Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-11-05
The war IN Missouri.
Special Dispatch to Tie Chicago Times.


Colonel Grover. who did from wounds
received at the siege of Lexington, was
blurred to day, with military and Masonic
houors, at the Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Colonel Peabody was sufficiently recov-
cred to attend the funeral.
The death q lieutenant Colonel White
is expected daily.
neis eomp!bisly pa,alyzed from a wound
IN the spine.
The sick at Ottervile are being removed
as rapidly as possible to St Louis.
p. G. Davidson, Assistant Surgeon in
the Uuited States army, was consigned to
the military prison to day for getting
drunk, being out without pass, aud cars
ing the Dutch"
The rerort Of colligpn IN New Mexico,
between Union volunteers and Texan reb-
els, Is c. nirmed ly Judge Watts, Delegate
from that Territory.
A party of Texans were defeated. near
Fort Craig. by volunteers and regulars.
and had eleven killed and thirty wounded.
In Iagonyis charge at Springfield, he
had sixty horses killed or completely dis
abled. and nearly all the rest were struck
by bullets.
Sergeant Charles II. Hunter. of Cinein-
natl. was particularly distinguished in the
action.
John Il. Stephens, an old and esteemed
citizen and Uuionist, was taken for a rebel!
rs he was running across the street, and
killed.
h. ii. Smith, another Uuicnist, who wa,
q prisoner to the rebels, was unin.entional
y wounded.
ST. Louis, Nov. Let.
Brigadier General Stanley, commanding
the cavalry forces under General Fremont
was thrown from bis horse, hear Warsaw
several days ago, and had his leg broken
lie is now in this city, at Barnum's Hotel
An officer of the staff. while returning Il
| ST. Louis. found the sick at Otter Vile ne
| elected by the Surgeon in charge.
| The staff officer bad their wants suprlie,
sent the Surgeon to his post, and has sine
reported him TO General Asbuth.
General S'gel commands the largest di
vision in Fremout's army.
His command consists Of twelve regl
mehts.
A prominent citizen Of Southeastern Mis-
souri, thinks that the Federal troops shout,
have pursued JEFF. Thompson, driven hin
into Arkansas, and then occupied Pitt
mans Ferry, on Currant River.
The only pass-way to Arkansas there j
twenty miles wide, with swamps on tn
east side, and the Ozark Mountains on III
west.
JEFF. Thompson is recruiting at Bloom
| field, and has eighteen hundred men. par
OF them Unionists, pressed into his service
The Union men enlisted in the southeas
] npnn m nn ahnta
Hon. John W. NOEL is hero for arms.
lie is able to get only two bundred an
fifty muskets.
The Agent of the California Pony Elk
press has received orders for its discontiu
uance.
ST. Louis, Nov. 8.
special to the Democrat, Springfield
Mo, Oct. 30, says: "a negro says he lei
| part OF Prices army at Sarcoxie, in Jas
| per county on Monday night hst report
that Gen. Lane had just made an attack OF
the rebels, but that he knows nothing o
the result. He says that, when ten milo
distant from Sarcoxie, he still heard can
nenading.
This story seems altogether improbable
as Lane only left Hermansvlle. 10 IIickor,
CHTcUAtp,
Sunday morning, and it is hardly possibl
that he could have reached the latter plac
in so short time.
''But a scout who arrived here last nigh
reports that, when six miles from Sarcoxio
on the Mount Vernon road, he heard artil
lery firing from o'clock till DIRK, on Mon
| day, and that the firing was rapid II,
| also heard firing on Tuesday o. m. Thi
scout learned nothing of the result, nor be
tween what parties the engagement tool
place."
A speeial to the Democrat, Jefferson CITY
Mo, Nov. ), says: "a scout arrived hor,
yesterday, and reports to Headquarters tina
he lett Price on Sunday last at Neosho
with l3 OO9 of his own men and 5 1000 In.
dams under McCulloch. They have no in
tention of making stand in Missouri.
"MeCulloeh himself had gone to Favette
vile, Arkansas, to change the direction o
reinforcements to Camp Walker, Arkansas
instead of Missouri, where Price will ioir
him.
Lane is south of Price, and has sent t,
Fremont for reinforcements, and large
mounted force had gone to his aid.
Lane has had a skirmish with Prices
rear guard, but with what result is no
known"