Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-04-10
Arkansas Matters.

reported that the federals were ct Van Buren. Subsequent arrivals from the west prove tbat the reliable gentleman was mistaken. Runner cle of two or three hundred miles. One asserts that the main body is at SpringGeld another, says they are at Keattsville, and still another tells us they are at Bentonville. We do not be- levc they are or have been, south of Boston Mountain, though scouting parties may ride over the country and visit the smaller towns. Ii is said and believed that party was at Huntsville We'do not see what they can gain by going to Van Bnren or Fort Smith There is nothing left for them to steal.
 We have been aware for some time that 2 gang of tories and jayhawkers, numbering some two or three thousand, were up in Fulton county and other counties doing great damage, murder ing and destroying. It may not be improper to say now that by this time, these gentry have been attended to- They have been made to test the quality of Texas rangers, and are either cut to pieces or.in full flight through Missouri. We are sanguinethat the most impatient amorg us will be satisfied in a few days that our forces are not idle and are striking effective blows.
 The reliable gentleman, and Madames Ru' nor and Gossip are constantly in confab, and talk wisely of army movements, plans and strat agens, all of which may or may not turn out to be true. In fact yshat movements, if any, are on foot, are known only to the commanders, and ifknown to us we certainly would not tell. Let us possess our souls in patience, and trust that all will yet come out right.
 The telegraph line was completed and in working order to Fort Smith, but as the main army has left that region of country, it has been or will be taken down to Clarksyile and per. ! haps to Lewiaburg, and the wire taken to build a line to Pocahontas. The Yankees, in their advance on the latter place, built a telegraph line as they advanced. Ii is to be hoped when | Van Dorn and Price march on to St. Louis that they will capture some of these lines and give us communication with Missouri.
 In the federal stealings in the north west when they took prisoner they robbed him of his money. They kept the bank notes, State funds and specie, but tore up the shnplasters | The men who issue shinplasters will be glad to hear this, as every one torn up is clear gain tc the one who issues them.
 When the federals came to Fayetteville, seven negroes, belonging to Mr. Allen and Mir. Con ner runaway to the enemy. After staying three or four weeks they runaway again, but to theil masters this time, and begged to be taker charge of. They bear the marks of hard treat ment and say they were harder worked and worse fed than ever before in their lives,
 In letter from Mr. Fry, he requests US to state, for the benefit of the relatives of the per sons named, that three young men named Shr> ley, Wilson and Pope, were taken prisoners on the 3lst of March, in Washington county. They were from northern Texas. Shirley was 8 member of Stones regiment and so, perhaps, were the others.
 Gen. Churchill, with five regiments, went by way of Forsyth, in Missouri and were within thirty miles of Springfield. He ascertained that there were lot of federal wagons and stores there, guarded by about thousand Hes sisns. Everything was in readiness to march upon Springfield and capture the train, when an order came directing the brigade to march at once to another point.
 A letter received from friend in Van Burcn, dated April 2nd, has the following:
 1 Or Dunlap, who is connected with the army, arrived here this noon in charge of the sick and wounded from BentonyiIle. He left Fayetteville 1 Monday evening. Nc federals were there then, nor were there any on the road this side. Some two hundred went into Fayetteville on Saturday and to the farm of Judge Walker for the purpose of thrashing out his wheat and carrying t off, but learning that a regiment of our troops were at 1 Huntsville they beat a hasty retreat on Sunday morning The federal army, he says, are still at Keattsvie and in the neghborhood."