The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-31
From Arkansas.

InpT0usa Slate OF AFdirs- Courts "a S.
Sior-C0n 6seatioas-Norfhs7u Creditors
Paning Their Debts into Jltagme,ats-
Arknasas STATE Specis-Hlir5v Sinith The
Richest Nan IN america.
tCorrespoadsnqso Of the New YORK Tmes.J
LITrIE Rock, Saturday, May Is.
Everything about here is encourag-
ing The new State Government is
working finely, and extending its op-
erations TO many counties that we're
occupied by the rebels last year. Farm
ers have again commenced their work
in many counties, and much produce
viii be raised. Fences are being re.
built in all directions. Repairs and
new paint show themselves in many
places. Gardens that have laid dorms
ant, are now under cultivation.
The United States Court has been in
session for some weeks. The eolifsca~
ton of great number Of plantations is
completed A vast number of civil
suits, of the debts owned by LOYAL citi-
zens of the North, against rebels are
going to judgment to tileagainst absent.
ee estates, and in order TO operate as
liens on property sold by the United
States Direct Tax Assessors as the law
directs, giving loval creditors the right
of redemptions within s limited time
The Assessors are at work preparing
the assignments OF the State, and get
ting ready for the tax sales. About
one-half the assignments on Little Rock
property has already been paid. Some
of the confscated estates in the city
have been sold among them the resi-
dence of Gen. Albert Pike, the poet The
property sold thus far, has been at great
bargains.
The State Circuit Courts are doing
business, and many indictments obtain
ed for murders committed BY rebels,
who will hearrested if they ever rerurn.
Suits against parties for burning cotton
under Beauregar6's orders, are plenty
Every aggrieved. party is determined to
get his damages. Lawyers all busy.
Trade is good, but prices outrageously
high. Money plenty than Otherwise
Gold and silver begin to show ITSELF
Over 100000 Of specie went North from
brokers last month.
The State has commenced collecting
taxes and obtaing more money than
expected. The treasurer had on hand
$S00000 in specie, when secession com.
menced. The officers paid out Treas
ury warrants for rebellion expenses,
and kept the specie When the rebel
Gov Flannigan, formerly from New
Jersey, ran away from the capitol at
Little Rock, two years ago, he took the
State Cabinet officers and specie with
him to Washington, Hempsted county,
in the south part of the State, where
they have lived and riOted ever since,
probably using all the specie funds
they wished Gen. Pike, the poet not
liking the rebel currency for his pay,
resigned, and the rebel Governor ap-
pointed him Chief Justice Of the State,
paying his salary in specie. A report
is now prevalent here. that the rebel
Flannigan has lately caused the re-
mainder of the State specie to be re-
moved to Texas, where Kirby Smith
can assist him in keeping it safe.
Smith is the partner of a great mum
Der of cotton spectators, all Of whom
are busy day and night in Transporting
it to the Mississippi river at various
points, and selling it. The rebel gov
ernment trains and hundreds Of in
pressed trains line the roads with cot.
ton transit. Steamers are navigating
the Red river, with lis SQffgUords, to get
it out for New Orleans and Memphis
1t also comes from counties in this
State to the Arkansas river and to Ma
poleon on the Mississippi His ship
ping from Galveston has been immense.
An intercepted letter from Matamorss
the receipt there from
him of $50 coo bales within the last
thirty months. The agent says over
half Of it has been credited to him,
and the balance to the Contederacy.
Kirby Smith to-day is, no doubt, the
richest man in America
Guerrillas are getting scarce. The
farmers have arms with them in their
fields, and drill every Saturday after
noon in neigbborhood squads. No
quarters are given to guerrillas, and no
prisoners of this class have been sent
to Little Rock for the last three
months. AGRICOLA.