Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-17
Sunday Evening Dispatches

ST. LOUIS, June l6.-Eight regiments of
Illinois troops are to be stationed within two
hours march of st. Louis, four Mt Beleville,
four at Caseyville, and four at Quincy. We
have undou6ted information that there were
two thousand State troops at Boonville on
Friday, half Of theul well armed and equip
ped, with quite number of cannon. En-
trenchments were being thrown up, troops
were constantly arriving, and provisions
were being made for determined stand.
The Secessionists have full sway in all coun-
ties all along both sides of the Missouri River
from the Kansas Border to Boonville, and
the indications are that they are pretty well
provided for fight. There are reports of a
skirmish near independence, in which the
Federal troops were repulsed, which seems to
have some probability, but the telegraph IN
that region is entirely under the control of
the Secessionists, and reliable reports can not
be had.
QUINCY, I'LL, June 16-We learn from a
messenger from st. Joseph, No, last even
ing, that Colenel Curtis, of the Second Re-
giment of Iowa volunteers, made his head
quarters at st. Joseph. His forces are dis
tributed over about one hundred miles of
the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad.
Colonel Bates, of the First Regiment, has
distributed his force along the same road, on
each side of the HudsoA. He has taken the
lOCOluOllNts lIOlu lub NOIbu hllSSOuEl hOhu,
TO prevent them from falling into the hands
of the rebels.
There are no troops at Hannibal. About
one hundred are stationed at the bridge near
Palmyra. Fears were entertained there of
an attack last night.
Some of Colonel Curtis's force had diff
Guilty at a station twenty miles East of st.
Joseph. The station-agents' son had some
words with one of the soldiers aud drew a
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from an Abolitionist, when soldier i'm
mediately shot him dead.
ERIE, PENNA, June l6-The propeller
Cataract, Captain McNeely, from Cleveland
TO Dunkirk, took fire this afternoon about
three o'clock off this city, and boat and cargo
were entirely destroyed. Four persons are
known to have been drowned by the swamp
ing of small boat. Their names are John
Hornegan, watchmaD; Hugh Fitzpatrick,
wheelsman, and John Posey and @. II. Cow
ems, deck hands. The survivors were brought
here by the tug Brooks, which went to their
assistance. |
The Cataract was owned by Frank Perew,
Of Buffalo, and was loaded with -four, tobac-
co, alcohol &c.
The fire is said to have originated in some
way from the alcohol. The clerk saved his
books and papers.
Dress, from Madison, brought down to day
seven hundred barrels of pork and three
hundred casks of bacon, part of which she
landed. subsequently, taking all aboard,
she returned with her cargo to Madison.
ST. LOUIS, June l6.-Two bridges, at
Sturgeon and Centralia, on the North Mis-
souri, Railroad, were burned on Friday night
or Saturday morning.
Colonel Solomon's regiment went out on
the south west branch of the Pacific Road,
last night, and Colonel Browns regiment,
with four pieces of artillery, followed this
afternoon. .
Three companies of Colonel Tallman's
regiment, Reserve Guards went out on the
North Missouri Road, yesterday, to protect
the bridges in that direction.
A dispatch from Jefferson City to the Dem
ocrdt, says that the steamer Louisiana arrived
there this morning with Colonel Boernstein's 8
regiment, battalion of which is now sta
toned in the capitol.
Judge Morrison, State Treasurer, was also
aboard as prisoner, but has been released.
Several tuns of sheet lead and large
quantity OF potatoes and bacon have been
seized as contraband.
JEFF, Rogers, with $45,oo in treasury war
rants, designed to pay the soldiers en-
ployed in the Southwest expedition last
winter, and the steamer McDoDaL, lying OPP
posite here are also in possession of the Fed
eral troops.
ARLINGTON HIGHTs, June l6.-Lieutenant
Tompkins's company of cavalry reconnoi.
tered last night near Fairfax. But few Seces-
sionists were seen.
ALEXANDRIA, June 16.-The thermometer
stood at one hundred and FIVE degrees in the
shade yes erday.
The people of Vienna are in communica-
tion with the rebels. Their scouts were there
up TO yesterday, and report the Federal
troops at Leesburg.
WASHINGTON, June le.--It is said that
Colonel Stones command has reached Lees
burg.
General Scott has received information
that the rebels are concentrating all their
forces at Manassas Gap. General Scott has
no doubt that the rebels will make a stand
there. A high military officer thinks there
will be move on Manassas Junction soon.
The rebels there are talking freely of attack
ing Washington, and seemed quite sanguine
Of capturing it. .,...
The New York TmsSs dispatch says that
General Butler has demanded fifteen thou
sand more troops and will have them in five
days. Governor Morgan promised the Gov
ernment to send regiment from New York
every three days until her full quota is dis
patched.
A signal balloon was seen last night at a
considerable elevation over the chain bridge,
ou the road to Leesburg. 1t is supposed ii
was sent up by the rebels.