, 1869-03-11
The Tennessee Steam.Tus tsNof-
lie Jones" and Crew
Arrealed.


1nR I1R H1LSAkaDu VI k4VtC IL tAE ED4QGl HUI
more inhoepitnble regions Of The North.
Iurn but tithe Of the capital, the iute1li-
rent, sturdy yeomAnsy, ana skilled mechau-
i'm 1t present unprod:ably employed At the
North Into the ine1haustlble beds of min- |
esal, the unmatched forests and the virgin |
solls Of Arkansas, and she Will rival The |
void. Not gle branch Of industry .bnt |
haze will eptj st least one hueased per |
cent moro than at the North. Would cap
ftansts turn their attention to mining, scarce
4 county In the northern part OF the asate OF
ad}seent 70 any o. me sppts o. ~ o1a1k oni
the various minerals delFed tn America
Wou1d The Intelligent farmer turn his atteu-
tioc 10 the cultivation Of the heecy klng, hero
arc tho richest cotton lands in the world !;
would he Try bis hard In raising wooi. there
Is no tiner field in America than the hills Of
Northern Arkan.as would he experiment Ia
pork or celebrating. In 10 sectlon OF the
country eau 1t prove even half as profitable
as here, As the expense u comparatively
neshtng n,sst a. s xn.ys9s W9sld tht ths wtne ne.
The most natural eam.te il America.
Does the practical mechanic desire 1oca
ton for machinery, here be cannot ertci 1t
au]ss. For ali th4 various classes Of ma-
chinery for dressing lumber, especially, there
j. IN endless aeld for profitable Investment.
Suitable Local lions can be fourd without
end, labor Is cheap, aud the marke: can never
be glutted. Numerous nc,ghhoshuoda known
to your correspondent arc particularly aux-
lOLB i0r erection OF mills In their
mldst, and will proder every tnducemeut,
even TO donation OIL ate.
INLAND SAYI8AT1oE.
AA IT expressly created lor the pur pose OF
transporting to the markets OF the world the
products OF tho -feemtug millions, upon
which she is Jct to confer home, Arkansas
Is pierced IN every direction By b vas. system
Of nas1gab1r streams. Few conmlnEcal.hs
upon the globe, In fact, arc more favored in
this respect.
Coming down the AississlnoI to a'pont near
Helena, We strike the mouth Of the St. Fran-
cta, which, riatnE In Southeastern Missouri,
runs through or borlera parts OF the Cuuo-
ties OF Green, po1nsett, Mississippi, Gross,
CtitteLden, 81. Francis aud Pnilips, naviga-
bic ut all seasons tor souae l75 miles, and dur
ing high water to tho Missouri i.ac. Some
ninety miles below Helena we stz1le tho
mouth Of the White, which. taking Its rise In
Washington County, runs for SONG dtstance
In Missouri, thence again southward iato
Arkansa., through the Counties os Carroll,
Woodruff. Prat1ie, Monroe aud Desha.
This stream is narigab|e at all seaons ol the
year, from Its mouth to It's intersection with
Black River, some 375 mica. and for sou,e
eight months Is far a. Ba,esvii4e, Hty mics
farther. At ita Intersection with the White,
Black niver. The Black, taking It's rise IL
Southeastern Mlssousi, passes scuthward IN
Atkan&as through the Counties pf Green.
RAM o!ph, Iawrtnce. Independence and
Jackson. It Is navtgaolc at ali SEASONS from
Jacksonpor: 10 Poeanon1as, some IT'S miles,
| snd tn high water to the Missouri ltae.
| s me twenty miles below The month Of The
White River, 1t tho town Of Napoleon, Is the
| outlet Of the Arkansas. This stream. rising
IN the Rocky Mountains, ctoss's the famous
lndiau Nation and lraverscs the entire state.
| 1t runs through the Counties Of Crawfosd,
sebastian, Franklin. Johnson. Tell. Pop:,
Perry. Conway. Pulaski, LETTERS n, Arkanses
| and Uetha. II Is navlkab:e for emall-,iz, d
boats as far as Little Rock. and during the
most OF the sea*on to Fort Smith, distance
o1 G0 miles.
The Uuachita, one OF the :,ibuta-
rles Of tho Red Riyer In Louisiana, and some~
times spelled in accordance with It's 2ronuu :
claston-Nnshfta-ris IN Polk aud rn7s
through the Counties Of Montgomery, Hot
Springs, Clark. Dallas. ousenila, Calhoun,
Unl.n and Ashley Into Louisiana. 1t Is nav.
lg2blt n far - Camden, 4 distance Within
this state Of $50 nlles, and In hieh water as
lar as Arkadeluhts. some 100 miles further.
The !, ,salsne, s;,, tributary s. to the 1s ouaehita.
Counties Of Hot Spnngs, Usllas. Jeders N.
Bradley, Drew. Ashley and Calhoun. ann L
nay!gabie for Is miles. A>N -
B17cu Bartholomew Is rayfcab1e h the
| couutiso " Uesuat DEEHt Iulc0[ and 3thEcy
TO It's mouth, at the 0uachiia, sore ISL
miles. -~'
Rcd River. ruunine through the counties
IN tae southwestern part Of the State, il
narieabic through Little River, hempstead
and Lafayette, some 100 miles.
The Mississippi, upon the east. btrdcrs
upon the Counties OF Mississippi, Critteadsn,
Phelps. Detha and Chlcor, 451 tal,es, Tho.
II will be seen that Il The IS counties Of tht
state 10 are watcred by strezma, nay:rab!e
in the counties through they pass, lrcm 10.
70 w " mules, mps5iue IL In the sggsegkse a high
MEMPHIS Ku-KLu1 IS. eTATE'or ARkAxsls
or coursc your reAdcrs will remember TIL
pirnt(cal destruction Of 4 40 muskcts btlouE
icg e The Stats oi Arkansas BY the Menpah
pirates on tbs hteam Ing Nct,ts Jones, ant
seizure and destruction Of the arms thfo4.l
% her AGENCY. they arc, Of course. perfect,
Since that time, to the eyes of tho out1d.
world, the matter has been apparently =,
rest and forgotten. Such, too, seems 10 baT.
been the opinion Of the Memphis chIrairr
who have Eeenlee)y rested upon tel
laurels In faucied security. As the respl
turns out, they should hsre known th
man with whom they had to deal, ia the pcr
son Of Governor CLAYTON, little better. 1
IN Memph,s created considerable Of q scar
among the fraternity, Is evidenced bY .h
ho* liugs Of the rebel prees, who admonishet
their fr7ecd3 to make themselves scarce 70
fear Of re4uis1tlon upon Governor Brown
low foE their arrest. NO arrests being made
however. the matter again cooled doWn. 1h
results Of the Last few days here in Arkansa
will convince the gentlemen, doubtless, thu
Governor Clayten has rot been aaleep.
On Tuesday morning last news came to tht
Governor that the steam tux Se:tie Jone
had showed audacity enough to enter Al
j kansaa waters, aud was on her way up Whit
River with tow Of coal. Mr.. Beufa,niu
eolcitor FOR the State, Immediately took on
the ,s nSesssary papsEs fo{ Selling the tug ~
Jones at Duyali's Bluff. sha vas boarded bv
, | Deputy United States Marshal and seized
together with the crew, with the exception
Ct the Captain ard one man. These two, o1
the ,dsent ot The Officers, Influenced donei
:: light excursion. and Visions Of civil Law, .
At present administered In Arkansas, jumpe'
into tkiH, and pulled, Is II for sweet fHt
down stream. PaHie. Of militia were immt
distely despatched in pursuit, SON
;hs ;"u steamer IN - ]. Liberty: > r. H. % stid " :
> passed some s!x or eight miles down ii
0 river, and the Captain and his companio
captured soon after, add returned to Duvali
9 Blu6, where At the present writing al are i
1hs III se1a ,e apae5 soant ~ eds5t q aa
Is cAnzges done the steamer Hesp:r ans
liz captain and crew arc arrested under
I State warrant for robbery and destEuctio
/ tons Of axcd ammunition belonging to Ii
Efforts arc being msde By the owners Of th
, ting 70 eject her release On baud, out Wit
! poor prospects Of success, ~ the Crite
States Judge is absent from the STATE. IN
I al n rNtt5 tfNnR f0F hn1H1n
Of his court In April
What disroettlou viii be nade Of the pn
|. oners Is 4 matter Of much speculation. Z
. statutory provision they csu only Be t1le
q Ted. This Was within ths precincts Of Cd
: tender County. Nov Crlttenden Co9us
!. !. y aie tss st,;s ~ Il * !;
/: marital Law still exists, IN the eyes Of 7.
i | tarly rrasturine. Or fhe1 completely IN u
T. act Of destroyioR the azmh there Is scarce
r I even a thadow Of atoubs. Their only hol
q | VII! be IN turning States evidence upon ii
;. | gang TO ave themselves from the Penlte,
a hary, OF possibly wor:e. ...,,, -,
the rebel prc.s about smother wantou or
| ract upen the liberties Of The people At Il
Is hands OF that srch.fcrd Of 1adlcal{sm, Pows
* Clayton. Asst stands, however, there Is
= least ane Prospect th9: the ~ s1ase e q Arka
J. CIVIL LAW.
= The general restoration Of civil II
II throughout the State dnd* the community
larse dispoecd to accept the situation. r
,e long tine not I single outrage had been
II ported to the Governor, until Last evenin
when news reached him Of the attempted
It sasstratiou OF ex-senator Alilen near
[: steamboat landing on the Ouaehita Rsv'
n His wife having Just died. he was totloEI
IA her rcuaalns 70 boat Tor Shipment. No re
~. TOES, other thaa old political ftuds, 4
hs Known. The following letter to the Govern