New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-21
FROM MISSOURI.
Gierifcasion Of the West over Grants Vie
tories--Rcbel Plans for Recovering
Ground-9 uantrcii ns Wori-scare in
Gusary, Illinois, &c.
From Cor Special Correspondent.

Ground 9uantrcii ns Work-scare in
Quincy, Illinois, &c.
From Cor Special Correspondent.
ST. L0uIs, May. IL, 1894
The glorons news from the Army of the Poto-
mae is 80 exhleraung that there Is scarcely any liz
ducemert TO write letter from this point Thu central
point Of interest 10 in the Union armies now moving
TOW ard the heart Of the Confederasy All loyal people
respond most enthusiastically to the call of tho Presi
dent for confidence in Gen. Grant IL is a source of
the proudes satisfaction to the West TO the descendants
Of Eastern srcr that the noble Army OF the Potomac is
finally led by competent leader, and ~ 30 gallaAty
redocning itself from past disaster mo west goii@
hands with the East in doing honor to the Army Vi the
Potomac
II YOUR readers can turn their eyes one moment
west Of the Mississippi they may DC suri1sel " 'nr
that she situation hereaway Is not promising 10 per
The disasters 10 Banks and Steele have INFUSED Tesh
confidence iuto the minds of the Rebel leaders hnd
there f. hardly doubt that campaign against Mis-
souri win b. undertaken tuis Summer. hlrDy outh
,,rin move into Arkansas with tie army when peat
FGen. Banks and pay biz commitments ~ cen oteeie
leaving Price free with the army which aey hareu
Gen Steele 10 march into Missouri. An Overwhelming
specess an the mart OF Sherman and Grant may sul S
pcrormnncc but it must be admitted that the present
nosition of affairs has very bad appearance lhefe -
no arr, at hand 10 prevent such iald' ana wen
hanced minds in this State really alarmed est The
Rebels succeed in Teoccupy ng large portion OF Mis-
sarr as a diversion in favor OF operations eSeWhrrr
thong. with the loss oil D0Itoh ana II
and Richmond in che North, the Coufederaey VIII not
improve by diversions Of any sort save an ahcohdon"
on,ntre and HIS associates are on the rampage IN
die western portion Of the state They stop mail ear
rer and compel onr trains between posts 70 go through
the country with strong guard lest they Dc eaI1'u
The stages flon Lexington to independence ang ron
Te,incnu 10 Dresden have been stopped several times
~ te Strangely enough they have not yet nt"fiered
with the telegraph. The headquarters OF Quaptreh were
located south Of Kansas CITY III Jackson t"uhty ne
A n !. q Ii. "a .ltt.f 4 ~
catch him IN his den; but If Quantfell ventures INTO
Kansas again raid, IL Is very doubtful ne returns
alive. TIE ksnsas People are thofousy su unsu Jul
thoroughly armed. The farmers can tiTh OUT Wen
armed aud ready for bnsh-tghilng not ICES thln 30
men in a very few hours, ard AS they have siRnai'
agreed and are On The Iytoat ior Qqqm.,' Tie
latter will have 10 keep SHARP watch over hlmre.i.
Nv the way an alarm in Quincy, ILL.,, oceasoped by
report that Qnsntre meditatod raid Oh that place IS
regarded here foolish affair some p+f-oh peoahlg
rtened with The creation Of his fears. and -ucecened
In .srip1 the Provost Marshal. who, IN turn. called
tie citizens together but when they met NOBODY cod
soive any information beyond the mention OF Suspicion
that Ouantrel might attempt snoh rad Inc ei1.seis
reqd,s,ed tle Ma!og"to csi the Comw ColiGl TO-
gether and that body voted an appropTa"h OF SI'v"
~ ha nsed in purchasing and ammunition Tor the
people aud ~ measure OF pTeeauuOD "A former
,l,,n~rd organizatiou was revived. 1t is only nee
essary 70 look az the map 10 chow lai the quincy peo
p have ss ell counsel Of their fears though thoir prn
d.nr. A. conmendabe. Probably .uantfeii may induce
some OF hs ush.hacAer rends EeaftF Inc NssEslppl
10 menace towns the Illinois shore, but ne VIII De
sure TO keep lis own worthless carcass yell to the west
The gold speeul.tors we're in great trouble day or
tvo eo pending expected rcc"p, u Important dis
patches from New-YoTk. The telegraph lire TO Chi
eago by which moot 9I tDel set s"el1 O. tcH's' mp
pe1ed 20 DO down aad there was great injury accord
incly Previous news from Grant he'd been favorable
and the tendency OF gold was 10 droop Accordingly
a fell oT one per ceni-tWO, three and then I'VE pei
oent-in this market half dozen brokefo cie!ks ant
messengers mcauN bile bes.ccng the telegraph once
sifing the latest dispatches. hoIe CAME however by
the d,Tec ne and the S.t resource i5t sds ~ "s'l
far the afternoon express. - second bach ol cicfhs
and messengers dispatched 10 the newspaper 0iAls
20 wait for the papers 70 come hot rom the press rive
or sir received them simultaneously ana De" UP Ihe
street Ike mad and then such en- excitement among
rN hrukcl- all tIy ing 20 hedge, Las seldom been wv
messed. Judge tie surprise II everybody Nnsh theY
found THAI although the news is al t-ie Noie, eoou
god had advanced. The public dfrH It's own inference,
y tLat tie price OF gold Is no test OF the news nom
Ne seat oi war As nearly eVerJ broker was bitten D
mt prodtoed last wcek by the s1est OF
.ey., i monument ScessiOniss has IN some degf'e SUD
sided Several w..known merchants were paced
under military arrest and two stores closed i'o't %
an. parties suee tsen released Ga parole out Tue
. comment. supposed ~ have arisen ron the CONES
sion of Bob Loaden, the Rebel incendary, now undor
r-nt.rce of death. are undoubtedly Important. one
h,nc6t nom that confession is the breaking up Of
secret mail line between Prices army ana - LOUIS
IL IL reported that mail bags we're regularly eifried
down the river steamboats,, and leit ssA0Tr al ulh'
haD,d spOt- by persons seeming 20 Dc hero Iu'eeis
on the boats. 4 largo batch OF Rebel core'londence
has been secured. %. ,
rere case Of treason has come 70 light aud with IL
one of Frank BlsIrs Conservative Poatnastoss hee
come 10 grief IL appears that come tine aS0 letter
VAS sent a Rebel prisoner III custody here signed
- L. Pericles containing the ha shesi language 10.
vgri tho Government. Upon Investigation II turned
out that the letter written By one ". L. Arnot.
P.: AZ razit;o Colt County Pho was appointed
TO that poeitlon only few months ago Arnot Was ar
ie.iel com Iced and sentenced 20 I'VE year hsrI bSot
ia The Pen hillary. The accused Will isFo iui AiOh
tonight 10 commence his term OF ir1prison Vcnt -
The opening OF the Mississippi alley oinNarF air
Il fixed Tor tho tA nst and il Is believed the.e WI! u
40 po-tl-nement. Considering tho adverse o>Grtm'
stances Of the the prospect 10 excellent that Sh
Fair will eclipsc any Of lis riYals-eyen thst Of New
York. The buildings more caplcio-s and eonVe-
niently arranged than those OF Now York The main
building Is lliI55 wih two wings each over 100 icet
deep by % ia width and large rs either OF the
wings. a grand military parade - arranged TO take
oi, on ts day of tie opening. in which al Glasses
" III oin MsL Gen. Alfred Ploasont0n hiss been ap-
pointed GraVd Marshal Of he day.
Small guerrilla affairs are Of constant occurrence IN
South East Missouri put they DO not indicate the pres
ence OF any considerable force OF Neoes u that quar-
ter Tie stny.l.-homc Reu:ls being nsncfou. enough
20 play the busbwhaoker qnte cteH' our cavalry Au'
thgiu as fast US obey come wltAll range.
Political matters are quiet. Ihe Radicals are earn
~ snnuo-in the Ceys lnnd Convention ana forming
Er,mont Climbs In every word with distinguished sue
"a TIE DsaesTa; " TIA city wai2s tho friends Of
Lincoln against the folly Of iyn9ys tho eVeiahd Con
ycntin ~ an insignificant concern, and hopes tSS
Is mob 400 late 70 procure posiponement VI The Ba
moro Convention. The st. Louis Copperheads are now
ncno 10 divide their support between Mcclellan and
Grant for the Chicago DoDSgston. IL Is insult 10
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