Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-07
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I [The following letter should have. bee
published fortnight since, but was inadyel
tently mislaid., Its contents will be foun
quite interesting, however, -. -r ,.,7
] CALIFORNIA, Mo, Feb 8.
| DEAR JOURNAL: A genius, born, bred an!
brought up in Missouri, made his appearance
before Lieut. Col, Hail. the 9TH of last montl
and cheerfully took his oath to maintain tn
government 81 the United States against al
enemies whatever. Immediately after HI
requested of the Colonel the indulgence to 6
down into Arkansas for the purpose Of re
gaining horse. which he alleged had beer
taken BY the secessionists, and they in turn
forgetting to indemnify him for the property
so taken. The Colonel at once saw that he
had case to deal with, and so after ques.
tioning him, as to the time he would report
himself again ut the ColOnels head quarters
he was allowed togo on the journey. Over q
month elapsed, the genioas was almost for.
gotten, but last night he came and surprised
everybody with o vast collection of items
which no had gathered on his travels from
this point to Fort Smith and back. COL Hall
and Mai. Abercrombie have kindly furnished
me with few particulars of this fellows ad-
ventures. He left here the next day after he
received permission to 60, and Immediately
started for Springfield, the headquarters of
Gen. Price. Here he arrived without being
molested, and at once reported himself before
the General, asking him for a pass allowing
him to travel the Cassville road through to
Fort Smith. Here is an exact copy of the
pass: l.5a-,,s IN t.,st ~ -,.-,,.t {
se.F HEAD QuARrsRs, NJ 8. G.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, ro!}i- '.H-ttrii' % tarrmA
Jan. 18th. '62 -! roo '"'i 5-'si'A-. ,3it.' 81.
. Psymis@. Bearer to Pass o",tA. ,a''sV'as road
Signed by order. ls.ePRICH,
Maj. Gen'l Commanding. Z
R. c. wooD. Lient. Col. AID G. l ,., -
Thus prepared, he went his way rejoicing,
arriving at Fl. Smith without encountering
any difficulty whatever. He reports the Fort
garrisoned only by McCulough's old body
guard. Here it seems he negotiated with the
rebels for the payment of the property which
they had taken. from him. He brought bsck
with him between $500 and, $500 in Confed-
crate scrip. l have seen one of the 800
notes. and herewith append q description of
it: The paper is of verv poor quality, and the
printing badly executed. Silverman & Bros
Advertising bills surpass it for beauty. In
size it is about as large as the bills Of the
State Bank of Iowa; the vignette in the cen
ter, wagon loading with cotton, trees in the
back ground the words "Confs1c States
IN simi.circle over the vignctte, and, immc-
lately under, the word america" On the
upper corner, to the, right, the figures 100,
md on, the lower corner of the same side, the |
etter &C." On the left lower corner, sailor
Gaming right elbow on an anchor, surround
ID by bales of cotton; in tho back ground |
ship under full sail; above, tho words ere
:eivablc for all dues except export dues" The
tote is payable six months after the ratiRca-
ion of treaty of peace between the Confed-
,rate States and the United States On the |
ace of the bill occurs these words "Funda-
lie in Confederate States stock at s per cent |
yer annum !" "Will paw one hundred dollars
o bearer. Richmond. Va, Sept end, 1861"
The signatures Of the Secretary and Treasurer
could not dccipher.
The above is description of the money
lsed by the rebels in carrying on their cru
ade against the Government. e'
NV informant says there is considerable of
he Union sentiment prevailing in Arkansas.
Your correspondent, 80. A. A. g." has
'een transferred from the service into the
government corps Of telegraph operators He
ril leave for the Iron Mountain R. R. soon.
j,s position will be much more lucrative.
...r; 15s IF si..~ .. -t-7. &c. Fl.