, 1861-11-30
FROM QEINCY.

Lepec1al Correspondence ot the Chicago Tribune,
QUINCY. Nov. q, 1851.
So far as news is concerned, the past week
has afforded less than almost any week in
three months. The mail route agent on the
Hannibal d st. Joseph railroad one day re-
ported that squad Of rebels had fred into q
cattle train-damaging nobody-and that is
about all which tAc line Of tic st. 10. road has
furnished. At Canton and in Memphis, Col.
Moore had made some arrests, and some sup
posed Union man had committed the outrage
Of killing one Of his prisoners, q Judge Rich
ardson, ut Memphis. This act shows pretty
clearly the state Of feeling existing
between the Cnionists and seccssionists,
Constantly outraged and trampled upon,
and their sectsh neighbors, when arrested,
quietly dismissed on taking the oath, it is not
to be wondered ut that Unionists residing
amid the corrupt Influences Of slave State
should after time become reckless. Thus
Judge Richardson's assassination was cow
ardly act, utterly indefensible in morals or
policy; and yet, an acknowledged seccssionist
us lie was, who can tell how many outrages,
robberics and assassIl1ions he may layc insti-
gated, how many tiresidcs his internal princi-
pies may have desolated, Until the desire for
1t2xage i'll some injured mans breast had sub
stlttA All otlltl ! hIlDn llQEni1iE ABOUT
Richardson IS antcccaents-sthey say" indeed,
that aside from lis seccsl prorliyitics
and acts, he was tan honorable man.
but with our present fair knowledge
Of scccsh Character, it is fair to presume that
| like most Of his clan he has been doing his
best to drive out Of the State his Union neigh
bors. Col. Moore, in the zeal in the zeal of
| his lahors, Immediately offered q reward Of
- 600 for the arrest Of the assassin, Offering
| to pay half from his own pocket. On the pre-
| sumption that he had good reason for arrest
| ing Richardson Lis zeal is little cxtraordina-
r., especially when no instance Of i rebel de-
sire to do justice to the murderers Of Union
men can be cited, nor is it probable that the
example thus set by him is in danger OF being
| Initiated i'll the future By the Missouri rebels
| It is not III their line. As to Moorc'5 success
in finding thu assassin hear nothing. though,
if he will Accept rebel testimony it is not to be
! doubted th,at some claimant for the reward
will appear pretty soon.
Col. Gloyer's regiment, the Missouri Third
(cayalry), is at last reported to be about full
| Some Of the companies have been at work j:
good while and have dore good service, though
| without arms and proper accousrements. Tn
| til lately, Glover has only been Colonel by
| Gen. Fremont 5 appointment but now his com
mission is recognized by the War Department
He Is an an a5anls; 1 fine appearing and energeti:
the peculiar chattels."
Gen. Richardson's movements as yet hayt
not taken very definite shape. Besides max
| ing one or two staff appointments, or recon-
nendations Of this sort, I do not learn that hi
has done anything. He Will probably rctai1
his sr;tt in Congress until assigned to SOM
brigade, driving pay therefor, mileage, &C.
for both offices, until his Congressional rcsig
nation Occurs. III this, however, he p1obahI1
docs no oworsc than some Republicans, though
it is all L violation Of the spirit Of the Consti
tuition.
| Cunningham, the murderer, will probabl,
bc hung on Friday. He, or his wife, ha
| drawn up petition for 4 communication Of hi
sentence, but there are few names to it, ant
no one, not even his attorney, seems to fec
any special interest in lis case. The almos
unanimous opinion is that he is guilty; tha
it was cold-bloolel, unprovokcd murder
His spiritual advisers state that he is well dis
posed and approachable, and reads his Bib1
diligently, but up to very few days ago ha,
made no confession-in fact denied that b
t was the principal i'll the murder. Ht is Vit
gInian by birth. If fexecutcd it will be the frs
| event Of 1hc Kind in this county since abou
1886, and the second since the county was OF
| ganizcd.
| Business has picked up little during til
fall, but, Of course, is not brisk Our soldier
of to the wars have been sending home som
money lately, which is right welcome to thei
families, particularly since the city withdrcy
its aid. Our city administration is SO yer
economical that it neither makes it Door OF il
landholders very joyful nowadays Iwish
could tell 4 better story. TIMoLEoS.