Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-16
ARKANSAS.
More Ab0Rt the Operations of
CatterSOn's "MelISh" Blood
hounds.
Captured Horses and Mules Sent
to North Mississippi and
= Seld at Low Prices.

The Ashley County TIses, of the 9th
says of the outragos committed by Cat
terson's militia in that county:
| On Saturday, the Goth Of December
Gen. Catterson, with his command. va.
riously estimated at from four to Al,
hundred mounted men, entered on,
county, and on Sunday the 9th, in the
morning, came into this place. They al
once commenced operations as if in an
enemys country. Took possession OF
such Offices and buildings as they wished
to occupy without any regard to the wish
es Of the owners. And, also, began kill
ing all the hogs they could find on the
streets, etc. They remained here until
Thursday, the 3lst, and in that time
secured about three-fourths Of the
county. & --t- I
We DO not now propose to say any.
thing about the corn, fodder and meat
which they seized to feed the men and
horses, although in some instances thew
have lett families almost Destitute who
have not the means to buy more; nor
of the goods which they took from the
merchants here in town, and for which
they gave pretended vouchers But we
wish in a few words to state their course
in the county. Nor are we here speak
ing OF the stealing Of watches, iewelry.
etc., by the men on their own hook, but
Of the acts done under orders, or done
openly in the presence Of the officers
and by their sanction
Immediately upon their arrival here.
they sent out large scouts over the
county, whose sole object seemed to be
to plumber. In fact the county was
given up to great extent to pillage.
These bands were in search of good
horses and muies-guns and pistols
principally, but they also went pretty
heavily into the dry goods business
We do not know as yet the precise
number of horses and mules taken from
this county, but have heard no one esti-
mate the number at less than one hun.
dred They took also all the guns and
pistols they could get-a very consider
able number. They also plundered one
store OF about all the goods in it, some
two or three thousand dollars worth and
they found some goods on the way from
Marie Saline Landing to this place, and
broke into them and took about fifteen
hundred or two thousand dollars worth.
We understand that they sold calico at
i've cents yard, and other goods in
And some of the officers
had to get additional trunks here to carry
home their plumber.
The Memphis Apaldnche of the I4th
instant, gives some additional particulars
in regard to the operations of Gov. Clay
IONS pet lambs as follows:
Clayton's loyalists operate not only in
Arkansas but occasionally step over into
1ther States, where reconstruction is car
red out according to their orthodox
views. We have seen some squads of |
hem in Memphis, marching the streets
heavily armed and looking into every /
mans face as if they expected TO see a /
Au-Klux mask fall off or full set of |
gold mounted teeth which could be grab.
bed and applied to the use of the truly
oval, red. hat-banded militia. So far.
We have not heard Of any Outrages COM
nitted by them on this side of the river.
Their object was iors time merely cons
ecturaL But gentleman from Missis-
1ppi giSes piece of intelligence which
hrOws some light on the subject. He
ays that soma members or agents of
jlayton's militia have recently appeared
n DeSotO county with horses and
mules for sale, at very low prices
food horses have been offered in the
Of Senatobia as low as
wenty and twenty-five dollars. This
EXPLAINS the presence Of the roughs in
Memphis. They are looking out for
market where they can dispose of the
lOrses and mules captured" from the
itizens OF Arkansas by the militia We
lOpe that our friends in Mississippi will |
,e on their guard and not buy any stock
t such unreasonabIy low figures, for the
'wners may call for and prove their
1t is little habit with Clay
On's lambs not to have any quartermase
err Perhaps they think such an officer
would want Gne>quarter of what he
ouid press from the peOple-they Want
H. Every man is his own quartermas-
er, cOmmissary and paymaster We i
onversed yesterday with a gentleman
VhO had just returned from the domin-
Dns of Clayton, and he says that half
he desOlation, robbery, violence and ter
Orism has not been told by the pasers.