Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-15
Letter from Tototot.

ing my stay there the town was remarkaDly quiet. No fighting or quarrelling, and very little drunkenness, though there was the usual number of boatmen, river hands and "hard cases" The vigilance com mittee seem to have effected complete re- form. While there, saw Mir. Tucker, of the Planter, who was then newly married and quaffing his first draughts of methgelin.
 At Napoleon I had the good fortune to secure passage on the White river packet, the Fortune, with Price for captain and Cole for clerk. The latter is Cole, full of oil and will do to carry, even to New castle. Should. he ever visit your city, show him attention for he is worthy of it. And should you ever come up White river, get on board the Fortune and so secure clean, nice beds, good fare, pleasant, fast running little boat, and gentlemanly off cers. White river is one of the most beau- tiful streams in the world and the people of the valley are justly proud of it. When
 
 the swamps or the lower portions are re- claimed; the hills on the upper portion covered with vineyards or seeded down with grass for sheep end other pasturage when its banks shall be dotted with farm houses and country seats and navigation kept open above this point, this valley will become world-renowned for its picturesque beauty. The valley, or vallies here are fast settling up. From White river other navi- gable streams offshoot and flow through fertile country. Within ten years this portion of Arkansas will contain million inhabitants. Some cotton is exported here, it is more of grain and stock raising country. On the Arkansas river they talk cotton-here they talk horse. There they discuss of "babes " and hands," here, of C bushels " and "heads."
 Batesville disappoints the traveller at first, from the fact that it sets short distance from the river and you are compelled to see 1t in detail. Like your city, some of the handsomest residences are back of the town, on the hills, and it takes a good long walk or drive to get a full idea of the size of Batesville. The principal street runs up, at right angle from the river and on this are the stores, hotel, court house and pub lie offices. The Batesville Institute is, or will be, fine building. The brick work is finished and carpenters are at work at the in side. The court house is we'll planned, commodious building, surm mounted by an ex- cellent town clock, an emblem of the regular habits of the Batesville folk The Exchange Hotel is kept by Kirk and Lewis, formerly of your city. Kirk is the same quiet, philo- sophical specimen, while Virgil appears to be the acting manager. The latter is we'll known to all your typos, being one of the |" gentle craft of printers who has now turned Boniface. They feed well, have pleasant rooms, keep big fires and when their contemplated Improvements are car ricd out, will have one of the best hotels in the northwest
 Wm. K. Patterson is candidate for Congress and no mistake. He is very san guine of success and regards Mir. Wilson as his chief competitor. "The noted poli- aician about Helena,' as Hindman once styled himself, IS not counted in the ring By running for Congress, Patterson leaves the prosecuting attorneyship for this judi cial circuit open to competitors. The can didates here are Gibbs and Baxter, and suppose there will be others anxious to serve their country and see justice done-to others.
 Did you read Hindman's letter in his Little Rock organ? It is modest, ism it? Do you mark the air of dignity he puts on? Whata capital actor the little fellow would make. In view of the fact that as law. yer he failed and as politician he fzzlcd, was at loss to know how he would earn his daily bread hereafter. Considering his disposition to dwell on one thing, his free use of adjectives and power of represent
 ing things to be good or bad, I had a notion suggesting to Fitzgerald to employ him as an auctoneer Lord, how he would rattle 1t off! And how vehcmently he would swear there never was, or would, or could be, such wares as he would offer at sale. But l am satisfied now, he would make good actor. See, how in short time he played many different characters First, as Cortes, he burnt his ships, broke his bridges, and went forth to conquer free people. Next, as Viator we have him puff fling himself as genius. Then he lays aside his armor and like him who ran into the market place with self-inhicted wounds to beget sympathy, Tommy tried the perse- cution dodge and claimed to be an injured innocent. Then he plays the ancient Pistol and busters. Then Paroles, and shows the white feather. He leads his friends into false positions and leaves them the odium to bear, while he now puts on his robes and assumes dignity. It is almost pity the little fellow is so soon to be shelyed, for his attitudes are amusing. Key, whom he wanted his friend to meet in duel, is new beneath his notice. The True Demo- crat he does not condescend to read. w Wonderful Tommy, how he puts on airs. His nose is stuck up so straight that it points to the zenith and they have to feed him by servant standing and dropping "spoon vittels" Y" down his throat He is modest, too, in writing letter and asking all the papers in the State to copy it. The facts, as I before stated, are these: A tele- graphic dispatch sometime in December last, in giving the names of the absent democrats, mentioned Rust and Hindman as not present on the first ballot. On the second ballot, another dispatch stated that Bocock's vote rose from S6 to SS, by the votes of MT. Rust and another. So the