Des Arc citizen., 1866-05-19
CONTAMINATED.

MR. EDITOR :--As a friend io the eonstrMcs aton of the Des Arc Dardanelle and Fort Smith Railroad, l concluded to lay aside for inc time my business pursuits and attend the meeting of the friends of that road at Austin, on Saturday last. Passing along the road to Austin found more energy, industry and go7aheaditiyenessd displayed among the people than l have ever before noticed and should this prove a good crop year, l think hazard nothing in saying that Prairie county win be very near s,right sideup with care" again.
 At AnstjnI found large number of the citizens of Prairie county assembled anxious lywaitingto hear what would be said for the road, and what would De required Of them in behalf of it's construction. There were also present quite number of self-sacri6cing, dis interested individuals, anxious to relieve the s'.dear people of all trouLlc and care the ad- ministration ofpubIc affairs. by discharging to the best of their several abilities the duties ofthe respective positions in the gift of the people, each having consented to make the ''sqcrifce" and become candidate tat the earnest and urgent solicitation of many friends Each one had his ''yarn to spin, 2 insisting upon. being sacrificed, and urging his claims to in1molaton over his opponent, by telling where he was, or was not, during the war anu that his devotion to fhe dearpeo- pleAad been shown by placing himself where '.red battle stamped his feet, where thunder ing artillery shook the earth musketry rat tied necessarily and minnie balls fellas thick as hail; where men fell, bled, greaned and died or, @that he was not fighting man. didn't contract for a war, thought 'swhile it was no llxury' it would be too expensive an indulgence, consequently didn fstake stock" but that he did do some good, he did fight, that with the courage of Diogenes in his tub, he quietly set himself down and published a newspaper in opposition 10 Isaac Murphy s government. However, I'm giving these'can- didates too much prominence. Excuse me, and I'll take to the railroad again
 A Railroad meeting was organized, chair man and, secretary appointed. The chairman explained the object of the meeting, after which Dr. Graves was ealled upon and made an excellent speech; The Doctor throw his whole weight into the discussion of the sub ject, made some heavy thrustse at the sdouBt- ing rhoniases' !, complimented the "wrestling Jacobs" and showed conclusiYely that it was to the interest of the people to subscribe ther lands and build this road. Thc Doctor, learn, had been presented with a nice bouquet, by | handsome lady who was infavor of build
 ug this railroadi and upon it's reception .ex- pressed determination to do his best" not only to show his interest nthe construction of the road, but also asatoken of his highest regard and appreciation of,the fair donor, and here add my testimony that he did the sub ject jussiee. luis unnecessary to add that thp lady is not married, neither is the Doctor, and that he is not only a railroad man, but quite a gallant.
 Mir, J. l.. Denton was loudly called for, and in response, delivered tellingspeec in fayor of the construction of the road. It was a Fhappy effort, enc that would have done credit to the best intellects of the coiiatry1 I wish every man along the line of the read from Des Arc to Fort Smith could have heard it. Such speeches give life and success to any en-
 terprise
 At the conclusion of NIr. Dentons speech,
 A. Q. Edwards called for subscriptions, Ace
 is a splendidfeuow, in the right place and on
 that occasion hit about right The people
 came up to the scratch and subscribed liberal- ! lyi aier. which tle meeting adjourned to meet
 at Des Are. on the 26th The ball has now
 been set in motion, and ifproper efforts are
 made, will continue to roll untilth Des Arc, Daraaaele and Forl Smith road becomes as 1t were n thing of llfe, and the iron horse is heard to snert all along the line from Des ! Arc to Fort Smith