Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-01-16

hulks are useless during the war. Their owners sell them at high price, Then the contrac~ tors, or government agents, make round sum Tn the shape of commissions for buying them. Ihe principal produce of New England isrocas. These are sold at a high price. Then another speculation is made in taking them out and sinking them. Finally, when peace is made, 1t wlil be one offthe stipuations the part ol Jeff. Davis, that the all Aecs shall remove these sunken vessels. There will be another proita- ble job in taking of these rocks and vessels. New England is getting all the contracts.
 Every sheep owner in Arkansas, and, indeed, in the South, should not permit sheep anu es- pecially lamb, to be killed. If this war lasts and the blockade is not raised, wool will be worth its weight in-currency.
 There are 3, l83 slaves in the District of Co., lumbia and l l, ,l3l free negroes.
 Gold, in New York, is from eight to ten per cent premium.
 The Yankees have imported some splendid guns from Eng land and lot Of fine army cloth ing from France At the next important battle our troops can get some good guns and fine clothes.
 The French navy is no sardine. In 1860, ac- corling to the official report they had 3l7 sea mers, carrying 1898 guns and 2l4 other vessels 70 -s..,, 4 ST of,o and seamen, and 23,59O mar;nes and their officers.
 We see sensation item going the rounds of our exchanges to the effect that m;.n in John son county, in this State, was tarred and feath- cred and rode on rail for refusing go take war bonds as currency. This is a manufactured story, as no such occurrence took place in John son county, though 1t may have happened in "Warren' county.
 Congressman Ely was released and some snobs about Richmond paid him some attention. As soon as the fellow got North he commenced lying. As he had repeatedly sad that he had been well treated he could not we'll lie abopt that, so he told the Yankees that majority of the people of Richmond were for union, and wolld hajl the approach of the invaders. Lying is b ed ia the bones of such fellows.
 From our Texas exchanges, We learn taat Mrs. Louisa B. Carter, wife of Capt. ". F. Car ter, cf the Tom Green Rifles, now in Virginia died at Austin ou the l2th of December She was the daughter of Mai. Wm Rust, of Austin Texas. and sister to Col Albert Rust, of Ar kansas.
 Col. Moore. commanding the Iowa regiment in M.>souri is 9 firm believer in Ho:aoe Gree ley. He catches every civilian he can ind and admin >.els the oa.h oi allegiance and adds ,
 ciaa>e: You 50 emnly swear nat yyu viii iaae oe New Yo-1 Tribune and go and sin no n9- e. 50 be'pyo C d.
 Al New Orleans, not long since, challenge was sent aud accepted, and the seconds Q. toe parties concilding tIat the life of g south ton should only he risked on the battle field, decided tAat their principals should settle il at hsticul,s, in the primitive and natural way.
 \ lhaunfactory of matches has been started at BatesyiIle, in this State.
 A great complaint is made of the scarcity ol cotton cards. The usual price was sixty cents and nov two dollars Is offered. They are easily made. if tue wire can be procured. The enter prising man who can set up a manufactory of wire in tue south would be public beuefactor.
 The Alexaulria, Texas. Democrat, cOngratu- lates itself upon the fact that over one hundred wagons are on the way 10 that place from San Anjoa,o, laden with wool, hides and coffee. ~s
 Dloyes of tarGies from southern Illinois have arrived at Nashville, destined for the New Or leans market Hurrah for Egypt!
 The best Creole oranges sell in New Orleans at one dollar a hundred, and on the coast at four dollars barrel
 They are putting up machinery in the Geor- gia pcnitentiary and will soon commence the manuiacture o. muskets, rifles, etc.
 The Washington, Arkansas, Telegraph, says that chickens sell iu that town a! from 10 to 20 cents; corn, 10 to 50 cents; eggs 10 cents doz. That paper adds that dry goods are cheap. and that merchants there, as a general thing, nave no, advanced on the prices of their goods Here. they have doubled on the prices of almost everything, and in some instances, trebled and qaadrupled. In other parts of the State, tue advance in psices was slight and the merchants sold out and closed their stores. A gentleman who has travelled considerably over the South lately ayers that goods are higher in Little Rock than at any other point in the Coniederacy.
 Gen. A. ". Jones, of Missouri, who is form ing legion Of Ar6ansaas for Gen. Prices army, has been highly successful in his mission to Richmond. He will have clothing, arms and munitions oi war in abundance. Oh that the Arkansas river woad rise.
 The Memphis ! ppeal says that the British navy is composed Of 6l9 vessels, l2,OoO guns and s0000 sailors. The Lincoln navy has 246 vessels, 1892 guns and 10000 sailors.
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