The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-17
INVASION or UIssoURI.
Price AvoWs his Intention TO
Take LCGvCuN orth.
IMPORTANT DESTar.EES FROM
GEN, R05ButLNS.
HisAdyicet tothe Military Authorities

HsAucrAHrrRs DEr>Ersrsr on KAvshe,
FonT IEANpSwOUrIt, Ostou.. .u-Ite ipl NJ
iug telegram has Just been received by NJ Ii'r-
General Curtis
HuAuguNRubs, ST, Iouis,C C,.uber l0.-Pr.,a's
movements are no. known, hHtI. hsslvn.v,l tho
intention Of going 20 Loayepvpr. n. T. he will
Ty this IL will enable our to'uun, npder Mower
and Smith, and our cavalry, rn ,N; between them
and the Osagt, and they wnI suffer. They sprcad
and sretCh ont frr subsistence. therefore your
val~v can badly s-rikg tHa heads ot IA .r
columns aud hurt AND rcrarl t.air march. The
telegraph lines are 80 inteT1rJ.i q that It Will bc
difficult 90 communicate with YOU.
W. S. RJSBuUtNsi Nsi9r.Geuerll.
DrtuVJARrLRs DLPABrVrNr or KtS4ts
fukI lI.AyINWOUIH, October lO.--rug follow
Ing tc'egr0m has just bocn rersiy6l.-
llEAnQy yNHTEys, Sr LorIs O,tobcr lO.-Ta
Major General Curtis II nOtirH In the Inaysn-
worth papers o despatch % you from General
Brown, saying that the Rebels nHptIlul four gun,
from Ewing and at Inst accounts nearly his en-
tire command. nm happy O. inform yop that
Ewing made good his retreat, Win all OF his glns
and bis entire command.
W. ). ROsECUNNH, NN1r-Guorll.
Turning Of lamar. no, bS the Rebels.
UrADQrARTERs DrrA7r.yr or KANsNs.
FohrLEAyENwoHui,O OCTOBER .O The following
telegram has lust been received .--
foRr Scorr, October 10 To N'i1r- General
Curtis Lamar, Mo, was burned last night en-
tire-nOt house left. Supposed 0 uo done by u
large force of bushwhnckcrs Lamar 10 iOrty.sx
miles southeast Of here.
c. Il. BtAm, Colonel.
HrAnovNETLns, ST. LorI,, October a.-To
Major General Curtis The enemy isnow retreat
ing towards Sedalia. lie will b, followed by all
that we can send after him. H. viii have to move
SLOW or stretch out. In the former case we will
g fight out of him in the latter. with your
hcip, We VIII cut him up and make him dTOD his
plnnder. W. 5. RosEoRANs, NOor-General.
81. LOUIS, October 10, Q o'l1rl.-To N,ior-
General Curtis Prize has left Jefferson City,
and Is moving West. l shall follow him where
ever 1e goes. W, $. RosrcHANs, Major-Gcn.
Eatcst from tho plains
UINnQvARERs Drr,UruNr or KtxsAa.
foHr LEANrNwoRTI, October 1.-THE follow
ing telegram has this moment been received:-
DENvEE, OctobcFlO Major. General Curtis
Captain Nichols, 3D. Colorado Cavalry, surprised
and killed ten Indians-Cbeycuues- s--clptlring /
ponies and II mules this morning near Valley
Station. We will clean out the country between
the Platte and Arkansas directly.
}. VI. CHIyNCToN, Colonel Commanding.
The Latest Retreat and purSuit of Price.
Sr. LOUIS, October lG.-Tho Democrat pub.
fishes a special despatch from Jefferson City,
saying the Pacific railroad is In running order to
Lamine bridge, and troops are being rapidly
sent there.
General Fisk viii leave in tho mornlns on an
important reconnaissance. General Pleasonton
will start for the front tomorrow and take com
mand OF the cavalry. 1t is believed that II err
mounted force moves rapidly Prices train will be
captured.
Prices force is divided, either part Of which
can be easily defeated il oyeraIcen. Saub5m'5
Cavalry is in hot pursui. Of JcG Thompson.