Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-07-23
Things In Missouri.

The St Louis Democrat Of the 18th inst.
has the following items:
The following dispatch, from Hudson to
hannibal, was brought to this city yester-
day morning on the Keokux packet: by
Mr.. John Ii. Bowen, agent of the Hapni-
bal & St. Joseph Railroad:
HUDSON, n. NJ. K. R., July l6.-Eight
hundred troops came up ahead of the pas
eeuger trains this morning on the North
Missouri Railroad, MS far as Millvil!e sta.
ton, thirty miles north Of st. Charles,
~here the track was torn up, and the troops
were fred into. When the passenger train
got there they were still fighting. Seven
rebels were killed and some prisoners tax
en-. One, who was caught with his gun,
was hung Immediately. Another Ia pris-
oner (attempted to escape, and was riddled
with balls. The federals took thirty horses.
Three of the troops were killed and seven
wonuded-oue mortalIy.
Mr. l.. E. Green, a resident of Spripr-
field, arrived on the last evening train.
having left that place on Sunday morning
the 18th. He Gays Gen. Lyon reached
Springfield on Saturday evening.
The rebel troops. 5000 60 5000 strong.
at last accounts bad left Meosho for Arkan
sas
The Home Guards of the south west are
the live!iest set of men the country has
ever seen. Col. Phelps is in command.
with MIR. S. Ii. Boyd for lieutenant colonel
and Sample Orr for Major. On the report
OF the Carthage fight and the ruin0r that
the rebels were marching on Springfield
che Home Guards rallied from all parts of
ths adjoining country and poured into that
place on horseback aud by wagon loads
The Danger passed and they retired to their
homes again. One company of them. the
other day. went 10 Marshfield and captured
several kegs of powder aud some guns, and
took six prisoners. Another com 2any went
10 Lebanon ard took six kegs of powder,
near Col. VeruOn's residence. They arres
ted Vernon. An attempt was made to res
cue him IN the night, but it was unsuccess
full.
A private letter from Galloway county
Mo, dated 18th, was received in this city
yesterday. which gives the following i'm
portant information regarding the wherea
hJuts and strength of Brig Gen. Tom Har
ris and his command OF rebels:
He is encam2eG about three miles north
of Pierce, Galloway county, by Browns
Springs, in some very heavy timber, which
surrounds him for miles, and makes his
position formidable. lie had at the time
Of w-iticg, about 500 men, and was getting
reinforcements all the time. About 200
men from Miliersburg went into his camp
on the evening of the 18th. lie has also
been Joined by IA number Of the boys who
were captured at BJonville and took the
cath. The farmers in the neighborhoOd
are all secessiOnists. The writer of the let
ter though. it probable that Harris force
would be 1000 strong on the 10th. There
will be difh;ulty in getting them out of this
tall timber, and they may carry on a guer-
lila warfare for some days. Ii they are
visited from ST. Louis. it is sixteen miles
to their camp from Mexico, en- the North
Missouri Railroad. and twenty-four miles
from St. Aubert, on the Pacific Railroad.
Jefferson City, July l7.-There was
yesterday fight at point somewhere be-
tween Georgetown and Sedalia, between
the secession forces. under Magoiin, and
the Georgetown Home Guards, under
Capt Montgomery. The Home Guards had
some seven men killed. Magofin's loss is
reported at three killed. It was only a
slight skirmish. and Magofiu retreatsd i'm,
med atrly tn his farm, six miles porth west
of Georgst"~n lie is encamped :beye
Nth seven hundred men but still more are
going to hisa in small Iuts. In Syracuse
great excitement prevails, AID the Union
@eH there ap?rshsBd danger: