New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-28
El,OI. ARKANSAS.
Life on White Rivera Brave Family mud
a bcccsh MuTccr-siouthcrn kiia-ruA-
Their .Icnnnc.s-c:on. Canst-Xhc Ar
kru.as hlusc-, sc.
Prom Our Special CoIresI oudent.
AnEgDKEx. AEk., WrsT BASx OF NTITx RIVER

AnEGDKEs, AHk., Wrsr BaSX or NrIIn RIVER
Oct - ls4a.
At dayhrcak on the 2Sih OF September wo
started up Willie River conveyed b. tie gurbo.. Mar
mora and or two DAYS had IS mary opportunities ne NO
wished to Wow worthless section o! county ~ can
be found on airy Of Coion's rlaps. loI dLianco Of
more than 80 miles nom it, mouth TIE VIII, {, subject
overflow ard with few exceptions IT, banks are nm.
inl abicd Here and ticso oou 10 sccl & lor oahin.
viii It's slecpors resting upon posts. and iss door sun
ccuty ar from tie ground 10 Insure ;. ffom contact
with thc food cIccp, dsr.n. tiose years n which. az
the ArSansans term 81. lie "his flrsh' cones down
gu. mot q ITEM RIO deserted and tic iniahifns q
such a. showed ny sign, q lio look o. II tie Aver
and ncue oil stayed vih thom ior upmier u years
Highwatcr mmk visible on he tees about II or %
feet from tic ground.
me only towns bctwccn Du,nif nlur anil tie mouth
Of the river Clarendon Abe irrn. ana 50 CLhles
There Ii landing Ao"cF'I 81 'i.h' "iI y.
fDiMer times D. Wa nhiiu AN tA'Asit 'l"''hf lt.n'
hat rs condition tnl TIE g iwo cars ID - lcach 10
mo as hpglng been mi. cradle d. to 'Aiftme Ab"Ht
the only thing tat can ~ tae IN ~ 4Af"i " '~i -
lie residence 81 one of Tnoc Sam Postmaficrs. Who
when tie Government nhitarr. filiHif asa money 10
lis possrf Jon. dem usitd - lt.fs. VI itu'i
Postmaster General Tcil I'd .-i DC led BE appoint
uorl 4, aufitilfr - tie IuflNfce It r4rreut 70
Wasington and dot be declined o. tei'rr to- - -.
he'd propel " without al oiocr iinll Jtdfo il. 40
demand IeI'atcd ard ifhMnt 4nI.l4llFA sht. q Dr.
,ffrr rofa.i would lead % he ffrf ~ The obstinate
Iosmastor but Dat worthy o1C.a ulode The same or.
gainent al fret. and tAcie tie matter Eas -lo"cI 10
Ftugd. Tie lamc ~ tAc Pu'tmattcT = william nan
Re toll ne the oilcr dly Diet 10 was naing ~ La ec
coanir and would send them 10 Washington 10 be
AUDITED OF tio fist opportunity
Alta poin, about s ~ m4.c5 from The mouth ~ ne
river Tie Arklr Ilnl., 1na Will whom 'm travel
rr called ny attention 90 o. dhrpflted blldnf rear
he bank AID .skcd ne what Iaoueitoi { io.d
llm sCpIo rd u Wa tlt't.Ia Alt tte t..s li
former OCCUPANTS i.d moved "a, h. 20, sa.d ~
"thty hare moved away but tafoc Il ITEM won't u.s.
Willingly. II those Old lul5 could sfk tie! Would Tel.
Il bloody deed tilt v.s committed there l' more
ilan two ;oers nrc. GA John lDicter lived Ia That
iorse for good many yc1's. / fnow bun whom De-
first came t. Afkeu,4a Hld no Dcitrr mfn ever Lived
uesi "a Tie M.f!.sllli. Uo l7l large family. b..
Guiding two gown soas. one Of whom vas nnIs.,i.
H. The Spring ~ ieGl Wien most II TO p'ops Of Lis
State became cra2y 81 tie matter ~ sece.tpn the ou
man oud BIZ SOFT were rot backward il letting their
Union srrfif.crts b. known Whrn tie Cd fol- "
once made ny III, mind tna' Thing Was rrlt he fiucf
10 it, and It's Secessorifs COON found oai thM thcy
could not CONT lyon Lm i.r a.! A.. .lni't'
1hcn they wanted Do 4Ors 10 Join them, DIT tlcl nrga-
ileiy did make nIy impression, uhttS peri iAat
Of convincing ilc cole more tlun ever iiat hey ana
tie.r father wee hsli Seeing hot tA,J could noi
convert tie cd and his scts 20 tcf sur ~ alsu'
Went the Scoc.s Onists Ia t1t vicinity rave tciu no
tce TO lcavo but ho Old MN refused :" - and tod Tie
committee Who give HIN TIE notice mat Key @"d o.o
acting Will them had better not EiiorIf 20 pii ter
threat II arriug and icnilerng lin aaa his sons into
execution; Tor said lie, haze hiel IN Aika1sas
goii Z on thirty ycar-I have ~ good Illlr Us my
.
ine and my Two boys becsuc Ne WORT thrn traitors.
you " 81 some II YOU fld out amt about - good
shot IA ever. don't trouble any booY and II you 1
ne be we u get along very vel, lIt don't yun core
around my housc with bag Of feathers and tar
bueAct. ioI If you 10 j u get ufy-l VAL 10y t-dF
For about firc nc. Ms the Old In was not troubled,
but his sentiments 50 well known, although he bad
TOO much discretion 10 speak them IN public that no
looked upon az being too dangerous 90 lie perm ttd 10
remain in the State But tie question thon arose how
TO yet rid Of him !0r il was generally unLcrt0Od that
t liz IA Il. 90 4.
posed to tie lsk Of en- encounter with him. At Lass
dcslefado named Baxter volunteered 80 PIT Ito old
man and lis roTr out Of tho staio. AID some ten
dozen others as ap ss 20 himself expressed themselves
ready 10 render lin such 9ssst ~ it require
SO olc morning H. July leCl Banter end ia follow
rushed into l.etclcrs house. and seized him ind lis
sDDs before uey bad tine 10 gasp their IilCs. They
taken short distance from tho house and shot IT,
death hc old mans WIFE, aud the wife Of tie eldeft
ron bceeed Tor ne 'es u ne doowrd ones bns their
pfa had 10 elect except that Of drawing upon them
many Oh remarks aud curses Z ON Bg1ter and lis
nuIderons associates Not lorg after Ito murder the
fauiily moved away. never knew exactly where they
went bat think The, saIied foT the old mana ormer
home in Boat Tennessee"
Such was tho siory told me by conyeTsant With oil
Gle facts IN relation 10 u, ana o. its CONCLUSION
MARRIED How did you ever manage to become sccos.
siouit and bring yourself to the point Of esso1atuc
with paiiy oi men Who Ike tie leading Sccc5sioniii ID
Of ihe Soulh, taoty appsose even tfe, 90 10. com
lated I" lie replied that AZ had denounced The mrrd,oIs
and used ever, cndcayor 20 have tAom uicd aud cN.
cutad tuf th1t unliie opinion WA 80 urcl ia their
favor tha hcy we're not brought Ia TRAIT Seeing That
10 was a,efss to giving direct answer 10 to ques
tior. j did not pres Lin for further EXPLANATION
While sueaLing on ii c same subject asked him " se
knew Of otDor u1rders having been committed for The
sane oalso and he replied. Yes, good many n them
nore rlnh YOU any other NoIihefn mHn would sup
nose There was Young Bcllknhp, who lived IN skgB-
sas County lie cLino nom Kentucky and War as good
FRO slavery man as cyer4aw. but 10 opposed Sc
cesson and that was all the mob wanted ~ KNOW" 80
they took lie out his house night and hung him
10 4 limb Of paw-paw ueo."
WAS he a married man'' I asked THIS question
feaully md felt that would be Wiling 70 give MAy'l
nuttblne boonrur to he 10 have II answered N u
negative. 49, TN -
The Iclly AID thought Tie speatefs voice ~ '.D',d
slightly when he couprcsscd ~ much meaning IL ~