The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-08
Executive DEPARTMENT,

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Oct. 2, 1901
| have credible Information that sundry
persons, in the cities OF Mobile and Mont
gomery, and other parts of the State, are
buying up The limited supply OF The articles
which are indispensable tor the subsistence,
clothing and main t-nance OF our soldiers and
people, for the purpose of raonOpOii2ing the
trade IN such articles and realizing large
ana unreasonable profits. l deem i my duty
to protest in This public manner, against
such conduct, and proucunce ii unpatriotic
RAD wicked and hereby notify all persons
authorized to make purchaser Tor the State
of Alabama, not, under asy circumstances
t. buy 1t the unreasonable prices which
NAV be oxaC1ed bY such persona.
Those who would take advantage Of the
necessities OF the country and It's army, to
enrich themselves by such means, cannot
d" regarded as tts friends, and will meet wit
a lneritrd retri bat ton III due season. have
no condemnation or rebuke for merchants
who are engaged in Legitimate trade, and only
e4act just and reasonable profits. They sub
serve purpose of unqaesnonable usefulness
by procuring and supplying the things which
the people and the Government need and
they manifest alike their patriotism and in
teZrity by continuing to pursue a course OF
legitimate trade, uDintiuenced by the oppor
tunities for monopoly and extortiOn. 1t il
due 10 the community which has patrOniZeo
such merchants, rs Well Us TO the country,
jhat they should sell their merchandise only
10 persons needing them fer consumption,
ANA in such quantitiesas may. be needed for
that purpose TINS contributing 20 defeat the
designs Of the harpies, who would speculate
uIOu the necessities of the times.
A Ii moore
Ysox igr.xsAs-aIscsLLAN.o lTRHs
Mai. Geo. w CLARK, quartermaster al Fort
Smith, publishes n card 2sllng the assistance
0I the citizens Of Arkansas to aid him in sup
plying sufficient comfortable clothing for the
gallant 4 Kansas troops q airing the approach
iag winte~, belonging TO the command OF Gen.
Nee uiloCn.
We learn from the Little Rock True Demo
Graz, t!iat the ordinance of the Arkansas Con-
vention, providing for the issuance of State
bonds, res tricled the amount to he issued 10
two millions of dollars ANA for their payment
The state pledges sixteen or eigh teen millions
oi acres o. land ;.nd her revenue. The interest
is paid sefni-annualiy III specie.
The same paper states that the railroad from
that city TO White River will be com piets1
this fall al the rate they are now progressing.
Finding If difficult 10 bring iron up the Ar
kansas River, they have taken it M White
River, and commenced l8ying the track from
that end. Some fifteen or twenty III les are
com pleted, and they are gradually approach
ing the Arkansas River.
The SEQ uestration eet will, it is raid, oper-
ate to tho extent of securing to the South
nore than one million OF dollars in Arkansas.
The Denonas says that Mr.. Woocrun, OF i1It-
lie Rock, has the largest land agency OF any
person in the State. II has been estimated
that he controls, or has charge OF, al least
half a million dollars worth of property
owned by parties resident In me Northerh
states. or course all this will be seques-
trated
den. Hardee has made a -equisition upon
the Military Board of Arkan sas for foHr regi-
ments. This will make nine new regiments
10 be furnished by Arkansas. They can be
raised II proper stops are taken and timely
proyi ion made.
4 letser from Hslena, dnssd the 1!st, ssys
that Col. Henry L. Discos died Suddenly on
iisa; rsosAsi.s Of npop!exy. He was sxseng
ssiksai@d u tAs: Ssssa while Il wa Tsgfls
safy III tboat ssls. he WA pksiye u Rich,
EsDaa, va, and haia mAay fssvunplbls
sahass h Inc lass 9tsri'asy, ~ wslj u stA,s
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