Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-16
LATEST FROM MISSOURI.
The following from Tuesdays St. Louis
Republican is the latest from Missouri:
FROM ROLLA


Republican is the latest from Missouri:
FROM RoLLA.
RoLLA, October l4.-Two gentlemen ar
rived yesterday morning directly from
Springfield. The report of u battle in Bar.
ton County, mentioned in my last is not con-
frmed They had heard of no such engage
ment.
The troops at Springfield were preparing
to go North, it is supposed to join Price. The
report there in relation to Prices movements
is to the effect that he intends making a
stand Oh the south side of the Usage River,
where he expects to be joined by McCulloch's
forces. 1t is also reported in Springfield that
Fremont is retreating to Jefferson City.
IMPORTANT FROM LEBANON.
A lady and two gentlemen just from
Springfield, who passed through Lebanon,
report that General Wyman's regiment, the
Thirteenth Illinois, have surprised and taken
Lebanon, with all the stores and provisions
of the rebels at that point. Colonel Myscall
Johnson's command, who were encamped
short distance from the town, on hearing of
the approach of the Thirteenth, fed. With
the exception of small brush with John.
sons pickets, there was no engagement.
Eleven rebel prisoners were taken; the bal
apce of the regiment retreated. My inform
ants state that they were told this by three
Thirteenth, who passed them on their way
back to this place, where they were coming
to report. | understand the report is con.
tradicted by a member of the Thirteenth
now in town, but whom have not been
able to see. give it as 1 heard it, and can
not, of course, vouch for its truth. 1t is i'm
portant, if true.
About one hundred and ten men arrived
here yesterday from Douglas and Howell
fOr the nurn0ea nf anfartnO ha
service. They came in a body, armed with
rifles, shot guns, &c, making their way fear.
lessly and without difficulty. Fifty-six of
them were yesterday sworn by Colonel
Phelps into the State service as six months
volunteers. Others, ] am told, will 90 il
to-day; and those who do not Join Phelps's
Regiment, understand, will go on to St.
Louis, there to connect themselves with Col
onel Boyd's Regiment for service during the
war, or for three years.
EXPECTED MOVEMENTS.
CAMP MoK1NsTRY, NEAR SYRACUSE, Mo, /
Monday, October IA, 1861.
General Fremont, it is expected, will ar
rive here to-day from Upton with his staff
and body guard, but this is uncertain. Gen
rails Pope and Stanley, with Colonel Totten
and Captain Crittenden, and about five hun.
dred regulars, some five or six regiments of
infantry and several batteries, are here at
present. General McKlnstry, who COM
mands this division, talked of marching to
Warsaw yesterday, but he will not get off
probably for several days yet as the army is
just now greatly in need of transportation.
The same cause prevents the setting out of
General Sigel and Colonel Davis's forces
from Georgetown and Sedalia, and must Sc
riously interfere with our success unless re.
moved at an early day.
ANOTHER EXPLOIT OF JULIUS JENKs-A DEN
OF COUNTERFEIT TELEGRAPHERs BROKEN
UP-THE sCOUNDRELs KILLED, AND THEIR
INSTRUMENTS, HORSES AND ACCoUTBRMENTs
CAPTURED.
Some time ago information was transmitted
to headquarters of little scheme of the
rebels at some point on the Hannibal and ST.
Joseph Railroad, the party bringing the in.
formation-Julius jerks, who has figured
in these columns before as a consummate
detective officer of the Government having
first assured himself of the entire correctness
of the information which brought him to the
city. The scheme to which we refer, was
that interesting operation, whereby a man
skilled in telegraphic matters finds a Sc
cluded spot OF ground under the wires, and
attaches to them fine guys" and catches
the information intended for other ears.
Having learned all that was necessary,
Julius reported himself in the proper quarter,
and left this place about week ago, with
Instructions to put an end at all hazards to
the dastardly work. He was accompanied
by another young man used like himself to
deeds requiring great endurance, daring aud
assiduity. Julius has returned to st. Louis,
bringing all the telegraphic implements,
horses and equipments belonging TO the
itinerant telegraphic- Operators, two having
been discovered at their traitorous work and
killed. The narrative OF the affair is as fol-
lows:
Captain jerks and his companion having
stealthily approached the designated spot in
the woods, discovered the rebels. He gave
the word to fire, and at the same time fired
himself sending bullet through the body
of one of the scoundrels, killing him in
stantly. His companion, George, unfortu-
nately missed the other rebel, who, quick as
thought, rushed upon him aud cut him
through the neck with large knife, maxim e
a severe, if not fatal wound. On the instant
this wound was given, the Captain fired the
second time, sending bullet through the
head of the rebel, who fell dead o the spot.
Captain jerks then dragged the dead bodies
TO Fish River, about thirty yards distant,
and threw them in. By this time George
had bled almost to death, aud Julius found
himself in fix He tore his shirt into strips
and succeeded in staunching the wound OF
his comrade until they arrived at place
where assistance could be procured. From
thence the wounded man was sent homo,
and, ss before stated, Julius jerks, having
| done good service to his country, came on TO
st. Louis with the captured property, which
pow awaits elaimant-perhaps.- Louis
Democrat 18th.
The wife OF Samuel Rsnney, of Middle
town, Conn, during fit of temporary in
sanity, threw her young child into the we'll,
which contained twenty feet of water, aud