Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-07-29

from state OF anarchy. "a dispatch re
ceived from Col. Ford, at Liberty, Mo
says that the people in the country mort
. of that place are joining the bushwhack
ers, under Thornton. His force mum
bers about 1000 and is rapidly increas-
ing. He is going north, doubtless, +
strike and destroy the Plattsburgh rail
road, and Gen. Ford is in pursuit Gen
Curtis, with several armed boats, is pat
rolling the Missouri river to prevent thu
rebels from crossing. 1t is now believed
that 5000 of Prices men are now il
Missouri, whose mission is only rapint
and plumber.
A Telegram from Kansas City, Mo.
says that Capt. Moses, with AZ men has
had bloody fight with 800 guerrillas
near that place. Capt. Moses lost six
killed and four wounded. The guerrillas
lost l6 killed and A wounded. Major
Richards with 250 men Immediately
pursued them, and they broke into small
bands and took to the bush.
The Indians are becoming hostile and
Troublesome in the far West. A large
number are reported to be encamped A
miles from Fort Laramie, and fight be-
tween party of them and our soldiers
occurred few days since. The steamer
Yellow Stone arrived at St. Louis on
Thursday. She reports that hostile In
dams were seen in force between Fort
Rice and Fort Union, and large mum,
bers were said 10 be some miles back.
Montgomery county, Nd, is said to
be literally swarming with rebel strag
glers, and our scouting parties pick up
numbers of them daily. -Four of them
we're found hid away in the bushes
short distance from Fort. Stevens.
The notorious rebel General johnson,
of Maryland, during the late raid burnt
his own house at Frederick, after com.
polling the occupant to pay him 81 400
for rent. The house had been confisca-
ted and sold by the government to the
Gen. Burbridge has issued an order
in Kentucky, that property shall be ia
Ken from secesh sympathisers to replace
osses by raiders, and that the sympathi-
lers living within five miles of an ont
age upon any Union man will be arrest
ID and sent out of the United States.
On Thursday there was a severe bat
lie at St. Johns Island, and the rebels
we're severely repulsed.
The late (proiessedly) rebel peace
gents, who met Horace Greeley at Nj
CARA, as a mediator, are dissatisfied,
nd scorn at President Lineoln's reply,
Who informed them that any proposition
which shall embrace the restoration of
eace, the restoration of the W h o
Union and the abandonment of slavery,
nd which comes by and with an authori-
ty that can control the armies now at
var against the United States, will be
eceived and considered by the execu-
ltive government of the United States,
and will be met by liberal terms on other
and collateral points; and
hat the bearer thereof shall have safe
conduct to Washington and back.
1t seems that these confederate agents
who asked for safe conduct to Wash
ington, were not commissioners, and had
no authority to propose anything, and
simply wanted to 60 and see how things
look, and what the prospect would be if
they or some other persons should be ap-
pointed as commissioners with power to
treat for peace.
We have just received late and impor
tant news from Atlanta, under date of
Washington, June 20. The government
has the following dispatch from Chatta-
nooga;
ATLANTA is not ours yet. Our forces
end a strong opposition. 1t seems that
we are in possession Of part Of the city,
but the enemy hold the rest"
An official dispatch from Gen. Sher-
man states that after the battle of that
day, Gen. Howard commanding the 4lh
corps, sent word that be had buried 200
dead rebels in front of his lines, and that
a large number of rebels were scattered
on the field.
Gen. Hooker, with the goth corps, in
advancing his lines on Wednesday, met
the enemy in an open and desperate bat
tie, lasting several hours, the result Of
which was that the rebels were thor
oughly whipped and driv e from the
field. After the battle Hooker reported
to Sherman as follows: ~ have buried
400 dead rebels, and 1000 wounded lay
in my 'front.'"
The Herald's Washington dispatch
says that in the attack on Sherman by
the rebels, the rebels lost from 600 TO