Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

itS5sgl T1t41ff1 1H Hi Camp near Rlddls's
fT8fa Stktion, Chocta~ M
C1-4E* ton, Sept %, 1863
9esr Friends: Let this assure You that
your kind favor OF July which came to
hand few dsys ago was received WITH no
small degree of interest; not alone on &C
count of the news il contained, but also
that I. is an evidence that although we
are far from home, we are not forgotten
by friends left at home The only trcu-
BILE is thew come SO seldom; but until We
have better mail facilities, presume We
will bsye 10 make most Of II by enduring
these pri7adons with as good grace
AZ possible, hoping that in due time there
Will be 9 "new order OF things" intro
duced. ~
BrgsdIer Genersl BAnkh I'D left amp
Bapkhead about tbs 90 h,gt. to reinforce
General Cooper, whd had shortly bsfore
been driven by the fedeSats Ont Of Perry
vile, and was then retreating IoWsro Rea
river, but before we got.to bin tie Yam
KEGS rad retraced their steps, the main
BODY Of them going directly towsId Fort
Smith, while tn remainder CT them fell
back to Fort Gibson, ,sAetr cid place Of
ercImpment.
We were then ordered on to Fort
Smith to reinforce General CAbell, who
wss in command CT our troops there, but
all to no PURPOSE. The sedersis under
General Blouut, drove him ffrom the
place on the LIST inst, and ere we got
within itty miles of tks,i Fort. Csbsll was
not less than 100 miles away, going
in the direction Of Arkadelphia.
We went within twenty miles OF the
fort and found but one little fq1ad
OF Yankees which we 'dispersedss kiliing
eight or ten of them. We lost three men
near Fort Smith. They left their COM
nsud to get sometotngrfor themselves
and horseslso eat, ena Were csptured5y.s
small party of 7 ankees who were out On
the same business. They were lmmedt
atelY psroled, and are now on their way
home. We are now csmped ABOUT sixty
mile south Of + 5rt Smith, and have been
here about three weeks. There are but
few 6erals this side Of Fort Smith. One
company OF Colonel Bsnkhead's battalion
who were sent out on picket few days
sgo in the direction Of T Irt Smith are
supposed to have been captured by the
iedersls, as they h&ve not been hesrd CT
How long we will rem lin here, or where
we will 60 to from here, do not know
Tnst we will leave here soon Is very
probable. TIE weather for the past ten
says has been very pleasant. There is q
good deal Of sickness II the brigade now,
caused no doubt by the exposure en-
dured in the recert campaign. There are
two or three dangerous cases in our COM
pany.
We have Just received news to the
eject that the federsls have taken Little
1sa k1y,.
strong force of them landed at Fort LIZ
vaca aud Sabine Pass.
The most Ct the soldiers In the army
hero are badly disheartered at present
.oout something We are doing very
well In the way Of subsistence. Believe
me your friend and well wisher,
JAS. R HANNA.
Private Hanna was native OF Illinois,
snd gallant Confederate soldier. BE
had only been 10 Texss four or ave years
when the war commenced This letter
was the last he ever wrote. He was
killed soon theresfter IN the engagement
At Yellow Bayou, La.
BILL UNSOLICITED.
The recent election was so xWiul in its
results that Bill S;erest at once got his
gun and dog and went forth in the fields
in pursuit Of game, srd has not been
heard of since Knowing thoroughly
Blli's soul was wrapped up in the success
Of the Democratic ticket bis friends are
becoming uneasy ABOUT him. There has
been sufficient time since the election for
en- ordinary individual to collect himself
and xccept the situation, but Governor
Sterett has been unkble to do this ss yet
With the exec ntion of John Cochran aBd
General Ca oell no Democrat bemosns the
uccess of the Reou oiicsps SO much as
Nose Harris old scno0lmate on the
Tim ss-Hersld
JUST LIKE IT USED To BE.
Sid gentleman to day: TT will be
Interesting to gee what the new county
and judicial cffic6ls Will do In regard to
gsmbling. ThIs Industry is new carried
on here TO an extent far greater than when
Clint took the cudges Of law lin ;his
hands and drove them out. The number
Of persons engaged IN carrying on this
neiarious business is largely increased,
al Of the old-timers and many new ones
being eeen constantly on the streets. The
businese Is carried on SO publicly that II
Is almost reflection on the integrity OF
tie Ulcers who are sworn to enforce the
lsw. With little more encouragement
| believe thst gambling houses would Iun
with open doors. The law abiding people
Of Dallas are g-tting tired Of H."
COURT NOTES
Tue Kansas Manufacturing Company
brought attachment proceedings In dds
trict court to-day sgsiust M c. Logan
on claim for Sl4CO and gRrnisheed
Fisnk Powell.
Attachment was issued out Of district
court to-day upon application Of W. G..
f lie & Sons Of Ameshury, Macs, to sat.
isty claim OF $1,000 against Mary
G. L7gsn, j. q Waitely and j. NJ. Rea-
gan. Plaintiff in the cause gErnishee q.
c. Clark and Fscnk Powell.
Maud Walker f!ed divorce proceedings
and motion for slimony sgEinst Lawrence
II. Walker, Cruel treatment and excuses
are the alleged grcuads. The parties
were msrTied in Dsllxs last Jane and sep
srsted last SsP ,ember.