The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-10-08

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while the excess for the first quarter 70
the present year was S803,OOO the re
ceipts being nearly S2,l97,O0O. The re
cepts in the latter quarter exceeded thos
OF the former by more than $500. 900.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct.4.-The Democrat, thi
morning, in an article showing Why Gen
Lyon was not reinforced, states tina
the entire force under General Ere
mont on the Cd of August, includln;
Lyons command of 1000 men, who's
term of enlistment was just expiring, leav
ing total force Of 6,759 in the entire de
partment. Of these Lyon had 2,32'
men. The balance 4,439 being the tota
strength of Fremon,'s available force
At this time Cairo, Birds Point and Pa
ducah were menaced by accommodating
rebel forces, and the President ordered
Fremont to take all his available troop
and reinforce these points. for which
purpose only 4,126 men, including up
wards of 900 st. Louis home guards
could be raised. RolIa, the terminus o
the Southwest branch Of the Pacific
Railroad. at this time was the depot o
a very large and valuable quantity of arm,
stores and munitions. and was protected
by the 7Ih Missouri regiment. Col. Ste
vens, and 18th Illinois, Col. Wyman, ;
number of which was ordered to march
to Springfield, but in consequence Of the
total absence of transportation could no
move. The article also shows a distri
button throuhout the State Of the compan
les of disbanding three months men, and
says after the battle Fremont was thor
oughly exonerated from blame by the
very men now the loudest in condemn
ing him.
JEFFERSON CRY, Oct. 3.-Gen. Ere
mont continues actively occupied in the
various divisions. The commanders
have had an interview with him to-day
His programme is said by those in his
confidence, to be excellent in every par
ticular, and TO have met the approval o
all the military authorities 10 whom he
has disclosed it. Since his arrival here
the confidence of the Federal cause has
increased, and it is now believed that be
fore the end of the month, Missouri will
be purged of her secession foes.
The steamer Emma left Lexington
this evening to convey our wounded 10
the hospital in ST. Louis.
QUINcY. Oct. 3-Five companies ol
Filz Henry Warren's Iowa Cavalry Reg
iment passed down the river to-day. on
the Jenny Deans, and also one hundred
Iowa Lancers, with all their horses and
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4-Captain Carpen :
ter. Of The Jessie Scouts, arrived here
this morning from Kansas City, direct.
He left there on Tuesday at nine o'clock
A. NJ, an | Jrnning>en, Lane and Slurgis
were there with seven thousand five hun
dred men.
Price had certainly evacuated Lexng-
ton, with the exception of one regiment
left behind to bring up baggage and
proyender. His force is estimated "A,
tortytwo thousand strong. marching to.
wards Fort Scott.
Vague rumorS are atloat to the country
A soldier named Robert fullerton, a
member OF the Eight Iowa, was MORALLY
stabbed to-day by John Taylor, Of Chi.
cago, belonging to MuIIigan's brigade,
for insulting the wife Of Trylor. Taylor
has been arrested.
There was no etiisy burning last night,
the report contradicting Fremont S
having cooled down the excite
ment. There WAS great feeling among the
troops all night at Benton Barracks
about it.
Capt. Reed, of the Lexington home
guards, who was in the battle there, and
was put in Jail AS u prisoner, has arrived
He escaped, and was fired at three times
He says that on Saturday last Tom Har.
ris' division. six thousand strong, cross
ed the river. aud were routed eight miles
therefrom. In the prairie Harris encoun
tered the Federal forces under Sturgis
and Scott, fought a battle, and was de-
feated. Harris fled back 10 the river.
with the loss of his baggage train, reach
ing IL about midnight, and commenced
crossing. Next morning the Federals
came up, before all Harris men had cross
ed. aud attacked them with shot and shell,
causing { Reed thinks considerable loss.
The rebels. in their hurry TO cross. swan
the river, AMI scattered lhro' the town
looking like drowned rats.
On Sunday evening Price commenced
Lexington, the rebels contin
uins to move out until Monday evening.
They went to a hill. near George Baker S
farm. eight miles southwest of the town,
which, it is believed, they will for,ify.
Price has. all told. fifty thousand men,
and more are coming in every day.
Many are armed with scythes and cor n
knives. and oil els are ragged and bare
/ ,oted
WAsnISGr9N, Oct. ito EpIroRs
a note dated Headquarters Of Gen.
Mcclellan" asks me 10 telegraph TO pa.
pers requesting them TO abstain from
mentioning the Naval preparations OF
the Governme for any expeditions
against the south. (Signed) ID. III.
CRAIG
Information has been received by the
Government lhat the British steamer
Bermuda, $500 tons burthen, which was
weeks ago reported TO be fitting out to
carry arms and provisions to the rebels,
L. Il