The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-18
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENTS.


Ssspprssin0 Ynceadiary Nnuspapev-ADairs at the 81
Louis ArseNal-Rebsl Plots in Nissos.rt, &c., DC.
The only local incident Of interest that has lately hap
pened here Is the suppression Of the State Journal rabh
rebel organ which used 70 abound IN the most outrageous
lies concerning the position Of the Union troops and
the wonderful things Ben McCulloch proposes to do
clean out the Union Of this State. II excited
siderable feeling among the rebels and they threatened
the Democrat and Ansciger Offices with demolition that
very night 10 prevent this-ths outbreak Of . mob
about two hundred men were stationed al the Gus
tom House, within two and q half squares Of both
the Offices named, until Saturday morning. On sa.ur
day night Ary Of the Homo Guard stationed In the
Democrat building 70 guard the premises. This affair has
blown over, however, and all is quiet again.
At the Arsenal all hands have been busy fitting reg
and companies leaving for tho interior with extra
stores and ammunition. An immense quantity Of cart
ridges for MIME muskes have sent the troops al
ready the aed and Colonel Morgan L. Smiths regiment
Of American Zouaves Colonel Schutner's Fourth reg
msn Ts r0 Hse ion of o
City ST. Charles and Springfield, carried less than
100000 rounds Of cartridges Part of this stock
tended for The Home Guard In the country They took
also several thousand shells and three thousand
FOUNDER ball cartridges for Jefferson City. Tue movement
OF the troops has probably been detailed by telegraph
Evidence accunulates from several sources that the
present uprising Of the rebels In several sections the
State the result Of concerted action planned either In
sourans IN the Southern confederacy at this time nclud
ing Lieutenant Governor Reynolds who recently issued
address inviting his former constituents to
sist JEFF. Davis by weakening the Union army
in the Northwest Prominent among the fugtvcs
Ia Colonel John s. Bowen, formerly Colonel in the
Missouri militia and commander Of the Southwest
expedition which went In search Of Montgomerys Jay
hawkers last November Bowen lie brave, but unscrupu
lous and has given evidence Of by publicly recantng
his intention obey the parole given after the capture
Camp Jackson Bowen now commands a regiment at
Yellvlle Arkansas the Missouri line and has flag
inscribed Remember Camp Jackson, borne by fugitive
Missourans Bowen has been in correspondence with
Governor Jackson and 1t is no betrayal Of government
secret that Of his letters sympathizng
friends IN ST Louis have been intercepted. They de-
veope plot for the reaking OF Jefferson City at early
day and general uprising throughout the State.
The war has affected business so much in this region
that all the railroads leading TO the East from this city have
Withdrawn Of their trains, and only one
train per day Formerly there six different through
trans for New York from 81 LOUIS but wo have
only three The reason given is simpie-hard times No
patronage and no money TO pay expenses.
desperate effort is being made TO force the circulation
Of Ben Woods paper and the evening luminary that
belches forth a few hundred readers daily.
10 failure Until lately these papers utterly
known in St Louis, and although small circulation has
been obtained among rebels, and the papers in
question IN the face every newspaper
the HERALD outsels the two combined twenty to one
One Of the meanest acts which has characterized the
conduct Of the rebels this State the continual cutting
of the telegraph wires along the Missouri river After the
affair Bonneville the telegraph company repaired the
line at heavy expense and avoid particularly bad
place named JImown, about half way between Jefferson
City and Rocheport built ten miles Of line around IT,
The wires unmolested for nearly weeks; but
within few days the old spirit Of vandalism has cropped
again and the wires have only been but large
pieces removed poles burned down, and other
sorted for the purpose Of making the destruction
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