, 1864-08-14

Interesting military KeWs-Prospects
Of an kxacnAive indian kFur-Polltl.
cal mMtItrH.


ST. LOUIS, Saturday, A1e. IS.
The rebel organ, the Democratic Fres Press,
has been revived, and is worse than ever 10
It's outbursts Of disloyalty..
On Thursday a squad under Lieut.. Nc.
Williams, went to the bouee Of Samuel Dill.
lard, near Bear Greek, In Clark county. As
soon as the boys approached the house two
men were seen running from 1t towards a
corn field. They were commanded to halt,
but not obeying. were fired upon. One
proved to be Samuel billiard who
was In the gnng that assassinatcd Lieutenant
Staples ard private Muaseter; the other was
George Standiford, son Of the rebel shot at
Fairmont last summer By the militia, hay-
Ing been condemned By court-2artial.
scare took place IN Columbus few days
sgo, occasioned By the appearance OF Union
cavalry, mistaken for rebels, though they
care without any suspicious maneurers. The
Impression WAS that they were bushwhack-
e1s. Business houses were closed with q
1us., aid men who hadn't run before In forty
years made the very best Of time. Some ran
to their homes, some lodged and hid, others
rushed to the Court House and were ready
to rerel the supposed invasion Of bush.
whaclers.
james S. Matthews was arrested On the
Iron Mountain Railroad, near DeSuto, day
or two ago, and while being sent to this CITY,
on Friday Inst, attempted to escape aud was
shot dead By the guard
Col. Weidermeyer, i1st Missouri voluu.
teers, has already enlisted 12e men for bis
regiment, and the prospect is good for OBJ
tAining full regiment during the preaent
month.
ST. LOUIS, August l3.-Infarnation from
the plafts Indicates concerted action among
the Indians, aud preparations for the most
whites. Rebels have been among them dis
tributtpg gold, stating that the Federal Con
grets paesed bill dcpriying them of their
land, that the Yankees Intend to drive them
arnE, and that the South would protect
them and give them the West to. their epe-
cfa1 use. For several months ra1t the Indi-
aus have been moving their ia.ntllcH away
from the travelcd rortes, aud 1t Is vcry sell
dom that any ofthea1 now are sect. Every
determined upon War, and that the detcr.ni.
nation hae been brought about by rebel esnls-
eariee.
Most of the conservative papers of this
State have been milking much ado lately
A. Hall joining the militia of tneir respec-
tive counties. The loynlty Of the latter zen.
ueman may be judged ty the foliowlay Ian.
guagc, which he uttered at the railroad de-
pot at Mexico, Missouri, on WEDNESDAY,. In
cavalry, and for which that officer arrested
and sent him to st. Louis, under .u,rd, to
wit: hold that President Ltnroln is as
much the enemy of this Government: Is jeff.
Davts." This ie also4a talr specimen of the
loyalty Of Jim Rollins, and Anstin King,
a mi har fNRf,SY IL
These men have exerted great Influence with
the President, and at the same tic. have
done more to incitc aud keep alive guerrilla
operations IN Missoari than any otler men
in the State They are all Copperte Ids Of
the yilssts sort, and their professions Of
loyalty arc all bosb.
ST. 1or1s, Aueuet 13.-Fifty.seveu rebel
prisoners, recently captured b. Col. Bnrris,
1T Osko!a, Ark, arrived here yesterday.
Three companies Of the 18th Missouri, for
merly Gen. Ostcrhaus' regiment. arrived ,es-
ton Committee.
AFremont meeting WAS held in the north
EN- Part OF the city last night, aud nominated
Charles P. johnson to represent the First
District In Copgress It is not probable that
the Fremonie will hold District Conven-
tien, hut consider this nomination as nut
known what action the LIucoln radicals will
take, but Samuel Knox, the present Repro:
sentative Of the First District, is much talked
OF for reboninatlon.
Gen. Curtis has returned to Fort Leayen-
worth after trip Of over l 800 m,les. New
stations haye been established on the Santa
Fe aud Smoky Hill roads, and everythtcg
put iD trim for vigorous movements arainst
the indians. During the late robbrries By
thtse savaces, 200 horses were captured from
tie Government, 500 from the Santa Fe aud
Kansas stoec Comianits, and from citizens.
New ToRK, Aug. 1S.-The R<rall't Wash.
ington sY4cial 1says: The Commissioner Of
Colorado, that be Is satisfied that nearls all
the Indian tribes Of the Western pains are
combined In war against the whites, and
that 1t will be the largest Indian war this
country has ever had, extending from Texas
to the British Territories