, 1864-01-10
FROM ST. LOUIS
Extraordinary Severity OF tho weather
General EohoftoidsN Ca1e--HlH Chief
Drnc-R Raid on tho Gamblers and Its
TxemT,1f.

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Extraordinary Severity of tho Ivcatbor
general E5hofoid's Ca1e--His Chief
DFac-:Haid on tho Gamblers and Its
Result.
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IFrom Our Special Correspondent
ST. Lou1s. Jan. Z, 1864.
The severity Of the weather and the accl-
acnts md ,nr;aont. ~ a,fycr3nr It han cansca,
:. uo aaa,. 4aa ..a'sn.. T., III ,n,-sa ~ ,h,s
time. Nothing like 1t In duration was ever
experienced here, land the end Is no tyet Tie
r,vcr ri f,oycn bnri, from shore tn shore. md
,.aa,.,. - - ~. taas,s a-oss Il, sotatv nIa-o.
heasy iAaen teams ctose - sto,s. n1a'es "
1ce,,n order to lessen the slope for tho conrc::
nfcncc of teams. in several places, and-on the
t.o.,,o,ths o.,a }cnts hive hae,, eroc,ea and
.se pee'l0 oA4 Ss..o - 49, ~+ees~A "41A
bar'fooms openeo Us naA-Way houses LOT t5aS-
lcrs whose pleasure or business calls them
over the river, This feature Of the ice bridge
- ~ 49, " A.ss9.,,s @ sss,.sa..o..t: ~
caty ana causes. ;.consaoe1ao.e aAnusetaene.
Many steamboate are frozen IN at ihe !eree,
whose situation In case the Ice ehould break
up suddenly would be very critical Several
steamers are projected BY heavy tenders. but
Many more steamers are frozen In between
this port and Cairo, and navigation will not
be resumed probably till late in February.!
The thaw, which may tnke place when the
weather modcratcs in the day time, freezes
up at night, so TINT the river Is no nearer
open the secons. morning than the first, and
60 on through weeks. 1t Is serious incon-
vcniencc to the government, but is unavoid..
able y -.
The removal o. Gen 6chodeld still hangs
fire. It Us reported the Generai has forward
ed private dispatch To- friends 1T In this a etty
successor IN command of this Department,
yet he VIII be confirmed bT the Senate as
Major Ga9eral An impression PREVAILS here
that The President Is anxious to throw the
burden Of schotteld upon the senate he has
certainly manifested very extraordinary IN
opments. concerning that officers pro-
. slavery zea1 and ability, and especially as
tie has virtually admitted these things by re-
moving him from the Missouri command; The
coming Of RoEcczans will be hailed with de-
light, and If that officer has a tithe Of the n.
cmancirate the atfairs Of the department from
the pro-6layery nservatfve.coppcrhead In:
f}ucnces which now surround It.
En- Edpant, 1t Is expected that the Provost
Marshal General, Col James q: Broadhead,
has resigned or asked to be relieved of ne
office. Heaven grant his request may be al.
lowed as early as practicable. Col Broad
head has been charged with very many severe
things, but We may promise to forgive every.
thing II he viii hasten his own exit from the
i Provost Marshal Genefafs office. The publ"
cation OF the Stories from rWenty-hve or tnif'
II counties In the INTERIOR referring to the
indifference and opposition OF Broadhead'a
assistants In the matter Of negro enllstmente,
Ia sufficient to show how the Office has beet,
perverted from its true object through NAL
! administration. Perhaps It Was unwlse to
expect anything different from the style 20 q
men gathered around Gen: schoield and Col
|. BFoadhead. bnt even as II Yves sag taat !ae
California gang dragged down Gen; Ere
mont, SO II may be oeneFed that Col; bload,
head's- management Of the ProNn6f
Marshal Generals otllce has proved L. neaa
oeaa Helgnt oFon ven. senone!u. mnoos
may be lls successor onght to IND some raFt
documents cor; connected Mth 'ns
zcIs to ottce, ana wlta lhe granting OF per
r1ls 70 caiIy gu nceroes.
Gen; FlsSs falo on Lne eanpnhg neus &C
compusne1 more N o9o nlsnt snan ene eon
eefva1ive fonee Commssloncls nna eonsersa
tive police ioree has accomplished IN twe
lish. The General heard some time ogo thai
dghting lis Tiger and bad lost ss,ioo
Ae immediatsiy e1ecatsd M intention al
formed iopg time previously, and. oraeret ;
ments owned by gamblers named Chamber
lain Next he selze1 cyery gambling loust
In toWn TINT he could discover, and ordered
tl1rty-1Te q the gay gsmpoliers under nr
rest The General then advertised the fnrnl
tnre 1of eqie 70 recover 16e amount 1ost b1
lain s promptly refunded the amount claim
ed. and the sale OF the furniture and other ef
| fects WIS therefore stopped. General Fisk
however, hss reiternted his intention to e5
terminate the gamblers, and ordered the thir
ty-dve who were arrested to. quit town i
sase s. hGa LID 4s Ms T. se ha Grand y ef'
convict the landlords Of houses, used b,
gamblers, Of violation Of the criminal laV
81 the State prohibiting the renting Of house
for such purpose. -" -
It may hereafter become nn Interesting In
quiIy to ascertain Why the gamblers VIII
have made victims of military men from III
time this city first became Headquarters Of
department have not before been suppressc
by the strong hnnd Of. military power. PEI
laps the answer may be found in the fac
that some Of the frequenters Of such place
have been established fayorItcs in the depart
ment aud district headquarters, an,
that prominent etaf officers have beel
seen visiting these establishment
In un{fom.> Even officers, whose busl
mess it Is to preserve the morals Q
the city and especially to prevent milltAr,
men from being hccccd, are known to be h1
|
| by the gumblers aiter being arrested, Of the1
their patrons, Us sort Of justification 70
themselves, Monld cause q big row u th
half were told. Many mentioned namea q
officers high In power, and their statement
Irobably contain q full average grata c
trutl.
The severe weather is m efectual barrie
to MI military movements In the interior
The guerillns captured lat cly in Ripley COM
" have all arrived here, and richly desery
hlngtng-a more brutal md savage set {
Wretches never dfsgracel the name of hr
manity anywhere, The reports Of rebels bt
J. Ing in the Southwest, az anticipated, prove
nnfounded. In fact, everywhere the rebel
who wonld be. g1eril1as II they conld1 ~
glad to Keep quiet just now Tor the least IL
discretion brings upon them the revenge {
Union men and draws the attention Of th
militia to their ca6c.' It is belfcred that dul
ing the last tlrce months not less tiau on
hundred returned rebels have been Shot
our soldiers. It is immediate death for an
; man to be founa in the bush, in the interio
By our cavalry With shot gun In hand.
The smallpox has broken out among tt
] troops stationed at this point, and one who
/ company Of the 7th Minnesota Is detache
, from duty on this account. Great complaint
are made concerning the ventilation and o.
commodations at 6chofcld Barracks On Chs
teau nvcnuc, and IN order has been Issued
remedy tic evil as soon as the weather vi
permit. The health Of the negroes at Bento
T Bnr7acks is first rate. They submit to snn
tary discipline quite as readily aa viii
: | troops, aud enjoy average good health as
result.
At last The official vote Of the state h