The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-01
Nine Of the Brooks Troops Killed
and Twenty Wounded.
Losses and Wounded on
the Other Side.
AFFAIRS AT LITTLE ROCK.
Major General Churchill and Seventeen
Men Captured.
BURNED OUT OF A BARRICADED HOUSE.

BURNED OUT OF A BARRICADED HOUSE.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. April 80 IL Pm.
General King White, who has charge OF the Bax-
ter forces at Pine Biun. hearing that party OF
Brooks men were assembled at New Gascony, in
Jefferson county, committing depredations, moved
column Of 200 meR down to that point to-day,
for the purpose OF dispensing them.
A despatch tonight to General Newton from
Pine Blun says General White sent forward nag
of truce to order the men to dispense, but they
fred upon the party and q regular battle ensued,
in which nine Of the Brooks party were killed and
twenty wounded.
The remainder were taken prisoners, disarmed
and sent home.
General White reports seven OF his own COM
mand wounded and three horses killed.
A Confirmation OF the Fight from Gin
cinnati.
CINCINNATI, April SO-Mdnight.
despatch from Memphis says the Arkansas
FACTIONS are fighting at Pine Blum, and q number
have been killed and wounded.
Capture OF Major General Churchill.
LITTLE ROCK, April 80, 1874.
Major General Churchill, commanding Baxter's
militia, together with seventeen men were cap
tured at about three O'Clock this morning. Church
i'll had been out In the State recruiting ana had
just returned on the Cairo and Fulton Railroad.
With him are an adjutant general and several aids.
They were met at the station by Q small body
0uard Whtnh cd aa IN ~ hood
quarters. Earlier in the evening the Batteries
made requisition on livery stable for saddle
horses. The proprietor, however, said he must
have the money. They then LETT but soon afterwards
returned and broke into the stable and took out
two saddle horses. The proprietor made rsqusi-
tion on the Sheriff at the State House to go with
posse and retake them He said they had started
towards the Cairo and Fulton depot. Sheriff oliver
at once collected Q small posse OF citizens, and
applied to General Catterson for some more men.
squad OF the Second Arkansas (BrooksD militia,
under the command Of Captain Pritchard was de-
tailed, carrying only side arms, eleven men in all.
The posse went towards the depot Churchllls
men had in the meantime been captured at the
depot. Some man belonging to the Brooks Am
munition Scouts being sent forward was seen by
Churchll's party, and several shots were fired at
him. He then returned to his party ana all ad-
vanced.
CHURCHILL SURRENDERS.
The Baxterites fired several shots at them and
then retreated into q saloon near the depot and
barricaded 1t. orders being given by the Brooks
leader to fire the building unless they surrendered
the men commenced to set fire to it. At this point
the Bakeries hung out white handkerchief and
surrendered. Sixteen revolvers were taken nom
them and they were then marched on in triumph
to the State House and put In the guard house.
General Churchill was turned over to the regulars
later this morning, who soon after released him.
Brooks men say that under the cartel OF 1858 they
would entitled to the forty privates in exchange
whom Adjutanr Terry. OF Baxter's forces, captured
this foreno0 and incarcerated with other prison.
ers. The policy resurrected by the Bakeries
yesterday Of taking prisoners has 80 far it seems
gone against them. They talk OF putting their
prisoners at work on fertilization.
THE BROOKS FORCES.
The State House forces with Catterson Major
General In command, are as foows:-
First Arkansas infantry. under Colonel BROKER
Second Arkansas infantry, under Colonel Clay.
ton.
battery OF artillery, under Captain Bancroft.
Colonel Lee Thompson, commander OF the
post, also has the battalions uniformed and
formed into regiments They have yet six tons OF
powder, large quantity Of shot and shell and
thirty days provisions. They say no scrip has
been issued by them, all they have being paid for
by private subscription. A company Of Brooks
men went down the river to Pine Bluff yesterday
to look after Barton and his men OF Baxters army,
who hold the town.
Fight Expected Between the Opposing
Forces.
LITTLE ROCK, April 30-8PM M.
James F. Fagen, the ex-Confederate General.
has just been commissioned as q major general,
to act with Catterson, by Brooks. King White.
commanding 200 Baxter men, LEFT Pine Bluff yes
terday and went down the river on o steamboat
to attack the Brooks force, which IL organizing at
New Gascony.
1t is thought this will start war in the State,
as White is known to be eager for the fray.
From Malvern hear that the gun which Bax-
ter's men were bringing from Arkadelphia was
captured by Brooks men, spiked and thrown into
the Ouachita River. The Lieutenant and nine men
In charge were asleep.
The men at Baxter's headquarters are slngu-
larry active this evening. Affairs in the city are
quiet.
THE PEACH CROP SAFE