, 1864-04-10
From Our Special Correspondent


81. Lor1s, Apri17.
The local election which occurred In this
city on Monday last and resulted In such
glorious triumph for the Radicals, affords
another proof Of the contempt Of large
uaIorityof our citizens for the Frank Blair
faction. The Conservatives put Blair Ger
man on the track in hope Of exciting the M
tlonal pride Of our German citizens and de-
featipg the Radical candidate, but they reck-
onea without their host The majority for
a1r. Thomas, the Radical candidate, is up
wards of twcnty-six hundred. An attempt
Is being made to claim this success rs vic
tory Tor Gen. Fremont, but 1t Is not well
sustained, ind had 1t not been for the Blair
organ, which continually harped on the Fro
mont point, nothing would la.e been said
about1t. While II is trne Mr.. Thomas the
successful candidate, is favorable t. Gen.
4rue that ~ who supported h1m afs. On the
contrary, the Radicals arc divided III their
preferences. "A vast number prefer Ben.
Butler to any living man; many others are
in favor Of n. P. Banks; some are in favor
e sr fee'o and tbs The wsois ss9isss &c e.
spccial fIgniacancy of the St. Louis
election Is the triumph OF Radical
anti-slavery and immediate emancipation
principles, the influence of which upon the
STATE III large WILL DC 10 sLtcHsLlen Inc h4Q-
ical sentiment and hasten the political extiac-
tion Of the the pro-slavery Copperhead and
Conservative party.
eGents to report this week. Information
from the southwest has been received, to the
and the retirement Of Marmaduke aud other
cavalry leaders, has forced the guerillas prowl-
ing alopg The State line, to seek safer qu1r~
tiers. scouting party from Springfield vis.
tied Bellville, where the irrepresslble rebels
had for 4 fourth time built their salt-
teltpetre FOR their powder makers. The
works were destroyed for the
fifth time, hut tho rebels ara in such a strait
for this article that they Will doubtless re-
sume operations aB Soon as our cavalry is far
out Of reach: There is reported to be q
army at Springfield, who desire to take the
cath and 60 home, A majority of them have
been detained. Squads Of guerillas are
prowling: about between the Ozark noun
infns and the military road between Spring
field and Fayetteyille. but they seldom com
berry Of traveller or some family owning
horse. This description, however, applies
| to almost every section Of Missouri outslde
of cannonfapge Of military ga1sisons. These.
as they sometimes combine and capture
| wagon trains. -
Frceman's guer1i]as, whoscnumbers arc es-
| timated Ill The way from ono hundred and AZ
ty to eight hundred, and who Is reported by
| onr military men to-day to have two pieces
| oTarti1lery and the next day to have none-is
still practising the skulkiug tactics near: the
State line. Not long ago portion of Free
mans men captured the picket guard sta-
uoned around Batesyille, Ark, and after car
| them in the name OF q new and perhaps an
appropriately named rebel Brigadfer, called
1Catchings," commanding tho border forces
| Of the Arkaneas militia Freeman signs HIM
is more Bkillful than ouantsea1, bnt not so
blood thirsty as the Lawrence butcher, But
his day will soon be over, as Col. Livingston
| is no longer threatened at Batesyile, but has
been reinforced and is now In the Held hunt
ing Freeman with an energy fnetted ~ the
should be made into mi1ce: meAt. When
communication ia 50 ensy between Batesyille
and Little Rock, 1t seems strange that wagon
trains should be sent all the way from Pilot
Knob md Cape Girardeau with supplies 10!
Batesvll1e- distance Of one hundred and
fifty miles over the very worst roads.
One BY one the Radicals who hare been
slaughtered By the Conservative Governor ot
this State, triumph over their enemies. Col.
" 3. Penlck, who was elected Mayor Of St:
victims ofthc semi.1e6ci rule which has OBJ,
taincd the ascendency In this State. He was
! formerly Colonel Of the 5th cavalry N 8. NJ,
and while stationed slong the Missour, riyel
between Arrow Rock and Kansas City, was
converted from O. Douglas Democrat to {
4 radical Abolitionlat. On seeing tho effects o.
l. slavery, accordingly he became q terror te
the rebels by rigid policy to punish thei,
rebellion. Very soon after Gov. Gambl,
Since then Col Pcnick has been quiet clti
zen Of St. Joseph, and Is 1ow Mayor e1cct o
a border rufflan town of1650.
Gen. Rosecrans has cansed an order to b.
;ssned revokipg the appointment OF sundr1
. recruiting officers detailed for the service q
: enlistine negroes In the interior OF Missouri
| A majority Of these mem were originally ap