New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-03

rarv ord opaycymeeter stores were tceded IN tuI''
train. 90 cara aud the whole placed 10 charge 81 Cep
IT. Ga-yers Fgings Qnnrtermaster. Capt Ga'Tens'
broost of the trains safely, but hardly crossed ''o
s,b Big River Bridge Eve minutes ere the kebes mp
roared and applied the torch. telegraph oPcia''
snuge,ed himself ont Of Pilot Knob on Tuesday p. H.
and he is the last person anoWn have left tho pace
The Rebels have entire possessicn OF tho roroo" "'"
Pilot Knob to the South Big River Bridge
fight OF Mineral Point Cd The railroad book pace
on Tuesday afternoon. 4 brigade oil ten. o"'ui
corps was attacked by the Rebels Ihe ATTACK "ss le
pulsod but orr forces subsesnentiy Withdrew 10 The
North Big River Ridge. Inc Rebel loss whs near'y
fifty our loss bot seven. Tie attack was BY cavalry.
Indeed all Their movements time far have been made py
cavalry. The only infantry accompanying Price Is
used az m escort 20 wagon train carrying supplies Ic
the army The Rebels have oaptured Potcsi one Of ne
oldest settlements in tho state snd the county's," VI
Washington County. TIE attacking force nun'oe'''
nearly coz, 10 resist whom there were !" so'aie'a
ard i3C armed citizens. The latter fad after inc '''
FIRE aud tie soldiers, sayo three, wore cnp'"ou ~
killed By the Rcbo,a The county records ana ihse
amount Of valuable private property ieD ''c'i " "'
Rebels.
Decidedly tho most horrible stair that has Deem re-
corded for many yea,s the atfoeicus m"ssecro u
1,.-s oa ct.en, IN the North Missouri Railroad, at
and near Con,raha by gang Of bash" Aers nnder
the Infamous Bill Anderson whose cruclties upon Union
men in Carroll Boone Howard and oshor counties nave
been heretofore mentioned This .iIno Anderson even
eehpsed the butcher Qnaatroll His gang DuHoero1
about Us men. They had been chased out 81 M"h'oe
County and Suddenly made their appearance 1T Ten
,rali, m the North Missouri Railroad. The Postas'
Ter At Mexico the next station Mr. Jeries. furnishes
an account Of what followed. lie snys:
The citizens n. frss took tlom oI TIE State Militia
Shortly after their arrival gravel CONSTRUCTION tdn
came along which was seized and stopped. 10"
minutes later tho passenger tram rom ~ LOUIS ~
rived which they also Immediately SEIZED Three cli'
isns who made fome resistance worc shot IN ila carr
and either killed or wounded and were 'st On board
Tie other passengers. including between thIriy ana
forty soldiers we're eli ordered out o. the ,sit anu
plundefed ~ al their money and vnlHHwos Ah OF -
tie stripping completed. the vile riscrsanu com
Inencod firing upon their oaptNes. the unsrmed
soldiers some o. whom attempted 70 ESCAPE by rnihs
iut0 the h0nses and ont into tha folds tut we're pursue
and shot down Ike wild game. I"enty.,Gl o. tnct.
soldiers we're thus 5utchered seven of whom were OF
tie lst Iuva Cavalry stationed IL Mexico, sAG ttb 81
yhor, we're DISCHARGED soldiers veterans returning 20
their homes from Atlanta after fstb'u 'roe years
and four months service in the cause Of tr country
tie funr months being extra ssTyica generously gwen
hy them 20 the Government. After these men were
thus hunted and shot down their hdies were btatcn
their heads cDt of hacked with SWORDS srd every
possibly dignity inflicted upon them. Nr hnianl
express az VI Il Cen:ralis Was oso among The killed
The murdefons work having been accomplished, tb'
torch was applied the depot and the tan containing
the three wounded civilians as FSa anG started on "a
way VI The road II ran Ib0nt SIX miles whom stop
pad and WA slowly consumed
Tie band .hon pGssoi on and In about one ho1I WE
followed By Major JohrsOn AM MS command. Two OI
three miles beyond Cor;ral:s IN Boone County Oh ~.
farm OF a Mr.. FnIenweideI Of tins city Anderson i'd
his men D the bushes and awaited his pursl"rs Mis
johnson approaching the ambush ~ fstd aptr. I'D
i'm neGa:e1 wiihdro. ta commend. diSrou8,ed Them
and formed IN line OF patue. At this moment the yl'T
Has burst oiD their hiding place with orc. yo.s and
rand firing Major JohDsoDs hofses took fright and
left him and II 20 wage TIC unequal contest oi
foot They had delivered but one voey when The Rns
the right and len. Tic mi.a made no ttn1 rs''teI
"a and fisi NJ al directions. Eighi..sr VI ihci: -uI
Der including Major johnson were Killed IN The verI
..Id where they disnIOunted Ten others veie found
Gsad In me prairis toward Ceniria Ont Of the whole
command 81 about 40 men, twenty tve were all dat
UP to opr latest sdvicea- had efcapcd
The end IL not yet. lbe Union men o. Sosi Mssorr
are harraessd ana robbed by guerrss under i1raAli
Tod and others further Wet. composed Of RebOs re
tui ned from Prices army sent here for s e1r" pvr
pose # e0eoera.ss via Prce Tho day for tbs eyefr
nation Of these sretehes has arrived and lhe Union "a
mers Of North Missouri viii coon DO beerd from 81 IN
heed Of avenging columns. Now a, war 70 the kne
Prices friends have raised the black fag-'tt then
abide the ssue-the consequences are fcefad -oloo'
| will flow ike water, but Eov i mast.
among the inodents of Ito day. the appointment o
Gen Blair N assist in the defence Of thu Gity ny Gen
Roseorans deserves mention. Gen. Blair rendered b!
services and Iose-raIs appointed hin 10 command al
troops of 81 kinds Ia st Louis County. Mayor Ihona
heard It. and knowing Bairs Appropriately. proteste
TIM. this appointment would nn,fe with rtcru,ine
Rosecrans then modified the order TO read TO assist
the defense Of the cy but this was equally diaplea'
ing. So today. when be saw vhat row the orde
created. &c prouiged 20 remove BAR 70 Morrow. Gl.
APRON; Maj Ges. Pl.at0Dton ms successor.
/ PROM CAIRO AND VICINITY.