New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-31

fear is quite strong that Quantre eaed By last years
success may gather couple Of thousand rough riders
and go tearing through North Missouri and into Iowa,
FOR grand raid. Such proceeding lis just bold enough
for the daring of Quantrel but it might have different
termination from the dash into Kansas and the precp
tate retreat which followed.
The movements Of gnerrillas keep our cavalry con
sanSy on the abort. An attempt made recently by
n battalion of the LIST No. Cavalry stationed of Pilot
Knob 10 surprise Rebel camp al GAINESVILLE Ark. Tie
BOYS started the 2st, and reached GAINESVILLE the
evening Of the I'D but the Rebels fed two hours before
our forces arrived, leaving cooked dinner and their
baggage behind. ThoRebels were under command Of
Col Reeves Q noted South East Missouri guerrilla
The battalion captured ot Of medicines intended for
the Rebels and yalsed ut $1,000 with large quantity
OF shot guns pistols ard amnniton number Of strag
Cling bushwackcrs were met ana dispatched NO PTS
oners were bro hit back
The miserable contemplate corperhcads OF this city
have been trying their best to make mischief and create
Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in this city. The
origin OF their opposition is The omission OF McCelans
name in the decorations about the building an omission
which happened beeanse none OF Mcclellan iriends
were active in getting up the fair few days ago Two
highly respectable coOrcd clergymen from Brooklyn
" y. who had raised nearly - goo iortc iar, arrived
here and presented 20 the chairman Of the Execu
tive COMMITTEE who treated them cyly and requested
the Rev Dr. Nelson OF the First Presbyterian Church.
~ do them further honor. AFTER n while Dr. Nelson
took them into the rercshmen hail. where all ate their
dinner in silence az separate table. When they were
through copperhead made row, and afier every
body had remained sent this busybody succeeded IN
stirring up quite n row. As the eOored Visitors were
through eating of course they retired Here the matter
might have Fosted had the copporheads 80 desired it,
Yesterday and again today Tie Missouri Republican
contained CARRIED account of the affair With the most
outrageous comments that disgraced decent jour
nGisn. ls efforts TO break down the fair are received
with scorn and ind gnation.
In spite Of the Copperhcads the Fair is a grand
success The receipts for the Fair proper average
about $1,000 per day The cash donations viii exceed
$500 co. that, in any event, St Louis is bound TO
beat your ncighbor, Brooklyn. The attendance has
beed large and is increasing II is supposed the Fair
win close on the 4t Of June. An interesting race is
IN progress for sword scarcely less exciting than that
which terminated in New York in the suecess Of Grant
Hero the loading candidates were Hancock. Ben.
Butler and Mcclellan. For several days 1t was tight
race between Butler and Hancock but the Mcclellan
men then rallied and him mp above Bntlor. The
Hancock men followed their example and started their
fay0sitc Tie Butler keep their own counses and
say nothing, but the Mcclellan and Hancock men are
wild. Last night the vote stood; Hancock, ieI; Nc
Clellan All: Butler 2l7; Grant 10; Scattering 100
II any loyal in the East wants 10 help Ben Butler
along let him send his dollar more 10 The Democrat
office in ST. Louis aud the money will be thus applied.
Government has impressed all the hay in the city for
H. use and 10 shipments, excepting on Government
account are allowed 10 be made.