, 1863-10-01
THE WAR m ARKANSAS.
Matters In and About Little Rock.
INTERESTING ITEMS OF CAMP AND
COUNTRY,



HEADQUARTERS 1sru Mtcn, go1.,}
CAN'T OFT LITTLE Rock, AK, Sept 10 1883. s
All quiet on the Arkansas" Is the latess
news from this place Yesterday, for the first
lime since our forces occupied The place,
paid u visit to the city. 1t contains some
splendid private residences, and dne public
ouud1oge' among #hch Is the stale House,
"nete' up 10 yesterday ne nave Kept Inc
t'isoae1s; out Aas' nlgot ne moved mem up
10 INC elsle tenitensla1y' hrge ouAolng On
lnn ou!tAn's o1 tne lonn.
~ - no1 Wy lnposlne iooAing stEuc'a3e'
.I ~. - eueea.s sttops " nuie " aua' 1ua3
~ 4D1e eaa1eu "4,u4a 4As ".as' ~ eou1s4as
Aoou1 TWO hundred ceus' pes1oes Inc neceasa-
two hundred occupants, whom Old Pa Price
took with him when be 30 fngloriouslV Ska
- IN,
o1ua.eu W .no toN1 4o7ki u enao'o ~" !"
1cSist the "anyade---" The United States
A1eena: is splendid building, situated In the
oe1 e1'eAAA0 o y. ,e ~4.5' 1ua A. - sa4o st
10 oe 1nuen amer oaAasng tnan Tue unl1ea
States Arsenal at st. Louie. although not, +
course, so complete in its appointments.
~ ,s,,.1a xrero ~ sno, h,,~r~ whan =, ~
"~--7 ---- -~@ ----@ -. ~H--O ~N>A-e NSNoNk3N w
spike three cannon, and then leave. In he
cfntre Of the enclosure are nued abont fre
hnudrca onne ~ ,,,srs,1aneone ~ r;.a. ,nt
nuAoieu guns u nAiecen0aeo@s A1nos' oal
principally squirrel rifles; also, gun stocks
in the rough, new wagon wheels, knapsacks,
bayersacks. caIssous. b1acksmith's tools. car
.-r+ora, +,o1- s,a .tha, .+,,fr 49, .,-no1.
psn'c'h 'oo'e, anu o.aer eton 100 numerous
to mention, al OF Which was plentifuly BE-
euea1ed with rosin, all teady to mt the match
to 1t. Init they did not; hare lime 81 to do.
49, .a - ,.r0 H.
Dseettete ale comlnse III oans, anu 'nsy
bring very encouragipgt cports In regard to the
! decentralization existing in the rebe army. A
aaea-tsr-r,o - 1ae. a.o.,.,- ..,,~.... ..a.
oeoe'. ~ WV e*1e Al .'et G. 'e'ilns' 3epotle uea
| deEeftpg pf companies from Frtce and Mar-
maonEe, ana mat 1hey are scattered in the
woeds 'o HON Little Kock to the Saline River,
king their nay to their homes as fast as pos.
sible. nv private opinion Is that they are
tca!tef1pg IN me woods more Tor the purpose
Ct onsh"nacking than any other Thea citi:
zens seem to be more friendly here on a6hort
as9pi'1taaee 1da' tnan a1y Plaes 1hasc eyel been,
umon nen than ne iound In tennessee.
Surrounded as they are here with 10000
"Ta1keee," it is manifest1y for their interest
to be friendly.
On the afternoon Of the 18th, a man belong
ing to our brigade, while OF picket, was shot
through the head, and died Immediately,
without uttering q word. The coward.
tushwtacker that perpttIated the AL
escaped.
Gen. Kimball is dangerously sick, and was
ont OF bis head yesterSav. Ia hod mt r.
sumed Command OF his division before he
wss taken sicE.
"" Reno1t snys that fbe ,o;,ro,d FINN +h,s
n1acfs to Siemnhfs is t. he mt IN mnnino
99rder ;mmediattlr, W,tb3n one % xeel- ~ Wa ~,
n1ct n have fra;ns ,nnntnH ~ IN nnr,iTs R,ntr
nnnr hase ~ snnn1;cs f3tt9 rn;ies frano ' here
III Rf,A I 10. 1usa sa, eoI ino e. eaas n.ash
+ 1ron1d Tnt h. en-nr;aad e eT,,, 1rara r.
f,rt AZ rhen ~ W lex tbet n1aea sn "a az I'M
sicE ,ee,, at n1 fha;r I.oia 1itbort anT nv
th;nr lie enon1h eti;co1 ees;afanca ~ s1
c;ne ~ IN theI ;nsticc ard Tithont vi ~ tee'1
etns ~ ~ thSH 1JJ J4o.sc, au mt.aou1 , W.
sn NJ dea9 snGoen oe'oos'ne 10 LEG amy 10 oul'
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