New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-30
HELENA. Ark. Jan. IS isji

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HELENA. Ark.. Jan iJ isji.
For the first time in forty years hss the
Mississ.pp, Gom Cairo 70 Matches been filed with
floating ice Vesse have ceased 'or tbs las, fes days.
20 move north Of Vicksburg. There l. temporary Ian
In gsde and King Cotton 10 os onee frozen up IN TIC
Sunny South.
TheTc restrictions in tho o',ton trade. and
i6yal persons, from Memphis 70 Sew-Orleans, 0re
allowed 70 exchange "greenbaoks or this commodity
The cotton trade pat Helena ifOn tho his sssppi aAd
white Rivers amounts 20 nboul loo bales per week.
This cot Jon Is purchased At from % TO 20 ces and s
paid for IN "gIeenbacks supple. from trade stores
licensed by The Treasury Department. The region OF
country along the Mississippi. from Helena to Yicls-
burg and around the Yg1zo. SundoWeT and White
Riyers a st fail OF cotton. The coon.hurung mod.
81 The Rebel authorities never resulted IN the de.
struciiun Of greet amount aud II ~ ta:e To say that
Of Il. conhscEted by the kebcs OF purchased
by Northern capitalists, still rctnainf piled UP IN chue
brakes or concealed la the ground.
The a1chOrng Of n cotton boat OIL The Misai-sipp
shCrcg ~ al alCst any Tine the signal Tor the Lfiyai ~
planters Offering cotton. No persons hNinX below
Helena now allowed 10 purchase supple u ON tiaLe
sDrts amounting 70 more tlan enough 10 sustain The
family purchasing for month Al! Treasury agents
Instructed 10 STRIFE out al articles cOnfabhpd
or which could DO II service 10 the Rebel army. The
Hon I. {. CalcOt special agent Of Tie Treasury ior
the Second Trade District has arrived Il elcnn and
il now bnsy engaged In recognizing the trade stores
! In Arksnsas and Northern MissssilIi. HIS jnTitlic
ton IS he mOst important In the South West, tf Hocna
Is the mouth which supplies the banks Of tie Mississippi
Tor miles His assignment " this responsible position
was tribute 20 iDt gritty and appropriate Indeed j. 1t
that the maa who dsred 10 vote Tor and agntt The
Rebellion should goEera the supplies which 60 TO n
million Rebel mouths along rho Mississippi
BY tho new regulations OF VIM. y. helCn. Thousands
OF abandoned plantations along tho river from Helena
to AhtcLez viii lie cultivated BY Northern insn The
freedmen ore % be paid 60 per month aud are 20 buy
their own supplies rom trade stores he planter ill
/ make Il bona bde contract with each freedman. und
every freedman viii b. treated Ike any white aborer az
thc NofLh. Inc Lease Vi The plantation would DO
strictly loyal man.
The plantations thus cultivated viii bs guarded by
troops 70 prevent guerrilla incuIsous Tie principal
sections selected by the Government for tlesa
tons sIe Helena, commanded by Gen. Buford Skip
WINS Landing, and GoOdrichs Landing MIDI.
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LEAsIsG ABANDONED
l PLANTATIONS AND EhFLoNISG PKEgDMIE.
Ssid plantation, ,nch portions tteroofa may he re
! Ia - tlo oah sntJoned IN the foregoing contrsct
Preference. VII be gen to those Wishing .B. tracts Of
O. No lessee will be allowed 10 lease more t.p one sban
doned lsutaiion end all shall be obliged 20 frnIsi al rtory
evide ability to stock and cultivate tie quantity Of Land
T. Owner. Of plantation, who have taken the pre,rbed oath
may occupy tbs aud charge viii b. sds except
enc per pound will be charged on eli cotton
grown py hem snda ptoponon1s charge glon al other pro
ducts Of their labor wien viii be applied tho support
tged nhrn and hopsss reed people and for sanitary and
O. On ali iand. without improvement. "a. Ie.,. shall pay
Of cent per pound nm all cotton and proportional
charge upon other pfodao,s gown BY him. aud improved
value having regard 10 location and Which will
be agreed between the agent and tho esses and all
Tho pn,sa rent contribute one cent per pona on III
prodScs. their labor 20 tue find fo he support Of bepe.
ed freed people, sr educational and other purposes con
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