Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-23
LATEST NEWS
By tie Aails.
Nissouri News.

Missouri NeWs.
81. LorIs, Nov. u.
Especial 70 the Chicago Evening Joarssl.i
II. Louis. Nov. Il.
4 serious accident occurred yestsrdsy st the
0rovois Gal Mines, i've miles from this city. An
excavation gave Wy, seriously injuring sevsL
men. Il 10 thought some Of them will rsoOver.
The steamer Platte Valley arrived this morsisg
from Csi.o, and Teports the to-ces under JET
Thompson, which sei1sd her at Pric.'s Ian aisx,
not over two hundred. With two pieces Of cannon.
The rsbels took nothing Oh the boat. Tho captain
and clsrks were arrested on arriving st Caps Cir
ardsau BY Government officers. The charge
sgsinrt them 10 unknown.
At latest accounts Gen. Lane was ahead Of The
rebels some forty miles, who we're panung him
rapidly With large torce, including large num-
Der of lndisns. The rebels arc said to bs com
manded BY Tom Harris, and are destined for Kan.
~, which State they ssy must b destroyed.
G.N.
Especial TO the Chicago Times
The latest accounts from Gen. Prices army rep
resent him in Barry county, making preparations
70 advance 70 Springfield.
Since the Federal army has departed from that
reeisn, secession outrages have recsm uenced. and
Union families have been driven away " hun.
dreds.
A gensral order issued by Gen. Hal,sck, contains
the following:
1t hes been rsported that important information
respecting tho number and condition Of ou' forces
is conveyed 10 the enemy by means Of fugitive
slavee who are admitted within our lines. In or.
der remedy this evil it is directed that no n.
perssns b hereafter permitted to enter the lines
Of Any camp, or of any forces on the march, aud
that sny now within such lines be immedisseiv
excluded thersfrom.
Capt. Vim. McM;chael is Assistant Adjutant
General to Gen. Hslieck.
Ten or twelve houses IN this city have recently
been entered and rotbsd by persons drsssed =
soldiers, under presence of searching for powder.
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From W ashl ngtOs.
WAsaISaroN, Nov. Il,
lSpecisl 70 the Chicago TimeAl
Gov. PierpOnt urges the Government TO open
the Baltimore and Ohio Rvroad.
Gen. Van Rensselaer, vi leave for the west in
few days, to inspect the troops in the department
Of the Missouri.
One Of the New York regiments threw Pom
toon Bridge across the Potomac TO day, In . very
short space Of time, attracting hundreds Of spects
tors.
new bridge across the Potion 40 is to be imns-
distely constructed on the old piers of the canal
aoueduct.
An important balloon reconnaissance Just made,
shows that tho rebel forces are occupying their
old positions in front of Centrevile, apparently
their usual force.
Two more bodies Of members of the New York
18th Regiment have been found where tho late
skirmish occu red. They were in . nude coudi-
ti"n, and showed evidence OF most shocking bru
tality on the part ofthe rebels.
1t sppea's to-day that not 90 accident occurred
yesterday smeng the $1,000 troops who are - ex
tensively mAn9uvered.
II has been officially ascertained that the Gov
ernment has now in the field, In camp, and in pro-
cess of formation, 6OOO00 volunteers, and the en-
istments for the regular service aro more than
heretofore.
During the " * the Treasury Department will
probably take act N with regard to Custom regu-
lations 1t Por. Ro, al.