New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-18
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Njpht before last a tfalh oh bhO "'''N 49,
wet of Jefferson City was also fred INTO IRON
on anbuscade. A rife bah struck the conduct
or. Fred. Whipple, entering his right SIDE pene'
tratiog the lungs, and passing completely through
HE body It's force was spent as 1t came out vi
his left side; his clothing stopped 10, ana IL was
afterward found in his boot. Mr.. Whlppie oeu
an a few hours. lie was native OF Springheid'
Massachusetts, and a man universally beloved
He leaves family in California, Missouri Inns
strocious practice of firing into railway ua'n'
and endangering the lives of women and children
as well as men, will never be suppressed uu'a
terrible example i: made of some OF tse Inurooi'
ers. They should be treated as outlaws from Tue
human raco and shot down wherever tney arc
found. The trains frequently carry among o'nol
passengers, Federal soldiers, and Tor inc ren'O,'
chance Of ivsuring some of then they seem VIII
ling to shed any smOust of inrocent btaPd'
A new eailitary organization, called the " + re-
mont Reserve. with it's headquarters IN ChcaSo'
!, about 70 be irergurated throughout the NORTH
West II will e.nbrace inward of fifty thousand
mon qbo without abandoning their ordinary
ayocaticns, VII be thoroughly organized, armed
and drilled, end ready. should the exlgencles OF
the war reGeire it, to be called into the field AZ
n moments notice. A committee from the loyal
citizens of Chicago waited upon Gen. Fremont
and proposed the plan, which meets with his
warm approval, and will be carried out without
delay.
new movement is commenced in Missouri,
which promises, when perfected, TO enable the
10y asts 10 stand alone, and keep down the Rebels
without the aid Of Federal bayonets from abroad.
Union men in every county are to be organized,
armed and enlisted for service within the State,
during the-continuance of the war. The organi-
cation will be systematic and efficient, including
the requisite proportion of artillery cavalry,
sharpshooters aud pioneers. 1t is already COM
menced in this ard several other counties; and
at an early day will embrace $4,000 men, form
ing corps sufficient to keep the Rebels IN
check. when tie regiments which Missouri has
already furnished fer tue regular service shall
leave the State to accompany the Grand Army
dc wn the Mississippi
There are now fifteen steamboats, in the ser
vice of the Government and the number WIZ
soon be doubled. All the persons employed upon
them, from the captlins down to the cabin-boys,
will be organized into marine corps" uni
strict discipline. The commander of this inland
I" fleet" viii hold position upon the staff OF the
Malor.General like tbe'heads Of the other de-
partments of the service. 1t is supposed that
the chief will be Capt. Bart Able-a steamboat
man of long experience, and one OF the Old
Guard in Missouri-who has virtually held the
position from the beginning of the war, and for
the last two months has been popularity, if not
officially known as the Commodore" "tele-
graphic corps" also subject to military discipline
aud recognized as special department of the
army is being organized to take the wires along,
aud 20 insure the MajOr-General constant tele-
graphic communication with the headquarters OF
this department and with Washington.
In some respects ST. Louis has suffered more
severely from the war than any other city upon
the continent Three-fOurths of her trade was
with the South; and its entire cessation, To-
gether with the armed conflicts in Missouri, has
utterly cut off her manufactures and thrown
~ thousands of men and women out Of employ
ment This evil is being partially remeded by
the immense equipments required for the Army
of the Mississippi Mr.. James B. Eads, who
has the contract for building the gunboats, ill.,
forms me that before tomorrow evening he will
have upward of four thousand men employed
upon them. He is saDguine of being able to full
fill his contract, and have the boats completed
within sixty days from the 9Th of August. If he
does, it will be one of the greatest mechanical
fests ever accomplished in the country. The ex-
penditure of $400, 900 for labor alone, which
the work will require, viii be of great benefit
10 the city.
The Quartermasters Department already en-
ploys seven hundred women, and in few days
the number viii be increased TO two thousand
BY stepping into a large hall, on Fourth street,
sou may see four hundred of them in single
room, makiag bsversacks, beds, army shirts, aud
pants Forty seWiDg-machines are in operation;
and the force can turn cut 900 shirts or 700
pairs Of pants in day. The movement has met
with great opposition from contractors and
clothing men, whom it depriyes of their usual
profits; but Major JHstus McKinstry, the Quar-
termaster, is prosecuting it with cOmmendabe
nnd the city, Hitherto, tho bayersacks furnished
Joy contract cost the Government 81 s5 per
dozen; by this arrangement they cost but IS
cents. Ul1er the old system, TIE army shirt,
cost S19 per dozen; nov, superior article,
both in regard to quality and manufacture, is
turned out at about so so.
The wOrksvOmen receive from SO to Sc per
&eek Many Of them are the wives Of vOlun-
Eeers; Others kelong to the class of dependent
women, so numerous al over our large cities,