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Of Harperss Ferry-morai
Eject OF IT,


However the evacuation Of Harper's Ferry
BY the traitors may be regarded as q strategic
movement, there is no doubt that 1t has pro-
cuccd the grcatest alarm along their sympa-
thizets hero and elsewhere. We are gradually
getting an inside view Of the situation Of the
80 called t'Confederated army" With all their
care to conceal their movements, much lnfor-
nation reaches headquarters a. to the objects
Of the leaders, the condition Of the troops,
and the feeling Of the Virginia people. Never
we're men in snch a dilemma The Secession
amy, granting 1t to be as large "a tbs most
extravagant newspaper writer desires to have
it, land the larger the worse for them, is In
horrible plight The commlssariat is wretch
ed; the rank and file dissatisfied; the
cficerr, especially those who left the
United States Government to take commis.
nfons under Davis, dfspiTited, and the people
oppressed ard plundered BY = host Of stran-
gers, who hare come into Virginia to make It
the theatre Of war for the qualification os
the ambitions designs Of d few desperate i'd
ventusers II you desire to look behind the
curtaan that coneeals all this rebeliou-its
starvation, begging and boastin2s- AXE up any
one Of the fen Southern papers that reach
you, and 5ou viii ut onee perceive what con-
cern It is! Bitter abuse q the ftoe states, ~
Ing stories about Mr. Lincoln, and violent In.
yectiyes Of General Scott md tho thousand
under bis command, ars, Of eoulse, 70 b
found; but you can readily detect the dtscon-
tent, desperation, poverty, and apprehension,
| under this Yeil Of stormy braggadocia and
selfacrua{ng Ill temper.
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WhAt to Do Win Tne E1f1ke3s
But how the Savannah, or rather her Grev,
are to be dealt with remains to bo seen: There
would eeem 10 be but one wny, unless Exesu.
blood Of more than one noble young man A.
ready cries from the ground, shed In riot, as
eassiratiou: and in action, and We think the:
President viii pause long before he proposes
to interfere with the cop1se Of tho INV n
he act ot MaY I5, 1870, It Is provided t6st If
any person shall, upon the high seas, &C.,
commit the crime Of robbery ~ or upon any
,ship OF veese}, OF upon any uf tho ships COM
pany Of auY ahip or vessel, OF the hdtng there
OF, such person sha1l be adjudged 70 &c p
.nte, and being thereof convicted bef9Te tne
Into which he shan be brought, q n wh1ch q
hs shall be found, ahau suffer death: ami Il
this Is not sufncient 1t Is provided also py tne
act Of April SO, 1760, thst any ctdzen commit
Ing piracy or robbery upon the high bes7 nn-
der color Of sny coznmfsaion from anT f1sea9.n
Jrpn. any f'e'sosa,n = shall, on conviction sufie1
:: Il ordinary. times il = chaziestoa Pilot boat
had been taken IN the act OF. robbery on the
high stas, had gone out from any poEt, North
en- OF Southern, Hith = tht1ty.tWo poundeaa
with eutlazscs md pistols, would there have
been auy thought q mistaken mercyf ssTheEt
is no more epe,Eicious crime Known to tholas
thsn piracy, for On the high seas the victim Il
supposed ia. be Peeuliaf1y. he1plees aad b.
! yond the reach Of AID M2nything can id:
to the xtrocaty Of the crime; It Ia this pretend
ed authority given to It bx the chief nbettor
I of an tnfurrtction which 50 far haa marked Ii
course With bloody cruelty and crimes un
Known: TO- civilized Ws1faft LEI tho la
Wherefore take it, cour1e, and thS8 arm OF II,
: robbers understand that speedy md trzror:
ble Justice Will oye1take them.-K. X4TT
1s4ae. .''':
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The i1pn steamer Peerless, Of Toronto,
which Consul General Giddlugs suspected OF
being intended for the use Of the rebel gov
crnment, arrived at this port yesterday. She
has, owing to repeated detentions, been three
weeks on her voIage from Toronto, having
sa,lcd on the eth u May. She is q steamer
Of SEQ tons burden, said to be six years old
md Mr. R. Heron. Captain Dick Afterwards
sold his interest to Ar. Zimme eEman, the greas
railway NAL After his death his share WAS
purchased by Mr. Heron, who In time sold out
to the Welland Railway Company
She subee qurntly passed into the hands Of the
Bank Of Upper Canada. The preseHt owner
is said to be Capt. John T. Wright, OF Throg's
Neck, well known In the steamboat interest
here and at the South
The Peerless 6as bought By him on the 10th
Of May. She arrived at Quebec on the a7th,
and at that point the suspicion Of the Consul
was first awakened. 1t Was ascert.ined. that
under recent British laws the vessel would not
be permitted to depart to foreign port with
out an imperial clearance, which the proper
etflcer could not grant, owing to the fact that
the owner Of the Peerless was an American.
can Consul at Quebec, for q t'sailing letter. y
which he declined 10 grant On the ground that
the vessel might be intended for some Confed-
crate port rather than the port OF New 1ork.
At length ehe was permitted to clear, On con
dilicn that she be commanded.bF by Capt Nc
Carthy, uatire Of Nova 8cotla, but . natural
lied citizen Of the United States.
She is strong, Wel1.fnished vessel, 225 feet
long, ~ feet beam, and IL feet hold, and has
slx water tight compartments. Her engines
are eco horse power, her paddle wheels are 81
feet In diameter, and she Is said to be capable
Of running IS knots an hour. She now lies at
Pier No. 50 North Rlger.-M z. Iri6uns, 18th,
, 1861-06-20
Governor Hicks and the Maryland
Legislature.


Governor Hicks sent d sharp message to the
Legislature to-day in reply to m order Of the
House appointing committee to examine the
executive records, and call for such persons
end papers ns they may deem proper, TO ena-
bio them to- ascertain and report to the House
without delay, the precise character Of the re-
1atioDs established by the executive Of this
State with the Federal government since the
commencement Of the existing national
troubles. The Governor Says:
have heretofore had the honor to Inform
Iiehed ycur honorable body, with copies Of
ill correspondence between myself and the
officers Of the general government, which I,
delm 1t necessary to lay before you. In max
Ing that response officially and in good faith,
It did not occur to me that my veracity would
be impugred by coordinate branch OF the
Slate government, with which have earnest.
" endeavored to mainta1n harmonious rela-
tlonB.
I have patiently forborne to demonstrate
against the bitterly malignant spirit eyinced
against me personally bY majority Of your
body.
It Is matter OF no consequence whatever
to me what your opinion Of me may be, but
when your official acts reflect upon the digni-
ty of tle office which 1,hold, I feel It to be my
duty to protest against them; In such case
OF torbearance on my part, it's not only not q
virtue, but It Is tacit dere1iction OF my duty.
hare Ind with the officers Of the General
Government. have omitted nothing hnying
the slightest public Importance, aud am
strongly convinced that your body Is fully
aware Of the fact that have kept back moth.
irg having the least bearing upon the re{a-
tiops between the General Government and
the Executive OF Maryland
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AlR. RUSSELL, OF THE LONDON
TIMES, AT CAIRO.
Senator Johnson, Of Tennessee,
at Cincinnati .
VIENNA, VIRGINIA, OCCUPIED BY
FEDERAL TRR0PS,
AFFAIRS III WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Interesting Items from the South

Especial Dispatch to the Chtea6o Ir1pune.1
WAsuIHaToE, Juno 10, 1861.
have to-day visited the scene Of Mondays
disaster, to The troops, under General schenck
On the London and Hampshire railroad. Two
Ohio, two Connecticut and the New York
si1ty-niuth are eucamped within short dis
tarca OF each other, about SIX miles this side
Of Vienna The rebel forces have all been
Withdrawn from the point where the masked
battery opened on the train.
While there I met several residents of the
little town Of Vienna, In the Ohio camp. They
all stated that over two thousand rebels re-
treated through their village, within two hours
SITTER the ettack. Although nearly serca times
stronger than the Ohio troops they dared not
open an attack on them. The varied descrip-
tIons Of their fight were amuslng. There ara
now no rebel forces this eide OF Fairfax Court
House.
In consequence Of the ret1eat OF the rebels
from Harper's Ferry, the vicinity Of Washing
ton Is likely to be again tho fheatre Of action.
Both armies will be largely reinforced. It Is
thought that the Government viii have fifty
thousand effective men concentrated on the
tt4EI ElAQ u LAc UtO1% Ill 4C39 th4fAAA q HEpa%
The List OF appointments for the new regi-
nlents Of the regular army was made public
to-dsy. Abcut one third Of these are civilians,
zssinly IN the lower zank-yonng men named
to Leatenancies. Captain Doubleday Is made
MeJor for his seg7icea In Fors Sumter. &aay
Of the appointments are made from among
regiments Of the best drilled New York mill
tia; and number of meritorions non-7om-
miseioned officers Of the army are among the
zew Second Lieuteuant1.
The President wln receive no new visitora
between this time and the meeting Of Con
gress, being busily engaged IN the preparation
Of his message, md other important pubas
business requiring his careful attention.
Professor Lowe, the hal:oonist, raade sever
III experimental asccnsfons from the grounds
about the White House to-day, attracting Large
| crowds.
Gen. Mcdowell reconnoitred the country
today In the nelghborhood Of the Ohio regi
ments on the ontposts, with . view to TIL
! construction Of entertainments; hence it i
believed that no immediate advance can b
expected.
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Further News Of the Vienna Surprise

WAsu1S0ToS, June 10, 1851.
The fight commenced at Z o'clock Monday
evening. Gen. Schenck Was wnzned by an
old man, about mile this side Of Vienna, not
to 60 on, for the enemy were there In force.
and had battery planted
There had been persons ont AB far aa V1cnna
the day before, and no enemy found
Gen! 6cherck asked the opinion Of the
officers about going on, and q majority Of
them said: Let's 20 ahead; we can man.
age a1l the South Carolinians there, any
how
Tho men engaged II the action near Vienna,
praise Col. McCook highly. Some are
bhming General schenck without just cause,
hope It iscertain that he exposed himself
feBrlese1y.
The train fired into consisted Of locomo-
tive, passenger car and two platform cark-
The locomotive YES In the rear pushing. The
battery appeared to have six guns. At first
another, and then vol1ey Of about thirty
chargestof grape and canlster were fired.
The three. companies exposed were from
Cleveland, Zanes7lllc and Portsmouth.
William Da7id Mercer, Of Zanesvil1e, Is
dead. His right arm was shot of He died
at three o'clock this morning. In his dying
moments be attempted to sing the "star
The wounds are the hideous rents and CASH
es Of grnperhot.
The I'd Ohio Regiment, with the exception
Of small guard, moved to support the 1st
this, morning. When the order came to march
There were no sick men the hospital Every
had an honorable discharge aud was going
home, but he insisted upon. going with the
regiment this morning.
The boys are eager Ito storm that battery
The pickets Of the Ohio camp were fired upon
last night. Some forty shots were fred, bui
none Of our men hurt Tho guard left II
NJ H
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n1s17sGUisHKD ARR1vAL.

WE RESELL, Esq, LII D., CORES
rondent Of the London Times, arrived at
Cairo yesterday, from the South. Accord
ing 10 the dispatch which announces his
presence there, he complains TINT his let
ttrs have been tampered with, and his
confidence Otherwise abused in the Land
Gu Dixie"
Ve need not urge that Mr. Russell be
treated, while remaining in the Northwest
with the courtesy due to the graphic his
torian of the Crimea, and Of India. 1t is
true that he pronounced the great Repuo'
lie dead. in ONO of his first letters to the
1imes. Before resching Chicago, let us
hrpc he may find TINT it still shows signs
Of animation.
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How the Boonvfuc News was KeceIved
by the Becexa1on1Bts.

The oanard originating at the Journal Of
fee yesterday evening, to the effect that Gen.
Lyon and forces had been surrounded, was
received With the greatest exultation By the
traitors In our city. The immense crowds
which congregated IN the neighhorhood Of the
Journal office, and along Fourth street, were
tubilant with shouts for JEFF Davis and Beau
regard. The traitors wrung each others
hands, sang, danced and swore, and exhibited
their joy ii the widest andhmost exuberant
manner.
Many Of theeo good Union men who read
the Republican were seen with Enlightened
fnces, and every indication Of extreme pleas-
ure 10 their mannez-the dehled and traitor
Gus blood OF their hearts 1eaping into their
countenances st the news Of the defeat and
capture Of the government forcea.
Their Joy, however, was short lived, cut
short by the news Of tho terrible retributfon
inflicted upon the rebel forcea ut Boonville ;
and last night though the crowds were still
large On Fourth etreet, perfect calm and
head1ong from the heights Of their joy, were
seen whispering and shaking With lear.
These exhibitions 60 to show thst the cen
tral warda of this city are rotten to the core
with treason.
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WAsHHaTos, June 19.-Reliable accounts
received from Poolsyll1c, dated 9 O'Clock Last
night, say that Col. Stone was still there, aud
not at Leesbu1gb, as reported. =.
Yesterday afternoon the enemy attempted
to make crossing ut Goose Creek In d ferry
boat, opposite Edwards Ferry, with a force
estimated at from 800to 600 men. Col Stone
had given orders that Il any attempt was
made to move the boat, to fire upon it. In
compliance with these orders. Lieut. Haa-
ed the boats with = shower Of bullets aud
fragments. The boat was rapidly drawn back
to shore. The enemy then formed In line
along the hank and commenced firing; but .
few well directed spherical case shots disperJed
It il denied that the nasked battery at Vic1-
na Rad been taken; also that the report that
Federal troops had taken possession Of Fairfax
Court House. There is official authority fo1
beth these denials.
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From Gf1fton-Rebcl Troops Sur
prise and Capture Piedmont.


GRAFTON, June 19-Infornation, thought
to be reliable, Says that fifteen hundred Con-
fedezate troops are in the naighborhood Of
Beverly md Phillippi, and that m attack will
be made On the latter place. There can be no
doubt but the rebels in Western
Virginia havo been very largely
reinforced and some grand movement is con
templated. The federal troops will be equal
to any emergency. Large relnforcements
will probably reach here in few days. A
force sufficient to guard Cheat River Bridge,
has been cent forward from here
GRAFTON, Va, June 19:h.-The rebel forces
from Romney burned the Railroaa bridge over
New Creek, 20 mile& west Of Cumberland,
ear]y this morning, and marched. on to Pied
mcnt, which place they now hold. The tsle-
graph wires cast Of Piedmont ware cut by
them. Their number is Various1y estimated
from 1900 TO 4,000. Notice WIS given Of
their appIoseH to stoEn,,- and citizens
were preparing to- le4ye when the
informant ieff- AL the engines belonging to
the Baltimore and Ohio RR were fred mp
aud sent weet to Grafton. The greatest eI.
element prevailed. A company OF Citizen
soldiers, who were guarding the bridges, aEe
reported killed On the approach of the
rebels the Piedmont operator closed the tele-
graph office ond fled, and we bare no means
Of ascertaining what damage e being done.
Communicates by rail between Cumberland
aud this place is also now cut oE. !.
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The Southern Rebellion.
Especial dispatch to tho World
WASHINGTON, june II.

The War Department Is in the constant re-
eeipt Of applications for positions In the army,
lrd especially in the ten new regiments re.
Gently ordered. It is hardly necessary to state
that there are no more Faeanctea- Ihey have
al been filled, both in the regular army and In
it's new additions Applicants will saTo them-
selves great deal Of trouble and anxiety by
at once abandoning all Intentions Of making
further applications, to say nothing OF reltev-
ing the department Of m Immense burden.
Applications are received by the hundred
e.e{y day and ore amply iaid axsy u tae an
pears TINT about nine thousand applications
hare been made for ieuteuaneaes, and Just
about one-ejghteenth of this number have
been appointed. This statement onght to satr
isfy the thousands applying far otaess, azad In
duce them to desist. as ! 1nake It h authority.
lTn8 BoDT OF SERGEANT GooDrE1Iow.
Yesterday the body Of Sergeant Good fel-
low, Of New York, Who Was killed. at Great
Bethel, WAS taken On board the Alabama to be
by lie nisCardly conduct 81 tie captain, who
refused to let the se1geant's father on board,
although be Ind pass from General Butler
The captain received fifteen dollars for taking
the corpse, and refused to take the old man
because he could not pay full fare
THE AFRICAN SQUADRON.
The Navy Department Is in receipt Of I'D
TIces from the African squadron. They re-
port the receipt Of the homeward 'bound or
ders by the comman d .tn-chief on board the
corvette Constellation, but owing to the scat
tered State Of tie fleet, all the vessels could
not be informed Of the Depa1m ant'a wish for
come time. The order in which the chips will
arrive home is as follows; The steam g1nboat
Mohican first, steam guuboat Sumpter second,
Constellation third. Mystic and San Jacinto
last,
sK1RM1HH1Eo UP TIE POTOMAC.
News has reached here Of collision BE-
tween the advancing column ofdlstdet troops
on the Potomac river and the rebels. It oc-
Cured thirty miles above this city, on the
Virginia side. 4 captain and two priyates Of
the rebels we're killed. The district soldiera
eaw them fall Oft their horses and their bodies
dragged away.
CELEBRATING TIE A.sSIvERsART.
The anniversary Of the battle Of Bunke,
Hill was celebrated in Alexandra to-day By
the officers of the Massachusetts, Fifth and
those attached to the Ohio Regiments. 4
grand dinner was eet out in picnic style, in Z
grove just outside the limits OF the city
Speeches were the order Of the day, aud many
patriotic sentiments were the result Of thit
Invasion Of "my honored state," which vii
| no doubt greatly annoy Ex2 Senator Mason.
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The Wheeling QonVaH10R4
WHEELING, Juns 10-The time Of the Con
yention to-day was occupied with debate on
the ordinance 1eozganizips the State Govern
meut.
MIR. West Of Wetze]. offered IN ametadment
that no one who voted for secession be al-
lowed to hold office in the State during the
war-suppor.cd BY West aud his colleague
Martin, who, among other statements, ssid
the secessionists In lis county are in the habit
Of taking the oath Of allegiance aud after
wards repudiating it.. Men had TO- learn to
disregard the oath to be good secessionista.
The amendment was 1ost-aycs 10. nhys 60.
The ordinance finally passed, 70 to 8. The Or
dinance provides for the entire reorganization
Of the States Government, every. officer to be
Obliged to swear allegiance anew to the U. g.,
and fepudiate the Richmond Convention, will
now proceed to choose Governor aud Coan.
Gil. a new State seal mud other emblems Of
authority have be en- ordered
WHEELING, Va, June 19:h.-Frank Pier
point Of Marion county WIS unanimously
nominated to night for Governor by the con
yention in caucus.
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Nem advertisements.

M ANTED 1AIAIEDIATEIY-A
" First clsss Carriage Printer. Also. Ca.1faeo
Trimmer nd y9nnt r. , naa that hss had soma =1pef!-
ireax n T. HiTHAWAY. Jaae4rIlle. Hia le,n9f
, 1861-06-20
Another Fight at 1ndependonces mo.
Tho Secea8lonists Houted.

ST. Louis, June lo.-AdEices from Kans.s
City yia St. Joseph. gives the following &C.
count Of the engagement near Independence
on Thursday last, briefly alluded 10 yesterday.
A dethtcbment Of Federal troops under Capt
Stanley, with = flag Of truce, visited the camp
cf the State troops to ascertain the purposes
Of Capt: Holloway. During the conference
stanlJ Observed movements were being made
with design to attack him, aad ordered .
retreat. HIS detachment while retiring was
fred on BY State troops at an order given By
a aprivate, but the fire was 80 irregular, that
they killed their oWn commander, Capt.
Holloway, and J. B. Clanahan and severely
wonpd}nE several others Of their own men
ssanley's troops didn't fire, taving received
orders not to DO SO under any circumstances;
The efair, phen Captain Prince, with strong
body OF troops, attacked md routed the Staso
forces, capturing thirty horses and = large lot
Of luggage. There are now $500 u. 8. regu-
lars and Volunteers at Kangas City.
Gen. Mcclellan Is expected here to morrow.
Brgadier-General Sweeney, Of the Homo
Guards, is making . thorough investigation OF
The firing upon citizens, By volunteers, Oh
Monday,
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Hn44NAeo11s, June 1a*-Tenders Of com
panies stu coAtiRue to pour in. Col Mere
dith has had twezty companies tendared him,
sud Cols. Brown and Miiian ne rapidly filling
up -" . - -" ''-s
scvenfeenlh regiment, we5p tested today.
Conrad Baker, Col o&s thu Cava1E Regiment
On the border has reaigneA Fila bu11ness en-.
gasfHeafe would not sdmit Of hIs accepting
the positien.
one Of our cayalrr companies, ,wt1lbo ready
,othep n ten d.ys-
Tho Eighth and Tenth Regiments Ind1ana
Volunteers, Coils Benton a1h Manson, viii
leaTe here at Il n, tomorrow, on the Indian:
apl1is Il Cincinnati rpad.
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Cbirago Critutte
IMPORTANT REBEL MOVEMENT

IMPORTANT REBEL MOVEMENT.
By our late dispatches last night, it Will
te seen that the rebel forces in Western
Virginia, strongly reinforced, have sur
prised and captured Piedmont, an impor-
iant point N the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, burning bridges and destroy
irg the telegraph wires At that point
The rebels thas hold the road at its center,
willie our forces possess either terminus.
At Piedmont are the machine shops OF the
road, but We infer that the loyal citizens,
who are said to hare left the place in great
precipitation, aud not without loss Of life
in defending one Of the bridges, were able
to get of the locomotives to Grafton.
, 1861-06-20

i e1AgKR CArRixp--Th CArzuRxp.--Ths ship NIghtin.
gals, J. !. Guthrie, q. g. Nayy, commanding,
arrived 1t New York Saturday morning from
Nonzpyia, west coast Of AElca, which po1t
,she lot MAY: Is, The Nightingale With ESQ
Ksbenda, % " west coast of Aiiles, bg the United
Statee-sloop .ofwaz gs<atoga- She WaA taken.
INTO NonroKia, where. thn Cargo mas put on
ehore,: and So men, ,e1; women, SO boys and
% gi1la, making : total ot; pol 40 haytng
died On The passage from. KabR1s 4 p1izs
crew Of 20 men We!e pnf on board 1he Might
NV Yolk. .The three msta oi the Mshtln.
.gale.: Mcssra;: Hinds, :Winslawt and Weeter.
Telt, ve1e sent home In the ahop, to be dal1x,
/ ered to tho authodHes, =: s..7 ~ ,: :,
, 1861-06-20

~ 1ae srisaMd steamers dlaautac :aud ~Batse,
tSe M tSe Ga1e,rts Tsess pest acting as Transports for
31to gnn boat; They VI Ti11 y" MsFs F eincssnt
~ s+ sesssaA, being powerful sand swifk. = =
foL1E 1ns s1e1ner 1, teesiess, inst fum Toronto,
~ tnta Z = e. 6nath resse1, win also be convert
Equadrou. ~a@o 70 Inc oloeAsoo
, 1861-06-20
From Northern Missouri

Especial Dlspatch to the Chicago Tz{onno'l
QUIZ CT, H., June 10. 1851
The Railroad and telegraph westward are
unobstructed. Col. Palmez's regiment, from
Jacksonville, arrived hero to-day and went
into camp ut the north end Of the city. It Is
expected he will move to Palm yra, No., to-
morrow to attend to secession camp said to
be established in that vicinity, numbering 600
ersc0. Wehare heard nothing confirming the
ront Of Jackson's aHny Mt Boonri1le. The
Pacific line OF telegraph. only working east
from St. Joseph as far as Kansas City.