, 1864-07-01
FROM ST. LOUIS.
No Decrease of ofEuerTllaa-A Search for
acknowledgements for Money
Rebels on Anllronds-Routical Snr"
cRinBs etc.


Rebels on RniIroads-PoIftlc zsnr-
gains, etc.
From Our Special Correspondent
ST.. LOUIE, june 18th, 1864.
Bushvbucklpe Is sill the principal theme
of the past wcrk. AL over the State the
same leartreDding cry Is heard of murders,
1obberiea and incendiarism, committed By
rebel fends calling themselves partisan
warriors. 1t is only In the southeast section
OF the State That this cry has ceased. Colo.
mel Rogers. commanding at: Cape - Cir:
ardeau, and Colonel Tyler commanding
at Plot Knob, have been 30 successful IN
Their cavalry scouts, that the gperill4s have
been pretty well run out Of that region fol
the present, though theY will probably be
back again when it euits their, convenience.
Everywhere else the gneri1las seem to be in
full swing, and their success In burning
houses, attacking unarmed men, and stealing
horses seems unbounded.
Ger. E. B. Brown, who commands the Cen
tsal District comprising the counties ia which
the infamous Quantrell has been operating for
eomttl1ne past has been using all the means
within his power, with considerable yiyor.
70 clear the state Of these housc-burners IN
his district. but his difficulty is not In being
eole 70 whip tho rebels when found, but to
nnd them. Fonr or i've times he has been
on the track Of Quantrcll himself, and twice
thought he had that rebel william within bis
grasp, when. as ifhe had sunken through the
earlb, the fellow escaped Several Of his
men have been caught and tied up,
nas isis ned up, ,,,, or h:gA tres, bnt not
one one VA .was willing or able to
trell's hannts. They say that Quantreli M. ID
points places now and then to see squads Of
his followers, but never tells them where he
himself can be found. It is now pretty well
understood that Quantre]l fears betrayal by
his own men mora than the pursuit Of Union
cavalry. He knows price fs on his head
and that the people Of Kansas would give
several thousana dollars for his SCALP,
The Items Of guerilla operations are
bnt repetition Of those given last week
and week before that. and in, fact Mt
yafiops times within the last three years.
The rebels are quite lively just now In Platte,
Clinton, Clay, Lafayette, Charitonaud Boone
eonsties In Platte and clsy they hare burn
several surprising Condolences laYe taken
place, Where they have visited q succession
Of houees and demanded the exact amount
Of money In the possession of the occupants.
This circumstance indicates quite clearly
that home spies are at work giving
they may find the richest booty.
They have also stopped nearly every
Int OF stages running IN the Interior, and
rendered whole communities alarmed for
fear Of raids and house burning,
Though the rebels haven't touched the
ing and re-crosaing them At pleasure, and
even Riding In towns located on railroads,
The raid ihto LaClede, On the Hannibal &
St. Joseph Railroad, BY thirty bushwhackers,
is one OF the holdest affairs for its size OF the
war. The people were Indeed surprised
there is net town In any Of the
railroads unprotected by troops where the
people are not at any moment liablr to a
similar surprise During the whole of one
Wetk, gueriilas almost daily visited q wood
station on the Iron Mountain Railroad, and
not long since they levied contribution
upon rebels and Union people alike, in
small village on the Southwest Branch Rail-
road. They were probably aware that there
were some hostages still confined at Alton,
whose lives were dependent on the good con-
duct OF their rebel friends towards the rail-
roads Of this State.
The guerillas seem to find tho most sympa-
thy In the vicinity Of Independence and Lex
ington. They maintain al existence in that
section BY some means, unexplained in any
other hypothesis than this-that they are fed
By sympathizers in the vicinity. A few days
ago, larty Of telegraph relairers, with IN
escort Of twenty-five soldiers, left Lexington
to repair the wires, ten miles ont, but when
they had repaired about a half-nile OF the
wire, and started back, they discovered that
their rear. Of course the attempt to keep
up the line under such circumstances Is .
simple impossibility.
The ST. Louis copperheads and the interior
conservatives are complaining because the
United States doesn't Immediately orde.
abont $1,000 troops to this State from other
quarters, to suppress ths Eueri1las. This
cool demand proceeds probably from de.
sire to see Banks, Steele, Or even Sherman,
weakened by this fire in The rear, in order to
help the rebels down In Dixie. But the War
Department won't listen TO any such propo-
The Governor lately applied to Secretary
stanton Tor permission to raise 6,000 State
cavalry, to be armed and paid bY the Uuited
States, for service in this State alone, but bic
application Was refused. The time has a.
rived for Missouri to take care Of terself. and
she had thorough Union man for Govern
or, Who believed in: hitting, and not conclli.
attng rebels, VIC would have :. militia force
capable Of putting down bushwhackine. II
the State has not money for arms aud equip
nents, assess the expense on the dislogal aud
collect 1t at the point Of the bayonct. That
is the remedy tor the present condition Of
Missouri, and ono which may be ultimately
adopted us the only remedy.
The political event Of the last week is
the g1and Fremont demonstration on satur-
day night. It Was In the hands of the Ger
nans. The Mayor presided, and although
the ink Of his pen has scarcely dried over
his appointments Of Clay banks to office. he
had the sublime e1Tontery to arTaign the
President for refusing to remove Claybanks,
The May or, Henry T. Blow and ". G. Ware
are the only prominent Americans who give
in their adhesion to the movement Among
the speakers was q man who personally soli-
cited tie nomination es delegnte to the Balti-
more Convention, and urged the convention
at Jefferson City to send delegates to Balti-
n,ore- Now he says Cleveland was right aud
Baltimore. wrong. The demonstration was
numerically strong, on account of the cnrl-
ostty manifested by the radical Americans to
sec who would be present; but It Was weak
in tyirlt md it will scarcely strengthen Ere.
mont one hundred voters in the State.
The talk about tho Conservatives wishing
to remove General Rosecrsns from thi5
department is serious, and there is plenty
OF evidence to substantiate the charge.
but the CONSERVATIVES arr very careful not TO
deny it openly. The cue to this game is tho
rebel vote next November, upon the State
ticket. The interior is tun Of annesticd
rebels. every, ono Of whom Will cast o Con.
pcrhead vote for Gov. Hall, and like other
candidates supported By the rebels. They
know II Gen. RoeecraDs remains In command
tlat no rebel can vote in this State. # he
is removed, md some pliable Scholleld up
pointed In his stead, then Aurrah fur rebel
sparoges, and good bye to The Radical party %
in Missouri.
An tnformal bargain las been entered into
by the Missouri Dcsnoe7ut and the Niue Zcit.
on behalf Of the Lincoln Radicals and the
Fremont Radicals 10 the effect that the
State ticket nominated ut Jefferson Cit; is
to be supported By both, Irrespective Of the
Presidential preferences Of tie capdidates.
provided they do not assume any active or
violent part In the Presidential campaign.
This ia m excellent agreement and meets
with great fa7or. If carried ont, it will Sc
cure the success Of the State ticket
There is general complaint of drought
throughout Missouri.
FROM PADUCAu,