, 1861-10-24
MISSOURI NEWS.
BURNING BIG RIVER BRIDGE
correspondent of the Missouri Republican,

writing from Pilot Knob, Oct. 27th, Gays:
Let me give you little exploit Of small
fquad Of these famous troopers, which oc-
Cured day before yesterday. Capt, Hymau,
desiring to get hold Of few seces aion mRu-
rauders who burned the st. Francois bridge
He selected Fix trukty men from his company,
who, with himself at their head, were dressed
in citizens clothes, and with their arms invsi-
Bile. They added to their company, Mr.
Bril-, q worthy Union man Of Ironton, who
had Lately been prisoner with secesh and
equipped they sailed 1orth into St. Francois
county towards q point where they knew
there wse small Eesemblage of bridge bull
err ard jayhaTkeTs. Before reachipg the
point, however, MI. Brill was tied to his noree
with great quantity of rope, aud the party
captured a " id Abolisiouist-"
arriving At the point where eight or ten
seceeh were colltcted, the setting commenced.
Mr. Brill tuEged Ut his rop=s and begged for
Captain Hymaa-7oquuor- Ohtug aud pray
as hard as you please: if the rope hurts will
fix it presently SO that it will ease sou" [Tfe-
ncEdous outlaws from secession bystanders,
which brings their Lieutenant out Of the
honse-l He secs the joke at once, and compll-
the. swamp foxes, tor his success in capturing
the Black Republican Ecoundrel, who had
escaped from them fen days since. Tie
Captain makes knowing a11usio1 to the SUE
eess IN the burning and robbery a. aud near
Big river bridge, aad desires to know what
they are doing for the ca1se in those psrts.
Thereupon Nj. Lieutenaut goes into detailed
account Of the paet and prospective exploits
Ct himself and followers. The story beirg end
Cd, cor1ooorated, and applaIded all through
by his companions, Ar. Lieutenant Is politely
invited to change places with Nj. Bell, AMI
hafnpr fA9 Jrf a rs
rope, todc1ed in front Of the cayalcade back
to Ionton.
It is Low fairly settled that jeff. Thompson
Lad nothing to do With the burning OF Big
1lVer bridge. This work Of intamy belongs
tc 8 eet OF scouudreIs lower do Hn in the Sc
cial scale ttsa Jstf ever saw, except when he
acted as Mayer Of st. Joseph. The company
who made tie attack sad committed the arson
and robbery at the blidge, aud in it's neigh.
torhood, were collected from the woods and
hills Of the adjoining couaties, and probably
separated IS rapidly As they had gathered.
Numbers f.cm the immediate vic;oftY dis
gulsed themselves rs Indians, to avoid recog.
milton.
Whilst was al the bridge to 1a7, a s1aalt
party cf scouts came in with two prisoners,
Eeme horses AID eeEen guns, found within six
miles OF that point. Two Of the guns were
Enskets that Esd been taken from the Feder-
81 soldiers at the bridge. Two Of the horses
wire found at the house Of widow woman,
who owned up at once, with tears In her eyes,
that they belonged to the marauders, and that
her son vas in the gang. II told Jeems," p"
said ehe, "not to 60 with the seceshers to burn
! would do it, and now I'm left q lone woman
without any comfcES, except in the promise
/ Of the Scripture, which says, 1Tlain up a
child in the way he'll go.'"
| The loss Of the bridge burners was not less
thai ten killed and twice that number wound
Z9 fhntt -, 5r1&-v .-Hk II
! ere st last; and there is no probability at pre-.
e+at ri their attempting to repeat it. The
fact j., secesh got On rampage, and deter
niEed to do something to distinguish Itself.
The IL is ever roW, ana it Will remain quiet
awhile,
! The only e1ltctual cure foz the dlsease is
! the utter defeat or expulsion from the STATE,
Of Price's army. Whenever the wholesale
cohv:ct;o1 prevails, amongst tie people. that
Missouri is bound to remain III the Union, 30
cefsioniEts will tither pick up their dads and
nudge for warmer climate, OF swear them
sklyes blue il tliclr efforts to becor:e goot
Union men.
St. Louis may sleep eoundly about South
east Mit eouri, 1oT 1eVen thousand men from
here and from Cape Girardeau are nov on tht
.Ear path, and will effectively clean out th1;
part Of the State.
Especial Correspondence cf Missouri Democrat,
Ro11A, Get. II, 1861.
INroRTAHT INFORMATION CoKcEKS1Sa TIL
observation-disclosures from the re5a army &
dsy by 9 reliable .gentleman-a Union ul81
who resides this side Of Lebanon. One Of hi
| ne1ghhors, an old gentleman, had Just re
rn1ned from PRICES army in Cedar county
Whtre he vent to induce his two SONS to leay
the army and return home. This man 20
back from his visit Tuesday evening, an
states that Gen. McBride has resigned and wa
shout to march bis division to Springfield ao
muster The men CUT ef service, Mach dissal
istacltcn prevails in the army. The ac
glomerate: mass, held together BY wes
cohesive force, was FAST dlsintegratiog. Tn
J Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas troops vel
: leaving fer their respective homes, Will
Price, with fhe remnant Of his men, was pust
Ing for the ecrner Of Arkansas, with the hoE
OF quartering himself on his ArkanRas cousin
This same Informant passed through SpTio4[
tield last Tuesday. he learned there tht
goirg to Lebanon. He also heard It reporte
7 that there were from 6,00O to 5000 India1
} beyond Springfield. The report Of my inform
ant has spread about town, many perso1slool
t ing upon its credibllity with doubt aud susp
: cion. They suspect It to be ruse Of Il
i. enemy intended perhaps to deceive and wal
. Tthe blow impending ever their heads. Th
cid man, ssy these 6keptical peraons, may
an emissarJ employed By the enemy to epre:
!. false reports, Designed, If believed BY era
1lons Union men, to cover up their track
Others thlHk It reasonable to suppose th
= Mcbride and his men are only anxious for wi
II trquartern, and that necessity compels the
Il to separate aud each man look out for hiI
c eelf ubt! the opening Of spr:rg, when th
Il will GENE forth and zeoTEaalz= for further N
~ chief
e Its generally believed here that Price u
i ret stand fight, and tbas his forces are dri
II rg out Of the State cs fact az possible. La
l. satisfied that the pecp'e of Arkansas q
|, heartily sick Of the attempt to force M;esar
4 cut Of the Union, aud that they look upon
: return OF Price and his bazefootsd rabbi, as
Is htaEy load to shoulder.
/ 4 emall police force, eay ten thousa1
It strong, dispatched from this place to Sp1in
le | field, abont three weeks ago, would have p
l. vented this catastrophe to our Southern b
It der neiEhbors. Now they will have to subs
c tur laupels aud State crininals throughu
; the 1crg s1d dreary Winter-
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE WEST.
= From tile St. Louis Democrat.]
=. We arc glad to learn that Major General F
r. mort las detailed Brjgaoier General stros
II OF New Yo1k, {who has recently been assIgc
70 to Guty on his stAtf,) to take up all the u1s
IL ted accounts and contracts Of this Deps
,e ment, thst everything may be ecrutta'1
u fully, fairly snd sesrchingl y, IN reference
~ ~ Wsr. From TIE high character and grest b
n inces experience OF Genera. StroDE ard
~ confidence repteed in him by the Adnlinisi
~ -. ton, We presume that Nj. Cameron '
r. cheerfu>ly acquieece in the results at VII
n Gen. Strong shall arrive as to the prompt ?
a. ment OF the Just claims Of our citizens
re- others who hsve been furnishing supplies :
,d material to the army Of this Department..
ae WHEREABOUTS OF PRICE.
tFrom Rolla Cor. Of Missouri Republican, ast
=. have Just received, on good author
news Of F1ice's whereabouts. A gentleI
n just from the vicinity Of Greenfield, has
oe rived ard reports that Prices army va
,se his M Wy M South. No tfoops were At Le6ass
sa s and only one company at Springfield,
&C. exodus Of rebel troops from the Seuths
-, seems to be general.
'Al have also learned, this morning, thou{
ne, cannot vouch for the truth of the report,
N General Mcbride has resigned, and Is ret
aol N Ing to Springfield to d!sband his division
oi' 1elurn home.
The 4 Flkht-Zolllcef1er Rspulssa-.F
Der lie Ct Wild C&e.
,ts. Tuesday, 1. H., Oct. n, Is
nat People at Camp Dick Robinson are souns
Ii the loud timbrel. Notwithstanding lowe
eky and humid atmosphere, hilarity rel
len AZ about t7so o'clock this morning 8 cou
~ :, With his escort dashed up the road, on Il
le irg steed, with tidi1ge Of Union victor
few h,ftf dienstch ~ Rr;Va3itr General Tho
9TH that Zoli{cofFer viff, :, 0n0 fnfantv ana
:iss :nss cavalry, attacked him in position yeste
Inat "a! morning at IL O'Clock, aad was repuised
nto 4 o'clock P. Il. he renewed the attack at II
;hneS er point, and was again repelled. At
aud was again reTei1ed Tho fsdsTa1 1oss ,ras
cure Killed ard - entv wn1naad Tho rahe1
re- Eas not ascertaiRed, because our men dit
- leave their position.