The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-30
The Arkansas Troubles.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN WOODRUFF, WHITE
AND JACKSON COUYTIEs-A REIGN
OF TERROR.

Aut MeuIpuIS AVdtunCu0 OF tO0 lItl M
the following The subjoined extract frou
a private letter just received from Des Ar
by q business firm in this city, contain,
among other facts already given in the
Avalanche, much relative to the troub le
in that State that is quite interesting. i
reveals most lamentable condition of at
fairs. Tho letter bears date of the 10th
MATTERS are in on awful state in this
section Of country. The militia are GUAR
tered on the citizens in Woodruff, White
and Jackson counties, and are robbing ey
erybody. And unless something is done
by the United States government the State
OF Arkansas is gone to the dogs. Business
is almost entirely suspended at Augusta
and the so-called Brigadier- General Upham
OF the Arkansas State militia. makes ali
steamboats, report to him, and does not al.
low any freight or passengers TO be receiy.
ed or discharged without his special order
And he issues orders for boats not 10 land
anywhere without his permission. Verify,
he acts the monarch right royalty. He has
pressed every shotgun and oil the powder
and shot in the community, not leaving
even canister in the hands of q merchant.
"He took from Messrs. J. Simons & Go.
q line carpet GIG yards) to carpet his
headquarters and from the same house
ten barrels Hour, thirty pairs boots, Eve Gu
ses 0oOts and shoes, coats, pants, ETC.,
10 Ht'fa,n. From Messrs. JIG. Berry &
TO-, ne took ten bedsteads, mattresses, bed
clothing, etc. From the shoemaker there
!Augusts) he took thirty-six pairs boots.
From Messrs. Vaughan & Whitcomb, ten
barrels Hour and all their powder and shot.
From Hamilton u Penn, two hundred shot
guns and all their ammunition. Upham
went to private house and captured" .
fine gun, costing one hundred and fifty dol.
lars. From another house he seized 1--WE
sacks OF coffee, five barrels flour, sugar mo-
iasses and all the powder and shot. J. M.
McCurdy has also suffered heavily. Col.
ders q 20. received an order just before l
lett to furnish two hundred and fiftv pairs
boots and shoes. They have seized some
fifteen or twenty horses, robbed the farm.
ers Of corn, etc., killed all the hogs in the
vicinity. and arrested many of the best eli. !
zens, and kept them in custody for hours |
hen turning them loose without explana.
ion.
Everybody who could get away has left.
Brownlows thieves arc lambs compared
With these scoandrels. God only knows
What will become Of Us if the United States
government does not interfere"
NOW the statement of this correspondent
that OF every one who writes or comes
rom this Radical cursed region. An en-
Ire community has been placed at the mer.
, OF armed marauders, incited by cupidity
nd malice. and who scruple at no viilainy
the performance Of their work of ruin
no devastation: Yet Radical journals in
,enncssee chuckle over these outrages. in
he name Of loyalty" and congratulate
ues in Arkansas" '''s''
Why General Gillem does not promptly
'terpose his authority to restore upiet
Gems almost inexplicalAe. 1t is enough t
= INN TO Know without seeking to locate
rrtory unde his command. Why does
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