, 1862-02-07

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnnc.I
ST. Louis, Feb. G, 1882.
A large number Of Officers Of insurance
companies, teachers and c1crsyn1sn have been
crew1ing the Pro;ost Ma7s!lal's Office fora day
Or Two paz;, taking the oath.
Adyices from Rolla represent i'll the troops |
left there excepting; those intended to hold til:
post. +
Tue telegraph las been opened to tllc Big
Piney, on tic Lebanon road.
A large meeting Of working men has hccn
held to protest against the removal Of Gov
crnmcnt work to the East
Only 500 of the Mcdowell CsFsge prison !
crs arc to bc convc Scd to Alton It first.
They have been committed to the custody
Of the 18Th Regular Infantry, Lieut.. Col. Bur
bank commanding, who arc to escort the
prisoners to Alton to-day.
Gen. Ualleck has been called OIL by nunlc-
rous rrofesscd Union men from North Mis-
souri, petitioning for the comnutation Of sen
tcnce Of the North Missouri bridge burners.
They have rot met with any success SO far.
They pretend that the offenders arc all young,
dcluded men, who were eoerced into the act
by threats of rebel offices that they would be
tried for dsoDedicncc Of orders if they re-
fused.
A passenger from Sedalia last night report
cd that short freeze helped along tile jeff.
Davis brigade wagons considerably, on SAtur-
dry and Sunday, but now their route is As
sluslly and impossible US ever.
A colntctftitgr was recently arrested in the
act Of coining counterfeit dollars in strange
place. It was at Milwood, Il few miles south
| Of Lebanon, Mo. He entrusted negro from
Springfield with some gold dollars which
turned out counterfeit, where1pon iuforma-
ton was given which lsdto tic count.rfeitcr's
arrest.
Tile Democrats special from Rolla, to-day,
says a messenger from Lebanon who left there
| Yesterday Mt II 4. III. reports the enemy s
pickets within three miles Of Lebanon; the
Federal rickets within llai1ing distance; and
that firing had taken place between them, but
WAS suspcnded Of last accounts. Reports are
current in Lebanon that Price had made an
Intellectual attempt to move off his baggage,
but filled OH account Of mud. He then told
lis mcn there was no alternative but to fight
| OF surrender.
/ " U.slaAAk4uA NAE lh-AN< AAAAA~s
wrst from Lebanon. 4 batch Of prisoners
had been captured including Capt. Mansfield,
lis two sons and son-in-1aw. Thetroops fFou,
Srlalia lad not arrived 1t Lebanon wicn tic
messenger left.
Especial to the Missouri Democr:,t,]
| RoLIA, Mo-, Feb. CA messenger from
| Lebanon, who left yesterday, ut noon re.
ports the cnsn,y's pickets within thirty miles
| Of that place, and that the Federal pie!1cts
wcrc in h.ilibg distance. Firing had taken
place between them, but was subsequently
suspended Us if By mutual consent.
The report WAS current at Lebanon thai
Price had made an Intellectual attempt by
three different routes to move off his bag
gage, but failed to accomplish his purpose
He finally assured his men that TIC only alter
natlyc left was to fight or snrTSnder.
Mnj. Wrisht's battalion was twelve mile;
west, in possession Of Touring mill.
| The messenger passed General Sigcfs BODY
guard near the Gaseonade, aud also Genera
| Asboth, who was crossing that river thitsee1
, ! miles this side Of Lebanon.
A batch Of prisoners had been captured, in
cluding Captain Mansfield.
The troops from Sedalia had not arrived a
| Lebanon when the messenger departed.
! ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6.-Some five hundred
I I the military prisoners now confined in tn
city are to be transferred to the pcnitentiar,
buildings at Alton, Ill. The captives hay
| been committed to the custody Of tue 15t1
; Illinois infantry, Lieut.. Col. Burbank com
manding, who will escort them to their Owl
) Eclrct quarters.