Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-30
letter frIm Pine plufr. Arka~a..

PHE BLufr, Arkansas,
March Is, 1861.

JlhE Dbbfft AhAANsAsf
March l6, 1861
Esitors Jearsai. .
This Is election day for three days
the polls have been kept open, bnt. they
close tonight The town has had "a
greater influx Of butternut dressed indi-
viduals than any time since Uncle Sam s
boys arrived here. Several hundred
votes will be cast at this precinct am
glad to see so many taking an interest
in the matter, although Il a live Hoosier
or Yankee, one who had never had the
opportunity OF seeing Southern nobility,
was to be Suddenly dropped in our midst
his FIRST inquiry would naturally be if
those were the kind Of critters that one
Of them was expected to whip five
Northern men was much amused
yesterday at the remark Of al army Sur
geon, who stood looking at crowd o.
them as they were earousing together.
He said he would like to see aboat one
hundred Of them melted down, the dross
extracted, and the residue made over
again. He thought the number would be
seriously diminished in theprocess.
The excitement in the election lies
principally between the candidates for
members Of Congress A great deal Of
warm feeling Is manifested The can
d idates in this district are A. C. Rodg-
ers, Of Pine Blnf, and Or. BeIoate: both
are undoabted Union men The Doctor
is running as the Radical candidate,
while Mr.. Rodgers occupies rather a con
servative positioaJ w D. Snow was q
candidate, but has withdrawn, and has
been throwing hisinauence in favor of DR.
Beloate. The canvass has been quite
spicy amoasthem, aud very personal
Indeed, it Eas appeared to be more of a
personal quarrel than political one
From present indications the contest
will be a close one.
+ Judge Murphy has no opposition fol
Governor. All parties agree in saying
he is the nan, and in giving honor to th'
old hero who would not be bribed, driv
en- or hulled into voting for secession
One thing ia certain, Arkansas is to-da!
free State, and that BY vote Of he
own citizens Welcome back, thol
wandering star q
Major McCauley is some 35 miles be
low here, at place called South Bend
He has 400 men with him. Polls hav
been opened there aud be win protec
them while the vote is cast. Lieut. Nc
Crscken of Company B, who is with him
had a little skirmish few days ago
He was sent out by MeCauley With 81
men from Companies +. & H, TO reconnoi
ter-fell in with a scouting psrsy of th'
enemy, largely oasnumbering him. The
Immediately pitched into each other, an
after running fight Of several miles
the enemy vas completely routed. Coz
pOral Araf, of Company II, was kille
and several slightly wounded. The enc
nv LEFT four dead on the Geld. Quite
number of them were wounded aud thre
pgisoners have been seat up here, tw
privases and Captain. -Rumor has
that one division has left. Little Roe
and is marching towards Red River.
know not how true it is.
Three transports came up the river o
the 18th, among them was the Commel
cial, having on board the 18th Ohio n
enlisted veterans, who are Just gettn
back from their 80 days farlongh The
were obliged to disembark here sn
walk to Little Rock, as the commereis
found l. impossible to get any higher u
owing to the river failing 50 fast W
hsssd that the 18th had re-euEstsd an