, 1864-03-26

Tree Trade and Free Gunpowt.er 70
~ Tonts isah mx D1traEe by I
SouthensE. -ncscenf 70. G.,,;;.1 ~ IN
Poltffcs. HE. Efr. va
fFnom onr s...,-,
te4o" oat special Cofrespondent]
,.-, bT. Lou1s, March -, 1854.
Discoveries are made daily Of the abuse o
the free trnde PRIVILEGES accorded to Aftssou
rians by advice of Cen sc1ofe1I and ~ ~,
eo1,a,...,e. ~ ~ -. s.%...l w.. so' ~ ~ W
epne4lat.on ts.r ot Iee conservatlse meteaaats 0
and ammunition cnptures in Southeast mis-
souri by our. cavalry information has bee,
roco3r.d f,or, .er;on. ,.,to - Na..s 80 ~
80 s...:. 80 er Fs4 " soitu nlts
eou1' esa'1s uas .ue teoeis are aecumnta
ting arms ana powder rapidly. 4 few dayt
ago dray load ofarms was detected e1 roxxes tc
the North Missouri Railroad denot sns =
~, asan.H,o 80. a.o.a 49, geau1.'es u 1esol
sefs, cafnlnes, rules and guns are being
smuggled into the country, has required the
military authorities to double the force ot de.
tectfve no1ice IN dptv In +b1. o;+v -
s,rsns i,as ,asraa - 49,. =. .*a! ~ oen- hos
s.'@u' s, ns'' 4'eueu fe8s s1s1ngent order rela-
ti.e to the sale Of arms and ammunition and
q. few more discoveries will probably Ieai n
restoration Of the so-callcd restrIctinna ~ ~,
tr1de, formerly imposed by order ~ fha a. ~
retary OF the Trcasurr. n9ofnst ,yh,oh ' fses
Frank P. Blair, r.. ana his Connerh"ad %
friends fnyeieLed So loni3iv The nensssit,s a..
strictly guarding shipments to the infar;9r ~ ~
try is infested viii, rchel srmn6+hiyars eun
are reaGy tn aid and ahot ev1riiia onthrcots
Ihe phplieatian Of the particu]are nf tha
execution of David McGibbou. a former real,
dent Of this city, as spy, bT tie rebeis IN
Mississippi, has excited thrill Of horror in
<JbA Avx1$u Az <-tI ~ Fy7.
circumstance Of horror IN lie case is The i fact
that McGibbon was victim to tie lyinr and
peftldy Of his former law partner, Henry n.
Hart, Of this city. now an cxilo in D5xie fnr
his secession sentiments, Haul was scnt
away from here little more than war aero
although his rebel proclivities had shoWn
forth il overt acts So strong that IN iadict-
the United States District Co1rf Yet Her Henru ~
y. Hart, rebel as be ayoWed himself IA ~,
nnder the sehoela Glhsfs resia wh0 MeTs Pstfa
fact, than the nan schatier who Wse mag; nx;,ad 10
and then allowed by the ner1niss,nn oS f11ea Pro
Wcf,ihhon's hiaol IS mnoo ~ s ton h % tne CITY
= Hart snd r. nor ~ ~ .us nea1 ~ t1salL
crer 1aote ,u ra;5 - nuy s1+o ~ a1y oncess
e,r1,, on1 ,a+n1, ~ 1;,,a; .a1Tlo. u nlssls-
tae1r,a aau E1 Sen ae sua1n at DenopoAs, En-.
t1,ar .';3, hn,sn 3';t' NJ ~ e!ssn nelS, y Is 9oped
M11v1 1S,F.
y ny oere " seuf - S1nas gre Wiling to post
9nr oncete N afssfss1ppi on the cnormity Of
an,1, aarts ctGn.dnet, they Will confer fayor b.
eurs .r ~ Ln1s palaEtaPn.
oast Miea",,rs AT W,,o I'LL uuuoies9ne IN south
sa noaa ~ H., nncneser me blg guns make
when lie rid On acksonnorf nES olf S1 Ihas
gs,1,a 9are 1s3 khoma smali squad Of rebels sud
ufa Il Wnsh;n,tnn an nanet aesGsnt On Ca1cdo-
~, H'a, ~ nasnueton county Inc town con-
tn,ns 90. aoout o1e nunatea lnhaplIants, OF whom
ans ans a'e au1e:noalea men 1eI tneT allowed
Aalsea Suel1IIanas 70 nod Tue place all night,
~ o n1oesua iou tae ~ ~ stoses and dwellings
N tne slcln11y OF Dloomheid, have recon-
menecd, and farming operations hare been
Eaf!any SUSPENDED, AS 1arm labor has been
carried on principally by women, there arc
no no mcans TO drlte on the Euerillas; General
t1she has 6eSetal parties Of cavalry in pur.
snlt Of ne vlnains, and there viii soon be
some cases OF hanging by wholesale reported
IN tue Southeast. Nothing farther has been
!: Eeald from Tue A1kansas KlTer, and 1t Is bc
AeSed the report OF the capture Of steam
boat IN the White River By the rebels re- 1
Gently reported to headquarters, was can
~. lAe reported crossing OF rebels into
illinois, hns turned out to be trivial affair.
mun1t1on IN the interior, is the undcniable
cause lof many OF the rebel depredations, and
LuoveMents ol mafanaeIs, IN North Missouri,
recently reported. 80 long ns rebels could
procure neither guns OF powder they were
ueiptsss; .s11 LEE iet When every cross road store
solo potn, ne !Tbels we're soon II condition
~ "Aso E9etlla WARFARE uGoT. Gamble's
p!o ealo4tu Militia 0fganlzation amounted
% 2 row oi pms, tneee local disturbances
n!Ent oc q1suea Wltnont ca!llng IN troopsa at
o1slance' II Is 1ne Poacy o. Zen Rosecrans
- lto eotnpe! tnc aoyoi people to form associa.
ltone 1, ~ sn, Hnlan PEo1ection, and until
NY KY ttm, oo LUIS, nuase taleves VIII proWl about
'ov counay WIN compalatase ampunity.
~ iesseaIdy : .ne e1eS ponce maae descent
pa On gambling establishment. and arrested
.nc inmates IN the reEy act Of gambling.
somellme ago Gen; hoeecrans caused the
:,tJ Pollse to be notified that they would be
al!o"cd chance to suppress gambling |
houses, PM II theJ iaaied the military would
De catea IN 70 supply tue defect The arrest |
seSte1oay was Inc hrst indication that the |
ponce were stirring. It IL safe to say they |
Hin ,1ia ottGrIy 1a1l to break up gam !
.,isa5a me matter may then be /!
rtseea lrise u tne hands OF General Fisk, !
NY eaPsneo party Of gamblers, gome |
,et1i GHs ean 1ney are afraid Of Fisk, aud
h. t.,-"s suu. 4e nuHenI y Is known he ia
aass ans JURISDICTION IN the matter. Gen.
tnritiee n ennra. naso t essa upon tne city au-
e se1ainr "hefs prostitutes are found tempting
he NJ 1rnr,- T., 81 M.. iHs n1aty arm WIZ SOON
social So ia H Ell ID I'LL ol'ee'lons' 10 remedy the
Thcra ;a n h, nv
ra- Maeas ~ u oc N eectlon on the 4th prox.,
lnt, anttcst ~ ~ iueIinen. bnt the approach
aEast % t!ae t.os lai c1gatea no special in
R.S;o.7. 10 ,~;,i - genelAiy conceded the |
S44AS "eA AoA41uAet IA1He5 y. 14omas,