Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-30

River. The vessel is shot and shell proof,
and speed enough TO select her own position
with celebrity and precision. The engines,
boilers and wheels are all protected beyond
any peradventure by heavy iron, and the
sharp shooters and gunners, and all others on
board, will be in no danger whatever from
bullets from shore.
Her fine Dahlgren guns-eighty-four-
pounders-are all in place, under bomb-proof
decks, and being directed by experienced
gunners, will destroy with the greatest ease
any obstacle within a distance Of three miles,
The Netp Era will prove an invaluable insti-
tuition on the Missouri. She can't be sunk,
perforated, burned, nor blown up. Her crew
are eager for the fray.
Paymasters are in Missouri, ready to pay
the soldiers.
WAR LOCALITIES IN MISSOURI.
Localities in Missouri are becoming so
noteworthy by every day events of the war
that we give some special descriptions and
distances. There are three railroad routes
leaving st. Louis for the interior Of Missouri
which do not cross the Missouri River.
The Iron Mountain Railroad in the mineral
region, takes course toward the south. west
past of the State, being completed eighty
seven miles, to Pilot Knob.
The Pacific MOI Railroad takes course
northwest, striking the south bank OF the
Missouri at Franklin, thirty.seven miles from
st. Louis. Here the South west Branch di-
verges toward the southwest part OF the
State, and is completed to Rolla, seventy. six
miles from st. Louis.
The main route leaving Franklin pursues
the south bank of the Missouri eighty eight
miles beyond Franklin, to Jefferson City,
which point is one hundred and twenty-five
miles from st. Louis.
jefferson City, on the Missouri River, is
the Capital of the State, distant by water
from st. Louis one hundred and ffty-hve
miles Sedalia is sixty-four miles beyond,
and is the present terminus of the Pacific
Railroad, which is to be completed to Kansas
City on the Missouri River.
Sedalis, where the ears reach, is between
GEORGETOWN and Warrensburg. Both these
points are of present special interest, as it is
reported that Price and McCulloch, and
perhaps Hardee, with united forces-some
say forty thousand-are between these
towns.
Georgetown, the Capital of Pettis County,
is situated on an extensive plain and near
Muddy Creek, the west fork of Lamine
River; it is thirty. seven miles W. S. W. of
Bonneville, and near Sedalia Station, one
hundred and eighty-nine miles from st.
Louis.
Warrensburg is the Capital of johnson
County, on Black River, near the mouth of
Postoak Greek, ninety eight miles W. by N.
from Jefferson City. 1t bears about the same
distance to Lexington north west of it as
Georgetown bears to Bonneville, which is
north east.
Lexington, on the south bank of the Mis-
souri, River. Capital of Lafayette County, rs
one hundred and twenty miles by the road
from Jefferson City.
Glasgow is below, in Howard County, on
the north bank of the Missouri, seventy two
miles by land north west Of Jefferson City.
Bonneville is further down on the Missouri
River, being forty. eight miles north west of
Jefferson City.
Above Lexington, about FIVE miles from
the Missouri River, is Liberty, Capital OF
Clay County.
Wsstport and Kansas City, the latter three
, quarters of a mile below the mouth Of
Kansas River, are near the boundary line Of
Missouri and Kansas.
Independence is about fourteen miles this
side of Kansas City.
The North Missouri Railroad crosses the
| Missouri River at st. Charles and at Stur-
! geon, one hundred and thirty miles from ST.
| Louis, approaches within twenty miles oi
the Missouri River at Glasgow; it proceeds
directly north, intersecting the East and
West Railroad from Hannibal to st. Joseph
at Hudson. Distance from Hannibal to St
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| Louis to Hudson, one hundred and sixty
eight miles; from st. Louis to st. Joseph
three hundred and four miles. Atchisor
City, on the Missouri River. is twenty miles
below st. Joseph, and Leavenworth twenty
miles below Atchison City.
Chillicothe, in Livingston County, is OF
the. Hannibal Railroad, point nearest Lex
inRton by that route.
Richmond, Capital of Ray County, sever
miles north of Lexington, is where Ex
| Councilman H. A. Edwards was missed from
the Groesbeck Regiment perhaps he wa!
taken prisoner. The enemy, at Lexington
| learning of the arrival of re-enforcements O
General Sturgis from Chillicothe, seized the
feIry.boat and sailed out toward Richmond
10 cut off the aid to Mulligan. Sturgis by
forced marches was compelled to retreat W
the river to Kansas City.
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