, 1864-10-01
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
The Present Aspect Of the Invasion
mA4tefb NJ Rolla, Ac., &c.

lepecial Dispatch to the Chicago TIibuuc.1
ST. Lou1s. Friday, Sept. 80. 1864.
Several Directors Of the Iron Mountain Railroad
have watted upon Gen. Rosecrnns to uree the in
postance uf rt1up=ly defending the Neramec bridge
which Is OIL the line OF tho southern BOUNDARY o
St. Louie eo6nty.
Te1ce7aphic communication With De9oto is min
terrupttd. a special train, with scouting party
Wtnt over the Iron Mountain Road from St. Ions
10 DtSoto to day, reaching Desoto, and Telegraph
DE- from that point 10 this. at o'clock, D. N,
This shows thai the country below the Maramee
10 DeSota l. lot, hae been reported Infested td
anT considerable extent by guerilla or other rebe
forcee.
Adsices from Frspklin state that the relel force
at Richmond LETT that place yesterday, with the ex
psceted intention to return with wagons from 20
,oei, to ca1ry Of qua: :tity Of lead, OF which they
captured one thousand pigs, au Invaluable acqui.
t1tfcn. Gen. EWfnc's forces are supposed to have
goHe to Rolls. I'D join d Gen. McNe!Il.
Teler1aplie eommnn!cation with Rolfa WAS in.
IRON What cause, whe her accident OF guetlls5, d
rebtl trtope, IS not learned. Gen. Mcneil IL &C.
lively Engaged In Strengthening the post, having
Business h.s been suspended In the town, and
the latter etrdlsd With chsln guard, so that there
ts neither ipgreas or esreks. Mcneil IL the man
TO- 9oa fbs 1P.e nPy man saa and xs heeye
u
even against Prieaand bis whole army Of hungry
hye1as.
.Rolla lie admirably 1cc4ted for defensive opera
tlens one Of sts forts commanding every approach
Gen. Rosecrapa has received dlepa.ches co n1rn-
ing The natssc1e OF Me|. Jobneon's command near
the Vici1me: The bodies OF the soldiers
taken IRON the tra1u at CentraNa aud marderad.
sIe betne hu1iea. Among the alaln arc private
r1ivats I'd Msdnrs c. G. iova c.ysiy vst.
ran private John Russel], Co. c, lst Iowa cavalry;
veteran Pirate oscsr B. 'llisms: Co: ?, 1st 10 "a
j.! Iova cnsslry veteran CORPORAL Arncld. Co: E,
1T IcEa cavalry; veteran priynte Chas. Carpen.
ter, Co. Z, do; private Wm. Z. Darnuu. c.. =,
5d l9Ea T6I9ntc.rf-on sixty dsys alck far'oush,
The let 1oma boys are now in Boone and How.
aFd courteF, hurting rebels and taking revence
ta5f1 on f1' "a Cen wttn $50
Wcd1 II dag. IN pursuit ol Bill Andeseoa's gang,
Mho hae usited with Thra]lkill, perkins, Todd and
Htltzclaw.
bar called Tor six thousand Union militia to take
the he'd and hse assurances they will respond.
II. rcpotted from Jefferson City that a. armed
merte going eonth to help P1ica.
Gen. Pleasuntol has relieved Gen. Dlatr and Is
appointed 70 eommsnd the troops in the city and
The Post Master at Cheltenham in this county,
i've 1ni3ss from The city lluits, made-a statement
at headquarters this morning thai be Was attacked
IN Big house Last night bg four armed men who
to thoot him. His wife got between thems and be
escaped through the back door and ran Into the
Wooq5. company have gone to Cheltenham to
The reoels captured Hil.boro. tho county seat Of
JedsfEon county, early yesterday morning. stole
three ane horses belonging to the Provost Marshal
houae & Co'. Thomas c. Fletcher when our IN
s.. Lou1s, F.iday, Sept. so.-The telegraph be.
Southwest Railroad. II is supposed that ii Gen,
Awing reached Harriton station, and found tho
road cut east he would atteupt to reach Rolls,
Wherr Mckeltl u STRENGTHENING that pos, having
It. sntiro male population working on the fortld-
Gen FIX has called out the militia Of Northern
Aa,:sont1 to again take the field against the que
.,G Gsn nopelaaa il already In pursuit OF Hender-
;, 4 train vent down to-day, and found the Iron
The condition Of affairs below Desoto is IN.
Tie steamer Bart Able, well armed, LEFT yes.er-
day for btloW.
1 msil seent On the Southwest Branch Railroad
afrixea afrI t9 nieht. He reports that Gen. Ewing
nfelt cloee1y poreued By the enemy. Fighting
hgd been going on, but the result Is unknown
The road e y cut this eide Of Harrison, and the
towns Or Cnca and Bourbon are burning. Hatri-
son oelDG between the1e towns, 1t IL supposed
BAT the road tE cut both tides that place sever
1ng, communications with both st. Louis md
An escaped prisoner who arrived at Deaoto to-
day reports Pilot Knob sttl held By the rebels but
their nunbtrs Or probable movements are not
Smith forces start for franklin, The Intersection
OF tie Pacific and Southwest Branch Railroai.
forty miles west Of here, TO. night,