng
present; whereas the capital OF our State Is occu-
pied by armed and contending forces; and
whereas the State House is now In possession OF
armed troops; therefore be 1t
Resolved, By the General Assembly OF the State
OF Arkansas, Ihat the President OF the United
Ue ana - hereby to put ss
ana that the public property On State House square
be placed under the supervision and control OF
while IN session, and that he make such
order Tor the disposition Of said armed
the State against domestic violence aid insure
this BODY protection, and that duly certified
copy or this resolution be at once transmitted to
the President OF the United States.
In the House large number OF notices OF the
introduction OF bills were given, among Others for
the calling OF constitutional convention.
The Senate appointed committee to act In con-
junction with the House committee appointed
yesterday to notify Governor Baxter that the Gen.
eral Assembly was ready to receive any message
ne might desire 10 deliver.
The General Assembly met in joint convention
this evening, and received Q message from Bax-
ter. It simply repeats the story Of the recent
events. and informs the Legislature that to them
Is submitted the question, Who Is Governor OF
Arkansas He suggests the propriety Of calling q
of harmony In the laws, both statutory aad constl-
tutl0nal.
BAXTER AND NORTHERN Ex-SOLDIERs.
TwentY-seven ex-Union soldiers and Northern
men have united in despatch to Senator Morton
and General John Cobnrn c0ntradicting the rele-
gram sent those gentlemen to the eject that II
Baxter succeeds the Northern men win be driven
out Of the State.
OPPOSITION NEWSPAPERS PROHIBITED.
SEVEN O'CLOCK p. Moth parties have been
doing but little scouting during the day. hear
that though the Legislature has passed resolu-
tions for furnishing each member with certain
| number Of daily papers, the Bakeries will not
allow the Republican taken there as 1: Is opposed
/ to them.
\ RIPPLE OF EXCITEMENT.
! 1880 P. M.-There is great excitement In Baxter's
camp. Some men were seen near their lines.
Mounted scouts were sent out and the infantry
held In readiness. There Is general riding to and
| fro. One shot was fired within two blocks or
Baxter's headquarters.
EIGHT O'CLOCK p. M-Some Of the Brooks cav
airy have just come In from Yell county. Lieuten-
ant Grove, Of the Brooks forces, was paroled to.
day by the Baxter men. Both guns In the state
House are now planted just INSIDE the fence, one
facing up Markham street and the other down.
ANOTHER SLIGHT ENCOUNTER.
TEN O'CLOCK p. M.-Brooks' men captured two Of
Baxter's pickets this morning. The Baxterites
also made q few captures
Colonel King White and cavalry were out scout
ing this afternoon south OF the State House. Three
companies were sent after them from the State
House. They met at four O'Clock and some shots
were exchanged. White retreated, With one man
slightly wounded. While riding back to the camp
one OF his men fired at some negroes, and acct
dentaly shot and killed one man, named George
Hilton. He was shot through the abdomen and
died Instantly.
The Shertf's house and stables, in Faulkner
county, were sacked by Bakers men, The owner
was in the city. An old colored man in charge was
shot.
At this hour . force Of Baxter's men and some
OF Brooks men are across the river. Rockets are
being sent up from Baxter's camp.
ALLEGED ASSASSINATION.
About sunset last evening James jenkins, deputy
constable, called to the door OF his house, on
the opposite bank OF the river by four Baxter
One shot HIM with rife In the right side; another
shot him with double-barreled shotgun In the
right side. He Is mortsl'y wounded, and is sup
posed to be dead now.