The New York herald., 1864-09-29
THE INVASION or Miss0vai.
ST. L,oum. Sspt 2s. 1854

THE INVASION OF MISSOURI
ST LOUIS. sept 2s 1894
Nothing has bean beard from Plot koes eleven
O'Clock yesterday meysiug. when the Big bridge,
shout afty from bore burned by the rebels.
slncs which Communicates hes bssn OF
Up to that t,ms General Ewing had successfully re
pulsed the attacks f ths onoy. and succeeded seod
ing two trains of comnissAry stores away.
At last 1t believes that Swing could u,sn
tain position unless assais6 by hensug
bers. unless the enemy should plant upon
shepard Mountain and other eminsaces which
our fortdcat.cns As has plenty VI PROVISIONS aud
good supply Of water.
Gsa. Smiths infantry advance hss boon w,shirawa
from Mineral Posss 10 DssAo
train of dny empty wagons, seat from rTot Knob
yesterday nornng Aosss Poas he'd rot rea0sea that
place before communtcsseo cut, aod 10 10 supposed
thsy were captured.
II now believed tnns tho demonstrations on tho rtos
Knob and Iron Mountain sirvad she
movement Of Prioss main fosos 10 another directios
probably agalnss Rola sad she centra, part
tho S,ate
II 10 aIso believed that SAslbys cavsssy VIII makss
desperate s6ort dash 81 Louis Ia the way
that Forrest dasnsd into Msnphts.
A passssger rsin which lsn nsrs yesterday soru,ne,
hs NOrthsrp Mssouri RAHroad, eapsursA ~ Con-
trsia BY Bin Asdssen's bushwhaetess and twsusyoss
soldiers takes ost aud murdered.
Frightfui Csaaition ef ehs Wsstsrn
Fart or M1AoO0rA.
lFrcm the St Louts Democrat
From Louis A. Cunningham and other Union mon, di.
particulars oi the bloody affair which has just attracted
attention to that quarter Tho At that point
oGag out sn HS 2. the ssO' nsn 70
gather them - fully aud accuratoly as possible IL
would appear that they consider their policy 70 embrace
"a all "a How hOp2
to succeed In the former 10 shown by the details given
below.
Charlton county in which these affairs occurred ii
will be recolected, the former place OF residence Of
General Sterling Price, OF the Confederate army. near
relative T. L. Price, democratic candidate for
Governor This fact may possibly help explain some
OF tho events to which we refer.
known that three companies OF militia were organized
and armed in Charlton county under General
Order No 107 AS decided majority OF the people OF
that county dsloya At tho outset and have not
wholly chsnged for the better, It was an easy matter
tiou under order io7 which appears they did
fail do Tho committee OF safety selected repre-
sents mainly that element AS consequence 'ne 'roops
paws-that s conservatives and southern sympathzers,
and often returned rebel soldiers. Fnty men OF one
OF these companies stationed guard At Keytes
Vile, the county seat. The captain bad gone away,
leaving the command TO one Lieutenant Pleyer On
| last Tuesday, the 20th early in the morning, tue
| alarm given that the bushwhackers were about
| 10 attack the town. and most o. the Union people
| fed to the woods. The alarm was we'll founded,
| atty or sixty guerilas, under the notorious
Thraik H. soon en cred the place The fifty miltiamen
were in the House protected BY strong brick walls
and we'll barrcAded aud furnished with plenty
! Of aud ammunition. Nevertheless they surren-
ao os s"S Win the yuess aSa
OF them concluded TO Join their band other recruits
were obtained IN the place including son Of one Of the
members Of the county committee under Order lot who
| had before two sons In the rebel service.
Upon entering tho town Thrailk took occasion to an.
that the most OF the Inhabitants were under
stood to be sound, they would not be disturbed His
band, however, visited the residences Of all prominent
all having fed word left for them that they had TO
| make themselves scarce be ore tie election.
But all Of the Unon OF Keytesvie were not lucky
| enough to escape. Robert Carmon and William Young
| were found and killed. The former was sheriff OF the
county and the latter had been noted Union scout
ana spv Both were over sixty years OF age Setting
nre the Court House. containing most of the county
records, lhrakll retired from the town without mo
| estation.
Pleyer, commanding tho militia, Is said to have endeav
ored to get his men 70 hght the guerilas but they re-
fused With Of them and the bushwhacksrs there
| appeared to be perfect understanding
Mr.. Cunningham one OF our intormants, travelled forty
miles loot through the brush and byroads, TO reach
the railroad Approaching house BY me WAY 70 Ssn se.
whackers Who were dancing and having generally
| jolly time.
Tha, whole Of country is full Of gueras men
from Prices army, majority Of the people being 10 full
| sympathy with or ovsrswed by them. They openly
boast they organized to clean the radicals out
! Reliable Intelligence from Lexington, Missouri. ind
fearful OF things that Of the country
| The RuerIlas active at present. On
Friday Of aet week hundred and fty bushw hackers
under David Poole and William Anderson crossed the
Missouri river HIPS Landing They went into
Ray county, and having murdered number OF people,
czeDs acting guard at time, they then pro-
ceeded in the direction Of CRrroOn Carroll county On
last saturday, a. We learn BY letter from reliable
party three hundred rebels under command OF one Todd
crossed the into Ray county, near Napoleon, and
were at last accounts Richmond.
The Union aud about Lexington are greatly dis
hearened and many OF them preparing to leave foe
safer locality The threat u openly made by tho
gueras that the radicals must get out OF the country
before the election, and In this they believed TO DO
encouraged by resident conservatives and traitors be-
tween and the bushwhackers such good feeling
appears prevail that the former unmuested by the
latter To aggravats the difficulty in the quarter re
fsrred to, tho district Is under command OF Colonel
James McFeran copperhead candidate for secretary Of
state the General I l. Price ticket, IN whom the
rity OF Union in the region OF lexington lost
confidence long ago They him or coDsorting with
Of doubtful loyalty In military matters. as be GER
tainy does in politics Anars 10 that part OF the state