Washington telegraph., 1864-01-13


he records of history, we will have no nohler
monuments than the deeds of the 4th Arkansas
.egiment and McNair's brigade. They will not
suffer in comparison with any of the troops from
yir ginia, South Carolina, or any Of the Eastern
States. I'
If the General feels any personal annoyance
at these remarks (for he has bad habit uf blush
lng). he must consider that it is our duty also TO
uphold the just and well-earned glory Of our
State: and if his name happens TO be connected !
with it, he has got to stand 1t.
Our CIrMATE.-Dr n d. Smith, of our coun. |
ty. has kept a daily record of the state Of the !
weather for the last % years, showing the
TEN perature, amount of rain, and meteorological
phenomena of each day. These tables, for the
first twenty years, from 1910 to 1859, inclusive,
have been published by the Smithsonian Insti-
tute at Washington City, and issued before the
war. This work is not only valuable cohtribu-
tion in aid of science, but is at the same time
creditable monument to the industry of Doctor
Smith. of which his family may well be proud.
Our curiosity having been lately excited by our
extraordinary weather TO examine these tables
we found we had lost our copy, which being made
known TO the Doctor. he courteously supplied u
with another, accompanied by the following note
(written Jan. 5th):
Col. JOIN r. EAKIS-Dear Sir: / send you an
other copy of my Meteorological Observations,
hoping you will be more careful of this. Last
Friday the coolest day have recorded; the
thermometer at sunrise stood at six degrees be
low zero rAt o'clock, it stood at 10 above. Al
sunrise, Dec. !, 1915, it stood Of deg. below
zero. but at o'clock it stood at 26 above. In
January, s57, we had a similar Storm of sleet
-ad =H9~ ea:: :.:e-@sow not entirely disappear
ing during three weeks--many accidents Cccur-
ring from falls on the ice. But. on examining the
Register, many interesting data may be found
worth publishing. Ii is too cold to write more
at present. Your friend, y. ID. SMITH.
We will abide by the injunction most carefully.
The next lowest temperatures are a. follows
In January, 154l, the thermometer fell at sun
rise to deg In the month of January s52,
and also in 1857, it fell to degrees. In March.
1853, ii fell to degrees, and again in December,
1859. and once before in February. lsi9. In
Feb, 1856, it fell 10 deg. all above zero at
no other time has il been below ten The aver
age of the coolest days of each year was, for the
twenty years. s.65 deg. So that our late cold
spell has carried the thermometer about IL deg.
below the average of the extreme Geld of each
of those years. 1t is further 10 be remarked,
that there is no record of cold so continuous, the
above low degrees having been very transient,
and soon giving way to the more natural condi-
tion Of our climate.
Other useful and interesting facts viii be no.
tced in time.
WHAT LIE "A Little Rock correspondent
of the St Louis Democrat, supposed to be
Fishback. writes asifollows:
1.-The loyalty of Arkansas is developing it.
self so rapidly, and in such decided shape,
cannot but let your loyal readrse hear or
things here. Lieut.. Col. Caldwell, Of the 80
Iowa, on his late daring aud gallant expedition
to the Southwestern portion of this State, re
ports an amount and an intensity Of loyalty
not unworthy even our great cause. Old men,
women and children, came for miles to meet
their deliverers and to welcome them. They
came in the day time and at night, on foot and
on horseback, and in all manner Of vehicles, |
bringing information aud satables, such as
butter and butter-milk, and whatever else |
they thought acceptable.
The women threw their arms even around 4
the horses nscks in their great joy, and wept |
like children. Their loyalty is even equal to
that of Western Arkansas. As evidence of
their loyalty, they are coming out from ten to
twenty daily, and joining the regiment now
forming here under Colonel Fishback of Fort
Smith. All these men, both in Western and
Northern and Southwestern Arkansas, arc
radical en- the question of emancipation. You
por your readers can form any idea of the
great reaction which has taken place in the
minds of the loyal men of this State. In many
portions of the State it would be worth much
Is mans life to advocate the re-establish-
nent of the institution
Our readers live mostly in Southwestern
A Arkansas and can judge from this the accu-
.acy of Northern representations of Southern
sentiment.
The writer is after Meador with a sharp ,
tick" He is not prudent in that. Aeador is
lonp his best to wheedle the people into |
Jnionism FIshbaek will spoil the game with ,
lis impatience He says: I
"Sucb, however, is not the case In the city +
f Little Rock Here there is q class Of. quasi t
Jnion men, who were very good rebels when r
be rebels we're here, and who. now that they !
re ENJOYING the freedom Of the United States /
are engaged in plotting for the 4
establishment Of slavery when the army d
hall have been Withdrawn.
"Their plan is to teach the people to believe a
hat the Proclamation finally settles the ques b
on in this State. Having thus lulled the a
eople into false security, they propose to O.
ring the slaves of Tennessee, Missouri, Ken b
lcky, and indeed all those States to which Il
e Proclamation does not apply, into this 81
tate, after the war; which the Constitution 4,
Arkansas places beyond the power Of its d
legislature 10 prevent.
THE Uni n men here are making an effort r,
establish an unconditional Union paper, the 4,
e now here being strongly tinctured with al
'pperheadism II they succeed, you will "
ar from the loyalty of Arkansas, ana l as n
re you It will have the right ing" 81
fGs- The town is filed with rumors Of recent m
stories Of our armies in VIg mia and Tennes- til
{. They do not yet "ssame ny reliable as rs