Year: 1866

LETTER FROM BROW AStILLE.

 It is with pleasure that we give place to the following letter, not only for it's kindly feeling and earnest encouragement, but for the news it contains. We accept all such encouragements with feelings of gratitude, and shall so conduct our paper as to be worthy of them. We shall be glad to hear from Rustic again

 BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS,

 April 25, 1866.

 Dear Citizen:--This portion of Prairie well comes you back among the journals of the State with open arms Yes thrice welcome, thou dear old familiar sheet How oft in days of yorc it has gladdened the hearts of the people of this county, always on the right side, always disseminating the latest news, and promulgating with fcarlessnes it's views upon all important questions, and taking Q | firm and independent stand upon all issues presented to the people, it had won name 1 second to none in the State previous to the re- cent war and, although you now come to us in smaller size, we hope ere long you will again rise paramount to your former posi- ton.

 Mail facilities being so irregular at the present time, we seldom get any news until after it is several weeks old, hence, can give you no news that you are not already in the possession of, except of local character.

 County Court has been in session during the present week, Judge Saunders presiding, and Esquires Beard and Morgan associates. Considerable business has been transacted at the present term and much more remains to be done before it closes it's labors.

 Farmers are very busily engaged tilling the soil; new fences have been erected on many of the farms that have been lying idle for four or five years and houses repaired that were in q diapidated condition--in fact everything presents charming prospect in this portion of the county. The general impression pre- vails that more cotton will be raised this year than ever before in this county. Everybody is at work, determined to resurrect their bro- ken fortunes.

 Considerable feeling is being manifested about the August election, and several gentle men have declared their willingness to sacri- fise themselves for the benefit of the .sdear people" in various positions Capt. R. s. Can't has announced himself as candidate to represent Prairie and Pulaski in the Sem ate of the next Legislature. He is decidedly the man for the place, and will be elected by an overwhelming majority over his opponent, the cratic Dr. Meador, formerly editor of the Nationa1 Democrat, published at Little Rock in 1861, advocating MT. Douglas for the Pres idency-after the secession of the State a Confederate surgeon, and then the climate be- coming rather sweltry for him 'down South" he emigrated North, returning with the army of General Steele in the fall of 1868, at which time he revived his paper, but retired from it to run for Congress last year and was badly beaten He is professional office seeker, but always happens to fall on the weak side. Capt w.. T. Jones has announced himself for the Lower House. and so far as I have been able to ascertain, will sweep everything before him. A better man could not be se- lected in the county. believe as yet he has but one opponent, Col. Thomasson, but it will be entirely q one-sided affair between them. understand that Judge Saunders declines being candidate for County and Probate Judge, and that E. L. Beard Esq, one of the associate Justices, has announced himself He is a good man, and would fill the position with honorto himself and the county. More anon. e RUSTIC.