Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-31
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 Among the many of the mean and spiteful 1 two incidents Gen. Mccall sent party of soldiers, who arrested Mrs. Jackson, widow Of the hero who killed Ellsworth. She Is now in prison at Washington. Some two weeks ago, in Missouri, the federals arrested Mrs. Campbell, who Is sister to Senator Green. Having no prison handy and desiring to humihate her, they have compelled her to wash the dirty clothes of the soldiers and to sew for them.
 We learn from the Nashville Daily Gazette, l that Mr, James Plunket, a well known mecha- nic of that city, will soon commence the manu- lacture of sewing machines on an extensive scale.
 Hon. Landon C. Haynes has been elected Senator of Confederate States by thelegislature ot Tennessee. The contest for the other seat was between c. A. Henry, E. Il. Ewing and R. $. Caruthers, and resulted in the election of Mr. Henry.
 l The Nashville papers say, that watches are now being manufactured there of an equal, ii not superior quality to those manufactured at the north.
 The Arkansas penitentiary has been made a useful institution during the present war; Among the articles turned out during the sum mer were wagons, harness, tents, cartridge boxes, belts, knabsaeks, camp chests, stools and cots, caiSsons, etc. Besides these a large lot of army clothing was made up and great many shoes for soldiers. Mir Ward, the energetic contractor, tells us that by spring he will have turned out ,000 pairs of boots and shoes for the soldiers These were sold to the State at cash prices and payment taken in war bonds A great deal oi difficulty has been experienced in getting sup ply of leather The most of our readers are aware that the penitentiary was leased for a term of years, with a view to the introduction of machiney to spin and weave cotton goods. For this purpose an appropriation was made for the erection of buildings for the factory and additional cells for the prisoners. But the breaking out of the war checked this enter rrrise to work making such things as were needed by the troops There are about l20 convicts in l the prison now.
 The Pocahontas Advertiser and Herald says 1 that town is crowded with wagons laden with l wheat, which sells at 15 cents bushel.
 Sometime ago it was stated that Kit Carson sided with the North and had raised company for the war. On the other hand, correspond ent of the Charleston Courier says that Kit IS with the South that he holds Fremont in su preme contempt; that he first applied to him the title of the charlatan of the plains; that he is native of Missouri and goes heart and soul with his native State, and that he is among the | Utahs and Kiowahs, over whom he has great in auence, and who will give the Kansas abolition i5tS trouble yet.
 ! Our namesake of Peoria, Illinois, has been | denie the right of the mails Its suppression will soon follow. The True Democrat in New Jersey. was suppressed some time ago. True dem0cra.eYaanno| live i" Lincolnd0m' l. is stated in the Gazette that Col Solon Bor land has been promoted to a brigadier general l ship II the confederate army. This make the 1 fourth from Arkansas. to-wit: I. E. Flournov since deceased Albert Pike, T. C. Hndman anc Solon Bor.and.
 | A New York paper says that the numb CT o paupers in the prisons, infrmares and hospitals of that city is at least, 8,0O0. By January they will reach 0,000. One reason why the mum Der is not larger is that all prisoners who would volunteer have been released and all men capa ble of bearing arms have been denied relief il order to drive them into the army.
 In the baggage of the company of federal, driven from the beach at Chicamacomack were found packages of bank notes on the Soutl Carolina banks. These were struck from tht genuine plates, but the signatures were, of course counterfeited. All the bank note plates of the southern banks are at the North. The engra vers retain the plates, and furnish the bank: upon their orders, with the required numbe of copies or impressions. This practice put us at the mercy of the North, because they cal flood the country with bills of every bank There are no bank note engravers at the South or if there were good engravers, there is nc bank paper, so that the banks cannot put ou issues from new plates unless on poor paper and indinerently executed, all of which could b' readily imitated.
 The Yankees killed Beauregard at the battle of Manassas, and had his body sent to New Or leans for intcrment They killed Jeff. Dav two or three times. They killed Ben. McCul loch at Springfield and are extremely puzzled how to keep him dead. That a living Ben i now in Missouri marching against Fremont i; a fact they cannot ignore. They try to avoid this by sasl--g that his body put in me tallic coffin end sent to Texas, while his sol took command and passes for his father, whom he much resembles. Unfortunately for this story. there are and were no such things as me tallic coilns at Springfield to put his body in