Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-17
LATE AMI
FROM MISSOURI.
Propeller Cataract Burned--F -Four
Lives Lost.
20 LOCOMOTIVES BURNED BY
REBELS ON 3. & o. R. R.
Sunday Nights Dispatches.
MISSOURI NEWS.

MISSOURI NEWS.
81. LouEs, June 10.
The eighth regiment Of Illinois troops are 10
be stationed within two hours Of 81. Louis, four
at BelleYille, and four Il the CaseyVille camU.
-Four regiments will also be stationed 1t Quincy.
Ne have undOHbted information thar there
were 2 900 State troops st BOOnyille yesterday,
half we'll armed and equipped, with quite = num-
Der of cannon.
Entertainments are being thrown up, and troops
are constantly arriving. Provision Is being
made for a determined sand.
The SecessiOnists have full sway in all coun-
ties along both sides Of the MissOri River, from
Kansas border to BoonVille, and indicatiOns are
that they are pretty well provided for.
The reports of q skirmish near Independence,
in which the Federal troops were repulsed, seem
TO have some probability, but the telegraph In
that region Is entirely under the. control OF Sc
eessionists and reliable reports cannot be had
QUncT, H., June 1s.
We learn from q messenger from st. Joseph,
Mo. last evening, that Col. Curtiss, Second Reg
iment Iowa Volunteers, made head quarters at
that place. His forces are distributed over about
one hundred miles on the Hannibal 4 st. Joseph
Road. Col. Bates, First Regiment, are distribu-
ted along the same road each side of Hudson =
He has taken locomotives from North Missouri
road to prevent their falling into the hands of
the rebels.
There are no troops at Hannibal. About one
hundred are stationed 81 q bridge near Palmyra,
and fears were entertained there Of an attack
| last night.
Some Of Col. Curtiss' force had a dfnculty at
a statiOn twenty miles east Of st. Joseph. The
station agents son had some words with one Of
the soldiers, drew a pistol declaring he would
have no sauce from an abOlitionist soldier and
Immediately SHOT him dead.
ST. LOUIS. June 10.
Two bridges on the Sturgeon and CeDtralia
North Missouri Railroad were burned on Friday
night and Saturday morning COl.ISolomOn 8 regi
ment went out on the South Wtst branch Of the
Pacific Railroad last night, and Col. Brown,
Regiment, with four pieces Of artillery followed
this afternoon Three companies Of Col. Tall
mans regiment reserve guards went out on thS
North Missouri road yesterday 10 protect tbs
bridges On that route, and - co operate with thi
forces already sent in that direction
special dispatch frem Jefferson City to thu
Democrat says that the steamer City of LOuisi-
lana arrived his morning with Col. bernstein
regiment, Il battalion which is now stationed 3
the Capitol
Judge Morrison, State Treasurer, was aboarl
as prisoner, but has been released
Several tons of sheet lead, a large quantity o
potatoes and bacon, were seized as eontraband
JEFF. Rogers, with forty five thousand dollar
in treasurer's warrants, designed to pay the sol
diers employed in the southwest expedition las
winter, and the steamer Mcdowell lying OppC
siie here, are also in possession Of the FEEDERS
forces.
LATBR.
Company I. Col. Browns regiment which Wer
out on the North Missouri road on Saturday, II
turned to night with q Secession Tag and eigi
prisoners, captured at Wentzville,