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True Democrat., 1862-10-08
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MT. k. II. JOHNSON:
 Dcar Slr-I have just returned from the army of East Tennessee where left Gen. Churchill and staff we'll The General has been acting as Major General for some time The confirmation of his appointment and promotion was confidently expected. His gen. temany bearing, to the and officers under him, has won their entire confidence. He drills his com mand in person. and his shri voice be distinctly heard by the whole army. His aids, McRsrs. John son and Sevier, are noble young officers, highly es- tcemed for their gallantry.
 Col McNair, of Hempstead county, Arkansas has been acting as Brgadier General for some time The certainty of his promotion srch that his aids (wbose names do not recollect), and his Adiutant General, Romuli E. Foote. q noble young officer, q son of ex- Gov. Foote, of Mississippi were all ap- pointed.
 Churchll's old regiment, is fine officer and has the respect and esteem of his men.
 Col. Harris Fanagn is highly respected by all who know him. He is brave, cool and collected in times of danger having the welfare of his men before him. for which he has their entire confidence.
 Lieut. Col. Williamson. of Hampstead county and Mai James F. Smith, of Sever county, are iu his regiment; and are highly respected by tle officers and meu, Lieut.. Charles Wood, Kentuckan, is his aduant; he has the respect of the entire regiment Captan Wm. H. Elstner, formerly of the Sevier Rifles and regimental quartermaster, has been pro- noted to brigade quartermaster, with the rank and pay of Major For business qualifications he has no superior ill the whole army.
 Capt. Jonathan ", Galloway of Arkadelphia has also been promoted to brigade commissary, with the rank and pay of Major.
 Dr. De Berry and pr. Sayle, of Galley Rock, Ark, the Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon, are both skllful, and by their prompt and kind treatment to the men, have their entire confidence.
 The health of the army was greatly improved, and the officers and were in the highest spirits. Out of eighty three men, in my company, there were only seven or eight unfit for duty
 Respectfully, yours etc,
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

WHAT IS JuTE?-Among the foreign news we find the following paragraphs:
 "Important discoveries, it is said, have been made to enable 'jute' to be used, to general extent, as a substitute for cotton"
 {" The article has advanced nearly 5U per cent since the beginning of the month. Hemp IS also considerably higher"
 The yankee papers are considerably excited over the pretended discovery but admit that the cotton factories of England have stopped; that there ia not enough or will not be more than enough cotton to keep the factories going for two days in each week, until Christmas. That jute is a humbns may be inferred from the fact that cotton rose two pence pound in one day, in Liverpool, and with in fifteen days had risen five pence, or nearly ten cents.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

MARRIED-At the residence of the brides step-father, Mir. H Kirchhof, in the town of Dover Ark, on the 18th of Sept, 1862, by the Rev. Wm Stout, Mir. D. P. WEST, late from Gen. Pike's brigade, to Miss KATE HALLocK. Relative to the above marriage, we can only heartily congratulate our young friends upon their early compliance with the divine ordinance The wsest sure and best command, L That to do should take in hand"
 And now he has a clever wife, He'll surely live happy life;
 May love yet join their hearts by ties
 That time shall ever fail to sever: 4 No cloud of sorrow to daIken their skies
 But happiness go with them forever.
 And when the strife of war is over,
 May they reside at peace in Dover,
 Hoping them, of prosperity the best,
 We'll greet him, D. P" and her Mrs. Kate West 5
 NJ B. By Elder T. Craig, on the 20th ult., at the resi- dence of Mrs. J. D. Wilcox, in Dallas county, Tho. HOLLOWAY, late of the 9th Tennessee regi. ment of volunteers, to Miss H. ELLIE WILCOX.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The federals shelled Corpus Christi, in Texas, two or three times and landed forces, but were pulsed It appears they have been trying it again, with what success can be seen in the following let ter, sent from the postmaster at San Antonio, to the postmaster at Austin:
 MAJ Rusr-Our forces at Corpus Christi cap tured the federal commander Kirtridge, and seven of his crew Capt k. arrived here this evening the others will arrive morrow.
 Yours, DEWEY, San Antonio, Sept. %, '62. Postmaster.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

STEALING FURNITURE.-The Lynchburg Vir- ginian learns upon unquestionable authority that, during the occupation of the valley by Gen. Banks, for portion of the time he used the house of a wealthy gentleman named Lewis Washington as his headquarters. Mrs. General Banks was with her husband, and selected the best of the furniture in the house, and shipped it north, to her home in Massachusetts. Upon his return, Mir. Washington found his house dismantled and robbed of it's furniture, aad inquiry disclosed the fact, that the wife of Ma- jor General Banks, had sent it off to ornament her northern home.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

sS The high price of provisions has again forced military authorities to fix the prices oi leading articles. The families of volunteers, as well as many others, could not afford to pay S4 or $ per bushel for sweet potatoes, $20 per 100 for flour, 50 cents per ID. for bacon, etc. We have no donbt but the country will thank Gen. Holmes for this order. The spirit of greed and extorton should be put down, and if milder means vii not succeed. the strong arm of military authority must do it. The question of providing for the families of soldiers is becoming 8 serious one, and the sooner we look it square in the face the better.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

FRICTION MATcHEs.-Tbe best known pre-
 paration for friction matches consists of gum arabic, Is parts by the weight; phosphorus, parts, hitter, l4; peroxyd of manganese, in pow der, Is parts. The gum is first made into mu- cilage with water, then the manganese, then the phosphorous, and the whole is heated to about l3O degrees Fah. When the phosphorous is melted, the inter is added, and the whole is thoroughly stirred until the mass is a uniform paste. The wooden matches, prepared first with sulphur, and then dipped in this, and af- terward dried in the air. OuachRa Journal.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
LITTLE Rook, Oct. ,, 1882

Eda0r True Democrat:
 In the issue of the Arkansae Potya0t of to-day, I find it stated that, according to rumor am in this city flor the purpose of investigating charges made by Albert Pike against Major Gen. Hindman.n
 This is great mistake, and am at a loss to con- ceive how the report could have orpinatesi Nv business in the west has, of course no connect;a1 with the military relations subsistng between Gen Hndlnan and Gen. Pike.
 This note should, properly, have been sent to the Patriot but the next regular number of that paper will not appear for some days, believe, after that of the Democgat, and justice te others well as myself requires that the correction should be made as speed fly as possible. Very respectfully,
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

Buell. and Andy Johnson had stiff quarrel al Nashville. One report is that Johnson wanted to destroy tle city, but that Baell refused It is known that Buell. left Nashville with the main body of his forces, and afterwards, part of them, or other troops, were sent back It is likely that Johnson was afraid of being ett in the dark as the secession bugaboos might catch him, add the quar- rel grew out of that.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

.a5- The Presbytery of Ouachta will hold its fall sessions at Washington Hampstead county, on We'd nesday, tho 22d October Pro1., at Il o'clock, A. M
 A. R. BANKS, Stated Clerk.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
Gen. McCulloch, sir. What. you Gen

you3 Gen. McCulloch, sir What! you Gen. McCulloch? yea.
 Look here, old fe, you may be fooling us Show your papers, old fellow, show your papers.
 We find the following in the Vicksburg Whig, of the Doth ut.
 An old gentleman belonging to Colonel Clark ston's Arkansas) regiment of cavalry, requests us to publish the following, which we do cheerful!y
 VIcKsBURG, Sept. IS, 1862. Mr. Editor: We wish you to publish 8 few lines concerning our treatment for the last few months, and also to obtain if possible information of the whereabouts of our Colonel (Clarkston)
 We have no officers here toreport to. The com mand we belong to is in Arkansas. We were ta- ken by Col. Wear, in Cherokee Nation, July 3d, 1861, and treated most brutalIy. Our Colonel was separated from and placed in close con finement, with chains upon his feet and hands, and in a dark dungeon, with nothing but water and a hard cracker or two to live upon. We fear he has been starved to death.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
Clippiugs and Comments.

A correspondent of the Chicago Times, writing from Tennessee, on the llth ult., says:
 Jackson is fortified by cotton bale breastworks on every road, and earthworks are being thrown up. Col Lawler, who now commands the first division of this dstrct-has |" ordered that all persons residing within the limits of Madison county, Tennessee, send in and report immediate ly to Major John D. Rees, at tke depot of the Mo- bile and Ohio railroad, in tic city of Jackson, three fourths of all the able bodied male slaves between the ages of sixteen and forty five years, owned or held by them, which slaves will be employed on the lortiication, or assigned to such other labor as may be deemed necessary. Any fail ure to comply with this order will subject the person violating it to be arrested for disoyalty and to have all his or her personal property seized for the bene- fit of the government of the United States. ;, Under this order, negroes are being received and set to work on the Notifications.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

T57 The country is getting full of bogus swind- ling shinpIasters. We advise all to take none unless they certain that the parties are respon- sble, and the issues are genuine. The rascals who gre issuing these bogus change tickets ought to be hnng.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
Deserted

ENR0M CAPT. MIGRANTS COMPANY the 30th Sept E. 1862 John L. BraZe, about feet 10 inches high light compeXon brown ha blue eyes, aged about 80 years John H. Simmons, who is about feet inches high, dark hair and eyes, and dark complexion James Rasebery 5 feet 10 inches hgh light hair blue eyes and fair complex ion The above named persons belong LtCol Crawfords attaion-a residents of Sevier county, Ark. reward of thirty dollars each will be paid their apprehension and confinement that the law be administered to them. J. J. INGRAM Capt. Co. A.
 Get It Crawford's Battalion.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

Grammarians say that the word " "conscripted' is wrong, but that verb to correspond with the noun conscription, should follow the analogy of "aescription," "inscription, subscription" etc. Tn that case conscrbe" and " conscribed" would be proper,
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
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EEAS FOR SALE AT BONHAM TEXAS EN 250OO lbs Bar Rod aud Slab Iron assorted sizes b.OO0 Assorted Pow Steel;
 30 Steam Cutters, asst'd sizes;
 50 Cook Stoves, asstd patterns;
 9 Office Stoves
 200 Log Chains good assortment of Hardware and Carpenters Tools Oct s 5t*
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
Election Returns.

Stllwell is probably elected senator from Pulaski and Prairie. In this county, Fletcher and Pen nngton are elected representatives; Walker, clerk Giles, sheriff.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

A fine locomotive used on the York river rail- road and thrown into the river, by the yankees, was raised and taken to Richmond lately It can be easily repaired
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
S25 Reward.

EaANAWAY from the plan tation of Gen. T. J. Ha CHURCHILL, miles below Little Rock, on the ID north side of the river negro man named HARRI-SE SON, aged p years, about feet inches high will M weigh about 1I0 pounds The will pay above reward on his delivery confinement in jail Oct 3t sp sg a ACRES ARKANSAS RIVER BOTTOM LAND
 nsSV FOR SALE-l00 of which is improved.-rhis land immediately the south bank of the Arkansas rver F miles below Little Rock and is first class river tom land. T. F. YELL
 Oct St
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

e5fg~ The Arkansas Annual Conference will con- vsne at Searcy. Nov. 9th, 1862.
 E. LEE, T. T..
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The Southern Illustrated News is responsible for the following: Between Mcclellan and his dead This difference arises,
 They fertilizers make, 'tis said, And lie makes fertile lies sirs''
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The federals made wholesale destruction in North Alabama. Between Huntsville and Steven son the country is desoated, scarcely house is left standing.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

Two hundred and forty seven political prisoners were sent from the St. Louis prisons to Alton, Ill.,
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
The Cincinnati Commercial of the i7th says:

It is also known that at Lexington, Paris, Gym thiana and other towns in the interior, Confederate money is the only currency used and United States money is absolutely refused in payment for goods, groceries, etc. The Confederate money is regard ed as the only safe money medium. the merchants firmly believing that Kentucky can never be re taken by the federals. Generals Buell. and Bragg are still opposing each other, if one afraid and the other dare not. A battle from that quarter may be expected at any hour
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
From the New York Times. Sent ls.


 THE FoRcE SURRENDERED AT HARpER's FERRY- As soon as Jackson returned from the village, our entire force was mustered on Bolivar preparatory to stacking arms and delivering over generally. They comprised the following:
 18th N. r. State Militia. ............. b0O 36th New York ....................... 53O lllth New York-raw troops. .......... l,0OO ll5th New York-raw troops. .......... l,ooO l25th New York-rrw troops. ............ 6ob J26th New York-raw troops. ........... 900 32d Ohio. ............ $50 b3tn Onlo 3UU 57th Ohio-three months regiment. ...... $50 bth vermont nt'.........'. ..............'. Soo 65th Illinois, ...................S S64 lst Maryland Home Brigade. ............. 500 3d Maryland Home Brigade. ............. 800 5th New York Artillery y...................2 267 Graham Battery. ............- llO loth lndlana. ................. ........ l2o Philips New Battery y....................1 120 Potts Battery. ...................... 200 Rgby's Battery. ................... 100 Officers connected with headquarters and Commis sary Department. ..... ............ ou Scattering Cavalry. ..................... 50 Sick and wounded in the hospitals. ........ 3l2 Total ........................ 11,5S3 All of the cavalry, numbering about 1000 un- der the command of Col. Davis, cut their way out Saturday evening. They comprised the follow ing: Eigth New York, Twelfth Illinois. Rhode Island and Maryland They left at o'clock. crossing to Maryland on the pontoon bridge 1 The artillery taken comprised the following: l Twelve 3-inch rihed guns, six James, six 24 l pound howitzers, four 20pound Parrott guns, six | l2 pound guns, four l2-pound howitzers, two TO- inch Dahlgrens, one 5O-pound Parrott, six 6pound guns, and several pieces of |" Fremont guns,'' of | but little value Seven of the whole number were thoroughly spiked But few horses were taken, the cavalry having secured most of them. The commssary department comprised six days rations for twelve thousand men. This embraces nearly all the government property which was surren- 1 dered
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

Mobs have made demonstrations in several cities of the North. In New York one gathered around the Tribune office, but wAs dispersed before doing any mischief.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The Memphis correspondent of the Chicago Times, writing from Memphis, on the lGth ult, says
 I saw yesterday singular document, probably conc0ctedby northern aboliti0nists for nschieyous purposes. They have been circulated secretly among the negroes of the city, and protesses to be the ' constitution and bylaws of the United Color ed Draymen of Memphis.'' In the preamble, the society is called the " United Sons of Ham," and it is probably designed to effect organization, among the blacks similar to the one alleged to ex ist throughout the South by the author ot ' Among the Pines" It embodies rules for their govern ment, and pledge of f1eli y, apparently honest enough on it's face, but evidently yelling some thing deeper, which is not suffered to appear. The document certaiay not printed in Memphis; similar ones have no doubt been prepared and disseminated in other localities by the warm friends of the colored race who livsup North. We should look out for these " United Sons of Ham, here. We should be prepared for any and all kinds of devtry set on foot by the abolition ists.
 The yankees, having stolen the negroes, are at a loss what to do with them The following, from one of the hot beds of fanaticism s worthy peru sal
 CAIRO, Sept 2, 1862. To he MdyOr of Chicago.
 have large number Of applications from your city for negro servants. Will you appoint com mittee to see that they are properly put to work Will send them on as soon committee is np pointed and l am notified. Answer.
 J. M FUTILE,
 Brigadier General.
 MAYOR sHERMAN's REPLY.
 MAYoR's OFFICE CHICAGO, ]
 September p, 1862. To J. ". Futile, Brigadier General, Commanding at Cair0.
 Your proposition to send imported negroes to Chicago to work, would be in violation of the laws of this State, and great imposition on the labor ing population. 1 cannot give it my sanction, by appointing committee, as you propose, or in any other way.
 Yours, very respectfully,
 F. c. SHERMAN, Mayor. Aldermen Commisky offered the following reso- lutiOn:
 Resolved, That we, the Aldermen of the city of Chicago, heartily approve of the action of our Mayor relative to the proposal to send negroes to this city; and also that his answer to that pro- posal meets with our unqualified approval.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The staff of Gen. Beauregard has on it Brig Gen. Thomas Jordan; Cols. A. R. Chisolm and A Roman, and Capts. A. Terry and A. T. Beaure gard.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The Charleston Mercury insist that, if the Con- federates capture Washington they should destroy the public buildings because they can never be used by us, and it will teach the rump union that they must find Q new capital.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
Wanted
LIST OF LETTERS,

OBTAINING in the Post Office at Little Rock
 Il Ark, on the Both day of September, 1862 which if not taken out within three months. will be sent to the General Post Office as Dead Eeners
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

At Dearborn, in Michigan, last week, captain Speed organzhd company of one hundred young women, and administered to them the constitutOn al oath, with the pledge to search out families of volunteers and supply their wants.
 One hardly knows why the oath was administer ed to these young women. Is it possible they cannot employ their females without swearing them in? Perhaps, it one of old Scott's oaths, " three fingers and little sugar in it.''
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

A dispatch to a northern paper dated Washing ton, Sept. 18th. IS as follows:
 John Ross, chief of the Cherokees, had in teryiew with the President this morning with re- gard to the rescue of his nation from the rebels. It is understood that satisfactory arrangement was made to that end. Ross and his son left this D. m for New York.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
FLAG SHIP MINNESOTA.
William B. Lamb,

Would Le Mayor, and he ReJa
 General of Norjolk, Va, WHEREAS, it is reported to me that about 25000 internal blsckguard rebels making their way from Richmond, through Suffolk, to drive out the soldiers of Abraham Lincoln and to cut the tbroats of the union men of Norfolk, therefore, take no- tice, that on the first appearance of the first d-tl rebel scoundrel within these lines, I'll blow your city to h..
 CTell this to your womenl
 Yours, GOLDSBOROUGH,
 Admiral, etc.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

Fremont is making speeches at the North, bid ding high and working for the presidency. By the following it will be seen that he never makes po- litcal speeches at religious meetings: Gen. John c. Fremont has been for several days a guest of Major Haskell, one of his aids, at Glou- cester, Massachusetts. On Friday last he attend ed the Methodist camp meeting at Hamilton, and was requested to speak. He complied, and ad- dressed the audience on the affairs of the conntry the officers of the government, and the duties of citizens. His remarks were enthusiastically re- ceived.
 We find the following in the Ft. Smith Bulletin:
 Mrs. George, wife of Byrd George, near Mag gard prairie in this county, has woven 560 yards of jeans and linsey since the first of May last. What 5 men will pay $lO each to buy her flying shuttle loom-she can get $lO here.
 Mrs. George can get $lO here.
 The following incident is related by a letter writer from the seat of war in Kentucky:
 It is said after General Smith led the gallant charge, which is mentioned, he came riding by the Arkansas {" boys" when one of their number, not knowing the rank of the General but supposng him to be an officer of one of the regiments and recognizing him as the hero who led the charge cried out. three cheers for old spectacles Three tremendous cheers were given, when the General raised his cap, enjoying the fun greatly, as we'll as the mistake of the man, who of course meant to compliment the General, but was ignorant of his name.
 When c en- Ben McCuloch was in command of the Arkansas troops in this State, he one day met soldier outside of the lines and intoxicated. The General was unknown to the soldier, and when he asked him to what regiment and company he be- longed, the proper answers were given, but when be was ordered to go at once and report to his captain, he began to demur, and said; Who are
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

THE FORCE SURRENDERED AT HARPER's FERRY.-- As soon as Jackson returned from the village, our entire force was mustered on Bolivar preparatory
 to stacking arms and delivering over generally.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The accounts in the federal papers of the routing of guerrias all over the State of Missouri, are all bosh. The partisans are organized in bands of twenty i've the more easily to procure food for themselves and horses. Of course, when any con siderable force is sent against them, they retreat. When any plan of attack is determined upon, se- yeral of these bands are joined together and they keep up constant communication vita each other. When one of these bands retreats before regi ment of federas. the latter claim it as great vic tory,
True Democrat., 1862-10-08
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The two following Items GO well together
 A TERRIBLE REcIMENr.-A correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat says that a regiment IS organ izng rapidly at Wynesburg, Missouri, who are pledged to wage confscation, damnation, excom- muncation, and emancipation, against ali rebels E When Billy Bowlegs was informed that Gen. Harney was coming after him, and that Hamey would hang him when taken, Billy is said cooly to have replied: |" Em'hem. Hamey catch, Billy hang-Bily catch, Harney hang"
 The Petersburg Express assures the public that the chaste and Characterization document give below is a genuine production.
 A fellow by the name of Godsborouah, who it seems has command at present of the yankee fri gate MWnesota, and is no doubt one of Lincoln s naval pets, issued the following notice the other day which was duly published in that very chaste sheet, the Norfolk Union:
 FLAG SHIP MINNESOTA.