The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-02

afterwards confessed and subsequent smoking Of nv
ppe. in which he and his wife both Joined me after on
not say exhi.araing plessure hut after went to bed,
which did carly and which I had 10 share with two
totally grown up boys, TO get any sleephsre was the
rub.
IT'S swee. to listen the night winds creep
IT'S sweet to hear the watch dogs honest bark;
'Tis sweet 10 he awakened by the lark
Ss ~ ynes ns sr n. s .Sss Of Hs sm
The lisp OF children, and their earliest words.
Growing dogs squalling baby grunting pigs restless
hens and constant changing chorus OF cowbeis possess
no substance or shadow even OF saccharne spirituality
and u this inQpgruons admxture OF disonan, sounds
has In II ANYTHING Of soothingiy narcotic tendency,
ought to he visible TO the naked for there Is no
closing either eye under the influence OF such sleep
ban'shing chaos OF sounds In the morning which
seemed an ,ndescrbably long time coming, but which
most welcome when II did como. was not long In
learning that tho town OF Evansville had been burned
comprise the present settlement The road here runs
on the dividing line between Arkansas and the Indian
Territory On one side liquor allowed to be sold but
not on tho other-that H. the Indian side. Ny own
opinion is that II the specimen tasted Is tho kind gen.
orally sold such vanous stun ought not to be allowed
To be- sold anywhere. Getting clear OF the mountain,
the change the country was more apparent, and 1t
grow marked Finely cultivated tracts Of land be-
gan to show themselves large orchards doomed up to
vew abundant lab0rers were In the fields and enter
prise and thrift evident eide till reached
Cane Hill eighteen miles beyond had been told this was
.ne sasdeo MAJ ana ss seeing oe'svng, now Nv
grouping Of hills which little han sharply de-
fined unduiaing ground, and originally were covered
VII cane, but now except where cultivated grows the
finest imaginable timber composed principally OF black
walnut maple, locust oak and panp,n. II covers
an area Of miles length and from three
FIVE miles wide The soil what Is called the chocolate
mnato SOIL and possesses all the fcriilizng qualities Of
the best bottom and several fine streams run through
1t. The OF the White river is here as also OF
the Illinois and tributary OF the Arkansas river Both
from the place, and run In opposite di
rectons SPRINGS OF unsurpassed cearness and co dnes
alb lndant The apple peach and pear orchards
MARVEL and the graperies IL thickly settled,
and most Of the land under high cultivation The people
intelligent having been accustomed to good schools
before the war. and having some now. But there
few sections throughout the State that tasted more Bit
tery The fruits of tn war All the farm houses
destroyed The old chimneys and gate posts all that
remain Two gate posts near Kidds mill, were pointed
out TO me where twenty men are said to have been
hung d ring the Dutchtown, which was occu-
pied by German settlers. and which Is reached
before Cane Hill utterly destroyed and in the lat
ter town tho village formerly OF TINS name tne only
attached to Cane Hill College and church, and their
due to their being occupied as hospitals
Most OF this work OF destruction was committed by
Colonel Jennson commanding the Fifteenth Kansas in
antry, who, for this wholesale demolition Of property
Of rebels and Union people al Ike and free banging on
both sides, dismissed the service New log and
frame shanties have taken the place OF the old frame
houses but will not be long before fine farm houses
built again. and abundant schools ana churches
In thriving condition steam sawmi has already
been built which is the initiaory step in this direction
school IS now kept 10 the old college boarding house.
which is largely attended, the teacher being Mr.
Buchanan, of the clergyman, who still breaches In
the churc near by I got into conversation with this
clergyman who declares himself constitutional Union
man. Wound before got through that he Ia about
good rebel will meet in days travel, although
he persistently denies the soft Impeachment
"Did you remain here during the war 2" inquired.
"werc molested snyf"
~ should say was; had my feet burned TO make
me tell where my money was, and havnt fully got
over 4 yet"
''rhey were not or Union men either.
They set OF desperad0es the worst set Of villains
went unhung who had not the courage to tight
On either side One Elliott commenced 1t Spsdra Bu
down the river and got $1,000 In gold out Of old
man. and others followed his example"
particularly voiubIs II had room for bis recta's
hev would furnish chapter Of painful aud yet unpara
Pris Grove battle ground, ten miles further on and
sight miles from herethe scene Of Of the severest
contests fought In tho Stateshows little now Of the
portion Of the consndng armies is st standing and
completely ridded With shot and shell, looking very
much like the Dunkard church on the ned Of Antie-
tam. An orchard whore the thckest OF the light,
badly up and there are abundant trees all about
showing the scathing marks OF shell in the limbs torn
from them and deep ndenaons In their solid and mas
siyo trunks The history ofhs battle has been written
but there single incident connected with 1t that Colo
mel Stephenson commanding the econd Arkansas nfsn-
try as the close Of the war. but at this time Major
Of Q cavalry regiment, whom have met, tells
me has never appeared In pnnt:-The ammuni-
and must be had from Rheas Mills where the supply
train was Ten ambulances were started with the am
munition TO nnd US Aprotest was made against this
nm warike procedure. II wss stated that the smbu.
ances wsre being sent TO bring In the wounded, and
hey were mot further disturbed. The result the
and General Hudnan ned with his troops in the night
Fayetteville was or the most nourishing and en-
terprsng towns In the northern part OF the State be-
fore the Az 10 we'll known, was almost entirely
burned. Its public buildings its churches Its nne
school ednces including those Of the Arkansas College
It's numerous grist and mills and other manufacto-
ries It's public square and shade trees and nearly every
dwelling fell victims 70 the ncendsry loren Of BUSH
whackers and Ben Mccullough Masonic Hall and
Ozart Institute. the latter mile out Of town. and being
used ~ hospital the only public buildings spared
ing here arc OF the right kind Of go ahead ma
Il the element Of strength and success A new
ave interest," has Just started, and efforts are being
inside ~ bring into the aeid a competition republican
evenly divided Party strife does not run very high
aud have found politics less talked here than In any
town OF the size have been 10 the state heard one
rebel say ~ accept the situation not because like IT,
but matter OF policy. Wait I'LL we get back into the
Union and then look out; for We will then make the
fur n.y." That this the general idea Of tho rebel ee
mcnt do not believe Most OF them am satisfied have
accepted the situation In good faith and are anxious and
doing their best to get the State back into the Union
Fayetteville will always Ill nm important niche in the
history Of the late regards this Stale All about
hero the armies encamped, aud frequent the clash
arms and shedding OF blood II was here that rebel
and loyai Arkansas regiments first in battle Gen.
Cobe had always been saying that Union troops raised
10 the State would not night On April u.s. 1868 with
had q chance 10 test what truth there was
IN his declaration The loyal troops whipped him
numerically, and set him to running Mt such speed
that no did not stop TIL BIO reached the Arkansas river
have referred to th part OF the State the garden
Of Arkausas and SO II undoubtedly Ia No finer fruit
apples pears and peaches raised anywhere than in
Washington, Carroll. Newton and Madison counties
The peach crop indicates slight damage by FROST but will
do WE'LL and the apples and pears never promised better
Fine wheat crops that will compare favoraby with the
crops In California and Pennsylvania. are raised hero,
and there Is splendid prospect Of good harvest
Wheat and fruit the great staples. The corn,
though backward looks we'll But little cotton s raised,
and Of the farmers do their work. and negro
labor IL not much employed The poverty and gloom
gondered by the war rapidly disappearing Health
fu labor and increasing healthy political sentiment
are working their good work schools supported by
private subscription being established nearly every
towns ship. II hero more loyal troops were raised
an In any section Of the State Such people be
trusted Liberty peabe and prosperity their rghtful
inheritance Civilization. intelligence. enterprise and
progress long centred here and for long time in
the future amid this hardy industrious. selfsusaining
people will be their Erand ndiating point.