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LIBERTY AND UNION, ONE AND INSEPARABLE, NOW AND FOREVER."
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 27, 1864.
NO. 6.
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ARD W. THOMAS,
FORNEY AT LAW,
:iTOR IN CHANCERY,
corner of Main "'1 Firot Streets.
vnville, Nebraska.
;IIAS. G. DORSEY.
OMEYATUW
3WNY1LLE, NEBRASKA.
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ISIS A31 II KAY IS,
ORNEY AT LAW,
ALLS CITY, IJEBRARKA.
practice in all the Courts of N'braka.
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. STEWART, M. D.,
ICIAN & SURGEON !
OFFICE
igt corner of Min and First Streets
)iyxviLLE, i:nu tSKA.
IoCks 7 to 9 a. m. and 1 to 2 and6 to
7 P. M.
ville, Nebraska, May 5th, 1854- No 35, ly
& BURNS, M. D.,
:SICIAN & SURGEON!
omalia, City, TN3T. T-
OFFICE AT II1S HESIDEXCE.
23th, 1851. n47-r8-pdly
II. C. TIIURMAN,
nm sum
R0WXV1LLE, NEBRASKA.
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B. C. HARE'S
Y LIGHT GALLERY
e place to pet yimr Pictures. He 1 1-prepared to
kindsof Pictures large sized Photographs,
itypes. fcc.
. erp on hnd a well-oelected stock of Albums
tgarpb rik1.
,ew (iallery is uorth side of main Street oppo
hn A. Puiil's Sure. Persons do well to
n, Wfore getting work done elsewhere,
oular painit taken with childrnn, also in copyinit
iires. Dark-red, black, green, or plaid are
!.i s lor children's df vases.
muwis
IILLINERY GOODS !
MRS. MARY IircTVETT,
, Announces to the ladies of Brownville and vl
J t iiilty, that she has just received from the
Kast a magnllii-ent stotk of
IIING AXD SUM1IES MILLINERY GOODS,
Consisting of
: ..dies' and Misses' Bonnets and Hats, Rib
bons. Flowers. &c
which "he invites the attention of the ladies, feel
t asstired they cannoJ be better 6nitcd in style, qual
y or price. n41-ly
lilimry & Dress-making
HZISS E. L.. HARRIS,
Wishes to inform the ladies of Brownville and
inity that she has just commuiced a first class
IILLINERY & DRESS-MAKING
.Yhere work will be done with great care and
tne??,anJ after the latest Eastern styles.
Bleaching and repairing done in the very be?t
leandon short notice, llense call at the rcsi
nce formerly necupied by J. W. Coleman.
Jrownvill, .Uy 4t.h, I8fii.
JOSEPH L.. ROY,
BARBER AXD J1AI2-DRESS0R.
ain St., opposite P. 0. Building bet. 1st and 2d.
Returns thanks to bis patrons for former liberal
tronage, and is s-t ill on hand ready to shave,
smpoon and dress hair in the best style.
Brownville, April 21, '64. n33-S-ly.
Wall Paper Wall Paper!!
C'tit-tatitly on hand at Marohn's Tailor Shop, by
LOLIS 1VALBTER,
Papcr-hanping dne in the most approved style, and
asonable ca-h terms.
rownviUe. Neb. June 2 IS64, 6w
4 "STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE!' .
EOEIS 1VAEDTER,
Is at bis post yet, rt-ady to perform all work, par
king to his business.
House and sign painting, glaiing, and paper bang-
Z, etc, at short notice, and the most approved
je, Ti-rroseash. Give him a call.
top on Mwn Street, east of Atkinson's Cloth
t; Store.
brownville, April 7, ly.
J3ACK TO THE OLD STAND!
Mil, WATCHES,
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JOSEPH
SUUTZ
Xlcpiirins
Of Clocks; Watches and Jewelry done on the short
est Notice.
WORK WARRANTED.
Brownville, Neb.. May t9th, 1SG4. n37-v8-Iy
ATIM HOUSE!
BY FRED. AUGUST,
HAIN, BET. FIEST AND SECOND STS,
Oysters, C.ke, Pies, C-wkies. Ginger Bread, etc.
f.r.. ,r all descriptions constantly on hand
tiOOD XK1I.S served in ibe but style and an short
r1""- " 1x-4.1t
JI OF B1W1ILIFI
I
Would respectfnll inform his old customers that be
h-s again opened his Jewelrj xS'hop in his old stand on
Main street, south side, tyo doors east of the Bruwn
tile House. ,11 e keeps ou Jant a splendid assortment
cf everything J.n iiis line of business, which he will
ell on the fewest Uoas-fenCjish
Keck Me To Sleep.
I5Y LIZZIE A. CHASE.
Backward, turn backward, 0 time in your flight
Make me a child again, just for to-night I
Motber,come back from the echoless shore,
Take me again to your heart, as of yora ;
Kiss from my brow the furrowi of care,
Smooth the few silrer thread oat of my hair ;
Orer my slumbers your leving watch keep,
Rock me to bleep, mother, rock me to deep.
Bach ward, flow backward, 0 tide of the yearsl
I am so weary of toils and of tears
Toils withont recompense, tears all in Tain !
Take them and give me my childhood again !
1 have giown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of flinging my soul-wealth sway,
Weary of sowing for others to reap ;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock mc to sleep I
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue,
Mother, O mother, my heart calls for you !
Many a summer the'grass has grown green,
Blossomed and faded, our faces between.
Yet with strong yearning and passionate pain, '
Long I te-eight for your presence again ;
Comefrom the silence so long and so deep;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rook me to sleep !
Orcr my heart in days that are flown.
No lore like mother love ever has shown,
No other love abides and endures
Faithful, ungxfish, and patient, like yours.
None like a mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul and world-weary brain ;
Slumbers oft aim o'er my heary lids ci ep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sKo p.
Come, let your brown hair, just lighted with gold,
Fall on'your shoulders again, just as of old,
Let it fall over toy forehead to-night,
Shading my faint eyes away from the ligh,
For with its tunny-edged shadows once more,
Haply will throng the sweet visions of yore,
Lovingly, eoftly, its bright billows sweep ;
Rock ma te sleep, mother, rock me to sleep.
Mother, dear mother, the years have been I jng
Since I last hushed to thy lullaby song ;
Since then, aal onto my soul it it shall seem
Woman-hood'tf years have been but a dream.
Clasped to yomr arms in a loving embrace,!
With your light lasHes just sweeping my face,
Never hereafter to wake or to weep j
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sjeep.
iWiscc llnnroitSe
A Telegraph to Asia.
On the 20ih of September the West-
tern Union Telegraph Company, in con
junction with the Russian Government,
was actively engaged in fitting out an
expedition under the immediate super
vision of Captain C 8. Bulkly, U. S. A.,
for Oregon, the coasts of Russia and the
country beyond Bhering Straits, to sur
vey the rout of the telegraph line, and
make other needful arrangements to pul
the whole extent of the line under con
tract the ensuing year, and we under
stand that the projectors of ihe enterprise
are sanguine that the line will be in suc
cessful operation between San Francisco,
St. Petersburg and London by the middle
of 1866.
Mr. Hiram Silby, President of the. W.
U. A. and the Russian Consul, in compa
ny with Mr. Collins, the enterprising
projector of the Russian-American tele
graphjliaej sailed in the Scotia on the 20ih
for Liverpool and St. Petersburg, with a
view to completing the arrangments al
ready initiated with the Russian Gov
ernment for expediting the early comple
tion of the line, and we heartily wish
them the utmost succes.
Punishment of Guerillas,
An cct to provide for the more speedy
punishment of guerilla marauders, and
ter other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives of the United States
in Congress assembled, Thai the provi
sions of the 21st, section of an act entitled
"An Act for enrolling and calling out
the national forces, ajid for other purpo"
ses," approved on the third day of March
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall
apply as well to military commissions as
to courts martial, and hereafter, the com
manding general "in the 5eld,orthe com
mander of a military district, as the case
may be, shall have power to carry irto
execution all sentences ".gainst guerilla
L marauders, for robbery, arson, rape, as
sault with intent to commit rape, burgla.
ry, and for violation of the laws and cus
toms of war, as well as against spies, mu
tineers, deserters and marauders.
2n4, And be it further jpac ted, That
any officer having authority to order a
general court martial, shall have power
to pardon or mitigate any rjunishmet
ordered by such court, includng that of
confinement in the penitentiary, ejcc.ept
ihe sentence of death, or the cashiering
or dismissing of an officer", which sentence
shall be competent during the continu
ance of the present. rebellion for the gen-
j eral commandingjthe Array in the field, or
the department commander, as the case
mav be. to remit or mitifrate ; and the
F "
fifth section of an act approved July. 17th
1862, chapter 261, be and tha same is
hereby repealed, so far as relates to sen
tences of imprisonment in the peniten
iiary. ;
3d. And be it further enacted, JTha
when a soldier, sick in hospital, shall have
been discharged, or shall be discharged
from the military sevice, shall be unable
to leave, or to avail himself of his dis
charge, in consequence of wounds or sick
ness, and shall subsequently die in such
hospital, he shall be deemed to have died
in the military service, so far as relates
to bounties.
Approved July 2, 1664.
Consistency.
picCIcHen and the Plalform.
'After four years failure to restore
Chicago Platform.
Tcould not look in the face of my
gallant comrades of the army, aud navy,
who have suivivad so many bloody bat
ties, and tell them their labors had been
in vain." Gen. McCUllen.
"Believing that the views here express
ed, are those of the Convention and the
people you represent, I accept the nomin
ation.' Gen. JJcClellen.
ShermanV Official Report.
WASHiNCTon.Tuesday Oct. 11.
Gen. Sherman's official report of the
Atlanta campaign is published in the of
ficial Army and JVary Cazdte, this week.
It is dated Sepiemper 15, and fills twen
ty columns of that paper. He estimates
the "enemies strength to have been from
forty-five to fifty thousand infantry and
artillery and ten thousand cavalry. He
says that he maiutaine! about the same
strength during the campaign ; the num
ber of men joining from hospital and
furlough about compensating for the loss
in battle and by iekness.
The report is composed in Gen. Sher-
man s terse and trencnant style, and
brras an interesting history of, perhaps
the most brilliaut and complete cam
paign of fhe war. He terminates his re
cital with the following deserved tribute
to his subordinate ominjnders:
My three armies in the field were
commanded by able officers, my equals in
rank and experience Maj. Gens. George
H, Thomas. J. M. Schofield and O. O.
Howard. WTith such commarders I had
only to indicate the object desired, and
they accomplished it. 1 cannot over-estimate
their services to the country ; and
must express my deep and heart felt thanks
that coming together from different
fields, with differedt interests, they have
co-operated with a haraiony lhax has
been prodnctive of the greatest amount
of success and good leeling. A more
harmonious army does not exist."
The Draft la Kentucky.
A delegation from Kentucky consisting.
of the Hons. George H. Yeaman, W. P.
D. Rush, and others, have called upen the
President to day respecting the draft in
their state. From their statements, it
appears that by the enlistment of" of
Southern sympathisers into the Southern
army, from Kentucky, and the enlist
ment of Kentucky negroes into regiments
from other states, the original enrollment,
upon which the present draft is founded
would largely and improperly increase'
tne burden resting upon the loyal people
of that state.
The Provost Martial General, to whom
the matter was referred, decided as fol
lows: That the enrollment of that state
shall be corrected by deducting jhere
frorn the names of all non-residents and
person who shall have been conscripted
into the Confederate service, and alio, all
negroes who have gone to other states, or
enlisted in other states in the Federal
.service. Ane after the rolls are thus
corrected, the quotas heretofore assigned
to the various sud-districts, are to be cor
respgndingly reduced. Gen Fry's offi
cial letter will be published in a tepr
days.
The London Star says Sheridan's vic
tory at Opequan is 4,only one among
many recent instances which prove that
the superiority of generalship is now
wholly with ihe Federals" It adds that
Early was fighting on familiar ground,
buj only "to be defeated by a comparative
stipling, a young General who was hew
ing h's way upward wjih the saber after
Early's name had been for many months
familiar to Europe and America as a
corps commander."
From The Rebel Press
(From the Kichmond Enquirer Oct 4.)
THE TREASURY.
Money has ceased to be a standard of
value in tha Confederacy. The prorais
ory notes of the Government cannot buy
supplies or labor. ' Great manufacturers
hold out such inducements to purchasers
who will pay in produce., that even the
stringent orders of the War Department,
forrbidding farmers to barter their crops
for indispensible machinery ,-have become
powerless. Mechanics refuse .to work
for anvthinsr but provisions. Teachers
demand a pittance in e;atibles or a small
fortune in Taeasury notes. Worst of all,
Government itself offers a premium on
all taxes paid in kind, by assessing pro
visfons furnished for that purpose of the
highest market price. It floods the coun
try with certificates of debt, instead of
the legitimate currency provided by Con
gress.
The result is lamentable, not because
there is poverty in the country, far from
it, because mismanagement has produced
all the symptoms ofexhaustion, disheart
ening the patriot and elating the enemy
There are still ample resources in this
country. large crops are even now at
hand, public works remain, and property
of every kind abounds, Even specie has
not entirely left us, but it is no longer to
be seen ; it is hid away in stockings, coal
holes and inaccessable hiding places.
For the political difficulties of the coun
try stimulate to hoarding.the chief antag
onistic influence to the circulation of coin.
Tliii circulation is its living function , but
hoarding is the effect of mistrust. An
gnorant population like the rustic French
and negroe with us. always hoard.
But now, in the hour of our crisis, we
ail hoard because we are all ignorant.-
We are utterly at sea as to the state of
our finances. Who knows the condition
of otT Treasury, the 'state of our banks
and the amount of our daily expenditure?
The people do not know it, the Secretary
of the Treasury does not tell us, and we
much fear the Qoyernment itself does
PQt choose to know, uapleasant truthes.
Dui this is cowardly policy unworthy such
able men, as we have entrusted with the
goverment of our great country, unwor
thy the implicit confidence that meets al'
theirdemands and appeals, unworthy of
a people struggling for life and death.
Never did a nation pour more willingly
ts treasures into the public chest. Mil
ions are paid, day by day, promptly and
cheerfully, The rich give their carpets
and curtains to cloth the ragged soldiers
in the field. The poor give their last
crumb of bread to feed the weary by the
wayside. Old men and striplings take
their lives in their hands and bring'it them
selves at the first summons.
And is Government alone to do noth
ing ?. Are they ever to go in begging,
begging, begging ? Is there to be no end
to these appeals to the people to furnish
the army with shoes and socks and cloth
ing, to provide the hojpitals with lint,;
with provisions, with stimulants, to lend
their -corn and their meat to some dis
tressed General ? WThatever Jis asked
for is always forthcoming is cheerfully
given but what fearful wast! what un
pardonable want of system and provident
management ! And so with the treasury.
Is.Mr. Trenholm limited to persuasive
advertisements and urgent appeals to the
people to favor this loan and take that pa-
per f iNo one knows better tnanneaoes
that In finance, above all, there is but
one motive that regulates its movements
and that is interest. What we want is
not a Sangrado to bleed us to death, but
a careful steward who shall make the
most of our. estate. Confiding not .de
voted patriotism in the good judge
ment of our President, we accept his
Secretary of the Treasury on trust,
and cheerfully put our all in his hands.
His coffers swollow it greedily ; it disap
pears, we know not whither, and not a
word is vouchedsaved to us as the manner
in which it is applied. It would be a
comfort, at least, to know that we did not
sufier in vain, and that if we - starve in
silence that our brave brothers ja the field
are well taken care of.
Wnat measures have been taken to
distribute the burden equally, to relieve
it where it presses too hard, to secure the
wise and economical system of percep
tion and distribution, to provide for a re
turn to specie payment after the subsid
ence .cf lh,e crisis ? Of all these points
we are left profoupdly'jgnorant- Is it a
wonder then that mistrust and restless
ness appear? here and there ? The"re is
the same steadines among the people to
sacrifice the half, nay. the whole of their
property rather than fail in th enter
prise : there is no murmur heard against
the laws or the sacrifice they demand
But the greater the liberality of the peo
ple, the stronger the duty to account for
their gifts and their confidence; to tell
the plain truth and the whole ruth is the
least that the Government can give in
return for such a perfect and implicit re
liance on the part of a great notion. We
hear of Government taking energetic
measures to provide for the wants of their
States; even municipalities make efforts
to relieve their citizens from cistress, and
to protect them against extortion. Is the
Central Government alone to fold its
hands, receive all that ?s offered and to
persist in sullen silence ? Can they learn
nothing from the great Emperor of
France, who, in times of peace even,
provides work for the poor, supplies the
public with cheap bread, regulates the
butcheries, publishing assizes from month
to rr.onth"ufixing the prices of meat accord
ing to to the category and qualities ?
And if nothing elsecan "be done, the
people are entitled, and we repeat it, to
know iha truth, and the whole truth. It
will not do to reply that proper reports
will be made to Congress. We want to
know where we stand, and want to know
it now. " The people and their Represent
atives may consult and devise means, and
measures to be laid before Congress. It
will not do to plead the evil effect jsuch
disclosures would have in encouraging the
enemy. They know as well as we do
that concealment is a confessin of weak
ness, and that the people may safely be
trusted with a knowledge of all their dif
ficulties, and will look them boldly in the
face, and meet'them manfully, with tha
same energy and self-devotion they have
displayed on a hundred battl-fields and
during four years of destructive war.
HOW RICHMOND IS T BE DEFENDED.
(From the Richmond Sentinel. Oct 6.)
The male citizens of Richmond, if duly
impressed jvith the circumstance which
surround us, should immediately repair
to to the public square, or orher place of
rendesvous, with the utmost promptness
on the sounding of the alarm bell. Not
only those who belong to military organ
izations, should thus attend, but all others
should assemble to offer themselves for
such service as they are capable cf.
Some who cannot march, may yet be
needed to stand guand. There are few
who could not render some service in an
exigency, and none should absolve them
selves from a readiness to do so. Leave
it to the authorities to say. whether or not
a person is wanted, and in what capacity
With these views, we are pleased that
the indisposition of some to rally to the
defense of of the city, at the late alarm,
was corrected by tho persuasion of the
provost guard, and that tardy and reluct
ant citizens are .constrained to their duty
Yre hope . that the lesson thus taught may
be remembered on the next -occasion
for we may continue to look for such
and that we may prove to be "minute
men" in all future alarms, It will be
noble to see a whole population acting
thus bravely and patriotically it will be
an unendurable disgrace to such as hide
among the garments of ladies wardrobes,
as some are reported to hive done on
the late occasion. Nay, some are said
to be thus hid away no -T shame on their
white hairs. . As an inducement and en
couragement to the people to rally with
I promptitude and alacrity, let the author
ities, into whose hands they shall go, use
them with judgement and discretion, and
with as much econemv ot time and ex
pense as the occasion will allow. Let the
implicit faith be honored by returning
them to" their homes as soon as the exi
gency is over. Let 'no ungenerous ad-
vanlogo ru tflUpn ff tLoJr patriotism by
subjecting them to an inequality of bur
dens ; such .conduct would stimulate the
zeal of the people; and with a becoming
popular zeal, and a suitable official head,
Richmond would be a host in itself Per
sons who think more of their own care
and safety, than of their duty, and seek
to evade assisting in the defense of the
city, its homes, its women and children,
are unworthy of a residence or sojourn
among us and should be visited with tho
contempt of every or e,
THE SITUATION.
(From the Richmond Whig of the 15th.)
The Petersburg Express of yesterday
says: Our army is calmly awaiting" the
advance of the enemy on the right, fully
prepared to receive him when . such a
move is attempted, though no disposition
has been shown to attack oar position
there since the late recopnoissance, yet
it is believed that the silence of the last
few days is but the quiet that precedes
the outbreak.- It is not unlikely that an
attempt will be made to flank our works,
as we think the enemy fully satisfied of
the futility of all efforts to take them by
assault
At the present moment, says the Ex
press, attention is directed to the north
side of the James river, where a heavy
engagement seems not at all unlikely. '
It is known that Grant has largely rein
forced the forces already thsre within
the last two or three nights, and it is not
improbable that when fighting commences
we shall have it at both ends of the line.
nOW TO RETALIATE.
The Whig, referring to the destruction
of rebel property in the Shenandoah
Valley, says: "The fell work is going on
by order of Gen. Grant, to destroy every
thing that will sustain life in the Valley.
There is one effectual way, and the only
one that we know of to arrest and pre
vent this and every other sort of atrocity,
and that is, to burn one of the chief
cities of the enemy say Boston, Philadel
phia, or Cincinnati, and let its fate hang
over the rest as a warning of what may
be done and what will be done to them,
if the present system of war on the part
of the enemy is continued. If we are
asked how such a thing can be done, we
answer nothing would be easier. A mil
lion of dollars would lay the proudest
city of the enemy in ashes. The men
to execute the work are already there.
There would be no difficulty in finding
there or in Canada suitable persons to
take charge of the enterprise and arrange
its details. Twenty men, with plans all
preconcerted and means provided, select
ing some windy night, might fire Boston
in a hundred places and wrap it in flame 3
from the centre to the suburbs.
They might retaliate on Richmond.
Charleston, etc. Let them do so if they
dare ; it is a game at which we can beat
them. "New York is worth twenty Rich
monds. They have a dozen towns to our
one, and in their towns is centered near
ly all their wealth.
A CONVENTION OF ALL THE STATES,
The Examiner takes to task the two
Southern statesmen, Stephens and Boyce,
who have advocated the momentous pro
position of a convention of all the .States,
and in a fine vein cf ridicule depicts the
mighty convention with the South Caro
lina delegates sitting cheek-by-jowl with
Banks, Sumner, Everett and Beast Butler.
NEGROES FOR SOLDIERS.
(From the Richmomd Examiner, Oct. 7.)
It is not necessary now to discuss this
matter, and may never become so, but
neither the negroe or slave will be per
mitted to stand in the way of the success
of our cause. . This war is for national
independence on our side, and for the
subjugation of the whites, and emancipa
tion of the negroes on that of the -enemy.
If we fail the slaves are nominally free,
and their masters really slaves. We
must, therefore, succeed. Others JStaies
may decide for themselves, but Virginia,
after exhausting her whites, will fight her
blacks through to the last man. She will
be free ai all costs.
A Palpable Hit. On the night cf
the election in Ohio large .crowds assrn.-
bled at the head-quarters of the. Execu
tive Committee in Cincinnati to hear the
-v r .1 l . t11 '
nev3. une or tne largest nans was
finally opened and speedily filled with re
joicing patriots, who were addressed by
various speakers with now and then the
reading of a dispatch. Gen. Tom. Carey
was among the speakers and made the
following decided "hit :" '-When a trait
or tears down the Amon'M- "-er
Dix says, 'shoot -him ca the spot, but
General McClellan says, 'exhaust all the
resources of statesmanship to persuade (!)
him to lift it up again !' " This was lo
lowed by such an outbursj xf indignation
as shook old Mozart to her foundations.
Fifty pears on a stem eighteen inches
in length are exhibited at a fair in San
Francisco. The fruit weighs nineteen
pounds.
Affairs In Mlsssnri.
Jetferson Citt, Oct. 16.
The rehels under Jeff. Thompson
evacuated Sedalia at midnight, taking
with them, goods and some few citizens.
They took up a line of march for San
born's rear. .
Nothing, has been heard from San
born's cavalry since afternoon.
Our cavalry occupied Sedaha at day
light this morning.
Col. Crawford's regiment escaped, and
it is presumed they have returned to their
homes.
Major General A. Fleasantao leave
for the front in the morning to a?sai:a
command of the cavalry.
I am told that a vigorous pursuit is or
ganized. .
' General Fisk leaves at daylight on an
important expedition.
Price's main force it is suppose is
marching toward Lexington.
Seven thousand ci Price3 command
occupie4 Sedalia at 4 o'clock tht3 after
noon. The rolling stock or tho railroad was
safely removed to Tipton.
It is is supposed that Price has divided
his command, owing to a dispatch receiv
ed from our cavalry dated at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, at Prise was moving c:j
Lexington.
Col. Crawford, of the E. M. M. with
his command had occupied the place, bu
it is in doubt where he now is.
Anderson destroyed the North Mil- '
souri road at High Jjill. The Rev. Mr. '
Robinson reports that Anderson tu'd hiin
that his only orders were to raise hell in
North Missouri.
Thirty prisoners wer seat in ty our
caTilry this afternoon.
Gen. W'olf's brigade, E. M. M., ar
rived this from Washington.
The latest reliable intelligence .from
the seat of war in this Stale is as follow
Price's forces are on the fouth side of
the river, wast of the Limine and march
ing towards Lexington.
There may be one thousand or fifteen
hundred rebels en the north side of tha
Missouri.
Prics's advanced brigade, supposed ta
be the pas commanded by Fagan, reach
ed Independence yesterday. This ts rids'
to bear out the supposition that the desti
nation of the whole rebel for:e is Kansas,
and Pricer'is following doubtless with Li
main body.
Sedalia, Oct. 16.
A rebel force under Gen. Jeff. Thomp
son, about two thousand strong, attacked
this place yesterday about half past two.
The militia and citizen?, seeing thera
selves nearly surrounded, and cannon
being planted to open upon the town,
made a rapid retreat.
A few in the fort bravely repuUed an
attack, but finding themselves deserted
and helpless, surrendered as prisoners,
and were treated with great respect and
kindness, and were parolled here. Tha
citizens were set at liberty without parole.
The rebel force left during the night.
A Inrrro Infantry fnrrp flf fiUT trooDS
4 -
has now arrived.
Our merchants - lost some clothing,
boots, &c. Clorey, Crawford &. Co.,
lostheavilj. They estimate their loss at
85,000. There was no private property
destroyed, and no injury done the rail
. i i t.i
road, except uie turning or. tue water .
i
tank. ;
The enemy had two pieces of artillery. '
Mexico, Qct. 16, 4.0 p. ra.
Federal forces hold Fulton since Fri
day, 2o gang c-f Anderson's can take i
it." Anderson has not been there- Ma- J
jors, with four hundred rebels, attacked '
Paris yesterday afternoon. Result not ;
yet known. All safe at this point. ,
Springfield, Oct. IS.'
41 quiet heri. From prominent citi- ;
zens we learn that guerrilla bands are '
very active throughout nhe district, and ;
have surprised and murdered everal
taunch Union men. On Wednesday l
last J. W. McCuIlab, post-ma?terai Cur-
ran, twenty five miles south of thi3 place,
and John II. Hort, were murdered in.
cold bloo. The guerrillas plundered;
McCullah's house of everything valua-
gold and silvpr. ' Every citizen 'able to
ripar arms is in the service, and
guerrillas are being vigorously pursued,
and a great many overtaken and captur
ed. The citizens -are deterrain?d to re
sist the enemy, and Prjcs may ezpea to
meet a reception only seccd to tha;
which awaits him when he "snuffs o:.
this mortal coil." ' . i
Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Brutschc. 5
M. S. M., Assistant Adjutant Gvntxal,'
;s commanding the troops in this di;tri-;
in the absence of General Sanborn. Raj
tions and forage are sufficiently abundar:,
The country can sustain the inhabitant '
and troops until communication 13 ?gai
resumed.
Major McMahon, with a rebel force
is reported to be at Ilartsville. Ou
troops are in hot pursuit.
Hard Biscuit. One pound of rlcti
one egg, two ounces butter, w?t hard wit!
milk, and put immediately in the oea
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