Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-17
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ngntnS more than ever. lney nave q CouIneiH Confederacy party in Tamauiipas, and Carra- vajal is the leader. So far he has been success full.
 The patent office of the Southern Confedera- cy is doing a big business Over hundred ap- plications for patents are on file, and twenty have been awarded. Among the applications we notice the following: For claSifying cane juice; improvement in stirrups, attaching sword bayonets; revolving pistols; pows water wheels; cannon; steamboat wheels; cartridges; convert ing cavalry swords into lances; automatic breech loading cannon; carriage wheels; sewing ma chimes; sash fastening, railroad switches, etc.
 Humphrey Marshall has fine regiment of patriots in Kentucky, while Tom. Marshall commands an Illinois regiment, and IS now in Missouri.
 The legislature of North Carolina, at its late session, authorized the Seate Treasurer to issue treasury notes to the amount of million of dollars in sums from five cents to hundred dollars.
 A draft for troops has been made in Iowa and also in New Jersey. The governor ot Kansas has ordered every man in the State be- tween the ages of Is and 45, to take the Geld.- This is worse than drafting.
 Harry Mccarthy is playing at the theatre in New Orleans.
 Owen Lovejoy, the notorious abolitionist, has been appointed aid to Fremont.
 The State railroad in Georgia paid into the State treasury for the month of July, $72,OOO and for the month of August, $60,O0O.
 The fellow, Barclay Coppie, who was with John Brown, in his raid into Virginia, was kill ed in Missouri lately.
 The New York Day Book died game. It fought to the last, and truly said it bowed to the memorable decrees off
 The confederate court of North Carolina has appointed thirteen receivers under the seques- tration act.
 The Gazette of this city ably urges upon farmers the importance of sowing wheat and rye, and plenty of these grains. We also would urge this matter upon the attention of our agri- cultural readers. These crops mature early and should the corn crop be injured by later droughts, heavy wheat and rye crops go far to supply the deficiency.
 The Gazette retains its opinion that Senators cannot be elected at an extra or called session of the General Assembly. There are two sides t, the question, and we suppose it will be settled in November.
 The Fredericksburg, Va, Recorder, says that member of Capt. Morgan's company, from Arkansas, and Northern man by birth, deser- ted about three weeks since, while on picket duty. He hailed Yankee tug and got on board of it, in open day.
 The small pox is prevalent at Fort Smith The city council ordered all the schools there to be closed. Too much precaution cannot be taken to prevent this disease from getting in the army.
 The Raleigh Register says that MT. John J. Christopher, of that city, has hog that now weighs 684 pounds, and that will gain 200 Il S.. more by the lst of January. What wAopper.
 We are glad to learn that troops are going to McCulloch. J. w. Whitfield from Texas, form erly of Kansas, raised and equipped, at his own expense, a fine company of Texans. Col Stones regiment of mounted Texans has reached him ere this. Col. W. c. Mitchell, the old war horse of Carroll and Marion, has also joined him with his regiment. Companies are going to him, without waiting to be formed into battalions or regiments This is as 1t should be. A demon stration must be made against the jayhawkers of Kansas, and the scoundres who are tamper- ing with the Indians on our frontier. As soon as McCulloch gets anything like an adequate force, we will have lively times in the west
 From the Texas State Gazette, we learn that Texas has,
 In the Contedrate service, 7,500 Mustered in for coast defence, HOO Regiments being raised and nearly full 5000 State troops in service, 4,600
 Total. 22,8OO
 This is counting each regiment at a thousand men, rank and file. Arkansas can lay it across Texas on that respect. She has 23 regiments in the field and eight or nine nearly ready At the same rate of computation, this would give her over 30,OOO sons of liberty"
 The governor of Louisiana, by proclamation, prohibits ..the introduction of cotton into the city of New Orleans either by steamboat or rail road.
 Gen. Sherman, now in command of the fed eral forces ill Kentucky, formerly resided in Mississippi and had charge of a military and collegiate institution there.
 Thirty thousand pounds of bread were ship ped from one bakery at Memphis, on the 18th ut., for the army at Columbus, Ky.
 The following is an extract received from friend in Montgomery county.
 "Here among the hills, in the far western portion of the State, our women are emulating the spirit of their mothers in the rev. olutonary war. Seeing the many calls in your paper for clothing for our volunteers, the ladies went to work carding, spinning, weaving and knitting, and about the middle of September, sent 8 lot of clothing, socks, etc., to the Mont. gomery Hunters commanded by Capt Simpson and attached to Col. McNair's regiment This lot of clothing was principally of home manu- facture, and valued here at from eight hundred