, 1864-05-29
From Oar Special Correspondent


by disease or BY accident not less ttan two
thousand men have been detached or haye
deserted from Prices ,ormJ during the Inst
Thirty days, aod are vending their way back
10 Missouri with arms In their hands With
misehicvous irteut. Several squads Of
thirty or forty have been heard from MI the
why from the Arkacsas line to the Missouri
liver, A few dnys ngo oar cavalry from
Fort Scott started In pursuit and oycrhauled
oEe !cang near the Garand river, In Henry
county. scattering them and killing about |
ten OF the party. 1t was feared at sedalia on
Mordse morning that the threats Of gucr-
il'as to sack Warsaw, in Benton county,
would be carried into cfltct. Other signs
clearly Point 10 the danger tlat that section
is in Concerning these rebel raids; Last
burned big bridge on the Pacific Railroad |
thirty miles from Jefferson City, and cap
tured Bonnvil1e, in the heart OF the State.
Gen. Curtis is fearful that the people
Of kantas will have much trouble with baah-
~lacke1s this s.ason; but Kansas has this
advantage over Missouri: The rebels do not
know tie roads und hiding places SO we'll as
IN Missouri, and cannot 30 ctlectuallJ dsfS
pureuit.
Tic war west Of the Mississippi has ceased
10 be waEed north Of the Arkansas Is tor mill
tary supremacy or the conquest Of territory,
hut has degcnerated into nere passion for
rlur der. This IL the animus Of S1armadukc's
ald sheloy's gucsillss. and 1t Is this passion
that bids them on TO Missouri. To accom-
plish any thing III the plumber lIae north
Mentioning, these wretches must penetrate
North Missouri, as taat section contains not
only the bulk OF the population, but the re-.
manning wealth of the State. II also con-
tnins ltle largest proportion ofsecesstoaists in
Missouri, who Will IN reality be the greatest
sufferers from a rebel rid.
Gen. Fisk reports from st. Joseph that
there Is increasing bo1dness On the part Of
bushwhacl;ers sround thai lily, and that cna
siderable alarm Exists lest the rebels come
into the State in force aud attack thst pllcc.
TIE er,l elects Of the pnwpaw misrule
| in the Northwest is beginning to be- fell
Immediately a!tcr the removal Of Gen. Guitar,
orders were Issued hy Gen. Rosecrans to dis-
1, and and dlsarm the Pawpaws. It Ess
/ toun ascertatned that the original di5trlbu-
| lion Of urms to the Pawpaws was such an
extraordinary loase proceeding that there
MSS no clue 10 the names OF those who bal
| RI ceiycd guns and cartf1 ,ges. The way it.
WIS done was thIs: a company Of Puwpaws
| WIS detailed to escort several wagon loads
Of nuskets around the country and give
n:usket to every man who claimed to be Ii
I Pawraw. Consequently. the rcturn Of
muskets Is slow. and "ill never be finished.
! 'fhe loyas men hive now organized lui!i-
| ,1a regiment, but Goy. Hall refuses to com-
mission thcir elected Colonel, und is trying
TO in,: osea Col Singleton upon thetn. who
| is accused Of 6isloa atty. AS it has been
}suyel, that many Of the Pawpaws were
former men,bers If Pricc's araay, the dis,
loyalty Of tie whole concern il disgrace to
evt,y State oMcrr wLo had au5 thing to do
| Will it.
murc at Jefferson City, The life az The
Issdicn1 party es State organization depends
u on thc cciiou Of the Radical Convcntlon
at Jefferson City to-day. The Conyen'ion1s
terribly aGitated hy the question ol senl;ng
deleea'es TO The Baltimore Convention: As
rule the American Radicals fayo7
the recognition OF the Baltimore
Conylntion, whilr tie Germans. as class,
desire to i-l,oIc it. Ther: is a third party
struggling TO preserve harmony, and to pre-
vent split in case delegates were elected to
Baltimore. The German Radicals are furious
over this supposed conct ssion TO the Clay
banks, and with great difficulty e restrained
tiom throwing the party into confusion by
their violent threats and teachings. If the
nomination Of Mr. Lincoln we're doubtful OF
closely contested point. tho Missouri Radi.
cals would be unanimous for scndfug dele
gates to Baltimore, but they think that Lin
cnln is bound to be nominated, and opposing
him for Lis Missouri policy, they will NOT
commit thc'rarty to bis support In advance
The next Governor OF Missouri will bs
nominated to day or to morrow at Jefferson
City, for whoever the Radicals nomtnats vii
be elected beyond doubt. The Clayb ink,
and Copperheads are divided, and will cacl
support different candidates. The Rndica
nomination, then, 10 tho all important point
. Evidently tue contest Is between Col. Thos
| c. Fletcher nth Charles D Drake, either 0
whom the Radicals will support willingly
Mr.. Drake ia the intellectual superior Of ii
Colonel. but the hitter bus on unb1etulsle
!, record of seycE1l years. devotion to Radios
: principles In the southeast portion Of til
STATE, where 1t was personally dangerous t.
l han nf,y-fn hn n rFn
Gcrmans enthusiastically support Col
Fletcher, and the chances are now In his fl
yar.
Considerable merrimcut has BEEN occ-
:. siontd here OIL account Of the venom dit
: played by Int. Coppcrhends because tue nam
and tattlcs Of that great huubug, George I
Mcclellan, were not honored with u place
tie decorations or trimmings Of our gre.
Sanitary Fair. The Coppcrheads eguirme
owrnlly for several days ubout 1t, 90
fiually Threatened not to go near tt
fair till McCleltan's nasno was ps
up. Somebody wrote q communicable
In the Democrat suggesting that Benedict A
nn1d's seryIcts previous to turning trait<
q were equally as deserving es McC1elian's &c
o vices before he threw himself into the arc
Of the traitors. That caused another wri
= Cling, and then some one Of thrir numb
got canvass with McCleI1an'e name on
and had 1t suspended over the jewclry
pnrtmcnt. The Mcclellan men arc beat no
.onpg NAPOLEON, and beating Ben Butle
Whom they are afraid Of Last night til
rushed in votes enough to place McClell
nliead, ands were angry and loud In their {
nunciution Of BIN Bntlcr, who has llere1
fore steadily It'd Mcclellan many votes.
- The Sanitary Fair Is big success. Tic
ceipts from the Fair proper the first we
were $75,0CO and If the second week does
we'll the goods left unsold wilt still yta
s. $4,000 more There Is m immense anor
- II. Il. 1x.u &.t.
stoves, tir-warc, hardware, wooden va
\. agricultural I'M lements, Sc, which will q
J, ready sale af:er the Fair closes: The c:
donations approximate 500, ,0oo-so. I
St, Lonis IS certain to beat Bro
Ind p. ,r,,~ It was ,.st fnnsnnSea sanss1 ,t b. R
meeting OF the Christian Commission, t
y Chicago, having ect such good pattern
Y. other cities In the Sanitary Fair line, wo
now wait until all other places arc throu
1cd then have another fur and festival VII
will beat nil the others ont Of sight. Il
beat New York. ..
~ Gen. Rosrcrans paid friendly visit
In Gov. Yates, last week, and returned the n
day. Out Of this the sensationists arc mn
|. featuring wonderful stories. The copl
head coli. spondcnt Of the Rpu6ic ican ,wriI
. from Springfield, says The General n
,s.n, keep ont Of Abolition Conventions, OF
neE will lose his reputation Fortunately
~ - Rosce1ans, he doesn't need the friendsh1{
asii. such scribblcTs. He makes 10 bones Of {
and ing he is IN -Aboliionist, and believes
~ - abolition Of slavcr5 Is military uecess
sent These sentiments have made h1m many
M tne | mics among the old pro-slavczy resular 4,
,s;n officers left behind by Gen. Schofeld.
aas. The death Of Col John J. Mudd, Of til
nlee Illinois cavalry, produced considerable
~ In this city, where the Colonel was
known and respected. Ho Was In this
aee. afe. with bis regiment some weeks ngo,
tspn faid he never expected to ret
:sh' His utter recklessness, II dan
ryr< OF his personal safety was not the cans
atai bis death. He Was Killed BY the rebel Z
-. ll1as Oh the banke of the Red River, Will
Nv ,t,.fe to Join Gen. AcClerpapd.
. tht Some opposition is breaking out ngs
slies the extent Of the order OF the Bstgadler
~ I " cral OF enrolled mi1ltia, T. c. Pike.
- Germans dtnounce his measures as ut
A. I void, and in contempt OF Law. Gen Plks
luiely made a raid on the grumblcrs to col
IL them tu pay their commntation fees or
n5,r form military duty.
J FITS n: Rebel Mni1 Carriers Arrested.
i be- On Saturday evening last q most impol
.bca n q capture wns made by Col. Woof1cyfs j
o. II tivee. The facts are as follows: The d
foE tiycs wc1e IN a sloop lying OF Sandy Pot
forn Saturday evening, about o clock, when
observed q yawl boat coming up towart
uoac city. In this boat there we're TWO men, q
n All the detectives hailed, a. dat once starte
..,1 | s1~,<~ A4,n e1no1 frhnv u.arn al -