The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-19
The Arkansas Troubie,.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN WOODRUFF, WHITE AND
JACKSON coUNTIEs-A REIGN OF TERRoR.

The Memphis Avalanche of the 18th has the fol-
lowing: The subjOined extract from private let
ter Just received from Des Arc by business firm
In this city, contains, among other facts already
given in the Avalanche, much relative TO the trou-
bles in that State that is quite interesting. II re-
veals most lamentahle condition of affairs. The
letter bears date Of the 10th:
"Mstters are in an awful state 10 this section Of
country. The militia are quartered on tEe citizens
in Woodruff, White and Jackson coup 81, and are
robbing everybody. And unless so'hsthing is
done by the United States government ne State Of
Arkansas 10 gone TO the dogs. Business is almost
entirely suspended at Augusta, and so-called
Brigadier General Upham, Of the Arkst sas State
militia, makes all steamboats, report TO him, and
does not allow any freight or passengers 10 be re-
ceived or discharged without his spe ial order.
And he issues orders for boats not to- land any
where without his permission. Verify. he acts
the monarch right royalty. He has pressed every
shotgun and all the powder and shot In the COM
muniiy, not leaving even q canister Ia he hands
of mercl ant.
I" He took from Messrs. J. Simons J. Go. fine
carpet Gig yards) to carpet his head quarters
and from the same house ten barrels doir, thirty
pairs boots, five cases boots a she3s, coats,
pants, etc., db tbitml. From Messrs. ., c. Berry
d Co., he took ten bedstesds, mattresses, bed
clothing, etc. From the shoemaker there Au-
gusta) he took thirtysix pairs boots. From
Messrs. vaughan a Whiicomb, ten bsf1 els -four
and all their powder and shot. From Hamilton 81
Penn, two hundred shot guns and all their ammu-
milton. Upham went TO O private house and
captured fine gun, costing one huns red aud
fifty dollars From another house he seized five
sacks of coffee, FIVE barrels -four, sugar. nolasses
and oil the powder and shot. J. M, McCurdy
has also suffered heavily. Golders * Co. received
an order just before left to furnish two hundred
and fifty pairs boots and shoes. They have seized
some fifteen or twenty horses, robbed the farmers
Of corn, etc., killed all the hogs In the vicinity,
and arrested many Of the best citizens. and kept
them In custody for hours then turning them
loose without explanation.
" Everybody who could get away he's left.
Brownlow's thieves are lambs compared with
these scoundrels. God only knows what will be-
come Of Us If the United States government does
not interfere" ThaI.I
Now the statement OF this correspondent Is that
OF every one who writes or comes from this Radi-
cal cursed region. An entire community has been
placed at the mercy of armed marauders, melted
by cupidhy and mslsce, and who scruple at no
villaiDy in The performance of their work of ruin
and devastation. Yet Radical journals in Ten
nessee chuckle over these outrsges, in the nams
OF loyalty" and congratulate the country that
"iebels are receiving their dues in Arkansas"
Why General Gillem does not promptly inter-
pose bis authority to restore quiet seems almost
inexplicable. II is enough for him to know, with.
out seeking TO locate the blame, that reign of
terror exists In territory under his command.
Why does he not sctg