Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-15
The WARM Missnuri
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Times.

81 al DispatCn 10 Inc chicago Times.
St. Louis, Oct. IL.
Two companies Of State militia have |
Drgani lied, under Governor CANDLES call, |
at Potosi, hitherto "A sink of secession.
S. L. Sprague IL Capt. of the infantry
and Thomas d. Castleman, of the
covaIry.
General Harvey, who has gone east, will,
his friends say, receive command of i'm
pertanee
lie went az the special order of tho Pres
ident
The Secretary of War and the Adjutant
General were serenadeG, this evening, by
one Of the military bands.
Nothing has transpired yet regarding
the object OF their visit.
Their arrival greatly encourages the
Blairitea.
Gen Fremont and staff reached Tiptor,
and encamped there, Oh the evening Of the
9th
Gen. Hunters division was at the same
place.
The roads were in bad condition from
recent rams, and the artillery and baggage
wagons passed over them with great diff
Guilty.
At Rolla, yesterday. the Thirteenth
Illinois Regiment and Major Wright's
Missouri Battalion were under orders for
the west.
Their probable destination is 20 join Gen
Hunter.
They designed to march to the Usage,
arJ, it possible, obstruct the crossing Of the
retrea,ing rebels under Price.
-Four companies of Union scouts have
formed batfilion. under Major Bowen.
Detached parties of rebels are hurrying
of towards Arkansas, carrying away all
the plumber they can.
Five Thousand sacks Il salt they had
collected at Lebanon were being removed
jefferson City, Mo, Oct 10
Lieut,Col. F. B Crown. of the Seventh
Missour Regiment, Provost Marshal at
Upton, shot private Of the Sixth Missouri
Regiment this IN oruiug. The Col ordered
him Ia lay down some boards he was tenr-
ing from fence, and, upon his refusing
fired killing him instantly. The ,eeond
'-and Sixth Missouri Regiments rushed 10
arms, demanding that Beown he dehy cred
up 20 them. A pa X # artillery was drawn
oat In front OF the Provost MartaPs Office.
and Brown vas threatening To fire upun
I A scout has just arrived here from
/ Springfield, and reports at Headquarters
that there were only 1000 rebels at that
/ place. He also learned that Ben McCul
+ lpch vas at Camp Jackson with ouly lie
men, waiting for reIuiorcements from Ar.
kausae.
large number Of McCul,oeh's force who
were with him at W lson's Creek were with
r PA OF | - q
Hardee
MeCu 'ch expects to join Price at Sac
River, which will be about the 10Th inst,
aud the combined forces expect to march OF
jefferson City.
This information is believed to be entire
ly reliable.
St. Louis, Oct IL.
/ The State Convention met this morning
and. quorum present, proceeded 70 busi-
ness. hes luIiuns were adopted authoriz-
ing the char 70 appoint five committees
Of five each, 10 report on various sui iec,.
for the action If the conveptiun, viz: Mil
i.ary and Civil Officers, Elections, Way.
and Means, and Revenue.
Secretary Cameron aud Adiu;ant Gen
Thomas arrived this morning 1t Is an,
derstoUd they come on business connected
with the Department Of the West, aud Wi
remain some days
Ia the afternoon session Of the Cnnven,
veuti"u, among n number Of resolution,
offered and referred 10 various committees,
was tue following, offered by Mr.. Hitch
cock:
That the Committee on WAYS ard Meaui
be intIusted l. consider tile expedIsncv o.
10. -.
81 copti -eating the property Of all citizen,
or residents IL the STATE who shall, aiteI
the expiration Of a certain time. be found
aiding " abctting the rebellion now on foo
within u borders and for The application
ct a / property So cauh-catet. fr-s-fo -,
imnur>e ,Yal ciuzers of the State FIR loy =
rs sustained by them IN the support Ut thu
nation aud STATE governments, and, second
/" the use ct the Stare; and that the cpn,
mittee Shal repor, by ordnance or other
wise
Mr.. Howell moved to reject the resolu
tiun at once, s;nt,rg that be did NOT wi~l
such resolutions to come before the con m I
tee, of which he was member, even 10
consideration
The motion to reject was lo>t-yeas %
nays Is
Mr. Howell then resigned his rlace OF
the committee, and the vacancy was hlist
10y Mir. Irwin.
St. Louis, Oct II.
Adjutant General Thomas, this morning
/ visited the Arsenal. Camp Benton, ard tnl
Northumberland by body ofcav
airy.
In the afternoon, he and Secretary o
. d " ~ 10
men, took special train 70 Jefferson Cit,
and other places occupied by the Army o
the West.
They viii doubtless have an interview
with Gen Fremont
Secretary Cameron was called upon to-
day by q bank cammiltee, aud assured
them that he would, GA his return to Wash
layton, repay the money borrowed Nv Ere
mont from tie banks on government &C
( c0unt
Ihis Indebtedness is over one millior
dollars.
Tie bank officers held a meeting to day
tor the purpose Of strengthening bankabl,
funds.
BriEadier- General Todd has arrived
/ from Washington.
The report that General Sigel's advance
! SuHi u iau a COtHlcl Win Dpuy oi rcbels
I on the Usage, and defeated them, is uo
credited.
/ ABaIITIONIsM At A Low EBB.-Aboli-
! tioni-In s rapidly getting into ,iisfavor even
IN Massachusetts At the late Republican
state convention in Springfield. Charlie.
Sumner delivered one Of his intensely abn
: lItIgn speeches hut in effect ~ fall s.ifI
born, The Newburypart Herald (Repub-